Dillon Public Schools to Hold Grade School Graduation
Forty four eighth grade graduates will receive diplomas at the Dillon public schools commencement Friday at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium. Montana State Normal College president Dr. Sheldon E. Davis will give the address titled What You Dont Know Will Hurt You.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Public Schools
Sheldon E. Davis
Montana State Normal College
L. A. Gregory
Jean Staudenmeyer
Ted Hazel
Three File For Office In County
First filings for Beaverhead county offices were made during the past week by three incumbents Clerk of Court Norman Giles Assessor Sylvester Meade and County Attorney Lew D Brundage. Giles filed on the Democratic ticket and had been appointed to serve the unexpired term of the late Fred Rife. He was the first candidate to file for the primary election contest. Meade has served as assessor since his appointment three months ago.
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Beaverhead
Norman Giles
Sylvester Meade
Lew D. Brundage
Giles
Fred Rife
Meade
Shriners Attend Bagdad Temple Spring Ceremonial in Butte
A Beaverhead county delegation and many Shriners gathered in Butte for the Bagdad temple spring ceremonial. Mrs. Vera Cook Hazel of Dillon sang solos with pianist Miss Alice Davis, while Beaverhead members included Archie Henneberry Roscoe Cornell Jack Roberts Lars Kalsta Charles Price Edwin Whitworth Pacal Bimat I W Vinsel Don Anson Hans Jorgenson John Rowett W G Squires Charles Calvert Edna Wheat John Troupe Tom Luebben and others.
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Sheaverhead County
Bagdad Temple
Butte
Vera Cook Hazel of
Dillon
Alice Davis
Beaverhead County
Archie
Henneberry Roscoe Cornell
Jack Roberts
Lars Kalsta
Charles Price
Edwin Whitworth
District meeting of the Rebekahs in Anaconda
Mrs. Lillian Biden of the Diana Rebekah lodge presided at the district meeting in Anaconda Saturday night. Delegates and alternates included Mrs. Ida Schroeder and Miss Montana Gilbert, with other attendees named.
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Lillian Biden
Diana Rebekah Lodge
Order of Rebekahs
Anaconda
Order
Ida Schroeder
Montana Gilbert
Addie Morrison
Florence Ditty
Belland England
Isabel Lennox
Ivy Thiel
Girl Scout Training Class Schedules and Local Softball Results
Dillon notices include a Girl Scout training session set for July 3 to 5 at Montana State Normal college led by Frances Lee of New York. Local Dillon Scouts plan a summer program with a swimming schedule and meetings. Esther Ansel will confer with the Dillon council on July 2. In local sports, Kiwanis defeated American Legion 11 to 7 at Dutch Flats field in opening softball. Coppin and Thompson homered for Kiwanis, Hastings and Ward for Legion. next game features Kiwanis vs Rotary.
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Dillon Boy’s
Fay
Dutch Flats
Kiwanis
American Legion
7Lks
Rotary Club
Coppin
Ward
Thompson
Hastings
Montana State Normal College
J. T. Dougherty
Dillon
Frances Lee
New York
Miss Lee
T. F. McFadden
A. L. McArthur
Beaverhead Home Demonstration Club Elects Kerr President
Mrs. Fred Kerr of Dillon was elected president of Beaverhead county's Home Demonstration Club council at the annual spring conference. She succeeds Mrs. Ike Rife who presided. Other officers named were Mrs. John Shaffner vice president and Mrs. William Tovey secretary treasurer. Miss Frances Smith spoke on food preservation and Miss Eleanor Nelson outlined plans for the coming year. Demonstrations on foods nutrition clothing and home management will be conducted during the year.
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Fred Kerr
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Ike Rife
John Shaffner
William Tovey
Frances Smith
Eleanor Nelson
Beaverhead
Republican Women Meet at Guild Hall Tea
Mrs. Chris Carlson national committeewoman from Minnesota spoke at a Beaverhead Republican Women's club tea at St. James Guildhall urging party unity and strong independent Congress members. She urged voting in primaries and general elections. Also speaking were Mrs. L. O. Evans of Butte and Mrs. J. E. Miller of Missoula.
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Chris Carlson
Minnesota
Beaverhead
Republican Women's Club
St. James Guildhall
Congress
L. O. Evans
Butte
Montana Federation of Republican Women’s Clubs
J. E. Miller
Missoula
S. E. Whitworth
Beaverhead Club
Miners Union Signs Dill on For Butte Season
Floyd Vandegrift and Chuck Davis of Dillon have accepted contracts to join the Miners Union team in Butte for summer play. They will participate in twilight games during the week and the regular Sunday afternoon contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Vandegrift
Chuck Davis
Dillon
Miners Union
Butte
Legion to mark Memorial Day with city ceremony
Beaverhead post of the American Legion will hold Memorial Day services at Mountain View cemetery next Monday evening May 28 at 8 o'clock. Lew Brundage county attorney and World War II veteran will give the principal address. The event includes the usual flag ceremony with Legion members participating.
