Beaverhead Federation to Hold Dillon Meeting
The Beaverhead Federation of Women's Organizations meets in Dillon on Saturday with delegates from county clubs. Sessions at the training school provide addresses by Mrs. George A. Roosevelt and others, plus luncheon reservations due by Friday noon.
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Shakespeare Club
Beaverhead Federation of Women’s Organizations
Dillon
George .A. Roosevelt
Butte
Luella Stickney
J. Walter Scott
Armstead
W. J. Higgins
Federation
D. A.galt
W. W. Hawkins
James Guild
Scout Speaks to Rotarians on World Jamboree Peace
Wilbur Gilbert Jr Eagle Scout addressed Dillon Rotary on World Jamboree of Boy Scouts with 66 nations represented. The talk urged Scouting as a peace force through fellowship and understanding. John Strosky of Normal College gave an oration International Honor for intercollegiate contest. Dr. W H Stephan discussed Rotary presidents and secretaries meeting and urged the slogan Be Informed locally nationally and internationally.
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Wilbur Gilbert, Jr
Dillon Rotary Club
John Strosky
The
Normal College
W. H. Stephan
Rotary Clubs
Bozeman
Blinn elected president of Montana fuel dealers
C. Blinn, a Dillon business man, was chosen to head the Montana Retail Fuel Dealers association for the coming year at a one day state convention held at the Finlen hotel. He will lead plans to push lower freight and inter Montana fuel rates.
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C. BE. Blinn
Dillon
Montana Retail Fuel Dealers Association
Mr. Blinn
Finlen Hotel
Annual May Fete Set for Friday at College Gym
The Montana State Normal College hosts its colorful annual May fete Friday evening in the college gym. Over 200 college students and training school pupils take part in the pageant titled The Esperanto Docks at Bombay. The May queen has been elected but her identity will not be revealed.
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Montana State Normal College
Bombay
Joe Metlen to Speak at Montana Stockgrowers Meet
Joe Metlen a Beaverhead County stockman and past legislature member will be a principal speaker at the Montana Stockgrowers Association annual convention in Bozeman May 26 to 27. He will discuss last session legislation and potential new laws aiding ranchers including district consolidation of grazing lands and favorable lease terms on county lands.
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Joe Metlen
Beaverhead County
Montana Stockgrowers’ Association
Bozeman
Beaverhead
Stockgrowers’ Association
Highway Work Expands. Montana Men Employed
State highway commission restarts contracts after winter, employing 2,197 men with 98.5 percent Montana residents. Workers are spread across divisions in Helena Central, Butte Southwestern, Billings Southeastern, Wolf Point Northeastern, and Missoula Northwestern.
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Montana
Helena
State Highway Commission
State Highway Department
Central
Southwestern
Butte
Southeastern
Billings
Northeastern
Wolf Point
Northwestern
Missoula
Big Rodeo Set at Wise River on June 4
Miss Frances Robinson gave a violin recital at Montana State Normal College with Ralph McFadden at the piano. Fred Gill will stage a wild west show at Wise River on June 4 featuring bucking contests bareback riding calf roping and more with Montana Wranglers providing music all day. A Wise River picnic and barn dance cap the day with low gate prices.
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Frances Robinson
Montana State Normal College
College
Fred Gill
Wise River
Gill
The
Montana Wranglers
Dillon Gun Club Wins Final Montana State Trapshoot
Dillon Gun club shooters posted another perfect score in the final event of the Montana Standard’s annual postal trapshoot. Helena, the league leader, fell from first with a 73 as Dillon and Helena faced a double tie.
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Dillon Gun Club
Montana Standard
Helena
Dillon
Auxiliary Officers Elected At Monday Legion Meeting
Mrs. D. V. Paddock was elected president of the American Legion auxiliary with Mrs. Cashmore as first vice president and Mrs. Luther Smith as second vice president. Others include Mrs. Callahan secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Grimes and Mrs. Schmittroth on the executive board, with Mrs. Fuller chaplain and Mrs. Casterline sergeant at arms. Refreshments followed, featuring a Merle Schmittroth tap dance. In other news, the Montana Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a land board grazing-fee reduction, dismissing Rider of Missoula's injunction suit and focusing on lease market value rather than policy. The decision, written by Justice Anderson, notes fees revert to school funds and highlights Beaverhead and the work of Rep. Joe Metlen.
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Owen Perry
Helena
F. M. Davidson
Anaconda
J. C. Peterson
Butte
Charles Wilson
R. A. Keely
Frank Conley
Deer Lodge
R. G. Laing
Missoula
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
D. V. Paddock
American Legion Auxiliary
W. F. Cashmore
Cashmore
Luther Smith
T. Callahan
Walter Grimes
Louis Schmittroth
J. C. Fuller
M. Casterline
State Land Board
Montana Supreme Court
Thomas B. Rider
W. G. Gilbert
Dillon
Montana Woolgrowers’ Association
Ralph J. Anderson
Beaverhead County
Joe Metlen
Beaverhead
State Lands Committee
Former Beaverhead Teacher Esther Reed Kirk Dies
Esther Reed Kirk a former Beaverhead county high school instructor died in Santa Barbara California after an appendicitis operation. She taught in Santa Paula since 1927 and earlier spent a year in the local high school English department. Born September 12 1894 in Extra Iowa she is survived by her husband parents a brother and three sisters. Funeral services were held in Santa Paula.
