Five More Beaverhead Men Chosen for Army Training
Beaverhead county men selected for a year’s U S Army training left for Fort Missoula this week to undergo final examination and induction. They were guests at a Saturday party in the city hall fire department headquarters with about 180 attendees. Draftees Wilbur J. Tritt Dillon Juan A. Miranda Birch Creek CCC camp James Hyndman Lima John T. Holden Dillon and Fred Arthur Hansen Armstead are among those departing. Beaverhead will provide nine draftees across three April calls, with refreshments served and thanks extended to organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Jackie Selvidge
Claudia Faust
Dave Hier
Art Watkins
George McDonald
Jack Jardine
Juan Miranda
Scotty Tait
C. M. Casterline
San Francisco World's Fair
O. T. Vandegrift
Carl Anderson
Wilbur J. Tritt
Dillon
Juan A. Miranda
Birch Creek
CCC
James Hyndman
Lima
John T. Holden
Fred Arthur Hansen
Armstead
Beaverhead Selective Service Board
Beaverhead
Uncle Sam
Wheat Parity Payment Rules Outline for 1941 Farmers
Beaverhead county Agricultural Conservation association details 1941 wheat parity payments. Parity rate set at 10 cents a bushel with eligibility tied to farm plan sheets and wheat acreage allotments. Eligible farmers must sign by May 1 or have signed a winter wheat plan by Sept 30 and seed within allotments. Parity payments reflect normal yield and aim to raise income toward 1910 14 levels. last year Beaverhead district paid 3129.13 dollars with statewide totals over 3 million. Additional eight cent wheat conservation payments apply based on normal yield. Continuous eligibility also possible under Agricultural Conservation programs for approved soil building practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Ferguson
Beaverhead County
Ferguson
Agricultural Conservation Program
Music Meet Saturday at Local College
A National Federation of Music Clubs event at Montana State Normal College features two divisions for pianists and vocalists from Montana and Idaho. Winners advance to a national contest in Los Angeles with $1,000 prizes. a faculty recital begins at 8 15 p m and public attendance is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Federation of Music Clubs
Normal College
Montana State Normal College
National Parks District
Montana
Idaho
Auxiliary broadcast delights Beaverhead Legion unit
Beaverhead chapter of the American Legion Auxiliary aired its annual musical and talk program Wednesday afternoon on KGIR Butte. Local music director Mrs Harold Warner led performances including a double trio, piano solos by Mrs Mary Emily Farrell, and a talk Poppies That Bloom in the Spring of 1941 by unit president Mrs A S Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
The
American Legion Auxiliary
KGIR
Butte
Harold Warner
the Legion
W. J. Romersa
Bernice Metlen
Harold M. Warner
Mary Dawn Warner
Ben H.,davis
H. Lamar Hatton
Mary Emily Farrell
United States
Strange and Edwards
Johnson
Farrell
Defense Is Subject at Rotary Meet in Dillon
E E Mac Gilvra of Montana Power spoke to the Dillon Rotary Club on Public Utilities and National Defense. He said private utilities supply about 90 percent of required electric power, with federal plants providing five percent, and stressed the need to arm industry with reliable power. He noted Montana’s early electric interconnections and a recent 161 000 volt line from Anaconda to Grace Idaho running through Dillon.
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Public Utilities
E.E. MacGilvra
Montana Power
Butte
Public Utilities and National Defense
Regair
Dillon Rotary Club
Montana
Dilton
Anaconda
Grace
Idaho
Frank Snyder Victim of Fall From Freight Car
Frank Snyder a 50 year old brakeman from Pocatello was found dead in Union Pacific yards at Lima Friday morning after apparently falling from the top of a freight car. He had been loosening brakes on cars and the cause of death was not immediately known. Coroner Raymond Schwartz conducted an investigation. Snyder was a 25 year railroad veteran and war veteran. The body was moved to Dillon and then to Pocatello for funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Lima
Frank Snyder
Pocatello
Raymond Schwartz
Dillon
Snyder
Musicians of College Travel perform in Bozeman and Livingston
Ralph McFadden Vernon Taylor and Miss Ruth Phelps presented concerts this week in Bozeman and Livingston. McFadden played piano, Taylor performed violin with Mrs Taylor, and Phelps offered readings and dances. The program returns Saturday April 26 at Normal College with National Parks District Music contest finalists.
