Dillon Group Wins Stock Judging at State FFA Meet
Beaverhead FFA won first in livestock judging at the tenth annual convention in Bozeman. John Hartwig LaRue Cantrell and Dennis Smith led the Dillon team in horse and sheep judging with Hartwig taking first in hog judging. Hartwig fourth and Cantrell seventh overall in 162 contests. Dillon received plaques and a banner, plus a trip to the Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City as state rep. Billings second Miles City third Deer Lodge fourth. Arthur Christensen won the alumni speaking contest and a trip to Portland for the western regional in May. Dillon placed sixth in poultry judging and egg grading out of 54 teams. Twin Bridges won the poultry contest. Members on the Dillon team included Roy Ames William Tait Cantrell and George Stewart who was named a state farmer. Next: continuation on page five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
John Hartwig
LaRue Cantrell
Dennis Smith
Alpha Gamma Rho
State College
State College Agricultural Department
Poys
Kansas City
Montana
Billings
Miles City
Deer Lodge
Arthur Christensen
Portland
Ore
Beaverhead
Twin Bridges
Roy Ames
William Tait LaRue Cantrell
George Stewart
Floyd Pahnish
Don Shaffner
Charles Greene
Harold Cantrell
William Tait
Harry Tash
Missoula Speaker Chosen for Beaverhead High School Commencement
Beaverhead county high school will honor 389 in class of 44 graduates with commencement at Normal College Auditorium Thursday night May 25. Dr. George Finlay Simmons, president of the State University at Missoula, will deliver the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
Normal College
George Finlay Simmons
The
State University At
Dee A. Casper
Winifred Virginia Christensen
John Rivers Carnutt
Jo Anne Fuller
Josephine M. Gravely
Richard Wallace Henningsen
Charlotte Carmen Herman
Dorothy Beatrice Irwin
Ruth Virginia Jackson
Philip Coleman Johnson
Marguerite
Louise Johnson
Thelma Grace Banning
Kathleen Leona Buck
Charles Burgess
LaRue Cantrell
William*Halls
John Frederick Hartwig
Norma Pauline Jones
Ellen Knox
Elsie
Lucille Lloyd
MSNC Athletes Shine at Bozeman Relays
MS NC athletes from the Normal college excelled at the fourth annual Montana relays in Bozeman. Dillon's Davison set a javelin record at 180 ft 7 in, Hamilton tied for high jump at 6 ft 5 7/8 in, with Hamilton also placing second in broad jump. Hammer finished high jump third and javelin fourth while Schultz contributed in pole vault. Gentry of Idaho Southern won the pole vault at 12 ft 3 in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.S.N.C
Bozeman
Normal College
Montana
Schultz
Ray Gallant
Gentry
Idaho Southern
Federation Clubs Meet Beav erhead Women Host Shakespeare Group
Beaverhead Federation of Women’s Clubs met last Saturday at the Presbyterian church with Mrs. Frank A Hazel Baker presiding. Morning talks by Miss Margaret Holloran Professor Rush Jordan and Miss Margaret Conlon highlighted a luncheon followed by a Shakespeare club program honoring Miss Lucy H Carson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Shakespeare Club
Beaverhead Federation of Women's Clubs
Presbyterian Church
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Margaret Holloran
Rush Jordan
Normal College
Margaret Conlon
Beaverhead
Shakespeare Club
Lucy H. Carson
J. E. Kelly
A. F. Waldorf
Robert
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
S. E. Davis
F. D. Willis
Rachel Smith
Ruby Rogness
Carl Taylor
Rural Beaverhead children stage first county music festival
Rural pupils from Argenta Riverside and Blacktail schools, under Mrs Elizabeth Stanfield, will host the first Beaverhead county rural music festival in Dillon on Friday night May 5. The event, staged in Bagley school auditorium, features songs dances solos and a music memory test by the Normal College Little Symphony orchestra directed by Ralph McFadden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Elizabeth Stanfield
Normal College Little Symphony Orchestra
Ralph McFadden
Dentists to Attend Montana State Association Convention
Dr. R. D. Curry and Dr. W. J. Romersa departed Wednesday for the Montana State Dental Association convention in Livingston. Dr. Curry will preside as superintendent of district dental societies at tonight’s district representatives meeting. The convention proper opens tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Curry
W. J. Romersa
Montana State Dental Association
Livingston
Curry
Special Meeting Notice for Royal Neighbors Group
A notice states a special meeting of the Royal Neighbors will be held at 2:80. The location and date are not fully readable in the fragment.
