Body of Missing Man Found by Searching Party
The body of Oliver Fitzgerald, about 55, was found about 1 p.m. by Sheriff Orr Deputy Barry Hubert Smith and Joe Newnes after a 24 hour search. He had wandered east of town to Dry Gulch near Axe Canyon and shot himself in the temple with a Colt revolver. An inquest is expected. he had been living in the county for years and was divorcing his wife.
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Oliver i
Fitzgerald
Dry Gulch
Axe Canyon
W. H. Clark
Orr
Barry
Hubert Smith
Joe Newnes
Registration counts rise in city elections
County clerk records show Dillon with 1 478 electors up 267 from 1932 and 307 from 1931 while Lima totals 241 up 87 from last year. Ward by ward breakdowns list increases across all four wards, with voting sites at Guildhall City Hall Metlen hotel and Red Star garage.
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Dillon
Lima
Guildhall
City Hall
Metlen
Red Star
Big Fish Wins National Prize in 1982 Contest
Walter Schmittroth of this city won first prize in Field & Stream national fishing contest for the largest steelhead rainbow trout caught during the year 1982. He receives merchandise worth 100 dollars chosen by the winner. The story references a canoe trip on the Salmon river by Louis Schmittroth and Roy Forrester.
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Walter Schmittroth
Field & Stream
George Baker
Salmon River
Louis Schmittroth
Roy Forrester
Schmittroth
District Court Reports Deluge of 1932 Civil and Legal Actions
District Court records show 324 total cases filed in 1932 by Fred Rife clerk, up from 1981 levels. Civil suits 482, probate 41, mothers pensions 21, citizenship petitions 12, declarations 3, sanity matters 8, juvenile cases 0, criminal filings 19, contempt 1, marriage licenses 153, divorces 1421.
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Fred’ Rife
Normal Debaters Sweep Two Decisions in Debate Showdown
The Montana State Normal College team won a unanimous judges’ decision against Butte Mines at the Mines auditorium over the resolution on cancelling inter allied debts. Debaters Edward York Fred Pilling and John Strosky led the Normal. Mines was represented by Fred J Hill Allison Dyer and Albert Schlecten with Prof. R E Albright accompanying Dillon.
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Butte Mines
Mines
United States
Edward York
Fred Pilling
John Strosky
Fred J. Hill
Allison Dyer
Albert Schlecten
Dillon
Butte
R. E. Albright
Training School
Montana State College
Bozeman
Senator Walsh Dies on Way to Washington
Senator Thomas J. Walsh longtime Montana senator died suddenly from a heart attack while aboard a train from Florida to Washington. He was to be installed as attorney general in Roosevelt's cabinet. The death prompted funeral plans in Helena with state ceremonies and a Washington memorial service.
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Thomas Jefferson Walsh
America
Montana
Florida
Washington, D.C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Havana
Cuba
Senora Mina Peres Chaumont de Truffin
Miami
Washington
Two Rivers
Wis
Ireland
University of Wisconsin
Helena
Congress
Alfred E. Smith
Walsh
Senate
D. C
Roosevelt
Congressional
St. Helena
Resurrection Cemetery
Boy Scout Bird House Contest Sets Size Rules at Tattersall
Entries for the Boy Scout bird house contest at the Tattersall building on March 24 and 25 must follow U S Department of Agriculture specifications. Guides include listed floor areas depths and entrance sizes for mountain bluebird robin chickadee nuthatch flicker wren and other designs with adaptable tie rules and judge discretion.
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Tattersall Building
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Pleasant Monday Concert by Little Symphony at Normal College
The third annual concert directed by Miss Frances Robinson featured 75 performers from the college community. Highlights included Helen Ballard piano solo, women’s glee club, men’s glee club chant, string ensemble, Reginald Bittle trumpet solo, and pieces by Cadman Schubert Hahn Van dercoop Vivaldi.
