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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1930
Page
2
A midwestern reader praises a cream of tomato soup recipe and touts Carnation Milk for making soups velvety and rich. The ad explains that Carnation Milk is whole evaporated milk, twice creamier when used, and highlights its economy and safety. Includes recipes for Cream of Tomato, Pea, and Mushroom soups using Carnation Milk.
Multiple Montana towns report progress including new gymnasium completions at Drummond and Missoula logging operations by Polleys Lumber. Projects cover street paving in Butte, sewer work in Dewey Avenue, construction of store space for S H Kress in Great Falls, and a new exchange building in Poplar. City treasurer Wheaton notes Oct 31 1930 funds totaling 74507 09.
Residents uncover lead slugs buried south of the Mari as river, 14 miles from Shelby, likely from 45-70 rifles used by government soldiers. A 1869 Sharps buffalo rifle slug is identified as 45 caliber, with buffalo hunter production at $75, and a Springfield needle gun 45 caliber also noted.
The Montana Supreme Court discharged Johnson Hall in a perjury case tied to the Billedeaux murder trial in Glacier County. Hall testified he arrived in Browning at 9 30 p m the night of the killing, while others placed him in town by 5 p m.
Joseph Alvarez a 14 year old Indian boy from Poplar showcased cornet skills at the district teachers convention and schoolmasters’ evening banquet in Great Falls. Alvarez a Poplar High sophomore is grandson of General Custer scout Joseph Culbertson and studied under Poplar schools superintendent Frank N. Mitchell who praises him as the most talented music student he has taught.
Mrs. Frank Metzel, widow of a sheriff killed during a bank robbery pursuit in Harrison Madison County, was named to succeed him as Madison County sheriff. The note recalls a woman who served as sheriff in Jefferson County about a quarter century ago.
National Parks Airways extended mail and passenger service to north central Montana and reported seven months of operation with only one uncompleted flight. From May to October no flights were incomplete, with April involving one rail transfer and March a single delayed departure. The company notes daily averages of 1500 to 1800 miles and asserts strong reliability for both mail and passenger service. A concurrent USDA note reports 5383 Montana cattle tuberculin tested in September with 23 reactors.
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