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Newspaper

Dillon Tribune

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1939

Page

4

Mail contract awarded for Monida to Henry Lake run

The 1889 90 period sees S Burnside win the Monida to Henry Lake mail carrying contract for the coming year. A New Jersey buyer has purchased all but two of Vic Smith’s winter catches. Thomas H Rea travels from Glendale to Dillon to seek a license to wed Miss Mabel E French. A rich New Departure mine vein yields about six feet of ore with 300 ounces silver per ton. Brown ships about a carload weekly. Jake Fishburn slips from a scaffold while painting William Mauldin’s house, suffers only a shakeup from an 18 foot fall.

the Tribune Monida Henry Lake S. Burnside New Jersey Vic Smith Thomas H. Rea Glendale Dillon Mabel E. French Hon. L. A. Brown Brawn William Mauldin Jake Fishburn

Big Hole ranch bought by Martin Sorenson

Martin Sorenson of the Big Hole basin purchased the Roe ranch spanning 600 acres. The Presbyterian manse frame is up with plans for early completion. E. Timer hosted a euchre party for Mrs. Mullins Dr Swartz of Butte and Miss Smith of Helena. Norris won a salad dish prize. County Attorney Joseph Poindexter returns from St Louis noting benefit and good health. The town jokes about providing stilts for crosswalk travelers.

the Tribune Martin Sorenson Big Hole Basin Roe Ranch E. Timer Patrick Mullins Swartz Butte Mary Smith Helena Norris Jos. B. Poindexter St. Louis

Marriage license issued in Wis dom and Jackson couple to wed

C J Woodwoth of wisdom and Miss Mary Alice Finsley of Jackson received a marriage license yesterday. They plan to marry next Sunday at the bride’s parents home near Jackson. Earl Wheat forms a Dillon ball team using five former Dillon players and local experts. Anna Pfiffner, a school teacher south of Dillon, suffered serious injuries in a runaway accident last week. E L Burles resigns as electrician at the federal building in Butte to lead an electrical plant in Dillon.

the Tribune C. J. Woodwoth Wisdom Mary Alice Finsley Jackson W. H. Finsley Earl Wheat Dillon Barry Wheat LaCroix Ripley Meyers Anna Pfiffner E. L. Burles Federal Butte

Hartwig to Install Hope Jones Organ at Theatre

From the Tribune May 23 1919 Hartwig theatre owner W B Hartwig has purchased a three manual Hope Jones pipe organ to be installed soon Ground is broken on the Eliel lot for a new plumbing heating and timing shop to be run by T E Luebben An unusually warm May week saw temperatures up to 83 degrees The D A R elected officers with Mrs Alvan S Anderson regent Miss Nina Nash vice regent Mrs George W Lovell secretary and Mrs Maurice A (name cut)

the Tribune W. B. Hartwig Hartwig Theatre Hope-Jones Eliel Montana Mercantile Building City Hall T. E. Luebben Mercury Alvan S. Anderson Nina Nash

A. A. U. W. To Hold Meeting Sunday Tea Event

Dillon branch of the American Association of University Women wraps up the season with a Sunday tea May 21 from 4 to 6 PM at Mrs. T. Lee McCracken's home recreation room. Guests may view a traveling art exhibit from the Butte Art Center featuring lithographs wood engravings and silk prints. Election of officers will occur during the gathering.

Dillon American Association of University Women T. Lee McCracken McCracken Butte Art Center Washington, D. C

Moran and Redfern Wed at St Rose Church

Leonard Moran and Mildred Redfern of Laurin were married yesterday afternoon by Rev. Father F. X. Lechner at St. Rose church. Attendants were Albert Stamm of Dillon and Miss K Bradley of Butte. The bride formerly resided in Dillon. the groom hails from a noted Ruby Valley family.

Leonard Moran Mildred Redfern Laurin F. X. Lechner St. Rose Church Albert Stamm Dillon K. Bradley Butte Ruby Valley

Patrol to Inspect Automobile Brakes

Several members of the Montana Highway patrol will be here within the next few days to check brakes of automobiles traveling the highways in this vicinity. Summonses will be issued to drivers of cars whose brakes are faulty or defective. Brake inspections are part of the highway patrols campaign to reduce the accident toll on Montana highways.

The Montana Highway Patrol Highway Patrol Montana

Republican Women Meet in Beaverhead

Beaverhead Republican Women's club holds Friday afternoon gathering at Mrs Dysart Gowen home at 2 30. Mrs F C McFadden will present a paper on the national debt and Mrs A F Waldorf will discuss foreign relations.

Beaverhead Republican Women’s Club Dysart Gowen F. C. McFadden A. F. Waldorf

Diana Rebekah Lodge Meets Thursday at Eight

The Diana Rebekah lodgewu holds a regular meeting Thursday evening at 8 o clock. Following the meeting, refreshments will be served.

Diana Rebekah Lodge

Methodist Ladies Aid Meeting In Church Parlors

The Methodist Ladies Aid will be entertained in the church parlors Thursday afternoon at 3 15 oclock by Mrs Lulu Shaw Mrs George French and Mrs Ed Knox.

Methodist Lulu Shaw George French Ed Knox

Counties Receive $1.53 Million From State In Nine Months

Montana split 1 532 004 among its counties in the first nine months of the current fiscal year per State Treasurer Ray N. Shannon. Distribution totaled 883 929 from common school interest and income, 23 031 from the oil production fund, 11 442 from the forest reserve fund, 157 367 from the common school equalization fund, and 456 233 from the public school general fund.

Montana Ray N. Shannon

Summer session conferences boost at Missoula university

The State University at Missoula will raise summer session value by 10 conferences featuring nationally known speakers. Dr. C D Shalkenberger, director, says the conferences aim to help students solve problems in their lines of work.

