City Oiling Project Is Deferred
Dillon council deferred oiling work on several south side streets to wartime conditions. Property owners may petition to revisit the measure. A spring water filter test will run under Elza Patrick. The council joined local groups to petition for a longer Beaverhead River fishing season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
South Side
Bert Megquier
South Pacific
Washington
Idaho
Elza Patrick
Beaverhead
State Fish and Game Commission
Farm Loan Group Set Annual Meeting in Dillon
The Beaverhead Madison National Farm Loan association will hold its annual meeting next Saturday March 14 at St James guild hall with morning and afternoon sessions and a noon luncheon. Ernest Orr of Dillon serves as president with Parke T Scott Armstead organizing. Directors include Roscoe Cornell Jr Maynard Miller and William Carroll of Dillon. A E Williams of Bozeman secretary and other officers are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead-Madison National Farm Loan Association
St. James Guild Hall
Ernest Orr
Dillon
Parke T. Scott
Armstead
Roscoe Cornell, Jr
Maynard Miller
William Carroll
A. E. Williams
Bozeman
Sei Club Tourney Draws Large Crowd
The Sei Club ski tournament drew a big crowd with top finishers in the men and women slalom events. J W and Dick McCracken won first and second in the men’s slalom with 42 and 44 seconds, while Miss Buss led the women’s slalom in 51 seconds. Exhibition jumps by Bob Clucas and Fritz Apostle thrilled spectators from Anaconda and Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Eleanor Thompson
Carol Hackett
J. W
Dick McCracken
John Husted
Anker Larsen
Miss Buss
Betty Husted
Sylvia Nelson
Wisdom social events and club notes across Wisdom area
Mrs. Raymond Johnson hosted a bridge evening with prizes for Johnson and Argyl Stephens. Cub Scouts met at Willey home with a talk by scoutmaster Baird. American Legion planned a March 19 birthday party. auxiliary celebrated Ray Willey’s birthday with a cake. Navy-bound Pete Rasmussen honored by Liberty poster to Mrs. White. Local clubs held pinochle, card, and bridge evenings with various prize winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Johnson
Bridge Club
Huntley Home
Johnson
Argyl Stephens
Charles Willey
Ray Willey
Baird
American Legion
Legion
Legionnaires
George Cottrell
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Walter White
Pete
Navy
Liberty
Bob ‘Melvin
Sam McDowell
Peter Rasmussen
Divide
Emmett Jones
F. R. McDowell
Walter Stewart
Dan Tovey
Kate Hurley
Rasmussen
Wisdom Fire Department
L. R. Smith
Vic Olsen
Grover Helming
J. M. Neidt
Clarence Greenwood
Butte
Joe Greenwood
Neil Sullivan
Wisdom
Elmer Jensen
Peder Jensen
Caldwell
Idaho
St. Patrick
Ed Glassey
Tom Williams
J. E. Hurley
Messrs
Clarence Helming
George Helming
Harry Helming
Jim Scofield
Hans Jorgenson
D. E. Anson
Finochle
Ralph Huntley
Harold Capehart
Clark Huntley
Mark Glennon
Warren Shaw
Roy Oliver
Bridge
Argyle Stephens
Hans Rasmussen
Dillon
Jack Miller
Miller
Quote on unity over evil by Carlyle
A Carlyle aphorism urges men to unite against evil rather than feud with each other, stressing shared purpose and moral resolve.
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Carlyle
Pascal quote on unity tyranny and confusion
A compact quotation contrasts unity and multitude, warning that excessive multiplicity without unity causes confusion, while rigid unity not grounded in the many leads to tyranny. The line reflects political philosophy on balance between collective strength and indivisible order.
Calvin Coolidge on equality liberty and brotherhood
The quotation reflects Coolidge’s view that equality liberty and humanity arise from belief in the brotherhood of man under God. It anchors civic virtue in a divine fatherhood guiding human relations.
