Flags Honored by Dillon Lodge on Flag Day
Dillon Lodge No. 1554 B P O Elks held the fourth annual Flag Day ceremony on the Oregon Short Line depot lawn drawing a large crowd. Prof. R. E. Albright spoke on the flag’s significance, County Attorney T. E. Gilbert traced its history with Boy Scout banners, and lodge officers led the ritual. The program included the Elks quartet and piano numbers by Mrs. A. I. Cashmore.
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Dillon Lodge No
Oregon Short Line
R. E. Albright
The
Normal College
T. E. Gilbert
Francis Gelhaus
Elks’ Quantet
David Hier
F. H. Bimrose
Dale Metlen
H. D. Jewett
A. I. Cashmore
Legion delegates chosen last week plan June Townsend meet
Commander-elect J. C. Wedum and Louis Schmittroth were chosen to represent Beaverhead post at the Mining district Legion convention set for June 29 in Townsend. A community dance at Dillmont Park will fund uniforms for the Junior baseball team. Dan Thurber, ex Beaverhead county high school instructor, is new commander of District No. 8 of the Montana Legion.
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J. C. Wedum
Louis Schmittroth
Beaverhead
Mining District Legion
Townsend
Dillmont Park
Fairbanks
Post
Dan Thurber
Beaverhead County
Montana Legion
Great Falls
Wool Thefts From E. B. Roe Ranch Reported
Sheriff McCullom learned from the St. Anthony Idaho sheriff that a man was arrested there with four bags of wool claimed to come from near Dillon. Brands matched wool recently missing from the Roe clip at Bedrock. The suspect is wanted on another charge in Idaho and may not be returned for trial.
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James McCullom
St. Anthony
Idaho
Dillon
B. Roe Ranch
Bedrock
Food preservation expert to visit Beaverhead county
Miss Lillian Stone of Bozeman may spend two weeks in July and two weeks in August in Beaverhead county to conduct food preservation meetings. The demonstration will illustrate safer canning methods for fruit vegetables and meats and is announced by Bernard Williams Beaverhead county high school supervisor. Residents interested should contact Williams promptly.
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Beaverhead County
Lillian Stone
Bozeman
Bernard Williams
Smith-Hughes Department
Williams
Library Receives Carnegie Mind Alcove Gift
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has sent the first batch of International Mind Alcove books to the local library. Titles include Unseen Assassins Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Old Savage in the New Civilization Am I Amiable Adventure Will They Pay In Scotland Again The Future Comes. More books will be added every three months.
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Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
Beav erhead County high school math teacher resigns for Bozeman post
Professor Jason Preston, math instructor at Beaverhead County High School for the past year, resigns to take a teacher and coach job in Gallatin County High at Bozeman. He arrived last fall from Townsend and the school board is expected to approve his release from next year’s contract.
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Jason Preston
Beaverhead County High School
Gallatin County High
Bozeman
Townsend
Dillon Gun Club Dominates State Trapshoot
Dillon Gun club swept the state trapshoot held last weekend in Helena as E. W. Renfro of Dell dominated the event, winning doubles, singles, high over all and all around titles with near flawless scores. Hernan Peterson, new to shooting, won the handicap, while Renfro led the telegraphic shoot with 150 straight. The top finishers, including Forrester and Schulz, prepared to attend the Salt Lake zone meet.
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Dillon Gun Club
Helena
E. W. Renfro
Dell
Salt Lake
Hernan Peterson
Dillon
Renfro
Forrester
Pete Westergaard
Roy Forrester, Jr
Peterson
Otto Schulz
Sheridan
Former Dillon Girl Champion in Spelling
Clippings show Barbara Toan, daughter of Byron E. Toan, former Beaverhead high staff, won a spelling bee in Cleveland with 109 entrants. Her prize is a Washington trip to meet President and Mrs Roosevelt. The Toan family now lives in Berea Ohio. Wise River residents attended the trial.
