Quiet Holiday Observed With Union Thanksgiving Service
Thanksgiving will be observed with a union service at the Presbyterian church tomorrow at 10 30 morning. Five ministers will participate, a union choir will lead music, and the Barret hospital offering will be taken during the program. Local football fans plan to go to Butte for the state championship game, followed by the Dillon volunteer fire department dance at the city hall auditorium with Baxter Tonrey Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Smith
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Barrett Hospital
Union Choir
Dillo
Butte
Miles City
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
City Hall
Baxter-Tonrey
High School Proposes Home Making Course For Dillon Women
Beaverhead County High School proposes a home making course for Dillon housewives in partnership with the state home economics department. A 30 lesson unit led by a state supplied teacher covers four divisions home interests child welfare clothing and foods. The program may take two years in larger communities or three in smaller ones with certificates of achievement for completing the unit. Interested women should contact Principal Wahl for details and enrollment may start after holidays.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
States Home Economics Department
W. W. Wahl
State Department
Wahl
Former Butte Resident Blanche Hirschman Found Dead
Mrs Blanche Hirschman formerly of Dillon and Butte was found dead in her bed Monday evening at 434 Indiana Avenue Butte by a friend about six o clock She had been ill for days Survived by one sister Mrs C M Miller of Los Angeles Born and reared in Dillon she worked as a machinist operator in The Examiner before moving to Oates Roberts Printing in Butte
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Hirschman
Indiana Avenue
Butte
Hirschman
Dillon
Examiner
Oates & Roberts Printing Company
C. M. Miller
Los Angeles
County Commissioners Set Meeting and Claim Deadlines
The board of county commissioners will meet Monday, Dec. 2, 1929. All claims against the county must be on file by Saturday, Nov. 30. The county clerk must have all claims audited and ready for the commissioners by that date. Claims not fully itemized will be returned for explanation and may be delayed until the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Wise River matron Maude Potts dies after brief illness
Maude Potts 69 a longtime Big Hole basin resident died Saturday at the family home following a short illness. Survived by husband W Potts daughter Mary son Ralph all of Wise River a sister Mrs W P Hughes Seattle and a nephew Harry P Bennett Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RS. Maude Potts
Wise River
Big Hole Basin
W. Potts
Mary
Ralph
W. P. Hughes
Seattle
Harry P. Bennett
Butte
Features Highlight Montana P T A December Bulletin
The Montana Congress of Parents and Teachers issues its Christmas number this week with features on children’s books and state and national P T A news. Contributions come from Mrs. O H Graham Lewistown sixth vice president Dr MaBelle True state health official Mrs Lois Beat Brantley Edith F Symmes and others.
Thanksgiving Proclamation by Governor Erickson of Montana
Governor I J E Erickson proclaims Thursday November 28 as Thanksgiving Day, urging Montanans to pause work and gather in worship to give thanks for blessings and seek continued aid in striving for higher achievement. The proclamation links Thanksgiving to national heritage and American progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Plymouth Colony
I. J. E. Erickson
Montana
United States
Incendiary Suspected in Centennial Valley Hay Fire
An official report pins the blaze on an incendiary, destroying nearly 400 tons of hay on the Neighbors and Jones ranches in the Centennial valley last Wednesday morning. Valued at least $5,000, the loss hits ranchers as winter feeding begins. Sheriff W C Orr investigated with no arrests made as tracks across snow linked two yard stacks, but vanished onto the main road. Smoke lingered over the valley all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Centennial Valley
W. C. Orr
Christmas Seal Sale Starts Tomorrow in Dillon
The annual Christmas seal sale begins tomorrow with Mrs. R. M. Barrett as county chairman and Helena based state headquarters appointing assistants. Dillon businesses and schoolchildren will be targets for large lot sales and stamp distribution, as the campaign runs through Christmas to fund tuberculosis fight efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tmas
R. M. Barrett
Beaverhead County
Montana Tuberculosis Association
Helena
Dillon
Montana
Only Two More Days for Taxes
Only two more days remain before the payment deadline for the first half of the 1929 taxes. County Treasurer Norah Connelley and deputies are preparing for the inevitable last minute rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NLY
Norah Connelley
Training School Pupils in Columbus Day Program at Assembly
Pupils from grade 4B at the training school will present a Columbus Day program during the Montana State Normal College weekly assembly Tuesday morning. They will be helped by 4A and 6B pupils in singing and dancing sections as part of the event with several townspeople in attendance.
