State Board of Education additions announced
Helena Roy E Ayres announced appointments to the State Board of Education Reyn Leedom of Billings fills the vacancy from W M Johnston Mamie Nance of Birney replaces A O Gullidge Baker superintendent Butte convention of Montana Congress of Parents and Teachers set for May 12 14 arrangements by Mrs James Harris Virginia City mining prospects bright with New York financier plan to raise capital for Prospect group Missoula rural electrification allotments total 582000 for farm power thirteen states two in Montana Clarks Fork power association Thompson Falls receives 85000 for 80 miles of line in Sanders county
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Helena
Roy. E. Ayres
Board of Education
Reyn Leedom
Billings
W. M. Johnston
Mamie Nance
Birney
A. O. Gullidge
Baker
Butte
Montana Congress of Parents and ‘Teachers
James Harris
Virginia City
Prospect
New York
Virginia City Gold Mining Company
Missoula
Montana
Missoula County
Helena Couple Visits Dillon Parental Home Weekender
Dr and Mrs W F Cashmore of Helena visited Mr Cashmores parents in Dillon over the weekend. They were accompanied by Billy McLaren, also of Helena.
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W. F. Cashmore
Helena
Mr. Cashmore
Dillon
Billy McLaren
Dillon Gun Club Wins Open in Montana Telegraph Shoot
The Dillon Gun Club defending state champions shot a perfect 75 in a 75 72 victory over Butte at the first registered shoot of the season at the fairgrounds. Ted Renfro Roy Forrester and Dr E G Free led with 25s and top scores included Renfro 99 of 100 and Schultz 98. Sheridan leads the standings with three state wins as more shoots are scheduled May 16 and a state meet June 4 5 6 with other high scores listed from the day's events.
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Dillon Gun Club
Montana Standard
Butte
Fairgrounds
Ted Renfro
Roy Forrester
Dr. E.G. Free
Renfro
Forrester
Otto ‘Schultz
Sheridan
Schultz
Nick Birrer
Art Ellinghouse
Helena
Billings
Dillon Club
Dillon
Dillon Girl Scout Selected for Silver Jubilee Camp
Dorothy Ann Davis of Dillon has been chosen to represent Rocky Mountain Region 11 at the Girl Scout Silver Jubilee encampment in August at Camp Andree Briarcliff Manor New York. She is a Beaverhead County High School graduate attending Normal College and earned the Golden Eaglet badge last November.
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Louw Henry Hoover
Girl Scouts of America
Dorothy Artin Davis
Dillon
Rocky Mountain Region 11
Camp
Dorothy Ann
Lorin Davis
Beaverhead County
Normal College
H. M. Warner
Rocky Mountain Region
Lou Henry Hoover
State Supreme Court Reopens Dismissed Dillon Land Suit
Helena dispatch reports Montana Supreme Court reversed Beaverhead County District Court ruling that dismissed Henry Fitzpatrick of Dillon v Security State Bank of Dillon. The 1930 land transaction case failed after jury impanelment. high court held the lower court erred by excluding testimony.
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Helena
State Supreme Court
Beaverhead ‘County
Henry Fitzpatrick
Dillon
State Bank of Dillon
Fitzpatrick
Security” State Bank
Former Dillon Man Dies of Injuries
Late W. English aged 61 died at Murray hospital in Butte from chest injuries after the horse he rode slipped and fell, pinning him beneath. The accident occurred on the Gilbert Livestock Co. ranch near Alder last Saturday. He was born in Indiana August 19, 1876 and moved to Beaverhead county in 1908. He once managed Anderson Livery in Dillon and later ran a ranch below Dillon. Surviving include four sons Earl, Lloyd, Dale and others, a brother Jack English and two sisters. Funeral held Wednesday at Brundage chapel with Rev. H N Tragitt officiating. burial at Mountain View cemetery.
