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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1930
Page
4
A foreign advertising representative lists subscription rates in advance: 1 year at 2.50, six months at 1.25, and three months at 65. The notice notes Dillon Post Office transmission through second class mail as matter.
A wise suggestion to the postmaster general urges charging one cent for each misdirected piece to cover directory service costs. The fee would deter careless addressing and reduce yearly misaddressed mail, while also pressuring firms to add street addresses on letterheads to save recipients time.
Rudy Vallee leads a musical showcase in Radio Pictures The Vagabond Lover at Hartwig Theatre. The film features crooning by Vallee with songs he selected from over 200 options, backed by the Connecticut Yankees under Vallee's baton. Director Marshall Neilan crafts a life inspired story with Sally Blane as the heroine and a supporting cast including Marie Dressler and Eddie Nugent.
A class of 19 pupils at the junior high school received diplomas at commencement exercises in the auditorium Thursday evening. Rev. H. N. Tragitt gave the address, with certificates conferred by Leonard Eliel and the school board.
The piece urges Judge Albert J. Galen of Helena as Montana’s GOP Senate candidate to back President Hoover. It argues Montana needs constructive senators, credits Galen as pro American industry and labor, and predicts he would win if nominated.
A historical note surveys home luxuries from bathtubs to electric appliances. It cites nine million homes lacking bathtubs, contrasts past eras, and predicts wider adoption of electric flatirons, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, and refrigerators, with some homes remaining without these comforts for generations.
Dillon Lodge No. 1554 BPOE held a special meeting at Odd Fellows hall and laid plans for a big initiation February 16 with about 40 candidates to be initiated by the Butte lodge. Petitions for membership should be filed with Secretary Albert Baker promptly.
S. S. Patterson began his annual ice harvest at his ranch west of the city with a full crew to cut haul and store the crop. The ice measures 17 and a half inches thick and is unusually hard and clear. Patterson notes the beauty of the ice and jokes he could build a house from it but rejects the idea due to a proverb about glass houses.
Sheriff W. C. Orr investigated a Sunday night robbery at the Dell hotel operated by Robert Elliott. A considerable sum was taken from the cash register after it was moved to a shed behind the hotel and broken open.
Officers were installed for the year at a Masonic hall ceremony in Beaverhead chapter Order of the Rainbow for Girls. Ivie Wentworth and Alma Christiansen led as senior officers with Edith Hansen and Harriet Schuler among the rank and file. Mrs. Joseph C. Wedum became mother advisor as refreshments followed the event.
A Dillon Parent Teachers Association meeting in the kindergarten room of the training school featured a vocal quartet from the training school and a solo by Dorothy Langdorf of the Normal college. W G Gilbert of the First National Bank spoke on Thrift and its Influence on Character as part of National Thrift Week, followed by an article on Spending and Saving. The event ended with a business session.
Mrs. J. C. Wedum and Mrs. H. M. Kinch along with Mrs. J. C. Jeppson hosted a week of social events at Wedum home. The sequence began with a Monday dinner and bridge, followed by another dinner on Tuesday and luncheons on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.
Theta group met Tuesday evening January 21 at Mrs J B Holtz residence on South Idaho street for an informal gathering with socializing and refreshments.
Hylo Pinochle club members were entertained next Thursday evening by Miss Mille Adams at her home on Rife Street.
Charles E. Jones and Lillian Jones formerly of Butte were married Thursday evening of last week at the court house by Judge George Opp. Mr. Jones now works in Lima and the couple were previously divorced.
Mr and Mrs Frank O Keefe returned last Saturday evening from Missoula where they were recently married and spent their honeymoon.
Lige Marsh a well known Sheridan businessman came back Sunday after a several week visit in California.
The Ellen May guild met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs A L Anderson with Mrs W J Bierrum and Miss Genevieve Albertson as associate hostesses in a social gathering.
Lawrence Peterson and Mazella May Ruhn both of Lima secured a marriage license at the district court clerk’s office and were married Saturday afternoon in Lima by Judge Lew Ford.
