Purchase Seals And Aid Montana Health
Beaverhead county joins the Christmas seal sale in Dillon to fight tuberculosis. Mrs. W. W. Hawkins chairs the drive with helpers Mrs. John T. Orr and Miss Violet Eastman, as house to house canvassing proceeds. School children statewide contribute, aiming for nearly every letter to bear the seals. Dr. Alfred Karsted notes TB is curable with early treatment and ongoing efforts reduce cases and deaths.
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Beaverhead County
Montana
Dillon Shakespeare Club
W. W. Hawkins
Dillon
Beaverhead
Alfred Karsted
Seal Sale
Butte
National Tuberculosis Association
Alleged Pool Hall Robber Under Arrest
Owen Hunsaker is held at Rigby Idaho on suspicion of involvement in the Roselle pool hall robbery at Monida. Officers say his car matches the getaway vehicle description and loot was taken. He denies the alleged link and fights extradition as he faces a chicken theft case on $500 bond.
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Owen Hunsaker
Rigby
Idaho
Roselle
Monida
Hunsaker
Liberty
Gargoyles Plan Two Plays This Week at College
Gargoyles present two one act plays directed by Miss Myrtle Savidge with tryouts. First play A Man Should Have a Wife a comedy features Dolores Smith Bonnie Eakman and a full amateur cast. Second piece The Workhouse continues the program with local student performers in a small theatre setting.
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Myrtle Savidge
Dramatic Department
Lisa Rembova
Dolores Smith
Bonnie Eakman
Great Falls
Melpomene Wimpus
Frances Brown
Granite ‘Falls
Minnesota
Basil
LeRoy Sands
Bainville
Womens
Thanksgiving Observed Quietly Across Local Churches
Community observed Thanksgiving with union services at the Baptist church and joint participation from Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches. Rev. J. A. Meeke preached at the Methodist service as a union choir led hymns, with services also held at St. James Episcopal St. Rose Catholic and the Lutheran church where Rev. officiated.
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Baptist Church
J. A. Meeke
Methodist Church
St. James Episcopal
St. Rose Catholic
Funeral service for Mrs. George T Harris held in Dillon
Funeral services for Mrs. George T Harris of Dillon were held Friday at Brundage chapel with Rev H N Tragitt officiating and rites at Mountain View cemetery conducted by the Diana Rebekah lodge. Interment followed. Beaverhead County received 3944 91 from national forest receipts for the year, 25 percent of forest revenue, to be used for school and road funds. Madison County received 2929 29. Grazing-fee cuts lowered receipts this year. Forest figures show 37530 cattle head and more.
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George T. Harris
Dilson
Butte
Brundage
H. N. Tragitt
St. James Episcopal Church
Diana Rebekah Lodge
Mountain View Cemetery
Beaverhead County
A. A. Simpson
Boy Shot by Friend in Accidental Rifle Incident
Ten year old Boyd Koenig, son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Koenig, was accidentally shot in the foot with a .22 rifle on Sunday as two boys handed him the gun for a ride on his horse. A missing trigger guard caused the discharge. The wound is not dangerous.
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Boyd . Koenig
Clarence Koenig
Dillon Elk Lodge to Hold Memorial Rites Next Sunday
Dillon Lodge No. 1554 BPOE will hold memorial services at Odd Fellows hall next Sunday afternoon honoring seven departed members. John K. Claxton of Butte Lodge No. 240 will deliver the memorial address at 3 o'clock. The program includes a wind ensemble, invocations, solos, and a roll call of departed brothers.
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Dillon Lodge No
Odd Fellows Hall
Elkhom
John K. Claxton
Butte Lodge No
Kiefer
Harold Wheat
Tommy ‘Luebben
Charles Crouse
Bruce Gilbert
L. A. Gregory
Donald Wheat
Don Gilbert
Harrison Kellum
Kenneth Barry
J. Leonard Innes
Esquire
Lee Hoerning
Harry Banks
Stenson-Riley
Earl Wheat
J. Anson Baxter
Ellis
Ruler Innes
Earl L. Wheat
F. H. Bimrose
Paul Bramsman
Dale Metlen
H. D. Jewett
Dillon Scouts to affiliate with Silver Bow council
Public session approved moving Dillon Scouts to the Silver Bow area council. The local district committee will raise 500 for affiliation next year. Melbourne Jackson to be advanced to Eagle Scout at a soon announced court of honor. Troop 14 attendance was strong. Troop 40 shows steady growth.
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Silver Bow
Boy Scouts of America
Paul N. Campbell
Butte
Dillon Scouts
Silver Bow Council
Melbourne Jackson
Dillon
Joe Wedum
George Farrell
Wedum
E. L. Fairbanks
Fielding Graves
Wilbur G. Gilbert, Jr
Normal Cage Squad Faces Busy Season
Montana State Normal's basketball team schedules 16 games with half at home. They open January 6 at Havre against Northern Montana School and host School of Mines January 11. Coach Breeden faces veteran scarcity but strong new talent.
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Montana State Normal
Bulldogs
Havre
Montana
School of Mines
Brick Breeden
Northern Montana School
Intermountain Union
Helena
Carroll
Billings Polytechnic
Billings
Eastern Montana Normal
Idaho Southern
Rural teachers meet in Dillon for two day institute
Beaverhead county rural school instructors will gather in Dillon on December 5 and 6 for a rural teachers institute. State officials Miss Elizabeth Treland state superintendent and Miss Marguerite Hood and Miss Regina Kohten rural supervisors will speak at the conference in the training school.
