Royal Neighbors District Meet Held In Dillon
Local group hosts Copper district annual meeting in Dillon with nearly a hundred members from nine encampments. Hazel Johnson of Jackson named district oracle, succeeding Rose O’Donnell. New officers include Sarah Ornenburg Butte vice oracle Agnes Karweise Butte chancellor and Charity Hill Jackson recorder. Memorial services and initiation ceremony followed banquet and district delegates announced future venue in Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copper
Royal Neighbors of America
Dillon
Hazel Johnson
Jackson
Oracle
Rose O'Donnell
Sarah Ornenburg
Butte
Agnes Karweise
Charity Hill
Beaverhead
Sydonia Houlbjerg
Golden West
Jane Talbott
Royal Oak
4 H Club Delegates Return From Bozeman
Delegates to the state 4-H club convention returned from a successful meeting in Bozeman. Anna Hansen of Dell led as club delegate and is president of the Dell 4-H, with eight years of active involvement. Leader delegate Mrs. Clifford Dougherty of Dillon stood in for Mrs. Dowling of Sell, leader of the Dillon Pattern Piecers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Bozeman
Anna Hansen
Dell
Beaverhead County
Great Falls
Dell Club
Clifford Dougherty
Dillon
Joe Dowling
Sell
Dillon Pattern Piecers
Forger Receives Year-Long Sentence
Leon A. Crow, a transient, pleaded guilty to forging a fictitious check and was sentenced to one year in the state penitentiary at Deer Lodge. He allegedly cashed the forged check at a local store on June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Rodgers
Leon A. Crow
Deer Lodge
Crow
4-H Contests Planned by Beaverhead County Clubs
Beaverhead County 4-H clubs will hold elimination contests for home economics members on Saturday June 28 at the county high school Little Theatre. Participating clubs include Dell Mt View Dillon Pattern Piecers Melrose and Wisdom. Pauline Bunting Bozeman will judge foods and oversee the clothing style revue with Dell Mt View demonstrating foods and dairy products. Delegates will review the recent state 4-H convention in Bozeman and participate in group singing during the business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Little Theatre
Gladys Tofte
Dell Mt. View
Dillon Pattern Piecers
Melrose
Wisdom
Pauline Bunting
Bozeman
Dell. Mt
Peterson Tops Trapshoot Standings At Montana Event
Peterson, Montana state singles champion and noted trap shooter, led a crowded field with a 99x100 in the registered event. Ted Renfro and others posted 97s while Roy Forrester topped handicaps with 49x50. In doubles, John Jackson led with 49 as Renfro and J Barrett followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman . Peterson
Montana
Nimrods
Ted Renfro
Lima Club
Roy Forrester
Dillon
Peterson
Renfro
Jack Barrett
John Jackson
J. Barrett
C. O'Connell
Butte
B. Gleed
Lima
J. Jackson
Dr. R. Kane
J. Jacobs
C. Staples
A. White
Anaconda
George Roe
Dillon fire marshal Mountjoy hurt in head on crash
John W. Mountjoy of Dillon, former state fire marshal, was seriously injured in a head on collision with a truck driven by Arthur Reichle seven and a half miles north of Dillon. Mountjoy swerved to avoid a horse and suffered compound fractures, a crushed chest and pelvis, and possible skull fracture. Reichle had minor injuries. Mountjoy recently arrived in Dillon from Missoula and runs the Eagle bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Mountjoy
Dillon
Arthur Reichle
Reichle
Robert Wright
Mountjoy
Missoula
G. L. Routledge
Barrett Hospital
Mouritjoy
Eagle Bar
Jefferson Courty
Boulder
Smack Family of Ogden Utah Welcomes Daughter
Mr and Mrs L E Smack sr of Ogden Utah announce the birth of their daughter lis, a family note in this community roundup. The item records a local birth with minimal detail from the Smack family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Smack, Sr
