Local Social Notes and Community Updates
Local residents attend visits and family gatherings in Dillon and nearby towns. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Marion Williams of Cut Bank and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dart of Anaconda. Officials like Undersheriff John Troupe travel to Mountain Home for jail cases. Community members engage in religious events, dental society travel, and Shrine temple committee appointments. Hospitalization and injuries appear, along with local boxing training and Legion Auxiliary meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Marion Williams
Cut Bank
Q,.t. Vandegrift
PTA Plans Public Pinochle Party at St Rose Guild Hall
Nelson school Parent-Teacher Association members announce a public pinochle party at the St Rose Guild Hall on Saturday. The organizing committee is led by Mrs. Jack Keenan with Mrs. Norman Nelson and Mrs. Tom McAdam. Doors open with prizes and refreshments after the games. Play begins at 8 o’clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson School Parent-Teacher Association
St. Rose Guild Hall
Jack. Keenan
Norman Nelson
Tom McAdam
Red Cross and Safety Council Expand Montana Auto Death Campaign
Butte Montana February 13 The American Red Cross and National Safety Council expand their campaign to reduce Montana auto deaths with more Be Careful signs at hazardous road places and additional Red Cross emergency first aid stations to be established in the state this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
U.P
American Red Cross and
National Safety Council
Montana
Red Cross
Miner Sustains Broken Leg In Ermont Mine Cave-In
Archie Hovey, a former Grant rancher now employed at the Ermont mine, suffered a broken left leg when a rock collapse Saturday afternoon. He was taken to Barrett hospital. the other miner with him escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Hovey
Ermont
Barrett Hospital
Hovey
Grant
DB C club members host valentine pot luck at Kerr home
Members of the DB C club and their husbands held a pot luck supper at Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kerr's home Tuesday of last week. The buffet dinner featured a valentine motif in the menu and decorations. Following the supper, cards and chinkerchck were enjoyed into the late hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DB. C. Club
Fred Kerr
Rumbaughs Plead Not Guilty to Burglary Charges
Dale A. Rumbaugh and Carl H. Rumbaugh pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Judge Henry G. Rodgers. They were arrested last month in Three Forks and brought to Dillon to face charges of burglarizing a Lima beer parlor owned by George Mihelish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale A. Rumbaugh
Carl H. Rumbaugh
Henry G. Rodgers
Rumbaughs
Three Forks
Dillon
Lima
George Mihelish
Montana Day in Yellowstone Park Previewed
Park officials say February 19 will be Montana day in Yellowstone with visitors seeing wildlife at close range and ski runs in good shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Yellowstone Park
Girl Scout Council Names Committee Leadership for Year
Girl Scout council appoints committees for the coming year. Training chaired by Mrs. Callahan includes Mrs. Squires Kerr and Carroll. Publicity led by Mrs. Wolfe with Mrs. Devaney and Miss Castles. Finance chaired by Mrs. Hughes with multiple members. Program chaired by Miss Hellman with Miss Rimel and Mrs. Kerr. Organization chaired by Mrs. Woodside with several members. Camp committee chaired by Mrs. Castnerline with Lock ness Sanner and Juliette Lowe. Full council meeting set for Monday February 20 at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Council
Smith Paddock
Co. T. Callahan
Wilber Squires
Fred Kerr
William Carroll
John Wolfe
D. C. Devaney
Mary Castles
George Hughes
Howard Morse
Sam Cardinale
Luther Smith
R. D. Curry
W. J. Corbett
Earl Smith
Warren Sutherland
Leo Roland
Florence Hellman
Evelyn Rimel
Ivah Kerr
Fred ‘Woodside
W. B. Willey
Ernest Luebben
H. M. Warner
Phillip Cottom
C. M. Casterline
Jack Lockness
John Sanner
Juliette Lowe
City Hall
B P W Club Dinner Meeting Highlights
Members of the Business and Professional Women's club enjoyed a dinner at the Totem cafe. Celena Mares, chairwoman of International Relations, acted as toastmistress and led a 25 question Professor Quiz. Ruth Kelly cited an Independent Woman article on the Lima Pan American conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women's Club
Totem Cafe
Celena Mares
Butte Club
Ruth Kelly
Independent Woman
Lima
Peru
Mares
Elmo Winn
New York City
