Lima High School 1943 Commencement Held at Lima
The 1943 Lima high school class earned diplomas at a May 20 commencement with Atty. Earle Genzberger of Butte delivering the address. Music and readings accompanied the ceremony as seniors Louise Roush La Vera Peterson James Gray Betty Nye Eileen Gordon and Gertie Knox composed the class. eighth graders Barbara Gant James Roush Leland Nye Don Merrell Wilma Pope Nadine Smith Vernold Bean Tommy Sloan Artell Bateman Josephine Sveiich also received certificates.
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Lima High School
Earle Genzberger
Butte
Bob Gosman
la Vera Peterson
Eileen Gordon
Fairbanks
Luella ‘Keller
Board of Education
America
Louise Roush
Poole
Mar Jean Price
Meeke of
Dillon
Greene
LaVera_ Peterson
James Gray
Betty Nye
Gertie Knox
Barbara Gant
James Roush
Leland Nye
Don Merrell
Wilma Pope
Nadine Smith
Vernold Bean
Tommy Sloan
Artell Bateman
Josephine Sveiich
L.D.S
H. C. Peterson
E. Bailey
A. Rowe
Miss Dye
Lima
A. H. Durtschi
Idaho Falls
Durtschi
U. P
Cherry Dee Hoffman
Menan
D. Cherry
Frank Gosman
San Diego
Eleanor Nelson
Home Demonstration Club
Earl Fairbanks
al Brothers
Earl Keane
Vern Graham
Ashton
Society notes from Montana clubs and church groups
Blue Bird Club gathered at Mrs. Mayme Hoffmans home with pinochle and lunch. St James Guild plans a no hostess meeting at Mrs A F Waldorf’s home. Mrs C E Blinn reports on Helena diocesan convention. Mizpah Chapter E S held a meeting at the Masonic hall. Rainbow for Girls to meet at the Masonic hall. P T A installed officers for the grade school unit in the Bagley building. Mrs Virginia Ronnemose installed as president and officers named. Kitchen Kitties 4 H Club met at Jackie Selvidge’s with outdoor games. Helen Koski and Mary Beth Smith slated to demonstrate milk and cheese dishes. L D S Relief Society met at the church for a social science lesson. Birthday party hosted by Mrs Frances Shaw for her birthday with three daughters present. Beaverhead Ladies Club entertained by Mrs Elwood Morrison. Junior Guild of St Rose Church hosted by Miss Margaret Sweeney at Mrs Ernest Nelson’s. Bridge party hosted by Mrs William Mitchell. high score to Mrs Albert S Baker, second to Mrs D L Johnson.
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St. James Guild
A. F. Waldorf
C. E. Blinn
Helena
P.T.A
Parent-Teachers Association
Bagley
Virginia Ronnemose
Wilma Holloran
S. Sam Cardinale
Harry Kamber
Kitchen Kitties
Jackie Selvidge
Helen Koski
Mary Beth Smith
St. Rose Church
Margaret Sweeney
Ernest Nelson
William Mitchell
Albert S. Baker
D. L. Johnson
Albert Streb
Jean
Patsy Streb
Gebhart Fassler
Mary
Helen Fassler
Otto Boetticher
William K. Harvey
Gregson Springs
Melrose Public School
Gordon’s Hall
Stuart Taylor
Butte
Dean MacLaughlin
Melrose
Streb
Virginia Wilhelm
Montana State University
Miss Wilhelm
Phi Sigma
Melrose News Highlights Local Firehunt and Death
Community reports a Hi Way Grocery fire in the bunk house of Union Pacific employees, locals rush with extinguishers, fire controlled quickly. Obituary notes the death of Al Carabin from a Butte mine accident, Melrose residents attend town matters, school events, and visitors wearily fill the week.
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Union Pacific Section
Hazel
Marguerite LaMarche
Jim LaMarche
Dillon
William Grose and
Harry
James
Sheridan
Jay Gleed
Louis Hoffman
Butte
Beaverhead Service
Cherry Creek
John MacIvor
Phyllis Dunstan
Nye
Lee Stohr
MacIvor
Frank Hoffman
Anne Fraser
M. Garrison
William Garrison
Reichle
Melrose
Elizabeth Bryan
Hugh Roberts
Everett
Wash
Roberts
Bryan
Washington City
Isaac Dodgson
Dodgson
Marguerite
Garrison Ranch
Frank Gordon
John Maclver
Wagner
Union Pacific
Local Notes From Dillon Area Ranch Work And Social Gatherings
Several Dillon high school boys assist with Basin ranch work starting at the Walchly ranch. Mrs. Sophia Oneal and son Plenn return from Washington to stay with the Alfred Petersen family until snow clears. Home Makers club hosts hosted by Mrs. Dan Pendergast and Mrs. Elvin Petersen with a good attendance and luncheon. Loraine Davis visits from College Place to aid Dale on the ranch. School closes with a West Fox picnic involving parents and teachers. Enterprise Camp R.N.A. votes to support Service Day and buys War Bonds for Mother’s Day. William Christensen sells his ranch to George Else. Fishing season opens with local families visiting. Rev Fr Timothy Clifford conducts divine services.