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Bertha Malone
Beaverhead County
Barbara Toan
Byron E. Toan
Toan
Cleveland
Ohio
Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Berea
Candidates Enter Primary Contest In Beaverhead County
Forty one filings recorded for county and township offices for the July 17 primary. Republican candidates outnumber Democrats, with 28 Republicans to 13 Democrats. Key races include sheriff with 12 nominees, state representative, public administrator, and five township posts. Several incumbents drawn unopposed in primaries or general election. Two late filings for county treasurer, plus candidates for public administrator and wisdom district commissioner. No Democratic candidates for justice of the peace in Dillon township.
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Townships
Albert Baker
O. M. Best
James E. Phillips
George Metlen
Dition
Lima
Justice of the Peace
Dillon
Dell A. Lloyd
Fr. C. McFadden
Myrtle Taylor
Miss Taylor
Benjamin Taylor
Dillon Township
George R. Featherly
Beaverhead Valley
Alvin L. Anderson
Dillon Boy Weds Farmington Girl
A quiet wedding was held at the Baptist parsonage with Rev. R. O. Shannon officiating. Lola Davidson of Farmington and Gamy E. Johnson of Dillon were united in marriage. The bride, a Montana Normal college graduate, has taught at Power. The groom, a Beaverhead county high school graduate, works in the family harness and saddlery business. They will reside in Dillon.
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Baptist Parsonage
R. O. Shannon
Lola Davidson
Farmington
Gamy E. Johnson
Montana Normal College
Power
Beaverhead County
Edgar Johnson
Dillon
Jim Johnsons seventh annual rodeo at Jackson set
Jim Johnson announces his seventh annual rodeo in Jackson next Sunday with broncho busting calf roping steer riding bareback riding wild cow milking novelty maces and a school kids parade. Riders from many parts of the state will attempt to tame his wild horses as dances run Saturday and Sunday with good roads and ample accommodations for a large crowd.
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Jackson
Jim Johnson
Jim
Hudson Jr Cleared by Miners Union Affidavit
John Hudson Jr an employee of the E B Roe ranch receives an affidavit from G Y Harrington and Reid Robinson officials of the Butte Miners union strike committee declaring his innocence of scabbing or gunning in the hill. He states his father John Hudson Sr is also innocent of such charges.
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John Hudson, Jr
E. B. Roe Ranch
G. Y. Harrington
Reid Robinson
Butte ‘Miners’ Union
John Hudson, Sr
Beaverhead Mining Association Meeting Notice
A meeting of the Beaverhead Mining Association will be held at the specified venue. Details are incomplete in the readable text, but the notice indicates an upcoming gathering of members to discuss association affairs.
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The
Beaverhead Mining Association
Simpson Named Spokane Postmaster Amid Career Ties
Will W. Simpson, recently appointed postmaster at Spokane, is pictured at a linotype in the Inland Empire News composing room in Hillyard. Simpson, formerly of Dillon where he worked at the Tribune shop, takes the post July 1.
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Spokane Daily Chronicle
Will W. Simpson
Spokane
Dillon
Tribune
Mr. Simpson
Inland Empire News
Hillyard
Wiksdals Visit as Calhoun Family Tour Plans
Mr and Mrs J F Wiksdal from Wade Lake report plentiful rains in Madison county and a beautiful countryside. Alice Calhoun and her father Joe Calhoun visited ten days at Totem Inn with the Wiksdals. Miss Calhoun, a noted Beverly Hills actress, caught a five pound Rainbow during her stay. They departed Friday for Yellowstone Glacier parks and Banff Canada.
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J. F. Wiksdal
Wade Lake
Madison County
Alice Calhoun
Beverly Hills
Calif
Joe Calhoun
Totem Inn
Miss Calhoun
Ike Walton
Yellowstone
Glacier Parks
Banff
Canada
Women golfers tie for honors in Sunday tourney
With 63 as the blind bogey number Mrs. B W Emerick and Miss Glenna Yonee tied on 61 and 65 in the ladies golf tourney Sunday morning. An extra hole without a break kept the tie, and the low scorers shared the honors.
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B. W. Emerick
Glenna Yonee
Hermon Couple Celebrates 25th Wedding Anniversary
A joyful reception at the D. J. Emerick apartments marked the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hermon. Scores of friends called during the afternoon and the couple was presented with a silver gift as delicious refreshments were served.
