Immunization Clinic Next Week in Dillon
A two day clinic will operate May 1 and 2 at the old training school building from 9 a.m. to 12 noon to immunize Beaverhead county children ages 6 months to 14 years. The Montana state board of health and local officials sponsor the event with Dillon physicians, nurse Katherine MacGregor, and county nurse Inella Stickney. A $1 fee applies to those able to pay. free for those unable. Publicity Committee of Child Welfare Council urges parental participation to prevent diphtheria and smallpox.
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Montana
Dillon
Montana State Board of Health
Katherine MacGregor
Jon Dillon
Inella Stickney
Beaverhead County
Parentis
Child Welfare Council
Dakota Caravan Heads for Idaho
A motor caravan of five Ford cars carried five North Dakota farming families fleeing drought and dust storms. They passed through Dillon en route to Twin Falls Idaho seeking farm work and a new residence while hopeful about opportunities in ranching.
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Dillon
Twin Falls
Idaho
North Dakota
Beaverhead
Dakotas
Montana
Dillon Gun Club Wins Easter Shoot
In the second telegraphic shoot of the season the Dillon Gun club scored 74 to top the Mis soula club with 71. Butte marksmen led with Petet Westergaard 98x100 and Ted Renfro 99x100, while Hermann Peterson won the doubles event 48x50. Home shooters faced strong wind and posted several 20s and 19s out of 25.
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Dillon Gun Club
Missoula
Butte
Petet Westergaard
Ted ‘Renfro
Westergaard
Hermann Peterson
Dr. Free
Popular Couple Weds in Dillon Ceremony at Ranch Home
In a family and intimate gathering Rev. Orval A. Schmidt presided as Valborg Peterson McKeehen and Blaine rancher Matthew Telin joined in marriage Sunday afternoon at the Peter J. Peterson ranch south of Dillon. Attendants Mrs. Ted Oliver and Elmer Peterson. A ranch dinner followed the ceremony before the couple's brief wedding trip and planned home on the groom's Blaine ranch.
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Orval A. Schmidt
Lutheran Church United
Valborg Peterson McKeehen
Matthew Telin
Blaine
Peter J. Peterson
Dillon
Ted Oliver
Elmer Peterson
Senior Play at Beaverhead High presents Your Money or Your Wife
Beaverhead county high school senior class stages Glenn Hughes comedy Your Money or Your Wife in the school gym Saturday April 27 at 8 15 p m. Cast includes Mr Jones Jack Reeves Mrs Jones Corinne Willey Doris Lucille Pickelix Hamilton Erwin Christensen Mrs Cabot Reta Albertson Christopher Bob Stephan Millicent Jean Gilbert Ned James McCulley Daisy June Brown Pickett Bob Fonggren Charlie Franklin Cashmore Dr Entwhistle Lee Schuler bridesmaids Marian Williams May Ferguson Rosa Lee Brown Mona Harding. The plot follows Mr Jones a wealthy pickle merchant offering ten thousand for a perfect pickle while his daughter Dor is to marry Hamilton Cabot amid comic mischief and a scramble over money or marriage.
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Glenn Hughes
Beaverhead County High School
Mr. Jones
Jack Reeves
Jones
Corinne Wiilley
Doris
Lucille Pickelicx
Hamilton
Erwin Christensen
Cabot
Reta Albertson
Christopher
Bob Stephan
Millicent
Jean Gilbert
Ned
James McCulley
Daisy
June Brown
Pickett
Bob Fonggren
Charlie
Franklin Cashmore
Entwhistle
Lee Schuler
Marian Williams
May Ferguson
Rosa Lee Brown
Mona Harding
Hamilton Cabot
Beaverhead county high school debate team places second
The Beaverhead County High School debate team led by Harold Wheat and Jack Reeves finished second in the first Mining District contest at Butte while Butte High won the championship. Dillon beat Anaconda earlier and defeated the Smelter City pair. coached by Violet M. Wastman, the team competed for federal education grant policy.
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Beavers Head County
Harold Wheat
Jack Reeves
Butte
Butte High School
Dillon
Anaconda
Violet M. Wastman
Choral Club to Give Sacred Concert at Hirst Baptist
The Dillon Choral Club presents a sacred concert Sunday evening at Hirst Baptist Church. The program includes hymns and arias such as Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross, Lift Thine Eyes, Hark Hark My Soul, Rock of Ages, and Now the Day Is Over, with selections by Mrs J D Lee and Miss Mary McClain and featuring the chorale club in multiple numbers.
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Dillon Choral Club
the Hirst Baptist Church
Jesus
Elijah
Mendelssohn
Ashford
Bernard
Montania Forms New Highway Patrol Rules and Licenses
The May 22 rollout of the Montania highway patrol sets speed limits on curves at 40 mph and in towns at 25 mph. Drivers must stop at entry ramps, observe signs, and avoid passing on curves. Trailers need safety chains and wobble protection. livestock must be fenced. pedestrians on left. parking on main highways prohibited. Licenses issued in triplicate with penalties for violations and lost licenses require county treasurers to verify punch holes. Approximately 135,000 drivers affected. details continue on page eight.
