Armistice Day Roll Call Opens Beaverhead Red Cross Drive
Beaverhead chapter of the American Red Cross launched its annual roll call with Dr W H Stephan as county chairman and Mrs W W Hawkins in charge in the city. The unit aims to maintain its high average and has never missed its membership quota. Hawkins named booth and school captains, including Elizabeth Shotwell for the primary school and several others at major local locations.
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Beaverhead
American Red Cross
W. H. Stephan
W. W. Hawkins
Fred Chapman
Andrus Hotel
Post Office
Clarence Holter
Training School
A. F. Waldorf
Elmer Selway
P. I. Smith
State Bank & Trust Company
Margaret Sweeney
Speaker Urges Cooperation at Dillon Rotary Dinner
Prof Rush Jordan of Montana State Normal college urged Dillon Rotarians to unite against threats from dictatorship. He warned Americans must defend democracy and work closer with business and education to counter Communism and Fascism, stressing education as the best weapon for a free world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush Jordan
Montana State Normal College
Dillon Rotarians
Jordan
Frank Tyre
T. E. Luebben
Club
Representa
Dillon Man Injured in Car Mishap
Wade Harness a 50 year old Dillon man was seriously injured when struck by a car driven by Mrs Fred Miller in front of the Coast to Coast store on North Montana street He was rushed to Barrett hospital by Carl Nelson with possible internal injuries and shock Sheriff officers say Miller was moving slowly due to a backing car Harness stepped from behind a parked vehicle and into Mil lers path to be knocked to the pavement
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Wade Harness
Dillon
Fred Miller
Montana
Harness
Barrett Hospital
Carl Nelson
Beaverhead Agricultural Conservation delegates set for Dillon meeting
Annual convention in Dillon on Monday November 20 will elect officers for 1940. Official county delegates include J. C. Ferguson Reichle Floyd Kenison Dell and Mark Clemon Dillon. New committeemen listed for Reichle Dell and Dillon with chairmen and vice chairs named. Jackson delegation includes Mark Clemon chairman and Emil Schindler vice chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Dillon
Bernard Williams
J. C. Ferguson
Reichle
Floyd Kenison
Dell
Mark Clemon
J. G. Ryan
Melrose
Carl Kambich
Floyd . Kenison
B. J. McMenemey
Armstead
C. E. Reeder
Lima
L. S. Smith
Mark Thompson
John H. Rebich
Jackson
Emil Schindler
Beaverhead High to Open Cage Practice
Sam Redpath 70, longtime Beaverhead county prospector and ranch laborer, was found dead Sunday in his cabin in the Centennial valley by Ed Bergen, a Centennial rancher he had worked for. He had prospected in two counties and searched for a rumored lost gold mine near Cliff Lake. surviving relatives are said to live in Iowa.
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Sam Redpath
Beaverhead County
Centennial Valley
Ed Bergen
Centenniall
Grubstake
Cliff Lake
Iowa
Interclass Basketball Opens Season At Beaverhead County
Beaverhead county high begins interclass basketball today as practice wraps up for the tournament. The senior squad with seven lettermen must spot opponents 35 points, featuring Burgess George Good Hubbard Kamps Wedum and Wilcox as veteran core amid high confidence for a first championship run following a successful football season.
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Beaverhead County
Beaverhead High
Burgess
George
Good
Hubbard
Kamps
Wedum
Wilcox
Beavers
Chanticleer club to initiate new members at campus banquet
The Chanticleer journalism society sponsored by Miss Genevieve Albertson will hold a Monday evening initiation banquet at Miss Clara Plant’s home. Miss Viola Sullivan of Charlo, president, will welcome new members including Virginia Stinnett and Duane Blair, with Miss Lorraine Reiter of Froid delivering the pledge response and several music numbers planned by Rose Banovett and others. Guests will include President and Mrs. Sheldon E. Davis and Dean Anna C. Moser amid President Davis’s state school visits.
