Graduating Class Numbers Nineteen at State Normal College
The first division of the class of 1930 will graduate at ten o'clock next Wednesday morning December 18. Nineteen graduates, fifteen with prior teaching experience, four holding teaching positions, and others seeking jobs after holidays. Names and addresses listed. Commencement program includes music, invocation by Rev J D Smith, a teaching speech by Supt B A Winans, diploma conferral by Frank Eliel, and recessional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Normal
Lois Carpenter
Clyde Park
Deborah Gibbons
Delia Gibbons
Butte
Elva Bingham Gillette
Helena
Jessie Farr Giudici
Dillon
Nellis
Hunton
Missoula
Mary Kalafat
Black Eagle
Margaret Locke
Walier
Iona Lyndes
Grantsdale
Ellen McGuire
Washoe
Margaret McKay
Lee
Olive Menapace
Three Forks
Mary Michelotti
Jennette Murray
Bear Creek
Mary Prove
M. Catherine Floersch
Kansas City
Evelyn Tabasinske
Great Falls
Mary J. Williams
Bozeman
Lillian Wilson
the Prophet
Meyerbeer
Ralph McFadden
J. D. Smith
Parlow
Girls’ Plee Club
B. A. Winans
Livingston
Hileen Richardson
Lima
Lee R. Light
Frank Eliel
Mendelssohn
Christmas Tree and Program Planned in Dillon
A Dillon community Christmas tree event was planned with a committee including Charles Henry, Lois Schmittroth, Gene Poindexter, and others from the American Legion, Modern Woodmen, Masons, Elks, Wranglers, Odd Fellows, and Rotary. The program on December 25 will feature singing, a Santa Claus speech, and gifts for children. Church choirs are asked to rehearse at St. Rose’s December 22 at 12:15. L. K. Adams will light the tree and J. C. Whitham will secure a large evergreen from the Beaverhead National Forest.
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Charles Henry
Dillon
Lois Schmittroth
Gene Poindexter
Joe Fuller
R. E. Albright
Carl Taylor
W.H. Stephan
F. X. Lechner
W. W. Wahl
American Legion
Modern Woodman
Masons
Elks
Wranglers
Odd
Rotary
Santa Claus
St. Rose’s Church
L. K. Adams
J. C. Whitham
Beaverhead National Forest
Argenta Hunters Bring Five Elk From Gardiner Vicinity
A five resident hunting party from Argenta returned via Dillon with five elk including two cows two calves and a bull. They hauled the trophies on an automobile and trailer calling it the largest elk kill ever brought to Dillon. The hunt occurred near Gardiner and involved Homer Homer Pilon Arthur Pilon Orin Pilon Jim Knapp and George Knapp.
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Argenta
Dillon
Homer
Arthur
Orin Pilon
Jim
George Knapp
Gardiner
Normal college faculty member visits Butte
Miss Lucy Carson of the Normal college faculty visited last week in Butte.
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Lucy Carson
Normal College
Butte
Red Cross Quota Doubled in Beaverhead County
The Beaverhead Red Cross drive raised 802 dollars against a 400 dollar quota, with Dillon contributing 425 dollars before Thanksgiving, 825 over the county goal. Lambert Eliel, county chairman, praised the strong community response and noted beaverhead’s history of support.
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Red Cross
Beaverhead
Lambert Eliel
Dillon
Large Mounted Eagle Draws Attention in Local Barbershop
Clyde Edwards displays a 26 pound golden eagle he shot on Armistice Day while deer hunting in the upper Blacktail region. The seven foot four inch wingspan and lifelike mount by the Livingston taxidermist attract much attention in the Andrus barbershop.
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Montana
Clyde Edwards
Andrus
Livingston
Ag Club Schedule Opens Friday At Beaverdam High
Beaverdam county high hosts an Ag club basketball series not limited to regular players. The Smith-Hughes team from Dillon comes to challenge the locals in the first game at the high school gym. Williams, head of Dillon Smith Hughes agriculture, notes upcoming project work and a postgame dance by Smithys orchestra.
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Beaverhead County High School
Deer Lodge
Whitehall
Smith-Hughes
Invaders
B. R. Williams
Dillon Smith- Hughes Agricultural Department
Smithys
DeMolay Banquet Provides Enjoyable Evening at Masonic Hall
About 150 DeMolay members and Masonic guests attended the Friday banquet at the Masonic hall. An orchestra supplied music and after the meal the DeMolay initiatory and degree work was exemplified with several candidates confirmed.
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Masonic Hall
Gibson Ties Knot in Honolulu Marriage to Carol Hopperstead
Dillon friends learn of the marriage of Arthur A Gibson to Miss Carol Hopperstead in Honolulu Hawaii on November 26. Gibson formerly lived in Dillon and worked at the Dillon Examiner shop.