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D. J. Emerick Apartments
Roy Hermon
Little Symphony Plan Unveiled At Normal College
About thirty faculty members students and Dillon musicians report for first rehearsal of the Normal College Little Symphony orchestra Thursday night. Miss Frances Robinson director plans an unusual July concert under the stars with orchestra numbers a solo dance and mixed chorus pieces.
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Dillon
Normal College
Little Symphony
Frances Robinson
Motor Vehicle Retail Code Not Affected By NRA Changes
Telegrams from Washington say the national control committee has informed the NRA that motor vehicle retailing provisions are not included or contemplated for change. The administration states headlines about code revisions are not accurate and there are no planned changes to the code.
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Washington
National Control Committee
Thas
NRA
Old-Time Resident of County Summoned
Frank O Neil aged 2 years died at the county farm after a long illness. Funeral plans not set. A native of Wexworth Ireland he came to Chicago naturalized and moved to Dillon in 1892 where he worked as a herder among sheep outfits. Known as Frankie he was a jovial Irishman with many friends and no relatives located.
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Frank O'Neil
Wexworth
Ireland
Chicago
Dillon
Frankie
Frank Hinkle Sentenced for Worthless Check Attempt
Frank Hinkle was sentenced to 18 months in the state prison by Judge Lyman H. Bennett after pleading guilty to attempting to cash a worthless check. He was enroute to Deer Lodge in custody of Undersheriff Barry following the trial. County Attorney T. F. Gilbert and local officers learned from the Bureau of Identification that Hinkle had a prior record and prior convictions.
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Frank Hinkle
Lyman H. Bennett
Deer Lodge
Barry
T. FE. Gilbert
Burreau
Hinkle
Approval Given on New Lima Dam
Frank A. Hazelbaker and officials inspected the Lima dam as the water users' irrigation company announced formal acceptance. The new dam, 10 feet higher, will hold more water than the old structure damaged by a leak last year. Construction was funded by a $125,000 Public Works Administration loan, with Hazelbaker’s efforts securing loam and backing. It is the first private irrigation project completed in the United States via a PWA loan.
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Frank A. Hazelbaker
Water Users’ Irrigation Company
E. S. James
James Boespflug
Lima Dam
Hazelbaker
Dillon
Water Company
Public Works Administration
Washington
United States
Registration Sets New County High Ahead of July Primary
Albert Baker with the clerk and recorder office reports a county wide registration peak this year totaling 3 844 qualified voters for the July 17 primary. All 24 precincts show gains over 1932, with precinct counts listed for Dillon South Central Lakeview Monta Lima Dell Dillon North Central Red Rock Gant Brenner Bannack Dillon South Dillon North Dillon West Bishop Argenta Birch Creek Glendale Polaris Jackson Wisdom Wise River Nicholia.
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Albert Baker
Dillon South Central
Lakeview
Montda
Lima
Dell
Dillon North Central
Red= rock
Gant
Brenner
Bannack
Dillon South
Dillon North
Dillon West
Bishop
Argenta
Birch Creek
Glendale
Polaris
Jackson
Wisdom
Wise River
Nicholia
Philipsburg Juniors Triumph Over Dillon Nine at Fairgrounds
The Philipsburg junior baseball team defeated the Dillon junior nine 17 to 2 last Friday evening at the local fairgrounds.
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Philipsburg
Dillon
Rotary Club hears talk on world peace by Rev Lacklen
Dillon Rotary members heard Rev. Jesse Lacklen of Billings discuss world peace and the abolition of war. He argued war harms all, cites World War history, and urges building antiwar sentiment as a peace policy. Dr. Robert Albright and President-elect T. E. Luebben spoke briefly, with Albright receiving a bouquet from Luebben.
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Dillon Rotary Club
Regair
Medlen
Jesse Lacklen
Billings
Grace Methodist Church
Lacklen
Dillon
I Lacklen
Robert E. “Albright
Roosevelt
Congress
Walter H. Stephan
Albright
Leland Stanford University
T. EB. Luebben
Rotary
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Dillon Lodge
Order of Elks
Legion
E. B. Roe
Wise -River
Simpson
Water Users’ Irrigation Co
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