County Pupils Enter Annual Track Meet With Entries Pending
Eighty-one entries listed with many schools not yet official. Visiting pupils will attend the county event and be guests of the high school for the operetta The Wishing Well.
02 May 1928
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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1928
Page
1
Eighty-one entries listed with many schools not yet official. Visiting pupils will attend the county event and be guests of the high school for the operetta The Wishing Well.
The county grade schools meet starts Friday afternoon with a declamation contest and track meet on Saturday at the athletic field. Beaverhead County High School Principal A. T. Peterson notes 81 entrants so far with more likely to come in within two days. Invitations indicate broad county participation as sponsors plan awards funded by Dillon business leaders.
Montana will issue new fishing licenses after the season opens on May 21 with all licenses expired Monday. Beavershead county closes its season and most sections have remained shut since March 15. A fish hatchery will be built at Divide and run by W. F. Jarvis of Bozeman, longtime federal hatchery specialist.
A.M. Ebbett and Butter residents and Montana Gypcuut Products representatives visited Ashley today to discuss opening gypsum properties at Lima. They expect a larger crusher to be installed at the quarry and in operation by May 20. The company, which assumed control of the Lima property, reports 250000 tons of gypsum exposed and will inspect the site before proceeding.
A Beaverhead county gathering in Dillon last year evening formed an organization of ex-service men to work with other veterans statewide to secure state and county appointments in line with the movement begun in the state.
A Dillon man delivered a stirring plea at a Helena meeting for ex-soldiers of Montana. The gathering aimed to form an organization to support veterans. Continued on page 8.
Precinct committeemen of the republicans and democrats in Beaverhead county will assemble here next Tuesday evening to select delegates and alternates to the state conventions. Each party will choose two delegates and two alternates to represent Beaverhead county in the state meet. The Republican meeting is called by A F Waldorf, chairman, and will be held at the court house at 8 o'clock. Roy Herndon is Democratic chairman. (Continued on page 8)
Lee Henry a well known Dillon printer died at Barrett hospital Thursday night after an illness of one week. He was taken to the hospital for treatment and passed away following the brief illness.
Graduation activities at the Montana State Normal College begin May 27 with baccalaureate services and the annual senior dinner. Diplomas will be conferred at commencement on May 31, the largest class in the college’s history. The exact number of graduates will be announced in coming days.
Dillmont Park welcomed a large crowd Saturday for the summer opening despite chilly weather. Owner Jamey Jackson reports vandalism has damaged private property, threatening to impose stricter rules if destruction continues. Community urged to report any partying that harms the park grounds.
Dillon chapter of the Royal Neighbors begins preparations for the district convention to be held here next month. More than 200 delegates from cities across Montana are expected, with events planned at Dillmont park on Thursday night May 10 to raise convention funds as the Baxter Tonney orchestra is engaged.
Francis Monk Cashmore son of Mr and Mrs W F Cashmore of Dillon and a Montana State College student has been appointed laboratory assistant for the state livestock sanitary board.
Beaverhead high school track squad overwhelmed Montana State Normal College in a two part dual meet. Hig night led with three first places and 16 points as Beaver took seven firsts across eight events. The first half yielded one Beaver first and three Beaver podiums. the second half was postponed to today.
The Dillon Parent-Teacher Association announces two free clinics in May as part of the National Congress pre school round up. On May 4 at 9 o clock at Barrett hospital and May 25 at a second location parents with children entering school in September are urged to have them examined.
The Dillon tourist camp is being prepared for what promises to be its biggest season. H. H. Soper, custodian of the camp, has given the park and its buildings a thorough spring cleaning and already tourists have begun to.
The May issue of the Montana Congress of Parents and Teachers Bulletin was published last week. The article indicates continued discussion and notes a continuation on page 8.
Beaverhead county citizen Senator Frank A. Hazelbaker announced from his home last Friday his bid for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor of Montana. Friends across the state express approval and expect strong home support for the Beaverhead leader in party circles.
Nine former Beaverhead American Legion chiefs were awarded past commander's badges at a banquet Thursday night at the Andrus hotel. Eight recipients attended. Henry C. Wyatt of Seattle was absent. Present commanders accepted Wyatt’s badge for him.
Red Rock school won ten dollar prize with 96.3 percent average in the Pearl I Smith Spelling Contest. Grant school took five dollars with 94.8 percent. Polaris placed close second. many schools received honorable mention and several listed top scorers by grade.
The Waco plane owned by Emerson Hughes of Dillon and Frank Wylie and F. W. Packard of Miles City burned near Harlem after a forced landing during repair last week. The craft was a total loss except for the salvaged motor. Hughes purchased the plane last August from the Montana Airways company of Dillon and soon after helped organize an air transport company with Wylie and Packard.
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