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Montania
Montana Highway Patrol Board
Helena
Relic of Vigilante Days Recovered by Ranchman Nay
Byron Nay finds a hand hammered gold medallion in a pine block on South Washington street. The daisy shaped charm, worth about 35 to 40 dollars, may be a trapped relic from Plummer’s gang and possibly cached by a miner’s killer in a Peckinpah era gold rush. Nay plans further search for more treasure inside the same tree.
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Byron Nay
South Washington Street
Nay
Bannack
Plummer
Two Men Sentenced in Dell Post Office Robbery Case
John Tabor and Frank Gilstrap pleaded guilty in federal court at Billings to the Dell post office robbery two years ago and to a Molt Mont count. Tabor drew two years and 100 dollar fine plus extra time and 500 dollar fine on the Molt count. Gilstrap got two years and a 50 dollar fine, with penalties suspended for aiding government case. C. W. Tabor pleaded not guilty and faces trial in 8 to 10 months, with confinement in Billings jail in the interim.
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John Tabor
Frank Gilstrap
Dell
Charles N. Pray
Billings
James McCollum
Tabor
Molt, Mont
Girlstrap
C. W. Tabor
Pray
Beery Replies To Wikidal Invitation For Summer Visit
Wallace Beery responds to J. F. Wikidal with interest in visiting the Wikidal summer home. He says he recently bought a new vehicle and believes he can reach the lake in about six hours from California.
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J. F. Wikidal
Wallace Beery
Wikidal
Ae Ee
Miext Gummer
Hie
California
Lak
Surprise Party Honors 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mrs Christine Albers hosted a surprise party on South Washington Street last Saturday evening for Mr and Mrs Prank P Bell celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Seven table pinochle games followed by delicious refreshments.
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Prank P. Bell
Christine Albers
Bell
South Wash
Junior High to Present Comedy Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
The junior high dramatics class stages a humorous Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves in the training school auditorium. Led by Ali Baba played by Bill Tait with Morgiana and Amina guiding in a comedic twist. Cogia Hassan and his forty thieves plot outside in jars of oil. Admission is free and the performance is set for May 8, 1935.
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Ali Baba
The
Morgiana
Amina
Cogia Hassan
Cogia
Bill Tait
Anvinia
Eleanore Thompson
Dorthy Amme Gosman
Cogia Hasson
Jack Orr
Cassim
Lattimer Smith
Margaret Markovich
June Johnson
Michel Mary Forrester
Stanley Bradley
Marguerite Dubie
Cledith Wheaton
Eileen Grimes
Helen
Shaffner
Forest Rangers Change Assignments in Districts
Forest Supervisor Landving announces May 1 take effect reassignment of rangers. Lukens moves to Jackson district after CCC and special work, Piazzola shifts from Wise River to Dillon to support a large season program, Peck assumes Wise River district at Wilse River, and Birch Creek CCC camp work begins soon with multiple projects planned.
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Landvng
Lukens
C.C.C
Jackson
Piazzola
Wise River District
Dillon
Peck
Wise River
Wilse River
Birch Creek
Civilian Conservation Corps
Sheriff and deputy return from Billings with trio of robbery suspects
Sheriff James McCollum and Deputy Pat Flynn brought three prisoners from Billings after a robbery at Dell including a store and post office. They planned to appear in federal court, but no action was taken and the trio remain jailed in killings. The officers also visited the Custer battlefield during their eastern state trip.
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James McCollum
Pat Flynn
Billings
Dell
Custer Battlefield
St James Guild Meeting This Thursday at Guild Hall
Members of the St James guild will meet Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the guild hall following the View W H Mitchell.
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T. James
Guild
Guild Hall
W. Hi. Mitchell
Rotary Club Armstead Meet Draws Ranchers and Merchants
Dillon Rotary met at Armstead Schoolhouse with about 75 attendees including ranchers and merchants. Tom Gilbert chaired. Bert McMeromey welcomed guests as Armstead locals praised hospitality. Dr. Robert E. Albright reviewed current events and European militarism, while Parker Scott praised the visiting Rotarians. The program featured a song contest and a cowboy duet, with notes on Beaverhead stream conservation.
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Tom Gilbert
Bert McMeromey
Armstead
Robert E. Albright
Europe
League of Nations
Hitler
Germany
League
Albright
Congress
Parker Scott
Vissitops
Redding
Dillon Man Dies at Barrett Hospital After Illness
Gustaf T. Petensem 62, Sweden native and longtime Dillon resident, died at Barrett hospital last Saturday after a brief illness. Employed by Stanley Sistenson, he lived in the area 42 years and once ran a ranch in the Sweetwater district. No relatives were located. Funeral held Wednesday with burial at Mountain View Cemetery.
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Gustaf T. Petensem
Barrett Hospital
Stanley Sistenson
Sweden
Sweetwater
Mountain View
A A U W Elects Officers At Meeting
At the American Association of University Women meeting Monday evening the annual election chose Mrs. W. J. Biermann as president Miss Jessie Duboc as vice president Miss Amine Feley as secretary and Miss Genevieve Metlen as treasurer These officers will assume office in September.
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American Association of University
W. J. Biermann
Jessie Duboc
Amine ‘Feley
Genevieve Metlen
Churches Crowded for Easter Sunday Services
Dillon and the surrounding community filled city churches despite threat of storms. Easter crowds filled pews with spring fashion and bonnets, special music and sermons on the risen Lord, plus afternoon concerts and children’s features. Five inches of snow fell Sunday night changing Easter finery early in the week.
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Dillon
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