Beaverhead American Legion to Induct New Commander
Beaverhead post of the American Legion meets for the first time since spring with Dr. F. M. Poindexter to succeed C. A. Bechler as commander in ceremonies led by Post District Commander George M. Gosman. Reports on the state convention and plans for the national convention will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
American Legion
F. M. Poindexter
C. A. Bechler
Post Department
George M. Gosman
Local Men Attend 6.0 P M Convention At Havre
T E Gilbert state committee man and Don E Anson Republican candidate for state representative attended the Republican state convention at Havre and reported platform resolutions including national defense education funds for higher education and state facilities. The platform also calls for re shaping the State Board of Education centralized administration for higher education and support for the Warm Springs and Bozeman projects, landless Indians reservation, and soil and water conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Gilbert
Don E. Anson
Havre
State College
Bozeman
State Board of Education
Montana
State Hospital
Warm Springs
Republican Party of Mon
Beaverhead County Commission Approves Liquor License Transfer
Beaverhead county Montana held its regular session September 3 4 5 1940 with commissioners Hartwig Henneberry Jackson and Clerk Baker present. They approved the transfer of Katherine Hurley s state liquor license for Hurley s Bar Jackson to John Krause and George Johnson and received a proposal from Vigilante Electric Cooperative for county electrical service with a liability release by Montana Power and an easement to enter the poor farm lands for reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Katherine I. Hurley
Hurley
Jackson
John Krause
George Johnson
H. Babcock
Vigilante Electric Cooperative, Inc
Montana Power Company
WPA Education Conference Party Brings Leaders Together
Enrollees of the WPA education recreation conference at Normal college held a get acquainted party in the college gym. About 220 education and community leaders from 49 counties attended the first social event of the three week course with dances games and marches led by Butte coordinators. The event also served as a testing laboratory for recreation and leadership techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal College
Kenneth Mulholland
District Six
Harry Sullivan
B. J. Manning
George Dunkley
Butte
James Wheatland
Helena
Augie Vidro
State Penitentiary
Robert Nebrig
Wayne Davidson
Camas Hot Springs
Ernest Lauderville
Hamilton
Renny Kreis
Missoula
Daddy of Trailerites Visits Dillon Friends
Donna Lee O'Leary a 10 year old Butte girl who gained national fame on Major Bowes Amateur Hour has won first in the RCA television contest and will enter a starlet selection test. Dan Kowski the daddy of the trailerites visited Butte from Ogden after traveling 53 years to study geography. He bought a car in 1912 and added a house on the chassis for travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Lee O'Leary
Butte
Radio City
Donna Lee
New York City
Dan Kowski
Ogden
Mr. Kowski
Fredérick W. Dankowski
Posen
Poland
America
Kowski
International Harvester Company
Democratic precinct committee roster announced by Poindexter
A special Democratic committee led by Dr. F. M. Poindexter fills precinct committee positions left open by an election. The lengthy roster lists members across numerous towns including Dillon Lima Redrock Bannack and Wisdom with many named individuals and affiliations. Montana leaders are drafting a state platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Poindexter
Dillon S. C
C. E. Blinn
James A. McCollum
Annie E. Nelson
Frazie Stone
Lakeview
J. E. Doyle
Hazel Smith
Monica
Milton J. Bean
Katy S. Smith
Lima
Ben Proctor
Grace Truax
Maggie Halligan
E. C. Franks
Dell
Joe Dowling
Nellie McKnight
Dillon N. C
Fielding Graves
Joseph P. Nolan
Bernice Metlen
Ella Plant Meyer