The Montana State Normal College alumni association met Monday evening January 20 at 7 30 at the home of Miss Mary Schoenborn on South Pacific street with Miss Schoenborn Miss Mary Baker and Miss Gladys Garr as hostesses.
An old advertisement touts Foley Pills diuretic as a reliable kidney and bladder remedy of 25 years. Mrs. Black of Petersburgh Virginia reports sleep improvement after use and reduced pain, urging early attention to kidney disorders and recommending the product to both men and women. The ad notes the sponsor Geo. M. Gosman, successor to Potts, throughout.
Miss Helen Berry presided last Monday evening over a Chinook staff meeting at the Normal College to discuss plans for the 1930 annual.
The Chanticleer club of the Normal college met Monday evening to arrange a banquet next Saturday at St James guild hall where 15 new members will be initiated.
The Baptist Aid held a no hostess meeting Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. E L Fairbanks in place of being entertained by Miss Clara Plant as previously announced.
Mrs. Bert Orr hosted a Saturday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Ellwood of Wisdom as the honored couple. Nearby guests included Mr. and Mrs. Byron Orr Miss Edith Orr Bert Orr Jr and D C Wampler. The Ellwoods departed that evening on the Montana special for a California wedding trip. They were also guests of honor at a Thursday dinner hosted by Mrs. Dade Stephens.
Beaverhead post of the Legion urges all members to attend the Thursday 7 PM gathering at the Andrus dining room to be held as a banquet and smoker. A prior ruling fines absences, and the latest decision doubles the fine to fifty cents without a valid reason.
Fred Rife district court clerk filed a report showing four children adopted in 1929 by court order and three children committed to the state orphan's home under district court orders during the same year.
The Mesdames Fairbanks Jordon Henry McBain Albright and Miss Snodgrass entertained Normal college faculty wives and colleagues at a delightful tea Thursday afternoon at Mrs Jordon's home. Guests spent time in conversation by the fire and later enjoyed tea in the dining room with pink and white sweet peas as a centerpiece.
The Rev and Mrs Philip J May and their son Donald are set to sail from New York on January 23 aboard the Stuttgart of the North German Lloyd line bound for Africa.
The Midwest Refinery team, defeated by Ebels Saturday night here, will travel to face Jud Brundage's Hi-Powers Tuesday evening for another league game.
Monte Blue stars in Skin Deep a Warner Bros all talking Vitaphone feature shown at Hartwig theater January 31 and February 1. The film portrays gangland life with humanized outcasts and gripping situations under director Ray Enright supported by Davey Lee Betty Compson Alice Day John Robertson Tully Marshall John Bowers Georgie Stone and Robert Perry.
A San Francisco Chronicle snippet explores a social puzzle in etiquette where both guest and hostess hesitate to pick a fork first, awaiting the other’s move. The piece highlights polite restraint and customary dining practice without prescribing a single correct action.
The Sunday school meets at 10:00 with morning worship at 11:00. A young people's meeting is listed at 6 80. Evening service begins at 7:30. All are welcome to attend every church service.
Christian Science Society on Sebree Street announces Sunday worship at 11 a m with a 9 45 Sunday school. Public invited to attend these services.
At 10 A M Sunday School led by Mrs Preston Brown superintendent. 11 A M public worship. 6 30 P M Epworth League and 7 30 P M Evening Services.
The Latter Day Saints Church holds Sunday School at 10 30 each Sunday morning inviting members and visitors to attend and learn.
Next Sunday marks Interdenominational Young People’s Day at the Presbyterian Church. The morning sermon theme is Continuing the Crusade with Crusader hymns and choir music. A church school program by Superintendent Miss Bishop precedes the service at ten, preacher at eleven, and invites all to attend both hours.
Rev H N Tragitt Jr presides at St James Church with children’s church at 9 45 A M and church school at 10 15 A M followed by morning prayer and sermon at 11 00 A M
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