Helena highway paving contract let notice
Bids for grading and paving the Highway 91 route through Dillon will be received by the state highway commission at the capitol building in Helena until 10 a m Friday, March 30. The project includes Portland cement paving and drainage structures along the entire route, with section D covering .085 miles of paving on Montana street from the West.
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State Highway Commission
Capitol Building
Dillon
Helena
Commission
Montana Street
John W. Berry Dies at Home in Dillon
John W. Berry, lifelong Dillon resident, died at his Kentucky avenue home Friday after a lingering illness. He was 56 and had lived in Dillon five years. Survived by widow, two daughters and two sons. Funeral Sunday at Brundage Funeral Home with Rev. R. O. Shannon officiating. Interment in Mountain View cemetery.
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John W. Berry
Dillon
Kentucky Avenue
waHe
Brundage Funeral Home
R. O. Shannon
First Baptist Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Former Wisdom Resident Miss Anderson Dies in New York
Word from Wisdom reports the death of Miss Anderson in New York City on March 19. She was 31, a Whitehall High School graduate, Gregg Shorthand College alumna, and a hospital diploma holder working in New York. Survived by mother Mrs. Sara Anderson, brother Roy, sister Mrs Arch Lord, with other relatives in Renova and Los Angeles. Funeral plans not announced, remains possibly sent to Whitehall for interment.
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Wisdom
Miss A Anderson
New York City
Sara Anderson
Roy Anderson
Arch Lord
Los Angeles
Ralph Anderson
Knudsen
Renova
Whitehall
Beaverhead Debate Team Wins Event
Beaverhead county high school debate team beat Anaconda high school in their season opener at the Beaverhead high gym. The team of Paul Fidler and Jack Reeves argued for adopting key features of the British radio system. Judges Miss Genevieve Albertson Prof Rush Jordan and Prof R E Albright gave a unanimous vote for Beaverhead.
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Beaverhead County
Anaconda High School
Paul Fidler
Jack Reeves
United States
Genevieve Albertson
Rush Jordan
R. E. Albright
Normal College
Jack Gilbert
Supreme Moose Lodge Dictator to Visit Dillon
Albert J. Sartori, supreme dictator of the Loyal Order of Moose, will be at the Dillon lodge on March 31 to institute the new Moose chapter. Seth N. Chesley reports over 50 men ready for initiation as applications continue to come in.
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Albert J. Sartori
Loyal Order of Moose
Dillon
Sartori
Seth N. Chesley
Dillon Women Club Dance At City Hall Draws Crowd
The Dillon Business and Professional Women’s club sponsored a well attended dance at the city hall auditorium Saturday night. Proceeds will fund the club’s community program for the coming year. Baxter-Tonrey orchestra provided music with Claudia Faust performing two tap dances and Mrs. George R. Baker as accompanist. Beaverhead American Legion Auxiliary's KGIR broadcast from Butte highlighted the event. Berniece Metlen spoke on Community Service, with Genevieve Green and Warren Crane providing piano and guitar solos.
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Baxter-Tonrey Orchestra
Claudia Faust
Mra
George R. Beker
Kite Tourney for Kids Set for March 31
Dillon youngsters look forward to a kite carnival sponsored by local business firms with prizes in two divisions for boys and girls ages 6 to 16. Kite making has become a city activity and many home-made flying machines will be shown. C. D. Hocking chairs the event with local support. if weather fails, the carnival will be postponed to the next Saturday.
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Dillon
Dillon Business
C. D. Hocking
Dillon Dairyman
Montana Planning Meeting Set in Helena
A planning conference for representatives of state, county, city, educational and welfare institutions is scheduled in Helena from March 26 to 28. The event, organized by Montana Inc, aims to extend the program from the Portland regional planning conference with Marshall N. Dana attending.
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Montana
Helena
Montanang, Inc
Marshall N. Dana
Portland
OWA Orders Pause Beaverhead County Projects
All OWA work projects in Beaverhead county will stop tomorrow except airport operations. Ninety workers in Beaverhead county will be affected, having been employed at intervals through the winter.
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OWA
Beaverhead County
Eight-year-old boy struck and killed on Divide highway
Hugh Galloway son of Mr and Mrs Gallo way of Divide was fatally injured when a car driven by John H Bourquin of Dillon struck him last Friday afternoon on the highway near their home. The boy darted from behind a parked car into the path of the Bourquin vehicle. The driver slowed but could not avoid the impact and took the boy to his mother, who rode to Butte holding him.
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Hugh Galloway
Divide
John H. Bourquin
Dillon
Bourquin
John Pilling
Hugh
Galloway
Butte
City Caucus to Nominate Aldermen at City Hall
The annual nominating caucus will meet at the city hall auditorium tomorrow night at 8 for four alderman positions, one from each ward. Mayor Emerick and City Clerk McFadden announced the event, with Citizens' party likely fielding a regular ticket. Recurring terms expire for Gosman Featherly Williams Orr. election set for Monday April 2. Registration shows a 10 increase from last year per Clerk Baker.
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City Hall
Ross W. Emerick
Theo. F. McFadden
Citizens’ Party
George M. Gosman
Albert Featherly
A. G. Williams
John T. Orr
Albert
Baker
Control Meetings Scheduled in Dillon for March 24
Two federal allotment meetings will be held at the Dillon court house next Saturday March 24 with Ray B Haight district extension agent present Hog raisers meet at 11 am while ranchers in the wheat allotment program gather at 2 pm About 60 hog raisers met last Wednesday with Bernard Williams temporary county chairman to discuss hog production control.
