Beaverhead High Holds Thanksgiving Convocation
Beaverhead county high school observed Thanksgiving with a convocation during the regular assembly last Wednesday. Rev W G Lewis of St James Episcopal church spoke on the meaning of Thanksgiving, followed by chorus and orchestra performances and a baritone horn solo by Don Wheat with Mary Castles on piano. The program was arranged by Don Sutton with student committee Stan Bradley Vernon McLaughlin and Bruce Brundage assisting.
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Beaverhead County High School
W. G. Lewis
St. James Episcopal Church
Don Wheat
Mary Castles
Don Sutton
Stan Bradley
Vernon McLaughlin
Bruce Brundage
Brownes Return from Honeymoon in Missoula and Plains
Mr and Mrs Grover C Brown return to Dillon after a brief honeymoon in Missoula and Plains They wed in Missoula on Friday November 15 Mrs Brown is former Ethel Stephens
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Grover C. Brown
Dillon
Missoula
Plains
Brown
Ethel Stephens
Community Club Social Roundup Remarked
A long list of local clubs met around town with notes on hosts prizes and meals. Bridge and pinochle games dominated the evenings and dinners featured turkey menus and dessert luncheons across Elkhorn Dillon and nearby communities.
Soul and Body Sermon Read in Churches of Christ Scientist
On Sunday November 24 1940 churches of Christ Scientist read a lesson sermon titled Soul and Body. The golden text urged blessing God and praising him while Psalm 66 8 9 is cited. Corinthians 6 19 20 stresses the body as the Holy Ghost temple and being bought with a price. Science and Health quotes say Spirit and matter cannot coexist and reality is seen in God.
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Churches of Christ, Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Exum Victim of Meningitis Named in Obituary
E W Exum the leading scorer of the Bobcat squad and a versatile talent in drama and radio died of meningitis. He played for a Hollywood basketball team and recently joined the moving picture industry. Survived by sisters Mrs Byron One Mrs C E Bartlett and Mrs T O Mears Pocatello and brother Glen Exon Kellogg Idaho. Funeral Thursday in Los Angeles with interment there.
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Yellowsne National Park
Hollywood
Exum
H. L. Tolley
Byron One
Strickn
C. E. Bartlett
T. O. Mears
Pocatto
Glen Exon
Kellogg
Idaho
Los Angeles
Mon Tara Horticultural Society 44th Meeting Address
Howard K. Hazelbaker will deliver the main address at the 44th annual meeting of the Mon Tara Horticultural Society in Polson. The event runs Friday and Saturday December 6 and 7, with Governor-elect Sam C. Ford originally slated to speak but unavailable due to a scheduling conflict.
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Howard K. Hazelbaker
Lexe County
Montara Horticultural Society
Polson
Sam C. Ford
Williams Visit at Carrs Before California Trip
Mr and Mrs J F Williams of Chinook visited over the weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs F M Carr. They are en route to California.
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Glen Leared
Whitehall
Miss Harriett Bills
Mark Nagel
Louis Dieterle
J. F. Williams
Chinook
F. M. Carr
California
Former Resident Clara Holtz Dies on Coast
Mrs. Clara Holtz of Long Beach California died last Thursday after a three day illness. She lived in Dillon for years before moving to California after her husband J B Holtz who once worked in the city water office. She is survived by son Tom and daughter Esther both of Long Beach.
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Clara Holtz
Long Beach
Calif
Sixteen Men Volunteer for Immediate War Service
The article lists 30 registrants mailed questionnaires for military service, providing names and serial numbers from 101 to 130. Names include George B. Shaffner, Herbert Van Salois, Roy Brandon Sandy, Claude C. Freeman, Guy Gilbert Jones, Sherman VanKoontz, Dean W. Shepherd, Joseph Spehar, Aksel R. Madsen, Soren H. Pederson, Ray Pope, Charles B. Marsh Jr., Tony F. Stefanatz, Gaylord C. Thompson, Francis J. Lesler, Clarence E. Sorenson, Dane R. Powers, Herveiv V. Millsapps, Lester C. Bourquin, Charles R. Johnston, Joe Laknar, Lee S. Martinell, Raymond W. Ladiges, Duane Calvert Thompson, Robert A. Kilgore, Earl R. Peterson, Leonard E. Peterson, John Christianson, Swen E. Johnson Jr, John J. Rebish.
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George B. Shaffner
Herbert van Salois
Roy Brandon Sandy
Claude C. Freeman
Guy Gilbert Jones
Sherman VanKoontz
Dean W. Shepherd
Joseph Spehar
Aksel R. Madsen
Soren H. Pederson
Ray Pope
Charles B. Marsh, Jr
Ski Fans Hold House Warming Over Weekend
Ski fans held a house warming over the weekend for practice tryouts last Sunday. The eating concession did a creditable job of keeping appetites under control. With more snow expected the ski course is likely to be in top condition and popular with Dillon residents.
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Dillon
Christmas Seal Campaign Returns To Montana Schools
In Montana last year 16 903 early tests found 2 822 positive reactors. X ray tests were given to these cases. A total of 455 active cases were discovered among Montana school children. Seals money, 95 percent staying in Montana, funded the tests. five percent supported the national organization for research.
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Montana
National Organization
Mrs William Garrison Visited Town From Reichle
Mrs William Garrison arrived in town on Tuesday from Reichle. The visit was noted in local society circles and highlights travel between Reichle and the area.
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William Garrison
Reichle
Beaverhead DAR exhibits window on pioneer life and history
The Beaverhead chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsors a fourth window in a series highlighting Beaverhead history. Mrs. W. R. Willey and Mrs. M. G. Ramsey oversee the exhibit which invites manuscripts records or documents about the region's early days.
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Gus Graeter
Bill Fairweather
Hecla
Glendale
Beaverhead
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
W. R. Willey
M. G. Ramsey
Third Exhibit of Historic Displays in Window
A window exhibit features historical items including powder horns dating to 1864 and a group of hand forged branding irons. The display discusses figures appearing in effigy and mentions a tailor made cigarette and a saddle blanket product as part of the narrative.
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Boot-Hill
Dillon Shoppers Mrs Balkovetz and Miss Hancock
Mrs. Balkovetz and Miss Hancock visited Dillon today for shopping. The pair were seen downtown carrying purchases and chatting with store clerks during their errand run.
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Frank Balkovetz
Phyllis Hancock
Dillon
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