Ogden
Utah
Lis
Beav erhead Madison Wool Clip Feeds County Shearing
Beav erhead Madison wool crews begin work as First National wool warehouse in Dillon receives hourly trucks with an estimated 230 000 fleeces. By Wednesday afternoon over 200 000 pounds of wool weighing into the two million plus expected for the season had been weighed at the warehouse. Prices reach 37 1 4 cents per pound for select lots, with an average expected return of 34 to 35 cents per fleece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Beaverhead- Madison
Montana
United States
First National
Boston
Gleed Bros
Lima
Beaverhead
Forte- Dupee-Sawyer
Summer school reception at Normal college hosts faculty and students
The annual reception for summer school attendees and Normal college faculty was hosted Friday night in the residence hall. Mrs. Elizabeth Steed Billings Miss Fern Ray Hamilton Miss Ruby MacLean Butte and Miss Madge Owen Anaconda assisted as hosts. An informal dance followed for faculty students alumni and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal College
Elizabeth Steed
Billings
Fern Ray
Hamilton
Ruby MacLean
Butte
Madge Owen
Anaconda
Residence Hall
Local marriages list from Dillon and nearby towns
Cupid’s weekend activity yields four marriage licenses at Norman Giles’s district clerk office. Charles Spehar and Helen Plant wed with Judge George Opp. Edna Averett and Elmer I. Cupp married under Judge Louis Stahl. Nicolie Hedegaard and Vina Nyhart wed by Judge Stahl. Leland McCrea and Frances Dudley married by Rev J A Meeke. John Jorgensen and Lily Grandberg tied the knot in a civil ceremony. Several couples from Shelly Idaho and Sheridan/Virginia City appear in the record as newlyweds with attending witnesses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
Norman Giles
Charles Spehar
Helen Plant
Dillon
George Opp
Eva Hansen
Leonard Warren
Edna Averett
Elmer I. Cupp
Louis Stahl
I. W.schegel
Stahl
Nicolie Hedegaard
Vina Nyhart
Twin Bridges
J. A. Meeke
Methodist Church
Leland Edward McCrea
Sheridan
Frances E. Dudley
Virginia City
Bessie Hadzer
Robert Dudley
Shelly
Idaho
John Jorgensen
Lily Grandberg
Prominent Young Woman Weds Butte Man
On Wednesday at 4 pm Miss Berniece Metlen married George Philip Palmer of Butte in St James Episcopal church. The Metlens hosted a reception for about 200 relatives and friends at the St James Guild hall. The couple plan to live in Floral Park Butte after a Spokane wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berniece Metlen
George Philip Palmer
Butte
W. G. Lewis
St. James Episcopal Church
George R. Metlen
Mr. Palmer
W. BE. Palmer
Butte Country Club
Georgia Mae Metlen
Ike Rife
Rife
Wilber F. Sanders
Joseph McCaffery, Jr
Metlen
Palmer
Vera Cooke Hazel
Mendelssohn
St. James Guild Hall
J. J. McCaffery
Thornton, Newlove
H. M. Warner
Chester Hale
Claude Lay
Martin Gibbons
Hawin Whitworth
Robert Watson
Hayes
Baxter
Millie, Adams
Amy Stephens
Eileen Gibbons
Hallie Stephens
Jeanne Caterline
Eg Billie Baxter
Mary Dawn Warner
Spokane
Susan Barnett
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Elmo Winn
Parley
American Legion Auxiliary
Harold M. ‘Warner
War Attitude Discussed at Rotary Meet
Dr. R H Albright, former Dillon Rotarian, spoke on U S war attitudes. He said the East favors aid to Britain but opposes sending troops from the West. He noted shifts due to foreigners, proximity to Canada, bombings abroad, and eastern manufacturing targets. The talk covered defense production moving to a 24 hour basis. Roy Olson attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
New York Teachers College At
Buffalo
N. Y
Canada
East
America
Britain
Rainbow girls attend Bozeman meeting in Montana
