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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1951
Page
2
Mrs. Bessie Johnson of Pan American World Airways spoke at the Diamond Bar Inn detailing Mexico's early culture and modern civilization. Her talk praised Mexican hospitality and cuisine while urging friendly travel ties, amid community events at the inn and school programs.
POLARIS October 23 The Russell Harrison family of Missoula and Lorraine Harrison of Seattle visited J. D. Harrison’s ranch for several days. Hunters included Jack Rogan Dillon Walter McAndrews family Anaconda and Finley Watson Norman Nelson party. Iowa anglers from Kingsley left with moose and deer. Ivan Clark a clothing store owner joined.
Lee Joy came home from Murray hospital after a week and a half recovering from gall bladder surgery. In Dillon, Home Demonstration clubs held fall council with Louise Boucher as president Eve Stanford vice president and Janey Bryan secretary. Visitors Marshall Watson and family spoke with Donald Freestone and his wife about business.
Word has come of the serious illness of J. T. Armitage in Butte. Longtime Wisdom resident Armitage suffers from pneumonia. The Wisdom Woman's Club met with program on inflation and hosted lunch. Community events include dances, dinners, birthdays, fundraisers, and a large rummage sale in Butte raising about four hundred dollars.
ANACONDA UP The first shipment of pulpwood from this area left Sunday for the Kimberly Kimberly Clark mills in Wisconsin. Sawmill operators said the mills are interested in obtaining as much as 10 000 cords annually from this district.
Total net cash balance of all state funds as of Sept 30, 1951 shows an increase of 92587.19 over the prior year. Auditor John J. Holmes reports the balance at 97,452,996.47 versus 57,360,409.28 last year.
Agricultural Commissioner Alfred R. Anderson reports Montana’s 1951 fruit harvest as a near failure with only 50,000 boxes of apples reaching commercial production. He notes the cherry crop nearly failed and sweet cherries hardly reached market, while sour cherries were too scarce for cannery runs.
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