Executives Meet Tuesday Reported By Town News
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate executives are to meet Tuesday with references to George Hughes of Grant and a town event on Thursday. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1940
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate executives are to meet Tuesday with references to George Hughes of Grant and a town event on Thursday. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Mrs. H. C. McNinch and Mrs. Tom Scott called in Dillon. Dan and Mrs. Pendergast visited from Jackson. Senator George Montgomery transacted business in Dillon. Evelyn Mikkelson taught in Bozeman schools weekend in Dillon. A daughter born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Buell at Barrett hospital. Baptist Ladies Aid meets Thursday at 8 p.m. at the cottage with Miss Clara Plant hosting. Miss Belle Long in charge. James E. Kurtz left for Bozeman after weekend with relatives. W. C. Jones reported Wise River area received precipitation. Shakespeare club discusses first book of plays at Oct 19 meeting. correction issued. Mrs. Florence Roadhouse left for Great Falls Columbus hospital. Frank Rhinell and family guests at William Steele home. pack trip in Blackfoot country planned. AAU Women Council met at Miss Rimel’s. list of members and officers named.
The Business and Professional Women's club staged their annual Hallowe en party Wednesday at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. W. C. Orr.
As mandated, Governor Roy E. Ayers officially proclaims October 16 as registration day under the United States selective service act.
The Epworth League elected officers at its last meeting. Officers named include President Boyd Koenig. first vice presidents Alice Davis and Elizabeth Saunders. second vice president Maysel Mallon. third vice president Ruth Koenig and Forrest Long. secretary Avis Underwood. treasurer Lowell Mallon. pianist Grace Knox. reporter Jessie Knox. scrapbook chair Giovannina Cardinale.
The Baptist Ladies Aid sponsor a harvest festival bazaar and cafeteria dinner on Saturday October 12 at the cottage. Public invited. Donations requested from Mrs. Frank Bassett Mrs. Robert Frakes Mrs. Mina Perkins or Miss Sally Baker.
The Alma Matrons society schedules its next meeting for Monday October 14.
A Townsend club will hold a meeting Thursday October 10 at the courthouse. Members are advised to attend and participate in the agenda.
The Ellen May guild pledges a meeting on October 31 after scheduling conflicts with other functions. Members are asked to note the date and prepare for the session.
L. L. Benepe deputy registrar reports Montana births for August at 975 versus 464 deaths. The difference highlights stronger birth rates in the month.
Beaverhead post of the American Legion will hold a regular meeting on Thursday October 10 as announced Tuesday.
Miss Nancyann Petersen marked her sixth birthday with a Thursday party at her parents home Mr and Mrs Pete Petersen. About 30 friends attended for games and refreshments in a pleasant afternoon gathering.
Card thanks friends and neighbors for kindness after the death of Mrs Luella Thompson. Name mentions include Mr and Mrs Harry Dingley Gaylord Thompson Shirley Hubbard Phyllis Hubbard Dan Pendergast who bought 320 head of cattle near Bozeman to feed on the Pendergast ranch. Visitors noted include Mr and Mrs Harry Davidson and Mr and Mrs Frank Zgoda of Chateau Mont visiting Mr and Mrs Garry Johnson. Davidson and Johnson families connected.
The George Engineering Company resumes operations at the old stand 88 Montana Street near Warner's offering surveying services. G. V. Elder announces readiness for jobs, inviting client inquiries and project discussions.
Beaver fumble in the final two minutes cost Central a 7 6 loss to Butte Central in a hard fought Friday night game. Dillon’s defense stalled Butte six times inside the 20 in three quarters while Conger and Graham linked for a late scoring drive and Chapman's interception set up the lateButte Central rally.
The passage lists multiple members and roles within a group, naming Mrs. Holloran, Mrs. Smith Paddock, Mrs. Caster Line, Mrs. Hatton, Mrs. Mary Farrell, Mrs. Loyd, Mrs. Lambert Bliel, and Miss Fay Kirkpatrick among others. It also notes officers besides the president: secretary Miss Fay Kirkpatrick, vice president Mrs. J J. Brown, and treasurer Mrs. Harold Snow.
Kenneth Wheat, chairman of the Beaverhead county Democratic central committee, calls a meeting at city hall council chambers Friday night October 11 at 8 o'clock. Candidates, precinct committee men and women, committee members and others will gather to outline plans for the fall campaign.
