Beaverhead 4-H Livestock Club shines at state fair
Beaverhead 4-H Livestock Club reports strong showings at the Northern Montana State Fair with a 4-H judging team placing tenth among 32, poultry judging winner Charles Green tied for first, and beef cattle team fifth. Angus calves fed by John Hartwig and Charles Green earned second and third in their classes, with 86 calves sold totaling 8,485 pounds. Mary Liggett and Anna Christensen earned ribbons in Midland Empire Fair entries, while the sale price averaged 11.2 cents per pound for the calf lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Montana
Carl Hartwig
Charles Green
Harry Tash, Jr
Rudy Platt
Great Falls
John Hartwig
Wolf-Langman Commission Company of
4-H Club
Mary Liggett
Dillon Girls
Beaverhead County
Billings
Anna Christensen
Highway Patrol Officer Earns Northwestern Traffic Safety Fellowship
Hugh Potter of the state highway patrol is named among 92 officers nationwide who passed Northwestern University traffic safety institute exams. He stands to win a $1200 fellowship for a one year course at the university school on traffic safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Potter
State Highway Patrol
Northwestern University Traffic Safety Institute
Mitchell Named Montana Representative at USS Helena Christening
Harry B Mitchell of Washington D C, former mayor of Great Falls, is appointed by Governor Ayers to represent Montana at the christening of the light cruiser USS Helena at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on August 27. The ceremony will be conducted by Miss Elinor Gudger, granddaughter of the late Senator T J Walsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B Mitchell
Washington, D. C
Federal Civil Service Commission
Great Falls
Roy E. Ayers
Montana
U. S. S. Helena
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Elinor Gudger
T. J. Walsh
Teachers urged to pay fees to state
State Treasurer Ray N. Shannon chairman of the teachers retirement board says teachers who taught in the last school year must pay the 1937-38 membership fee by September 1 to protect prior service rights. The $1 fee applies if teachers who last fall opted out want to join with prior service rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray N. Shannon
Teachers’ Retirement Board
Classmates Meet in Butte at Jail Homecoming Day
In Butte on August 22 two former State University graduates, Larry W. Ray and Thomas G. Benton, were held at the city jail after encounters over alleged wrongdoing. Ray faces accusations of passing $200 in counterfeit checks, while Benton is arrested on suspicion of possessing stolen dental tools and a set of pass keys. Both claimed the incident stemmed from a temporary mood dip. Benton claims to be a physicist, chemist, or teacher, and Ray identifies as a petroleum engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
U.P
Larry W. Ray
Thomas G. Benton
Benton
Ray
State University
Redmen picnic and dance mark Butte gathering
The Redmen lodge of Butte held a Glen picnic last Sunday followed by an evening dance. Local observers report government experiment station staff have been shooting squirrels nearby to test bubonic plague presence. Mrs Dan Piccone visited Roundup Montana last week and Mrs Joseph Cullen Jr invites a shower for her at her parents home with a subsequent informal reception for outgoing students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redmen Lodge
Butte
Glen
Reichle
Dillon
Dan Piccone
Roundup
Mont
Joseph Cullen, Jr
State Seeks 92000 Grant for Galen Hospital Addition
The state board of examiners applied to the Public Works Administration for a 92000 grant and loan to add a 57 room three story unit to Galen state tuberculosis hospital. Forty five percent of the cost would be a federal grant and work could start within six weeks of approval with repayment over 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Examiners
Public Works Administration
Galen
PWA
Washington, D. C
Montana Places 4th in Wool Production
Montana, with a 1938 wool clip of 24,510,000 pounds, ranks fourth in the nation behind Texas Wyoming and California. The state produced 2,501,000 wooled sheep this year, averaging 9.8 pounds per fleece the highest in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Jay G. Diamond
Federal
Texas
Wyoming
California
German Returns to Butte High School Curriculum
Butte Montana Aug 17 war fever waned as the school board allows German to be taught in local high schools after a 21 year ban. The language was dropped in 1917 after World War I began, and officials say re introduction is under consideration though not guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
U.P
Germany
Lowell Johnson
Beaverhead Mining Association Holds August Meeting
Notice states all members will meet in the Dillon Montana courtroom on Saturday August 27 1938 at 8 o clock p m to elect a board audit committee reports and transact other business ROY HERNDON Secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Mining Association
Dillon
Montana
Roy Herndon
Mrs Fred Waldorf and Daughter Jane Motor to Shell Sweet
Mrs Fred Waldorf and her daughter Jane were reported as traveling by car to the Shell Sweet service station area. The item notes their roadside trip and a brief sighting by locals during the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Waldorf
Jane
Tovey Lee Nuptials Draw Big Hole Guests
More than 150 witnessed the wedding of Myla May Tovey to Charles R. Lee at the bride’s Wisdom Montana home on a lawn ceremony. Rev. Nell Philips officiated as family and friends from Dillon Salmon Butte and Hamilton attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myla May
Tovey
Dan Tovey
Charles R. Lee
J. D. Lee
Salmon
Idaho
Wisdom
David
Daddy) Stephens
Nell Philips
Helena
Joan Shaw
Audrey
