Rooms Short For Basketball Tourney Here
Dillon seeks about 100 rentable rooms for the Four Rivers basketball tournament on February 24 to 26. J L Mayland of the Dillon Chamber of Commerce coordinates housing and notes paid rents, not donations, with price details required. The city plans a central information booth and a fleet of courtesy cars to shuttle fans to the Normal College gym and back after games. Advance reserved seat sales are progressing along with regular and student tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayland
Special Tournament Committee
Dillon Chamber of Commerce Entertainment Committee
Dillon
College
Warner Retires as Dillon Branch Presiding Elder
A large crowd gathered at the L. D. 8 chapel to honor H. M. Warner retiring presiding elder of the Dillon branch. The event featured games lunch and dancing. Warner served eight years in the post. L. H. Smith will succeed him and W. D. Olson becomes Sunday school superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M.warner
Dillon
Warner
L. H. Smith
W. D. Olson
Havre Wins by Nose in Game With Bulldogs
Havre lights edge Normal Bulldogs 36 34 in overtime to seal a second straight win after a Friday 50 31 victory. Timmons hit a long OT heave to decide, while Kastelitz Lee and Wetzel led Normal’s comeback in the final period. Dillon Beavers beat the Bulldog Pups 34 14 with Cashmore top scoring 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Montana College
Bulldogs
Timmons
Havre
Tinker
Reed
Northern
Montana College
Kastelitz
Lee
Wetzel
Lloyd
Dillon Beavers
Cashmore
Talks on Cub Scouting Elevates Dillon Rotary Meeting
The Rev. W. J. Loar cub scoutmaster reviewed Cub Scouting in Dillon before the Rotary Club. He noted over 40 boys enrolled in Rotary-sponsored packs with Wolf Bear and Webelo ranks, praising Cub Scouting for ideals, activities, supervised recreation and home training. Music by a high school ensemble followed. guests Jennings Mayland Robert Gregg attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Rotary Club
Dillon
Rotary Club
Len
Lear
Mary Castles
Einma McGahan
Winifred Christensen
Marguerite Johnson
Alyce Christianson
Don Wheat
Carl Ross
Jennings Mayland
Robert Gregg
Joe Wedum
City Council Transacts Routine Business at Regular Meeting
Routine business was transacted at a regular meeting of the city council held last week in the council chambers of the city hall.
Warren Stone Receives De Molay Blue Key Honor
Warren Stone Jr., the 737th in the United States, is awarded the DeMolay Order of the Blue Key by the national headquarters in Kansas City for exceptional service. Initiation followed with Carl Davis, Billie Davis, and Clifford Renz among those conferred, with Paul Decker succeeding in office. Beaverhead chapter held a DeMoley initiation at Twin Bridges Thursday night.
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United States
Warren Stone, Jr
Order of the Blue Key
National Headquarters of DeMolay
Kansas City
Paul Decker
Carl Davis
Billie Davis
Clifford Renz
Vernon Wilberg
Beaverhead
Twin Bridges
Mrs Brockway Injury Update From Great Falls
Mrs H P Kakuske reports Ednamay Brockway who was seriously injured in a car bus collision near Wolf Creek is improving rapidly at Columbus hospital in Great Falls. Brockway graduated from the Normal college last spring as relatives in Great Falls are notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Kakuske
Great Falls
Ednamay Brockway
Wolf Creek
Brockway
Normal College
Columbus Hospital
Carnett Recuperating at Barrett Hospital
Lorin reports Carnett has recovered from a serious illness at Barrett hospital and is expected to return home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorin
Carnett
National Boy Scout Week Observed Here
In Dillon a packed courtroom honored 21 Cub Scouts and 12 Boy Scouts during a court of honor ceremony. David Curry received the highest award of the evening, with his father Dr. R D Curry presenting the eagle scout recognition after completing all tests. Other scouts earned merit, second class, bear wolf and lion badges, while Rev W J Loar received an onyx desk set. The event closed with a scout cub banquet set for Wednesday at the Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Orr
David Curry
R. D. Curry
Dave
Dillon
Matt Orr
Osborn Cardinale
George Bowring
Joe Bergeson
O. A. Bergeson
Fielding Graves
Kenneth Gerner
Jack Kearns
Dale Tash
J. W. McCracken
Albert Sorenson
Larry Molloran
Jack Bobinac
Billy Hawkins
Russell Brown
Sylvester Meade
Tommy Ross
Dave Peterson
Jack Dodd
Robert Wolfe
Teddie van Airsdale
Bruce Grimes
Raymond Samson
Billy Curry
John Bowring
Harry Dodd
Dick Evans
Charles Davis
Dee Smith
Cubden
Dave Curry
Jack Davis
Harold Patrick
Armstead couple welcomes son at Barrett Hospital
Mr and Mrs Lewis Kington of Armstead became parents of a son this afternoon at Barrett Hospital. Mr and Mrs Earl Cantrell of Dell were visitors in Dillon Tuesday.
