State notes report Montana unemployment rise and deer season sums
State officials report 95 536 registered unemployed in Montana through the national re employment service. Deer season near end yields an estimated 350 deer killed in the Little Belts and few elk killed elsewhere due to dry weather. Gasoline tax receipts cover more than $394 359 in half November and total year receipts near $3.87 million, with plans discussed for a Montana highway patrol amid rising auto fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Hplena
Phil Greenan
Count of Monte Cristo one of the best of the season
December 5 and 6 feature the great picture The Count of Monte Cristo. The review lauds Dumas tale and notes a swift plot toward a gripping courtroom climax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Cristo
Dumas
Protests Mount Against Precinct Consolidation Plan
Electors in Beaverhead counties precincts oppose consolidation proposed for election economy. Becomes a heated issue as more than 80 percent show opposition. Critics warn weather and access problems could hinder voting under the change. Local protests emphasize geography influences county election costs. State game warden notes growing protests as details unfold. Also reported: robbers strike Big Sandy schoolhouse and steal carnival money, while M L Wilson and C B Smith receive a joint Epsilon Sigma Phi service award for agricultural achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Taxpayers’ Association
Seach
Beaverhead
Washington
Epsilon Sigma Phi Fraternity
M. L. Wilson
Bozeman
Mont
C. B. Smith
Michigan
Department of Agriculture
Haydens Accused in Fatal Shovel Attack on O Connor
Hayden faces trial for allegedly striking O Connor with a shovel during a roadside quarrel in the Centennial on April 29. O Connor died hours later at Dillon. Sheriff James A McCollum arrested Hayden, bond set at 10000, county attorney T E Gilbert to prosecute. Defense attorney is John Collins. Several other cases listed for the winter term.
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Haydens
O'Connor
O’connor
Dillon
Hayden
James A. McCollum
T. EB. Gilbert
John Collins
Lyman H. Bennett
Rotarians Entertain Lions Club With Winter Festival Events
Rotarians and Lions Club members gathered for a winter festival featuring speed skating wrestling exhibitions and a hockey tournament. Kasper Oimoen world ski jumping champion was introduced. The program included musical solos by Miss Elizabeth Wilkinson and Frank Herron. Lectures covered European political tensions and the Saar plebiscite. The Crane brothers trio and numerous local Lions members attended, with many Anaconda visitors named.
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Kasper Oimoen
Dunlap
Anaconda
Don Angon
The
Lions Club
Frank Herron
Butte Lions
Elizabeth Wilkinson
Edith Orr
Ruth Jackson
Rush Jordan
the Normal College
Lions
Don Anson
Wisdom
Lions Clubs
Rotarians
Robert E. Albright
Jugo- Slavia
Hungary
Germany
League of Nations
Albright
France
Japan
America
Crane Brothers Trio
Big Hole Lions
Harold Capehart
Harry Helming
Marshall Ramsey
Harry Lapham
Roy Olver
Herb Armitage
Shirley Callaghan
Sanford Shepherd
John Crouse
Ralph Huntley
Huc Warden
Louis Girogre
J. T. Armitage
Ed Farnsworth
Martin Jackson
L. G. Dunlap
Charles Wallace
Shirley Evans
Jack Stevens
High School to Present Music Show
The high school presents Tune Is a musical comedy in two acts with a chorus of radio stars engineers and announcers. Franklin Bayerd Peter Best and others lead boys choruses while Ruth Helen Albright and Dorothy Anne Davis head girls. An operetta crew handles properties advertising stage and more with a special orchestra under Professor L A Gregory.
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Franklin Bayerd
Peter Best
John Combes
Bruce Gilbert
Jimmie Hier
Chas Lee
Weldon Lee
Fred Rife
Pete Tragitt
Paul Decker
Warren Stone
Pete Best
Ruth Helen Albright
Dorothy Anne Davis
Dorothy Graves
Fern Stahl
Helen G. Anderson
Mona Harding
Helen Randolph
Margaret Swartz
Patricia Thibadeau
Properties
Dorothy Anne Davie
Lee Schuler
Kenneth Barry
Edward Bradley
Don Wilson
Mrs Waldorf Passes Away Here Tuesday
Obituary notes Mrs Waldorf beloved in Dillon community. Survived by son A F Waldorf a Dillon merchant daughter Mrs Harriet Tooley of Harlowton brother John Rodgers of Beaver Falls Pa three grandchildren Morse Jane Waldorf Dillon and Lansing Waldorf Fort Peck and a great grandchild. Body to be taken to Harlowton for Friday funeral.
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A. F. Waldorf
Dillon
Harriet Tooley
Harlowton
John Rodgers
Beaver Falls
Morse
Jane Waldorf
Lansing Waldorf
Fort Peck
Harlowtton
Dance fundraiser draws donations from absent guests
Dancing continued into the early morning hours and many people who did not attend the dance sent donations. The event collected support from a broad community, illustrating strong local backing for the cause.
Jesse Moore Sentenced to 25 Years
At noon the day of the attack Jesse Moore quit his job and tried to board a northbound train at Kidd station. He returned to the bunkhouse, followed Winters into a room, picked up firewood and struck him. Winters died or remained gravely ill. Moore was arrested by Sheriff McCollum and Undersheriff Barry and later taken to Deer Lodge.
