Pioneer Group Has Officer Election
Beaverhead branch of Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers held a Thursday meeting in the city hall. Incumbent officers were re-elected: Mrs. Francis Tonney president, John T. Orr vice-president, Mrs. George Shaffner treasurer, Mrs. A. H. French historian, Mrs. J. E. Selway librarian, Miss Georgia Mathews registrar. A secretary may be appointed by the president.
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Beaverhead
Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers
Francis Tonney
John T. Orr
George Shaffner
A. H. French
J. E. Selway
Georgia Mathews
Teacher Parley Held Here Friday Conference on Montana's Teacher Crisis
Educators from Deer Lodge Anaconda Helena Butte Philipsburg Boulder Twin Bridges Lima Sheridan Melrose gathered in Dillon for a Teacher Education Conference at State Normal College auditorium. Principal speaker was Dr George A Selke chancellor of the Greater University of Montana and keynote addressed the teacher crisis in Montana.
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Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Helena
Butte
Philipsburg
Boulder
Twin Bridges
Lima
Sheridan
Melrose
Dillon
State Normal
Students Attend Bozeman Meeting at High School Week
Beaverhead county high school sent a large delegation to the annual high school week conclave in Bozeman. Delegates from Dillon included Rosemary Lane Mary Beth Smith Betty Lou Lugar Donna Carrigan John Peterson Clayton Huntley and Frank Merrell. They were accompanied by Mrs. James M. McCollum.
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Beaverhead County
Bozeman
Dillon
Rosemary Lane
Mary Beth Smith
Betty Lou Lugar
Donna Carrigan
John Peterson
Clayton Huntley
Frank Merrell
James M. McCollum
Kiwanis Sponsor Planned for Dillon Boy Scout Troop
At a Dillon Kiwanis meeting last Wednesday night the club voted to sponsor the Dillon Boy Scout troop for the coming season. President P. J. Lovell says a definite activity program has not yet been outlined.
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Dillon Kiwanis Club
Dillon
P. J. Lovell
Beaverhead Man Becomes Harvard Fellow Group Photo Noted
A Boston Sunday Herald clipping from April 25 shows Harvard Junior Fellows including George C. Kennedy of Monida, a 1940 graduate. The program grants top scholars three years of independent study at Harvard, free from prescribed courses and routine university requirements.
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Boston Sunday Herald
Harvard
George C. Kennedy
Monida
Sassman wins weekly Dillon Rifle Club shoot
Otto Sassman tops the Dillon Rifle Club weekly shoot with 279 points last Friday night. Ballou is runner up with 278, Hignight third with 277, and others include Koenig 268 Northrop 244 Johnson 250 Sommers 233 Jacobson 224 Simon 257 Langdorf 256 Ross 220 Rosenal 181 C. Smith 250 Tait 205 Larsen 260 and C Banks 255.
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Otto Sassman
Dillon Rifle Club
Ballou
Hignight
Koenig
Northrop
Johnson
Sommers
Jacobson
Simon
Langdorf
Ross
Rosenal
C. Smith
Tait
Larsen
C. Banks
Dates for May Set by Dillon Elks Lodge
Dillon lodge No. 1554 B P O E lays out May events with a regular meeting on May 12 at 8 pm at 10 C F hall including initiation. A May 15 dinner at Lyon's Den with dancing and refreshment for Elks and ladies, admission by paid up membership. May 26 follows with a regular meeting at 8 pm.
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Dillon Lodge
C.F. Hall
Lyon’s den
Elks
Seniors Observe Annual Sneak Day
Seniors observe annual Sneak Day with activities and parade events at the campus quad. Student organizers coordinate games and awards while faculty oversee safety and decor.
Seniors Skip Classes for Elkhorn Hot Springs Outing
Senior class members ditched classes this morning and drove to Elkhorn Hot Springs for an early season outing in observance of sneak day. Alumni recall sneak day began in 1913 as a protest after a student was suspended for entering a pool hall.
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Beaverhead County High School
Elkhorn Hot Springs
Locomotive Derailment Halts UP Traffic Near Lima
A helper locomotive derailed south of Lima on the Union Pacific, caused by a spread rail. Two extra gangs were dispatched from Dillon to repair the damage and service resumed that afternoon. No injuries were reported by railroad officials.
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Union Pacific
Lima
Dillon
Former Dillon Resident Ella Bates Dies in Los Angeles
Former Dillon resident Ella Virden Bates aged 70 died April 28 in Los Angeles. Born in Silver Star in 1878 she graduated from the old Dillon high school and later became a nurse for many years. Burial was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles on April 30.
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Los Angeles
Ella Virden Bates
Dillon
Dillon High School
Silver Star
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Caretakers Named for Dillon Country Club
Mr and Mrs A S Johnson Jr appointed by the board as caretakers of the Dillon Country club. They will assume duties about May 15 and begin work on the greens to restore playability after last week's heavy snowstorm while fairways had been drilled seeded and rolled.
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A. S. Johnson, Jr
Dillon Country Club
For Sale Coal and Wood Range with Water Jacket
For sale a coal and wood range with water jacket listed at 436 Thomsen Ave. House or property offer details are not provided.
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Thomsen Ave
Locals note visits and business in Dillon area
The city saw a stream of visitors and local business activity. Rife handled matters from his Medicine Lodge ranch home. Armstead residents Harry Helming and Harry MacGrath attended events and meetings in Dillon. Other guests hailed from Lima and Centennial valley, with university student Virginia Tovey visiting her parents. James McCashin of the Veterans Welfare commission planned a Dillon visit. Charles Bourquin and spouse returned to their Twin Bridges ranch from California.
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Medicine Lodge
Harry Helming
Wisdom
Dillon
Sophia Guyaz
Armstead
Laura Truax
Julia Peat
John Swoboda
Grace Truax
Lima
Philip Bond
Butte
E. W. Bond
Butte Hospital
Harry MacGrath
W. B. Ewars
Hugh Simmons
Lloyd Whipple
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Deer Lodge
Andy Forsyth
Centennial Valley
Virginia Tovey
The
State University
W. D. Tovey
James MccCashin
Veterans Welfare Commission
Montana
Charles Bourquin
California
Twin Bridges
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Pioneer Group
Music By
Bill Gandrad, Cecil Lakey
Bozeman Meeting
Gibson
Duncan Phyfe
Mrs
Ralph Clagy
Stockin
Hodgman
Tower’s Fish Brand
Hirsch-Weis
TIN
Beaverhead Man
Sassman
Jodd
Examiner Printing Co
Electric Company
Montana Power Company
U.K. Au
Bannack St
Jornd Photo Shop
EAGLE
Sargent’s Orchestra
Wey
Joe Smith
McCracken Bros
Knapp Monarch
Hamilton Beach
Westinghouse
Everhot Electric Roasters
HEISY
Electric & Variety Shop
Res. Ph
J . Norman L. Ovitt
Life Insurance
South Idaho
Dillon, Mont
Capital Stock Company
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