Metlen Addresses Rotary on Eight Points for Peace
Dale Metlen spoke to the Rotary Club in the Rendezvous room last Wednesday night on Those Eight Points for Peace. He reviewed U S industrial and financial growth and noted the United States as a debtor nation after World War I. He urged careful thinking at the peace table when such an announcement comes.
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Lambert Eliel
Hal Sterling
Montana Power Company
Butte
Gilbert Hilde
Fort Leonard Wood
Harold Snow
Albert Erickson
Dale Metlen
United States
U. S
Metlen
Renfro Wins Lima Merchandise Trapshoot Honors
Ted Renfro, state singles and doubles trapshoot winner earlier, captured all honors at the Lima merchandise shoot last Sunday. Attendees from Dillon report a small crowd with three locals among participants from Poca Tellio and Idaho Falls.
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Ted Renfro
Lima
Dillon
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Lima rancher injured after horse incident
Joe Telemonts of Lima was taken to Barrett hospital Sunday night with injuries from being thrown by a horse on a local Lima ranch. The horse fell on him and he is reported in serious condition.
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Joe Telemonts
Lima
Barrett Hospital
45 Applications For Yard Beautification Aid Filed
Elanor V. Nelson county home demonstration agent has 45 applications for yard beautification assistance. E. E. Isaac extension horticulturist from Montana State College will visit. no obligation. Most applicants are from Dillon with others from Lima Melrose Armstead and Big Hole basin ranchers.
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Elanor V. Nelson
E. E. Isaac
Montana State College
Dillon
Lima
Melrose
Armstead
Big Hole
Trains No. 30 and 31 Order Reversed
The order in Omaha to discontinue Union Pacific trains Nos. 30 and 31 was rescinded late Thursday night. Passenger service through Dillon remains unchanged for now while Idaho Falls freight demand tied to national defense is cited as the previously stated reason for the cancellation.
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Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line Division
Dillon
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Donovan Rites Held Yesterday
James Donovan age 40 died at Barrett hospital after weeks of illness. A Dillon resident for about two and a half years he worked in local garages as a mechanic and body repairman. Born in St John New Brunswick Canada he is survived by his mother and three children who live in Minot North Dakota with his divorced wife. Services were held at St Rose church at 9 am with Father F X Lechner officiating and burial followed at Mountain View cemetery.
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James Donovan
Barrett Hospital
Dillon
St. John
New Brunswick
Canada
Minot
N. D
St. Rose Church
F. X. Lechner
Mountain View Cemetery
Beaverhead County Board Opens Regular Session September 1941
Beaverhead board of county commissioners holds routine and budget sessions September 2 to 4 1941. The group reads approvals, considers tax deeds, reviews boiler bids, and weighs repairs after Hartford Insurance inspection. Appointment of George M. Melton as Dillon township justice of the peace and a Kiwanis light schedule are noted alongside reports on county farm, district court, and payroll figures.
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Beaverhead
C. L. Boyer
Thos. E. Luebben
Hartford Insurance Company
George M. Melton
George Opp
Dillon
Kiwanis Club of
Thomas E. Luebben
County Farm
Warm Springs
Autumn Rain Sets Record At Local Weather Bureau
The heaviest autumnal precipitation in days was recorded at the Montana State Normal College weather bureau. A total of 1.32 inches fell in August, with frequent rain storms in the first half of the month, hindering farmers in the valley from harvesting crops.
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Montana State Normal College
FBI Calls Meeting For Defense Work
In Butte a Wednesday meeting gathered about 30 law enforcement officers from across Montana to plan closer cooperation with FBI agents on national defense related investigations and enforcement. Attendees included L. E. Davis, Lima Marshall, and Boyd Quick, Dillon deputy sheriff. A similar session was held in Great Falls Thursday.
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Butte
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Montana
FBI
L. E. Davis
Lima Marshall
Boyd Quick
Dillon
Great Falls
Hawkins Named Chairman of County Commission Panel
W. W. Hawkins of Dillon is chairman of the county commission of the Montana preparedness and advisory commission. Mrs. Earl Opp serves as secretary and E. W. Bond is the third member.
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W. W. Hawkins
Dillon
Montana Preparedness and Advisory Commission
Earl Opp
E. W. Bond
First Lutheran Church Service With Sermon Theme
Leonard Thompson, pastor, leads Sunday at the First Lutheran Church with Sunday school at 11 00 a m and divine services at 10 a m The sermon theme is Putting First Things First.
