D A R Party Celebrates Local and National Milestones
Beaverhead chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution marked its 23rd birthday and the national organization’s 50th anniversary at a gathering. A luncheon at Trail cafe preceded a program at Mrs. G D Combes home featuring a local history by Combes Poindexter and Woodside, plus two vocal numbers by Vera Cooke Hazel with Gladys Burtch on piano.
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Beaverhead
Daughters of the American Revolution
Trail Cafe
G. D. Combes
Vera Cooke Hazel
Gladys Burtch
Legion Auxiliary Elects Officers At Friday Meeting
The American Legion Junior auxiliary elected officers during a Friday night meeting hosted by Mary Tait. Elfreda Paddock became president, Mary Beth Smith secretary, Marilyn Mc Mannis sergeant at arms, Ann Carroll chaplain, Ardella Lanner organist, and Rosemary Rife and Marcia Warner flag bearers. Refreshments followed. Mr and Mrs Charles Nelson celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary Sunday night with relatives and friends after cards and games. The couple married in Dillon on March 4, 1900.
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American Legion Junior Auxiliary
Mary Tait
Elfreda Paddock
Mary Beth Smith
Marilyn McMannis
Ann Carroll
Ardella Lanner
Rosemary Rife
Marcia Warner
Charles Nelson
Mrs. Nelson
Dillon
Beaverhead High School Girls Club Dance Recap
The Beaverhead county high school Girls' club held its annual dance in the gym Friday night drawing a large crowd. Chap erons were Dr. and Mrs. R. D. Curry and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Davis with Betty Barry Pat Peterson Doris McAdam Jo Ann Deputy and Dorothy Gosman directing. An acrobatic dance by Miss Jackie Selvidge, a Claudia Faust pupil, was featured. The Dillon Shakespeare club met Saturday at St James guild hall to discuss Key Largo. The Dillon Shakespeare club will sponsor a display of etchings by Bronson Stevenson of Great Falls in the art room of the new high school building next Tuesday March 12 from 3.
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Beaverhead County High School
R. D. Curry
Ben Davis
Betty Barry
Pat Peterson
Doris McAdam
Jo Ann Deputy
Dorothy Gosman
Jackie Selvidge
Claudia Faust
Dillon. Shakespeare Club
St. James Guild Hall
Key Largo
Dillon Shakespeare Club
Bronson Stevenson
Great Falls
Butte Chief Justice Howard A. Johnson Seeks Reelection
Howard A. Johnson of Butte, elected chief justice of the state supreme court in 1938 to complete the late Walter B. Sands term, announces candidacy for reelection on the non partisan ticket for a six year term starting next January. A Montana resident since 1915, Johnson has held public office on the Republican ticket and served as an aviator in World War I.
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Howard A. Johnson
Butte
State Supreme Court
Walter B. Sands
Montana
Johnson
Mitchell to Seek Third Consecutive Term as Secretary of State
Secretary of State Sam W. Mitchell announced on the democratic ticket his candidacy for a third consecutive term. A former Butte resident now based in Helena, Mitchell has served since 1933 under four governors and three attorneys general.
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Sam W. Mitchell
Butte
Mitchell
Helena
Community clubs and societies meet around town
Grand club met Tuesday evening at Mrs Ivy Taylor home with Mrs W R Gordon assisting. Dillon Daughters of the Nile gathered at Miss Clara Plants home led by Mrs John Holm. Methodist Ladies Aid met at church parlors with three hostesses. Merry Mixers hosted by Mrs Ray Gallant at her home. D E Henneberry spoke on Hobbies. Theta entertained at Miss Gertrude French home. L D S Relief Society met at Mrs T W Sargent home. No admission charge for students. program directed by Mrs T Lee McCracken with silver offering.
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Grand Club
Ivy Taylor
W. R. Gordon
Dillon Daughters of the Nile
Clara Plant
John Holm
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Agnes Deputy
Mary Forrester
Stella Murray
Ray Gallant
Norman Giles
Merry Mixers Club
D. E. Henneberry
Theta
Gertrude French
L.D.S. Relief Society
T. W. Sargent
Livestock assessment rates set by state board
The state board of equalization forwarded minimum cash values for 1940 livestock assessments to county assessors. The schedules cover cattle, sheep, horses and mules, and swine, with specific values for purebreds, coming yearlings, and various age groups. Swine use March 4 1940 market price.
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State Board of Equalization
Dillon Social Stills and Local Visits Highlight Week
Mrs W M Stone returned from Wallace Idaho and Missoula visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Clarence Thurman of Lima are parents of a daughter born at Barrett hospital last Thursday. Mr and Mrs J Frank McGuire of Twin Bridges were Dillon visitors Friday. James Uncles Butte jeweler and Kiwanis lieutenant governor was a Dillon visitor today. M J Murphy spent the weekend in Dillon from the Big Hole basin. James McCulley Cardwell school principal spent the weekend with Dillon friends. Mr and Mrs C P Thomas were Dillon visitors in Butte Saturday.
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W.M. Stone
Wallace
Idaho
Missoula
Clarence Thurman
Lima
Barrett Hospital
J. Frank McGuire
Twin Bridges
Dillon
James Uncles
Butte
Kiwanis International
M. J. Murphy
Big Hole Basin
James McCulley
Cardwell School
C. P. Thomas
Call Women for Duty on Court Jury Continues List
The article lists women and men from Dillon Lima Monida Reichle Jackson and other towns as potential jurors calling women for duty on the court jury. Names include Viola Sweet Anna Thompson Hazel Franks Phyllis Lowder Ruth Harkness and Mary Ferguson among many others.
