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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
5
Dillon residents hosted and visited relatives and friends from multiple states including California Ohio and Nebraska. Visitors included Lucy Lawrence of Wisdom and Mha with others from Whitehall Armstead Billings Meeteetse and Spokane while travelers headed to Alaska Hawaii and Kalispell for leisure and official duties.
Hay W Haws and Marcia Eliza Waters of Idaho Falls wed at the courthouse with Judge Louis Stahl officiating. Cecil Pearson and Lavon Boothe of Rupert Idaho received a marriage license from Norman Giles. W J Cushing, Montana Supreme Court candidate, spoke to Anaconda smeltermen. Mrs William A Bucher and two sons visited in Dillon. further travel plans noted. Property and personnel moves include Joe Butala inspecting renovated lodgings in St Helena and W L Anderson’s Colorado trip. J J Jones of Monida purchased the N P Nelson ranch at Sheridan for 9000 dollars, 147 acres with livestock. Marguerite Collins returned to Dillon to work as pianist and later lead Nu chapter of Theta Phi Alpha at the University of Wisconsin.
The Dillon Country Club announces the second dance in a series to be held at the club house next Saturday July 2. The social committee plans a evening gathering for members.
Mr and Mrs A F Waldorf and daughter Jane completed a long motor journey covering 5500 miles through the midwest and east. They attended Steph en's College commencement in Columbia Missouri for Jane's graduation and visited Orangeville Ohio and Hays City Kansas, places from Mr Waldorf's boyhood. He noted the corn belt had reached a height where no further rain was needed for maturity.
EB A Phillips of the Montana Stockgrowers asks Governor Ayers to preserve grazing rights in national forests noting livestock needs for sheep operations. He cites forest allocations showing 59 percent for big game, 32 percent for domestic livestock, and warns ranches could be abandoned without forest grazing access.
The corps was elected grand faith at the state convention held in Great Falls last week. Delegates included Mary Liggett and Helen Shaffner. They were chaperoned by Mrs. Elsie Wayne and Mrs. T. E. Luebben.
Mothers of ex service men gold star mothers and war nurses were honored at the annual tea of the Past Presidents Parley of the American Legion Auxiliary at the home of Mrs. R. D. Curry. Junior Auxiliary provided entertainment with piano selections and a recitation.
At a recent Girl Scout Council meeting held at Mrs. Harold M. Warner's home a 75 dollar sum was allotted for a summer recrea tional camp sponsored by the Council and the PTA. A recreational program committee and an organization committee were named with multiple volunteers to lead troops and recruit leaders for the coming year. Warner reported on the Rocky Mountain regional Girl Scout Council meeting in Boise Idaho in May.
Nearly 400 Beaverhead county electors signed petitions to place a road bond initiative on the November ballot. The plan seeks to raise 3 million dollars through debentures to match federal road aid for construction and improvement of main line and feeder highways, surpassing the required eight percent of qualified voters.
Dillon residents report water seeping into basements amid continued rain. Saturated soil now causes widespread seepage while Beaverhead valley farmers welcome a break to cut hay and harvest crops in unusually strong conditions for alfalfa and grain.
Montana's CCC enrollment quota for July 1 to 20 is 25 veterans. Dr. H C Watts, Fort Harrison hospital manager, has been informed. Veterans urged to submit enrollment applications promptly.
Western and midwestern college graduates are employed as lookouts, fireguards, contact guards, and trail laborers in Beaverhead National Forests for the summer. Supervisor Willey notes the program offers hands on field experience and lists the assigned positions and universities of the recruits, including Idaho, Washington, and Michigan State affiliations.
Male members of the Dillon Country Club will host a Saturday night Fourth of July party at the clubhouse for members and out-of-town guests. Bill Backus serves as general chairman with committees for Round-up Barbecue Serving Fireworks Entertainment.
Senator Wheeler announced that the Public Works Administration approved 1,170,909 for two Montana projects. Broadwater-Missouri dam near Toston will irrigate about 21,000 acres, while Middle Creek dam near Bozeman will store 8,000 acre feet for 15,000 acres. The state will issue bonds and contracts to start work promptly.
The enforcement division of the state liquor control board will immediately investigate reports that brewers have supplied Montana retailers with fixtures and equipment. AL Wass is noted in connection with the inquiry as part of the unnamed source material.
Mrs. Nellie Little Poole presents Melrose pupils in a one act operetta The Princess Who Was Not Interested at Swede's hall Melrose on Thursday June 30. Piano solos songs and dances fill the program with no admission charged and audience welcome at 8 o'clock. The show was also staged earlier in Dillon and Lima to strong turnout.
The state liquor control board voted to bar saloons and beer parlors from selling or delivering alcohol to cars in or near their venues starting July 1. Administr ator L M A Wass said drivers and occupants cannot legally purchase or consume alcohol in vehicles. Violations may lead to license cancellation.
Mrs David Sullivan of Spokane is visiting at the home of her mother Mrs Frank Nelson and sister Lorraine.
The religious summer school run by Sisters Mary En gratia and Mary Roderick of Butte at St. Rose Catholic church ends after three weeks. A program and pupil work display followed by a guild party with games, a lunch, and notices of organizers Mrs. Ernest Dubie Miss Anna Tobin Mrs. Fred Kerr and Mrs. John Pettit.
Butte Montana June 22 Rocky Mountain sportsmen through their association circulated a petition for a referendum creating a Montana fish and game commission to be selected by sportsmen. District sportsmen would nominate men to be appointed by the governor.
Two hundred delegates at the ninth annual state 4-H club convention at Montana State College elected Milton Shaplow of Gallatin county president Miss Edith Huston of Richland county vice president and Vic Reinemer of McCone county secretary. PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION NOW.
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