Preparations for Dillon Rodeo Underway at County Fairgrounds
Workmen began repairs and extensions to the chutes corrals and enclosures at the county fairgrounds for the second annual Dillon rodeo set for Saturday and Sunday August 24 and 25 Emmett Womack of Ennis announced as rodeo manager Top contestants include Harry Hart Oral Zumwalt Rufus Ingersoll Floyd Peters plus trick riders clowns and Brahma bulls and calves featured First show will be Saturday night under floodlights with a downtown parade Sunday morning
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County Fairgrounds
Dillon
Emmett Womack
Ennis
Aanager
Harry Hart
Pocatello
New York
Oral Zum
Walt
Wolf Creek
Rufus Ingersoll
Gold Creek
Floyd Peters
Womack
Fairgrounds
Beaverhead County Wheat Allotment Set at 2538 Acres
Beaverhead county's 1941 wheat allotment under the Triple-A program is 2,538 acres. Chairman J. C. Ferguson says individual farm allotments will be issued soon and may vary due to base period changes. The 1941 Montana allotment declines slightly from 1940, with safeguards for reserves to meet domestic and foreign demand. Wheat growers adhering to allotments may receive conservation parity payments loans and crop insurance.
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Beaverhead County
J. C. Ferguson
The
County Agricultural Conservation Association
Dillon
Ferguson
Montana
Montana stockmen rally reported by state veterinarian
Dr W J Butler states a large number of Montana stockmen have reported findings to the state veterinary inspector regarding herd health concerns. The report highlights widespread interest among ranchers in preventive measures and disease monitoring across the state.
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W. J. Butler
Ian
Montana
Youth Recaptured After Jail Break At Carnival
Sheriff Paul Temple chased and recaptured a 14 year old Idaho youth named Bob Jones from Twin Falls who had burglarized tents at the carnival. He escaped from the courthouse basement through a window and was chased across the campus before being confined in the basement cell block.
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Paul Temple
Idaho
Bob Jones
Twin Falls
Butte Kiwanis Club Sponsors Local Meeting
The Dillon SNeep Kiwanis meeting last Thursday was chaired by Edward Reeder of the Butte Kiwanis. A round table discussion on the conscription bill before Congress favored compulsory military training as vital and beneficial for youth. M. O. Banner shared Marine experience as an instructive speaker. The Butte club invited Dillon Kiwanis to a softball game, which was accepted, and then challenged Dillon Rotarians, who may include former baseball champions, as easy prey for the older Butte members.
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Dillon Sneep Kiwaigis Club
Butte Club
Edward Reeder
Congress
M. O. Banner
U. S. Marines
Butte
Dillon Club
Dillon Rotarians
Former Residents Coon Couple Celebrate Golden Anniversary
Former Dillon residents Mr and Mrs A B Coon marked 50 years of marriage with a Reno Nevada celebration hosted Aug 6 at the home of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Nick Francovich on Arlington avenue. Attending were Eugene Coon of Los Angeles and Mrs Edward Connolly of Dillon. The couple married in Dillon and she was Arcelia Mast.
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Dillon
A. B. Coon
Reno
Nova
Nevada State Journal
Nick Francovich
Arlington Avenue
Coon
Eugene Coon
Los Angeles
Unemployment Claims Are Screened in Dillon Area
Unemployment compensation claimants in and around Dillon are being reviewed by unemployment compensation personnel. T Sullivan reported that individuals who accept checks while earning over five dollars weekly are being flagged.
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Dillon
Record Yield Of Potatoes At Irvine Cottom Farm
H L Irvine reports a projected fall harvest of about eight million pounds of certified seed potatoes from the Irvine Cottom farm east of Dillon. With 425 acres in potatoes and 125 in seed peas the yield from peas may reach 50 bushels per acre, the largest the farm has seen. First shipments go to Argentina, then Cuba, as visitors from California and other states inspect the crop.
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Irvine and Cottom
Dillon
H. L. Irvine
Idaho
Irvine
Irvine and
Cottom
Northwest
Cuba
California
Arrangements Made for Softball Tilts
Dillon officials plan a round robin district softball tournament August 17 to 19 in Dillon with two teams advancing to the state meet in Livingston. Ten teams entered, but only Dillon’s two clubs remain recognized. two winners will be chosen by percentage standings and may add two players who have played for other district teams. Tickets cost 50 cents, general admission 25 cents per session.