Redrock
E. B. Roe
B. J. McMenomey
Effie F. Roe
Luanna Robinson
Grant
Herman Peterson
Annie Stocker
Charles Brenner
Alex Christie
Bannack
Thomas A. Underwood
C. W. Stallings
Daisy Ashworth
Minnie Paddock
Dillon South
George M. Melton
Loren E. Davis
Corinne M. Kelly
Georgia Mathews
Dillon North
Henry Hignight
John C. Moore
Bertha Thibadeau
Pearl Mittelmeier
Dillon West
C. A. Bechler
William Hutchinson
Mina Hartwig
Nellie Poole
Bishop
Norman Nelson
Ruby Staudenmeyer
Argenta
A. H. French
Adelaide Knapp
Birch Creek
Frank L. Kambich
Alice Arbour
Glendale
Ernest Tate
Nellie L. Grose
Polaris
Charlotte Farley
John E. Pendergast
Jackson
Sanford Shepherd
Wendell H. Jardine
A. W. Wilson
Jimmy Dell Hutchins
Wisdom
J. P. Loss
D. C. Wampler
Mary Helming
Julia Helming
Esther C. Shaw
Dewey
Ben Mallon
Archie McTaggart
Mary Dodgson
Tullia Mosley
Nicholia
William Sweeney
Ora Rogers
Montana
Beaverhead County History Exhibit Showcases Early Mines and Tools
The Chamber of Commerce window displays a Beaverhead history exhibit sponsored by the D A R. Curated by Bill Logan it features photos of old mining camps mills dredges and smelters. It includes ore samples from the Dakota mine Banack 1862 Blue Wing 1864 Argenta 1865 and Hecla 1870 plus Argenta smelter slag and a set of English brought balances used for weighing gold dust in the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Chamber of Commerce
D.A.R
Bill Logan
Dakota
Bannack
Montana
Blue Wing
Argenta
Hecla
England
Boston
Albert Stamm
B. F
Lima Host Sunday To Trapshooters
Lima Gun club president W B Gleed announces a full day trapshooting meet next Sunday featuring Montana shooters. Prizes in three singles classes, a rifle for the 50 bird handicap winner, and awards for the top four women in the 100 bird singles event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Montana
W. B. Gleed
Lima Gun Club
Beaver 11 Mheets Reds First Tilt in Dillon Under Lights
Beaver 11 Mheets Reds meet in the season opener with kickoff at 7 30 under new Dillon county fair grounds lights. Beavers field a full freshman squad for the first time in years, facing a Butte Reds roster of sophomores and some juniors. Coach Clancy Johnson notes increased speed and a single wing attack with shifting unbalanced lines and punting duties assigned to Conger Thompson and Rogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clancy Johnson
Beavers
Reds
Butte
Dillon
County Fairgrounds
Johnson
Beaver
Conger
Thompson
Rogan
Montanans Thanking Dr I Q in Big Style
Funeral services for Wade Harness of Dillon, 57, held at Brundage chapel with Rev. J A Meeke officiating and burial at Mountain View cemetery. Survived by wife Florence, two stepchildren, a grandson, three brothers and three sisters. NBC story notes Montana big gesture to Dr I Q with a four by six foot thank you card signed by over a thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Harness
Dillon
Brundage Chapel
J. A. Meeke
Grace Methodist Church
Mountain View
Harness
Butte
Walter Ronnemose
Kansas
Colorado
Florence
James Hier
Walter Leach
Ronald Leach
Joe and
Lee
Oklahoma
Fred
Kellogg
Idaho
Montana
NBC
Dr. I. Q
Lew Valentine
Chicago
Billings
Mars Candy Corporation
Mars Inc
Yelowstone Park
Bud
Elks Officers Meet In District Session
Dillon lodge 1554 Exalted Ruler Frank O Keefe attended a Montana West District Elks meeting led by District Deputy Sullivan. Plans include a $1000 prize for a drum corps at the Helena state meet and a possible Grand Exalted Ruler visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O'Keefe
Dillon
Butte
Elks
Montana
Sullivan
Helena
Idaho
Otto Boetticher
John Beam
Peter Wilhelm
Willard Olson
Dillon Chamber Discusses Air Stop Bid and Local Projects
