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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1933
Page
4
The Rockefeller survey argues total annual liquor taxes could reach about 700 million dollars and should fall largely on manufacturers and retailers rather than consumers. It favors a scale where spirits taxed higher than wines and beers, with ratios of 1 5 8 for spirits liquors and champagnes and stresses taxes reflect alcohol content and manufacturing cost.
James Mansfield visited the city Monday from Horse Prairie ranch. Mrs. S. B. Howell spent the day in Dillon from her ranch. Frank Caskin and Mrs. George Strub visited Butte at the start of the week. Entre Nous club met last Friday with Mrs. Lamber Eliel. Rev. and Mrs. R. C. Shannon drove to Bozeman Thursday for a Baptist assembly meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Yeaman visited Dillon last week from their Lea ranch.
Miss Bernice Hirschman entertained guests at a bridge party in Dillon with Mrs Howard Fitlner of Greybull visiting two weeks. Halloween decorations set the mood for a dinner of handsome appointments. Guests included Mrs T. F. McFadden, Mrs W. D. Ross, Mrs Lambert Eliel, Mrs W. H. Stephan, Mrs W. W. Hawkins, Mrs Guy D. Combes, Mrs George Melton and the honoree. In contract bridge, Mrs Eliel led, with Mrs McFadden second.
A storm tale ends with a man wedged in a hollow log realizing he has not paid six years of subscriptions. The editor hints at a larger truth about unpaid balances and behind‑the‑scenes tension over subscriptions.
Dore residents share news of travels and visitors with Ott Gordon returning from Chicago for the Century of Progress. Hunting reports include Leslie Smith’s fine buck near Bloody Dick and Dr Rush Jordan’s deer near Boulder. Social visits feature Mrs J E Shaw, Miss Luella Stickney, Miss Kathrine McGregor, Mrs Violet Eastman, Mrs J MacFayden, and families from Dillon Butte Reichle Sheep Creek. Findling Wolfe is recovering after an appendectomy at Murray hospital.
A whimsical note describes royal breakfast fare with a recipe by Merlin the Chef. The menu features Raspberry and Banana Cup Cereal and Cream Frizzled Ham Sliced Cucumbers and Spider Corn Cake, plus a cold Raspberry and Banana dessert prepared in cocktail glasses.
The piece reviews headlines about car accidents caused by bad roads and speed, cites Travelers Insurance figures for last year’s 743 300 crashes 29 000 deaths and 904 800 injuries. It notes 612 200 1932 auto accidents due to improper action with 61 590 off roadings and 3 850 deaths 71 740 injuries. It concludes speed laws may be unenforced but physics are not.
Miss Blanch Haines entertained the Bluebird club last Monday evening at seven o clock with dinner followed by a card session.
Otto Schulz was in town on Monday from Sheridan, visiting local residents and engaging with community members.
Herders and ranch hands on Montana sheep ranches have fared better than owners for years with higher pay and better living conditions. Stebbins notes that labor earns about 18 to 20 dollars monthly while owners struggle as wool and lamb prices lag. 1928 costs and incomes show a shift to losses per ewe by 1932, forcing operators to draw on savings or borrow to stay in business.
Mr. and Mrs. T. EB. Gilbert spent the past month visiting relatives and attending the fair, sharing time with kin and enjoying community events.
In Butte, a Sunday night shooting on 38 East Park street killed Richard Barry, 30, and wounded Frank Murphy, 26. A separate man, Dick Barry, 50, was taken into custody after tossing a gun. multiple shots rang out in a crowded street as crowds left a theater.
A school lunch piece urges varied menus to avoid predictable fare and squash. It promotes a modern lunch kit, extra time after school, and occasional bought lunches with healthy, tasty recipes like Cream of Potato and Spinach Soup, Ham and Tomato Sandwiches, and Coconut Surprise Cakes.
Glasgow Montana, a town of 2000, sees rapid influx of outsiders for the Port Peck dam and storage reservoir project. With 25 million dollars allocated, land clearing, power line construction, and a railroad to the site 32 miles southeast begin soon, driving a housing and business space shortage. A separate brief notes a fatal railroad-yard accident in Roundup involving 73 year old Mrs. Joe Harwarth after being struck near the Milwaukee yards.
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church invites all to Sunday school at 10 am with Prof. W W Wahl as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 features a sermon by the pastor on An Ancient Challenge and Decision in the Light of Today. Vocal duet by Mrs J H Kuhns and Mrs G C Farrell. Epworth League meets at 6 30 pm with the topic Happiness.
Frank Hazelbaker of Dillon traveled with the Grizzly band on its annual journey to Butte for the Grizzly-Bobcat game Saturday. All 39 band members marched in a body and shared lunch with the Bobcat band at the Y in Butte.
Engineers survey shows the highway route through Ditton including Montana street and Glendale is already paved between Montana and Idaho. The contract won’t be let until next spring, though definite information is not yet received. Local men are expected to be employed almost exclusively on the project.
Geese attracted much attention last week as Tihtir reputation as weather prophets was maintained. Temperatures dropped materially during the day or two following that flight.
Autumn salads gain savory appeal with corn as a starred ingredient. The article highlights two tested recipes, Corn and Pepper Salad and Corn and Garrot Salad, using canned corn green pepper pimiento carrots olives and French dressing served on crisp lettuce for six to eight portions.
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