Beavers Win District Track Meet In Photo Finish
Beaverhead county high school tops the district 16 meet with 40 points led by Manlove of Whitehall and Burgess of Beaverhead. Dillon wins the relay as Whitehall, Sheridan and Ennis athletes shine in events across pole vault, sprints, hurdles, and distance races.
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Beaverhead County
Whitehall
Sheridan
Dillon
Rolands
Wilcox
Burgess
Alex Tait
Manlove
Charlie Burgess
Hill
Beaverhead High School
L. A. Gregory
Tait
Beaverhead
Whipple
Brim
Drolley
Cashmore
Oreskovich
McCausey
Ennis
Manson
McGahan
Hubbard
Perry
Dunn
Pierce
Shenk
Twin Bridges
Osborne
Roberts
Scott
Clerk Talks To Rotary on Americanism in Lima
Dillon Rotarians travelled to Lima for a rural urban session hosted by committee members Guy Combes C J Hovren R D Curry O A Bergeson and H M Brundage. Rev Father Timothy Clifford of Lima gave the main address praising US residency and sharing experiences from Ireland and Germany.
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Clerk
Rotary
Dillon Rotardans
Lima
George Gosman
United States
Father Timothy Clifford
Father Clifford
Ireland
Germany
Guy Combes
C. J. Hovren
R. D. Curry
O. A. Bergeson
H. M. Brundage
Air Mail Week Stamp Debuts May 15 to 21
Post Office Department announces a new air mail stamp to commemorate Air Mail Week from May 15 through May 21. The distinctive issue highlights the era's aviation progress and promotes mail service growth.
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Air Mail
Post Office
Rain Delays Dillon Cleanup Drive Across City
Old Jupiter unleashed heavy rain through the weekend delaying the Dillon cleanup. Despite flooded yards alleys and lots volunteers resumed work Sunday as civic committee aims to have every property cleaned by week’s end.
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Jupiter Pluvius
Dillon
Illness Victim Was Pioneer Resident Here
Mrs Rose Hainds a pioneer resident of Dillon died Wednesday night at 84 at her home 237 Railroad avenue Born in Marquand Missouri June 7 1853 she came to the county in 1880 with her first husband Melvin Hovis and later married Joseph Hainds Survivors include four daughters seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren a sister and other relatives The funeral was held Saturday at Brundage chapel Rev J A Meeke officiating burial in Mountain View cemetery
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Dillon
Rose Hainds
Railroad Avenue
Marquand
Missouri
Hainds
Melvin Hovis
Plains
Red Rock
Methodist Church
Laughters
Susan Southard
Sheridan
Wyoming
Emma Martinell
Selah
Washington
Jessie Taylor
Alice Nelson
Lima
Emerson Hill
Salmon
Idaho
Arthur Hautella
Hautella
Stanford
Montana
Nelson
Brundage Chapel
J. A. Meeke
Mountain View Cemetery
Beaverhead County High Selects Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Floyd Pahnish, son of O. E. Pahnish, named valedictorian for the Beaverhead County High School graduating class. Frances Pickerick named salutatorian with a 2.724 grade average. Pahnish active in Future Farmer work and debates. Pickerick serves in commercial club and leads as business manager of The Beaver.
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Floyd Pahnish
O. E. Pahnish
The
Grasshopper
Beaverhead County
Frances Pickelick
Miss Pickerick
Floyd
Bozeman
Salt Lake Couple Wed in Elder Smith and Ruth Hansen
Salt Lake City readers learn of a marriage ceremony involving L. D. Smith, an elder, and Alice Ruth Hansen. The notice records the couple’s union in a local church setting with brief, incomplete details.
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Salt
EH. Smith
L. D
Elder, United En
Éott
Alice Ruth Hansen
Salt Ake
Mar
Rural Electrification Extension Reaches Beaverhead Valley
Washington has approved a 110 mile extension of the Jefferson Valley Rural Electric Co operative line to serve 330 additional rural homes in Twin Bridges Beaverhead valley Reichle and Melrose areas. The REA will provide about 1100000 dollars after July 1 for the project with William Wheatson named supervisor.
