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Newspaper

Dillon Tribune

Location

Dillon, Montana, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1937

Page

5

Dillon Echoes Local Social and Travel Notes

Dillon residents and visitors appear in a string of short notices. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lasich spent the day in Dillon while Emma Hoffman of Metrose visited. G F O'Dell of Arm sad and others were in the city. Numerous trips to Missoula Helena and Los Angeles are noted, with engagements at the Junior Auxiliary and a Legion dance on Armistice night. The community also marks birthdays, weddings, and a school graduation ceremony involving multiple towns and schools.

Jack Lasich Dillon

PONS G. CLUB HOSTED BY Mrs. Thomas DuBois

The P. N. G. club met last night at Mrs. Thomas DuBois’s west side home for an evening gathering.

P. N. G.club Thomas DuBois West Side

Sewing club tea at Mrs Fairbanks home

Mrs. E L Fairbanks hosted her sewing club on Tuesday afternoon with handwork followed by a tasty lunch.

E. L. Fairbanks

Brownies Welcome New Member and Relay Race

Mildred Nissen reports Brownies opened meeting with song welcomed new member Virginia Fuller. They updated their Brownie books, held a relay race, and read a story during the gathering.

Virginia Fuller Brownies Mildred Nissen

Relief Society Event at Mrs H M Warner Home

Members of the L D S Relief Society will gather at the home of Mrs H M Warner on Friday afternoon November 12 at 2 o'clock for an entertainment gathering.

Erma Louwner L. D. S. Relief Society H. M. Warner

Adelaide Gelhaus Hosts Night Club Bridge Night

Adelaide Gelhaus entertained the Night club at her home on Wednesday evening with three bridge tables in play. Miss June Roe and Miss Nell Doyle received score awards while Mrs. Lambert Helel was a guest. Delicious refreshments were served at the close of the evening.

Adelaide Gelhaus Bridge June Roe Nell Doyle Lambert Helel

Riverside Home Demonstration Club Meets at Mrs Elza Smith Ranch

Members of the Riverside Home Demonstration club were entertained at the ranch home of Mrs Elza Smith on Wednesday evening. The discussion of the meeting was The Living Room and the Family. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting.

Elza Smith

Better Homes Club Meets Wednesday at Morrison Home

Members of the Better Homes club will gather Wednesday at 2 o'clock at Mrs. Morrison's home located at Glendale and Atlantic streets. Miss Lillian Stone will lead the meeting and all members are urged to attend.

Better Homes Club Morrison Glendale and Atlantic Streets Lillian Stone

Entre Nous Bridge Evening Hosted by Mrs Combes

The Entre Nous club met Friday at 7 pm with Mrs Guy D Combes as host. Three bridge tables played, Mrs Alvin Jones winning high score and Mrs W W Hawkins finishing with the low. A lunch was served to close the evening, with Mrs Clark D Evelin as a substitute guest.

Entre Nous Club Guy D. Combes Alvin Jones W. W. Hawkins Clark D'Evelyn

Beaverhead Legion Auxiliary Cited by State and National Honors

Members of the Beaverhead unit American Legion Auxiliary earned three citations from state and national offices for outstanding work in promoting the Auxiliary programs and surpassing their membership quota, classifying the local unit as superior.

Beaverhead American Legion Auxiliary State Department National

Fairbanks hosts pinochle club dinner

Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Fairbanks entertained their pinochle club Thursday evening with a 7 o'clock dinner at their home for sixteen. Regular members present included Mr. and Mrs. Judson Best, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Warner, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Decker, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Gregg, and Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Orr, with guest substitutes Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wedum and Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Miller.

E. L. Fairbanks Judson Best H. M. Warner G.A. Decker Robert M. Gregg Conrad Orr Joe Wedum Maynard Miller

Homemakers Meet Hosts and Pro-Participants

The Home Makers Club held a regular meeting at Mrs. Guy Combes home on Monday afternoon with Mrs. Forest Bayerd assisting as hostess. Members Mrs. Elmer Erickson and Mrs. K. D. Flock were presented as pro- participants.

