Stephan elected Red Cross roll call head in Beaverhead
Dr W H Stephan was elected chairman of Beaverhead county Red Cross roll call by the local chapter executive. He will be aided by rural chairman R M Stone and Dillon chairman Mrs Lee R Light. The drive begins Armistice day but Bea verhead county starts next day due to Dillon Armistice events and will run through Thanksgiving with booths held in Dillon on Nov 12 and 19.
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W. H. Stephan
Beaverhead County
Red Cross
R. M. Stone
Lee R. Light
Dillon
Beaverhead
American Legion
Circus Home Talent Play At Normal Auditorium
Gales of laughter await audiences at the Normal College auditorium Friday and Saturday nights as the Dillon Business and Professional Women's club presents The Circus. Directed by Miss Helen Raynor for the Amateur Theatre Guild, the show features clowns pony dancers The Man on the Flying Trapeze Maple the Lion Bearded Lady and Maudie the donkey among many acts. Leslie Smith stars as Tony the bal.
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Normal College
Dillon Business
Wom' S Club
Helen Raynor
Amateur Theatre Guild
Leslie Smith
Tony
Bal
Armistice Day Observed by Beaverhead Veterans in Dillon
Beaverhead post of the American Legion plans Armistice day events in Dillon. Rev. John F. Como of Anaconda will deliver the day’s address, with patriotic music and a minute of silent prayer at 11. Beaverhead High meets Hamilton at the fairgrounds in the afternoon, followed by the ex-service men’s banquet and a public dance at city hall.
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Dillon
Beaverhead
E American Legion
Legion
John F. Como
Anaconda
Beaverhead High
Hamilton
Fairgrounds
District Deputy Honored by Dillon Elks Club Dance
The Dillon Elks lodge hosted a district deputy James T. Finlen Jr of Butte with a combined meeting and Halloween party last Saturday. A drum corps led a parade through the business district with Girl Scouts and a play sponsored by the Business and Professional Women’s Club. Two candidates were initiated, followed by a drum corps dance at Dart’s hall where elk meat was served and Halloween favors given.
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Dillon Elks Lodge
James T. Finlen, Jr
Butte
Drums and Bugle Corps
Women’s Club
Cemetery Improvement Fund
REA Extends loan for Beaverhead rural electric line
The Rural Electrification Administration announced a new loan contract of 118 600 dollars for the Jefferson Valley Rural Electric Cooperative to extend into the Beaverhead Valley and lower Big Hole. The project covers 105 miles of line serving 246 customers starting September 16. In unrelated local hunting news Chinese pheasants were heavily pursued on Sunday as more hunters than birds were seen in the Beaverhead valley.
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Adation
Jefferson
Beaverhead Valley
Sound forms subject of rotary talk
Prof. George L. Shue of the Butte School of Mines spoke to the Dillon Rotary club about sound and sound control. He demonstrated pitch, loudness, timbre and common theatre PA errors using apparatus and phonograph records. The club announced a special Nov. 14 meeting and noted guests Prof. Walter Scott and Beaverhead high student Art Halls.
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George L. Shue
Butte School of Mines
Dillon Rotary Club
Ralph McFadden
Butte Rotary Club
Dillon Rotarians
Guy Combes
Walter, Scott
School of Mines and Art Halls
Beaverhead High School
Hoban faces check charge after acquittal in federal case
John Leo Hoban briefly tasted freedom in Butte federal court before Sheriff Paul Temple arrested him on the original forgery charge. The jury had acquitted Hoban of impersonating a federal officer after the government failed to prove the claim. In Dillon Hoban faces the forgery charge while two youths, Burton Bachellor and Terry O’Hera, pled guilty to a car theft charge and await sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Leo Hoban
Butte
Luanna Robinson
Armstead
Hoban
U. S
James H. Baldwin
Paul H. Temple
Dillon
Frank O'Keefe
William J. Clayton
Monida
Burton
Bachellor
Terry O’hera
Louis Stahl
Rocket
Fred Grufig
Roy Forrester
Campaign Interest Rises as Beaverhead County Votes Near
Beaverhead county sees rising campaign interest ahead of the general election with 3807 voters urged to participate. Heavy snow yesterday again disrupts candidate outreach, but organizers push final efforts to mobilize turnout and secure the decisive X mark next Tuesday.
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Beaverhead
Montana
Chinook staff names and plans for annual edition
The Chinook staff list includes Edward Cebull Klein editor Vincent Curry Shelby associate editor Alice Fox Dillon assistant editor Anne Malloy Anaconda Vernon Vandeberg Dillon picture editors Elmer Tuomi Sand Coulee athletics editor Audrey Dahl Big Timber Edna Solomon Anaconda women's athletics editors Duane Blair Richey Tom Buckingham Whitefish Dillon business managers Kate Seagren Butte Lawrence Buckley Butte plans aim to produce a student annual Chinook continuing the long 1906 to present lineage. Prof Arnold Clair elected sponsor of the sophomore class. Other class sponsors were chosen earlier. Women’s glee club officers named Nadine Kuss Butte Margaret McLeod Butte Dorothy Lee Shelton Butte. The Foreign Relations club has
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Chinook
Edward Cebull
Klein
Vincent Curry
Shelby
Alice Fox
Dillon
Anne Malloy
Anaconda
Vernon Vandeberg
Elmer Tuomi
Sand Coulee
Audrey Dahl
Big Timber
Edna Solomon
Duane Blair
Richey
Tom Buckingham
Whitefish
Kate Seagren
Butte
Lawrence Buckley
Arnold Clair
Women’s Glee Club
Nadine Kuss
Margaret McLeod
Dorothy Lee Shelton
The
Foreign Relations Club
American Education Week Will Be Observed in Dillon Schools
Education week runs November 6 to 12 in Dillon schools with the theme Education for Tomorrow's America. The observance, led by the National Education Association the American Legion and the U S Office of Education, highlights democracy and the role of schooling in shaping citizens. A Presidential Message from Franklin D Roosevelt emphasizes education as pivotal in the struggle between democracy and totalitarianism. Joseph Bartell of Windham Montana received treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning after a broken exhaust pipe caused gas to enter a closed car en route to Arizona with a nephew. the nephew was only slightly affected.
