Auction of Used Cars Slated for Bergeson-Beaverhead Lot
An auction of the Berge son Beaverhead company’s entire used car stock will be held next Saturday September 10 at the gala opposite the Andrus hotel. G T Gregson in charge and bidding begins at 1 00 after an entertainment program at 12 00. D A Bud Galt notes no car will be given away and bidders must attend.
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Bergeson-Beaverhead Company
G. T. Gregson
Greg
Andrus
D. A
Bud) Galt
Ted Harper
American Legion
Wisdom
Dillon
C. J. Hooren
George M. Gosman
Legion
Beaverhead Post
Metlén
Financing of Beaverhead County High School Vote Planned
The Beaverhead County bond election on September 30 will finance a new $300000 high school building with a $135000 PWA grant covering part of the cost. Taxpayers will pay about 30 cents per $10 of assessed value, while four new instructors join the Dillon Montana State Normal College training school faculty for the term starting September 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New County
Montana State Normal College Training School
Dillon
Paul L. Anderson
Charles Henry
Anderson
University of Minnesota
University of Montana
St. Louis Park
Minn
Montana
Rachel Lenore Smith
Vassar
University of Chicago
Montana State Normal College
Lan
Beaverhead
PWA
Prin. Conrad Orr
Beaverhead County
Liquor Board Declares 100000 Dividend in Helena Meeting
The Montana State Liquor Control Board announced a 100000 profit dividend to state coffers at last week’s Helena meeting. Administrator LM A Wass said liquor excise taxes under the saloon law yielded 236000 in eight months. Howell Harris of Highwood joined the board, succeeding the late Jack Harris. the Harris ranching legacy dates to Montana’s early cattle era.
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Helena
State Liquor Control Board
LM. A. Wass
Wass
Howell Harris
Highwood
Roy E. Ayers
Jack Harris
Montana
Highwood-Fort Benton
Rural Beaverhead schools resume after summer break
Beaverhead county rural schools reopened for the new term with a Dillon high school meeting led by Superintendent Neil Doyle. New teachers include Wanda Morrison, Julia Kannegaard, Lois Crichton, Ameera Murray, and others across Bannack, Riverside, Argenta, Dewey, Grant, Birch Creek, Wise River, Lima, Armstead, Polaris, Dell, Jackson, Reichle, Blacktail, East Fox, Monida and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Neil Doyle
Miss Doyle
Dillon
Bannack
Wanda Morrison
Nelson
Betty Landers
Riverside
Agnes Cassidy
Argenta
Julia Kannegaard
Dewey
Jane Pratt
Grant
Eva Stocker
Birch Creek
Margaret Ferris
Wise River
Lois Bailey
Lima
E. L. Fairbanks
Albina Kaluza
Edna Ogline
Marion Kruzic
Mildred Schuler
Eileen Richardson
Gladys Burtch
Harry Miller
Bristow
Corinne Willey
Wisdom
Lois Crichton
Henry Edwards
Bowen
Ameera Murray
Armstead
Eileen White
Fay Sutton
Polaris
Ruth Kelly
Dell
Gertrude Price
Jackson
Hiram Lapham
Servantus Kerr
Reichle
Ora Freeman
Blacktail
Gladys Carr
East Fox
Beulah Dubler
Monida
Winifred Mikesell
Dillon Youth Denied Entry To German University Amid War Crisis
Dillon youth Harry Colfer who planned to enroll at Munich University was refused permission to depart for Germany as government authorities block American students from traveling during wartime. His grandparents reported the incident along with news that Miss Louise Buhrer and her mother Minnie Buhrer returned from Seattle. Beaverhead county reports several horses ill with sleeping sickness. about 500 treated to curb spread. The illness spreads via flies and mosquitoes, causing losses in eastern Montana.
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Beaverhead
Extension Service
Harry Colfer
Dillon
New York City
Germany
H. E. Andrus
Munich University
Europe
Monte Melton
Lechner Speaks on Europe Trip at Dillon Rotary Dinner
Rev. Father F. X. Lechner, back from lengthy Europe travels, spoke at the Dillon Rotary Club dinner. He noted Montana gas prices high but below Europe, described Germany’s eight lane roads, and contrasted German labor pay and work week with Hitler era loyalty and regulation as driving progress.
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F. X. Lechner
Germany
Europe
Dillon Rotary Club
Father Lechner
Montana
United States
Hitler
Committees Named by Beaverhead DAR Chapter Leaders
Mrs. W. B. Willey regent of Beaverhead chapter Daughters of the American Revolution named committee chairmen. Jessie Duboc heads Americanism and museum work. Mrs. McFadden leads Angel Island and junior American citizens. others cover advancement of American music approved schools conservation flag use citizenship materials and related tasks with several members named for multiple roles.
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W. B. Willey
Beaverhead
Daughters of the American Revolution
Jessie Duboc
Angel Island
T. F. McFadden
D. L. Johnson
Fred Woodside
Johnson
F. A. Hazelbaker
L. A. Thomson
G. D. Combes
Thomson
D. A. R. Museum
Duboc
Sleeping Sickness Claims Third Life in Montana
Sleeping sickness claimed its third life in Montana this year when Dr. Ruth Mahon of Grand Forks North Dakota died last week at Livingston. The woman was stricken while touring Yellowstone Park. Sixteen cases of the disease have been reported this year to the state board of health.
