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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1949
Page
8
With 3001 total pins the Dillon Creamery bowling team posted the season high. Stanchfield rolled 249 for high individual, Cornell had 597 for a series and 1051 team total while the Men's Store earned honors. Bond of Paddock Tyro led individual honors on Monday night.
The list records high game and series by players including Roberts Market with a 238 and 5584, and total pin honors at 2752. It covers Sept 19 1949 shifts at 7 p m and 9 p m and Sept 20 1949 shifts, plus upcoming matchups and scores for teams such as Big Dipper Coast-to-Coast Roberts Mkt Eliel's and Tribune. Also noted is a Helena market report on Montana farm products index with declines offset by dairy and poultry gains.
Four Montana offices will close as 21 units in the northwest and California consolidate with regional offices. Ward Cox of Western Housing Expeditor says Bozeman and Livingston transfer to Billings, Helena to Great Falls, and Kalispell to Great Falls, with functions reassigned accordingly.
Beaverhead post of the American Legion held its initial autumn meeting at the city hall firemen’s quarters with large attendance. James McCashin spoke on veteran benefits while Vivian Thomas announced the polio drive ending this Thursday. Committees for the year were named by Commander Waldron Boger including Membership, Entertainment, Finance, House, Public relations, Rehabilitation, Defense, Americanism, and Child welfare with members spanning local residents and veterans. Mae Talent was admitted as a transfer from Paris Post No 1 in France, formerly with the Army Nurse Corps in Europe.
The family of the late James E. Phillips, Beaverhead coroner and area pioneer, held a reunion Sept 15 at Roy and Grace Webster’s Rattlesnake Creek home. Attendees included Frank Stanfield Missoula John Phillips Anaconda Ervie Phillips Los Angeles and James A Phillips Dillon plus Stewart and Donald Phillips Los Angeles New York City.
The report lists participants Stanchfield Dr Routledge Edgar Williams and W G Gilbert Jr in athletics with C M Casterline Henry Hignit Emil Conger Ben Davis C J Hovren and Bill Tait. Sons of American Legion members Ed Donovan C J Hovren Ben Davis Davey and Vivian Thom also noted. A Dutch lunch followed the evening.
The state fish and game commission announced the 1949 seasons in Montana. The pheasant season runs October 30 to November 27 with a daily limit of three cock pheasants and three birds in possession. The Hungarian partridge season runs October 30 to November 3 with a daily limit of three partridges and three in possession.
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