State University Missoula C. D. Shalkenberger

Manse Society Meeting Postponed by Illness

The Presbyterian notes a manse society gathering delayed due to sickness. An announcement cites Mr and Miss Diora of Kaliapellare and the George Baker home as part of the social circle involved.

Manse Society Rade Missy Diora Kaliapellaré George Bakér

Military satire and armament talk mix in wartime wrap

The piece sketches spoof naval impersonations by John Husted and a parade of armament deals as Nazi Germany arms Balkan states with large credits. It notes WPA costs at the New York World’s Fair and a French mission arriving to order French war material, plus Soviet delivery of the destroyer Tashkent at Odessa.

Nazi Germany Balkan Yugoslavia New York America Works Progress Administration Woodrum New York City Treasury WPA Congress Federal Brehon Burke- Somervell DSC West Pointer Arkansas John Husted Naval Academy Annapolis Manhattan U. S. Navy Husted Bush C. Hills U. S Anderson Riverside Drive Hudson Philadelphia Leutenant Germany France Czechoslovakia Odessa Soviet Russia Black Sea Tashkent

Social Security Names First 50 Families by Old-Age Accounts

The Social Security board announced the top fifty families by old-age insurance accounts. First listed is Smith with 418,000 accounts, followed by Johnson 350,530 Brown 254,750 Williams 250,312 Miller 240,180 and Jones 235,540 among the leaders.

Washington Social Security Board Smith Johnson Brown Williams Miller Jones

Chamberlain in German eyes turns from hero to vilified figure

The German public once hailed British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain as a peacemaker after his 1938 visits. Pressure from Goebbels led to a Nazi ban on two postcards showing Chamberlain with Hitler under a protection of national symbols law. Also noted is King Zog of Albania traveling with a large refugee group to Istanbul, Turkey, following a perilous flight.

Berlin Germany Neville Chamberlain Chamberlain Mr. Chamberlain Herr Hitler Dreesen Godesberg Godesburg Castle Paul Joseph Goebbels Reich Greece Zog Geraldine Skander Albania Istanbul Turkey

Crown Prince Akihito and young peers

The piece notes Japan’s future emperor Akihito at five, with a line of noble playmates chosen by talent. It describes his palace life, toys, and sessions with twenty young peers, plus four new child protégés matching moods. It contrasts with Hollywood box office for Snow White trailing a record.

Akihito Yasuo Nishi Yoshitaka Torio Takatoshi Kinoshita Tsuyo Mishima Hollywood U. S Walt Disney al Jolson

Hearing on Montana Dakota gas import permit set

The Montana Dakota Utilities company will face a May 15 hearing in Helena before state and federal regulators on its request to import Canadian natural gas into Montana. The firm currently uses a temporary permit from Rogers Imperial field north of Shelby. Board members Middleton Smith and Casey opposed grant before the hearing as gas and oil operators protest the permit.

Montana- Dakota Utilities Company Montana Helena State Railroad and Public Service Commission Federal Power Commission Rogers Imperial Shelby Canada Austin B. Middleton Paul T. Smith Horace F. Casey

Decision Reversed on Railway Taxes

Treasure county levied a 19 mill tax on Northern Pacific railway property in 1937. The state supreme court reversed the Treasure county district court ruling, allowing the railroad to recover taxes paid under protest, holding state law limits levy to 16 mills and excess payments are recoverable.

Treasure County State Supreme Court Northern Pacific Railway

Montana Hunters Yield 21 000 Big Game Meat Returns

United States Forest Service survey shows 50 000 subjects hunted in Montana last season but only 21 000 brought back meat. The 7 000 elk and 14 000 deer were bagged. Wildlife chief Percy Melis notes overall big game in good shape though moose, sheep, antelope and mountain goats hold steady or rise slowly. Population figures list deer 125 000 elk 25 000 grizzly bears 500 moose 2 000 antelope 10 000 big horn sheep under 1 000 mountain goats 4 000.

Diana Montana Hills United States Forest Service Percy Melis Montana

Commissioner’s search for workman in Helena lodging house

County Commissioner Paul Standley of Lewis and Clark sought a hired man for his fair in Helena. He visited the building where transients are fed and housed, approaching eight men resting after a long night.

Paul * Standley Lewis and Clark Helena

Wood Tick Paralysis Reported to State Health Board

One case of wood tick paralysis, caused by a poisonous tick bite not carrying spotted fever, has been reported to the state board of health this spring. Health officials say one or two cases occur yearly, usually from the western region, with last week's case from Sanders County. The report also notes a case of spotted tick fever from Missoula and 173 measles and 46 chicken pox cases statewide.

State Board of. Health Health Board Sanders County Missoula

Alias Summons in Beaverhead District Court

Argenta Ranch Company files alias summons in the Fifth Judicial District Beaverhead County Montana. John Collins of Dillon represents the plaintiff with first publication dated May 18 1939.

Fifth Judicial District State OF Montana County OF Beaverhead Argenta Ranch Company John” Collins Dillon Mont Plaintiff District Court OF the Fifth Judicial District Christine Albers Odell District Court of the Orr Dillon Beaverhead County Beaverhead Chaunty

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Tribune Publishing Company Albert Erickson National Advertising Representative American Press Association Tribune Diana Rebekah Methodist Ladies Aid le Mee IME Ervey Cry Ty PS Sarretly Dillon, Montana Northwest Bancorporation Federal ‘Deposit Insurance Corporation Maple Coral Goodrich Opal Scott Dalrymple Gladys Scott Peterson Doris Scott Anderson George Scott Clyde C. Scott C. W. Scott Towit Eyney Nwynewy Seyswy Norman Giles
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