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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1941
Page
5
Keith Lloyd travels to Spokane for reporting on girls rifle scores this week. The piece notes participants and age related details scattered in the readable text.
James Prohosky of Grant spent Saturday in the city. Mrs Marcus Rand from Armstead and Miss Anna Stocker from Grant came and went. Helena visitor Tom W Dolan called on friends. Polaris teacher Agnes Cassidy spent the weekend in Dillon. Margaret Gaddie left for Utah to visit relatives. McCracken of Minneapolis returned after business matters. Double Four club held a 1:80 luncheon at Canyon resort. Local visits included E L Burles and Elmer Selway party, Carroll Study club met at the rectory. Emerson Hughes family and others visited from Horse Prairie. Helen Dahlberg called to Butte for her father’s illness. Esterwald recovering from pneumonia. Eliel family returned from three weeks in California. Boetticher of Jackson, Gordon shopping in Dillon. John Curnutt joined North American Aircraft in California after Western Air course. Big Hole basin residents Pendleton and Murphy in town. Lossl visited after six months west coast. Furtle and Charlene Roberts returned from Philipsburg. D W Edwards of Idaho Falls left after funeral visit. Edith Callaway arrived from Milwaukee to visit Hansen. Margaret Ames topped Girls Rifle club with 92100 score. other results listed.
The Dillon's Better Homes club gathered at 125 South Washington on Wednesday at 1 30 p m hosted by Mrs D V Paddock. Attendees included Mrs D V Paddock Mrs Addie Morrison Mrs W E Lloyd Mrs Rebecca Connelley Mrs R M Gregg Mrs Frank Hoffman Mrs Wes Mares Mrs A A Schroeder and Mrs Sylvester Meade. Miss Gladys Tofte spoke on Selecting Becoming Colors.
Red Lodge Montana April 3 A U P report notes Matilda J Halpin born 1850 Kentucky is Montana’s oldest war mother She is a life member of the Roundup American Legion auxiliary A birthday celebration March 22 drew her three sons three daughters nine grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren The centenarian is a direct descendant of George Washington’s mother
A cablegram sent to Scotty Tait and his sister Mrs. Thomas Scott of Grant reports their father William Tait’s Renton home near Clydesbank was bombed on April 2. He is said to have been forced to live in a tent in a public park after the raid.
Herbert Festus aged 84 of Dillon and Marie Watson 22 of Polson were married at the clerk of court’s office by Justice Louise Stahl. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Paul W Cook. They will reside at 202 East Dillon Street.
W O Smith of Dillon and John Peterson of Dell were released from Barrett hospital Sunday. Mr and Mrs David Moffatt and two children of Billings visit Dillon at the Giles homes. Mrs Moffatt is Eleanor Giles. Fred Waldorf leaves for Harlowton where his sister is ill and may travel to Rochester. Armstead visitors include Coy Brown Jess Brown Bert McMenomrey and Parke Scott. Mrs George Melton returns from Monarch where son Monte Melton teaches.
Rainbow girls of Dillon assembly No. 13 hosted a silver tea for mothers and friends on Friday April 4 from 3 to 5 pm at the Masonic hall. Mrs. Clark D Evelyn and Miss Fay Kirkpatrick led in charge with strong committees handling advertising refreshments decoration program and cleanup. Proceeds benefited the Rainbow girls. The program featured songs by Alice Davis and Bernice Metlen, a talk by Mrs. Jennings Mayland, and a piano solo by Mary Custies.
Miss Gladys Tofte, home demonstration agent, announces April study on Becoming Colors in Clothing and selects topics for next year. Meetings during April include Dillon Home Art, Better Homes, Melrose, Home Harmony, Jackson, Wise River, Lima, Dell, and Armstead.
Bozeman Montana April 3 U P plans were finalized for the Montana Business and Professional Women's clubs state convention at Karst s camp 35 miles southwest of Bozeman June 13 15 Delegates to the national convention in Los Angeles July 6 11 were to be chosen Olivia Johnson national organization third vice president was to give the banquet address June 14 The Rev Margaret Clifford Kali Spell State Director and State President Martha Kaufman Forsyth were listed as speakers Governor Sam C Ford would be invited to speak
C Buckingham fired 276 to top the weekly high school range shoot, followed by Otto Sassman 274 and F Seybold 274. Other scores included M Jones 261 and B Farrell 260. junior shooters highlighted by B Koenig 97 as top junior.
Dr H H Scarborough of Salt Lake City will be at the Andrus hotel on Friday and Saturday April 18 and 19 to examine eyes and fit glasses. Your headaches and dizziness may be caused by eye troubles.
Members of Beaveread post of the American Legion will meet at 3 o clock Thursday night at the Metlen hotel for a regular gathering. A full Legion show report will be given by the committee, and Raymond Jones, designer of the Legion memorial statue in Mountain View cemetery, will be farewelled by his buddies before leaving for Seattle to join Vestal Chemical in St. Louis with a Wyoming and Colorado sales territory. Post Commander Poindexter may return from California in time for the meeting.
Funeral services for John 3 Jackson nine year old son of Mr and Mrs John Jackson were held Friday at St Rose Church with Rev Timothy Clifford officiating. Burial followed at Mountain View Cemetery. The youth died from an accidental shooting Tuesday evening last week. Attending were many friends from the Big Hole basin and Dillon. Pallbearers were Bernard Wenger Sparky Peterson Billie Nelson Denton Hughes Jay Casper and William Hillstead.
Montana singles trap champion Herman R. Peterson of Dillon outlined trap shooting at a Kiwanis gathering. Introduced by program chairman Archie Green, Peterson recalled state and national events where he excelled, earning the nickname firecracker in Vandalia Ohio and Kansas City shoots. Guest Edwin R. Buck attended.
Principal Conrad Orr of Beaverdhead County High School attends the Inland Empire Education Association convention in Spokane on April 9 and 10. Aepapiteh is expected to attract 4000 teachers from Montana Idaho Washington and Oregon.
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