Water pageant at Normal College dazzles crowds
A fifth annual water pageant drew large crowds at the Normal college swimming pool last weekend. The show featured 34 training school, high school and college students in an Olympic game themed production with a finale of lighted sparklers. Organizers included Marjorie Hamer as author and director and Jamnita Pace as student director, with diverse participants from Dillon to Anaconda and Missoula across high school, college, and training school groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Ross
Marjorie Hamer
Jamnita Pace
Fort Peck
Patty Stamm
Jean Stamm
Mary Tait
Lois Hazelbaker
Patty Curry
Erma Lou Warner
Jo Ann
Alice Davis
June Johnson
Betty Apgar
Mary Gilman
Avis Underwood
Lois Furlong
Martha Gilman
Ruth Koenig
Audrey Dahl
Big ‘Timber
Jaunita Pace
Ethel Jarussi
Red Lodge
Rosalie Brown
Armstead
Dillon
Alma Olsen
Lois Bailey
Dorothy Perkins
Alice Fox
Chelsea Bailey
Edna _ Solomon
Anaconda
Mary Phillips
Lewistown
Helen Wirtala
Sand’ Coulee
Anne Rowe
Missoula
Margaret McLeod
Butte
Bernell Livengood
Eureka
Peggy Collins
Ruth Johnson
Medicine Lake
Mary Jane Lucas
Irene Erickson
Great Falls
Red Cross Memberships Reach New Beaverhead High
Beaverhead chapter American Red Cross total reaches 879 members to date, surpassing 1936’s 771. Dillon counts 610, county districts 269, with Argenta Armstead Bannack Lakeview awaiting reports. Drive chairmen praise county citizens and solicitors for high participation, noting 100 percent turns at Ermont mine and Irvine Cottam potato warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
American Red Cross
H. N. Tragitt, Jr
Dillon
Argenta
Armstead
Bannack
Lakeview
R. M. Stone
Community Drive
W. B. Hartwig
Drive
Red Cross
Ermont
Irvine and Cottam
R. B. Caswell
F. G. Lyons
Montana Street
Standard Lumber
Beaverhead Lumber
We W. Walters
Paddock de Tyro
Montana Auto
Beaverhead Motors
First National Bank
State
Committee Elections Set Across Districts Next Week
Bernard Williams county agent outlines district boundaries for 1938 agricultural conservation committee elections. Big Hole district votes at Wisdom December 13. Dell district December 14. Dillon district December 15 at 2 pm. Reichle district December 15 at 8 pm. Incumbents listed for Dillon Reichle and Dell and Wisdom districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Williams
Big Hole
Wisdom
Big Hole Basin
Grasshopper Valley
Dell
Bedrock Valley
Horse Prairie
Medicine Lodge
Sheep Creek
Sage Creek
Centennial Valley
Dillon
Beaverhead Valley
Reichle
Birch Creek
Wise River
Jack Keenan
Jens C. Bay
Luther Smith
J. C. Ferguson
Carl Kambich
J. G. Bayan
Dell—Floyd Kennison
B. J. McMeromey
William Carroll
George Harrison
Herb
Potatoes to be Loaded Soon for Relief Purchases
George L. Knight reports the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation will soon begin loading potatoes bid for relief. Growers should grade to U. S. Commercial. Six carloads from Beaverhead County are allocated, with the quota raised from four to six cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Knight
Federal
Surplus — Commodities Corporation
U. S
Beaverhead County
Chlorine Use In Dillon Is Ranked Small
Dillon ranks among the lowest in Montana for chlorine in drinking water with 0.6 to 2.5 pounds per million gallons. A State Board of Health list shows Helena and Great Falls using higher amounts, while Dillon remains comparatively frugal in chlorine treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
F. G. Bayerd
State Board of Health
Montana
Bayerd
Mr. Bayerd
Helena
Great Falls
Fort Benton
Chinook
Harlem
Culbertson
Gardiner
Livingston
Laurel
Miles City
Glendive
Forsyth
Hardin
Missoula
Somers
Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Butte
Host Helena
Polson
H. B. Foote
Dillon Chamber Reports Formation of Multi County Road Group
Secretary Mayland of the Dillon Chamber of Commerce summarizes four months of work. Committees have organized, with highway and transportation leading efforts to complete the Dillon Twin Bridges road and form a tri county road association with Jefferson and Madison counties. Recommendations include support for State Normal college, the high school and public library. Retail committee backs holiday opening hours and ad solicitations policy, with a new committee to vet solicitation and advertising projects to protect merchants from bogus campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway and Transportation Committee
