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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1940
Page
8
Walter White leases a ranch for the coming year and Ted Miller joins a government surveying outfit near Great Falls. Community notices cover neighbors visiting, ranch work, anniversaries, school events, and local social gatherings in Wisdom and vicinity.
On Thursday April 25 at 3 PM a special interest radio program for Legion Auxiliary members and friends in Dillon will air on KGIR Butte. Sponsored by the Dillon unit and prepared by Nellie Little Poole, the show features vocal solos, an address on Child Welfare, and an electrical transcription For God and Country. Applause cards are encouraged to be sent to station management.
Montana WPA administrator Joseph E. Parker announced that March approvals covered twenty-five projects with a total expenditure of 1,087,053 dollars. Only one statewide project, costing 89,233 dollars, would maintain and operate sewing rooms on Indian reservations.
Larry Peterson topped the Dillon Rifle Club midweek shoot with 266 points. Other top scorers included M. Jones 262, D. Gordon 253, B. Quick 252, R. Gray 241, N. W. Jones 243, P Lasich 245, C. Bucking ham 249, and F. Sey bold 226 amid a field of 18 shooters.
The Great Falls city council adopted an ordinance limiting to one beer license per 750 population and one retail liquor license per 1 500 persons New licenses will be scarce as existing licenses stay unchanged Proponents call it a curb on police and social problems Opponents call it a monopoly for liquor interests
Miss Anne Feley will head a six week summer demonstration school from June 10 to July 19 in the William C. Bagley building assembly room second floor. Sessions run 8 30 to 12 with remedial work for third to seventh graders and an ungraded program titled Understanding America linking music art literature and history. Free swimming tickets are offered for enrolled students.
Members of St James church host an evening guild Thursday April 25 at the guild hall. Pinochle bridge and chinker chek will entertain with refreshments served. Parish members and friends invited. Hosts include Mr and Mrs Warren Storie Mr and Mrs Sylvester Meade Mr and Mrs Sam Wilkinson Mr and Mrs Lambert Eliel Mr and Mrs John Orr and Mr and Mrs Alvin Jones.
W Jones won the mid week Dillon Junior Rifle Club range event with 96x100 at the high school range Tuesday night. Other top scorers include W Mc Mannis 93, L Mallon 89, J Kearns 81, D Tash 84, D Hoyrup 80, and D Hand 76 in a wide field of junior marksmen.
Bozeman Montana April 24 cooperative small grain nurseries have more than doubled in a year, proving selection by locality raises yields and quality. Dr A M Schlehubeim of Montana's agricultural experiment station notes the program began three years ago with nurseries in Sidney Corvallis and Kalispell. In 1939 twenty nurseries operated across several counties and interest grew to plan at least 42 county nurseries this spring.
George Finlay Simmons, president of the State University at Missoula, is rehired by the state board of education on unlimited tenure. His current three year contract expires July 1. The board notes this aligns with the tenure privileges granted to other university unit presidents.
A park project committee in Dillon plans a May 4 fundraising drive to raise $2000 for 20 acres to be deeded to the city as a public park. The site lies on 20 acres of a 55 acre Gilmore and Pittsburgh tract between Thomson and Glendale avenues. Mrs. R D Curry and Mrs. Fred Kerr lead the residential canvass, while C A Bechler heads male business district solicitors.
Fragmented OCR lists numerous individuals with scattered towns across Montana including Dillon Big Timber Plentywood Manhattan Columbia Falls Missoula Great Falls Helena Butte and three more. The garbled text references first names last names and towns as a partial roster likely from a local notice or social column.
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Bell of near Argenta were surprised Sunday evening by about 30 friends celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary. The evening featured pinochle with high prizes to Mr. and Mrs. Vilas Banning and sow to Mrs. John Tessier and Robert Melton. A mock wedding by Mrs. Frank Davis and Mrs. Paul Stahl, with Robert Melton Jr. as minister, followed, and a lunch was served.
Beaverhead chapter of the Order of DeMolay sent six members to the state convention in Helena last week. Delegation included Charles Schroeder Joe Bergeson Fred Chapman Bill Taft John Orr Jr and John Schuler. Advisor John T. Orr accompanied the group by motor Thursday.
H. H. Scarborough of Salt Lake City will be at the Andrus hotel on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 30 and May 1, to examine eyes and fit glasses. Your eyes may be the cause of headaches and dizziness. PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION NOW.
Several carloads attended a special meeting Saturday at the Nay ranch, with all members present. Mr Norman Nelson and family visited local homes, and Nelson also attended the Nay ranch stock meeting. Ralph Harrison returned from a Washington vacation with Darrel Weaver and family visiting relatives in Wenatchee and Seattle. Betty Harrison Clark Mills and Henry Holling attended the Beaverhead county high school senior class play in Dillon. Ted Marchesseau and daughter Rose Marie were Bannack visitors Friday.
Mrs Joanina Clapp 66 resident of the Big Hole basin since 1902 died Tuesday at the ranch home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Jack H Anderson She was born February 10 1874 in Salina county Kansas Her husband died last June She is survived by a sister Mrs Minnie Black Adrian Missouri and two grandchildren Shirley and Jewell Deane Anderson Services Thursday in Wisdom with interment in Wisdom Cemetery
Two thousand seven hundred twenty two acres on the North Fork of the Big Hole River with ample water rights and good summer pasture available May 1st. Cash rent. Inquiries to Hildebrand and Warren, Glendive, Montana.
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