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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1952
Page
5
Former Dillon residents now living in Helena who visited over Labor Day were Mr. and Mrs. Warren Temple and son and Mr. and Mrs. Lew Brundage.
Ovie Woolverton Montana fish and game chief clerk cites data from the annual moose lottery showing 12 of 211 moose hunt permits went to out of state residents from seven states or 5.7 percent. He notes 10 percent of applications were out of state and defends the drawing as non discriminatory. The department invites observers to annual drawings for special hunts.
Dillon fire department extinguished a chimney fire at the Steffie Porich residence in the 700 block of North Montana Street on Wednesday at about 2 45 p m preventing serious damage.
A Tuesday August 19 double wedding at the Idaho Falls Latter day Saints Temple united Clarence H. Cordon Jr. and Erma Louise Warner and Marceline Cordon with Harold H. Westover. Families and relatives attended a wedding breakfast at Hotel Rogers followed by receptions and a move to Dillon for a family dinner. The couples planned honeymoons and future homes in Nephi Utah and Dillon.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Lay of Missoula attended the annual rodeo and visited friends and relatives in the area, staying as guests during the event.
Mr and Mrs Jake Neidt from Wisdom attended the rodeo as fans. They were guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Herbert Wheat, showing a social link between participants and local residents.
The National Farmers Union will dedicate its Denver national headquarters on September 13 as part of a drive to raise 5 million dollars for developing potash and phosphate holdings in New Mexico and Idaho. NFU president James G. Patton says the venture will enter fertilizer manufacturing on a commercial scale, with top government and industry figures attending. The event marks the NFU golden anniversary, noting 50 years since organization in Point, Texas, now with over 500,000 members.
The Shrine sponsored Holiday on Ice of 1953 opens Friday at Butte's new Civic Center with a patriotic prelude. Twelve six-foot skaters in military costumes perform a drum drill, followed by twelve Glamour Icers in a red white and blue routine. The 28 numbers feature 125 skaters over two and a half hours with a final recruiting-poster themed sequence. A Sunday matinee is set for 2:30 p.m.
Lester Jones wins two horse races at the 1952 Dillon rodeo defeating Wayne Blomquist and Rufus Ingersoll in tight showings. The event features multiple races including half mile, quarter mile, pony express and a wild horse contest with several riders and venues named.
Funeral services for Eliza M. Lewis 67 widow of Jack Lewis will be held Thursday at 2 p m in Brundage chapel. She died at Barrett hospital Monday and burial is planned at Mountain View cemetery. Born December 7 1884 in Utah she moved to Beaverhead county about 30 years ago living on North Idaho street. Survived by a brother and a Utah niece. Rufus Eckreat of Dillon arranged the funeral.
John Anderson from Alder visited as a business caller here last Friday, meeting locals and discussing community trade.
C R Schoby of the American Dairy Association warns the farm labor shortage is worsening across the United States. He cites census data showing millions fewer farm workers since 1940 and notes rising hired labor costs while farm numbers contract and average farm size grows. He predicts further displacement of 3.5 million workers by 1970 and stresses continued reliance on machinery to sustain dairy production.
Two baby girls were born at Barrett hospital on consecutive days September 1 and September 2 to different parents. A daughter arrived for Mr. and Mrs Otto Christensen on Monday and another for Mr. and Mrs Arthur Christensen on Tuesday. An earlier girl was born to Mr. and Mrs Elmer S Anderson on August 29. Several men, Roscoe Cornell Pete Westergard Delbert High Bob Nelson and Raymond Wombacher were admitted during the week ending Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs John E Kirk left today for their home in Kenosha Wisconsin They are former Dillon residents who spent several days renewing acquaintances of the county and visiting the Big Hole basin friends.
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