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Columbus
Montana State Normal College
Jimmie Hier
Raymond Kruletz
Leland Nyhart
Terry Conklin
Kirby Whitham
Billy Oberem
Frederick Worth
Alfred Bay
Charles Burgess
Philip Johnson
Jean Ballard Named Art Editor at Chinook College
Miss Jean Ballard of Dillon was selected as art editor of the Chinook Montana State Normal College annual after a contest with several participants. Vernon Shanley of Deer Lodge took second, named assistant art editor. Ballard won the unanimous judges decision for drawings, theme Modern School Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Shanley
Deer Lodge
Miss Ballard
Gargoyles to Present Three One Act Plays
The Gargoyles will perform three one act plays on December 6 marking the Normal College dramatic society’s first public appearance this quarter. Rehearsals are underway with selections chosen for the program.
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Normal College Dramatic Society
First National Names J H Gilbert to Northwest Bancorporation Board
J H Gilbert, president of First National, is named to serve on the board of directors of Northwest Bancorporation. The affiliation announced today highlights Gilbert’s leadership role and the banks’ ongoing collaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National
J. H. Gilbert
Northwest Bancorporation
Northwest Bancorporation adds Montana banks to large network
The Daly Bank and Trust Co Anaconda and First National Bank Dillon join Northwest Bancorporation with 79 other major banks and trust firms. Leaders E J Bowman Marcus Daly and J H Gilbert will expand roles on the group board while local management remains unchanged.
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Montana
Northwest Bancorporation
Daly Bank and Trust Company of
Anaconda
First National Bank of
Dillon
E. J. Bowman
Daly Bank and Trust Company
Phegt National Bank
Marcus Daly
J. H. Gilbert
First National Bank of Dillon
Northwest Bancorporation Group
Federal Reserve
Minneapolis
Northwestern National Bank
Minnesota Loan and Truat Company
First
American National Bank of Duluth
Iowa-Des Moines Nation
United As Bank and Trust Company
States National Bank of Omaha
Great Falls National Bank
Great Falls
Hill County State Bank
Havre
Union Bank and Trust Company
Helena
First State Bank
Malta
Barber of Seville Presented at Normal College Auditorium
The Festival Opera company staged the Barber of Seville at the Normal college auditorium last Wednesday night. The performance featured excellent singing and perfect intonation by a well trained cast, drawing a large audience of Dillon music lovers.
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College Auditorium
Illon
Normal College
College Lyceum Committee
Festival Opera Company
Dillon
Fire Department to Stage Annual Dance Tomorrow
Dillon's Volunteer firemen host their annual Thanksgiving ball at the city hall auditorium tomorrow night. Local dancers anticipate a enjoyable event as the smoke eaters continue to sponsor successful entertainments this year.
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Dillon
City Hall Auditorum
Dillon Rotary Club to entertain Twin Bridges Rotarians tonight
Funeral services for Joseph Y. Lyons, long time Dillon resident and former harness maker, were held Thursday at the Latter Day Saints chapel. Lyons died November 17 at his daughter’s home in Omaha. Interment was at Mountain View cemetery. Rotary guests from Twin Bridges visit Dillon for a banquet at Andrus hotel with Lt. Gov. Frank A. Hazelbaker and Charles Henry among speakers on Rotary principles for new members.
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Dillon
Twin Bridges
Omaha
Dillon Rotary Club
Andrus Hotel
Dillon Club
F. X. Lechner
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Rotary International
Charles Henry
Rotary
Walter Featherly Forms Transfer Firm in Dillon
Walter Featherly, prominent Dillon resident, has organized a new transfer company and started operations this week. The business will focus on rapid delivery and swift transfer services with an office at the Penney building corner of Bannack and Idaho streets.
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Churches OF Dillon
Penney
Bannack and
Idaho Streets
Downing & Featherly Repair Shop
Clyde Penney
Shell
Dillon
Walter Featherly
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Presbyterian
Mem
R. O. Shannon
Eiat
Maude Potts
P. T. A. Bulletin
Bulletin of
The
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Mrs
O. H
Peorle
Sara E. Morse
Jean Ballard
Chinook
the Chi
Local Bank
U.S
Barber OF Seville
Joseph Y. Lyons
Walt Featherly
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