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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1936
Page
8
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. George Ferguson held a farewell party at Glen with games cards and dancing. The Fergusons moved to a farm near Deer Lodge and wished luck in their new home.
Montana extension agronomist warns farmers to choose alfalfa seed carefully due to seed shortages and out of state varieties that may not fit Montana. Grimm Cossack and Ladak remain best for Montana conditions. The article also notes higher 1937 commodity prices and new handicraft training in 12 counties, plus details on radio team Lum and Abner and a few odd local anecdotes.
The Sheridan Library club met at 1:30 pm with Mrs. Anna Duncan and others as hosts. Miss Jean Bishop of Dillon spoke on Spain and its customs, sharing travel views, and received a rising vote of thanks. A reading, piano solo, and a Spanish dance closed the program with several guests present.
The piece calls on every resident to vote on election day and attend meetings on community developments. It emphasizes wholehearted cooperation to sustain growth and urges those who have shirked duties to commit fully for the common good.
A Canadian noise detective corps hunts radio interference sources to improve reception. The 34-car, labs-equipped team enforces the new Radio Act, reducing noise across the Dominion and aiding U S manufacturers with testing.
Cookery experts from state colleges and the U S Department of Agriculture report two roasts cooked at 450 and 250 degrees show lower temp roasting yields juicier, more uniform meat with less spatter and half the gas use. The experiment, showcased at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago, finds low heat better overall despite longer oven time.
Ethel McLaughlin a 19 year old Lewistown Montana 4 H club member chosen by Pauline Bunting as the state’s top all around club girl receives an all expense trip to the 15th National Club Congress in Chicago November 27 to December 5. Over ten years she completed projects in home improvement sewing canning and poultry raising canned 910 pints prepared and served 405 meals made 42 garments and raised 525 chickens and more. Her prize winnings total 131.50 with county medals and honors listed.
James Dodd bought fat cows from Pahnish Livestock and Marchesseau Bros on Friday. Mrs Elizabeth A Marchesseau and J J Brown visited the Marchesseau ranch homes Sunday from Dillon. Mrs J D Harrison Miss Stella Lee and Miss Betty Harrison shopped in Dillon over the weekend. Leon Beese and Clare Judge visited Dillon Tuesday. Frank Marchesseau handled business in Dillon Saturday. Supervisor Willey and Assistant Supervisor Fock of the Forest office in Dillon visited Elkhorn Hot Springs Monday. Phil Murphy drove from Jackson Tuesday to Elkhorn Springs.
The U S Division of Crop and Livestock Estimates notes Montana hay prices fell to 14 00 per ton on November 15 from 15 90 in September and August A turkey crop boom kept prices below a year ago while feed grains rose and wheat dairy and poultry showed little change The report also covers prices for wheat by class and declines in hogs beef cattle veal calves lambs and horses amid a broad shift in livestock values.
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