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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1950
Page
2
A sizable gathering of Armstead and Grant Farm Bureau members and others attended the Dillon county square dance contest held Wednesday. Participants listed include Mr. and Mrs. Roy.
Stocker Dellar Gordon and Miss Sophia Guyaz attend a contest with several couples including Mr and Mrs George Smith and Mr and Mrs Al Bartowski. Vernon Rowe leads square dance calling and other callers appear. Mrs John Prohosky and daughter return after weeks away as flu or recovery spreads. new cases include Clarence Jensen Red Rock and Mr and Mrs Daniel son with Mrs M R Rand and Sophia Guyaz mentioned.
Courthouse visitors on Thursday February 23 include James Doyle of Armstead Charles Reeder Gordon Reeder William Seybold of Lima and Forrest Pendergast of Bannack. On Friday Verle Whysong of Wisdom visited Dillon and Saturday John Jackson of Jackson attended to business here.
Mr and Mrs Charles W Haight of Elkhorn arrived in Dillon Monday for a few days visit.
At the close of business on Feb. 16 the county treasurer's office had sold 1327 passenger car license plates 766 truck plates 62 trailer plates and 2380 drivers licenses. Treasurer Alice Orr announced 6345.50 in vehicle use taxes and 488.00 new passenger car tax collected. A note urges bringing registration papers to obtain plates and notes Deer Lodge registrar’s office is busy handling requests for copies of registrations.
The newspaper will publish a weekly column answering frequently asked questions about VA services. Veterans should contact or write to the nearest VA contact unit for detailed information.
The Veterans Administration reports NSLI dividend payments are over one third complete with 5,003,950 checks totaling $889,769,708 mailed in 22 working days. About nine million more checks remain. many will not follow serial-number digits. Bulk payments expected by June 30, 1950, with inquiries possible. Dividend payments continue at about one million weekly. A reader question confirms waiver of premiums does not affect dividends.
James Colonel Combs born March 26, 1897 in Nebraska, moved to the Big Hole in 1908, drove the Intermountain bus line, and served as a mail route carrier from Wisdom to Divide. He married Wilma Tulin in 1927, later ran ranches near Alder and at the Albert Schmidt ranch, and died after heart illness treatment in Missoula. funeral held at Dugan's Merrill mortuary with interment at Mount Moriah.
Community notices from Wisdom cover Montie Clinton death in a Butte hospital and Manhattan funeral details, Col. Combs death in Missoula, and visiting family updates. Reports of American Legion auxiliary program at the school, social events, and athletic and club activities at Wisdom and nearby towns.
Courthouse visitors Monday included Mrs Henry Shafer of Argenta W K Malicote of Dell and S W Empey of Lima reflecting a routine day at the county court facility.
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