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Ralph McFadden
Vernon Taylor
Ruth Phelps
Bozeman
Livingston
Bozeman Kiwanis Club
McFadden
Mr. Taylor
Taylor
Normal College
National Parks District
Citizenship Day plans outlined for Beaverhead county
A Beaverhead county meeting set plans for Citizenship Day 1 May 21 with Albert Anderson of the Montana Supreme Court as principal speaker. The program aims to educate American-born youths turning 21 in 1941 about citizenship, aligned with the Montana Bar association and Dillon bar members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive Committee
Henry G. Rodgers
Beaverhead
Jefferson
Madison
Dillon
Albert Anderson
Montana Supreme Court
Montana Bar Association
T. E. Gilbert
T. F. McFadden
Evelyn Rimes
Fred Woodside
Margaret Sweeney
Leonard Schulz
Albert Erickson
Summer Term Of College Opens June 10 At State Normal
Montana State Normal college announces a nine week summer session from June 10 to August 8 with registration June 7. Courses include new educational problems workshop and a visiting instructor stint by Dr. Albright. Faculty features English social studies and arts, plus education, library science, and music departments.
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Dr. Albright
Montana State Normal College
Genevieve Albertson
Robert E. Albright
Paul L. Anderson
Loretta Buss
Mary Baker Emerick
Marlin K. Farmer
Octavia Graves
Marjorie Hamer
Lee R. Light
Helen D. Luebben
J. Ford McBain
Ralph McFadden
Ole Kay Moe
Anna C. Moser
George Nightingale
Ruth M. Phelps
Vernon H. Taylor
William T. Straugh
Albright
State Teachers College
Buffalo
N. Y
Girls Rifle Club Weekly Shoot At High School Range
Margaret Ann Ames fed the 12-girl group at the high school range finishing with 89 points. Scores listed include AL Mc Dowell and Le Christensen among the top performers with high marks amid the brief, handwritten tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ann Ames
AL. McDowell
Plans Opened For Softball Season Here
Edwin R Buck was reelected president of the Dillon softball league W H Whittier was named secretary treasurer Russell Smith is vice president A large turnout discussed opening May 12 with rosters due May 9 and a May 4 field day to prepare the diamond for play teams may expand to eight on a single class round robin schedule Umpires practice games and classifications were discussed
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin R. Buck
Dillon Softball League
W. H. Whittier
Firemen
Russell Smith
MISS CARSON FETED BY SHAKESPEARE CLUB
Miss Lucy Carson was honored at the Dillon Shakespeare club luncheon in St James guild hall. She has led the group for years and received a corsage and gift from Miss Mary Innes. Fifty five attended with red white and blue decor. A radio quiz program followed, hosted by Mrs Waldorf and others, testing knowledge of studied plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Carson
Shakespeare Club
Lucy Carson
Dillon Shakespeare Club
St. James Guild Hall
A. F. Waldorf
Lee R. Light
O. A. Berge‘sen
Melissa Minger
Anna Moser
Myrtle Savidge
Waldorf
Prominent Evangelist D L Coale to Speak at Dillon
Dr D L Coale of Los Angeles California a general evangelist of the Methodist church labeled The Souths Fore most Evangelist will conduct a series of evangelistic meetings in Grace Methodist church in Dillon The meetings will begin Monday 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Coale
Methodist Church
Los Angeles
Calif
The
Methodist. Church
South
Grace Methodist
Dillon
Ameetings
Peeia
Fur Farming Industry Is A Growing Dillon Topic
Dillon Kiwanis heard Boy Forrester describe Beaverhead fur farms’ output for the past year totaling 123 700 dollars with 520 silver fox and 1 820 pups. He noted chinchillas valued at 45 000 and 300 female mink yielding 1 200 pups to total 128 700. He praised fur farming progress and market gains, citing a 17 percent rise after Norway’s exit from the market. Randolph Bennett guest, piano solos by J Gordon Meyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrester
Kiwanis Club
Playground Equipment Is Ordered for Dillon Park
C A Bechler chair of the park and playground committee announced a near five hundred dollar order for seven pieces of equipment for the public park and playground on the newly purchased plot. Items include a merry go round a teeter board ladders swings and a climbing gym with a three week arrival estimate.
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Dillon
C. A. Bechler
Public Park and Playground Committee
Bechler
C. L. Dodge
Bill Straugh
The
Normal College
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Fort Missoula
U. S
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Marion Hollins
Cypress Point
del Monte
Cal
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
Ruth Taylor
Miss Phelps
S. E. MacGilvra
Power
H. M. Brundage
Downard Funeral Home
Musicians OF College Travel
Beaverhead Valley
Boy Forrester
Inter
Dillon Kiwanis Club
Mr. Forrester
Norway
William Hillstead
J. Gordon Meyers
Randolph Bennett
Vancouver
Wash
Merry-go-round
Children’s Park
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