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Beaverhead
American Legion
Mountain View Cemetery
H. L. Hatton
Lew Brundage
Oil shale discovery linked to Dillon ranch fire
A hillside near Dillon ignited by a John Ney ranch brush fire burned into 100 square yards of shale, triggering a new oil shale discovery claim by William Steele and John Mountjoy. Geologists assess feasibility while nearby mines and past shale prospects are reviewed.
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John Ney
William Steele
John Mountjoy
Dillon
Sharpshooter Mrs Winn Slays Year-Old Black Bear
Mrs Elmo Winn and companions tracked a year-old black bear on Swamp Creek in the Big Hole basin. The group including her husband and Mr and Mrs Dan Pendergast followed the trail for some time before Mrs Winn shot the bear, adding to her laurels as a sharpshooter.
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Elmo Winn
Swamp Creek
Big Hole
Dan Pendergast
Montanoml Commemorated by MSU Normal Students
The commencement issue of the Montanomal the Montana State Normal college publication was issued this week replacing the Chinook student annual suspended due to wartime conditions. The six page edition will be distributed Friday and features photographs of current faculty and those on leave.
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Montanomal
Montana State Normal College
Nelson School Graduation Honors Jack Meine and Helge Madsen
Diplomas were issued at the Nelson school Wednesday night to Jack Meine and Helge Madsen as part of the closing school program. Mrs. Margaret Brown supervised the event with a program of songs readings and skits. Mrs. Stella Murray of Dillon accompanied the singing and fellow pupils presented gifts to the graduates.
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Nelson School
Jack Meine
Helge Madsen
Margaret Brown
Stella Murray
Dillon
Montana School of Mines to Hold Annual Graduation
The Forts seventh annual commencement will occur Friday at 10 in the auditorium. Three degrees and 15 diplomas will be awarded. Ralph Micken of Montana School of Mines will deliver the commencement address on So You Won’t Make Million. Program includes processional, recession, invocations, music by Jane Millikin, a women’s trio, and degree conferrals by President Sheldon E. Davis.
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Forts
Montana State Normal College
Ralph Micken
Montana School of Mines
Ralph McFadden
Lewis D. Smith
St. Jam: Episcopal Church
Jane Millikin
Margaret Dinmick
Alice Davis
Bett Newton
Shedon E. Davis
Poppy Day Sales Set For May 27
The American Legion auxiliary unit to Beaverhead will observe Poppy Day on Saturday May 27 with veterans making and selling poppies to residents. Members, junior members, and Girl Scouts will sell in business and residential districts to raise funds for veterans welfare and rehabilitation. Mrs Sam Cardinale, unit president, announced the drive and Mrs George M Gosman, committee chair, placed posters in local business windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Beaverhead
Sam Cardinale
George M. Gosman
Mrs Gertrude Logan Dies At Dillon Home
Mrs. Gertrude Logan aged 65 wife of M W Logan died early Monday at their Dillon Burfield apartment after a long illness. A 46 year marriage, she lived in Dillon 32 years having previously resided in Des Moines Iowa and Denver. Funeral services were held this afternoon at Brundage chapel with Rev Calvin Logan in charge and interment at Mountain View cemetery. Surviving are her husband and two sisters Mrs J E Jackson of Des Moines and Mrs Ida Bridger of Richland Montana.
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Gertrude Logan
M. W. Logan
Burfield
Dillon
Des Moines
Iowa
Denver
Logan
Brundage Chapel
Calvin Logan
Mountain View Cemetery
St. Rose Church Announces Summer School Start
St. Rose Church will begin its religious summer school on Monday with sessions from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The program mirrors previous years. Masses will be held Sundays at 7 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. in the coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Rose Catholic Church
St. Rose Church
Captain Edwin Anderson Addresses Dillon Rotary Club
Captain Edwin Anderson of the US Army Transport spoke at the Dillon Rotary Club dinner. He described duty in Egypt and India, noting temperatures up to 117 degrees and humidity near 94 percent. He also recalled flying between India and China and praised morale and wartime troop tonnage. Poverty in India left a strong impression on him.
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Edwin Anderson
U S. Army Transport
Dillon Rotary Clu
Fu Lough
John Anderson
Egypt
India
China
Anderson
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