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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1931
Page
4
A Montana community reflects on a difficult year with rains good crops and cautious hope for better days in the new year. The message praises industry thrift and resilience, noting cattle and sheep gains, fair yields, but modest prices and prior losses. It ends with a call to welcome the New Year with confidence.
A summary from the Tribune reflects social life in Dillon with fashion critiques in 1892 and mentions a choir at the Presbyterian church. It also lists New Year resolutions, leap year musings, and era anecdotes. The piece includes extensive pension statistics for veterans and widows across Wars and the ongoing World War era, noting projections into 2035.
A collage of historical snatches notes W. W. Barbour as a boxing champion and senator selector, recalls patent office crowding and a clerk resigning in 1836, questions U S recognition of Salvador’s government, and mentions Miss Marcia Estardus of Manhattan seeking damages from Harry K Thaw for alleged indignities.
Twenty years ago the Dillon fire department announced they would serve without pay. A New Year reception at the courthouse highlighted Dillon’s social season with decorated halls and offices. Robert Barrett returned to St Charles college in Helena to resume studies after visiting home.
Prof Thomas D Wood of Columbia University characterized rural schoolhouses as worse than prisons almshouses and dog kennels. He warned improvements are slow and many districts must boost revenues to meet rising enrollments while air conditions remain poor. A Hammond Indiana man slashed his wife’s face after she flirted with his cousin.
Fragmented text mentions Foley's Honey and Ta Compound with odd phrasing about a child coughing at night. Includes scattered notes on a family and medical terms lacking clear context or structure.
The Beaverhead post moves toward completing 1932 dues with a monthlong envelope return. They announce a January 1 city hall holiday dance, a Christmas-night success, and a district convention parade with Drum Corps from Butte and possibly Anaconda. New officers, led by Commander Louis Schmittroth, will be inaugurated January 14 with a large meeting planned.
Inquiries from veterans show confusion over a proposed additional 200 million dollar appropriation for adjusted service certificate loans. Officials stress the funds would cover already applied for or soon to be applied loans, not liberalize loan rules.
Listing of numerous title transfers and deeds in Montana towns including Wisdom Armstead Lima and Dillon. Transfers cover parcels in Centennial valley Big Hole basin Horse Prairie and Argenta with multiple lot and block descriptions and lender associations.
Administrators Berg and Christensen transfer acres in Centennial valley to Rasmus J. Peterson near Glendale. Genevieve Metlen and W. A. Graeter move two lots in Dillon Block 25 to Venora SE Metlen. Millie J. Crowell by Alma C. Kirkpatrick grants the Watson Placer in the Lost Cloud mining district to Luella M. Nickum.
An aged man at Union Station rants against current business gloom and public despair. He laments too much groaning and not enough optimism, criticizing experts and crepe hangers while urging resilience and practical grit.
W. T. Palmer of Rusco brake linings warns winter driving brings a 35 000 annual deaths and 900 000 injuries from auto accidents. He cites worn brakes and neglected running gear as main causes and urges complete car inspections by trained mechanics before winter.
H. W. Marden of Chicago testified in bankruptcy proceedings that he kept his financial records on his kitchen walls. The statement was part of a broader examination into his business practices and record-keeping.
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