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Esther Reed Kirk
Beaverhead County
Santa Barbara
Calif
Extra
Iowa
Santa Paula
Neighbors of Woodcraft attend district convention in Butte
Dillon Neighbors of Woodcraft members attended the district convention in Butte this week. Representatives included Gertrude Lyon Elizabeth Wentworth Emma Knox Mabel Crichton Bernice Allsup Della Hartwig Blanche Haynes Florence Hughes was the grand representative and Helen Talent district officer Mae Main and Matilda Hartwig also attended.
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Dillon Neighbors of
Woodcraft
Butte
Gertrude Lyon
Elizabeth Wentworth
Emma Knox
Mabel Crichton
Berniece Allsup
Della Hartwig
Blanche Haynes
Florence Hughes
Helen Talent
Mae Main
Matilda Hartwig
Kenneth Kenison Wins Chevrolet Economy Trials
Kenneth Kenison posted 42.20 miles per gallon to win the Chevrolet Economy contest by Montana Auto Supply. Sixty four entrants competed, 39 achieving 30 or more mpg, with women’s winner Burnsee Farrell at 39 mpg and Ed Kellner second among men at 39.6 mpg. The contest used a measured quart of gasoline under supervision and ended Monday afternoon.
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Kenneth Kenson
Montana Auto Supply Company
Former Dillon Resident L. E. Bordwine Dies in California
L. E. Bordwine, longtime Dillon resident, died last Thursday at his Alhambra home in California at age 81. He moved to Dillon in the late 1890s and lived there until about 15 years ago. Survived by sister Mrs. Oliver Harrison of Grasshopper Valley.
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L. E. Bordwine
Dillon
Alhambra
Calif
George Banks
California
Bordwine
Oliver Harrison
Grasshopper Valley
Nell Doyle Visits Big Hole Basin Schools
Nell Doyle the county superintendent of schools visited schools in the Big Hole basin last week to review programs and meet staff and students.
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Nell. Doyle
Big Hole Basin
Stockgrowers to Convene Annual Meeting in Beaverhead
The Beaverhead Stockgrowers association will hold its annual business meeting in the court room of the courthouse Saturday afternoon. Ranchers from all sections of the county are expected to attend as matters of importance will be discussed. Joe Shaw of Wisdom, the association's president, will preside and officers for the ensuing year will be elected. Secretary Fred Rife called the meeting last week. Recent legislation impacting ranchers and stockmen will be a topic.
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Beaverhead Stockgrowers’ Association
Joe Shaw
Wisdom
Fred Rife
Oratorical Contest Set At Montana State Normal College
The twelfth annual collegiate oratorical contest will be held tomorrow night at the Montana State Normal College auditorium with six speakers. Joan Strosky represents the Normal College on a talk titled International Honor. Edward J. McGowan of Carroll College will speak on Youth and Problems.
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Montana State Normal College
Joan Strosky
The
Normal College
Edward J. McGowan
Carroll College
Lyman Bigler Dies After Long Illness in Beaverhead County
Beaverhead County resident Lyman Bigler died Sunday night at the F C McFadden home after a protracted illness. The Rev T J Simons officiated at the Brundage chapel funeral with interment in Mountain View cemetery. He had lived in the county 46 years and was born in Utah 64 years ago, leaving two sisters a nephew and a niece in Dillon.
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Lyman Bigler
Beaverhead County
F. C. McFadden
Brundage Chapel
T. J. Simons
Presbyterian Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Mr. Bigler
Utah
Lima
Snowline
Eliza Black
Emma Carhart
Harry Black
Dillon
Wool Growers Secretary Urges A Scouring Plant
Murray E. Stebbins secretary of the Montana Woolgrowers association argues a state wool-scouring plant would save Montana sheepmen millions. He notes 100 pounds of wool shipped to Boston carries about 60 pounds of dirt and grease and freight costs total 24% cents per pound to the Atlantic seaboard. Three-fifths of the aggregate.
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Beaverhead
Dillon
Montana
Murray E. Stebbins
Montana Woolgrowers’ Association
Boston
Atlantic Seaboard
Stebbins
Mexicans' Coupe Plunges Into Ditch After Highway Plunge
A car carrying five Mexicans veered off a Montana state highway north of Armstead and buried in a ditch. The group traveling from California to work in beet fields escaped injury. Beaverhead Auto Sales recovered the vehicle. Earlier, a collision near Barratt's left drivers uninjured.
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Armstead
Billings
California
Beaverhead Auto Sales Company
Wrecker
G. Danz
E. E. Rinner
Spokane
Barratt
Dillon Furniture Receives Large Frigidaire Shipment
Dillon Furniture yesterday unloaded one of the largest Frigidaire shipments ever received in Dillon.
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Dillon Furniture Company
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F. D. James
Pr. W. Maxwell
James A. McCollum
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Scout
Wilbur Gilbert
Hungary
Fuel Dealers
BLINN
Stockgrowers’ Convention
Ralph McFadden
Miss Robinson
Handel
Vieuxtemps
de Falla-Kochanski
Gardner
DeBuseey- Hartman
Danse Espagnole
deFalla-Kreisler
Dillon Organization
A. A. Elliott
A. C. Morrow
Merle Schmittroth
Kenneth Kenison
Chevrolet
Beaverhead Association
Wool Growers
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