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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1941
Page
5
Beaverhead post will hold its regular meeting Thursday night at 8 o'clock in the Metlen hotel. Delegates at the Mining district meeting in Deer Lodge last Saturday will have reports included in the evening's business. C. A. Bechler was elected district vice commander at Deer Lodge succeeding G. D. Combes.
Clayton P. Kennedy of Monida was appointed executor of the last will and testament of the late Ira C. Kennedy in district court Saturday morning. Miss Kathryn Stefantz, registered nurse, spent Saturday here with her parents. For the past two months she has been employed as a nurse in Butte hospitals. Two babies were born Friday at the Barrett hospital. They were a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Nels Salmon son of Sheridan and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Neidte of Jackson. Bernice Papworth, state wide supervisor of school lunch programs, will be chairman of the welfare division at the state home economics convention to be held in Great Falls March 21 and 22.
Mrs J L Mayland and Mrs Morse Waldorf entertained Alma Matrons Monday at Waldorf home. Five tables played bridge and chinker-chek with Mrs Malcolm Stone winning high and Mrs Walter Foster low in bridge while Mrs Charles Pilgrim prevailed in chinker-chek. Refreshments followed.
The Ellen May guild will be entertained Thursday afternoon at 4 30 by Mrs T Lee McCracken Mrs Margaret Hollensteiner and Miss Gladys Forester at the McCracken residence Devotionals will be presented by Mrs Lacry yearbook of prayer by Mrs W J Bierrum and Miss Fay Kirkpatrick will lead the discussion on Churches of War torn Europe and the Orphan Missions
Mr and Mrs Clifford Dougherty hosted a farewell party Saturday for Mr and Mrs Robert Kilgore who plan to move back to Denver. Three tables of pinochle were played with Mrs Morse Waldorf earning high for the ladies and George Nightingale for the men. Refreshments were served afterward.
The Alma Matrons society of St. James Episcopal church met Monday evening at Mrs Morse Waldorf's home with Mrs J L Mayland as co host.
Mrs T E Gilbert will entertain the St James guild Thursday at 2 o'clock with a dessert luncheon at her home. Co hosting include Mrs Andy Williams Mrs Mathews and Miss Nellie McKnight with Mrs Gilbert.
Mrs Tower, longtime Dillon resident and former Sheridan schoolteacher, died Tuesday in Spokane at her daughter's home. Funeral services were held with Rev Father Timothy Clifford as celebrant and interment in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers included Frank Rife Ike Rife Bill Ballard John Thomas Earl Fairbanks and Frank Carey.
Dickinson, sought for murder after a woman’s body was found in a speeding car, was arrested after an earlier Aug 5 1940 Oklahoma kidnapping. Love lace and Hall, later jailed for the Dillon gun battle, were captured at Sapulpa and given life terms. Dickinson, who fled, was located in 1988 with a CCC unit at Birch Creek and is now being sent to Oklahoma to face murder charges.
C Buckingham fired one of the year’s best scores 272x800 to lead 21 other Dillon Rifle Club shooters at the weekly event Wednesday night. Other scores included M Jones 263, Seybold 263, Westergaard 238, Larson 251, Gordan 182, Bear 129, Burrells 242, Hignight 257, Green 241, Lasich 262, Smith 215.
Members of the acting class at Montana State Normal college presented a one act play The Rector by Rachel Crothers in the assembly on Wednesday March 12. Cast included Jack Mahood Big Sandy Davie Ann Dye Corvallis Juanita Hieronymous Hamilton Shirley Clark Butte Eleanor Thompson Lewistown Kay Macking Loesch and Helen Kennedy Monida. Ruth Phelps college instructor directed.
Mr and Mrs W I Tash of Polaris were callers in the city on Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Berry traveled from Los Angeles to attend the funeral of the late Herbert Berry and returned to California on Saturday morning.
Mr and Mrs Robert A Kilgore and their son Maurice left Dillon on Monday heading to Denver where Kilgore has accepted a manager position at a large fox farm near that city. The Kilgores have worked at the Chester Hale fur farms in Dillon for the past year.
Dr. R D Curry returned from Minneapolis after attending the Minnesota State dental convention and the 25th anniversary reunion of the class of 1916. He also took a course in X ray interpretation following the convention.
The Montana Senate confirmed two Dillon men for state boards before adjournment. O. A. Bergeson was named to the state welfare board for a term to March 4, 1944, and George R. Metlen was nominated for a two year term on the state historical board starting January 1, 1942.
Members of the Old Fashioned Dancing club rekindle activity at the reopened St James guild hall after December fire damage. Hosts listed. next dance on April 19 includes officer elections and a pot luck dinner.
Dillon Home Makers gathered Monday afternoon March 10 at 2 o'clock in the home of Mrs. W. T. Kearns 417 South Pacific. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Fred Kerr and Mrs. Taylor Bradley.
The family thanks friends for expressions of sympathy at the death of Herbert Berry. They value floral offerings pallbearers and the assistance of Rev J A Meeke musicians and others including Clifford Berry Herman Peterson Beg Johnson and their spouses.
Tickets for the Ski club production Petticoat Fever to be staged in the high school auditorium March 21 and 22 go on sale this week. Ticket committee members George Harrison Tom Clemen Mrs F L Hirschy Loretta Buss Craig Anderson and Dave Williams, with ticket exchange starting Monday March 17 at McCracken's store.
Mizpah chapter 13 of the Order of the Eastern Star met Tuesday at 8. The program featured vocal solo by Howard Lyons, dance by Marilyn McMannis with Claudia Faust accompaniment, vocal duet by Lyons and Dolly Paddock, reading by Shirley Clark, piano solo by Margaret Stark, and vocal solo by Dolly Paddock. Lyons and Paddock study under Vera Cooke Hazel.
