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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1932
Page
4
The Dillon note promotes Frank Hazelbaker in the Montana governor race. It praises his qualities and calls for change, arguing Governor Erickson failed to economize and that Hazelbaker offers energetic leadership for the next four years. It labels the contest a boss race and urges support for Hazelbaker.
Scores of friends and admirers recall Congressman John M. Evans as loyal to constituents and attentive to their needs. He served Montana but chose not to seek power, while acknowledging a younger challenger may prove more useful in Congress if elected.
The press reports nationwide credit and factory reopenings, rising cattle and hog prices, farm price gains, higher stock and bond values, and ongoing dividend payments signaling an economic upturn. Officials forecast a bumpy road but steady progress toward normal conditions with southwestern Montana livestock leading the recovery.
An analysis of two bank robberies shows how a half baked youth and an old crook collude to commit theft. Both aim high but fail. one dies and the other ends in prison, illustrating the danger to young men thinking to imitate famous outlaws.
A Dillon Tribune table lists official and unofficial counts by precincts for numerous statewide and local races. Names include Fitzgarrald Evans Monaghan Anderson Cavanaugh Galen and many others with votes tallied for governor lieutenant governor attorney general secretary of state state treasurer auditor superintendent of public instruction and county positions.
The Tribune reports ordinances requiring guard rails around hazardous sidewalk areas and mandating lot owners using town ditch water to clean in front of homes. Demand for lumber remains high as Dillon plans to extend its boundaries with over a dozen homes under construction. A franchise for an electric light plant is expected to be decided by the city council soon.
The article discusses that senders must declare the full value of registered matter and pay a surcharge on the excess of that value beyond the registry indemnity. It states that optional insurance or accepting the $5 indemnity does not relieve the sender from declaring full value or paying the surcharge.
About 100 Beaverhead county veterans may qualify for loans on adjusted service certificates after Congress removed the two year requirement on July 21. Loans are up to half certificate value at 3 4 percent interest, with average loan around 300 dollars. Applications go to the Veterans Administration at Fort Harrison in order received. Eleven members needed to meet the county post quota. the American Legion Monthly lists veteran benefits.
A speaker defends rural resilience, arguing beef, flour, sugar, and grass costs align and spring calving and new gardens bring optimism. He mocks town folks for feeling behind the times and predicts rural recovery in two to three years despite misgivings about prices and hardship.
In Beaverhead County Montana the district court will hear the petition for probate of the will of William M. Reed deceased on August 8 1932 at 10 a.m. in Dillon. Martha M. Melvin and Pearl Smith seek letters testamentary and any interested party may appear to contest. Court clerk Fred Hife issues the notice dated July 18 1932 with deputy clerk William C. Orrent.
Administrator Richard J. Nelson invites all creditors and claimants against Sam Ford deceased to present their claims with vouchers within four months after the first publication. Claims to be filed at Rodgers Collins, Poindexter Block, Dillon Montana Beaverhead County. First publication July 21, 1932.
The July 30 1932 sheriff sale lists Agnes Opp and others as defendants with Dart Hardware as plaintiff. The notice describes the parcel in Dillon Montana with access along Railroad Avenue and Helena Street, including the Black Tall Deer Creek channel, with cash terms and the sheriff signature. It also includes probate notice for Stanley D Oliver estate with administratrix Rebecca Connelley calling creditors to present claims within four months at J E Kelly law offices Dillon Montana.
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