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Chanticleer Club
Journalism Society
Genevieve Albertson
Clara Plant
Viola Sullivan
Charlo
Lorraine Reiter
Froid
Rose Banovett
Lillian Cebull
Ruby Rasmussen
Virginia Stinnett
Livingston
Helen Finkbeiner
Miles City
Alice Cameron
Big Timber
Betty Lou van Delinder
Belgrade
Vera Strandberg
Missoula
Marjorie Tubman
Bainville
Klein
Roundup
Helen Ratkovich
Betty Craver
Butte
Freid
Lillian Presbitero
Red Lodge
Juanita Hieronymus
Hamilton
Helen McGovern
Glendive
John Combes
Dillon
Aileen Johnson
Belt
Duane Blair
Richey
Sheldon E. Davis
Anna C. Moser
Normal College
Geraldine
Denton
Lewistown
Windham
Stanford
Hobson
Moccasin
Harlowton
Beaver Wins High Honors at Montana Interscholastic Contest
The Beaver weekly from Beaverhead county high school was named the best high school newspaper in Montana at the 19th Northern Interscholastic Press Association contest at the University of North Dakota on November 9 to 11. It also earned a Class B Division 1 rating and tied for second in editorials with Jamestown's Blue Jay News.
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The
Beaver
Beaverhead
Montana
Northern Interscholastic Press Association
University of North Dakota
Minnesota
Dakotas
Blue Jay News
Jamestown
N. D
Examiner
Armstead resident Charles Bradley dies at 85
Charles S. Bradley, 85, longtime Armstead resident and Beaverhead County native since 1910, died at his home Saturday night. Born August 15, 1854 in London Ohio, he married Margaret Daly on September 26, 1878. They moved to Dillon in 1910 and Armstead in 1924. He is survived by his wife, three sons Marion Dillon Taylor Armstead and Raymond Columbus Ohio, four grandchildren Paul Ann Alan and Stanley. Funeral services were held Monday at Brundage chapel with Rev. J. A. Meeke of Grace Methodist Church officiating. interment at Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers named.
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Charles S. Bradley
Armstead
Beaverhead County
London
Ohio
Margaret Daly
Dillon
Marion
Taylor
Raymond
Columbus
Paul
Ann
Alan
Stanley Bradley
Brundage Chapel
J. A. Meeke
Grace Methodist Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Bert McMenamey
Elmer Gordon
Duke Davis
Parke Scott
Roy Stocker
Edgar Rife
Dillon Spud Farm Visited by Regional Growers
A delegation of growers from Colorado Nebraska Wyoming and Montana visited the Irvine and Cottom certified seed potato farm in Dillon last Wednesday. The group included sheepmen and accompanied by F M Harrington of Montana State College extension and Jess Green of Bozeman. They also toured the Roscoe Cornell ranch where 4000 lambs are on feed.
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Irvine & Cottom
Armistice Day Observed by Beaverhead Legion in Dillon
Beaverhead post of the American Legion led Armistice day events in Dillon with the Legion auxiliary assisting. Stores closed as patriotic exercises opened at the Hartwig theatre where Rev. Victor G. Lewis spoke on peace and the human cost of war, following a county band performance and formal program.
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Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
American Legion
Dillon
Legion Auxiliary
Hartwig Theatre
Victor G. Lewis
St. James Episcopal Church
L. A. Gregory
America
Leonard Thompson
First Lutheran Church
Needlepoint Training School To Be Held In Dillon
A needlepoint training school will be held in Dillon next Saturday, November 18, with Miss Gladys Tofte announcing the event. The program starts at 10 30 a m in the civil service room of the federal building. Mrs Frank Husted Wise River and Mrs B W Emerick Dillon lead the instruction with an exhibit by Mrs Stella Murray showcasing a new rug stitch. Open season on most game types ends this week with elk restricted to certain areas and seasons. Nimrods faced deer ducks and Chinese pheasants with varied success. weather was unfavorably mild for deer hunting and venison was scarce in Dillon.
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Dillon
Gladys Tofte
Civil Service Room
Federal Building
Frank Husted
Wise River
B. W. Emerick
Stella Murray
Fish and Game Commission
Nimrods
Charles Hartwig Dies After Operation in Long Beach
Charles Hartwig brother of County Commissioner W. B. Hartwig died last Wednesday night in a Long Beach hospital after an operation. Former Helena resident, he had visited Dillon often and had many local friends. He was an ex service man. Body sent to Helena for funeral held Monday afternoon.
