Eighteen Scholarships Awarded By State Normal College
College officials announced eighteen scholarships for State Normal College students for the 1936 37 year based on demonstrated scholarship character and promise. Sophomore recipients include Dorothy Ann Davis Dillon William Bayerd Dillon Kate Sea gren Butte Bernice Erickson Plentywood Anne Hoekema Manhattan Helen Irene Sprout McAllister Jack Veltkamp Manhattan. Junior winners are James Lee Kelly Dillon Arthur De Boer Manhattan Marguerite Peterson Plentywood Frances Alene Brim Sheridan Rosa Lee Brown Armstead Warren Lovinger Fort Benton Violet Harvick Outlook. Senior scholars are Mary A Murphy Butte Harold Dugan Whitefish Gertrude Oliver Red Lodge Rosalie Seitz Bozeman. If not filled by thirty days, offers go to next in rank. no awardee may be outside upper 20 percent of last full year.
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State Normal College
State Board of Education
Dorothy Ann Davis
Dillon
William Bayerd
Kate Seagren
Butte
Bernice Erickson
Plentywood
Anne Hoekema
Manhattan
Helen Irene Sprout
McAllister
Jack Veltkamp
James Lee Kelly
Arthur de Boer
Marguerite Peterson
Frances Alene Brim
Sheridan
Rosa Lee Brown
Armstead
Warren Lovinger
Fort Benton
Violet Harvick
Outlook
Mary
A. Murphy
Harold Dugan
Whitefish
Gertrude Oliver
Red Lodge
Rosalie Seitz
Bozeman
Normal Actors Present Four Period Plays
Students at State Normal college presented four period plays in a dramatics department program directed by Professor Bert B. Hansen. The afternoon feature Saved was directed by Genevieve Green with a cast including June Emerson and Ella Foley. Evening items Sparkin and Op-O Me-Thumb opened, followed by Cradle Song directed by Henry Edwards. casts included Genevieve Donaldson, Lucille Peck, Pearl Anderson, and Ruth Oja.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Normal College
Bert B. Hansen
Normal College
Genevieve Green
Reichle
June Emerson
Ella Foley
Nancy Roberts
Lucille Furlong
Dolores Sudan
Martha van Haverback
Sparkin
Miss Pearl Anderson
Helena
Rose Gorshe
Anaconda
Henry Edwards
Silver Bow
Genevieve Donaldson
Clara Ahl
Mary Syblon
Thelma Kekich
Loretta Eckert
James Weitz
Lucille Peck
Edwith Wehrle
Dorothy Derry
William Boettcher
Former Dillon Resident Dies in California
Word comes that Mrs. Margaret Hayter Williams a former Dillon resident died at Ocean Beach California on July 17 at age 65. She was active in the local Eastern Star chapter and is survived by daughter Marjorie Williams in Ocean Beach son Lincoln of Stockton California and brother-in-law E H Williams of Dillon.
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Margaret Hayter Williams
Dillon
Ocean Beach
California
Auxiliary Gets State Awards At Conclave
The Dillon chapter of the American Legion Auxiliary won multiple state awards at a Lewistown convention July 25 to 28. Prizes included 5.00 for department secretary membership, 2.00 for national news subscriptions, plus awards for a poppy poster contest and a 1937 history report. Dillon delegate Mrs. Casterline was among twelve pages chosen. other towns represented included Helena Billings Glendive Roundup Miles City Great Falls Cut Bank Augusta Chester and Shelby. Distinguished guests included national auxiliary leaders Mrs. A H Hahn and Mrs. Ella O’Brien and Mrs. Mollie Averill. A large Montana turnout was noted.
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Dillon
Department
National News
Casterline
Helena
Billings
Glendive
Roundup
Miles City
Great Falls
Cut Bank
Augusta
Chester
Shelby
A. H. Hahn
National
Nebraska
Ella O’brien
Denver
Mollie Averill
Ennis Man Charles Frioh Found Dead In Hotel
Charles Frioh was found dead in an Ennis hotel on Saturday and is described as a death by his own action. He was known in Dillon and the surrounding area, having left town about a year ago after working on ranches across the county.
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Charles Frioh
Ennis
Dillon
Orphans Enjoy Dillon Outing With Carnival Rides
Dillon citizens funded a trip for 270 orphans from the State Orphans Home in Twin Bridges. P W Witt donated four trucks to transport the children to Dillon for rides at Witt carnival and a free show at Hartwig theatre. They enjoyed rides on the merry go round ferris wheel and chair a plane followed by a lunch of hot dogs ice cream and punch. They then viewed Trader Horn at Hartwig theatre as guests for the second year in a row, with onlookers praising the event.
