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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
4
Tribune recalls Dec 9 1887 noting 360 children of school age in Dillon, up 57 from last year. Article humorously suggests Leap Year party could spur old bachelors to dress up and attend. Beaverhead County licenses listed include 31 liquor, 10 gambling, and 42 merchant licenses.
A December 11 1896 Tribune note reports about twenty five Dillon young people skating at Sim Estes farm. They return in a downpour and resemble drowned rats under city lights about midnight.
Dillon theatre audiences enjoy motion pictures at the opera house. Dillon High School basketball went 2-1 on a Deer Lodge Helena Townsend tour. Players listed include Stahl Gilbert Gilbert Graves Drummey Davis Gray Albers Erwin. Legislature to meet January 4 with over 1200 proposed laws or amendments expected. Education and school issues dominate the agenda with university and college budgets seeking a 25 percent rise. Municipal league outlines 10 measures for city funding, licensing, liquor, traffic, parks, and taxation.
The article urges using modern flash bulbs and flood lights to capture Christmas scenes with time or bulb exposure. It explains equipment options, lens speeds, and lighting to create storylike photos of children and yearly growth, noting evolving techniques and future Christmas opportunities.
The Dillon brief reports 210 coyote hides received for the state bounty in the past month. It notes the potential U S entry into the European war and mentions Fred Chapman returning home from Minneapolis for the holidays. Announcement of a new Security State Bank in Dillon is also noted.
Dr Edward Podolsky explains how con artists exploit compassion to prey on purses and nerves. He details cases of false lawyers, bereavement scams, and fake charities, urging readers to refer distressed individuals to authorities and avoid lending money directly.
Dillon motorists and merchants argue against a new bus and freight line on Highway 91, saying it would crowd the road and cost taxpayers for repairs while current railroad service meets needs at low rates. The notice also includes district court orders to show cause in estate matters in Beaverhead County with sale of real and mining property planned in Dillon Montana.
Notice announces regular Annual Meeting of shareholders of The First National Bank of Dillon in the Directors Room at the bank in Dillon Montana. Meeting set for the second Tuesday of January 1937 at 9 o’clock for election of directors for the ensuing year and for transaction of other business.
In the District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial District Dillon Montana notices creditors and all persons with claims against Bessie Mori deceased to present them with vouchers within four months after first publication. Administrator Frank McFadden directs claimants to the Law Offices of J E Kelly in Dillon Beaverhead County. Dated December 1 1936.
Notice lists Frederick G. Lyon of Dillon Montana filing intent to prove up stock-raising homestead lands in Beaverhead County and names Roy Lyon Sam Conklin William A. Logan John W. Lyon as witnesses. It also includes an order to show cause in the guardianship matter of Ruth E. Schuler and Clayton Dean Schuler minors with guardian Sarah E. Johnson seeking sale of lands in Beaverhead County on January 4, 1937.
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