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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1939
Page
4
The community mourns Frank Hazelbaker a devoted neighbor and trusted counselor whose public spirit guided Beaverdead county Montana and the United States. His life touched many and his legacy inspires a hopeful future amid grief and commitment to better days.
The piece argues for a hard line and supreme risk in response to the Danzig question. It notes German, Italian, and Japanese strength and predicts large-scale conflict if decisions favoring expansion are pursued. It references Neville Chamberlain and Nazi statements about Danzig and territorial integrity.
In a sharp clash in Washington, George Holden Tinkham faced renewed heckling as he defended neutrality. His remarks were repeatedly drowned by cries of Mike Mike. The event highlighted political tensions amid looming summer uncertainty.
The Tribune notes the death of an imported horse valued at 2500 owned by Isaac VanCamp. Will Mulaney and six companions returned from a sheep shearing expedition, having sheared about 20000 sheep since June. Other items include citizenship intentions of William Ness and hunting plans of Will A. Jones and M. L. Davison.
The Tribune notes Undersheriff Moore returning from Cheyenne with train robbers captured behind vaults. A July 21 wedding unites Abia I Hanson and Emma Jones at the Hotel Metlen, en route to Centennial valley. Bert Lynch and Fred Schlegel Milich return from the Big Hole basin with tales. Bert fires at a flock he mistakes for birds, hitting only mosquitoes. County Commissioners Barrett and Montgomery report high water this spring as having done a vast The text also mentions other brief notes and local happenings.
John F. Bishop sold a band of 8,000 sheep this week to J. E. Hampell for 20000 dollars. The transaction transfers ownership of the flock and related stock, marking a significant livestock deal in the region.
The Mutual Oil and Gas company has been drilling a large oil well on their Frying Pan basin land since July 4, operating two shifts daily. Ranchers in Centennial rush haying to outrun grasshoppers destroying greens. Beaverhead county assessed value totals 28 984 873 dollars per assessor B W Emerick. Dillon Rod and Gun Club representatives Dart Orr Fry berg Schulz attended a Billings school. City teamsters on a paying job strike at noon after demanding one dollar more per day from eight dollars.
Herbert Clark Hoover Jr addressed the Institute of Radio Engineers describing seismic prospecting methods. A borehole 500 feet deep releases a dynamite charge, generating quake like waves whose reflections reveal rock layers and potential oil, guiding drilling decisions.
California moves to shield child actors under a trust funded by half their cinema earnings. Superior Judge Emmett H. Wilson approved the first contract under the act between Universal Pictures and 16 year old Deanna Durbin. Durbin’s earnings over the next five years are projected at 975000 dollars.
Ralph E. Davis of Pittsburgh, a prominent mining man with interests in dredging on the lower Grasshopper, is registered at the Andrus hotel with his daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cashmore left Billings today after a week with the W. F. Cashmore Home. A family dinner marked Jack Cashmore’s 21st birthday.
Sheriff Paul Temple held Glen Jacobson after Beaverhead officers traced a description from Pocatello to a downtown street. Jacobson, charged with stealing automobile tires and a purse containing $21, was in custody within an hour of the tip.
Montana district court appoints administrator for Christine Albers Odell deceased. By order dated July 12, 1089 the administrator will sell the estate’s personal property in Beaverhead County as directed by the Fifth Judicial District.
The First National Bank of Dillon Montana reports its condition as of June 30 1939 with assets totaling 1 805 926.29 including loans 558 670.20 United States government obligations 501 325.00 and capital accounts 207 596.80 Liabilities total 1 598 629.49 with deposits 1 152 943.89 and other liabilities 5 240.10 The report is sworn by J W Rees cashier and dated July 8 1939.
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