Atlantic City
Washington, D. C
East
Better Homes Club Meets at Mrs Schroeder’s Home
Groups one and two of the Better Homes club met Wednesday afternoon at 437 South Idaho street hosted by Mrs. A A Schroeder. The gathering started at 2 o clock with co hosts Mrs Norman Giles Mrs J Mayland and Mrs Thomas Jones assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better Homes Club
A. A. Schroeder
South
Idaho Street
Norman Giles
Thomas. Jones
Methodist Ladies Aid Hosts Group Two at Church Parlor Tea
Group Two will entertain the Methodist Ladies Aid on Thursday afternoon in the church parlors. A program is planned and refreshments will be served. Mrs H H Bates chairs the entertaining group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Ladies Aid
H. H. Bates
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Lillian Wahling
The Wahling and Moore families thank friends for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of Mrs. Lillian Wahling. John Wahling and Mr and Mrs Clayton Howell also express appreciation for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Wahling
John Wahling
Clayton Howell
Jack’ Moore
Presbyterian Manse Society Meeting Scheduled
The Presbyterian Manse society will meet Thursday at 2 o clock in the afternoon at the home of Mrs Emma Carhartt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
Emma Carhartt
Dormitory Fashion Sparks Gossip at Local College
Report notes dormitory girls in coats with no coats and mothers' advice as gossip swirls. Text hints at seasonal illness and college style debates among NY c girls and students observed moving between classes in breezy halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NY c
Tess
Date fixed for winter wheat insurance acceptance
March 1 is set as the closing date for acceptance of winter wheat crop insurance on 1939 spring wheat. Applications for insurance must be filed at Bernard Williams, county agent, Beav erhead county. Notices have been mailed to all operators. When signed, applications go to the state office for payment under the 1938 range conservation program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Conclude Scout Week Activity Draws Families
Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts with parents and friends attended the united church event closing Scout Week. The gathering featured activities and community participation highlighting youth programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United
Dillon Girl to Be White House Visitor
Lois Anne Gilbert of Dillon will join Stephens College students on a 16th annual spring tour visiting Washington D C and New York City. She will travel on a special train with about 500 students and attend a Wardman Park hotel ball with university and embassy attachés. The itinerary then includes a boat trip to Miami and rail return to Columbia Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, Mo
Lois Anne Gilbert
Wardman Park Hotel
Washington
New York City
Miami
Galveston
Texas
Columbia
Robins Brave Deep Cold In Beaverhead County
Robins, drawn to mild feeders, persist at the Kee nan ranch north of town. Mrs. Jack Keenan reports daily visits as temperatures swing from 17 below to two above zero. The day’s high reached 25 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robins
Beaverhead County
Keenan
Jack Keenan
Legion Officer Is Honored For Outstanding Service
George R. Baker adjutant and past commander of Beaverhead post received a fountain pen set bearing the Legion crest at a meeting last week. The Montana department presented the award, made by departmental vice commander George Moosman. Baker served as post commander in 1927 and has been adjutant since 1928 while also acting as service officer for most of that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
American Legion
George R. Baker
Beaverhead
Montana Department ‘of the Legion
George Moosman
Baker
Beaverhead Agricultural Committee Meets to Adjust Acreage
Beaverhead County agricultural conservation committee met at the county agent office in the federal building for a regular session. The agenda included adjusting acreage allotments and approving range program payment applications to be submitted for payment once signatures are obtained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Lutheran Ladies Aid Meet at Mrs Telin’s Home
Pet parade for Mrs Matt Telin will host the Lutheran Ladies Aid at her residence on Thursday afternoon at two thirty. Neighboring members invited to attend and share in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt. Telin