Dillon Chamber of Commerce members met for the monthly session with E C Bond R M Barrett S E Selway Edwin Buck G D Combes Lambert Eliel and Sec J L Mayland in attendance. They heard a flood of communications on an air stop bid with little chance of immediate approval as Western Air Express notes current stops at Butte Helena and Great Falls are unprofitable. About 100 air mail stop applications exist. if approved it would double the existing mileage. The group discussed a feeder line between Butte and Dillon using small planes for future development. Proposals were made to host the WPA education recreation group with a barbecue at Bannack and to petition for transferring the Port of Entry at Monida to Dillon to aid tourism and a potential local historical museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Directory Board
The
Dillon Chamber of Commerce
E. C. Bond
R. M. Barrett
S. E. Selway
Edwin Buck
G. D. Combes
Lambert Eliel
Sec. J. L. Mayland
Western Air Express
Butte
Helena
Great Falls
Dillon
WPA
Bannack
Beaverhead
D.A.R
Monida
Montana
Leadore- Armstead
Anaconda Hosts Tee Party and Dinner for Golfers
About a dozen Dillon golfers joined an invitational meet at Anaconda last Sunday. More than 250 enthusiasts from Butte, Deer Lodge, Helena, Dillon and the host club enjoyed the course and a turkey dinner. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Alvin Jones, Mr and Mrs Tim Tash, C A Bechler, Dave Williams, Ed Donovan, Guy Combes, H M Brundage, Dr W H Stephan, and T F McFadden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Anaconda
Butte
Deer Lodge
Helena
Alvin Jones
Tim Tash
C. A. Bechler
Dave Williams
Ed Donovan
Guy Combes
H. M. Brundage
W. H. Stephan
T. F. McFadden
Achievement Day Groups Named for Dillon Event
Miss Gladys Tofte named committees for the Dillon area in preparation for the annual home demonstration achievement day in October. The Program group includes Lima chair Mrs. Ray Keller and members from Dillon Wise River Jackson Armstead. Exhibits Recreation Hospitality Refreshments and Special groups list Dillon and nearby towns with several local chairpersons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Gladys Tofte
Ray Keller
Lima
Ernest Pewe
W. C. Jones
Wise River
Wendell Jardine
Jackson
Earl Cantrell
Dell
Ike Rife, Jr
Armstead
Ross Hill
Harry Tash
W. G. Squires
Gebhard Fassler
Melrose
Harry Helming
Wisdom
Frank Lasich
Hans Anderson
A. Gordon
Marlin K. Farmer
Chairman
Verne Stanchfield
H. D. McNinch
Stella Murray
Oil Flotation Quartz Mill Reopens Full Time Operation
Beavorhead county reports the reconstructed oil flotation refining mill resuming full-time service on Sept 4 after trial runs. Superintendent L G Peterson, with 30 years at Ermont, leads the mill which handles about 100 tons daily and surpassed that by 16 tons on its second operation day. Backers Fred Nicholson and J E McClennend of Seattle plan to process the Midnight and New Departure mine dumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
L. G. Peterson
Ermont
Fred Nicholson
J. E. McClennend
Seattle
Transient Victim in Companions Con Game
Police arrested Lester Dodd after a companion filed a complaint alleging a con game. Dodd had lent his watch to a jeweler claiming a personal connection to save money, then tried to pawn the item for a couple of dollars to buy liquor, saying he needed funds after pawning a camera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Dodd
Dodd
New Platform Construction at Davis Conoco Station
Merchants along Montana street briefly thought woodpeckers noisy before a jack hammer and air drills revealed workmen tearing up the concrete platform in front of the Ben Davis Conoco station. Frost and settling made depressions that could trap water and ice. the owner decided to replace the old platform with a new one. Hugh Scully is convalescing from a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Street
Ben Davis
Conoco
Also Mentioned on This Page
Poindexter
Legion
Vigilante Cooperative, Inc
Trailerites
Donna Lee O’leary
Democratic Committee
Dillon Chamber Commerce Board of Directors
Dr. 1. Q
W. Harness
B.P.O.E. Hold Dist
Davis
Hugh Scully
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