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REA
Jefferson Valley
Clude
Twin Bridges
Reichle and
Melrose
Beaverhead Valley
Reichle
Washington, D. C
Rural Electrification Administration
Jefferson Valley Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Silver Star
Guy George
Whitehall
Jeffer
Mike Lauterbach
Arnold Benson
Jens Bay
Elza Smith
J. H. Keeran
Bernard Williams
Jardine Rife
Wisdom Girl Dies in Butte Hospital
Funeral services were held in Wisdom for Jean Mc Dowell a Wisdom high school freshman who died in a Butte hospital last Thursday. She was born in Missoula November 17 1923 and moved to Wisdom at age five. Survived by parents three brothers a grandmother and several uncles and aunts.
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Wisdom
Jean McDowell
Butte
Missoula
John
Fresman High School
Robert
San
Electa Green
Farmington
Wash
Lima Man Injured By Falling Building Wall
Bill Gray of Lima suffered internal injuries when an old building wall under demolition collapsed on him. He was trapped as the wall fell while he tried to move out of danger and was rushed to Barrett hospital in Dillon for treatment.
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Bill Gray
Lima
Gray
Dillon
Barrett Hospital
Mrs Sutherby and Nephew Visit Dillon Today
Mrs Emily Sutherby and her nephew I H Hallas of Monida traveled to Dillon for a brief trip and to visit local residents.
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Emily Sutherby
I. H. Hallas of
Monida
Dillon
Azalea Weekend Reveals Tax Bill Progress and Gossip
Washington lawmakers split between Navy concerns and Azalea Festival events in Charleston. Vice President Garner led 150 lawmakers, quipping about a family skeleton as tax committees push toward a final bill amid unemployment and relief figures and near six months of drafting.
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Washington
Senators
Capitol
Senate
House
Charleston
D. C
Garner
Navy Yards
Burnet Maybank
President Roosevelt
Magnolia Gardens
Pat Harrison
Bob Coughton
Chicago sculptor presents plaster nick el model for 1938 coin
Washington reports Felix Schlag, a 46 year old Chicago sculptor, handed the U S Treasury a nickel and received $1000 in change for his plaster design. The winning model features Thomas Jefferson on the obverse and Monticello on the reverse, for the new Buffalo Head nickel to debut in fall 1938 after the 25 year life of the previous design.
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Washington
Chicago
Felix Schlag
U. S. Treasury Department
Schlag
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Cupid's Courier Aids Idaho Couples to Wed in Lima
A roving clerk Norman Giles helped two Idaho Falls couples wed in Lima after obtaining marriage licenses. Judge L Ford officiated as licenses were issued to Ted C Bromley Hazel E Daniels Leo L Bromley and Merle C Jones all of Idaho Falls.
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District Court
Norman Giles
Cupid
Idaho Falls
Montana
Idaho
Lima
L. ©. Ford
Dillon
Giles
Ted C. Bromley
Hazel E. Daniels
Leo L. Bromley
Merle C. Jones
Dillon Man Dies After Four Day Illness At Murray Hospital
Frank Conklin long time Beaverhead County resident dies at 75 after a four day illness in Butte Murray Hospital. His body is at Brundage funeral home in Dillon. Survived by two daughters Anna James Dayton Ohio and May Carylon Butte. six sons Hobart Butte Richard Chateau George Bozeman Earl Sam Terry Dillon. sisters in law Mrs Sam Freeman and Mrs Tom Wesella. brothers in law Leo Talent W E Talent Jay Talent. seven grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 3 from Brundage chapel with Rev. W H Mitchell presiding.