Dillon Rifle Club delayed its reorganization at Friday night meeting with officers’ election postponed to arrange an indoor range. A committee of Henry Hignight Burnice Farrell and H Seybold to secure an indoor practice space. Last year the group practiced in the county high school basement.
Dillon Kiwanis Club heard reports from President Jack Barrett Carl Olson and Lester Kurtz on the Glasgow September 1921 district meeting. Delegates described a successful session with outstanding Canadian and American speakers addressing the sessions.
Remains of James McCarty were taken to Victor Montana Thursday for interment. Two of his sisters live in Victor. He was found dead in timber above Brown's Lake, likely a heart attack while chopping wood. Riverside club members were hosted by Mrs Verda Proulx and Mrs Etta Pilgrim on Wednesday October 9 at Mrs Ned Saunders home.
Pat O'Brien alias Fred LeRoy Mason was bound over to district court after pleading not guilty to grand larceny. Bond set at 1000 dollars for allegedly diverting about 150 dollars from the Wilbur cafe till where he worked as a cook before his disappearance on September 25. He was arrested after returning to collect belongings.
Two Beaverhead county high school faculty members will head section programs at the Montana Education Association district convention in Butte on October 25 26 and 27. Principal Conrad Orr leads the teacher tenure section and Miss Fay Kirkpatrick conducts the journalism section discussion.
The St Rose guild will meet Thursday at 3 o clock at the home of Mrs. A J Ferko 323 East Morse Street. Mrs Ferko and Mrs J Dubie will entertain attendees.
Mrs. T E Luebben Mrs. Fred Woodside Mrs. George F Dart Tilda Peterson and Mrs Herman Peterson attended the Tirzah Temple Daughters of the Nile ceremonial in Butte on Tuesday.
The Glasgow squad returns for fall training under new lights. Straugh succeeds Ray Gallant as coach as the team plans opener against Rickd College in Rexburg on Oct 26, with Carroll College on Nov 2 and Montana Mines on Nov 16 at home.
Dillon resident A H Krause reported a blue arc light and fiery tail seen near Beaverhead river bridge as he drove toward Dillmont park. Reports reached Bozeman Butte Ennis Belgrade and other towns with some saying it was a meteor others an airplane crash.
The Half-and-Half pinochle club gathered Tuesday evening at Mrs. Frank Ryburn's home. Prizes went to Mrs. Norman Giles and Miss Estella Melton, with Mrs. William Welborn earning the consolation. Guests enjoyed refreshments after the games.
The Royal Neighbors will gather Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the I O O F hall. An initiation will be held followed by a social hour. Juveniles meet earlier at 6 30.
Presbyterian members faculty and student bodies of the Normal college and high school are invited to attend the annual reception and party in the Presbyterian church parlors Friday evening at 8 oclock Students without church affiliation are welcome to attend.
The JUSE-A-MERE Club announces a schedule of eight upcoming meetings. Members are invited to attend sessions focusing on community projects, discussions, and social activities.
Harry Tash Jr. will exhibit a Hereford calf at the regional Junior Livestock Show in Billings opening October 11. Bred on the W. S. Tash ranch in Grasshopper Valley, the calf was raised as his 4 H club feeding project. Baby beef from Montana Idaho and Wyoming will be judged.
State game department reports a steady rise in licenses issued to sportsmen. In 1933 residents earned 60 980 bird and fish licenses, while 1940 shows 92 645. Resident big game licenses rose from 26 675 to 39 301 in the same period, per James A Weaver state game warden.
Julia McCoy was granted a decree of divorce Saturday from Raymond McCoy by Judge H. G. Rodgers.
The National Reclamation Association closed its convention at Great Falls with a call for an $85,000,000 irrigation program deemed essential for national defense. Phoenix, Arizona was chosen as the site for the 1941 meeting.
The autumn Go tradition returns on a Thursday at Torrey lodge in Birch Creek Canyon. A 34 year history marks the event with Birch Creek Canyon and Torrey lodge, owned by the Women's Athletic Association, drawing the gathering each season. The first faculty meeting of the year was held Wednesday with committees named and plans unveiled.
D A McKinnon state highway engineer said plans are to hold the 1941 meeting of the American Association of State Highway Officials at Glacier Park Montana next May. He noted the conference will focus on national defense highways and related planning.
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