Mine Slide Fatal To Dillon Resident
Lee Woods, 46, died Tuesday at the Bon Acord dredging site on Grasshopper Creek when a bank collapsed, burying his drag-line. Oiler Ogden Hutchison and crew freed him but he died of asphyxiation. coroner to hold inquest. Woods, born 1893 in Nebraska, leaves a wife and young son and will be buried in Boise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Woods
Bon Acord
Grasshopper Creek
Ogden Hutchison
Hutchison
George L. Routledge
Woods
Ralph E. Davis
Beaverhead
James E. Phillips
Andrus Hotel
Nebraska
Dillon
Boise
Idaho
Twin Falls
Latter Day Saints
Brundage Chapel
Ohioan Leiserson Named NLRB Nominee and Dillon Ties
William M. Leiserson of Ohio recently nominated by President Roosevelt to join the National Labor Relations Board to succeed Donald Wakefield Smith. He is acquainted with Dillon and Butte residents, is a former Wisconsin classmate of Dillon attorney John Collins, and has visited Collins home. Leiserson has been a prominent arbitrator in railroad strikes nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Leiserson
Ohio
Roosevelt
National Labor Relations Board
Donald Wakefield Smith
Dillon
Butte
Leiserson
John Collins
University of Wisconsin
Collins
Beaverhead County High School bonds up for vote
Beaverhead County High School District voters face an May 20 bond election to issue 11 000 dollars for completing the new high school building. County Clerk Albert S. Baker notes May 6 is the registration deadline, with Lima district excluded from eligibility. The plan, tied to a grant from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, would fund auditorium completion and painting, adding to a prior 9 981 dollar grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaverhead County
Albert S. Baker
Lima
Beaverhead County
State of
Montana
United States
Federal Emergency Relief Administration of Public Works
PWA
Beaverhead and Powell County Swim Meet In Dillon
Beaverhead county high school and Powell county high school swimmers meet at the Normal College pool in Dillon Thursday at 7 pm. Ray Gallant coaches the Beaverhead team, with Ernest James as Deer Lodge swimming instructor. The public is invited with a nominal admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
Powell County High School
Deer Lodge
Dillon
Normal College
Ray Gallant
Beaverhead
Ernest James
Roosevelt Third-Term Talk Roils Political Outlook
The March of Time notes Roosevelt declines in popular support after his letter to dictators and hints at a 1940 primary role. Fortune data show approval dropping from 63.5 to 58.8 percent and potential voters moving from 36.9 to 33.2 percent, still pending his peace message to Hitler and Mussolini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Hitler
Mussolini
U. S
Franklin Roosevelt
Fortune Magazine
Hatton and Sumners Address House Judiciary Meeting
In Dallas Texas last week Representatives Hatton and Sumners chaired the House Judiciary committee convened to discuss pending measures and address questions from members, highlighting legislative priorities and procedural steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Hatton , W. Sumners
Dallas
Texas
Wisdom Liquor Store Theft Delivers Cash and Goods
Wisdom police investigate the theft of 30 cases of liquor from the state store with $30, three coats and several hats also taken. Entry was gained by sawing off the front door lock and tire tracks show a truck used to haul away the loot. Medium priced whiskey constitutes most of the stolen alcohol. The deputy sheriff estimates the incident occurred Wednesday night and is likely ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dellar Gordon
Anaconda Clergyman Key speaker at Dillon Rotary Dinner
