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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1939
Page
4
Informal tea hosted by Miss Marjorie Hamer and Rose Gonwell welcomed Tea Officers of the Women’s Athletic Association and sports board. Committees were named for Social, Reports, Entertainment and Service as plans for the new quarter began.
Four club held a Hallowe en party at Mrs Mary Molleur home with Mrs J F Woodside Mrs Harrison and Mrs William Backus assisting. Presbyterian Men plan first fall meeting tonight at T Lee McCracken home with Prof Rush Jordan speaker. Carroll club met Friday evening with Mrs Charrlotte Ballard and Miss Virginia Ballard hosting. Six tables of bridge and pinochle played. Manse society meets tomorrow at 2 PM at the church with Mrs Kearns hostess. Dillon Shakespeare club met Saturday at St James guild hall to discuss The American Way. Theta held a gathering hosted by Miss Clara Plant.
Leonard Thompson pastor announces Sunday school at 10 a m and divine service at 1 a m with a sermon titled Christ Our Priceless Treasure. Lutheran Students meet at the parsonage at 7 p m with devotional and social hour. Choir practice Friday October 20 at 8 p m. Ladies Aid gathers October 26 at Hans Mikkelsen home at 7 30 p m. Young Peoples Luther league meets at the parsonage.
Campus work progresses with a new Dakota street entrance being laid this week as gravel removal spruces up the north end. Dr. H. H. Swain, former Normal college president, visited with Mrs. Swain at the Residence hall dinner. The French club elected Florence McBain, Carl Johansen, and Marjorie Decker to officer roles for the year.
Beaverhead County officials approve all bonds and deposits and hear a critique from Major E W Kelly Regional Forester Missoula Montana about forest service involvement in the Horse Prairie to Idaho highway. Kelly advises joint action with State Highway Commission Public Roads Administration and Forest Service while county clerk Baker logs October 4 1939 meeting with Hartwig Henneberry and fl10. Incomes and expenses totals include County Farm inmates High School payroll and district court figures.
The funeral for the rector of St. James Episcopal church and former pulpit speaker in California Idaho and Montana will be held tomorrow at 2 PM from St. James church with interment in Mountain View Cemetery. He held American citizenship since 1910 in Butte and is survived by his widow two daughters a son and siblings.
Mrs Carrie Mae Moore of Bozeman wrote and set music for February pioneer day event. The program starts at 2 PM with solos duets chorus singing tap dances by Chlaudia Faust pupils and a country dance by sixth grade students directed by Miss Hellman. Musical director is Mrs W G Gilbert with managers Mrs W G Squires and Mrs E F Pewe and many assistants and speakers.
A regional fur farmers meeting is set for Dillon on October 29 at 7 p m in the city hall council chamber. Speakers include Frank C hatch of Hercules Fur Farms Spokane and other Northwest fur industry leaders with a closing moving picture session.
O M Best a longtime Dillon resident prominent in Beaverhead county public life and business died with funeral services held at Grace Methodist church. He organized Montana Mercantile and Western Wholesale Grocery and served as county assessor and county commissioner. He held Masonic offices and church trustee roles and was survived by his wife Ida Pierce two sons and several grandchildren with interment at Mountain View cemetery.
A livestock sale listing shows numerous ranches and breeders including Bridges Clemon Brothers Jackson Frank Pendleton Wisdom O A Shulz Son Sheridan Nick Pepercoff Twin Bridges Myron Beatty Bozeman Alfred Nikles Manhattan Henry M Skank Jesse Bradley Oscar Sales E Kieckbusch Townsend Thomas Watson Hobson EK Co Leap Kolin Jumping Horse Ranch Ennis W S Tash Polaris Earl Skinner Spain Brothers Bodine Herefords Clyde Park Elmer T Johnson Livingston Becker Hereford Ranch Wilbur Storey Howard Wallace Tos ton Frank Hunnewell Brooks Belle Curtice Wright Stevensville.
Sportsmen report trout fingerlings delivered by Ennis were planted in Medicine Lodge Bloody Dick Horse Prairie and Rattlesnake creeks with another consignment placed near Dell.
Addison K. Lusk former general manager of the Montana Record-Herald in Helena died last Friday in Portland while under medical care at a veterans hospital Burial took place at Polson his former residence
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