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Frank Conklin
Murray Hospital
Butte
Dillon
Brundage Funeral Home
Pigskill
New York
Beaverhead County
Anna James
Dayton
Ohio
May Carylon
Hobart F. Conklin
Richard
Chateau
George
Bozeman
Earl
Sam and
Terry
Sam Freeman
This City
Tom WeSella
Oakland
Calif
Leo Talent
W. E. Talent
Jay Talent
This County
Two office holders seek re election in Beaverhead
Norman Giles filed for the Democratic nomination for clerk of district court at the July 19 primary. He has served as clerk of court since January 8, 1937 after filling a vacancy and was a deputy under Edgar Rife. Edgar B. Rife seeks reelection to the county board of commissioners, having chaired the board since 1937 and served six years on the panel.
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Norman Giles
Edgar B. Rife
J. M. Giles
Beaverhead
Giles
Fred Rife
Mr. Rife
Mr. Giles
Armstead
Beaverhead County
Last Rites for H C Wyatt Held by Legion
Scores of friends and American Legion comrades paid their last respects to Henry C Wyatt Beaverhead post's first commander buried last Thursday in Mountain View cemetery. Funeral services were held at the Lutheran church with Rev A W Nelson officiating. Military honors with color escort were accorded the deceased commander by Beaverhead post members.
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H. C. Wyatt
American Legion
Henry C. Wyatt
Beaverhead Post
Mountain View Cemetery
Lutheran Church
A. W. Nelson
Beaverhead
Dillon Receives Montana's First Government Mural
Dillon becomes the first Montana city to receive a government mural for the post office lobby. The News From the States painting by Mrs. A. J. Lochrie was funded by the Treasury Department and hung after noon on Tuesday. It depicts the pony express arrival with pioneer figures and local geography, marking 1869 as the year sheep first entered the territory.
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Post Office
the States
A. J. Lochrie
Butte
Treasury Department
WPA
PWA
U. S. Mail
Pony Express
Dillon
Joint Meeting of Beaverhead-Silver Bow Farmer's Union
The Beaverhead-Silver Bow county unit of the Farmer's Union will hold a regular quarterly meeting at Melrose on Sunday May 8. A covered dish luncheon at 11 80 will be served by the ladies, with President John Albers presiding. Local secretaries have been urged to ensure a large attendance as items of importance are due for action. Representatives of the Butte Miners Union will attend, and a pre-meeting of all board members and officers is set for 11 a m.
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Beaverhead-Silver Bow
Farmer’s Union
Melrose
John Albers
Butte Miners Union
Albers
Prospector of Early Days Is Called Beyond
Funeral services for Rudolph Peterson 76 who died at his South Dakota street home last Friday night were held Monday at Brundage Chapel with Rev. J A Meeke officiating. Interment followed at Mountain View cemetery. A Denmark native, Peterson came to Beaverhead county in 1880 as a miner and prospector later working as contractor and wood hauler. He had no known relatives. Pallbearers were Robert Quackenbush Tom Scott Soren Larson Frank Gorman William Welborn and Ed Lloyd.
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Rudolph Peterson
South Dakota
Brundage Chapel
J. A. Meeke
Grace Methodist Church
Mountain View
Peterson
Denmark
Beaverhead County
Robert Quackenbush
Tom Scott
Soren Larson
Frank Gorman
William Welborn
Ed Lloyd
P T A Installs New Officers In Dillon
Mrs Wilma Holloran was installed Tuesday afternoon as president of the Dillon Parent-Teachers association. Other officers installed at special services include Mrs Rhea Meade as vice president, Mrs J J Brown as secretary, and Mrs George Hughes as treasurer.
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Wilma Holloran
Dillon Parent-Teachers Association
Rhea, Meade
J. J. Brown
George Hughes
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Beavers
Alpha Phi Omega
the Beaver
Loon
3 of Time
Cupid’s Courier
Dillon Man
Butte Hospital
W. H. Mitchell
Dillon Post Office
Joint Meeting
Farmer's Union
P.T.A
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