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Idaho
Graham
Dell
Bob Peterson
Ray Keller
Butte
Ralph Stocish
Lynn Nye
Sheridan
Virgil Brown
James
Hannibal
Smith
Brown
Charles Clark
Portland
Ore
Marion Merrell
Frank
Delos Jenkins
Miss Dye
Idaho Falls
Billings
Margaret
Colstrip
Mont
Bozeman
Guy Pierce
Father Clifford
Charles Pilgrim
Dillon
Lima
George Franks
Rhoda Robinson
Myron Ranmell
Jack. Forsythe
Jacklyn
Centennial
Rankin
Rommell
Jefferson Island
Miss Seagren
Miss Dyas
Florence Jenson
Glendive
Margaret Orr
Lee
Orr
Chesley
Missoula
Corvallis
Don Bramlette
Fort Benton
Paul Holloran
Walchly Ranch
Sophia Oneal
Plenn
Washington
Alfred Petersen
Dan Pendergast
Elvin Petersen
Home Makers Club
Miss Nelson
Sarah Holloran
Kathleen Houser
Clark
Harry Lapham
Loraine Davis
College Place
Wash
Dale
West Fox
McIntyre
Enterprise Camp R.N.A
Charles Wenger
Supreme Camp
Clemon
Christensen
William Christensen
George Else
Dwight Harrison
Grasshopper
John Jackson
Gas Rule Changes Allow Bulk 50 Gallon Fuel Deliveries
Petroleum administrative order number 4 now permits bulk gasoline deliveries of 50 gallons or more at any time, aiding farmers who travel to town after work and purchase fuel in 5 gallon or larger steel drums.
Athletic association backs former New Hall softball team
The athletic association endorses support for the former New Hall softball squad, outlining plans to assist alumni and organize activities under the association's oversight.
Births and visits populate Bozeman area week
Bruce Decker Kurtz welcomed a son born last week to Mr and Mrs James Kurtz in Bozeman where James is principal at Longfellow school. Local residents and visitors from Sheridan Great Falls Lewistown Melrose and La Jolla gather for health travel and family events across the week.
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Bruce Decker Kurtz
James Kurtz
the Normal College
Kurt
Longfellow School
Bozeman
Bernard Johnson
Great Fall
Lewistown
Mayme Allen
Melrose
Chester Hale
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Charles Johnson
Paul
Sheridan
Harley Linder
Madison County
Earl Crichton
Blackfoot
Idaho
Crichton
Ed Tucker
Livingston
Tucker
Barerett Hospital
Blaz Lugar
Big Hole Basin
Jack Brehl
Dillon
Herma Peterson
Ig Hole Basin
Annie Opperud
Lanesborough
Calvin Logan
Dale Tash
Murray Hospital
Butte
Walter Brundage
San Francisco
Brundage
H. M. Brundage
Julius Knudsen
John Cosgrove
Richard Alston
Toole
Italy
Albert S. Baker
George Baker
Marjorie Decker
Great Falls
Dillon Pilot Receives Distinguished Flying Cross and Silver Star
Lt. Bill Eliel, nephew of Lambert Eliel and a Dillon resident in 1940, is awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Silver Star for bravery during bombing of docks and key bridges in Rangoon Burma. He serves as a bomber pilot with American air forces in India, and while in Dillon he played with the local softball league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Eliel
Lambert Eliel
Dillon
Rangoon
Burma
India
Dilon
Recital by Mrs Hayess Paxter Piano Pupils
Piano pupils of Mrs Hayess Paxter gave a recital at the training school auditorium Sunday evening. A large crowd enjoyed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayess Paxter
Training School
Arabian Colt Purchased by Ohio Trader for Prairie Ranch
Dale Metlen of Horse Prairie bought a registered Arabian colt from an Ohio farm. The seller shipped the colt to Armstead by express from Portsmouth Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Metlen
Horse Prairie Rancher
Ohio
Armstead
Express
Portsmouth
Fire department called to cabin blaze in Glen Lyon
The Dillon Volunteer Fire department responded yesterday morning to a small fire at a cabin on Kentucky avenue in Glen Lyon. Damage was light and believed caused by a cigarette.
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Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Glen Lyon
Kentucky Avenue
Dillon Man's Brother Summoned in Butte
Requiem high mass for James McFadden brother of Atty. T F McFadden of Dillon was celebrated in St Patrick's church in Butte Thursday morning by Rev Thomas Conran. Interment was in Holy Cross cemetery.
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Dillon
Butte
James McFadden
Atty. T. F. McFadden
St. Patrick’s Church
Thomas Conran
Holy Cross Cemetery
Dillon rancher breaks ankle in accident
John E. Blomquist, a rancher at the T. H. DuBois ranch north of Dillon, suffered a broken ankle in a ranch accident. He has since been able to move about on crutches a few days after the injury.
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Dillon
John E. Blomquist
T. H. DuBois
Dillon Women Earn Red Cross Nutrition Certificates
Five Dillon women completed twenty hours of study led by Miss Eleanor Nelson and Miss Nona Schrammeck to earn Red Cross nutrition certificates. The graduates are Mrs. Byron Sanborn, Mrs. John Mountjoy, Mrs. T. E. Gilbert, Mrs. A. I. Cashmore and Mrs. Harry McMannis.
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Dillon
Red Cross
Eleanor Nelson
Nona Schrammeck
Byron Sanborn
John Mountjoy
T. E. Gilbert
A. I. Cashmore
Harry McMannis
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Fred Hirschy
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