Dillon Scraps of News from Local Folks Gathered
A long list of Dillon residents and visitors is noted with names such as Hildreth, Selway, Schudder, Rieber, Henneberry, Tash, Selway, Owen, Kellum, Doyle, Bray, and many others. The items cover town business, visits, hospital admits, travel to Twin Bridges, Great Falls and Seattle, and social events. An obituary reference and a Farmers Union convention note close the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union
Great Falls
Dillon
A. J. Rife
Estella Hansen
Bond
Mike Lauterbach
Lorin Miller
Lee Schuler
Walter Jones
Wise River
Safety Week Opens With Car Emblem Sale in Dillon
By proclamation of Mayor D A Galt Dillon observes Safety Week with a community sale of attractive emblems bearing the slogan Count on Me to Prevent Accidents aimed at promoting road safety during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Galt
Dillon
Coincidental Travel Notes From Helena Visit
A visit in the city revealed an Avchtrange coincidence related to Rev. and Mrs. Sidney Douglas Hooker of Helena. Mrs. F. D. Willis reported a postcard sent from Seattle in August 1936, claiming a Canadian trip, while Hooker said he had not visited Canada for years and was in California all winter. The card’s date matched August but the morphology suggested an earlier mailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Douglas, Hooker
Helena
Bertha Huber
California
F. D. Willis
Seattle
Hooker
Plans Under Way For Christmas Seal Sales
High school newspapers will publish special November editions focusing on tuberculosis and public health. Students will research local TB impact and resources, then produce copy for the sale, learning about prevention while aiding the Montana Tuberculosis association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Crockett
Montana Tuberculosis Association
Army Recruiting Station Opened in Butte
Cecil C. Gibson announces a new Army Recruiting Station in Butte offering vacancies with vocational training and steady pay from 21 to 157.50 dollars monthly. Enlistment requires ages 18 to 35, single with no dependents, eighth grade education, and passing a physical exam. Further details at 306 Post Office Building, Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Recruiting Station
Post Office
Butte
Ram sale date changed to October fourteenth
Bernard Williams county agent announces the second ram sale is moved from October 10 to October 14. The change affects all interested bidders and local farmers planning on attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard ° Williams
Carroll Study Club Opens Season With Evening Meeting
The Carroll Study club will hold the first meeting of the season at St. Rose rectory Friday evening at 8 o'clock. St. James guild plans a no hostess meeting Thursday afternoon in the guild hall. St. Rose guild meets Thursday afternoon in the guild hall hosted by Mrs. J. C. Fuller and Mrs. Harold Murray. John Pendergast of the Big Hole basin was in Dillon on Wednesday for business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Study Club
St. Rose Rectory
St. James’ Guild
Guild Hall
ST. Rose Guild
Guild
J. C. Fuller
Harold Murray
John Pendergast
Big Hole Basin
Dillon
Thanks for Kindness After Our Bereavement
We express sincere thanks and appreciation for the kindness and expressions of sympathy shown during the loss of our son and brother Chester Conner. Special thanks to the minister the pallbearers those who furnished music the American Legion and all who sent flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Conner
American Legion
Dillon assembly installs new Rain Bow officers
In a Wednesday evening ceremony at the Masonic hall the Dillon assembly of the Order of the Rainbow for Girls installed a new corps of officers led by mother adviser Mrs. Edgar E. Wayne and worthy adviser Isabel Watson. Other officers include Lida Shaffner charity Jane Stallings hope Irene Megquier faith Valera Fairbanks chaplain Helen Bay drill leader Marjorie Decker red Anna Christensen orange Jeanne Covall yellow Suzanne Gilbert green Fern Stahl Merle Schmittroth confidential observer Mary Liggett outer observer Betty Jo Jeppson organist Elizabeth Wilkinson and choir director Marjorie Opp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Assembly
Order of the Rainbow
Masonic Hall
Edgar E
Wayne
Isabel Watson
Lida Shaffner
Charity
Jane Stallings
Hope
Irene Megquier
Valera . Fairbanks
Helen Bay
Marjorie Decker
Anna Christensen
Jeanne Covall
Suzanne Gilbert
Fern Stahl
Rummage Sale Huge Success by American Legion Auxiliary
The rummage sale held Saturday by the American Legion auxiliary was a strong success. Fidac committee chaired by Mrs. D V Paddock and radio music committee led by Mrs. Frank Poole organized the event with help from several auxiliary members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Fidac
D. V. Paddock
C. T. Callahan
Parke T. Scott
Alice Rolands
C. M. Bonnifield