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Man
God
Calvin Coolidge
Brotherhood in Prayer Quote by Tryon Edwards
A devotional line notes that reciting Our Father binds a person to the entire human race with shared brotherhood. The remark emphasizes universal kinship through prayer and belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tryon Edwards
Calvin Patrick Buried Here After Mountain View Rites
Commencement services for Calvin Patrick were observed at Mountain View cemetery with Odd Fellows and Mrs. Edna Blackburn. Patrick died at his Rupert Idaho home last Tuesday morning at age 68. Born in Dillon he ranches here before moving to Idaho in 1900. He farmed near Rupert for 15 years. Survivors include nephew Elza Patrick sister-in-law Mrs. Frank Bassett and cousin Mrs. Minnie Scully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Patrick
Mountain View Cemetery
Odd Fellows Lodge
Edna Blackburn
Patrick di
Rupert
Idaho
Dillon
Elza Patrick
Frank Bassett
Minnie Scully
Brother of Dillon Man Blast Victim Dies in Iowa Plant
Clyde Hughes, 41, brother of Sherman Hughes of Dillon, died from injuries after last week’s munitions plant explosion in Burlington Iowa. Sherman learned his brother died in a Burlington hospital last Saturday as authorities confirmed sixteen fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Hughes
Sherman Hughes
Dillon
Burlington
Iowa
Sherman
St Patrick's Dinner at St Rose Hall March 15
The annual St Patrick's dinner runs Sunday from 4 to 7 PM at St Rose guild hall. Entertainment features Irish songs and music by Butte and Dillon singers, with St Rose parish as sponsor each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Rose Guild Hall
Butte and
Dillon Singers
St. Rose Parish
Service Men and Draft Induction Notes
A roundup of servicemen with navy air corps and artillery links, plus draft numbers and an induction list for March 17. It lists names such as Leonard E. Peterson Armstead Xavier M. Dukart Jackson and Elvin R. Noble Dillon, noting training abroad and local draft board activity in Dillon Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lottery
J. C. Fuller
Beaverhead Board
Leonard E. Peterson
Armstead
Lester E. Sole
W. Co
Xavier M. Dukart
Jackson
Lester E. Phillips
Idaho Falls
Theodore G. Madsen, Jr
Loesch
Mont
Donald H. Flint
Monida
Charles T. Burgess
Missoula
Walter Taborski
Chester J. Stefanic
Frank F. Fox
Andrew Arrigoni
George
Vincent J. Pendleton
Wisdom
Malvern Q. Blackburn
Louis P. Skay
Minnesota
Rotary Banquet Honors Tom J. Davis in Dillon
T E Gilbert chaired a Dillon Rotary Club banquet honoring Rotary International president Tom J. Davis and Mrs. Davis of Butte. Ernest Hazel welcomed guests including Mayor Bert Megquier, S E Whitworth, Roscoe G. Cornell, Tom Savage, and many from Anaconda. Davis spoke on Rotary and the World at War, describing wartime Europe and defense industry efforts. The event, a Ladies Night, drew about one hundred attendees at the guild hall with dinner by the Alma Matrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Gilbert
Rotary Club
Rotary International
Tom J. Davis
Davis
Butte
Ernest Hazel
Bert Megquier
S. E. Whitworth
Dillon Chamber of Commerce
Whitworth
Roscoe G. Cornell
Dillon Kiwanis Club
Cornell
Tom Savage
Anaconda Rotary Club
Anaconda
Twin Bridges Rotary Club
George Davey
Twin Bridges Club
Dillon Club
Charles Henry
T. J. Davis
Bernard Bretherton
Elizabeth
Tom Gilbert
Tom Davis
Rotary
Latin America
European
Europe
Portugal
Bristol
England
Britain
United States
Tom
Anthonyen
Dr Brundage to Return to Alaska
Kodiak physician H F Brundage returns to Alaska after a short leave spent at home. He will be accompanied by his son Bruce Brundage. A large Kodiak bear pelt in Orr Flower Shop highlights the display, weighing over 1500 pounds and marking a notable hunting achievement.
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Leo C. Flint
Chanute Field
Ill
Centennial Valley
Army Hospital
Monida
Joseph “Babe” Buck
Marcell Leake
H. F. Brundage
Kodiak
Alaska
Bruce Brundage
Jud Brundage
Orr
Kodiak Bear Killed By Dr. Brundage
Brundage
Carruthers Named Butte Yardmaster for NP Railway
Clyde A. Carruthers, longtime Dillon freight agent and son of the late S. S. Carruthers, has been appointed general yardmaster at Butte for the Northern Pacific railway company. The appointment takes effect February 19. Friends here express pleasure at his advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde A. Carruthers
Dillon
S. S. Carruthers
Butte
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Mayor Officiates Weddings in Local Ceremonies
Hiz zoner the Mayor officiated a wedding yesterday uniting Francis Siler 25 of Salem Oregon and Dorothy McCurdy 19 of Fort Hall Idaho. Clerk Norman Giles issued a license to wed to W L Ferguson and Iris Tiller of Dillon. Leslie Smith LDS church president presided at Leonard Carter and Tessa Moe Maxwell wedding in Idaho Falls last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiz
Francis Siler
Salem
Ore
Dorothy McCurdy
Fort Hall
Idaho
Norman Giles
W. L. Ferguson
Iris Tiller
Dillon
Leslie Smith
L.D.S. Church
Leonard Carter
Tessa Moe Maxwell
Idaho Falls
Death Claims Frontiers Man At Home Here
A tributed frontier figure died at home after a life spanning the Dakota and Montana campaigns. Jim, born September 18, 1850, moved with family to Illinois and Missouri before joining the Black Hills survey party at 18 and Crock’s command as an Indian fighter. He later settled in Dillon, ran Birchcreek and Meine ranches, organized Phillips Livestock in 1906, then operated an employment office supplying workers for local farms and enterprises until last summer.