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Dillon
Twin Bridges
Hartwig
P. W. Witt
Witt Carnival
W. B. Hartwig
Hartwig Theatre
Trader Horn
Remodeling of Montana Auto Shop Is Completed
The Montana Auto Supply Co. finishes a 12000 dollar remodel of its storage wing into a modern service and repair dept. An open house is set for next Saturday August 7 from 8 am to 5 pm. Henry Wiebur announces details of new floor space stalls equipment and departments.
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Montana Auto Supply Co
Henry Wiebur
L. W. Ericson
T. E. Luebben
al Simmons
A. A. Sundberg
Ralph Cushing
Montana Auto Repair Shop
Montana Street
Reeder Street
Chevrolet
Great Falls
Buick Tools
Grace
Minneapolis
Graco
Montana
Body of Butte Man Found in Big Hole River
Sheriff Paul Temple and helpers recovered the body of Edgar L. Roat, a Butte painter, from the Big Hole River near Divide after a daylong search. Roat died after his car plunged down a bank and partially submerged. evidence suggested he was knocked unconscious before entering the water.
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Paul Temple
Edgar L. Roat
Big Hole
Divide
Roat
Butte
Chauncy Murphy
Pete Westergard
Lorena Carlson
Quartz Hill
Time magazine sketch of Marshall Garner court bill clash
Washington’s memory of Thomas R. Marshall contrasts with John Nance Garner as Congress ends the deadlock over Roosevelt’s Supreme Court plan. Garner guides Senate groups to add the bill as an amendment to a minor measure, killing the fight for the session.
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Washington
Thomas R. Marshall
North Manchester
Ind
U. S
Will Rogers
Tom Marshall
John Nance Garner
Texas
Franklin Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Jack Garner
Senate
Burton K. Wheeler
Judiciary Committee
Rotary Musical Meeting Delights Dillon Rotarians
Two visiting young musicians Miss Jane Waldorf and Miss Helen Wilkinson returned from college to perform at the Dillon Rotary Club meeting. Waldorf played May Night and Viennese Dance. Wilkinson sang Come to the Fair and works with Waldorf on By the Waters of Minnetonka and O That It Were So.
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Dillon
Jane Waldorf
Helen” Wilkinson
Palmgren
Gartner
Miss Waldorf
Farmers Union Plans Melrose Meeting in Beaverhead County
The Beaverhead-Silver Bow Farmers Union local will hold a regular quarterly meeting in Melrose on Sunday August 8 with a 12 oclock luncheon. Senator J B Garrison and E R Ormsbee are invited to attend and discuss the Educational Cooperative Publishing Company program. Delegates to the state convention will be nominated and reports from committees are planned.
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Beaverhead-Silver Bow
Farmers Union
Melrose
J. B. Garrison
Madison County
E. R. Ormshbee
Helena
John Albers
Jack Kennan
Dr Albright Accepts Post In New York
Dr Robert H E Albright resigns from the State University of Montana to head the sociology department at the State Teachers College Buffalo New York arriving this fall. The Buffalo college is a leading teachers college with higher salaries and clear advancement and retirement provisions.
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Robert HE. Albright
State University
Missoula
State Teachers College
Buffalo
New York
Albright
New York State
Montana
J. Albright
Eer Solder
Endeavor
Beaverhead County Budget Set For 1937 38 With Small Increases
Beaverhead county proposes budgets for 1937 38 showing only modest gains over last year with most departments under a 10 percent rise. County officials submitted figures by July 10 and county commissioners will finalize on August 9 after reviewing a second time on August 4.
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Beaverhead
Albert S. Baker
Board of Health
Drive Starts for Dillon Chamber of Commerce
The Dillon Chamber of Commerce membership drive shows strong progress as Harold M. Warner announces plans to contact all local professionals and businessmen. A $10 annual fee grants full voting rights, with Beaverhead county businesses urged to join to boost county industry and tourism through the new organization. The drive committee includes Warner Schmittroth Andrus Irvine Baldwin Bourquin, appointed by D A Galt after a mass meeting. Local canvassing across Dillon and nearby Beaverhead towns is planned to promote community welfare and county prospects. Mrs Kenneth Peterson of Big Hole basin visits Dillon at Dysart Gowen's home. Miss Mary Schoenborn returns from a weeklong trip.
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Dillon Chamber of Commerce
Harold M. Warner
Dillon
Chamber of Commerce
Warner
Beaverhead County
H. M. Warner
Louis Schmittroth
Harry Andrus
W. L. Irvine
B. F. Baldwin
John Bourquin
D. A. Galt
Kenneth Peterson
The
Big Hole Basin
Dysart Gowen
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Liams
Local Chapter
American
Legion Auxiliary
C. M. Casterline
Frich
Montana Auto Service and Repair Department
Big Hole River
TIME
House
Logan
John Garner
Rotary
H. J. Schmidt
Spokane
Rev. Schmidt
Dr. Albright
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