Social notes from Dillon and surrounding areas
A long list of Dillon residents and visitors appears with names from Lima Helena Manhattan Ennis and Butte. People travel for visits business and family including marriages births and hospital stays.
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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1939
Page
5
A long list of Dillon residents and visitors appears with names from Lima Helena Manhattan Ennis and Butte. People travel for visits business and family including marriages births and hospital stays.
Beaverd head 4 H club youths showcased eighteen Hereford Angus and Shorthorn calves at the Carl Hartwig ranch near Nelson. Calves from Hartwigs and other local ranchers were on display ahead of Great Falls fair and the state junior livestock show in Billings. Bernard Williams notes animals were fed scientifically and profitable, with sales earmarked to cover feed costs. Exhibitors include Margaret Ann Ames and Mountain View 4 H members, highlighting county style revue entries and state show entrants from multiple clubs.
Beaverhead streams and lakes will receive more than 25 000 native trout donated by the Butte Anglers club from the Maiden Rock hatchery. The fish arrived by Anaconda hatchery truck and are held in a Glen Lyon trough west of Dillon for distribution to streams most in need. State officials J W Schofield and Nick Dondlinger praised the new holding system as a forward step in fish propagation.
A seven-member Dillon Chamber delegation joined 50 road boosters at a Sheridan dinner Friday. They discussed road problems in Beaverhead Madison and Gallatin counties. Delegation members include H. M. Warmer president J. L. Mayland secretary Harry Andrus Louis Schmittroth J. L. Willard O. A. Bergeson and C. P. Thomas.
The Baptist Ladies Aid plans a Thursday 3 o'clock gathering at the cottage. Members are asked to bring quilt blocks to sew as part of the activity. Hostesses will include Ev.
In Dillon, Ed Hilger of the Dillon Creamery outlines butter types sweet and sour and notes mid winter as best for flavor. He cites government price controls and Montana fat minimums, and lists dairy products including cheese and ice cream. Dillon’s livestock area could support a creamer y, delivering about 2500 in milk and cream checks to local farmers.
Senator James E. Murray will hold Civil Service exams on October 7 1939 to select Montana residents for one vacancy at the U S Naval Academy and one at the U S Military Academy. Exams start 9 a m in post office buildings across 13 cities with age rules and deadlines through September 11. Merit only endorsements not required.
About 72,500 fish were planted in the Red Lodge region for sport. Fish came from Montana, Wyoming, and federal hatcheries. The Red Lodge Rod and Gun club led the effort. Clark River received 47,500 Loch Leven trout in Carbon County. Bear Tooth lakes were stocked with about 26,000 Wyoming brook trout. Coorich dam received 9,000 federal brook trout.
Howard K. Hazelbaker of Polson appointed to the executive committee by E. K. Cheadle Jr of Shelby. He fills the vacancy from the death of his uncle Frank A. Hazelbaker and is publisher of the Flathead Courier at Polson.
Mrs Frank Little and her grand child Sandra Sue celebrated their joint birthdays with a surprise dinner at the Little home. Seventeen relatives and close friends attended, and a festive cake graced the table as gifts were presented to the honorees.
Dr and Mrs CP Cosgrove and children are referenced in a fragment from Loshee material, with scattered punctuation creating an unclear entailment of names and relation. No dates or full identities are established in the readable text.
Mrs W B Hartwig Miss Annabel Hartwig and Miss Eva Critz hosted a linen shower for recently married Mrs Clarence Holter at the Hartwig home Monday evening. Guests enjoyed cards with six tables of pinochle and score awards of linen pieces. Refreshments followed in a setting of summer flowers.
Ralph E. Clark, 49, was arrested yesterday by city police and is held at the county jail on forgery charges. Officers said he attempted to misrepresent his credentials and obtain funds under false pretenses.
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