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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1930
Page
8
Ralph Harding announces Dillon Oil Co will handle the Texaco line of oil lubricants and gasoline. Arrangements were made last week securing the agency for the well known products. The service station will be painted and remodeled in the near future.
Captain Frank M. Hawks plans a 2800 mile tow from San Diego to New York aboard a cabin glider rigged behind an airplane. Stops include Yuma Phoenix Tuscon El Paso Sweetwater Tulsa East St Louis Columbus Buffalo with a target eight day arrival at Van Cortlandt Park.
The report to the state board of examiners shows 72 percent of seven month university expenditures went to education, 11 percent to administration and 17 percent to the physical plant. It lists 97 professors, 11 plant staff, 21 clerks, 20 dormitory workers, and total seven month operating costs of 356047.89 dollars.
The bulletin notes a continued general decline in crop conditions and commodity prices through February. Wheat prices fell from 1.19 to 1.14 per week, with world wheat supply down versus a year ago while U S and Canadian stocks shifted. European and southern hemisphere supplies also shrink. Cattle markets remained steady to strong in February.
Obituary notice for a pioneer who helped establish Beaverhead area towns including Wisdom and Jackson. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Tallent and Mrs. Edwards, three sons including County Commissioner Martin C. Jackson, three sisters, fourteen grandchildren, five great grandchildren. Funeral at Grace Methodist Episcopal church, interment Mountain View cemetery.
A community campaign seeks to raise 800 dollars to support local Boy Scout work next week. The piece outlines Scout ideals, values, and the duty to help others through service, with emphasis on preparedness, citizenship, and moral conduct.
The article notes the spring quarter at Normal College opens Monday with many students already in attendance from the winter term. Nearly 100 students spent the between-quarters vacation elsewhere in the state, returning to Dillon Sunday night and Monday as the spring session begins. The quarter is slated to end June 13.
The First Circuit Repertory Company stages White Wings with the largest cast yet, including a leading character described as a horse with two men inside. Moroni Olsen’s company makes its last Dillon appearance, signaling a concluding run for the troupe.
Plans to organize a local baseball nine are under way this spring. Arrangements will involve forming the team and selecting players, with games against outside teams, including Batten nines, scheduled for the summer.
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