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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1933
Page
5
A collection of short notes lists residents and guests visiting for Christmas from Idaho Falls Helena Sacramento Butte Polk Pola ris Dillon and Salmon. It also notes Clayton Collins and Celia Schultz’s marriage at the local church and local folks returning from Boone North Carolina and a CCC camp in Lone Pine California amid winter conditions and a planned church supervised dance December 28.
A travel inspired breakfast feature describes a Spanish style omelet with onion pepper mushrooms in olive oil, tomato, salt, and pepper. The dish uses a six egg French omelet folded and served hot, yielding six servings as part of a Better Breakfasts spread.
City Treasurer F. C. McFadden announced that anyone driving within city limits must renew their driver's license after January 1. Permits will be sold at city hall next week for 50 cents each. licenses sold last fall expire at year end.
Chief Otto Vandegrift announced the Dillon fire department will sponsor two dances during the New Year holidays. A dinner prize raffle features an electric refrigerator at the Saturday dance with Smithy’s orchestra. New Year’s Eve frolic begins at midnight with Baxter-Tonney providing music, punch served, free favors.
Word reached here that Miss Johnson a teacher at Gibbonsville Idaho died Christmas evening at Salmon from injuries suffered when a truck driven by Jack Heidt went over an embankment about thirty miles south of the city. Nine other passengers escaped with minor injuries.
A Christmas afternoon event drew many children and youths to the L D S church amusement hall where games and dancing filled the hours. Santa arrived with gifts for all, concluding a joyful party.
The Apex school held its annual Christmas program last Friday evening drawing a large crowd. Pupils presented recitations and songs with a piano solo by Letha Crossley. The harmonica band, featuring all students, was the highlight. Carl Mittelmeier supplied the illuminated Christmas tree. Santa Claus visited, distributing gifts and candy as attendees enjoyed pinochle and dancing.
Seven of eighteen Beaverhead County workers began CWA relief assignments this week. Clerical work at the courthouse will be done, Red Cross relief tasks at headquarters, and others will take teaching and library positions at the high school and public library.
Tom Luebben led the Dillon Rotary club meeting as acting chair. After dinner no regular program was held, members chatted, and plan the next gathering for Tuesday evening since Monday is New Year’s Day.
A historical recipe notes a $1.50 dinner for six, breaking down to about twenty five cents per person with a cent left. It outlines a Carn Omelet using six eggs separated, yolks beaten until thick, whites stiff, then mixed with hot water, cherries, lemon juice, and other ingredients to create a creamy batter for serving.
A compiled list shows multiple couples with ages and residences across Idaho towns such as Idaho Falls Shelley Dillon Lima Butte Sheridan Twin Bridges and Monida. Entries include pairings like 10 Chester S Hall with Gladys Lindsey 18 and 11 Maurice Ring with Dorothy Ford Walker 19, among many others with dates ranging November to December.
For the first time in years both the county and city jails were empty over the holidays and no Christmas dinner was required by officers. Miss Harriet Grass of Havre visits her sister Mrs William Lloyd. Roscoe Hand of Helena visited with his sister Miss Nettie Hand at the Hand ranch near Reichle. Mr and Mrs Ashley Roberts and Marian Lea arrived from Dutton to spend Christmas holidays here. Mrs Anna Van Tobel arrived in
Miss Martha Roth became the bride of Ernest C. Nelson at St. Rose parish house in Dillon. Rev. F. X. Lechner officiated with few relatives present. breakfast followed at the groom’s home. The bride, former Lewiston Idaho resident, teaches at the Normal training school. groom is a Dillon post office clerk and police chief’s son. The couple’s brief honeymoon was delayed by a mistaken report of a stolen car, later cleared after contact with local authorities.
The Moderne Beauty shop relocates today to the Hazelbaker building one door north of its former site. The new quarters have been fully renovated.
Mr and Mrs Christian M Hansen recently married were given an old fashioned charivari by friends Tuesday night and were taken for a ride about the city. Mrs M H Long and Miss Dorothy Long guests at the J E Monroe home left Tuesday for Minneapolis. R D Russell Sr of Douglas Wyoming spends holidays in Dillon visiting daughter Mrs Byron Nay and son R D Russell Jr. Miss Mary Lee Tower teaches at Great Falls and Miss Barbara Tower teaches at Twin Bridges visit parents Mr and Mrs Lee Tower. Mr and Mrs S D Hirschman spent Christmas with daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Eddie Burke.
The Junior Men's Bridge club met Tuesday evening with Ernest Luebben substituting for Lambert Eliel achieving high score and EB. 1, Landing substituting for Dr. E G Free posting the low. Miss Jean Bishop and her sister Mildred Thompson left Wednesday for California for several weeks.
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