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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1930
Page
4
Subscription rates announced for the Dillon Post Office area with prices listed as six months 1.25, three months 65, and annual 2.50. The notice notes second class mail status and transmission through the mails.
A comparison of how American and British English differ in telephone terminology. The piece notes that American callers in London hear you are through meaning you are connected while books a trunk call denotes long distance, and completed becomes mature. It highlights terms like information desk versus enquiry desk and fees versus charges.
Edward Bok came to this country from Holland at six and died at 66. In six decades in America he modeled Americanism and inspired civic virtue. His autobiography The Americanization of Edward Bok should grace school libraries and civics courses.
A column discusses highway improvement priorities including shade trees and roadside landscaping in several states. It contrasts American efforts with Europe and cites federal aid for roadside beautification, plus a moral on livestock’s role in preventing famine, citing U S Department of Agriculture views.
A fragmented note notes trees planted and harvest proceeds sold to provide funds for road maintenance. The text questions whether such an economy will operate well in America, noting only time to prevent delays.
The National Bank of Montana secured a two dollar judgment against Will Clark and the late Free Press in a suit seeking three hundred fifty thousand dollars in damages. A letter from Bert Orr in Hot Springs Arkansas suggests harmful gossip about Sam Ditty. The text also discusses agricultural education and diversification efforts in U.S. farming.
Associate Justice Albert J. Galen recalls finding among mail a properly filed exemption claim for a boy to aid a widowed mother. A second letter from the same son reveals he wished to serve and asked not to be heeded, stating he wanted to go as duties called.
Bert Dunbar, painting at the Andrus hotel, recalls a 15 year old mountain hunt. He mentions shooting a horned mountain sheep on a peak about 700 yards away, after nine shots, which he finally brought down.
Canton in China has recently put into service the most modern dial telephone system in the Far East. The project took seventeen months to complete and marks a significant upgrade for the city’s communications.
The new Kanawha Valley Bank building in Charleston West Virginia is reported as the state’s tallest structure. It has just been completed and contains 120 miles of telephone wire forming part of its communications network.
Conrad Nagel performs The Sacred Flame theme song live for the Warner Bros Vitaphone feature at the Hartwig Theatre with Pauline Frederick in the lead. The piece is published by M. Witmark and Sons, with lyrics by Grant Clarke and Harry Akst.
In ancient Egyptian art men are shown in darker red skin tones while women appear lighter red. Prisoners are depicted in yellow, reflecting social roles through color usage.
Dr M A Walker longtime Dillon physician died suddenly in Butte hospital after months of declining health. Born in Levant Maine on November 28 1867 he trained at Denver Harvard Boston and Denver before settling in Dillon in 1900. Funeral services at the Masonic hall featured Knight Templar and Eastern Star rites with a large turnout and a lengthy burial procession to Mountain View cemetery.
In Beaverhead County Montana the estate of Charles Leighton deceased is administered by J E Kelly administrator. Creditors and all claimants must exhibit their claims with vouchers within four months after first publication at Kelly law offices Dillon Montana to transact estate business.
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