Local notes on gatherings and visits across Dillon area
George Pyle brings supplies from Dillon as Turkey shoots draw crowds at Polaris store and Harrison ranch. Visitors from Dillon include Charles Kelly Norman Nelson and families. Elmer Hays visited Knoll ranch. Tom Judge hunted in Elkhorn country. Armistice day events at Sheridan high school featured a 50 foot flag pole ceremony, “Star Spangled Banner” and a history of the flag. Basketball games at Sheridan and Innis clubs ended with Sheridan boys winning 34 to 7. girls lost 7 to 7.
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George Pyle
Dillon
Polaris
Harrison Ranch
Charles Kelly
Norman Nelson
John Judge
Helen
Jean Bennett
Harry McManus
Wilbur Tash
Tash Ranch
Beaverhead
Elmer Hays
Knoll Ranch
Tom Judge
Elkhorn Country
Andy Pyle
Argenta
E. A. Marchesseau
Larry Daly
Missoula
Otto Pahnish
Joseph K. Toole
Rightenour
Joseph M. Dixon
Helena Journal
Russel B. Harrison
Harrison
Montana
Nellie Cecil
Mary Adams
James Duncan
Sheridan High School
American Legion
Paul Auren
W. H. McKenzie
America
Lyman H. Bennett
Sheridan
Innis
Ennis
J. F. Oakwood
Len Foster
Hugh Anderson
Leonard Schultz
Stanford Cahle
State University
Reichle News Highlights Local Hunting Trip and Visits
Deputies report two deer taken by local hunters Peter Spritzer and Joe Bayan while John Fritz became lost during a three man trip to the hills. Visitors include Mrs. Hartwig and guests from Butte and San Francisco, with Miss Verbance and Miss Hand noted for educational and ranching activities.
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Peter Spritzer
Joe Bayan
John Fritz
John
Sheridan Women’s Library Club on Montana’s 40th Anniversary
The Sheridan Women’s Library club met last Thursday afternoon. Mrs Righten led the program with a paper titled Our Treasure State. She traced Montana’s Territorial days and Congress’s role in naming Montana by Hon. James M. Ashley, leading to the 1889 constitutional convention in Helena on July 4.
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Sheridan Women's Library Club
Rightenour
Montana
Union of States
Congress
James M. Ashley
Helena
Jackson News Briefs Highlight Club Meeting and Local Visits
Mrs Fred Hirschey took Mrs Soren Nelson to Hamilton to meet her grandson born last Saturday at the Murphy home. Jackson Woman's Club met at Mrs George Clemon's. lunch at 1 30 followed by business, two new members, pinochle winner Miss Wilhelmina Schindler and consolation Elmose. Next meeting at Mrs Swan Johnson on November 21. Wendell Jardine and wife welcomed baby Bruce Hans at Barrett hospital. Dr Kern and A W Jones of Butte visited Swan Johnson. William Harray visited from Highland ranch. Harry Helming visited Mert Fullerton. A W Watson and others traveled to Hirschey ranch. Roy Oliver and daughter Dorothy, Roy Ford and family, Buddy Lapham visited Jackson. Howard Morse did business in town. Mrs Henry Olsen, recently staying with sister Soren Nelson, left for Dillon. Sam Peterson, notable rancher...
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Fred Hirschey
Soren Nelson
Hamilton
Gladden
Phillip Murphy
Jackson Woman’s Club
George Clemon
Fort Harrison
Wilhelmina Schindler
Elmose
Swan Johnson
Wendell Jardine
Barrett Hospital
Wendell
Bruce Hans
Kern
A. W. Jones
Butte
William Harray
Highland Ranch
Jardine
Harry Helming
Mert Fullerton
A. W. Watson
Hirschey Ranch
Roy Oliver
Dorothy
Roy Ford
Buddy Lapham
Jackson
Howard Morse
Henry Olsen
Dillon
Sam Peterson
Social round of Dillon and Grant residents and visitors
A series of brief notices details travel, visits, sales and social events. James Dodd and Otto Schultz attended Dillon affairs. families like Jackson, Krause, Waldemar, Donovan and Rand feature in visits, drives, and business. Recent travel includes to Butte, Lemhi and Rochester with multiple motor trips and local gatherings.
Oil Driller Turned Tenor Howard Carman to Perform
From oil field tool dresser in Ohio to singing star in Chicago, Howard Carman served twenty one months in France with the Rainbow division before studying for the operatic stage. He will appear in Dillon on November 20 with the Festival Opera Company in The Barber of Seville.
