Controlled Speed in Automobiles Study Warns Against High Speeds
Government release from Army CCC camps reports 20000 trucks with governors cut highway accidents by half. The exhaustive study, created under Army officials, challenges claims that no reliable speed governor exists and notes governors are widely available through retailers. It argues high speed worsens danger, while slower, steady speeds save costs and risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.C.C
United States Army
R. A. Meyer
Dart elected mayor of Dillon in June election
The Tribune reports George W. Dart has been elected mayor of Dillon. The June 1 item notes Sunday saloon closures failed, muddy streets increase profane talk, bids are invited for the Odd Fellows hall, U S soldiers passed through town, election day brought free rations including whiskey for some soldiers, and a Mountain View Cemetery association was formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows’ Hall
U. S
Dillon
Mountain View Cemetery Association
Miner Recovers Ancient Ox Yoke Found in Prairie Bedrock
While mining on Horié Prairie Foster recently found a petrified ox yoke on bed rock about sixteen feet below the surface. The artifact is believed to have been left by early placer miners and Foster is now digging for the oxen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Foster
Horié' Prairie
Will Cushing Hag Returns From Denver Law Study
Will Cushing Hag has returned from Denver where he has been studying law. The district court session will hear two criminal and thirty two civil cases. Dillon residents felt a real earthquake last Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Cushing Hag
Denver
Dillon
Jailed building and pennant feats recounted
Eph Stoller returns from Wisconsin where he completed the new county jail a 16 by 12 foot structure. Will Chapman a Normal college junior climbs the heating plant chimney to hang a pennant while Miss Bessie Storey a freshman removes it two days later.
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Eph Stoller
Wisdom
Will Chapman
Normal College
Bessie Storey
Beav erhead County drafts near quota as WWI era records show
The Tribune reports in June 1917 that about 1250 men in Beaverhead county will be drafted with Dillon home to about 490. Wool at 500 per pound could net roughly 1 500 000 for the county clip this year. A snow storm on June 1 disrupted Dillon traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Beaverhead County Mining Notes and Library New Books
Beaverhead County mining activity shows ore shipments from Argenta Blue Wing and surrounding districts with operators and promoters active. New library acquisitions include Moslem Women and Democracy in Denmark, plus works on Guatemala and The American as He Is.
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Kelly
Blue Wing District
Mooney
Bently and Fleming
Argenta
Salt Lake
John Hand
iArgenta
al Ward
Polaris
H. S. Pilon
Iron Mountain
Blue Wing Mining Company
Fleming Brothers of
Mary Innes
Ruth F. Woodsmall
America
Turkey
Egypt
Palestine
Syria
Iraq
Iran
India
Nohru
E. I. Sugimoto
Japan
Tokisui Ishii
Guatemala
Erna Fergusson
Buenos Aires
Denmark
Goldmark
Hollman
Indiana
Copenhagen
Mock wedding rite honors Mr and Mrs Du Bois
Diana Rebekah lodge staged a mock wedding during its Thursday meeting honoring Mr and Mrs Tom Du Bois who recently returned from California to reside in the city. Ivy Taylor acted as minister with Blanche Haynes as bride and Esther Schmittroth as groom in a cast led by Martha Quackenbush.
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Tom du- Bois
California
Diana Rebekah Lodge
Martha Quackenbush
Ivy Taylor
Blanche Haynes
Esther Schmittroth
Selah Frakes
Sarah Wolf
Nellie Sanner
Lillian Conger
Ruth Ann Dart
Jessie Taylor
Ida Olsen
Bride
Frances Banks
Naomi Gordon
Susan Findling
Elma Wright
Usher
Mae Paddock
Kate Murphy
Wilma Holloran
Liza Jane
Death Notice of Reason D. Freeman in California
Word arrives of the death of Reason D. Freeman in Pasadena California on March 25 He was brother of Sam Freeman of Dillon and Mrs. Peter Anderson of Dell Services were attended by Mrs E J Keller and Mrs Bred Smith of Lima
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Reason D. Freeman
Sam Freeman
Dillon
Peter Anderson
Dell
Pasadena
California
E. J. Keller
Bred Smith
Lima
Mrs Henry Thompson of Dell Shopping in Dillon
Mrs Henry Thompson of Dell is reported shopping in Dillon on Saturday with no further details provided.
