Picnickers Attend Woodmen District Event at Dillmont Park
Rainy weather trimmed attendance but the Modern Woodmen of America district picnic proceeded with a full program led by General Chairman Earl Roe. Camps from Dillon and visitors from Butte Anaconda Deer Lodge Twin Bridges Ennis and Harrison joined the three dances and other events at Dillmont park.
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Woodmen of America
Earl Roe
Butte
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Twin Bridges
Ennis
Harrison
Dillon
Dillmont Park
Bannack Street
Beaverhead Bull Sale and Fortunate Camp Dedication Planned
Beaverhead's pure bred bull sale at the Dillon fair grounds on Oct 4 is near completion with consignors named from multiple towns. Sacajawea park dedication next Sunday combines with a DAR picnic and mining associations event at Fortunate camp site along the Lewis and Clark trail.
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Fortunate
Sacajawea Park
State Highway Commission
Armstead
Beaverhead Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Beaverhead and
Lemhi
Two Forks
Missouri
Sacajawea
L. A. Gregory
Joe Metlen
Beaverhead Mining Association
Spud Growers of District to Meet Here
Growers from Beaverhead Madison Jefferson Silver Bow and Deer Lodge counties will meet at Dillon City Hall at 8 oclock to discuss a marketing agreement and price schedule. If 75 percent of growers approve in writing the plan will go to the railroad commission. U S No 1 price discussed was one dollar per hundred to the producer. Martin Thompson Dillon is district chairman J Eliason Deer Lodge is secretary.
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Beaverhead
Dilton
Butte
Bernard Williams
Railroad Commission
Madison
Jefferson
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
U. S
Drunk Driving Arrests Reported Across Counties
Three drivers were jailed for driving while intoxicated over the double holiday. Jack Britton of Lima was arrested near Lima Saturday night and taken to Dillon. Harold Craven and Ira Gordon were arrested Sunday night by city officers. Gordon had prior DWI charges. F W Muhlfeit of Armstead was fined $15 for reckless driving after a collision with Dick Freeman of Armstead. Dan Ragsdall was jailed at Wisdom for writing a bad check and pled guilty before Justice George Helming.
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Jack Britton
Lima
Wright
Dillon
Harold Craven
Ira Gordon
Charles Nelson
John Hildreth
Gordon
F. W. Muhlfeit
Armstead
Dillon Public Schools to Open September 13
The Dillon public schools will open the regular term on Monday September 13 with Supt. Charles Henry in charge. Attendance is expected to match or exceed last year’s 547, the largest in years. Staff includes Earl L. Fairbanks, Mrs. Hl. D. Black, Melissa Minger, Anne Feley, Otillie Brauer, and others plus primary building head Elizabeth Shotwell. supervisors listed. J. W. and Dick McCracken visited Idaho Falls last week.
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Dillon Public Schools
Montana State Normal College
Charles
Henry
Earl L. Fairbanks
Hl. D. Black
Melissa Minger
Anne Feley
Otillie Brauer
M. P. Moe
Marguerite Hollensteiner
Bert Shortt
Agnes McDonald
Florence Hellman
Elizabeth Shotwell
Gladys Forrester
Frances J. Huffman
Mabel Colby
Eunice Miller
Mary Innes
Jessie Duboc
Grace Redburn
Catherine Kellett
Charlotte Ballard
Katherine MacGregor
Masons Plan Constitution Day Observance in Dillon
The Dillon Masonic lodge schedules a Friday September 17 program at the hall to honor Constitution Day marking its 150th anniversary with talks on the constitution by local men. Rains across Beaverhead County improve range conditions and lower fire risk in the Beaverhead National Forest.
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Masons of
Dillon
Dillon Masonic Lodge
United States
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead National Forest
Two Attend State Democratic Meet From Beaverhead
Beaverhead county was represented at the state convention of the Young People's Democratic league in Polson last week by Clerk of the Court Norman Giles and Ralph Potts of Wise River. They reported an enthusiastic and well attended convention. The highlight was Sen. B. K. Wheeler's address reiterating his stance against the President's court reorganization plan.
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Beaverhead County
Young People’s Democratic League
Polson
Norman Giles
Ralph Potts
Wise River
B. K. Wheeler
County Rural Schools Open Regular Term in Beaverhead
Beaverhead county rural schools opened for the regular term with a few delaying to next Monday. Several new instructors were hired to fill vacancies and the county teachers met the previous Saturday at the high school to discuss plans with County Superintendent Nell Doyle.
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Beaverhead County
Nell Doyle
Bannack
Rayburn Thompson
Nelson
Betty Landers
Riverside
Theodore Lavine
Argenta
Julia Kannegard
Dewey
Harriet Pratt
Grant
Eva Stocker
Hailstorm Strikes Beaverhead Valley Damaging Crops
A severe hailstorm swept the Beaverhead valley this afternoon causing fears of substantial grain crop damage. Reports were not available at press time.
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Beaverhead
Holloran Named Beaverhead County Health Nurse
Margaret E. Holloran, a Dillon resident and graduate nurse, was appointed Beaverhead county public health nurse by the county commissioners. She will replace Luella Stickney who resigned to lead public nurses efforts in western Montana.
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Margaret E. Holloran
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
Car overturns injuring Dillon women on Wisdom run
Mrs. Mina Perkins Mrs. J W Walters and son Mark and Miss Thelma Tagart of Dillon were injured Monday when their car overturned near Wisdom on the return from Salmon Idaho. The vehicle skidded in loose gravel and left the highway. Mrs Perkins suffered a broken nose and severe bruises.
