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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1934
Page
8
Residents travel between Dillon Jackson and Lima for visits and funerals while a Dillon commissioners meeting concludes. The piece details social calls, illness, and hospital trips as part of a broader report on rural life and community engagement. It also notes a speaker advocating cooperative forestry programs and youth project plans.
The article notes a fully streamlined, air conditioned train featuring three aluminum alloy Pullman sleepers. The design mirrors the Union Pacific streamliner, with passenger comfort innovations. No operation location or delivery date is set, awaiting completion and testing. Guests from Dillon and Lima include J. H. Gilbert, Charles Niblack, John Walters, Albert Baker, and others.
A calf was born Tuesday at the Stauden Meyer ranch with two heads four ears and two eyes but died shortly after birth. The unusual birth drew attention from nearby residents and ranchers.
Mrs. Elmo Winn hosted a Saturday dinner at her Thomson Avenue home for Mr. Winn’s birthday anniversary. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sweet and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ross, Drummond, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schulz and Jim Schulz, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Keenan, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Tash, Mrs. and Mrs. O. A. Bergeson, Mrs. W. W. Thibodeau, and the hosts. The event featured a yellow and white color scheme and moving pictures by Mr. and Mrs. Sweet.
The Forest Service will show three films at the Methodist Church Sunday evening April 15 at 7 30. Big Game covers northwest big game animals Harvesting U S Timber presents lumbering on National forests It Might Have Been You depicts the Freemans Lake fire Admission is free All are invited.
B. J. Gunderson former Beaverhead county high school athletic coach is named A A U commissioner for Montana as friends report. The notice also urges readers to pay subscriptions now.
The report covers a year end meeting at Birch Creek attended by Nelson and others, a supper at the hotel hosted by Mrs J N Campbell, and a bus trip with Ernest Waters. It notes a Twin Bridges farmers meeting, a forestry film showing in Butte, visits from Ernest Huber of Butte, and a death in the Julia Waters family. Fay Gransberry re elected, Arbour elected to replace Page, and Buhror school elects Bill Garrison as trustee.
The Rev. Philip J. May Mrs. May and their children spending winter in California with Rev May assisting his sister Miss Elsie May of Newark New Jersey are expected to arrive in Dillon Thursday and will stay at Miss Amy Patterson’s home. Rev May, formerly pastor of Dillon Presbyterian church, plans to return with his family in June to the French Cameroon in Northern Africa where he has served as a missionary for several years.
A regular meeting of Royal N. wh bers is set for Thursday evening April 12 at 6 o clock in the I. O. O. I hall. All members should attend as committees are to be appointed for the coming convention. Juveniles meet at 6 45 in the I. O. O. F. hall.
Beaverhead county’s group of CCC workers departed by train Wednesday from Dillon for routes to Butte and Missoula. Selected locals Edward Ryan Henry Strub Russel Underwood Frank Judge Vincent Gibbons and Bernard Leake will join other contingents and receive camp assignments for summer chores.
The St James guild sponsors a dancing class for interested high school students. Classes will be held at the guild hall Friday evenings from 7 to 8 o'clock.
The Carroll Study club will meet Friday at 8 o clock in the home of Mrs J C Fuller on East Glendale street.
The Baptist Ladies Aid plans a Thursday meeting at the home of Mrs. R. M. Gregg with Mrs. Jack Deputy serving as hostess.
Mrs. W. J. Bierrum and Miss Anne Feeley host the Ellen May guild Thursday afternoon April 12 at Mrs. Bierrum’s home. The M. M. club was hosted by Mrs. Francis Tomrey on South Atlantic Street. Reichler visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buhrer and daughter with Bill Garrison and Mrs. James Campbell in Dillon Tuesday. Bert Dunbar returns from California after spending winter there. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Goodwin, formerly of this city, visit from Helena.
Renovated and rebuilt items offered with one day service by E R Rogers. Mrs Robert Rolfe of Jackson visits friends in Dillon over the week.
Dr Ch Clapp of Missoula, president of the State university, spoke at a meeting in Butte on the future of Montana. He cited the state's rich past and vast natural resources as a foundation for an even more abundant future. Attending were President Walter Stephan and many local figures including O A Bergeson R D Cary Sheldon E Davis B W Emerick S F Erwin T E Gilbert J A Baxter F A Hazelbaker T F Luebben L Lee McCracken Charles Niblack F H Tyre A F Waldorf Joe Wedum Sam Wilkinson Fred Woodside J W Walters and Rev J A Meeke.
Word reaches Dillon of the drowning death of Mr and Mrs Emery Longmyre at their ranch in northern California late March. Longmyre is son of Mrs Patricia Schum longtime Beaverhead County resident and former Normal College graduate who taught in several county schools. Mrs Schum recently left Dillon and lives with daughter Mrs Gunnard Bjork in Gilroy California.
The St James guild holds a silver tea for its benefit at Mrs Gall residence on Saturday afternoon April 14 from 8 to 6 o clock. Mrs Call and the parish’s young ladies will assist. All members and friends are invited.
Mr and Mrs M V Ring escaped serious harm when their car overturned on the highway near Glen Tuesday after a front tire blew out. They suffered only a few cuts and bruises.
A large circle of friends in W. W. McDowell’s community mourns the sudden death of the American minister to the Irish Free State. He collapsed Monday evening during a banquet in his honor in Dublin Ireland.
A baby girl was born Friday morning at Murray hospital in Butte to Mr. and Mrs. Ek M Gibron. She is the first grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boone who are proud grandparents.
No injuries reported in a two-vehicle crash north of Lima Friday morning. A machine driven by an Arizona tourist and a machine driven by J C Patterson of Dell collided. both vehicles were damaged.
Beaverhead Chapter D A R meeting is postponed from Tuesday April 10 to Tuesday April 17. The program will be hosted by Mrs. Fred Woodside at the rescheduled session.
J H Gilbert and H M Brundage were re-elected as trustees of School District No 10 after a Saturday election. Ten votes were cast and the two candidates were unanimously chosen.
The L. D. S. Relief society held its April social at Mrs. Fred Dart’s residence on Wednesday at 2 PM. A bridge whist game in Birmingham dealt thirteen cards per hand.
Reelects trustee for three years and Al Waldemar elected to fill out Mrs Jim Waldemar’s term. Mrs Agnes Pierce of Dillon visited Grant Saturday afternoon. Joe Chaput and Bob Roberts were Dillon visitors Monday. Fred Munckton motored to Armstead Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs James Mansfield spent Monday in Dillon shopping. Mrs Roy Ward and daughter Mary visited the Longseth home Monday and Tuesday. Agnes Pierce bought a new 1934 Dodge. P Hughes drove to Dillon Monday for business. Mr and Mrs Roy Stocker and daughter were guests at Parke Scott’s Armstead home Sunday. Mr Baldwin of Butte visited Grant Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Frank Blair drove to Dillon Tuesday to visit relatives. Mrs George Smith left for Dillon Wednesday.
Ella Stickney, Husiness and Professional Women's Club members, and Miss Marjorie Hamer, director of physical education at the Normal College, attended the meeting. It is hoped playgrounds can be built within the next few weeks.
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