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First Lutheran Church
Leonard Thompson
Armstead Social News Notes and Arrivals
A compilation of visits and greetings from Armstead including Harriett Giovannina from Great Falls staying with her mother Alice Chapman. Numerous local residents and guests from Dillon Monrovia Anaconda are noted for shopping, calling, and attending events.
Bias and War Jokes Stir Readers Across Topics
The column riffes on wartime headlines and public mood, touching on German retaliation claims about Stalin, the stalled six day bicycle race, women buying kilts in London, and Virginia Gayda’s bold statements. It notes high soda consumption at an aircraft plant and jokes about English pilots finding bottle refunds.
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London
Virginia Gayda
Dillon Loses to Butte and Faces Hamilton Friday
Dillon dropped a game to Butte with standout moments from Conger Willey and McManus while Hodge Navarro and Harkness contributed. Coach D L Johnson plans to start nearly the same lineup against Hamilton Friday as several players showed solid support in the contest.
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Dillon
Butte
Hamilton
Schofield
Hodge Jones
Navarro Harkness
Richards
Jennings McMannus
Witears
Hubber Willey
Cavin Rogan
R.h
Holloway Kamps
Fisher
D. L. Johnson
Conger
Willey
McManus
Man’s Happiness Tied to Faithfulness to Self Says Paine
Quote from Thomas Paine on the importance of personal integrity and inner faith. The remark underscores self fidelity as essential to human happiness and moral conduct.
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Thomas Paine
Washington Apple Growers Seek Seasonal Labor
Wenatchee and Okanogan valley apple growers warn of large losses without harvest labor. Wages will be high and workers should arrive by Sept. 25. Camp equipment urged as a transient camp is being prepared by the Farm Security Administration. Interested workers should correspond with C. Hunter Martin of the Wenatchee Chamber of Commerce.
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Wenatchee
Okanogan
Washington
Farm Security Administration
C. Hunter Martin
Home Hygiene Classes Resume in Dillon
Miss Margaret Holloran, county nurse, announced the home hygiene and care of the sick classes will resume in Dillon this Saturday September 20. Classes meet in high school room 113 with six sessions from summer and the course finishing this fall. All interested are urged to attend.
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Dillon
Margaret Holloran
Bannack Anniversary Marked With Lone Eye Witness Tale
At Bannack's anniversary event Mrs. Howard, nearly 93, recalled early days with vivid detail as Montana sheriffs and peace officers gathered. She described settler arrivals, the growth from tents to cabins, and corrections to legends about Hank Crawford, Henry Plummer, and the Bannack vigilante era.
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Jim Harby
Smith Ball
Spring Gulch
Bon Accord
Bannack
Marysville
Mary Wadams
Howard
White
Wash Stapleton
Willard
Grasshopper Creek
Convention of
W. A. Clark
Butte
Clark
Plummer
Reminiscences of Bannack Road Agents and Deadly Shootout
Mrs. Howard recalls the Bannack era in which Hank Crawford wounded Plummer and the escape tale of Crawford after a botched attempt. The bodies of Plummer Stinson and Ray were exhumed by drinkers seeking a gold ring, while the legend of Dutch John marks a scaffold near the graves.
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Hank” Crawford
John
Howard
Plummer
Stinson
Ray
Buck” Stinson
Bank Exchange
Liza
Hank’ Crawford
Crawford
Goodrich
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B. J. McMenomey
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Martin McMenomey
Monrovia
Calif
M. R. Rand
Sophia Guyaz
Jesse Brown
Edgar Rife
Ike Rife
Carlton Crouse
Rosemary Rife
Arthur Hansen
Fort Lewis
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Roll Henderson
C. C. Hansen
Dell Peterson
Victor
Peterson
T. A. Bradley
St. Vincent Hospital
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Ore
V. C. Given
Margaret
Jean
Anaconda
Ida Olsen
E. W. Hildreth
R. C. Gravely
Salmon
Joel Berg
Dean
Marcheta
Aureta McMenomey
Rand
Rosemary
Home Demonstration Club
Henry Simpson
Elanor Nelson
Parke Scott
Corp
Roscoe Gordon
Camp Ord
E. R. Gordon
Highway Rock Crusher
McMenomey
Medicine Lodge
W. P. Scott
Goebells
Reds
Josef Stalin
P. J. Lovell
Pen of Rams
Col. E. O. Walter
B. R. Williams
Sec
Nels Crawford
Crawforce
Fort Benton
St. Louis
Stuart
Granville
James
Colorado
Deer Lodge Valley
North Dakota
ST. Dillon
the Hall of Fame
Daniels
Clayton Elliott
Dillon Mont
Kugler
Dillon Vs
First National Bank
Sate Es Prey
Northwest Bancorporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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