Kiwanis club members heard high school vocalists directed by Miss Mary Castles and Miss Ruth Phelps perform songs from an upcoming operetta. Miss Phelps gave a reading and several Spanish and gypsy dances followed. O K Moe led the program and introduced the numbers.
Beaverhead post of the American Legion and Dillon unit of the Legion Auxiliary sent delegates to the Mining district meeting in Deer Lodge. About 95 attended, led by Commander Dr. F M Poindexter. Elected delegates included Ru P Jones and D V Paddock with Luther Smith Paul Temple and Dr Hs Rai Stanchfield as alternates.
The St Rose guild will host its annual St Patrick's Day program at the guild hall on Sunday March 16 with an informal Irish music session starting at 3 pm and a hot supper served from 4 to 7 pm. Mrs J E Kelly president in charge of arrangements invites the public to attend.
Roy Sorrell, 38, was fined 50 dollars after arraignment on a drunken driving charge. Unable to pay, he was jailed. Sorrell was arrested Sunday by Patrolman Robert Wright near the Giudici place.
Montana farm produce price index fell three points in the month ending February 15. The index stood at 93 percent of the 1910 to 1914 level, down from a year earlier, with meat animals and mixed products up slightly while chickens eggs and wheat saw declines and corn rose.
The Home Arts club met Tuesday at 2 o clock for a dessert luncheon hosted by Mrs Herbert Wheat at her home 575 Kentucky. Details of the gathering note the cordial reception and socializing among members.
The American Legion Auxiliary met Monday evening at 8 o clock in the city hall. The community service committee hosted a social hour after the business session. The committee members are Mrs. George Melton Mrs. R D Curry Mrs Farnum Schuyler and Miss Louise Buhrer.
Civil Aeronautics station workers shared a Tribune finding a live grasshopper hopping on the flat near the station last week. They note ants are again at work as warmer weather returns to town.
The Dillon Better Homes club met with Mrs. D W Paddock at 125 South Washington Street on Wednesday at 2 o clock. Co hosts were Mrs. Ralph Liggett and Mrs. Addie Morrison. Mrs. Charles Price spoke on Club Courtesies.
The Shakespeare club met March 8 at St James guild hall to discuss Maxwell Andersons Journey to Jerusalem. The next play to be read is now available at the Tribune.
Hal Sterling of Montana Power in Butte will headline the Kiwanis weekly meeting Thursday night with a talk on National Defense and Public Utilities aided by colored slides. The program will include performances by the high school German band.
The regular meeting of the Royal Neighbors is set for Thursday at 8 o clock with a social hour to follow. Juveniles are scheduled to meet at 6 30.
A welders clinic will be held in the city hall council chambers Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. All welders or anyone interested may attend for special instruction in the work.
At their monthly meeting last week members nominated O. T. Van DeGrift for fire chief Bob Moses for assistant chief James McCullum for secretary and Dell Lloyd for treasurer Election will occur at the April meeting.
Group two met last Wednesday evening at 558 Thomson Avenue in the home of Mrs Charles Pilgrim with co host Mrs Dell Lloyd.
Just a Mere club will be entertained Thursday afternoon by Mrs Morse Waldorf in her home.
The B B Club and B. Pinochle Club closed the winter series with George Lenox and wife entertaining. Five tables competed with high scores earned by Mrs. Lenox and John Albers. Consolation prizes went to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Quackenbaal. A bountiful lunch followed.
A Mizpah Eastern Stars group from Ruth Chapter No. 2 traveled to Butte on March 5 for the annual visit of the Worthy Grand Matron of Montana. Members included Lois Hazelba ker Elfreda Woodside Lillian Henneberry Read Meade Florence Stone and others listed among attendees.
The Lutheran Ladies Aid meets at the ranch home of Mrs. Walter Carlson on Thursday at 2 30 with co host Mrs Holger Carlson. The program focuses on Home Missions for the Deaf and the Blind with Mrs Leonard Thompson and Mrs Albert Siefert in charge. Transportation contacts are Mrs Ernest Pewe or Rev L H Thompson.
Bozeman student Joe Hermann of Dillons, a junior in agricultural education at Montana State College, modeled cowboy attire in Mortar Board’s style show held in the student union ballroom last night.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Crane announce the marriage of their son Charles Crane to Mrs Genevieve Dye of Hamilton. The ceremony was held in Hamilton Saturday March 1 with Rev Arthur B Hubbard officiating. The couple returned to Dillon to reside. Crane works in mining at Argenta. his wife is a Hamilton native.
Miss Elsie Grimes entertained fourteen guests at 7:30 last Wednesday at Miss Clara Plant's home in honor of her mother Mrs E B Grimes visiting from St Paul. The evening featured contract and Liverpool rummy with high prizes awarded to Miss Marjorie Hamer and Miss Loretta Buss.
Funeral services were held Thursday for Thomas Warner a Dillon resident who died Tuesday morning. Miss Belle Long of the Baptist church was in charge. Burial was in Mountain View cemetery. Pallbearers were Sol Sobolsky Harvey Sorenson Jack Porter Fred Woodside William McKinnon and William Kenison.
The Busy Bee club will be entertained at Mrs. Mayme Hoffman's home next Tuesday March 11 with a dessert luncheon.
Mrs Morse Waldorf entertained the Alma Matrons club at her home on 335 South Idaho Monday evening at 8 o'clock.
We extend sincere thanks for the sympathy shown during our sorrow. From Mr Lee Tower and family Mr and Mrs Bagar Rite and family Mrs Anna M Johnson.
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