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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1939
Page
5
A flurry of social notes lists visitors and residents in Dillon and surrounding towns. Adams Hazelbaker Pendleton Romersa, Finsley and others are noted as travelers. several locals, including Barrett, Rife, and Jacobs, visit Kalispell, Butte, and Helena. Banks will close for Columbus Day. officials report civic visits, funerals, and new clinic members.
The Patterson family thank friends and neighbors for floral offerings and sympathy on the death of Ada Lois Patterson also named are Mrs Ann Brothers and family Mr G V Patterson and family Mrs Vine Rathbun and family Mrs Mae McNulty and family.
Family and friends express gratitude for support during the loss of Elza Smith. They thank neighbors for kindness and flowers, the Masonic lodge for services, and Mr. McFadden and Mrs. Hazel for music.
The Chinook sugar factory will chemically treat beet waste this year before disposal into the Milk River, per Dr W F Cogswell secretary of the state health board. Helena residents previously claimed beet waste polluted their water supply.
The Bluejay troop met at the city hall for games and roll call. Each patrol held its meeting and the group sang Taps before closing. Dorothy May Minger, scribe.
Congressman James F. O'Connor announces Frank McDonald of Great Falls and Earl Simmons of Butte as tentative Montana census supervisors for the 1940 enumeration.
The state fish and game commission announces the 1939-40 trapping season will start December 1. Marten are protected after January 31, while mink, muskrat and fox may be trapped until the night of April 14, per State Game Warden James A. Weaver.
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department answered Monday night to a blaze at the Davis Conoco station where gasoline ignited as attendant Marion Pyeatt washed the grease rack. Fire damage was confined mostly to scorched paint.
The state supreme court admitted Alvin B. Walker of Milan Missouri to practice law in Montana. Walker plans to practice in Dillon and was admitted on motion of the attorney general's office.
The Ellen May guild will be entertained by Miss Faye Kirkpatrick and Miss Ottilie Brauer at their home Thursday afternoon at 4 30. Miss Genevieve Albertson will review the first chapter of the book Homeland Harvest. Devotionals will be led by Miss Jessie Duboc and Mrs. W J Bierrum.
The Just-A-Mere club will meet Thursday afternoon at 2 oclock at the home of Mrs. Roy Webster. Members wishing transportation to the Webster ranch home are requested to call Mrs. George Gauthier.
The Baptist Ladies Aid will meet at 3 oclock Thursday afternoon at the cottage. Co-hostesses are Mrs. Frank Bassett Mrs. John Foster and Mrs. Bray. Everyone is invited to attend.
The Royal Neighbors will hold a regular session Thursday evening at 8 PM with a social hour and refreshments afterward. Juniors will meet at 6 30.
John Curran and Alice Clark both of Virginia City were married on Monday by Judge George Opp at the clerk of court office.
The Shakespeare Club announces the new play Herod and Marianne now available at Tribune Book Store for readers and theater enthusiasts.
Miss Jeanette Rankin the first Montana congresswoman stayed with Miss Jean Bishop for several days and spoke at the high school Monday morning and at the Dillon Rotary Club. Her schedule included talks at local schools and civic groups.
Multiple Montana State Normal College organizations announced officers for the new year. Foreign Relations elected Elmer Tuomi as president with Edward Cebull as vice president and Eugene Riordan as secretary treasurer. Other groups including Chanticleer journalistic society Gargo yles dramatics Kappa Zeta Nu W A A and Art club named their leaders plus faculty sponsors and coordinators. Regular meetings begin in October with social and ceremonial events planned.
Freshman class officers are Howard Morse Dillon president Gladys Skaarland Big Timber vice president Sylvia Nelson Anaconda secretary Bill Tower Lima treasurer. Sophomore officers include Carl Johansen Dagmar president Robert Gregg Dillon secretary Lorraine Reiter Froid treasurer Helen McGovern Glendive. Advisors are Coach Ray Gallant for freshmen and Dr Marlin K Farmer for sophomores.
Miss Gladys Forester, president of the Dillon Bubbies and Professional Women's clubs, delivered a report at the meeting in Butte. The address highlighted club activities and community efforts.
Beaverhead local of the Montana Education Association will hold its first meeting of the school year Friday October 13 at Canyon Resort. President O K Moe announced a forthcoming program with principal speaker Martin P Moe of Helena addressing Program and Problems of the M E A. Other talks and reports are planned and a vice presidency will be filled next week after Harry Miller transfers.
Judge and Mrs. Louis Stahl were celebrated at a surprise party on Oct. 4 for their 55th wedding anniversary. Friends visited to extend congratulations as the couple, who spent over five decades in Beaverhead County, arrived in 1888 from Michigan and settled in Argenta.
Elza Smith, longtime Beaverhead County resident of 67 years, died of a heart attack while unloading grain Tuesday afternoon. Last rites were conducted Friday at the Methodist church with Rev. J. A. Meeke officiating. Knights of Templar and Dillon Masonic Lodge provided escort. graveside rites were at Mountain View cemetery.
The Montanomal weekly at Montana State Normal college released its autumn quarter edition. Editor is Miss Rose Conwell with staff Lorraine Reiter Lillian Presbitero as business managers and a team of assistants reporters sports and faculty sponsor Genevieve Albertson.
A no hostess meeting of the St Rose guild will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 30 at the hall.
The American Legion Auxiliary outlines concerts with Dolly Paddock and Howard Lyon and a new song Beneath the Montana Sky by Mrs. Hazel J. Talent. Wilma Wright and others perform as part of the program while refreshments are served by the executive committee. New committee appointments include chairs for Americanism, Child Welfare, Community Service, Finance, Membership, Music, Legislation and more, led by President D. V. Paddock.
The council will hear the principal address "Rural Women in the World Today" and several talks. The program starts at 10 o clock and continues after luncheon with officers from eleven county home demonstration clubs in attendance. Plans for the coming year will be discussed at the next conclave.
Over 460 children were examined in a second dental survey at Dillém grade school. Drs F H Bimrose R D Curry and W J Romersa reported great improvements since last year’s survey. Repair recommendations will be sent to parents by the school.
Funeral services for John Peterson were conducted Monday at Dillon Elks lodge No 1554 with burial at Mountain View cemetery. Survivors include wife Thilda a daughter Alice J Peterson of Dillon and son Herman R Peterson along with siblings and in laws from multiple states. Blue Lodge and Knights of Templar provided escort. pallbearers listed.
Miss Rankin urged the audience that democracy must avoid war methods and resist foreign bases. She argued the United States should not cross seas to fight Europe’s wars, warning that allowing bases would invite war on American shores. Music by a county high school sextet directed by Miss Mary Castles accompanied the event.
A fire danger was mitigated by prompt action from CCC crews at Birch Creek camp. Their quick dispatched mop-up prevented a much larger blaze and safeguarded Beaverhead's water, wood and forage resources. The report praised the cooperative effort and urged continued community spirit.
A rustler was found in the snow and suspected to have fled by wading the creek. Authorities continue their search, noting this may be the first time in years a rustler used horseback herd ing while in years past cattle were loaded onto trucks at night.
Report notes steady progress on the Rea line as crews move into new territory near Melrose. The team tackles rock soil with reduced trouble, signaling smoother operations ahead as work advances toward Dilton.
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