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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1941
Page
5
Mack Poole was a stopper in town from Reichle Monday. Mr and Mrs W H Jardine were Jackson shoppers in town Monday.
W B Gustian and family from Twin Bridges visited in Dillon. Jack Bean from Salmon Idaho renewed acquaintances with locals. Several residents from Crackerville Darby Kenosha and Butte attended events and traveled for family and official duties. Other notes include medical and travel updates and an assembly announcement for July 8 with Wilfrid Laurier Husband as guest speaker.
Mr and Mrs Frank P Bell announce the marriage of their son Elwyn to Miss Marjorie Louise Whiteaker of Laurel Montana. The wedding took place June 23 at Billings and the couple will reside there where Mr Bell works for the Universal Modernizing company.
Members of the St James Guild and other older attendees enjoyed the annual social at Mrs B B Roe’s residence. The event featured familiar faces, light refreshments, and fellowship among the group’s longtime members.
Fred Woodside outlines his career shift from selling Cadillacs and Fords to General Motors cars and later obtaining a Waco airplane franchise for Montana and Wyoming in 1926. He notes Montana aviation growth, holds a government flying license, and thanks customers as he passes the business to his successor White.
Enrollment for the summer term stands at 155, down slightly from 1940 levels. Juniors lead with 84 students, followed by seniors 41 including five bachelor degree holders, sophomores 23 and freshmen seven. The college notes shifts toward certification, with many graduates and cross-state transfers among the two year and ninety two year groups.
A Dillon Rifle Club team participated in the Northwest outdoor small-bore rifle shoot at Anaconda. Idaho Falls won with 1,577 points. Dillon scored 1,507. Team members included Mel Jones C Buckingham Otto Sassman Sam Langdorf and C Banks.
A Monday evening gathering by the Busy Bee club at Miss Clara Plant's home featured a no-hostess party. After dinner twelve members played pinocle with Mrs H G Rodgers winning the high prize of the evening.
Daily sessions begin Tuesday at 9 o'clock and run 9 to 11 30 a m through Thursday. Sessions continue Monday to Friday next week with the same hours. All Sunday school members and other children over five are invited to enroll.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Vandegrift are parents of an eight pound son born Wednesday evening at Barrett hospital.
Jack Wernl of Pasadena California arrives to spend the summer with his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs R M Stone. Mrs Harold Wheelbarger and daughter Donalee return Tuesday from Mount Vernon South Dakota where they visited the former's parents.
Dillon joins a state wide campaign to alleviate a temporary shortage of aluminum for national defense by collecting used aluminum ware. The drive runs July 21 for one week with Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts canvassing the city and urging households businesses and institutions to donate usable aluminum parts. W W Hawkins is chairman Mrs Earl Opp secretary and K W Bond sits on the committee appointed by Governor Sam C Ford.
Merry Mixers and Homey Makers clubs toasted Mrs Gladys Scholtes nee Gladys Tofte, a home demonstration agent, at a shower hosted by Mrs Charles Price. Twenty two members attended as games entertained and a pottery vase plus money gift were presented. Scholtes leaves July 3 for Bozeman to finish her home demonstration contract.
Hans Rasmussen of Wisdom and Veda Mae Durrant of Lyman Wyoming exchanged marriage vows Wednesday at the First Lutheran church parsonage. Rev Leonard Thompson performed the ceremony. Attendants were Mrs Pete Rasmussen and Mrs William Rasmussen, both of Wisdom. The groom is a well known resident of the Big Hole basin and son of Mr and Mrs Chris Rasmussen of Wisdom.
Miss Jean Marie Burch daughter of Mr and Mrs Emil Burch of Leadore Idaho married Edward T Harton by Judge George Opp Saturday afternoon Attendants were Ruth Fairbank Pete Spehar and Mr and Mrs Ray Howard and Mr and Mrs Charles Spehar The bride and her parents are former Dillon residents The couple will live in Ennis where Harton will work for the forest service
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports wholesale prices continued to rise in the first week of June 1 8.9 percent an index of 85.9 the highest since October 1937 Farm products and foods climbed 3 percent Wheat gained 1.5 percent due to crop damage fears from heavy rains Oats up 2 percent Quotas for steers and sheep edged higher
Montana dairy output rose in May with cheese up 16.7 percent from 1940, butter up 8 percent, and ice cream up 8.6 percent, per state dairy chief B F Thrailkill. May totals: 1,745,429 pounds of butter, 177,003 gallons of cream, and 167,468 pounds of cheese.
The U S weather bureau and agricultural marketing service report frequent showers over the past week boosted crop prospects in most of Montana. While overall growing conditions are favorable, heavy rain in some areas slowed field work, with hail in eastern and southeastern parts. Grasshoppers remain a threat though control advances, and Mormon crickets are less troublesome this season. Sheep shearing is under way and lambing and calving are complete.
Mr and Mrs Edgar Rife of Medicine Lodge were callers in Dillon Wednesday. Miss Jane Waldorf has returned from studies at Claremont College to spend the summer with her parents, Mr and Mrs A F Waldorf.
Howagi Palmer and family of Ortonville Minnesota have moved to Dillon to occupy the Coast-to-Coast store as electrician replacing C. D. Carnett. Francis E Tonney of Dillon is named among six Montanans who received Navy appointments this week as navigation cadets and is now stationed somewhere.
Clifford Dougherty of Dillon a first lieutenant in the infantry reserve of the U S army has orders to report July 15 at Fort Douglas Salt Lake City for a physical checkup before proceeding to an air gun nery school at Las Vegas Nev His wife and children will remain here for the summer.
A Mizpah chapter No. 13 Order of Eastern Star announces creation of a Red Cross sewing unit in cooperation with the local Red Cross sewing room. Mrs. Sylvester Meade leads the project and Mrs. Lois Hazelbaker coordinates. contact them to participate.
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