The Rev. Henry Kaslow of Anaconda addressed the Dillon Rotary Club last Monday recounting his harrowing escape from Russia after 1921 famine and exile. He described millions dying of starvation, three million in Russia, and his own brother among the displaced. He detailed crossing Siberia into China, ten months in China, then to San Francisco, later ordained. He warned Russia’s grand projects neglect basic daily needs. Guests included Frank Tucker and Mr. and Mrs. J. Swain of Anaconda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kaslow
Anaconda
Dillon Rotary Club
Russia
China
Kaslow
Siberia
Amur
San Francisco
New York
Frank Tucker
J. Swain
T. W. Sargent
T. E. Luebben
Butte Rotary Club
Dillon
June Johnson Wins High School Declam
June Johnson won the annual high school declamation contest held Thursday at the high school. She will compete in the state declamation contest at Missoula alongside finalists Jo Ann Fuller and John Carr, while William Tait was absent at high school week in Bozeman. The winning piece was a serious selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Johnson
Miss Johnson
Missoula
Jo Ann Fuller
John Carr
William ‘Tait
Bozeman
Home Economics Girls Attend Bozeman Meet
Beaverhead county high school home economics group led by Miss Ethel Anderson visited Bozeman for the state meeting. Attendees Helen Christensen Maxine Wiant and Eileen Grimes. Christensen elected secretary of the state club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Beaverhead County
Ethel Anderson
Helen Christensen
Maxine Wiant
Eileen Grimes
Home Economics Club
Christensen
State
Presbyterian Manse Society Meeting Friday Afternoon
The Manse Society of the church will meet Friday afternoon at 3:30. Mrs. Jardine Rife will entertain the attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esbyterian Manse Society
Iriday
Jardine Rife
Trapshooters Hold Tied Duel In Montana State Shoot
Dillon and Missoula battled to a fourth straight tie in the Montana Standard telegraphic trap shoot as both clubs posted perfect 75s with two Sundays left to decide the outcome. Dillon sent six shooters to 25 while Missoula had five, with Billings and Sheridan also going straight in a tight race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Standard
Dillon
Missoula
Billings
Sheridan
Dillon Gun Club
Dr. E. G. Free
Lima
Ted Fenfro
Bill Gleed
Henry Wombacher
Darrell Peterson
Everett Peterson
Dillon Club
Hermann Peterson
Joe Lynch
Vic Westergard
Paul Schwab
Dillon Traps
W. Tallent
R. Smith
Ted Renfro
Carl Guse
John Peterson
Max Sparrow
Cliff Calvert
College May Day Festival This Month
The Montana State Normal College will host its annual May Fete on May 12 with dances titled Dances at the Olympics and others. Dancers include Komarinskaya, Audrey Dahl, Desta Fisher, Lois Halberg, Nina McCafferty, Dorothy Lee Shelton, Dorris Minagh, Phyllis Newton, Ethel Johnson, and many more from towns such as Missoula Butte Dillon Glasgow and Hamilton. The program features Russian folk dance Mexican bullfight style dance and Highland Fling with multiple student performers and regular practice sessions ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State Normal College
Komarinskaya
Audrey Dahl
Big Timber
Desta Fisher
Missoula
Lois Halberg
Chateau
Nina McCafferty
Lewistown
Dorothy Lee Shelton
Butte
Dorris Minagh
Helena
Phyllis Newton
Glasgow
Ethel Johnson
Power
Lorraine Reiter
Freid
Margaret McLean
Ruth Pravda
Margaret McLeod
Marjorie Decker
Dillon
Frances McPhail
Three Forks
Highland Fling
Scotland
Maxine Cline
Belgrade
Libby
Kingston
Walier
Nina “McCafferty
Phyllis Utermohle
Lorrene Johnson
Belt
Gladys Wystrach
Geraldine
Myrthel Nelson
Hamilton
Mildred Harrington
Ada Kolokotroies
Forks
Phyllis
Newton
Maxine _Traver
Dorothy Rossland
Audrey
Dahl
Dorris
Minagh
Rose
Cor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dillon Group
FFA
Future Farmers of America
Federation of County Clubs
Beaverhead Organization
Rte
TIME
Wisdom Liquor
Wisdom
James Schofield
Anacondan
Rotary
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