Homemakers Club Guy Combes Forest Bayerd Elmer Erickson K. D. Flock

Last Meeting Concludes Reports At Session

The group concluded their reports at the meeting, finishing the agenda with final statements and closing remarks.

Band B pinochle club entertains Friday night

The Band B pinochle club was entertained Friday night by Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Miller. High score won by Mrs. Miller, Jack Keenan low by Mrs. T. HL DuBois, and W. G. Squires. Five tables in play. Delicious refreshments served at the close.

Maynard’ Miller

Moose Founder’s Day Dance Supports Mooseheart City of Childhood

Loyal Order of Moose members and visiting Moose delegates from western Montana towns enjoyed a Founder's Day dance at Dillmont Park Saturday night. Net proceeds from the event will be sent to Mooseheart City of Childhood. The organizing committee included EH. L. Fairbanks, Orin Pilon, Jack Keith, and Lee Englin.

Order of Moose Montana Dillamont Park Mooseheart EH. L. Fairbanks Orin Pilon Jack Keith Lee Englin

Swing Dance Party Thrills Normal College Crowd

The Normal college recreation hall hosted a well attended swing dancing party on Friday evening. Decorations featured music staffs blue notes and vests. The program included rye waltz circle two step and girls and boys tag dances. Miss Catherine Keller sang a humorous cowboy song and the boys glee club performed Down By the Old Mill Stream. The Bachelor Club orchestra provided the music.

Normal College Catherine Keller Glee Club Bachelor Club

Bridal Shower Honors Mrs Emil Schindler At Berg Christensen Home

Friday afternoon guests gathered at the Berg Christensen residence for a bridal shower honoring Mrs Emil Schindler soon to wed in September. Mrs Christensen Mrs Ras Hansen and Mrs Marie Andersen hosted. Each guest wrote a favorite recipe. Betty Lou Christensen and Ethel Anderson delivered gifts. A two course buffet supper followed at five o'clock.

Berg Christensen Christensen Ras Hansen Marie Andersen Emil Schindler Betty Lou Christensen Ethel Anderson Mrs. Schindler

Spokane Postmaster Visited by Former Dillon Resident

Will W. Simpson, now postmaster of Spokane, visited the city Monday. He formerly lived in Dillon and for ten years from 1901 to 1911 operated the monotype and worked as a reporter for the late F. E. Foote at the Tribune office.

Will W. Simpson Dillon Spokane Tribune Monotype F. E. Foote

Local Buyers Purchase Hereford Cattle in Centennial Valley

C A Buck of Centennial Valley bought three carloads of Hereford cows from John Ahern of Ringling and three Hereford bulls from Jesse Bradley of Bozeman. He traveled with H B Sager of the local PCA office.

C. A. Buck Centennial Valley John Ahern Ringling Jesse Bradley Bozeman H. B. Sager PCA

Pete Lasich Opens Beaverhead Saddlery Harness Shop

Pete Lasich, after six years at Dillon Implement, will open Beaverhead Saddlery on Saturday November 6 at 27 Center Street in the former Beaverhead forestry office. He offers harness saddle and canvas work and asks ranchers and stockmen for patronage.

Pete Lasich Dillon Implement Company Beaverhead Saddlery Center Street Beaverhead Forestry Office Lasich

Brownie Meeting Notes Highlight Deer Tale and Dolls

Peggy Smith records a Brownie group meeting with a new verse to the Brownie song and roll call about each member’s actions. The story centers on a little deer named Nibs and the girls make Brownie dolls with button faces.

Peggy Smith

Babies Born at Barrett Hospital on Wednesday

Wednesday brought three new arrivals at Barrett hospital. A girl was born to Irving Orrand and wife, another girl to Walter Ronnemosé and wife of Dillon, and a boy to Raymond Gransberry and wife of Reichle.

The Barrett Hospital Irving Orrand Walter Ronnemosé Dillon Raymond Gransberry Reichle

Juvenile suspects held in county jail after Red Rock burglary

Two youths, both juveniles, are in the county jail after being connected to a second degree burglary. Sheriff’s officers say the suspects pilfered several guns and ammunition from the Union Pacific bunkhouse at Red Rock on Friday afternoon. Their car was stopped near Snowline and they were taken to Dillon Friday night. The stolen items were recovered from a cache near the highway.