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Joseph Bartell
Windham
Mont
Barrett Hospital
Arizona
Dillon
Joseph ‘Hodges
Logan
Utah
America
National Education Association
The
American Legion
United States Office of Education
Roosevelt
Beaverhead 4-H Clubs to Elect Officers Friday
Beaverhead 4-H clubs will observe National 4-H reorganiz ation day on Friday November 4 with programs by community groups. Officers for the new year will be elected and members will hear a national 4-H broadcast. The Beaverhead 4-H Livestock club plans a meeting at the Harry Tash property.
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Beaverhead
Beaverhead 4-H Livestock Club
Harry Tash
Storm Dumps Heavy Snow Across Dillon District
A freak storm dumped heavy snow in Beaverhead’s Dillon district yesterday afternoon and last night, signaling the season’s second major snow event. authorities warn of slick roads and needed closures as crews work to clear travel routes.
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Beaverhead
Dillon
Beaverhead County Farm Superintendent George Stimpson Dies
George Stimpson long time resident and manager of Beaverhead county farm died at Barrett hospital last night. Death occurred after illness as area officials note his service to local agriculture and county programs.
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George Stimpson
Beaverhead County
Barrett Hospital
Dillon Youth Suffers Hand Injury in Unique Accident
Verne A. Hansen age 13, son of Mr and Mrs C M Hansen, lost a finger and suffered a deep hand laceration when he fell while chin ups in a shed. His hand pressed on a chopping block as the axe descended, four fingers nearly severed but the middle digit saved by physicians. The incident follows other family ill fortune including illness confinement and a car crash injuring a daughter Mercedes near Por She.
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Verne A. Hansen
C. M. Hansen
Orin Dilley
Dilley
Hansen
Mercedes
Salt Lake City
Insect Pest Outlook for Beaverhead County 1939
Montana State College entomology researchers Harold Willis and Howard K Welch reported a high probability that Beaverhead County will see no major grasshopper or Mormon cricket outbreaks in 1939. An egg survey indicated scarcity due to 1937 poison bait use and unfavorable weather, with limited forage loss near Melrose. Agricultural officials Pete Slagsvold and Elmer Olson attended a Beaverhead agricultural committee meeting to discuss the AAA program.
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Harold Willis
Howard K. Welch
Montana State College Entomology Department
Beaverhead
Melrose
Pete Slagsvold
Montana State College
Elmer Olson
Bozeman
Beaverhead Agricultural Committee
Federal Building
Bids Sought for Beaverhead High School Bond Issue
Beaverhead county high school bonds valued at 165000 will be sold to the highest bidder for cash at the board of trustees meeting on December 2. The funds finance a new building with equipment and demolish the old structures. A 135000 federal PWA grant helps fund a 300000 project. work must begin by year start to meet regulations.
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Beaverhead County High School
Board of Trustees
Examiner
PWA
Heaston to Stand Trial for Wise River Rancher Killing
William J. Heaston Sr. faces a murder trial next Wednesday in the November district court term over the shooting of Wise River rancher Joseph W. Potts. The case, the only one on the docket, stems from a property dispute and a fist fight with Heaston Jr. Potts was killed in his daughter's Wise River yard as the escalation occurred. County Attorney T. E. Gilbert prosecutes, James E. Kelly defends, and Heaston is held on bonds with jury notices issued.
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William J. Heaston
Joseph W. Potts
Wise River
Heaston
Potts
William Heaston, Jr
T. E. Gilbert
James E. Kelly
Beaverhead River Reposes Shotguns Amid River Rescue
The Beaverhead River is described as a rapid riverine arsenal with three shotguns reported lost in ten days. Two canoeists, C. J. Hovren and L. Donovan, tipped from a canoe north of Dillon while hunting ducks, each losing a shotgun. An intensive search followed for the missing guns.
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Beaverhead
C. J. Hovren
L. Donovan
Dillon
Dillon Child Dies After Prolonged Illness in Butte Home
Merle Dean Bostwick, two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs G H Bostwick, died Monday night at home after a six month heart ailment and a six week stay in an oxygen tent in a Butte hospital.
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Merle Dean Bostwick
G. H. Bostwick
Butte
Bes Dé
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Dr. Stephan
Red Cross Roll Gall
Malcolm Stone
Heaverend Legion
Dillon’ Elks Lodge
Temple
Ed Cebull
Dillon Schools
Beaverhead River
Dillon Child
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