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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1948
Page
7
Article from Sept 1 1948 discusses Beaverhead county jury calls. Reasons include rock bottom funds high cost without pretrial conference and potential savings if juries from Box 3 could be used. Calls for calendar reform and balanced funding amid county insolvency rumors.
Local residents report visits and family weekends across Jackson and nearby towns. Families attended rodeos, open houses, and vacations in Dillon Missoula Great Falls and Yellowstone area. School opened with 23 pupils. highway crew nears finish on gravel work.
Red Rock sent a six man team led by Henry Wombacher Everett Peterson Darel Peterson Ted Renfro and Ted Renfro Jr to Helena Sunday to defend the Cliff Stump trophy they won there last year. They scored 704 of 750 while Missoula won with 719 and Dillon was second with 712 among 13 teams.
In the District Court of Beaverhead County Montana the estate of Soren O Sorenson deceased presents to creditors and claimants to exhibit claims with vouchers within four months after first publication. Administratrix Lena Sorenson at Leonard A Schulz White Building Dillon Montana to file claims. Dated Dillon Montana August 30 1948. George Bighorn
Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. morning worship at 11 a.m. Sunday evening service at 8 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Rev Fr Timothy Clifford lists Sunday masses at St Rose Church in Lima at 8 m and 10 m. The first Sunday mass is in Lima at 10 30. Grant hosts 10 30 on the second Sunday. Melrose has 9 am on the third Sunday. Jackson holds 9 30 am on the fourth Sunday.
The Big Hole 4-H club held its Sept 10 meeting at the Lawrence Bacon ranch with President Larry Bacon presiding. Plans included Sept 26 picnic at Gologly Hot Springs, a Oct 1 calf show and sale in Butte, and a Bozeman 4-H congress trip with Jewel Deane Anderson and Kay Thompson to demonstrate and Suzanne Thompson to judge Home Living. Refreshments were served by Mrs Lawrence Bacon.
Orton Bros. buys good used pianos and will take your old piano in trade for the highest trade-in value on a new spinet. Write or call at 216 N. Main St. Butte Montana at once.
Pastor Dr J Thompson Baker leads Sunday school at 8 45 morning worship at 11 00 preaching on Dealing With Prejudice Westminster Fellowship follows at 7 00 In afternoon Lieut J C Whittager presents a story at the Bagley building at 3 00 with free admission Reports from the summer conference will be shared.
A report from the Bureau of Land Management regional office in Billings notes southeast and east central Montana are infested with grasshoppers. The pests cover most of Garfield county in district two and parts of district nine, with livestock weights falling and stockmen alarmed over poor winter feed prospects.
About 100000 youngsters began the term in Montana primary and high schools as bells tolled. An exact count will take weeks, but officials expect the largest enrollment ever recorded in the state.
Grace Methodist Church lists Rev. James M. Hunter as pastor with Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by Al Grraesser as superintendent and morning worship at 11 a.m.
Rev. Lewis D. Smith presides at Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Sunday school at 9 45 a.m. Morning prayer and sermon follow at 11 a.m. The church asks every member to attend this Sunday service.
The State Purchasing Agent in Helena invites sealed bids for winter and summer gasoline in station, tank wagon and barrel lots. Bids due Oct 4 1948, to be opened publicly. Deliveries span Oct 16 1948 to Oct 15 1949 at points within Montana.
Beaverhead County Montana closes registry books at 5:00 PM September 17, 1948 for the November 2 general election. Electors may register at the County Clerk’s Dillon office or with a deputy registrar, notary public, or justice of the peace. To vote, must be 21 by election day and have one year in the state and 30 days in the county. Those not voting in 1946 and not reregistered must register first. Margaret E Thompson, County Clerk.
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