Dillon couples die in murder suicide tragedy in cabin
In Dillon a man shot his wife then killed himself in a cabin. The couple, residents for six years, left valentines on the table and a Gospel book opened to a death notice. Neighbors heard nothing, the dog remained with the bodies, and investigators found no clear motive or premeditation. The Arbuckles had six children from previous marriages and varied state ties. The bodies lay at Brundage funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbuckles
Dillon
Billings
Laurel
Mont
Harold Age
George Age
J. R. Denton
Butte
Frank Age
Ray Mitchell
Seattle
Fred Age
Huntley
John Arbuckle
Dubuque
Iowa
Arbuckle
Waterloo
Brundage Funeral Home
Beavers Pre Tournament Games Listed
A block of 50 adult and student reserved seat tickets for the tournament are on sale at Gosman Drug Store. Season tickets are 3.00 dollars for adults and 1.00 dollar for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gosman Drug Store
St James Guild Holds All Day Sewing Bee for Barrett Hospital
Members and friends of the St James guild are invited to an all day meeting this Thursday at the guild hall starting at 11 this morning to make garments for Barrett hospital. Hostesses serve luncheon and the group will sew into the afternoon. All interested, members or not, may participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James' Guild
Barrett Hospital
Guild Hall
N. _Tragitt
W.W. H. Stephan
William Cashmore
Guild
Licenseless Drivers Receive Summons in Montana Patrol Action
A number of motorists since the first of the month failed to display 1939 license plates while traveling on the highways and received summonses from the Montana Highway Patrol. Those summoned include Aston L Campbell Grant Bob Hanson Melrose Harvey Williamson Great Falls Lester Bourquin Dillon Rudolph Polish Reichle Francis Mooney was ticketed for failure to report an accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Aston L. Campbell
Grant
Bob Hanson
Melrose
Harvey Williamson
Great Falls
Lester Bourquin
Dillon
Rudolph Polish
Reichle
Francis Mooney
Andy Snell Weds Los Angeles Girl
Andrew J. Snell of Dillon and Miss Margaret Johnson of Los Angeles were married in the office of Norman Giles, clerk of court, Wednesday afternoon by Judge George Opp. The couple were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Snell
Dillon
Margaret Johnson
Los Angeles
Norman Giles
George Opp
Frank Morton
Skiers Encounter Blizzard On Polaris Trip
Dillon Ski club with about 30 members faced a sudden blizzard while skiing west of Polaris on Sunday. Snow and wind forced a retrace to Polaris and caused car difficulties returning to Dillon. Next Sunday the group plans a trip to Elkhorn Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polaris
Dillon Ski Club
Dillon
Dillon Ski Clubs
Elkhorn Springs
Girl Scout News from Beaver Rock and Bitter Root Troops
Beaver Rock Troop No 1 report shows games at meeting start and music activity progress with several girls passing requirements. Ethel Anderson taught a song and toys for small children were planned. Bitter Root Troop No 2 toured Dillon Creamery learning milk pasteurization butter and ice cream making with Mrs W E Talent accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Rock
Ethel Anderson
Ardella
Lanner
Scribe
Bitter Root
Dillon Creamery
Chinese New Year Abandoned in Butte
Butte Montana abandons its Chinese New Year celebration for February 18 as funds are sent to China to aid troops resisting Japan. An elder Chinese resident asks for help for the poor and soldiers, noting the lanterns will not be lit and the lair kept hidden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
U.P
Cathay
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Frank Gosman
Hari’ “Miller
Lis
Shome
Clara Plant
Hugh Dart
Ana ‘Conda
Mr. Dart
Ada Dart
John Troupe
Mountain Home
Ark
John Schooley
F. H. Bimrose
Chicago
Chicago Dental Society
George M. Gosman
Thomas W. Jones
John Peterson
Butte Bagdad
Gosman
Bagdad Temple
W. F. Cashmore
J. Dy. Brown
Cashmore
W. A. Phillips
Baptist Church
Salt Lake City
Rowland Davenport
Bette Baptist
Oscar Wilcox
Ruby Country
Ainkle
Elks Hall
Edna Emerick
Max
Legion ‘Auxiliary
McCracken
Paadock
G. de Combes
Mining
F. G. Lyon
Nelson P.T.A. Party
John A. King
Mrs
Hassie. King
New York
N. Y
Mardi Gras
New Basin Canal
New Orleans
Methodist Group
White House
Be & Trust ES
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Christian Science Monitor
Monitor
Civistian
Ssience Publishing
Norway
Steet
Bocton
Masers
Beavers
Colo
Andy Snell
Girl Scout News
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