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Mina Perkins
J. W. Walters
Mark
Thelma Tagart
Dillon
Wisdom
Salmon
Idaho
Perkins
Son of Trapshooting Leader Visits Beaverhead County
Robert G. Caffey son of Pat Caffey former American Trapshooting Association president spends part of the summer in Beaverhead County with Herman Peterson. A 17 year old aviator, he pilots his own plane and traveled from Orlando Florida on a transcontinental airline. His father tied with Phil Miller for the 16 yard championship at the Grand American in Vandalia this year losing in a shoot-off.
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Pat Caffey
American Trapshooting Association
Beaverhead County
Herman Peterson
S. Young Caffey
Orlando
Florida
Phil Miller
Vandalia
President Davis Shares Desert Journey With Rotary Club
President Sheldon E. Davis of Lanes State Normal college spoke to the Dillon Rotary Club about a family trip through the desert southwest. He recalled visits to Denver and Colorado towns, Mesa Verde National Park, Gallup New Mexico, and the Grand Canyon. Miss Marguerite Collins performed two piano pieces, Valse Brilliante and Clair de Lune, and reflected on the past year.
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Pres
Sheldon E. Davis
Lanes State Normal College
Desert
Dillon Rotary Club
Davis
Denver
Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park
Gallup
New Mexico
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Marguerite Collins
John Collins
Mona Zucca
Clare de Lune
Debussey
Miss Collins
Beaverhead Sportsmen Back Open Season for Pheasants
At a Beaverhead Sportsmen's association meeting last night members urged the state game commission to declare the last ten days in November an open season on Chinese pheasants and Hungarian partridges. They proposed bag limits of three Chinese pheasants and five Hungarian partridges.
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Beaverhead Sportsmen’s Association
State Game Commission
Mother of Dillon Man Is Honored at Reunion
Fifty-five Crouse family members gathered at Springhill to mark the sixtieth anniversary of Mrs Anna Crouse arrival in Montana. She came from St. Louis in 1877 to Fort Benton by boat, then traveled by ox-team to Springhill with her late husband Henry Crouse. Present were six of her children, twenty-two grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and all but one grandchild, with one holder of a Denver address absent.
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Crouse
Springhill
L. E. Crouse
Montana
Anna Crouse
Gallatin County
Fort Benton
Fort Peck
Battle Ground to Be Made a National Park
Wisdom Sept 7 Special Improvement of the Big Hole Battle Ground as a National park started last week. The site, kept by the forest service for 25 years, was transferred to the National Park Service about a year and a half ago. Debris from beetle-killed trees and bullets from the historic conflict were cleared as Francisco D. LaNoeu chief ranger Lloyd Seasholtz chief electrician and Robert Condie arrived to supervise. A broadcasting device connected directly with Park Service offices. Condie was left in charge. LaNoeu described the task ahead as important and challenging.
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Robert Condie
National Park Service
Mr. Condie
Mr. LaNoeu
Beaverhead High School Enrollment Up for Term
Beaverhead County High School opened the term with 215 registered students and expects total enrollment to reach 275 to 300 after all registrations. Principal Conrad O. Orr projected final enrollment within that range. Regular classes began today and football candidates were called for practice this afternoon. Harold Babcock replaces C. M. Ogren as principal.
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Beaverhead County High School
Prin. Conrad O. Orr
D. L. Johnson
Harvest Days Wisdom Show Draws Large Crowds
Large crowds attended the Wisdom Harvest Days festival and rodeo sponsored by Ted Harper of the American Legion post. Lee Taylor won first in bronco busting with Ed Duffy second and Ed Taylor third. Oral Zumwalt won bulldogging and calf roping again. R J Fetty managed and Bill Ritchel directed the grounds. fans praised the smooth program and felt they got their money’s worth.
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R. J. Fetty
Bill Ritchel
Normal graduates on state committees in Montana Education Association
A Montana Education Association committee list highlights several M.S.N.C. graduates active in the organization. Catherine Nuttville of Butte chairs the executive council while Theo Smith of Helena leads the southwest division. Willie Mae Sherwin of Hamilton sits on the legislative committee along with Nell Doyle of Dillon on the school lands committee and Harry Brest of Terry among others.
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Montana Education Association
M.S.N.C
Catherine Nutterville
Butte
Theo Smith
Helena
Willie Mae Sherwin
Hamilton
Nell Doyle
Dillon
Harry Brest
Terry
Diana Rebekah Lodge Elects Officers Last Week
Diana Rebekah lodge elected state assembly officers at the first regular meeting after summer vacation held in the Odd Fellows hall Thursday evening. Ruth Ann Deputy was named district deputy president Muriel Tyre became assembly delegate for Great Falls next month with Hazel Conger as alternate. Plans set for Sept 16 meeting with anniversary program and refreshments.
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Diana Rebekah Lodge
State Assembly
Odd Fellows Hall
Ruth Ann
Muriel Tyre
State
Great Falls
Hazel Conger
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Fair Grounds
H. B. Sager
Tommy Watson
Hobson
Frank Pendleton
Myron Beatty
Bozeman
Alfred Nichols
Jesse Bradley
Boze
SPUD
Vers
Double Holiday
Dillon Training School
T. Lee McCracken
Renfro
Utah
Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
G. L. Becker
Ogden
S. H. Sharman
Guy Chiesman
Spokane
Merle Henkel
Portland
D. N. Hood
Son
Trapshooters
Pres. Davis Tells
Club OF Journey
Rotary Club
Battle Ground
Harold Babcock
C. M. Ogren
Dawson County
Lee Taylor
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