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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1940
Page
5
Dillon residents hosted and visited kin from Bannack and Missoula over the weekend. Hospitals, schools, and churches note exams, plays, and Easter activities with multiple travels to Hamilton Rochester and Missoula.
Miss Evelyn Rimel was reelected president of the A A U W at the Normal college residence hall. Genevieve Albertson became vice president, Ruth Grotheer secretary, and Mrs. Ernest Luebben treasurer. Committees were named to audit books and update the history and scrapbook. Hostesses were Dean Anna Moser, Jean Ballard, and Loretta Buss. Albertson gave a Grapes of Wrath book review.
Girl Scout drive solicitors finished their districts and reported to drive chairman Mrs. Frank Tyro. A total of $260 has been realized so far, about the same as last year, with a few districts still outstanding. If needed, scouts may pursue additional projects to cover yearly expenses.
The Laknar family gathered Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Joe Naysich for a Dillon area reunion. Attending were Mrs John Laknar and many Laknar relatives including Mr and Mrs Maenus Magnus Haref old Mr and Mrs Joe Laknar Jr Frank John Mike and George Laknar all residents of Dillon and vicinity. A family dinner was enjoyed. Mrs Laknar and her children came from Butte in 1909.
The Townsend club will hold a meeting Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the courthouse court room. President W D Scully announced the gathering.
Members of St Rose plan a Thursday afternoon gathering at the home of Mrs J E Kelly with Mrs Joe Gelhaus as co-hostess. The event invites guild members to join the social and ceremonial activities hosted by the two organizers.
Mrs Rosa Newnes is a patient in a Butte hospital. Mr and Mrs John Rebish Jr became parents of a daughter last week at Barrett hospital. On Thursday afternoon at 3 o clock the St James guild will meet at the gulf hall. Mrs Bugene Folniexter is mentioned in connection with events.
The readable text records mentions temperatures above a threshold and contrasts conditions on the Eastern phrase. It lacks clear event, location, or date details to determine a full report. The fragment suggests a weather note but provides limited context.
In a Dillon Gun Club practice shoot, P Westergard led the 50 bird event with 49x60. Time Talent was runner up at 48x50. other scores included Barrett 46x50 and Barrett 43x50. 25 birds saw Jackson lead with 23, followed by Steele 22 and Cornell 22. Doubles put Jackson 20x24 top, with Schwab 16x24 and Westergard 12x24, while Schwab and Dr. Free tied 21x25 in handicap.
Seybold led the Dillon Rifle club with 254x300 on Sunday at the high school range. Pete Westergard was close behind with 252x300, while fellow shooters E De vaney 250 and Buck Lightfoot 244 also posted strong scores among the many listed participants.
Montana counties will receive about 50 thousand dollars from national forest receipts for 1939. Distribution, through the forest service, follows county forest area and funds roads and schools. Beaverhead leads with 8769.90 dollars, shared among Beaverhead Deer Lodge Madison and Silver Bow. total returned to Montana since 1908 is 2,161,216.66.
The Girls club at Beaverhead County High School staged a weekly assembly in the school auditorium. Helen Dahlberg supervised the program with readings by June Johnson and a Dutch themed quartet featuring June Johnson Elinor Johnson Jeanette Spaberg and Grace Knox with Alice Davis on piano. The program closed with a one act comedy My Country Cousin From Sweden featuring Mary Any Luebben Burlene Shaver Annabel George Mary Elizabeth Spegar Rachel De Ladd Patricia Smyth and Bette Sue Crowe in the cast.
A busy law and motions session before Judge Henge Rodgers included probate actions. Orders named executors and administrators for Georg s seat and Christine Albers Odell, while the will of Louis Anderson of Alaska was filed for auxiliary administration in Norman Giles’s port office.
Second filing for county commissioner shows J Warren Shaw presenting his petition for the Democratic nomination. Shaw, a 34 year resident, is son of Mary Shaw and son of J E Shaw a longtime Big Hole basin rancher who served as county commissioner for 12 years.