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Crook
Little Big Horn
Montana
Packer
Jim
Illinois
Missouri
Black Hills
South Dakota
Survey Party
Crock
Dakotas
Wyoming
Laura Carter
Dillon
Meine
Phillips Livestock Company
Rattlesnake Creek
Legionantics of 1942 promises fun and relief
Bill Ballard and the Rhythm Vendors provide music while Claudia Faust's twelve Legionettes dance. A Legion Radio Quiz with prizes engages the audience as Prof. George Nightingale outfits and stages the show. The committee calls it a tonic for war weary nerves and urges all to enjoy the relaxing entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Ballard
Claudia Faust
Legionettes
Legion
George Nightingale
National team event at K C won by local guns
The local gunners won the national team event at Kansas City in a hotly contested prize. Renfro repeated as defending national champion, while Peterson defended the National Challenge Cup first won in 1936. The team traveled from Pocatello by train and returned home by car.
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K.C
Renfro
Peterson
Pocatello
Mr and Mrs Alvin Bay Leave for Alberton Montana
Mr and Mrs Alvin Bay left last week for Alberton Mont where they will make their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Bay
Alberton, Mont
Legion to lead civilian defense training and councils
Dean Landis outlined American Legion plans to train veterans in civilian defense and integrate them into local defense councils upon return home. He urged proportional Legion representation on state and local councils and asked OCD to notify councils of Legion training invitations. Auxiliary units would aid forming volunteer offices where none exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Landis
American Legion
Legion
OCD
State Defense Councils
Ocal
Engine and Truck Collide Near Dell Ranch Crossing
A pick-up owned by William Wyatt at the Dell ranch was heavily damaged in a collision with a helper engine at the ranch crossing near Dell. Wyatt and a ranch hand escaped injury. The engine lost its cow-catcher. This marks the second auto engine collision at the crossing in recent months, following a prior incident involving a woman and her five year old son who narrowly escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wyatt
Dell
Dillon
Wyatt
Frank Blair Visited as Grant Visitor in Our Midst
Frank Blair visited as a grant visitor in our community on Monday, appearing to engage with local programs and meet residents. Local officials noted his presence as part of ongoing grant outreach activities and community interaction.
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Frank Blair
Hignight Sets High Score in Dillon Rifle Meet
Hank Hignight wins the Dillon Rifle Club shoot with a 280 total from three positions off hand sitting and prone. Other top scores include Langdorf 263 Adams 248 Ballard 240 and Lasich 257 across multiple targets. Girls led by Chickie Ross with 95 on prone and Dale Dart tops among boys with 88 at high school meet.
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Hank Hignight
Dillon Rifle Club
OH SP
Dison Vies
Evans
Smith Wu
Langdorf
Anks Oo. Eee
Seybold
Adams Ou
Ballard Uu
Hignight
Aysen Ow
FOX
F. Rice
B. L.christensen
H. Long
P. Stamm
B. Barry
J. Stamm
Miss Rime
Dale Dart
E. Neal
D.pettit
N. Banks
J. Bowring
J. Davis
H. Meine
B. McMannis
W. Jones
M. Axe
Lima man attends to business in Dillon Saturday
E. L. Fairbanks of Lima was seen in Dillon on Saturday handling business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Fairbanks of
Lima
Dillon
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Farm Loan Group
SEI Club
Erliste
TIHIS
Algee Billag
America
California Bie
Roma Wine Company, Inc
Fresno
California
ROMA
Artillery
C. O
Washington, D. C
Flying Corps
Maurice V. Ring
U. S. Merchant Marine
Pacific
Dorothy Ring
N. S. Ring
George Aitken
Seattle
Navy Air Corps
Emerson Kreider
Tennessee
May Fidler
Rotary Club Entertains International
Dr. Brundage
Carruthers
Butte Yardmaster
Pearl Harbor
Montana Power Company
United Nations
Schenley Distillers Corporation
N.Y. C
First National Bank
Northwest
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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