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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1938
Page
4
The Dillon club outlines activities for a summer resort area including ski slides, runs, a skating rink, and a ski train to Monida. Practice slides will be built near Dillon. Dues are one dollar per person with family privileges. children’s memberships are fifty cents each.
The Dillon Examiner notes a Rus sian satire on Communism titled Squaring the Circle was highly entertaining and humorous about housing and food shortages, marriage and divorce, and Communist ideas versus non partisan views. Cast included John Stevens and Margaret McLeod among others with Barbara Magnus and Nina Thompson in Communist League roles. The Little Symphony Orchestra directed by Ralph McFadden provided the interlude.
A Dillon man with mining interests in the county and wintering in California died recently. He belonged to Dillon lodge No. 16 A F and A M and other Masonic bodies. Survived by wife and daughter Mrs Marion Edwards of Oakland and brothers James William Otto. Body to be brought to Dillon for funeral with arrangements pending.
Conrad O. Orr returned from Atlantic City New Jersey where he attended the National Education Association convention. He served on the committee on teacher tenure and participated in the educational gathering.
The Sunday lesson in Christian Science churches on March 6 1938 centers on Romans 8 14 and Eph 2 10, stressing the Spirit of God as the guide to sonship and good works. It quotes Mary Baker Eddy from Science and Health page 99 noting that true spirituality brings health purity and self surrender while dissolving belief in matter death and sin.
Mr and Mrs A P Williams of Alder visited Dillon on Friday for a brief stay and local site seeing with friends.
Margaret Holloran Beaverhead public health nurse spent Thursday in Butte. Mrs Bertha Battle and son George along with Mrs Jennie Gibbs of Sheridan visited Mrs Mary Judge. Mr and Mrs H L McCaleb returned from Mayo Clinic Rochester Minn. A masquerade dance drew a large crowd at Glen last Saturday. L T Robbins Wise River was a business visitor Thursday. Mr and Mrs Edward Cushing returned from California after several months away. Dr H H Scarborough eye sight specialist to be at Andrus Hotel March 21 and 22. Mr and Mrs James Blaine Lima attended to business in the city Monday. Mr and Mrs Thomas Scott Grant visited this week. Mrs Fred Woodside returned from California. Mrs Cecil Nitton Blackie Canada visiting her sister Mrs Otto Boetticher. Mr and Mrs Chan Stallings Jr spent Thursday in Dillon from Bannack. Mr and Mrs John Poole Menan Idaho spent the weekend with Mrs Minnie Sassman.
Acting Gov Hugh Adair signed requisition papers for Roy Carter who is jailed in Redwood City California and wanted in Shelby on a forgery charge. Jack Frost will not be brought back to face trial for accepting teaching fees and leaving the state. He was held in Payette Idaho. Requisition papers were denied.
Montana will receive 20000 dollars for building fish screens at irrigation ditch headgates. The allocation was secured by Senator B. K. Wheeler through the appropriations bill. J. W. Scho field, superintendent of state hatcheries, comments on the move.
Miss Ann Spear and Ernest Downing, both of Helena, were married in Dillon on February 26 with Judge George Opp officiating and Albert Victor Stamm as best man. Mrs. Downing will live with an Helena aunt until moving to Butte after April 1 where Mr. Downing works for Standard Brands of California.
Dredge boat at Bannack is under construction and preparing to begin operations on nearby property near Ermont. John Hand plans to ship a carload of ore from the Midnight mine while Hom Pilon also arranges ore shipments.
The Beavers depart for the Livingston regional with two Class B semi final showdowns ahead. Star forward Earl Fairbanks suffers a foot injury requiring lancing and will miss the Livingston tournament, complicating a possible run to the Saturday final as Dillon fans plan to travel for the championship.
A Dillon delegation led by T. Lee McCracken represented Beaverhead post of the American Legion at the Helena district meeting. The Dillon Legion auxiliary sent Mrs. W F Cashmore, Mrs. F G Lyon, Mrs. T Lee McCracken, Mrs. A S Johnson, and Mrs. C M Casterline, with Mrs. Casterline serving as district sergeant at arms. In Billings at a Baptist Young People's Union rally were Ruth Cadwell, Leonard Baird, and R M Gregg.
Peterson and Renfro lead Dillon shooters with high scores across events. Peterson tied for fourth in target championship with Roy Forrester and ranked among national leading gunners. Renfro starred in strong wind scoring two 98s and top marks in double A. Hiestand and Peterson also noted as top competitors.
William Dunn Sr returns from Ouray Colorado where he visited his son Rutherford Dunn superintendent of the Camp Bird mine during a brief family trip and sightseeing.
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