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Ter
James Raymond
Jessie Routledge
Nels Peter Salmonsen
Clyde L. Sewell
Hugh Smyth
Andrew J. Snell
Harry M. Sorenson
Walter A. Stamm
George Struck
Viola Sweet
Anna H. Thompson
A. F. Waldorf
Elmo Winn
Fred Wolf
Dillon
Carl Brown
Hazel Franks
Phyllis Lowder
G. W. McMullen
Lima
James E. Doyle
C. V. Drew
Guy G. Jones
E. J. Morrison
Monida
Mary Ferguson
Paul Greiting
Lyle G. Poole
Arthur Reichle
Reichle
Don Francis
Wisdom
Ernest Golay
Howard Hess
J. M. Neidt
Jackson
Ruth Harkness
Dell
Ike T. Rife
Armstead
Roy Stocker
Grant
Unemployed Workers Benefit Checks and Rail Aid Detailed
Mr Craighead explained workers should accept every offer of work to avoid loss of unemployment benefits. He noted that up to 16 checks can be drawn in a benefit year. The commission paid over 1.5 million dollars to unemployed workers from July 22, 1939 to March 1, 1940, and collected about 1.25 million from railroads for transfer to the Railroad Retirement board.
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Craighead
Railroad Retirement Board
Montana farmers expand strip farming across 26 counties
M P Hansmeier extension conservationist notes 1939 strip farming covered 1 415 521 acres in 26 Montana counties, up from 2520 acres in 1930 as practice began. The approach checks blow areas early and yields a more dependable dry land system. It is part of AAA soil building practices eligible for payments.
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Montana
M. P. Hansmeier
Hansmeier
AAA
Bobcat Grizzly Cage Series Arbiter Carl Olsen
Carl Olsen, a well known Dillon sports arbiter, was affiliated with the Bobcat Grizzly cage series in Bozeman last weekend.
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Ged Eye
Carl Olsen
Dillon Sports Arbiter
Bozeman
Attorney Speaks at Club Dinner On Liberty and Justice
The speaker denounced oppression of minorities in dictatorships and urged defense of minority rights in America. He warned against demagogues and warned that liberty for all requires vigilance. Pres. Frank Tyro chaired the meeting with guests R. T. Quist, H. L. Abramson, and Meyer's son.
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America
Frank Tyro
R. T. Quist
Salt Lake
H. L. Abramson
Idaho Falls
Mr. Meyer
Loch Leven Trout Planted in Beaverhead River
Some 52000 fingerlings from Maiden Rock hatchery were presented by the Butte Anglers club to the Beaverhead Sportsmen's Association. They were temporarily stocked in a Dillon area pond and a Dell slough before final release to the Beaverhead River. Local sportsmen including Jack Keenan Edwin Buck Sheriff Paul Temple and O T Vandegrift assisted. The association plans a forthcoming meeting.
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Maiden Rock
Beaverhead Sportsmen’s Association
Butte Anglers Club
E. L. Wheat
Dillon
Dell
Jack Keenan
Beaverhead Association
Edwin Buck
Paul’ Temple
O. T. Vandegrift
Sportsmen’s. Association
Dillon Kiwanis Club Founded At Dinner Meeting
The Dillon Kiwanis Club held its charter dinner with 30 members. Jack Barrett elected first president, W D Tovey secretary, Dave Williams vice president, R M Stone treasurer. A board includes O K Moe Kenneth Wheat Theodore F McFadden and others. Meetings set for Thursdays at 6 15 pm. Charter night planned in six weeks with attendees from Butte Anaconda and other Kiwanis clubs.
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Page WY
Jack Barrett
W. ‘D. ‘Tovey
Dave Williams
R M. Stone
O. K. Moe
Kenneth Wheat
Theodore F. McFadden
Butte
Anaconda
Dillon Club
Kiwanis
Billings
Bozeman
Deer Lodge
Fort Benton
Glasgow
Glendive
Great Falls
Hardin
Harlowton
Havre
Helend
Kalispell
Lewistown
Beaverhead Seniors Edge Oldsters in Tune-Up Victory
Red Lodge coach Carl A. Ross and Superior player Thomas Castles led a seven-senior Beaverhead squad as they edged the 1941 team 37 to 22 in a high school gym tune-up. Seniors Wilcox and Smith led scoring with 16 and 12 points respectively as the young lineup showed promise.
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Carl A. Ross
Red Lodge
Beaver
Thomas Castles
Mary Castles
Beaverhead High School
Beaverhead Cage
Oldsters
Wilcox
Smith
Willey
Conger
Rogan
Thompson
Kamps
Jones
Dillon Man Dies Sunday in Hospital
Dillon, active in local Masonic bodies, was past master of Dillon lodge No. 16 in 1905 and commander of St. Elmo Commandery Knights Templar the next year. He was the oldest surviving past high priest of Dillon chapter No. 8 R.A.M. Funeral rites were conducted at the Masonic hall by Dillon lodge No. 16 with the Knights Templar escort to Mountain View cemetery.
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Dillon
Dillon Lodge
St. Elmo
Knights Templar
R.A.M
Bagdad
Butte
Masonic Hall
Dillon Lodge No. 16
J. A. Meeke
Grace Methodist Church
Mountain View Cemetery
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