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Charles Hartwig
W. B. Hartwig
Long Beach
Helena
Hartwig
Dillon
If Deer Have Sense of Humor Here’s Good Laugh for Them
Charles Pilgrim and two friends failed to shoot this season while deer hunting. They lugged a heavy calibre rifle across foothills and canyons for days. a missing firing pin rendered the gun useless, turning their hunts into a comic frustration.
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Charles Pilgrim
Dillon Hunter
Pilgrim
Beaverhead
Anniversary Observed by Couple Here
The home of Mr. and Mrs. T. Sherman Sapp hosted open house for their golden wedding anniversary with friends and all generations present. The couple, first to be issued a marriage license in Beaverhead County after Montana statehood, were married November 13, 1889 by Rev. Joseph Wilks.
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T. Sherman Sapp
Joseph Wilks
Methodist Church
Richard Z. Thomas
Churches to Hold Union Thanksgiving Services
Baptist Presbyterian and Methodist churches sponsor Dillon's annual Thanksgiving services. The service at the Methodist church on Thursday morning November 23 at 10 30 will last about an hour. Rev Paris E Wells of the Presbyterian church delivers the message. Miss L Belle Long of the Baptist church offers the invocation and reads the scripture. Rev J A Meeke of Grace Methodist presides. A special offering will be taken for Barrett hospital.
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Baptist
Dillon
Methodist Church
Paris E. Wells
Presbyterian Church
L. Belle Long
Baptist Church
J. A. Meeke
Grace Methodist Church
Barrett Hospital
Kenneth Wheat Named Head Dillon Ski Club
Kenneth Wheat was elected president of the Dillon Ski Club at the annual election last Thursday night. Roscoe Cornell was named vice president and Jean Ballard secretary treasurer. George Harrison and others were named directors. Harrison reported on plans for a ski town installation at Elkhorn Springs and a pre season ski tow ticket sale was set to close today. A ski patrol was organized to direct traffic when the apparatus is operating.
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Kenneth Wheat
Dillon
Roscoe Cornell
Jean Ballard
George Harrison
George Christiansen
Dave Williams
T. Lee McCracken
N. L. Henry
Elkhorn Springs
Elks Lodge Plans Several Events in Coming Weeks
The Dillon Elks meet to outline events over six weeks. Unofficial opening of new lodge quarters in Dart's hall and Wheat apartments scheduled for Nov 25 with Joseph E. Brooks visiting. Formal opening on Dec 9 features a grand ball for Elks and ladies. New Year’s Eve ball also planned in the new hall.
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Dillon Elks Lodge
Dart’s Hall
Wheat Apartments
Joseph E. Brooks
Montana East
L. Ott Gordon
Dillon
Montana West
Brooks
Livingston
Elks
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RED Cross
Dillon Street
of Agricultural Conservation
Joe Taylor
Jack Mattingly
J. W. McCracken
Jog Taylor
Ray Conger
Dorothy Davis
Ethel Mary Forrester
Mary Ann Luebben
Maurice Sullivan
Betty Barry
Bert Gaskill
Eileen Grimes
Barbara Holloran
Wallace McMannis
Louis Schmittroth
Mary Spegar
John Wedum
Dorothy Anne Gosman
Gordon Hocking
Frank Katz
David Fairbank
Otha Graham
Elinor Johnson
Albert Smith
Alice Maytandanhabyer
Elaine ‘Willey
Margaret Dugay
Hubert Vanairsdale
Jo Ann Deputy
Mary Curry
George Bowring
Jean Burch Serdbaystguang
Kenneth Card
Saysvinieta
Giovannina Cardinale
Joe Carroll
Carl Davis
Evelyn Gregg
William MacMannis Powerse
Patricia Smyth
William Tait
Ray Wolficn
Centennial
Chanticleers OF College
Chas, Bradley
Dillon Spud
Legion
Judson P. Best
Sewing Club
Needlepoint Training School
Mrs. T. Sherman Sapp
Head Dillon
Elks Lodge
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