Dillon Rainbow girls led by Doris McAdam depart Sunday for Bozeman to attend the annual grand assembly conclave. Delegation includes Marjorie Decker editor Jo Ann Depty and Pat Curry. Mrs Elizabeth Luebben serves on the state executive committee of Rainbow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Rainbow Girls
Doris McAdam
Grand Recorder
Bozeman
Grand Assembly of
Rainbow of Montana
Tuuesday
Dillon
Marjorie Decker
Rainbow Treasure
Grand Assembly
Jo Ann Deputy
Pat Curry
Elizabeth Luebben
Rainbow
Masons Attend State Meeting in Helena
Representatives from Dillon and local Masonic groups attend the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters in Helena. The Royal Arch Masons convocation opened Tuesday while the Knights Templar grand commandery was slated for midweek. Dillon delegates include Dale Metlen, W. G. Squires, and W. E. Stinson. John T. Orr also attends as senior warden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Council of Royal
Helena
Royal Arch Masons
Knights Templar
Matt Kay
Marshal
A. A. Schroeder
Dillon
Dale Metlen
W. G. Squires
W. E. Stinson
St. Elmo Commandery
Thomas W. Jones
Fred Woodside
John T. Orr
Grand Commandery
Kiwanis View Oil Industry Film By A L McArthur
A Kiwanis meeting featured a moving picture on the oil industry and scientific methods to aid motorists. A. L. McArthur of Butte presented the program, introduced by Ed. W. Cardwell. Mrs. Kenneth Wheat accompanied group singing. A dinner dance for Kiwanians and their wives is planned for Thursday June 19 at St James guild hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
A. L. McArthur
Butte
Ed. W. Cardwell
Kenneth Wheat
St. James Guild Hall
Five Dillon Draftees Leave For Missoula Induction
Five Dillon men entrained Monday for Missoula for final physicals and induction into the U S Army. Named are Alfred J. Ryder Ervin H. Dunbar Donald C. Marx Carl A. Swanson and Myrel W. Flohr all of Dillon. Beaverhead will fill another call for five on June 26 with Carl D. Ankrum William L. Rygg Orville H. Wilkes James W. Mountjoy and Sherman G. Klimper listed. Rygg and Mountjoy are Normal college students with deferments until term ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dilon
Missoula
U. S. Army
Alfred J. Ryder
Ervin H. Dunbar
Donald C. Marx
Carl A. Swanson
Myrel W. Flohr
Dillon
Beaverhead
Carl D. Ankrum
Salmon
Idaho
William L. Rygg
Wolf Point
Orville H. Wilkes
Anaconda
James W. Mountjoy
Sherman G. Klimper
San Diego
Rygg
Mountjoy
Mrs. Bernice Papworth Visits Hirschmans Over Weekend
Mrs. Bernice Papworth state supervisor of WPA hot lunches spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Hirschman in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Papworth
WPA
8. D. Hirschman
Luther Smith Elected Commander of Beaverhead Legion Post
At the Beaverhead American Legion meeting in the Metlen hotel Luther Smith was elected commander succeeding Dr. F. M. Poindexter who became executive committeeman. Other officers include J. W. McCarthy, George Melton, E. W. Bond, Raymond P. Jones, LaMar Hatton, Parke Scott and delegates to the state convention set for July 10-12 in Red Lodge with alternates T. Gilbert, Paul Temple and T. Lee McCracken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beavers Head
American Legion
Metlen
Luther Smith
F. M. Poindexter
J.W. McCarthy
George Melton
E. W. Bond
Raymond P. Jones
LaMar Hatton
Parke Scott
Poindexter
Smith
C. A. Bechler
Mining District Legion
Red Lodge
Will
Be. T
E. Gilbert
Paul Temple
T. ‘Lee McCracken
Also Mentioned on This Page
Big Hole Basin
Pascagoula
Miss
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation
U. S. Maritime Commission
U. S. Navy
First National Warehouse
Francis ‘Ferko
Charles Burgess
Rotary Meet
Revere Award
Eugene Phillips
Fort Worth
Texas
Rainbows
Mrs. Gua Pewe
Juanita
Masons
Consclaves
Capitol
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!