Montana Supreme Court Affirms Store Responsibility for Packaged Goods
The Montana Supreme Court held that a merchant is responsible for items sold in opened or unopened packages once distributed by the manufacturer. Justice Albert H. Angstman wrote the decision. The suit by Darlene Bolitho of Butte claimed $2,500 for contaminated breakfast food contents. The district court awarded $1,000. the store appealed on the insurer of the product principle.
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State Supreme Court
Albert H. Angstman
Darlene Bolitho
Butte
Silver Bow
Supreme Court
Everlasting Punishment Featured in Christian Science Lesson
Sunday service readings across all Churches of Christ, Scientist focused on eternal punishment. Golden text urged casting away transgressions and seeking a new heart, while Proverbs affirmed confessing and forsaking sins to obtain mercy. excerpts from Science and Health urged striving to forsake error and acquire pure consciousness.
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Churches of Christ, Scientist
House of Israel
Ezek
Mary Baker Eddy
Poultry grower urged to dismiss unproductive hens
In a blunt policy, an efficient employer warns that a poultry grower should cull any hen that fails to lay eggs as expected, treating nonproductive birds as employees unsuited to the operation.
Schulz Visit Highlights Dillon Monday in Sheridan
Mr and Mrs O A Schulz of Sheridan visited Dillon on Monday as part of a social or family trip. They spent time with local residents and toured area sites during their Dillon stop.
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O. A. Schulz
Sheridan
Dillon
Barrett Hospital Welcomes A Newborn Son
Mr and Mrs Jack Barrett are the parents of a son born Friday at Barrett hospital. Mary E Ney admitted today to Barrett hospital with an attack of asthma. Dillon visitors Mr and Mrs Ted Woodward of Wisdom visited last Wednesday. Mr and Mrs G L Hickey left for Ely Nevada last Thursday after a week at H L McCaleb home. Mr and Mrs T J Call of Ennis spent last Wednesday in Dillon.
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Jack Barrett
Barrett Hospital
Ted Woodward
Wisdom
Dillon
G. L. Hickey
Ely
Nev
H. L. McCaleb
T. J. Call
Ennis
Mary E. Ney
Burial Expenses Not Necessities Ruling Clarifies Exemption Scope
Attorney General H. J. Freebourn ruled that burial expenses are not necessities of life and that a head of family’s wages cannot be attached to pay funeral bills. The opinion, written for Sheriff Angus McDonald of Granite County, notes the state Supreme Court requires liberal interpretation of exemptions and defines necessities as food clothing and shelter.
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H. J. Freebourn
Angus McDonald
Granite County
State Supreme Court
$100,000 Dividend On Liquor Profits
The state liquor control board announced a $100,000 profit dividend this week while distributing $1,010,000 to state funds this year. Administrator L. M. A. Wass said the board pays a $100,000 dividend each month and an extra $10,000 in one month. Profits also go to the teachers' retirement fund and other designated accounts from liquor excise tax receipts.
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State Liquor Control Board
L. M. A. Wass
Teachers’ Retirement Fund
Farm Foreclosures Fall to 13-Year Low
Foreclosures on farms have declined for four straight years and now sit at the lowest level seen in 13 years, reflecting broader economic improvement for rural property owners.
4 H Club Jamboree and Style Review Planned
A 4 H club jamboree and style review will be held in the Bagley school home economics room next Saturday. Miss Gladys Totte, county home demonstration agent, announced the event inviting all county 4 H clubs. Morning registration starts at 10 with afternoon program at 2.
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Bagley School
Gladys Totte
Calf shipments from Tillamook rise into Montana farms
During the 1939 shipping season 249 dairy calves moved from Tillamook Oregon to 53 Montana towns. The calves, mostly for 4 H clubs and dairymen, contrast with 138 calves the prior year. Tretsven notes strong extension support and foundation stock for dairy herds.
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Tillamook
Ore
Montana
J. O. Tretsven
Oregon
Tretsven
Laura Tolman Scott a Idaho Montana heroine remembered
The tribute recalls Laura Tolman Scott born to pioneer stock, a Montana settler, organizer, and educator. She married James Walter Scott in 1879 and helped shape Beaverhead and Silver Bow DAR chapters, promoted suffrage, roads, and preservation, and inspired civic life with her leadership, charity, and love of history and beauty.