Reports indicate Montana wool prices rose eight to ten and a half cents from a year ago. In Chinook area 32,000 fleeces sold at 31 and a quarter to 31 and a half cents. 30 cents per pound tied to another club. Cascade region contracts totaled thousands of fleeces at 29 to 30 cents. Big Timber saw 38 000 fleeces at 28 and 30 cents. White Sulphur released a 40,000 fleece sale at 30 cents.
Children at the Bagley building may enroll in swimming classes at the Normal College plunge this Saturday. Girls attend at 9 and 10 AM, boys at 1 and 2 PM with instruction by Elizabeth Craver Helen Royle Florence Hellman Fred Rife Bill Norlan and Bruce Watters. About 70 pupils have enrolled. certificates awarded by the National Red Cross upon passing.
The Progressive Education association regional conference convenes in Lewistown starting March 29 with out-of-state speakers and national figures. Representing the Normal college are Dr. H. E. Davis Miss Anne Feley and Superintendent Paul L. Anderson along with eight notable alumni on the program.
Miss Mamie A. Meeke of Billings visits her parents Dr and Mrs J A Meeke and will discuss her European experiences Thursday at 3 30 in the Methodist church parlors. Claudia Faust pupils perform folk dances and lunch will be served as for Ladies Aid. all are welcome.
Lambert Eliel announces Dillon Ski Club's production The Whole Town Is Talking tickets on sale Tuesday. Two packed houses are expected for Friday and Saturday April 12 and 13 at Beaverhead County High School auditorium. All seats are reserved and free reservations start April 8 at Eliel's store.
New appointments expand the Beaverhead county 1940 Cancer control campaign with Mrs. R C Laudenbeck of Bannack Mrs A R Jones of Wise River Mrs Dewey Swanger of Monida and Mrs Sophia Guyaz of Armstead joining captain Mrs E G Free The note emphasizes early treatment and cites the American Society for the Control of Cancer.
Melvin Jones topped the Dillon Rifle Club midweek event with a 265x300 score. Other results include B. Lightfoot 249 E. Nygren 187 L. Larson 155 Dr. Curry 218 P. Nettick 176 R. Gray 249 C. Buckingham 250 T. Stages 190 A. Green 222 J. Rosman 225 J. Brundage 202 F. Seybolt 247 C. Ide 207 P. Lasich 246 P. Westergard 239 B. Farrell 250 K. Fox 222 A. Sloulin 226 W. Stinson 200 B. Lloyd 254 S. Langdorf 229 and B. Quick 2465.
Sheldon Breeden asked the Helena city council to allow test holes on about 20 acres of Last Chance gulch bed, part of which is a former city dump. If tests succeed, he plans a dragline operation under a royalty agreement with the city.
Mrs David Meeds of Bozeman and former Dillon resident spent several days in Reichle with her parents Mr and Mrs J C Ferguson after a Tuesday visit.
The Presbyterian Men's club met in the church parlors on Wednesday evening for a dinner served to 23 members. Host of the evening was Philip Cottom. Professor Rush Jordan spoke on Chinese proverbs which stimulated conversation.
Eight members of the machinists union at Anaconda were denied unemployment benefits for the strike period. Barclay Craighead, chair of the unemployment compensation commission, said the strike did not arise from violations of hours or wages laws, and benefits are usually barred in labor disputes. If laws were violated, benefits might be payable.
Montana will enroll 504 CCC juniors in April 2024 with enrollments in 56 counties. Unmarried unemployed U.S. citizens ages 17 to 23 may apply through local CCC selecting agents in county welfare offices. An open house marks the seventh anniversary of CCC youth conservation work.
State Fire Marshal Art Parsons reports Montana saw 830 fires last year, causing 780907 in damage. Buildings sustained 437231 in losses with 343675 in damaged contents. Seventeen people died and thirty five suffered fatal burns.
A carload of elk about 25 will be moved from Yellowstone to the Pine Hills area next winter to establish a herd where none exist. The plan follows a request by local sportsmen. Ranchers and farmers in the district supported the move citing ample feed.
FOR SALE One red boar one year old last fall weighs 260 pounds Call 78 F 03 Peter J Peterson WANTED Cattle to pasture 200 acres under woven wire fence 1200 acres irrigated with meadow A E Scott Dell
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