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Montana
Ruth Mahon
Grand Forks
N. D
Livingston
Yellowstone Park
State Board of Health
Beaverhead Valley Harvesting Largest Crops in Many Years
Beaverhead valley ranchers report record crops with seed peas and barley under harvest. Wheat and oats are being cut, and second alfalfa cuttings are underway as machinery shifts to handle peas before small grains. Local Odd Fellows and Rebekahs lodge held talks and planned the 87th anniversary celebration with delegates named for the state assembly.
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Diana Rebekah Lodge
I.0.c.f. Hall
Alma Wright
State Assembly
Helena
Ida Olson
Ruth Ann Dart
Muriel Tyre
Lela Frakes
Wilma Holloran
Ivy Taylor
Bertha Mayfield
Esther Schmittroth
Mabel Dubois
Martha Quackenbush
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Butte
Cheyenne
Montana
Beaverhead Valley
Mrs Watson and Mrs Herr Visit Relatives in New Jersey
Mrs Nana D. Watson and Mrs Katherine D. Herr of Glenn Ridge New Jersey are visiting their aunt and uncle Miss Anna Patterson and Sam Patterson.
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Nana D. Watson
Katherine D. Herr
Glenn Ridge, N. J
Anna Patterson
Sam Patterson
Dillon Man Faces Gambling Charge In Local Court
Frank Anangst of Dillon was taken into custody by Sheriff Paul H Temple last Wednesday afternoon and faces a gambling charge. He acted as dealer in a gambling game on Bannack street. Bonds were set at 200 dollars. he furnished them. He waived a justice court hearing and will be arraigned in district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Anangst
Dillon
Paul H Temple
Bannack Street
Motorized Baseball to Debut in Dillon by Local Elks
Dillon to host a brand new sport Motorized Baseball on Monday Sept 12 sponsored by the Dillon Elks Drum and Bugle corps. Local men will play on scooter gliders with base running on gas powered machines as a charitable event drawing a large crowd.
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Dillon
Dillon Elks Drum and Bugle Corps
Barney Oldfield
Beaverhead County High Schools Opens With Similar Enrollment
Beaverhead County High School opened its regular term with 230 students, about the same as last year. Officials expect final enrollment near 280 after this week’s registrations. D. L. Johnson begins as athletic director and calls for football candidates. New English and dramatics instructor Miss Betty Ann Polleys replaces Miss Violet M. Eastman who resigned for Helena High.
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Beaverhead County High School
Prin. Conrad Orr
D. L. Johnson
Carl Ross
Betty Ann Polleys
Violet M. Eastman
Eastman
Helena High School
Rancher John Spehar Claimed by Illness in Beaverhead
John Spehar longtime Beaverhead valley rancher died Friday afternoon at Barrett hospital after a long illness. Born in Austria 62 years ago he immigrated as a youth and settled in Beaverhead county about 45 years ago. Survived by his wife and three sons John Chris and Peter the community mourns his loss.
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John Spehar
Beaverhead Valley
Barrett Hospital
Austria
Beaverhead County
John
Chris
Peter
Old-Timers Picnic Draws Big Crowds in Big Hole Basin
Hundreds from the Big Hole basin and towns like Dillon Butte and Anaconda attended the annual old-timers picnic at the Big Hole battle ground. The event featured an outdoor lunch free coffee and honored Hattie Noyes the first woman resident now living in Oregon. A two day Wisdom rodeo directed by George Mennett under the Wisdom volunteer fire department drew large crowds and top performers from the region.
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Wisdom
George Mennett
Wisdom Volunteer Fire Department
Masons Begin Fall Sessions In Dillon Masonic Lodges
Dillon Masonic lodges resume activities after summer recess. Dillon Chapter No 8 Royal Arch Masons met Saturday night as the first local unit to return. Dillon Lodge No 168 A F and A M will meet Saturday night September 17. The Masonic building has new two tone stucco exterior and remodeling includes a new display window for the former Dillon Motors space on Idaho street. McCalebs is slated to occupy the remodeled quarters later this month.
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Dillon Masonic Lodges
Dillon Chapter No
Royal Arch Masons
Dillon Lodge No
A. F
A. M
William Morrison
Whitehall
Dillon Motors Company
Idaho Street
McCaleb’s
Reichle Girl Dies in Butte Hospital
Miss Pauline Kambich a 15 year old Reichle girl died at St James hospital in Butte Monday night. She was born March 29 1923 in Rocker Montana. Surviving are her mother Mrs Louise Kambich her grandparents Julius Hartwig Rei chle and Mr and Mrs John Kambich Glendale. Funeral set for 10 30 am tomorrow at St Rose Church with Requiem High Mass by Fr Timothy Clifford of Lima.
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Pauline Kambich
Reichle
St. James Hospital
Butte
Rocker, Mont
Louise Kambich
Julius Hartwig
John Kambich
Glendale
St. Rose Catholic Church
Timothy Clifford
Lima
Mrs Florence Daly Leaves Mis soula After Ranch Visit
Mrs Florence Daly and her son and daughter concluded a ranch visit at the Marchesseau place and departed Monday for their home in Missoula.
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Florence Daly
Marchesseau Ranch
Missoula
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Mining District Convention of Society
Bergeson-Beaverhead
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Liquor Board
Louise Buhrer
Minnie Buhrer
Seattle
Lechner
Beaverhead Daughters of American Revolution
Rebekahs
Masons
Blue Lodge
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