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Page
Laura Tolman
Iowa
James Walter Scott
Montana Territory
Scott
Armstead Clubs
Dillon Shakespeare Club
American Legion Auxiliary
Daughters of the American Revolution
Sacajawea
Continental Divide
Montana-Idaho
Two Forks
State Highway Commission
Legion convention attendance and activities in Montana report
The article describes a Legion convention with over half the attendees, including details on resolutions, auxiliary officers from Dillon and Helena, a banquet at St James guild hall, and a parade led by local corps. It notes speeches, musical numbers, corsages, and community support for veterans in a statewide context.
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Montana
T. E Gilbert
Resolutions Committee
H. M. Warner
Dillon
T. Lee ‘McCracken
C.4. Hovren
D. 'V.' Paddock
R. R. Purcell
Helena
Orleman
Chicago
Berniece Metlen
Vera Cooke Hazel
Alice Dons
Beaverhead
St. James Guild Hall
J. C. Wedum
Elks Hall
Dillon Elks Drum and Bugle Corps
Silver Bow Legion Corps
Year brings 1 percent and more chatter on crime in geaminEr
In Ee geaminer readers note a year with slight 1 percent rise in crime reports and ongoing chatter about local events. Police activity and council updates are mentioned alongside community notices and upcoming meetings.
Welfare Spending Within Budget as Year Opens
State public welfare department reports expenditures remain within the legislature’s budget with outgo averaging 8 percent monthly for the first five months of the current fiscal year. July through November outlay totaled 768000 against a 2001000 annual appropriation.
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State Public Welfare Department
John J. Holmes
Holmes
Dillon Hereford Sale a Complete Success
The Dillon Hereford sale concluded successfully with exhibits from Horse Ranch Ennis Bodine Herefords Clyde Park and others. Winners include W S Tash Polaris Cline Brothers Manhattan and A C Bayers Twin Bridges with best general exhibit earned by A C Bayers Twin Bridges. Howard Lewis judged the livestock with Frank Pendleton presiding as master of ceremonies. A Chamber of Commerce sponsored smoker followed and Tom Clemon distributed cash prizes while boxing by eight amateur Butte boxers under Troy Evans entertained attendees.
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Horse Ranch
Ennis
Bodine Herefords
Clyde Park
Nick
Pepercoff
Twin Bridges
W. S. Tash
Polaris
Cline Brothers
Manhattan
A. C. Bayers
Best
Jumping Horse Ranch
Howard Lewis
Montana State College
Bozeman
Frank Pendleton
Dillon Chamber of Commerce
Tom Clemon
Butte
Troy Evans
Franklin D Roosevelt Proclaims Armistice Day Observance 1939
The 1939 proclamation directs display of the U S flag on all government buildings on November 11 and urges public observance in schools, churches, and suitable places with ceremonies. Signed by Franklin D Roosevelt and posted by Postmaster General and officials.
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United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States of America
Smith W. Purdum
Harry J. Andrus
Jay V. McCarthy
New Pioneer unit formed in Beaverhead county event
A new unit of pioneers is formed here and will be served at St James guild hall. The actual pioneers of Beaverhead county will attend as guests of the junior organization at a dinner to follow. An old time dance will cap the evening. Tickets for the dinner are available from George Dart or Mrs Myrtle Taylor Larson and must be obtained by tomorrow.
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Richland
Theodore Fosse
Sidney
Exchange Day
Fosse
St. James Guild Hall
Beaverhead County
George Dart
Myrtle Taylor Larson
Mrs. Theodore Brantley Leaves for Helena Visit
Mrs. Theodore Brantley departed Saturday for Helena to visit friends and spend time in the capital.
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Theodore Brantley
Helena
Changes in 1940 parity payments rules for farm crops
The text explains 1940 parity payment rules, including limits on payments tied to 1939 averages, maximum adjustments based on 75 percent parity, and new penalties. It notes tighter controls on overplanting across crops on same or other farms, with county or state committees able to withhold payments, while winter wheat producers can receive 1940 parity ahead of other crops as long as they agree to refunds if later checks show overplanting in other crops.
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AAA
Girl Scouts Get Awards At Meeting
The meeting featured remarks on naval defense by a speaker from the club and mentions of open sea lanes for the Panama Canal. T. E. Gilbert read an invitation from the Butte Rotary to a fellowship dinner with Ernest Robert Rosse as speaker. Frank Tyre read an invitation from the Townsend club for a November 14 meeting. George Gosman chaired the session and John Wedum was introduced as high school guest of the month.
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U.S. Navy
Carrbbean Sea
Panama Canal
T. E. Gilbert
Butte
Ernest Robert Rosse
Philadelphia
Frank Tyre
Townsend Club
George Gosman
John Wedum
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Myrna Loy
Tyrone Power
George Brent
Louis Bromsfield
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U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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U. S
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