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Dillon
Livingston
Walter G. Morris
Missoula
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Philipsburg
Butte
Carl Olson
Dell Lloyd
H. C. Whittier
Niles Jones
Edwin R. Buck
George H. Kerns
Winn’s
Safeway
Winnieat
Forest Fires Burn in Beaverhead National Forest Areas
Fire crews of 75 fought a 100 acre blaze at Antone Creek in Medicine Lodge district while other fires on Tie Creek Jahnke Creek Berry and Beaver creeks were controlled or small. Two more fires appeared Monday five miles above Wise River and near Melrose. Mopping up continues on Meadow and Pioneer creeks as officials report containment.
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Antone Creek
Medicine Lodge
Big Hole Basin
Tie Creek
Jahnke Creek
Berry
Beaver Creeks
Beaverhead National Forest
Wise River
Samuel
Melrose
Meadow Creek
Pioneer Creek
Beaverhead Forest
W. B. Willey
Rotary Kiwanis Softball Clash Set
The Rotary and Kiwanis clubs schedule a softball game for Monday August 12 with George Gosman as Rotary manager and Carl Olson leading Kiwanis. A double header follows Safeway versus Fire Department at 7 15 p m while Rotary Kiwanis starts about 8 30 p m with proceeds aiding league funds for the lit field.
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Rotary
Safeway
Fire Department
Rotary-Kiwanis
Dillon Observes Air Mail Week August 17 23
Air Mail Week will be observed in Dillon from August 17 to 23. Postmaster Harry Andrus announced after a civic committee meeting seeking direct airplane service. Opening day is National Aviation Day. The week’s outbound air mail volume will gauge potential local air service. Attendees included Fred Woodside Sam Wilkinson Guy Combes Frank Madden J L Mayland and Francis Tonrey.
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Dillon
Harry Andrus
Fred Woodside
Sam Wilkinson
Guy Combes
Frank Madden
Andrus
J. L. Mayland
Francis Tonrey
Son Born to Mr. and Mrs Findley Wolfe
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Findley Wolfe, reported in the local birth notices. The announcement records the newborn's sex and parental names, marking a family milestone.
Scouts Attend Butte Camps For Summer Programs
Dillon Cub Scouts depart for Camp Lowlands east of Butte to spend a week while Girl Scouts head to Camp Castle Rock near Butte. Cub Scouts Benny Davis Lambert Hirel Rodney Foster Dean Romersa and Robert Cardinale join the Dillon delegation. Girl Scouts Virginia Tovey Miriam Morse Margaret Luebben Mildred Nissen Marilyn Routledge Jean Stamm Ethel Anderson Patty Carrigan Shirley Ross Erma Lou Warner Marcia Warner Janet Curry Maybelle Paddock Peggy Smith and Carol Proulx accompany the group.
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Butte
Dillon
Cub Scouts
Camp Castle Rock
Lowlands
Camp Cowlands
Benny Davis
Lambert Hirel
Rodney Foster
Dean Romersa
Robert Cardinale
Virginia Tovey
Miriam Morse
Margaret Luebben
Mildred Nissen
Marilyn Routledge
Jean Stamm
Ethel Anderson
Patty Carrigan
Shirley Ross
Erma Lou Warner
Marcia Warner
Janet Curry
Maybelle Paddock
Peggy Smith
Carol Proulx
Rotarians Plan Activities At Dillon Club Meeting
At the Dillon Rotary Club session President J C Wedum set plans for the coming year with committee appointments. Frank Tyre introduced Wedum and Howard Morse, a Normal college student, played two piano pieces before business began. A Kiwanis softball challenge was formed, with Edwin Buck and George Gosman to arrange details, and Ben Davis and Dr M B Marsh were welcomed as new members. Co O Lightner of Toledo and Dave Hagenbarth of Dillon attended as guests.