Frank Arthur
Radio and Music Committee
Frank Poole
Sam Cardinale
J. W. Walters
Harold Warner
J. C. Jeppson
Berniece Metlen
Thomas Jenkins Dies After Lingering Illness
Thomas Jenkins 42 of Lima died after a lingering illness Thursday at the L D S hospital in Salt Lake. He served as division superintendent of maintenance for the Union Pacific railroad and was well known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jenkins
Lima
L. D. S. Hospital
Salt Lake
Union Pacific Railroad
Methodist Ladies Aid Meeting Set for Thursday Afternoon
The Methodist Ladies Aid will meet Thursday afternoon in the church parlors. Mrs Earl Crichton and Mrs Levant Taylor will be the hostesses. A program will be presented during the afternoon and a cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Ladies Aid
Earl Crichton
Levant Taylor
Manse Society to Meet at Mrs Graves Home Thursday
The Manse society of the Presbyterian church will be entertained by Mrs Harry Graves Thursday afternoon at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Church
Harry Graves
Beaverhead Crop Report Week Ending September 19 1936
Heavy rains and mountain snow marked the Beaverhead valley early in the week with frosts and cold nights. Threshing near Dillon was interrupted by wind and rain. Potatoes suffered small losses from frosts while several lamb shipments occurred and most lambs were contracted. Livestock remained in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Valley
Dillon
Mrs Martha Plassman Dies in Great Falls at 86
Word comes of the death in Great Falls last Friday of Mrs Martha Edgerton Plassman 86 daughter of Sidney Edgerton first territorial governor of Montana She was known in Dillon where she spent her early life and visited here Her father was an early post master in the county and ran a store near Dillon at the Blacktail crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chioea Thomas
Dillon
Great Falls
Martha Edgerton Plassman
Sidney Edgerton
Montana
Former resident visits highlight Dillon history
Mrs. C. W. Newton and her son Tom from Los Angeles visited Miss Bertha Huber last week. Newton was formerly Mrs. L. Kupfer who came to Dillon with the Utah and Northern railroad advance into Montana and ran Dillon's first jewelry gun and ammunition store on North Montana Street. Fidel Huber, the late manager, followed in the business and was a respected local businessman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Newton
Tom
Los Angeles
Bertha Huber
Newton
L. Kupfer
Dillon
Montana
Utah & Northern Railroad
Montana Street
Fidel Huber
The Accusing Finger stars Kelly Hunt and Taylor
A Tuesday and Wednesday mystery by Paul Kelly features Marsha Hunt and Kent Taylor in a suspenseful brisk tale with action thrills and comic relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Kelly
Marsha Hunt
Kent Taylor
Thursday Big Night at Hartwig Hartwig We Went to College
Old home week festival frames a big screen hit starring Una Merkel and Charles Butterworth. The Thursday program at Hartwig promises a nostalgia filled comedy night with the crowd favorite duo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartwig
Una Merkel
Charles Butterworth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hildreth
Son of Medicine
L. Burles
George Selway
Pearl Schudder
Twin Bridges
W. Walters
William Blair
Mrs. Ross. Nay
Sshopper
Town Iday
Chris Rieber
Aul Henneberry
Canyon Resort
W. 8S. Tash
Grasshop
Mrs
Elmer Selway
Anaconda
Irs
Ida Owen
Tray
Liss Jean Bennett
Katherine Caskin
Twinages
Dillonting
W. D. Sandy
Ziegler Springs
Betty Roe
Thle
State University
Ames Doyle
J. H. Bray
Centennial Valley
Iday
Jess Owen
Salmon
Dys Pentland
Leadore
Idaho
George LaXch
Anna James
Dayton
Ohio
Frank Kirk
J. F. H. Bimrose
Beatrice Fleming
Harley Linder
Laurin
William Lewis
Daugher Sheridan
J. Leonard Innese
Ce Rife, Jr
Armstead
Spencer Patterson
Douglas
City
8. S. Patter
William Dunn, Sr
Paul Judge
James
Kfoot
Iss Jane Kellum
Mrs. Frankum
Mary Stone
Ity School
Mary Molleur
L. R. Free
Mrs. Huddle
Chapel Hill
North Linn
Berg Christensen
James la Marche
Melrose
Divide
P. M. Sweeney
Dell
S. M. McKnight
Mrs. Hollis Harrison
Grasshopper
Tom Dubois
Twin Falls
Harold Soper
Dart Hardware Company
Marie
Andrus Hotel
Marjorie Stevenson
Billings
B. N. Stevenson
Anna Patterson
Robert Barrett
T. F. McFadden
Frank Buhrer
J. C. Ferguson
George Schwartz
Long Beach
Will Swanstrom
Ashton
M. J. Coiner
Jane Herndon
Roy B. Herndon
Washington, D. C
Miss Herndon
T. C. Blaisdell, Jr
Social Security Board
Helen Dean
Belgrade
Normal College
Ben Dean
Robert
Robert Hoffman
Frank Esterwald
Grant
Esterwald
James Dodd
Cecil C. Gibson
Victor Feliz
Manse Society
Trust LI Company
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Beaverhead
Mrs. Plassman
Hartwig Theatre
Hollywood
Last OF the Mohicans
Heather Angel
Phillip Reed
Universal Portable
Underwood
Tribune Book Store
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