New WPA Projects Underway in Beaverhead County
New storage garage at the county fairgrounds, a 35 by 60 foot building, is one of the largest WPA undertakings in Beaverhead County under Harold Contway. Sixteen men work two shifts monthly on the garage, which will hold four trucks and a repair shop. Additional WPA efforts include a Dillon sewing room project employing 20 women and school renovations at Lima High and Beaverhead County High. Jackson begins a two and a half mile snow fence project with poles cut in Warm Springs.
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Contway
Dillon
Quick Print
Idaho Street
Lima High School
Beaverhead County High School
Jackson
Warm Springs
Dillon Adopts January 15 License Deadline for Vendors
Dillon city council set January 15 as the deadline for dispensers to obtain city beer and liquor licenses. City licenses cost 100 for beer and 150 for liquor, with total annual receipts of 775 split 250 to the city 500 to the state and 25 to the federal. Last year 16 beer licenses 1 beer wholesale and 11 liquor licenses were issued by City Treasurer McFadden.
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Dillon
C. McFadden
Ditton
McFadden
Bulldogs Narrowly Lose to Butte Mines in Final Minutes
Montana Normal falls 26 23 to the Butte Miners in a hard fought game. Poor free throw shooting 11 of 24 and 45 total fouls add to the drama as Kastelitz Weger Lundgren and Wordsell contribute key late rally efforts before Mines secure the win.
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Montana Normal
Butte Miners
Orediggers
Bulldogs
Mines
Kastelitz and Weger
Lundgren
Wordsell
Annual Baptist Musical Promises Heritage Theme
The Baptist Men's Club presents an evening of music and messages on Our Missionary Heritage with speakers Leonard Baird Robert Gregg Parke Scott and Dysart Gowen. A 14 member male chorus performs five numbers with a choric speech and two soloists Mrs S E Martin and Ralph Smith. Proceeds support the church fund.
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the. Baptist
Weather talk links climate and ranching in Dillon
Beaverhead forest official K D Flock spoke at the Dillon Rotary on The Weather and Our Pocketbooks. He cited long term data from Dillon Butte Virginia City Conway ranch and Lima stations, noting 1937 was drier than 1986 with cloudburst runoff and stock grazing cuts from 280000 to 198356 animal months.
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K. D. Flock
Beaverhead National Forest
Dillon Rotary Club
Andrus Hotel
Forest Service
Dillon
Butte
Virginia City
Conway Ranch
Lima
Flock
Sam Wilkinson
T. B. Luebben
San Francisco
Conrad Orr
Normal College
Frank Tyre
Marlin K. Farmer
Jackey Receives Two Year Sentence in Deer Lodge
George A. Jackey pleaded guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses and was sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary at Deer Lodge by Judge H.G. Rodgers. He was arrested December 31 on a complaint by Alex Armayer claiming he duped him into helping with citizenship papers and avoiding deportation, having taken more than $400 on three occasions.
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George A. Jackey
Deer Lodge
H.G. Rodgers
Jackey
Paul Temple
Alex Armayer
Armayer
Miss Louise Kall Remembered After Dillon Grade School Years
Miss Louise Kall who died at Murray hospital in Butte last week will be remembered as having attended the Dillon grade school two years ago. She is the daughter of…
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Louise Kall
Murray Hospital
Butte
Dillon
Fur Show Proposal for Dillon Dillon Chamber Ponders Fur Bear Show
The Dillon Chamber of Commerce discussed a planned fur bearing animal show to be held in Dillon next fall, with the livestock committee to contact local fur growers. The board also urged establishing a star mail route from Dillon to Twin Bridges and prepared a publicity pamphlet led by Lambert Eliel. Mrs. A J Rife is ill at home.
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Dillon
Dilon Chamber of Commerce Board
C. H. Blinn
Blackfoot
Idaho
Montana
Board of
U. S. Postal Department
Dillon Chamber of Commerce
Twin Bridges
Dillon Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Lambert Eliel
Rebekahs Install New Officers at Diana Lodge Meeting
At the Diana Rebekah lodge meeting in the I O O F hall last Thursday, Mary Jane Rodgers was installed as noble grand along with Martha Quackenbush as vice grand and Ruth Ann Dart as financial secretary. Appointive posts filled include Mary Molleur as warden and Blanche Haynes as L S noble grand, with installation directed by Ruth Ann Dart and Kate Murphy assisted by an installation staff.