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Dillon Rotary Club
Howard Morse
Dorsey
Dillon Kiwanis Club
Edwin R. Buck
George Gosman
Ben Davis
Dr. M. B. Marsh
T. E. Gilbert
Co. O. Lightner
Toledo
Ohio
Dave Hagenbarth
Dillon
Shields to run for lieutenant governor on independent ticket
Ed Shields former Cascade county sheriff and Great Falls resident announces candidacy on the independent ticket for lieutenant governor in the upcoming general election. He must gather about 6000 petition signatures with a September 5 deadline to file with the secretary of state, facing Republican Ernest Eaton and Democrat Roger Murray.
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Shields
Ed Shields
Great Falls
Cascade County
Ernest Eaton
Billings
Roger Murray
Clancy
Secretary of State
Forger Sentenced in Sixth Case in Two Weeks
Judge Henry G. Rodgers Friday sentenced Jesse Stewart a 23 year old Idaho resident to one year at Deer Lodge for forgery. He pleaded guilty to cashing a check bearing the forged name Holger Carlson at a local bar around July 15.
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Henry G. Rodgers
Jesse Stewart
Idaho
Holger Carlson
Deer Lodge
Rebekahs Plan Annual Picnic Sunday August 18
The Diana Rebekah lodge schedules its annual picnic for Sunday August 18 at the Dinner Station camp on Birch creek. Lunch is at 1:30. The organizing committee includes Hazel Conger Selah Frakes Ida Olson Mae Paddock Muriel Ty Nell is Nelson Rhoda Davis.
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Diana Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Birch Creek
Hazel -Conger
Mra
Selah ‘Frakes
Ida.Olson
Graduates Honored at State Normal Commencement
Summer graduates at Montana State Normal College received 12 diplomas and 10 bachelor of education degrees in a ceremony at the college auditorium. President Ralph C. Jenkins spoke on The Man Who Complemented Mann. Two one act plays directed by Ruth Phelps highlighted the program, including Naked Angel by Dillon’s Robert Finch.
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Montana’'State Normal College
Ralph C. Jenkins
State Teachers College
Danbury, Conn
Mann
Naked Angel
Dillon
Robert Finch
Helen
Ruth Phelps
Helen Jane Bower
Elmo
Gunnborg Gwen Brosten
Kalispell
Norman Frances Coon
Ashland
Ivan Dean Fleming
Heron
Harriett Angeline
Freedle
Bozeman
Cora Hoyt
Varney
James Howard Mailey
Twin Bridges
Shirley Marie Maillet
Hot Springs
Elsie Mero
Effie Noble
Brady
Marie A. Savage
Glendive
Margaret Erma Schultz
Butte
Albert R. Bender
Sumatra
Ellen
Schultz Buckingham
Hall
Adeline Jarussi Downes
Red Lodge
Angeline T. Golubin
Tesse C. Kelley
Ruth Jeannette Nicol
Mabel Vernon O'Leary
Sylvia Lyons Warren
Lewistown
Francis W. Weeer
Hinsdale
Beaverhead Calves Win First Place at State Fair Show
Beaverhead 4-H members led by John James Kathryn and Dave Hartwig of Dillon won first place in the county fat calves division at the state 4-H baby beef show linked to the North Montana State Fair. Five calves judged. three placed in prime class at Great Falls with eight calves overall in prime. Other Beaverhead honors came in clothing handcraft and demonstrations. Helen Christensen Doris McAdam and Effie Brothers Janet Peterson and Patricia Smyth attended along with Anna Hansen and Carl Hartwig.
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Beaverhead
Montana
Dillon
Bernard R. Williams
Great Falls
John
James
Kathryn
Dave Hartwig
Beaverhead 4-H Club
Helen Christensen
Dillon, Clasaie
Doris McAdam
Dillon Classic
Effie Brothers
Dell Mountain View
Patricia Smyth
Anna Hansen
Carl Hartwig
Joseph Gelhaus Returns Home From Trip
A terse note states Joseph Gelhaus returned last week from an apparent trip described as an eee cake journey, with minimal context and no further details provided.
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Joseph ‘Gelhaus
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Dillon Rodeo
Pinkeye
Butte Kiwanis Club
City
Beaverhead National
Findley
Wolfe
J. C. Wedum
Frank Tyre
Wedum
State Normal
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