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Moore
Kidd
Winters
Dillon
James A. McCollum
W. E. Barry
Navy
Thompson Ranch
McCollum
Deer Lodge
Hill Billies annual show at Legion next week
The Legion will present its five part annual show featuring the Claudia Faust School of Dancing. Acts include hillbillies sketches with El sie Lloyd Jeanne Covall and Donna Carrigan along with song and dance numbers by Merle Schmittroth and others. Twenty nine participants from Normal college are listed among dance and chorus roles.
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Hill
Claudia Faust
Elsie Lloyd
Jeanne Covall
Hay Hay
Donna Carrigan
Coral Guidici
Merlyn Landing
Mary Lou Stroeder
Peggy Smith
Frances Guidiel
Evelyn Davis
Mary Jane Paul
Phyllis Davis
Billy Kids
Darlene Kakuske
Dee Smith
Martha Kay Stroeder
Miriam Morse
Esther Ann Schmittroth
Donna Jean Gilbert
Patty Carrigan
Merle Schmittroth
Normal College
Ruth Phelps
Alta May Fidler
Sailor
Betty Hirt
Stalla
Normal Bulldogs Eye State Collegiate Title After Tourney
Winners in the Normal school basketball tournament reveal strong freshman and sophomore classes and promise for 1935 squad. Coach Herb Kakuske notes depth with last year’s veterans except Shy Callaghan. Montana Officials association members present for the event.
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Herb Kakuske
Callaghan
Callaghan Will Be Candidates For the 1935 Squad. Normal’s Bulldogs
Montana Officials Association
Dillon basketball study club forms at high school
A Dillon meeting at the high school organized a basketball study club. Elected officers include President W. J. Bierrum, Vice-president Carl Olson, and Secretary-Treasurer Cecil Musberger. Attendees were coaches Herbert Kakuske and Carl A. Ross and residents Byron Sanborn E. W. Bjork and Archie Green. Sessions run 7:15 to 8:15 p m each Tuesday.
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Ested
Dillon
W. J. Bierrum
Carl Olson
Cecil Musberger
Herbert Kakuske
the Normal
Carl A. Ross
Byron Sanborn
E. W. Bjork
Archie Green
Christmas Seal Sale Opens Across Community
The tuberculosis fight receives support through public health nursing, nutrition programs, clinics, X rays, and school testing funded by the Christmas Seal sale. The drive begins November 30 with business houses to use seals on December 1 statements. organizers include Miss Jean Bishop and several local volunteers.
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Henrietta Crockett
Association
Jean Bishop
D. A. Bergeson
T. Lee McCracken
Sheldon E. Davis
James E. Kelly
J. C. Jeppson
Thanksgiving services unite churches for observance
The Episcopal, Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist congregations plan a joint Thanksgiving service with choirs and church leaders participating. The public is invited to attend as the townsfolk mark the holiday. Dillon’s football season closed two weeks ago, and sports teams must travel to Butte if they want more action.
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Dist Episcopal Church
Baptist
Presbyterian
Methodist
Dillon
Butte
Thanksgiving in Dillon Highlights Local Festivities
Missoula and Billings head to the state scholastic gridiron title in the Mining City. Many residents will visit relatives elsewhere for the holiday. A Thanksgiving dance at City Hall Auditorium tomorrow night, with Don's Dance Band providing music, is the featured entertainment by the Dillon volunteer fire department.
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Missoula
Billings
City Hall
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Don
Program Presented by Training School Pupils
A school program directed by Mrs. Sarah D. Black features L A Gregory and the America and Auld Lang Syne pieces with an orchestra. Ruth Jackson performs Romance with Edith Orr, plus acrobatic stunts by Stanley Bradley and Merle Schmittroth. Elizabeth Wilkinson plays Among the Stars with Edith Orr, eighth grade girls perform a pyramid drill and the Merry Widow Waltz and Recessional accompany the orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Gregory
America
Sarah D. Black
Geolo
Ruth Jackson
Edith Orr
Stanley Bradley
Merle Schmittroth
Elizabeth Wilkinson
Sheep Buying Program Concludes in County
County reports completion of the sheep buying program with most animals sold as condemned olds. Many flocks left in the county. County Agent Williams announces that blank shelter belt tree applications are now available at his office and can be secured by writing or calling.
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Williams
Elks Memorial Services Slated Next Sunday Evening
Chairman W E Barry announces Elks Memorial Services for next Sunday evening. Public invitation extended. The program features Dillon Choral Club quartet, instrumental ensemble under L A Gregory, the Elks quartet, and a vocal solo by Dave Hier. Exalted Ruler Francis Gelhaus to preside.
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W E. Barry
Dillon Choral Club
L. A. Gregory
The
Elks Quartet
Dave ‘Hier
Francis ’Gelhaus
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Heather Angel
Robert Donat
Elissa Landi
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Sidney Blackmer
Big Sandy
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Sykes
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American Legion
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School of Dancing
Terry Browning
Leslie Hjort
the Three Cranes
Dors
Mrs. Waldorf
Jesse Moore
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