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Henry Thompson of
Dell
Dillon
Preparations Underway for Recitals by Mrs Frank Poole
Mrs Frank Poole prepares two recitals to be held soon. One recital will welcome beginners and intermediate students, the second will target intermediate and advanced players. Dates will be announced later.
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Frank. Poole
Strange Rivalry Recalls Past Matchup
A cryptic note recalls a long ago contest between teams identified only by partial phrases. The fragment hints at a Monday event and a possible equestrian or governance term, but details remain unclear.
Legion Calls Boys To Ball Practice On Tuesday Evening
A regular schedule of games will start June 1 with teams organized along big league lines. The Legion's official team, drawn from experienced players, will meet the Bozeman team early in the season likely June 12 at the fair grounds. Public safety at playgrounds is urged as auto drivers use a cleaned shortcut near South Pacific street.
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Legion
Bozeman
Fairgrounds
South Pacific Street
The
Legion Committee
Recitals by Ralph McFadden Pupils Set for May and June
Grade school pupils under piano instructor Ralph McFadden will perform May 28 with fifteen students. Advanced pupils and some violin students of Arnold Clair will give a June 1 recital. Programs include piano solos duets and two piano numbers at 8 1 pm in Normal college auditorium with no admission charge and public welcome.
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Ralph McFadden
Arnold Clair
Normal College
Probate Notice for Katie Boka Will Filing
Notice is given that Katie Boka filed a will in the District Court of the Fifth Judicial District of the State. The filing seeks probate and appointment of an executor. Further court actions and deadlines follow per local probate procedures.
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Katie Boka
Notice to Creditors in Beaverhead Montana Estate
In the Fifth Judicial District Beaverhead County Montana the administrator of the Oscar Forman estate announces creditors and all claimants must file their claims with vouchers within four months of the first publication. Claims should be presented to Frank C McFadden administrator at J E Kelly lawyer Dillon Montana. Dated May 4 1937.
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Butte
Montana
Paul Girard
Fred Girard
Towls' Anaconda
New Anaconda
Heckla
Luck Jene
Mountain View
New Anaconda No. 2
New Anaconda Mill Site
Via
Beaverhead County
Dominic Bruno
District Court
Fifth Judicial District
Beaverhead
Oscar Forman
J. E. Kelly
State of Montana
Frank C
McFadden
Sat
Dillon
Thia
Fawn
Conklin
Sam W
Ilion
East Side Addition
Bannack Street
Blacktail Deer Creek
Taelodk
Alias Summons for Divorce in Beaverhead Montana Court
Elizabeth Godkin sues Charles R. Godkin in Beaverhead County District Court to obtain a divorce on desertion and neglect grounds. The summons requires the defendant to answer within twenty days, with default judgment possible. First publication May 6, 1937.
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District Court
Fifth Judicial. District
State OF
Montana
Beaverhead
Elizabeth Godkin
Charles R. Godkin
State of Montana
NORMAN_.GILES
W. M. Stone
John Collins
Dillon
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Dilles
National Advertising Representative
American Press Association
the Tribune
George W. Dart
William Logan
Comstock
B. W. Caswell
Merle Erwin
Ermont
Tony French
Art~Graeter
George B. Conway
Helena
Schmittroth Brothers
Frank Sennett
Nicholas Murray Butler
University of Copenhagen
Endowment For International Peace
Andrew Carnegie
LODGE
Mrs. Du-Bois
Rebekah Order
John RoWwlett
Department of the Interior
U.S. Land Office
Great Falls
George Cottrell
Neynex
Range 16
West
M.P
Meridian
Norman, Giles
James H. Scofield
Herbert S. Armitage
Robert Lloyd Dobbins
Victor S. Olsen
Manna
Freeman
Northwest
Bancorporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Nora M. Smith
Pearl I, Smith
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