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Howard Carman
Ohio
France
Rainbow Division
Chicago
Dillon
Festival Opera Company
Cattle Shipments Highlight Armstead as Shipping Point
Armstead has seen cattle shipments this week with about 150 head purchased from the Tomi Pierce ranch by James Dodd loaded Tuesday for Los Angeles. Frank Esterwald sent out 84 head of steers averaging 1200 pounds.
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Armstead
Tomi Pierce
James Dodd
Los Angeles
Frank Esterwald
Armistice Week Assembly and Gargoyles Play Plans
Normal sidelight reports Armistice Day assembly with glee club selections and talks on the end of war. Next Tuesday the Gargoyles, directed by Miss Myrtle Savidge, present The Travelers, a Booth Tarkington one act play set in Sicily, with a cast led by Margaret Barlow and others. A December 6 program features three comedies Joint Owners in Spain The Exchange and Wrong Numbers. Faculty tea at Mrs Herndon’s South Washington Street home follows Friday afternoon Elizabeth Herndon hosts the event for college and school staff.
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Albright
Jordan
Gargoyles
Myrtle Savidge
Booth Tarkington
Sicily
Jessie Roberts
Margaret Barlow
Hamilton
Edwin York
East Helena
Spain
Alice Brown
Althea Thurston
Essex Dane
Herndon
Olmsted Claimed By Reaper Dies In Dillon
D. Olmsted, longtime Dillon civic leader and former mayor, dies after a life of public service. A Republican, he served 1911 to 1913 as mayor and was active on the Beaverhead County high school board. Funeral held at St. James Church with Rev. H. N. Tragitt Jr. officiating. Interment in Mountain View cemetery.
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Ohio
Olmsted
Dillon
Beaverhead County
St. James Church
H. N. Tragitt Jr
Mountain View Cemetery
When Art Triumphs in Seed Packets Evidence
A humorous London writer notes that nature is the world’s greatest artist, yet admits she cannot copy the pictures on seed packets. The quip plays on art versus nature and craft.
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London
Friendship's Value Reflects Shared Joys and Griefs
A quotation from Lord Bacon notes that sharing joys with friends enhances happiness and sharing fears lessens grief, suggesting friendship amplifies both good and bad moments through mutual support.
Why is the guinea pig called guinea pig
A Philadelphia Inquirer note questions the origin of the term guinea pig. It explains the animal is not from Guinea in Africa but from South America and riffs on the phrase high noon versus low noon.
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Guinea
Africa
South America
Philadelphia Inquirer
Talkies Shown On Moving Train In Utah
A moving train voyage from Los Angeles to Chicago featured the first ever presentation of talking pictures aboard a theatre car. The event used Western Electric gear in cooperation with Electrical Research Products and Paramount Famous-Lasky, with a Paramount newsreel and The Virginian shown to passengers. The setup mimicked a real theater as Union Pacific provided the car, Hollywood artists helped drape the space, and officials touted the breakthrough in portable sound projection.
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Salt Lake City
Western Electric
Electrical Research Products Incorporated
Paramount-Famous-Lasky Corporation
Union Pacific System
Limited
Los Angeles
Chicago
Railroad
Paramount Sound
Paramount
Paramount Studios
Hollywood
Union Pacific
Uncle Eben Quotes on Self Satisfaction as Fate of Company
A Washington Star quip quotes Uncle Eben describing a man who is overly self satisfied as easy company. The line highlights humor about self contentment and social ease.
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Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Britain’s Last Wolf Monument Marks Killing Site
A fragment notes the final wolf in Britain roamed near Lothbeg Sutherlandshire around 1700. A monument marks the place where it was killed.
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Britain
Lothbeg
Sutherlandshire
Dolly in construction rivet tool described
A dolly is a construction tool with an indented head to hold the rivet head and absorb impact while the opposite head is driven. The device aids rivet work by stabilizing the rivet during fastening and reducing deformation.
Foley Pills diuretic benefit for kidney ailments cited
Mrs. A G Wells of Rocky Mount North Carolina credits Foley Pills diuretic with driving away her fatigue and distressing kidney ailments. She says the remedy lets her attend to family and household duties without exhaustion. For sale by Geo M Gosman successor to Pott Adv.
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A.G. Wells
Rocky Mount
N. C
Geo. M. Gosman
Pott
Spring Make This Simple Test At Home
A New York Sun note asks if the first breeze of spring signals music or a new nuisance, pondering whether the season preserves youthfulness or marks another annoyance.
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New York Sun
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