Eunice
Tommy Williams
Weldon Lee
Hallie’ Stephens
Ray Willey
Lee
Big Hole
Butte High School
Dillon
Forest Service
Edgar
Montana
Salmon's
Social notes from Wisdom and Big Hole district events
Many local residents visit relatives in Dillon Anaconda Missoula and Butte while others travel to Logan Utah and Williston North Dakota for family matters. A bridal shower for Miss Myla Tovey and a Junior Woman's club dance highlight the week ahead at the Big Hole national monument battlefield event planned for September 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecile Hirschy
Helen Hirschy
Butte
Wisdom
Tovey-Lee
W. Francis
Dillon
Harry Rutledge
Myla Tovey
M. G. Ramsey
Tommy Williams
Miss Tovey
George Else
Miss Grace Else
Messrs
Olie
Elmer Heggelund
Williston
N. Dak
Tom Heggelund
Eldon Bertrand
Roy Degland
Martinez
Calif
Weldon Lee
Northfork
Lucy Lawrence
Gibbons
Grover Helming
Maurice
Dale Willey
Pinkerton
Jackson
National Monument
Big Hole
Sleeping sickness hits horses in Beaverhead county
An outbreak of sleeping sickness spreads to Beaverhead county with several horses under veterinary care. State college experts note fatality around 30 percent without treatment, while advising supportive care and cautioning against ear treatments. Treatment aims to keep horses upright in cool dark areas to improve odds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Montana State College Veterinary Department
Dell Home Demonstration Club installs new officers
Dillon week visitors from Dell include Bernard Whitworth Walter Bastian Joe Birrer and others. The Dell club met at Edna Bimat's August 17 to install officers Asa Mecham president K J Raddatz vice Nellie McKnight treasurer and Joe Birrer secretary. Next meeting set for September 21 at Mrs Birrer's. Members and attendees listed along with recent social visits and a Masonic convention in Billings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Dell
Paul Martinell
Ray Martinell
Pascal Bimat
Billings
Weekend Visitors and Trips Across Local Ranches
Jackson Mr and Mrs John Burks and family of Butte spent the weekend as guests at the Fred Hirschy ranch with Mrs Hirschy visiting Butte. Ida Olsen also attended. Fred Nelson ranch hosted Lawrence Humble and daughter of Hamilton H A Schloppy and children of Missoula Abe Anderson of Lehi Utah Cleo Jane Barnes Nimrod Mrs Humble will extend visit. Merriott of Seattle visiting Dunbar home. Elizabeth Clemon returned to Dillon after haying with her sons Tom and Mark. Tom Nelson visiting Dillon. Dansie and Jackson families spent weekend camping near the Dark Horse mine. Martin Jackson and family plan Idaho trip visiting Allen Dansie. Noel Jackson left for Helena after vacation near Jackson. Jackson headquarters in Great Falls.
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Edward Hess
Joe Jones
Seattle
Ralph Anderson
Whitehall
Will Knudsen
Wisdom
Jens Christiansen
Winifred
Frank McAdam
Dillon
Warren Shaw
Wallace Francis
Jo Anne
Eunice McKesitt
Spokane
McKesitt
Dwane
Percy Willey
Les Hegal
Northfork
Idaho
Hattie Noyes
A. J. Noyes
Big Hole
Port Orchard
Wash
Mesdames Clark
Ralph Huntley
Harry Helming
Virginia Woody
Butte
Dan Pendergast
Eleanore Bawden
Los Angeles
Pendergast Ranch
Fred Hirschy
Neighborhoo
Ida Olsen
Melba-Francis
Frank Pendleton
Logan
Utah
Jack Anderson
Fishtrap
Anaconda
Gladys Huntley
Missoula
Swanson Ranch
Claud Anderson
Raymond Johnson
Dishno Ranch
C. W. Francis
Bob Ellwood
J. T. Armitage
Dell Lloyd
Little Son
Roy Oliver
John Burks
Mrs. Hirschy
Fred Nelson Ranch
Lawrence Humble
Hamilton
H. A. Schloppy
Abe Anderson
Lehi
Cleo Jane Barnes
Nimrod
Humble
Nelsons
Elizabeth Clemon
Tom
Mark
Tom Nelson
Lyston Dansie
Hull Jackson
Martin
Dark Horse
Martin Jackson
Allen Dansie
Noel Jackson
Jackson
Helena
Mr. Jackson
Great Falls
Composer Eppert Works On Forest Themed Symphony
Libby Montana reports composer Carl Eppert, secluded at a home near the town, is composing Opus 70 a large symphony titled The Giants. The work traces forest growth tranquility and the deaths of giants with subtitles Growth of the Forest of Giants The Tranquility of the Forest Before the Advent of Man and The Deaths of the Giants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Eppert
Eppert
Libby
Mont
U.P. d
Beaverhead High Backing Six Man Football Legacy
A Dillon Montana reminiscence notes Beaverhead County High School adopting six man football in 1934 after early eleven man play began in 1913. The piece rebuts an American magazine claim that regulation football faded here, citing large crowds for six man games and a history of standout players and local coaching pioneer Conrad Orr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American
Stanley Frank
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead High School
Dillon
Mont
Conrad Orr
Beaverhead
Frank Gosman
Bob Barrett
Wyman Smith
Jack Yale
Joe Leimert
Edgar Williams
Harold Cashmore
Tom Yost
Ambrose Henneberry
Ken Wheat
W. Jardine
Harold Price
Rough” Dunn
Don Wheat
For Sale Worth Ranch Near Monida 480 Acres
For sale 480 acre Worth ranch partly irrigated located 15 miles from Monida in township 14. Inquire Mrs Roy Powell at 604 N Pacific St Dillon Mont for details and price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monida
Roy Powell
Pacific St
Dillon, Mont
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Ie Eee
Henry Lehman
Mack Poole
Galen Hospital
Mining Association
Harold Capehart
C. W. Moton
Darby
Fred Franks
George Stewart
Howard Welch
The
State College
Ole
Floyd Poe
Jewel
Julia Poe
Joe Birrer
R. L. Poe
Snowline
Mrs. Ida Olsen
Mrs. B. L. Merriott
Mrs. Jay Dunbar
Forest Symphony
Gilbert Hilde
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
North Pacific
Richard McCarthy
East
Lewis & Walker
LA A
Northern Pacific
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