Dillon
Twin Bridges
Jefferson
Madison
O. A. Bergeson
Public Institutions Committee
Dillon Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
State Normal College
Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Conservation Committee
Mayland
Dillon Chamber of
Dillon Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
J. N. Mayland
Roosevelt Eyes Utility Peace Talks Amid Big Power Spend
Washington report shows President Roosevelt pressing to curb government competition while urging major utilities to fund a $112 million two year construction push. Floyd Carlisle and Wendell Willkie pressed for favorable rate structures and relief from the TVA threat as Supreme Court cases loom. The president hosts discussions in the oval study with advisers speculating on outcomes for the power industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Floyd Leslie Carlisle
Consolidated Edison
Niagara Hudson Power
Wendell Lewis Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Carlisle
TVA
Willkie
Duke Power
PWA
Supreme Court
Chattanooga
Post Office Urges Early Christmas Mailing
Postmaster Harry J. Andrus distributes posters in city business houses urging shoppers to mail early and avoid the last minute rush. Mailers should wrap parcels securely and mark addresses plainly with Do not open until Christmas. The local post office anticipates the annual Christmas rush to begin soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Andrus
No Driver's License to Be Required City council eases driver licensing
The city council voted to revoke the requirement for all drivers within the corporate limits to hold licenses effective January 1, 1938. A past 50 cent license fee is repealed. The meeting also approved H. R. Deutsch’s $2,294.84 city hall remodel including auditorium ceiling, lighting, roof work, and acoustics improvements. During renovations, racks and nails were removed from walls. decorations will be limited to the stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
H. R. Deutsch
City Hall
Deutsch
City Auditorium
Local Spuds to Compete at Billings Show
Irvine and Cottam, Beaverhead county potato kings, plan entries in Montana corn seed and potato show at Billings December 15 17. Certified seed and commercial potato divisions will display and prize, with Irvine and Cottam samples expected to rank high due to world renowned reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvine and Cottam
Beaverhead County
Billings
Montana
W. L. Irvine
Phillip B. Cottam
South America
Orient
Disturbance arrests and fines from local court
Sheriff and police reports describe Chester Bowling and Hirschel Blanton being jailed 90 days and fined 200 dollars each for a Saturday disturbance on Bannack street. Willie Hayes’s sentence was deferred, then probation. Multiple highway and trapping violations were noted with fines and bonds posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff’s Office
Justice of the Peace Department
Chester Bowling
Hirschel Blanton
CCC
Birch Creek
Bannack Street
George Opp
Willie Hayes
Charles Price
Law History Highlight at Dillon Rotary Meeting
John Collins, Dillon attorney and former state representative, gave Laws in the Making at the Dillon Rotary Club. He traced law from Mosaic times to Magna Charta and the Bill of Rights, stressing laws reflect custom and should serve the will of the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Methodist Church
James Melton
Riverside
California
Alan Bradley
Turner
Rotary International
J. A. Méeke
Collins
United States
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Agricultural Conservation
Jennings Mayland
The
Organization
Commert
Retail Committee
March OF Time
TIME
Franklin Roosevelt
Oval Study
Jco
Pondeate
Uary
Billings Commercial Club
Midland Empire Fair
Montana Potato Growers’ Association
Montana Seed Growers’ Association
L.D. S. ‘Society
Mra. Lph
Smith
Christ
J. P. Sessions
Montana Highway
Tom McPherson
C. M. Jones
Logan
Utah
Stahl
Dewey Welk
Howard Nelson
Nelson
Harold Hubbard
Judge Opp
L. H. Truax
Rotary Meet
John Collins
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