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Diana Rebekah Lodge
I. O. O. F. Hall
Mary Jane Rodgers
Noble Grand
Martha Quackenbush
Hazel Conger
Ruth Ann Dart
Anna Loree
Mary Molleur
Nellie Lanner
Wilma Holloran
Montana Gilbert
Ida Olson
R. S. Noble Grand
Blanche Haynes
L. S. Noble Grand
Kate Murphy
R. S
Mae D. Paddock
L. S
Georgia
Inside Guardian
Maude K. Miller
Outside’ Guardian
Esther Schmittroch
Ivy Taylor
Muriel Tyre
Selah Frakes
Susan Findling
Franklin D Roosevelt speech on state of the union and navy build-up
The March of Time report covers Roosevelt’s State of the Union address praising peace yet urging strong self defense and new laws on farms wages hours and anti trust. It notes his budget aims to lower deficits and outlines tax cautions and recession context. Roosevelt also discusses naval expansion and arms reductions with the House Appropriations Committee.
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Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Congress
State of the Union
Panay
House
Treasury
U. S
Franklin Roosevelt
House Appropriations Committee
Edward Taylor
Legion to Launch Membership Drive in Beaverhead
Beaverhead post of the American Legion plans a final offensive membership drive led by captains T. Lee McCracken and C. J. Horren at a Thursday city hall meeting at 8 o'clock. Commander A. M. Jones reports 70 members to date with a goal of 127, the previous year’s high. The drive should wrap on February 1, with a banquet possible at the February meeting. Members are urged to attend for business matters of importance.
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T. Lee McCracken
C. J.horren
Beaverhead
The
American Legion
A. M. Jones
Last Member Of Chinese Colony Dies
Dillon mourns the death of "Whiskey Jim" Lee regarded as the last member of Dillon's old Chinatown. Found dead in his cabin last Sunday from a suspected heart attack, he was once a prosperous immigrant who helped ship six Chinamen bones to China. He earned his nickname from decades of sampling barrels at the Montana Mercantile, becoming known as Whiskey Jim.
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Jim” Lee
Chinatown
Whiskey Jim’ Lee
Dillon
Whiskey Jim
China
Jim
Old Country
Virginia City
Montana Mercantile Wholesale Liquor Storehouse
Woodmen Install Officers at Dillon Camp
Officers of Dillon Camp No. 9511 Modern Woodmen of America were installed Wednesday evening January 12 at the I O O F hall at eight o'clock. F C McFadden venerable counsel J F Kerr advisor W B E Stinson treasurer J H Coppin escort J M Nettick watchman Raymond Megquier sentry installation followed by social entertainment dancing card playing and refreshments.
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Dillon Camp
Modern Woodmen of America
I. O. O. F. Hall
F. C. McFadden
J. F. Kerr
W. BE. Stinson
J. H. Coppin
J. M. Nettick
Raymond Megquier
Butte Couple Weds at Rife Apartment by Rev Meeke
Frank Caldwell and Mary M. Harden were married this morning by Rev. J. A. Meeke at the Rife apartment. Caldwell is brother of Mrs. Frank Rife of Medicine Lodge and the couple were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Rife.
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Butte
Frank Caldwell
Mary M. Harden
J. A. Meeke
Rife
Caldwell
Frank Rife
Medicine’ Lodge
Frank R. Rife
Davis Speaker Review in 1937 Chronicle
Fragmentary note references Dr Keny Davis as speaker in a 1937 event. The garbled text hints at a review or discussion of a talk, with unclear full title or context. No further concrete details readable to confirm event scope or venue.
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Beene
Keny Davis
Beavers Edge Butte Central In Tight League Game
Dillon Beavers win fifth straight basketball game at Normal College gymnasium 21-19 led by field goals from Cashmore J Burgess and C Burgess free throws sealed the margin. Butte Central rallies by halftime as McCartin helps push to 18-11, fourth quarter yields late Dillon lead after Prothero ejected for foul on Cashmore.
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Dillon Beavers
Butte Central
Normal College Gymnusium
Dillon
Cashmore
J. Burgess
C. Burgess
Conlin
Butte Central Center
McCarton
Boland
Central
Burgess
Bradley
Prothero
McCartin
Pilot of Ill Fated Plane Known Here
Dillon residents mourn Nick Mamer, pilot of the ill fated ship, among ten killed in Bridger canyon crash near Bozeman. Mamer helped bring early transport flights to Dillon and once piloted The Westwind, a tri motor making a transcontinental flight. He was widely regarded as an ace pilot in the region.
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Dillon
Bridger Canyon
Bozeman
Nick Mamer
Mamer
Westwind
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Mrs. Rodgers Noble Grand
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Dillon Auxiliary
TIME
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Bertrand H. Snell
Legion
DR. Davis Speaker
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Kakusie
Sheridan
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Wekend
Philipsburg
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Fen
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