Ardner Dale” Wolfe Union Pacific's Bunkhouse Red-Rock Sheriff's Red Rock Snowline Dillon

Reward posted for Dillon Steam Laundry robbery

A $25 reward is posted by Beaverhead county commissioners for the arrest and conviction of the thief who robbed the Dillon Steam Laundry safe on October 19. The robber reportedly took $250 from the gate. No protests were received. The Wisdom North Fork road in the Big Hole basin was abandoned after the meeting. County commissioners then traveled to Butte to confer with WPA officials about re employment and projects in the county.

Dillon Steam Beaverhead Wisdom-North Fork Big Hole Basin Butte WPA

Beavers to clash with Philipsburg on Armistice Day

Dillon six man Beaver team visits Philipsburg for the final home game of the season on Armistice Day at the fairgrounds. Wheat will star at fullback in his last high school game, with Burgess Tait and Wilcox among likely starters. Advance tickets sold well as the crowd is expected. the field will be sprinked for a quality surface.

Dillon Grid Beaver Philipsburg Beavers Three Forks Denton Montana Dillon Beaver Sextet Fairgrounds Dillon Carl “Ross Wheat American Boy C. Burgess Alex Tait D. Wheat W. Walker L. Whipple E. Wilcox G. Rebish D. Casper J. Stieb W. Hubbard J. Burgess D. Christensen

Remarkable Mrs. Scott and Sacajawea Park Dedication

The obituary honors Mrs. Scott for aiding the State Highway Commission in creating the Two Forks roadside park dedicated Sept 12. It credits her with asserting Montana’s claim to Sacajawea and locating Fortunate camp, linking her to Dr Grace Raymona Hebard and recognizing her civic roles from suffrage to youth conservation.

Scott State Highway Commission Two Forks Montana Sacajawea Grace Raymona Hebard University of Wyoming

Crowning of Queen Climax of Carnival Continues

An array of twenty Scotchmen and Director L A Gregory in costume will lead the parade through town. The carnival features floats and characters with booths to be opened after programs on Friday and Saturday evenings at the high school gym. Booths include beauty, fish pond, candy, refreshment, novelty, nail driving, baseball pitching, radio, penny pitch, dart and gallery with prizes to be won.

L. A. Gregory

Beaverhead Historian Death Claims and Divorces Granted

Death claims story continues from Page One concerning Beaverhead historian. The notice lists three divorces granted on Saturday afternoon by Judge, with references to boundary lines between Montana and Idaho and related territorial disputes.

Beaverhead

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Demon Hospital Emma~Hoffman G. F. ‘O'Dell of Armsad City A. S.carr Dell C. Patterson Dill A. W. Nelson Z Hole Rev. Nelson Jle Skabo Missoula Bert Megquier Nnly Western Pointa Verne McMannis Grasshopper William Jennings of Twindges Dillonday aAarry B. Baumberger UN Pacific Los Angeles California N. B. Bretherton Bannack and Idaho Streets John Tessier Mrs. Tessier Ely Pat Smith Melrose Dil Jon Legion Sheridan Scar Griffith W. C. Orrt Helena J. B. Andrus Boulder, Coloradas H. E. Andrus Ackson Jed Eddie Wenger 4S Hill Tom ‘Mon Frank Bassett Port Idaho Patrick Babe Robins Frank Stahl Ida Falls Kellogg Mr. Stahl Louis Stahl Robert M Meehan Mas Junior Jord Co. Orr T. B San Francisco Jeffery Barracks Missouri Orr Meers Kearney Marquez- Sarg Polson Blanche Meius Eureka Art Normal College cAy AL Lucille Furlong Woose “Tash Polaris Pons G. Club Brown Bear Pack L. D Society Riverside Home Entre Nous Pinochle Club Founder's Day Dance Dcompany Bro Ea Ce Fede Eral Deposit Insurance Corporation the Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Company Pitibune Underwood
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