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Beaverhead County
Dillon
Gladys Garr
Elizabeth Treland
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Marguerite Hood
Regina Kohten
Former Big Hole Basin Youth Dies in San Francisco
Arthur Anderson, 36, longtime Big Hole basin resident, died Saturday in a San Francisco hospital after a brief illness. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. John N. Anderson of Jackson, were summoned. he is survived by a brother in San Francisco and three sisters in the Big Hole basin. Burial was in Jackson after a Wisdom Masonic funeral. Also reported, candidates in the recent general election filed expense accounts with Clerk Albert Baker. Republican total $1,143.78 and Democratic total $807.77.
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Arthur Anderson
Big Hole Basin
San Francisco
John N. Anderson
Jackson
Butte
Albert
Baker
Rotary hears description eastern trip by Eliel
Lambert Eliel described an eastern trip to the Teton country Yellowstone Park the Dakotas Minnesota Wisconsin and points east at the Dillon Rotary Club dinner He spoke of the Chicago world exposition with grand lighting effects and a flotilla of auto trucks for transportation He noted a Chicago teacher receiving two weeks salary as renewal for the past year and commented on the small number of tourists he observed.
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Lambert Eliel
Dillon Rotary Club
Eliel
Teton Country
Yellowstone Park
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Exposition
Beaverhead High Moved Into Class A In State
Beaverhead county high school is moved into Class A in Montana's state basketball race. The Beavers leave Class B and will not play in the District sixteen tournament at Twin Bridges. If the ruling stands, Beaverhead takes Kalispell’s slot in Class A, which includes Montana’s 16 largest high schools. The Class A field will compete at Great Falls March 8 to 11 without district tournaments. Beaverhead’s 16 game pre season schedule was announced by Principal W. W. Wahl and Coach Brick Breeden.
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Beaverhead County
Miles City
Beavers
Twin Bridges
Beaverhead
Kalispell
Montana
Great Falls
Butte
Butte Central
Annaconda
Missoula
Helena
Bozeman
Billings
Havre
Lewistown
Whitefish
Dillon
Roundup
Glendive
Beaver
Beaverhead County High School
W. W. Wahl
Brick Breeden
Hospital Founded by Dillon Firemen for Toy Repair
A new hospital in Dillon operates under the Dillon volunteer fire department. Local Boy Scout physicians will repair damaged toys for needy county children. Scouts will canvass the city house to house to assemble the toys and collect broken or worn items from parents and children.
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Dillon
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Girl Scout Leader Visits Dillon for Community Meeting
Miss Olga Carlson national Girl Scout field representative spent Monday and Tuesday in Dillon meeting local leaders, central committee members and mothers. The group discussed plans training and Dillon Girl Scout programs and Miss Carlson outlined improvement methods at a January meeting at Mrs A E Waldorf’s home.
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Olga Carlson
Dillon
Girl Scouts
Dilton
A. E. Waldorf
Carlyon
Beaverhead High School Honor Roll Names Publicized
Honor rolls for Beaverhead County High School first quarter and Dillon Junior High second period were released. The high school list notes 30 students with Helga Anderson, Jean Gilbert and Doris Spedden tied for first. other names include Dorothy Spegar Evelyn Tash Harlan Harrison Laura Hudson and many more. Betty Jo Jeppson leads the training school honor roll with Dorothy Simpson Ruth Helen Albright Frances Pickelick Evelyn McMannis and Jane Van Elsburg among those listed.
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Beaverhead County High School
Dillon Junior High School
Helga Anderson
Jean Gilbert
Doris Spedden
Dorothy Spegar
Evelyn Tash
Harlan Harrison
Laura Hudson
James Kelly
Myla Tovey
Margaret Winter
Ileene Jackson
Lillie Anderson
Florence Peters
Lucille Pick- Olick
Nellie Arbour
Dorothy Bangs
June Brown
Rosa Lee Brown
Jack Gilbert
Lulu Belle Gilman
Tom Hartwig
Marie Knox
Helen Ogelvie
Bill Roland
Fred Simons
Chandler Btallings
Margaret Sweeney
Mildred Taylor
Frank Tyre
Harold Wheat
Betty Jo Jeppson
Dorothy Simpson
Ruth Helen Albright
Frances Pickelick
Evelyn McMannis
Jane van Elsburg
Jane Stallings
Jackson Observance Washington Bicentennial
The George Washington Bicentennial campaign in Jackson Montana opened with the church bell tolling two hundred strokes at 10 a m on February 22 in memory of the hero’s birth. A school program followed in the afternoon under teachers Miss Ogilvie and Miss Donahue. On February 23 the Rebekahs observed a Washington program at their meeting, with members in colonial dress. February 25 saw the Lions hold their regular meeting in Jackson.
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Jackson
Montana
Ogilvie
Donahue
Rebekahs
Washington
Lions
Hartwig Theatre Dark This Week for Redecoration
The Hartwig theatre is closed this week as a crew redecorates and repares the popular show house. Manager W. B. Hartwig says it will likely reopen next week after renovations begun following the recent fire. Scaffolding required the temporary closure.
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Hartwig Theatre
Hartwig
W. B. Hartwig
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Montana Health
Gargoyles
Madison County
Simpson
Forest Department
Dillon Elk Lodge
I. O. O. F. Hall
BOY Scouts
Honor Court
Bulldog
Bertie Mathews
Louis Stahl
Albert Baker
Edgar Rife
T. E. Gilbert
Pearl I. Smith
Rebecca Connelley
O. C. Gosman
George Opp
James E. Phillips
W. C. Orr
O. M. Best
Neil Doyle
B. W. Emerick
Fred Rife
Alex Crosby
Tom D. Caverly
George W. Dart
George Metton
George M. Melton
W. F. Cashmore
James E. Kelly
Ambrose Henneberry
George Banks
E. H. Harvey
B. J. Metlen
Jesse Brown
Rotary Hears
Baxter- Tonney Orchestra
Beaverhead High
Girl Scout
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