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Dillon
Arthur A. Gibson
Honolulu
Hawaii
Carol Hopperstead
Gibson
The
Dillon Examiner
Montana Dominates at International Grain and Hay Show
Lieutenant Governor F A Hazelbaker praised Montana and Beaverhead county for leading in wheat oats barley and alfalfa awards at the Chicago event. He extolled Big Hole basin beef hay and Montana’s vast resources alongside figures on state land population farming stock grazing and mineral output.
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Chicago
Montana
Beaverhead County
F. A. Hazelbaker
Friends of the
Radio World
Big Hole Basin
New England
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Beav erhead county to form Bureau of Mines and Minerals
Local residents met at Pearl S. Smith's offices to discuss organizing the Bureau of Mines and Minerals of Beaverhead County. The group aims to collect authentic mining data create a regional information clearing house and map mineral locations to benefit all owners and operators. A constitutional committee was named for a January 10 general meeting.
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Beaverhead County
Pearl S. Smith
Bureau of Mines and Minerals
Bannack
Glendale
Angenta
Roy Herndon
George French
Ted Williams
Joe Fuller
Pearl I. Smith
Ralph Rowlands
Ralph Tattersall
Beaver quint largely new men in Beaverhead basketball
Beav erhead county high school coach Brick Breeden fields a largely new Beaver quint with Brundage the lone returnee from last year. Henry Hignight and Dale Medsker are ineligible again, surprise to Dillon fans, as 11 sophomores report to workouts and several second-string players vie for starting spots.
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Brundage
Beaverhead County
Brick” Breeden
Henry Hignight
Dale Medsker
Dillon
Beavers
Kent
Kerr
Vanderiff
Boone
Thompson
Hansen
Gilbert
L. English
Davis
Stephens
Chester Melton
Bayerd
Underwood
T. English
Stahl
Roe
Wheat
Visit Montana and Yellowstone Parks Invite
A cordial invitation extols Montana with its resources, waterful mountain scenery, and vast possibilities. The message promotes visiting Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks and highlights the state’s low death rate and high safety.
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Montana
Yellowstone
Glacier National Parks
Fathers and Sons Mixer Friday at Normal School
The Normal training school's gymnasium auditorium and domestic science department will host the annual fathers and sons mixer Friday evening. Men and boys will compete in a jam boree with talks music and games to foster better understanding between generations. Fats prepared by the Parent Teacher association will be served at the close and every boy should bring his dad or a senior friend.
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Fathers and Sons
Dillon
Fats
Parent Teacher Association
Mizpah Chapter Elects Officers For Coming Year
Mizpah Chapter No. 18 O. E. S. elected officers at its Tuesday meeting in the Masonic hall. Myrtle Oberem was chosen worthy patron and Dr. R. D. Curry worthy patron with Iva Orr associate matron Maynard Lovell associate patron Fratie Stone secretary Edith Herndon treasurer Florence Backus conductress Elizabeth Rife associate conductress. Installation is set for Friday evening December 20 with Virginia Chapter No. 9 invited to attend.
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Mizpah
Masonic Hall
Myrtle Oberem
R. D. Curry
Iva Orr
Maynard Lovell
Fratie Stone
Edith Herndon
Florence Backus
Elizabeth Rife
Virginia Chapter No. 9
Virginia City
Brannon Addresses Rotary on Montana Education Levy
Chancellor M A Brannon spoke at the Dillon Rotary noon meeting on a comprehensive report about Montana college finances. He discussed Chapter 138 a three mill levy referendum to appear in the 1930 election and urged its passage as vital to education. A committee chaired by Charles Henry was named to confer with civic and fraternal groups on a community Christmas tree plans.
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Montana
M. A. ‘Brannon
Dillon Rotary Club
Brannon
Charles Henry
W. W. Wahl
S. F. Erwin
F. X. Lechner
W. H. Stephan
H. M. Brundage
C. E. Blinn
Firemen and Legion To Conduct Dances In Dillon
Beaverhead post of the American Legion and the Dillon volunteer fire department announce four holiday dances. The Legion hosts Christmas and New Year nights while the firemen run Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve dances at the city hall with Baxter-Tonney orchestra providing music.
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Dillon
Beaverhead
American Legion
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Legion
City Hall
Baxter- Tonney
Baker Appeals Case to Supreme Court
Ed. Baker has appealed his six month jail term and $250 fine after Judge H G Rodgers sentenced him for selling liquor to a minor. His attorney John Collins filed notice of appeal following denial of a plea for an arrested judgment. The case arose from a fall term conviction in district court.
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Ed. Baker
H. G. Rodgers
State Supreme Court
John Collins
Baker
District Court
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Normal
Deer Lodge Aggies
Martha Banning
Santa
Bradchete
Noah
Wee
Andy
Pda
Big Hole
Hazelbaker
Eastern Star
Firemen
Supreme Court
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