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W. English
Murray Hospital
Butte
Gilbert Livestock Company
Alder
English
Indiana
Beaverhead
Anderson
Dillion
Dillon
Dale English
Osborne
Washington
Earl
Thermond
Lloyd
Jack English
Dodge City
Kansas
Ivy Privvile
Cimarron
Fanny Duncan
Dodger City
Brundage Chapel
H. N. Tragitt
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Mountain View
Rotary group names five on board of directors
Five directors were elected to the Rotary club board Monday night: Sam Wilkinson Harold Snow Ralph McFadden Conrad O Orr and W B Willey. They will serve for one year with early organization expected. Harold Snow presided and new members Clyde Steib J C Penney company manager and BE M Gibson of the Normal college were introduced.
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Sam Wilkinson
Harold Snow
Ralph McFadden
Conrad O. Orr
W. B. Willey
Rotary Board of Directors
Rotary Club
Clyde Steib
J. C. Penney Company
BE. M. Gibson
the Normal College
Mr. Adams
Big Hole
Charles Henry
Dillon Rotary Club
Rotary
Rotary’ ‘International
Michel Boka Found Dead in Beaverhead Ranch Home
Neighbors locate 42 year old Michel Boka dead on floor of his Dillon area ranch house, likely heart attack. Born in Romania in 1895, he naturalized in Fort Dodge and settled in Beaverhead County in 1913. Survived by wife Kathrine, two children Mike and Dorothy, two step children, and a brother. Funeral at St Rose Catholic Church Thursday at 10 AM with Rosary Wednesday at Brundage chapel. American Legion honors planned.
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Michel Boka
Dillon
Rumania
Fort Dodge
Kansas
Beaverhead County
Katherine
Mike
Dorothy
Mary Pilgrim
George Franks
Anaconda
Anton
Beaverhead
American Legion
Order of Woodmen
St. Rose Catholic Church
Father F. X. Lechner
Brundage Chapel
Mike Boka
Legion
Students Frolic at Annual Prom Amid Nautical Decor
The high school gym transformed into the Saratoga deck for the junior prom drawing many out of town guests. Miss Helen G Anderson and Weldon Lee led the grand march with other officers following. Prom patrons included multiple local couples and hosts appreciated business houses for loaned furniture.
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U. S
Saratoga
Helen G. Anderson
Weldon Lee
Jane Stallings
Blake Bean
J. E. Kelly
J. P. Best
H. M.warner
G. A. Decker
E. L. Fairbanks
G. D. Combes
F. G. Bayerd
Taylor Bradley
E. E. Wayne
W. Bierrum
Cathleen Talent
Myrtle Schmittroch
Barbara Holam
Winifred Christensen
Ruth Wilberg
Erma Loug Warner
Phyllis
Evelyn Davis
JoAnn
James Hier
P T A Meeting Highlights Student Performances
A regular P T A gathering convened in the primary building kindergarten room on a Tuesday afternoon at 3 45. Programs included songs from second grade led by Miss Huffman a dance by Dorothy Warren from the Normal College a talk on Appreciation by Miss Jean Bishop and a violin solo by Herman Schwab.
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Huffman
Dorothy “Warren
the Normal
College
Jean “Bishop
Herman Schwab
Fifty Three Seniors to Graduate from B C High School
District court proceedings show multiple cases in progress. A mining suit involving George B Conway and Darby Mining Co. against Joseph M Fabian and others was discharged by consent with the case under advisement. Marie Powell won $500 in a car crash suit against Phillip B Cottom. Ida B Powell also won $100 in a related suit. A jury was set to hear Lew Tritt v George W Dart, administrator.
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Conway-Fabian
Powell- Cottom
George B. Conway
Darby Mining Company
Joseph M. Fabian
John Grosso
Steve Grosso
M. J. Laughran
J. E. Healy
Albert Besancon
Fourth Judicial District
Henry G. Rodgers
Marie Powell
Phillip B. Cottom
Ida B. Powell
W. H. Powell
Phillip B.cottom
Lew Tritt
George W. Dart
John J. Williams
W. J. Cushing
John Collins
Girl Scouts Complete Certificate Course in Dillon
Thirty eight girls earned the national leadership certificate after completing a general course in girl scouting at Normal college taught by Mrs. Corinna Fechter of Bozeman. The session included meetings with Dillon troop leaders and the local scout council to discuss problems and potential day camp plans.