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Court House
Dillon
Ray B. Haight
Beaverhead County
Bernard Williams
Auction Sale Set for Beaverhead and Madison Ranches
An auction will be held next Wednesday March 28 at 10 am at the Max Lauterbach ranch also known as the George Stimpson ranch four miles south of Dillon on the Blacktail road. Luther B Smith acts as auctioneer with Bert Williams as clerk. Items include 15 horses four mules three milk cows and various farm implements such as wagons plows and manure spreader. A lunch will be served by St Rose guild.
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Beaverhead
Madison Counties
Max Lauterbach
Dillon
Blacktail Road
George Stimpson
St. Rose Guild
Luther
Smith
Bert. Williams
Dillon Westwoods Take Third in State Tourney In Butte
The Dillon Westwoods finished third at the state independent basketball tourney in Butte by beating the Daly Sheas 47-28 after a 39-32 upset loss to the Great Falls Monarchs in the semi finals. Freebourns of Butte claimed the data crown by defeating the continued on page 8.
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Dillon Westwoods
Butte
Daly Sheas
Great Falls Monarchs
Freebourns
Dillon Quint
Great Falls
Ranch Hand Amos Campbell Claimed by Illness
Amos Campbell 56 a Beaverhead county resident for 27 years died at Barrett hospital early yesterday. He had been ill for several months though a short stay in the hospital. Born in Oklahoma May 22 1878 he came to Beaverhead in 1907 and later worked for the Poin dexter Orr Livestock.
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Amos Campbell
Beaverhead County
Barrett Hospital
Oklahoma
Beaverhead
Poindexter& Orr
Registration reaches 311 end of first day at Montana State Normal
The spring term at Montana State Normal College opened with 311 registrants after day one. Enrollment matches last year and aligns with officials’ expectations as regular classes begin and new students start coursework.
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Montana State Normal College
Golfers of Dillon Map New Course East of Town
Members of the Dillon Country Club will meet Friday night at 8 in city hall council rooms to plan a new course east of Dillon. The tract was donated by R. M. Barrett, with greens to be built and play possible by April 16. W. B. Hartwig elected president, Barrett vice president, F. P. Bulger secretary and treasurer. The old course was sold to a Beaverhead Valley rancher.
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Dillon Country Club
City Hall
Dillon
R. M. Barrett
W. B. Hartwig
F. P. Bulger
Beaverhead Valley
Bourquin Orders Distribution of Merrill Assets
United States District Judge George M. Bourquin ordered distribution of Merrill Mortuaries assets to his nearly 2,000 Montana stockholders. The court will wind up the firm as it remains in receivership and cannot be dissolved. The judge described the securities the firm disposed of in the process.
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Helena
Montana
Merrill Mortuaries, Inc
United States
George M. Bourquin
Bourquin
Deputy Barry Returns Pair Wanted Here
Jor Burns and Sigbert Johnson, Dillon youths, were arrested in St Charles Illinois for burglary at Pheasant soft drink room. Deputy Sheriff W E Barry returned them to Dillon last Saturday after a rapid trip to St Charles and Springfield to secure extradition papers. He made several train connections with seconds to spare.
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Dillon
St. Charles
Ill
Barry
Springfield
High School Education Topic at Dillon PTA Meeting
A large Dillon Parent Teachers association gathering at the high school gym focused on high school education. Principal W. W. Wahl spoke on "The Outlook in High School Education" urging free education as democracy’s cornerstone and calling for overhaul of methods and smart funding.
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Dillon Parent Teachers Association
W. W. Wahl
Faller Succeeds Shaw as Local Re-employment Chief
Joe C. Faller has succeeded J. Warren Shaw as local manager of the federal reemployment bureau at the courthouse, taking over duties last Saturday. Shaw resigns to return to his ranch in Wise River. Faller, previously bureau head and eight years as Dillon postmaster, aims to aid ranchers and others in finding workers for jobs outside bureau supervision.
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Joe C. Faller
J. Warren Shaw
Federal Re-Employment Bureau
Court House
Shaw
Wise River
Fuller
Bureau
Dillon
Free Leads Dillon Gun Club First Shoot of Season
Dr E G Free scored the high mark at the Dillon Gun Club season opener Sunday at the fair grounds traps. He finished with a perfect 50 in the singles event, followed by Pete Westergaard 48 Apgar 47 Talent 44 and Forrester 43. The Dillon club previously won the state postal shoot two years in succession and this year’s local victors earn the same honor.
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Dr. E. G. Free
Dillon
E. G. Free
Dillon Gun Club
Fair Grounds
Dr. Free
Pete Westergaard
Apgar
Talent
Forrester
Dillon Club
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Nellie
Little, Poole
Warren Crane
Dillon Business Firms
Dillon Independents
Max Lauterbach Ranch
Harold M. Warner
Shannon
Snodgrass
Henry W. Longfellow
Roy Forrester
Merrill
Jor Burns and
Sigbert John
W. E. Barry
P. T. AJ
Tom Newnes
Gladys Burtch
Tommy Luebben
Alfred Kuhns
Harold Wheat
Miss Burtch
Joe Faller
Warren Shaw
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