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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1938
Page
4
August 1889 report notes dense smoke over Dillon with beaverhead river bluffs invisible since Tuesday morning. Brickwork on the new courthouse progresses. Australian voting held with Edwin Norris elected police magistrate after a small total vote of 49 across three wards. The band performs that night for residents.
The Tribune notes a Dart building bricklaying gang at Dillon with new residences under construction and a looming need for rental housing. It cites 1898 hay crops exceeding a quarter million tons and reports Mary C. Naughton and Joseph F. Gelhaus wed in Melrose. Also mentions aging housing stock and local capitalists urged to provide rentals for winter.
Dillon residents packed the Hughes ranch on Horse Prairie for a barn dance held in the big new barn, dancing lasting until 6 a.m. Dry land farmers near the mountains forecast record crops, needing more granary space. Red Cross workers thank men for oakum picking, gauze allotment for August ready for September shipment. Dysert Gowen, now at Camp Pike Arkansas, is recommended for officer training. Dillon chautauqua opens next Monday night by the courthouse. Melvin Weenink returns on furlough from Camp Merritt, N. J.
The state fish and game commission prohibits an open season on native upland game birds this fall. Sports clubs in 42 counties urged the ban to protect the birds from extinction, covering grouse sage hens ruffed willow prairie blue and fool hens.
The Knoll family extends gratitude to neighbors and friends for sympathy and flowers after the death of wife, mother, and grandmother. Carl G. Knoll and John F. Knoll lead a list of relatives thanking those who offered condolences and support.
Appreciation to friends for kindness and sympathy during illness and death of husband and father Charles Rody. Thanks to minister pallbearers and those sending flowers. Mrs Charles Rody Dora and Gustav Rody express gratitude.
The piece notes altered naming of the Roosevelt estate to Krum Elbow on maps after a dispute with Spencer and endorsements from Eleanor Roosevelt and Father Divine. It describes Father Divine's Heaven for 3000 followers, a plan with a 40 foot sign, and comments on civil rights implications amid other business and market notes.
Detailed Japanese communique describes a full-dress engagement near Chang kufeng Hill with Japanese forces claiming victory over Soviet troops using tanks and heavy artillery. China cites Russia as causing a diversion to halt bombing of Canton, while Tass notes Japanese forces occupying Soviet territory briefly. Tokyo wires say the home fleet is deployed and ready for any eventuality.
A chewy chocolate covered peanut confection from New York sparks appetite and curiosity. The sweet snack combines rich chocolate with roasted peanuts, drawing attention from local vendors and food writers.
Governor Ayers and state dignitaries attend the Kerr dam dedication on the Flathead Indian reservation with Cornelius Kelley of Anaconda Copper and Senator Wheeler speaking. Hoover urges independent Congressmen as Hoov er fishes the Madison. Montana taxpayers face higher bills despite tax cuts. city levies rise. A severe Helena Missoula highway crash kills four, including Walter Besaw and Howard Provence.
Theodore Chronopolous 49, a Greek-born miner from Butte once sentenced to death for first degree murder in 1920, drew high state attention as the parole board voted 2 to 1 to free him. The case will go to the board of pardons for final action with Congressman O’Connell involved.
Congressman James F. O'Connor informs state officials that he has urged Washington to extend wheat loans to Montana farmers without delay due to an early bumper crop from hot weather. State Game Warden James A. Weaver and deputies surveyed Sunriver and Flathead country for range conditions. Montana primary election totals for 1938 were finalized by the state canvassing board with no changes from prior unofficial figures.
New York reports July rainfall, though devastating in parts of North America, benefits Canadian duck breeding grounds. The More Game Birds in America foundation notes over 80 percent of North American ducks breed in Canada, mainly Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, predicting a large migratory duck population this season after drought devastated young ducks previously.
Glacier National Park officials report August 1 counts show 88,540 visitors, down from 93,841 in 1937, with an adjusted gain of 35,000 potential visitors if 1937 counting methods applied. A three year study found duplication in counts, leading to a 22,600 reduction in this season's official tally.
Warm Springs Montana August 8 Adolph Hermann once a daily mail greeter at the state hospital station with cornet flourishes died last week at 77. Born in Wagstadt now in Czecho Slovakia he played with concert orchestras and bands across the country. Funeral and burial services were held locally.
E P Grzgowski and H H Bentley of the federal housing authority led a discussion on local housing project progress. Bentley noted slower U S progress in rehousing versus Scandinavian nations. The adviser cited England's prewar private and subsidized housing output and said slum projects aim to aid local efforts without conflicting with federal financing.
WPA announces that men employed on Works Progress Administration projects will be given leave to work in harvest fields this fall and may return to WPA work after harvest completion. The plan is issued from WPA headquarters in Butte.
Senator B. K. Wheeler of Montana announced that the Public Works Administration approved a grant of 499,909 dollars for construction of a new high school in Billings Montana. The funding supports the project as part of federal aid for school facilities.
Washington Aug UP Abundant rain this year and 1937 suggest the us is entering another wet cycle after a long drought from 1930 to 1936. J B Kincer of the Weather Bureau notes 80 percent of the nation above normal rainfall in early 1938 and floods in the south and east as July improves.
In Montana during the first two weeks of July, the WPA approved projects totaling 1,128,172 dollars plus a 402,000 dollar NYA grant for youth work, school aid, and related activities. The plan includes 40 county projects, 10 statewide efforts, and several joint undertakings, with funds for forest, soil, roads, sewing rooms, and park conservation in multiple counties and national areas.
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