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Little Symphony Orchestra
Frances Robinson
Normal College
Helen Ballard
Reginald Bittle
Cadman
Schubert
Schu
Bert
Hahn
Women’s Pice Club
Vandercoop
Dorothy Sommerville
Vivaldi
Willard Albright
George Hart
Relief board report shows county aid reach and costs
Beaverhead County Emergency Relief Board released a March update from courthouse headquarters. It details aid to hundreds across the county, $14,500 spent in January and February, and March wage reductions to two dollars for all labor projects starting March 13.
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Beaverhead County
Dillon Students Star in College Varsity Vodvil
Frank Hazelbaker and Wilber Squires performed in a varsity vodvil at a Montana State University campus in Missoula. Seven acts ran up to fifteen minutes each. Theta and Kappa Alpha led women’s groups while Phi Delta Theta topped the men’s division, with Sigma Alpha Mu and others earning points.
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University
Missoula
Frank Hazelbaker
Wilber
Vislon
Piusital
Ievil
Eld
Marelive
Kappa Alpha, Theta
Alpha Phi
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Phi’ Delta Theta
Sigma Alpha Mpsilon
Phi Sigma Kappa
Hospital Tea Marks Third Anniversary Event
A pleasant hospital tea held at the guild hall Saturday afternoon celebrated its third anniversary. Churches sponsored the event with colorful cotton tracks and antique tea service pieces, including a 200 year old Royal Blue set. The program featured choral club selections and a quilt motif, with offerings totaling 40.84 dollars donated to Miss Buhrer for hospital work.
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Guild Hall
Waldorf
Schmittroth
Nelson
D. W. Erwin
Graves
Clara Graeter
Choral Club
Buhrer
Report of State Examiner Appears in Tribune
The Tribune notes the annual report of the state examiner covering county officers official acts. A letter from assistant state examiner BR Hawkins explains amendments to publishing requirements under 1927 and 1925 laws. A market report shows low prices for farm produce with flax at 88c per bushel and various other prices listed for grains eggs and livestock.
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State Examiner
BR. N. Hawkins
George—Ivey
Dillon Creamery
Elkton
South Dakota
Polaris Resident Seeks Return Through Letter to Tribune
The Tribune receives a letter from Mrs. D. J. Pierson, formerly a Polaris resident, seeking consideration of her situation. Details are minimal as the missive provides limited specifics about her request or current address.
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the Tribune
D. J. Piersen
The
Polaris
Sec
Banks of Nation Expected to Reopen Soon
The nation’s banks paused for a four day moratorium under the Roosevelt proclamation. Montana Governor Erickson closed state banks last Saturday and says most banks will reopen Friday. Trust accounts may be opened and deposits accepted, but no gold payouts are allowed, with cash held to back deposits.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
John J. Erickson
Montana
Dillon
Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States
State Superintendent of Banks
County Board Hears Tax Cut Plea From Ranchers In Dillon
Delegation of anchors from across the county met the Dillon county commissioners at the courthouse Monday to urge a real estate assessment cut from 20 to 25 percent. The board lacks power to act but will consider the recommendations for state authorities. Also, Margaret Luebben, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Luebben, marked her fifth birthday with a Tuesday party featuring games stories and refreshments.
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Board of Commissioners
Dillon
Margaret Lucbben
Ernest Luebben
Bulldogs Edge David's in Tight Narrow-Home Tilt
A fast stepping Bulldog quint displayed its best floor work and shooting to push the House of David squad to a season crowd in Normal gym. The teams traded the lead a dozen times and the Davids’ passing stood out as a key feature in a 74 to 69 loss.
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Quint
David
the Davids
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C. E. ‘Fitzgerald
Montana State Normal College
Dorothy Kostka
Marguerite Nelson
Audrey Boub
Joyce Rasmussen
Violet M. Eastman
Sam Wilkinson
W.G. Gilbert
William Kostka
State College
Senator Walsh
Emmett C. Gudger of
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Thomas J. Walsh
Harry Andrus
J.5
F. A. Hazelbaker
W. B. Hartwig
George M. Melton
F. M. Poindexter
G. T. Paul
W. C. Orr
T. J. Walsh
Scouts
Sheep Creek
Wise River
Cemetery Lane
Oliver Lane
Featherly
Armstead
Anderson Bridge
Taye
Bulldogs
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