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Lewis Kington
Armstead
Barrett Hospital
Earl Cantrell of
Dell
Dillon
Roosevelt's naval buildup plea signals broadened defense program
President Roosevelt urged Congress to fund a massive naval expansion and broader military buildup, proposing $800 million for the Navy, more ships and aircraft, expanded personnel, and two new battleships, while warning of rising armaments and global tension. He sought support across factions, stressing defense of coasts and national security amid a global arms race.
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Washington
Army
United States
Congress
Delano Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Navy
Naval Air Force
Italy
Roosevelt
Airline Men Visit Dillon on Glacier Park Service Plan
Representatives of Western Air Express Art Kelly and Jack Smith visited Dillon on Friday to announce plans to extend the National Parks route to Glacier Park next summer. The airline now serves Grand Canyon Zion and Yellowstone and aims to add daily Montana service with a landing field between Browning and Babb to connect southern tourists to Glacier Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Air Express
Art Kelly
Jack Smith
Mr. Kelly
Mr. Smith
Western Air Lines
Butte
Wester Air Express
National Parks
Glacier Park
Kelly
San Diego
Salt Lake City
Helena
Great Falls
Montana
National Park
Glacier
Grand Canyon
Zion
Yellowstone
Browning
Babb
Smith
Dillon
Collision on Dillon Bannack Road Injures No One
Sheriff reports Hans Larson and Kenneth Kenison drove cars that collided on the Dillon Bannack road west of the city Thursday afternoon. Both vehicles were damaged but the drivers returned to town under their own power.
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Sheriff’s Office
Hans Larson
Kenneth Kenison
Dillon-Bannack Road
Alfalfa Yield Boost From Fertilizer Trials in Beaverhead
Analysis of alfalfa test plots in Beaverhead valley shows fertilizer increased yields from 732 to 2304 pounds per acre. Treble super phosphate applied in 1936 and examined in 1937 by Williams and Greene found yield gains at Peter J Peterson, P and O home ranch, Jens Bays, Roscoe Cornell, and Holgar Carlson places with phosphoric acid increases ranging from 3.35 to 9 pounds per acre.
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Beaverhead Valley
Montana Extension Department
Bozeman
Williams
Jess Greene
State College
Peter J. Peterson
O Home Ranch
Jens Bay
Roscoe Cornell Place
Holgar Carlson
Cub Scout Mothers Club Social Meeting Details
The Cub Scout Mothers club hosts its annual social at Mrs. James Jacksons home in Dillmont Park next week on February 16. Transportation chair Mrs. R D Curry asks anyone without transport to contact her.
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CUB Scout Mothers Meeting
Cub Scout Mothers Club
James Jackson
Dillmont. Park
R. D.curry
Transportation Committee
Curry
Plans Made For Public Forum In Dillon Montana
Dillon selected as one of five western Montana sites for public adult education forums to be held April 11 at the training school auditorium. Three nationally prominent speakers Manoah Tedesco John Duvall and Norman Coleman will discuss topics in Butte Anaconda Deer Lodge and Helena weekly in each city.
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Dillon
Butte
Anaconda
Deer Lodge
Helena
Manoah, Leide-Tedesco
John C. Duvall
Norman Coleman
Mr. Tedesco
Conservatories of Music
Naples
Prague
University of Naples
University of Illinois
New Chambers Symphony Orchestra
New York City
Europe
Adult Education Council of Chicago
Richard Strauss
John Duvall
Syracuse University
Rochester University
Rufus Coleman
Montana State University
Harvard
Reed College
Oregon
Dorothy Davis Heads Junior High Honor Roll With 3000 Points
Dorothy Davis leads the junior high honor roll with 3 000 points for the third period, the first 3000 score of the year. J W McCracken closely follows with 2 999 points, as multi student lists show 8-2 8-1 grades and room percentages on the honor roll. Overall 22 3 percent of junior high students made the honor roll, with 8-1 8-2 and 7th grade percentages noted.
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Dorothy Davis
J. W. McCracken
Mary Ann Luebben
Barlene Shaver
Alan Tait
Bethel Minger
Betty Blythe Stephan
Nena Casper
Betty Sue Crow
Florence Tucker
Ester Leach
Matthew Orr
Anna Jeanne Lockness
Mary Elizabeth Spegar
Helen Bean
David Hartwig
Hilda Long
William McMannis
Dora, Mae, Porter
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J. L. Mayland
The
Dillon Chamber of Commerce
Four Rivers
H. M. Warner
W.J. Loar
W. J. Loar
de Molay
Warren Stone
Miss Brockway
Cub Scout
Boy Scout Citizen's
Boy Scout Week
Joe Taylor
Howard Morse
George Farrell
W. H Stephan
Percy Frazier
Silver Bow Area
James Albertson
Joseph Gitin
Butte Synod
America
Stephan
Andrus Hotel
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