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Normal College
Corinna Fechter
Bozeman
Rocky Mountain
Montana
Fechter
Dillon
A. F. Waldorf
Scout Council
H. M. Warner
Billings
Mary’ J. Littlefield
Alice Wagner
Mary White
Beaverhead County High Plans May Commencement
Fifty three seniors will graduate from Beaverhead County High School at Commencement exercises on May 27. Principal Conrad O. Orr notes it as one of the smallest classes in years, with last year’s class over seventy. Graduation week begins May 23 with baccalaureate services and ends with the commencement on May 27, listing graduates Ruth Helen Albright through Marjorie Wetmore.
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Beaverhead County
Conrad O. Orr
Ruth Helen Albright
Helen G. Anderson
Loretta Anderson
Dolores
Arrigoni
Cora Baggarley
Lucille Banning
Desmond Barrett
Helen Bay
Blake Bean
Lillian Berry
Pete Best
Joe Brown
Catherine Brundage
Dorothy Brundage
Emma Casper
Paul Decker
Mauree Ericson
Valera Fairbanks
Montana Ferguson
Eileen Gibbons
Patricia Gilbert
Lois Gilbert
Suzanne Gilbert
Robert Harrison
Jimmie Hier
Betty Jean Hull
Eda Jackson
Betty Jo Jeppson
Lucille Kelly
Mary Liggett
Ralph Light
Mary Markovich
Evelyn McMannis
Loren Miller
Fred Moore
Helen Randolph
Bob Reeves
Billee Ann Rife
John Rozman
John Schuler
Lida Shaffner
Paul Simons
Gilmer Smith
Elizabeth Spear
Fern Stahl
Jane Stallings
Warren Stone
Pete Sweeney
Pete Tragitt
Josephine Verbance
Mary Dawn Warner
Isabel Watson
Marjorie Wetmore
Scouting Drive Aids Dillon Boy Scout Program
Seventeen Dillon citizens spearhead an annual fund drive to support Boy Scout and Cub Scout activities. The drive ends Thursday at 8 PM with a roundup at city hall, seeking public support to expand programs, train boys, and sustain outdoor and community service efforts through Scouting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
Camp Lowlands
Citizen's Finance Committee
Ruth Ping Honored by Mizpah OES at Banquet
Mizpah Chapter OES honored Mrs. Ruth Ping, visiting Worthy Grand Matron of the Grand Chapter OBE, Montana, at a Monday banquet in the Masonic banquet hall. Past Matrons club hosted a 1:30 bridge luncheon at Clara Plant's, followed by a luncheon bridge.
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Mizpah
Ruth Ping
Grand Chapter
O. BE. G
Montana
Masonic
Ping
Migs
Clara Plant
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Pocatello
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H. Apgar
O’conner
Chico
R. Smith
Bryant
Everett
McLeod
Bimms
R. M. Barrett
Union Pacific
West
Promoionx
Union Pacific Railroad
Presi
T F. H. Knickerbocker
Seattle
Wash
Arthur A. Murphy
Dillon Girl Scout
Dorothy Ann Davis
New York State
Ina
L.W. English
Butte Hospital
Rotary Group
B.c.hs
Mary Warner
Eloise “Armstead
Genevieve Watson
Celena Bellivou
Dorothy Perkins
Esther Reiter
Audrey Dahl
Harriet Foley
Alice Fox
Gertrude Overby
Emma Lovinger
Anne O'Connell
Ilene Jackson
Corinne Willey
Nina Hershberger
Beulah Lindberg
Bertha Paulson
Blanch Johnson
Dolores Johnson
Alice Barner
Audrey Paulson
Rosa
Lea Brown
Mabel Lundberg
Ruth Faucitt
Dorothy Anderson
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