Dillon Echoes of 1940 War Anxiety and Local Happenings
A 1940 snapshot recalls draft regulations under the new selective service act, civilian pilot training invites for students, and rising war tensions. Local ads list prices on flour, onions, coffee, sugar, and suits while a tourist accidental fox kill near Glen highlights wartime wildlife rules. community notes mention Wilkie vs Roosevelt, local college enrollment, and Beaverhead football setbacks.
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Examiner
Plymouth
Studebaker
Church History Talk Sparks Episcopal Men's Club Meeting
Rev. Arthur Lord of St James Episcopal discussed early church history at the club’s organizational meeting on Tuesday Sept 30. Walter Foster elected president and Mike Britton secretary as the group plans to meet on the third Tuesday evenings each month.
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Arthur Lord
St. James Episcopal Parish
Episcopal Men’s Club
Walter Foster
Mike Britton
Community Notices From Jackson Area Activities
Jackson PTA met Friday afternoon at the school house with Mrs. Jay Nelson presiding. Plans were made to subscribe to PTA magazine for the year's program and Mrs. Kalitowski was named program chairman. The Young Republican club held a Monday night meeting at Wisdom. Hugo Aronson’s visit to the Big Hole Sunday October 19 is noted as the Republican governor candidate. Various social events, fire safety notes, and local visits fill the roundup with names like Mrs. Winnifred Shepherd, Mrs. Eunice Kurz, Mrs. Lena Nelson, the Diamond Bar Inn, and many Clark and Kalitowski connections. The entry closes with a sports vibe: “Boy, oh boy! How’dja like the world series?”
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Jackson Pta
Jay Nelson
PTA
Cc. L. Kalitowski
Young Republican Club
Wisdom
Hugo Aronson
Big Hole
Sen. Aronson
Wendell Jardine
Winnifred Shepherd
Eunice Kurz
Lena Nelson
Inn
Dan Pendergast
Friendship Club
Diamond Bar Inn
Virginia City Players
Bill Davis
Helen Zobell
Salt Lake City
Janice Lee Mace
California
Dennis Dellno
Charlo
C. L. Kalitowski
Fred Hirschy
Dillon
Dick Hirschy
Stevie
Roy Stockers
Grant
Little Stevie
Jack Hirschy
Jana
Jake Neidt
Tom Clemons
Fred Nelson
Bill Nelson
Missoula
Elvin Peterson
Linda Crowley
Butte
Donald Peterson
State University
Alfred Peterson
Bob Peterson
Tom Clemon
Rex Henningsen
Gus Link
Jack Hirsch
Blaz Sugar Home
Paul Motzko
Buford
N. D
W. D. Sandy
Twin Bridges
Swan Odegard
Salmon, Ida
Elwood Morrison
Elmer Sage
Dwain McKe
Montana growth and oil boon shape Sidney hub image
In Sidney and the Yellowstone valley, diversified farming with irrigation and sugar beet production anchors a growing region. The Williston basin oil boom, Sun Oil’s test near Sidney, and nearby towns like Billings and Miles City frame a landscape of farms, coal to oil shifts, and cross state commerce across North Dakota.
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Sidney
Montana
Ernest Immel
Yellowstone
Holly Sugar
Williston Basin
C. R. Hurley
Richland County
Clark Fork
Billings
Fromberg
Bridger
Joseph
Idaho
Haven
Canada
Yellowstone Park
Jim Bridger
Red Lodge
Carbon County
Cooke City
Fue
Laurel
Wyoming
Forsyth
Yellowstone Valley
Rosebud
Northern Pacific Railroad
Colstrip
Great Western Sugar Company
Holly Sugar Company
Hardin
Miles City
Tongue Rivers
Fort Keogh
Nelson A. Miles
Chinook
Teddy Roosevelt
Medora
North Dakota
Miles City Club
Baker
North Dakota Line
Dakotas
Karl R. Pleissner
Fallon County
Glendive
Wibaux
Glendive Daily Ranger
Ken Byerly
Lewistown
State Street
Dillon Catholic Youth Elect Officers
The Dillon Catholic Youth Organization held its first regular meeting at St. Rose Guild hall with Clayton Schulz as temporary chairman. Officers elected were Lorra ine Grimes president Barbara Markovich vice president Yvonne Wenger secretary and Norma Jean Moretto treasurer. Committee chairs were Clayton Schulz sports Essie Rebich reading and discussion topics Mary Harrington refreshments and Darlene Baril entertainment. Meetings are scheduled for each Thursday at 7 30 p m.
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Dillon Catholic Youth Organization
St. Rose Guildhall
Clayton Schulz
Lorraine Grimes
Barbara Markovich
Yvonne Wenger
Norma Jean Moretto
Essie Rebich
Mary Harrington
Darlene Baril
Dillon FHA Chapter Installation At High School
Dillon Future Homemakers of America installed officers at a Monday meeting in the high school. Officers include Margaret Hoy president Sharon Stanchfield vice president Connie South secretary Dixie South treasurer Teresa Jakovac historian Wilma Hoy reporter Kay Nelson parliamentarian Rochelle Kofoeid musician. The chapter initiated 50 new members with Mrs Helen Andrus as advisor and Mrs H A Stanchfield as chapter mother.
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United States
Europe
Glen
R. E. Wright
Charles Price
Beaverhead County
Wilkie
Louis Stahl
Joe Sullivan
Montana West
B.P.O.E
Dillon Lodge
Beavers
Clancy Johnson
Pocatello
Butte Central
Beaver
Conger
Thompson
Jackson
Smokey Bear
Smokey
Bud Lapham
Martin Moe
Bemidji
Minn
Floyd Kelly
Mark Clemon
William Moe
Minnesota
Edward Dodd
Daniels
Wyo
John Krauses
Theo Bay
Clarence Olsen
Monte
Carrie Freel
Clemow
Joannie Bartzen
Mark Clemow
First National Bank
Northwest Bancorporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Allied van Line
Butte-Dillon
N. Montana
Dillon Hide & Fur Co
Territory
Utah and Northern
Southern
Fort Benton
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Corinne
Utah
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Bozeman
Beartooth Range
Badlands
Dora Wilson
Range Rider
Parent Teacher Association
Western Montana College of Education
RUG Store
Geo. M. Gosman
Deuggist
Dillon, Montana
Dillon Fha
Packard
Cerelana
Bar Inn
Jackson, Mont
Virginia City
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