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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1937
Page
5
Local notices recount visits and travels by residents of Dillon Anaconda and nearby areas. Ada Dart and family contact relatives in Dillon while Marion Pyatt recovers from surgery in Logan Utah. Several trips span Oregon Washington Idaho and California with various family gatherings and hospital visits.
Mrs Rose Heavey returned Tuesday evening from Butte where she stayed with friends Mrs Willis Johnson of Butte assistant division manager of Continental Oil is in town on business Mrs Laura Kress formerly of Dillon now Colorado Springs is visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Lorenzo Cushing Tom Morrow son of Mr and Mrs AVHC Morrow is a Stanford University mining department assistant instructor this term Lutheran Ladies Aid postponed from Thursday to October 14 meeting at Mrs Hans Mikkelsens ranch home
Mrs Clarence Seage of Oakland and Mrs Le Grand Young of Yakima visit their mother Mrs Laura Tolman Scott in Armstead Montana where Mrs Scott has been seriously ill with heart trouble. She shows some improvement at present.
The Homemakers' club gathered Monday at 10 30 AM at Mrs. Norman Henry's home for a luncheon featuring winter vegetables. A business meeting followed with Mrs K D Flock and Mrs Elmer Erickson named winter quarter project leaders. November gathering at Mrs Guy Combes home with Mrs Forrest Bayerd assisting. The Entre Nous club held its first fall meeting at Mrs Bernard Williams home Friday at 8 PM with three bridge tables. Mrs Walter Stamm and Mrs Alvin Jones won score favors and a lunch was served.
Miss Helen Poindexter daughter of Hawaii Governor Joseph B Poindexter left Dillon for Los Angeles then Honolulu after christening the U S cruiser Honolulu in New York. She visited uncles E L Poindexter and Dr F M Poindexter in Dillon. Pine Tree Troop 8 opened meetings welcoming new lieutenant candidate Miss Jackson and elected Lorraine Pierce Betty Barry patrol leaders. Patty Curry Mary Tait Betty Stephan Polly Tower Betty Messenger listed among participants.
The Kappa Lamba Kamma high school home ec club met Tuesday at 7:30 in the economics room and initiated 25 new members. Valera Fairbanks acted as spirit of Home Economics. A program and lunch followed. Officers are Ruth Wilberg president Virginia Woody vice president Pat Patterson secretary Ida Decker treasurer Kathleen Tallent song and yell leader.
Miss Helen Tyro daughter of Mr and Mrs F H Tyro wed Clarence Phelan on October 2 in a quiet Los Angeles ceremony. Phelan is on the staff of the Los Angeles Daily News. Miss Tyro danced with the Fanchon and Marco vaudeville chorus.
The Pattengail creek bog fire was found Sunday in Beaverhead National Forest and extinguished quickly by supervisor W. B. Willey. Started by careless fishermen, the underground blaze had crept under grass roots and could have spread if not checked promptly.
The Birch Creek CCC camp receives 65 men from Duck Creek Camp White Sulphur Springs, with 40 more from another state CCC camp expected. Combined with 32 replacements from Camp Knox Kentucky, enrollment rises to 170 for the winter quarter before a spring change.
The Women's Athletic Association at the Normal college organizes a Friday evening carnival in the college auditorium and gymnasium. The program opens with a vaudeville Frolic followed by a carnival featuring music drama and dance numbers. Entertainment includes a new statewide fun game ballroom dancing a Mexican fiesta a Chinese cabaret and a house of horrors.
The High School glee club met Monday night at 8 in the home economics room under Miss Mary Castles. Officers elected for the year included President Emma McGahan, Vice President Ruth Jackson, Treasurer Barbara Holloran, Secretary Jo Ann Fuller, and Program Chairman June Johnson. A forfeits game followed the meeting and refreshments were served.
Local delegates gathered for the federation meeting with speakers including Dr. S. E. Davis and Attorney T. E. Gilbert addressing the Constitution observance plan. Mrs. Emrys White of the Santa Ana Ebel club discussed California junior organizations and Warren Hughes of the Big Hole Road association spoke on regional roads. A luncheon followed with group singing and a Marionette show at the college.
The Montana Trade Commission board will act on the price establishment for rural product. Members named are Thomas E. Carey Horace F. Casey and E. E. Krebsbach with the hearing continuing in Helena.
Beavers meet Whitehall on Friday in a renewed Dillon Whitehall football rivalry now two years apart. Whitehall coach Henry Lund’s Trojans beat Helena reserves 24 12 and Bozeman reserves 20 12 this season while Dillon Beavers focus on conditioning and new plays to stay in Four Rivers district championship contention.
Beav Beav erhead county teachers gathered at the Andrus hotel dining room for a Beaverhead MTA initial fall meeting. G W McMullin presided as Lima schools principal. Superintendent Charles Henry discussed new M E A legislation and Conrad Orr led on the Teachers Retirement Act and a proposed tenure act. Earl Fairbanks spoke on credit unions and Dr H Davis on cultural study programs for Montana. Miss Mary Castles entertained with two piano solos.
The report classifies fire danger from average to explosive with crown fires rare on north slopes but possible on south slopes. It lists daily class counts from 2 to none in 7, mentions Royal Neighbors meeting Thursday at 8 and juveniles at 6 30, and notes Mr and Mrs Ed Cushing leaving for Fresno for the winter.
Beaverhead post of the American Legion plans the mining district convention in Dillon on October 23. Delegates from Helena Deer Lodge Drummond Philipsburg Whitehall Twin Bridges Sheridan Wisdom Anaconda and Butte are invited with National Vice Commander Harry Johnson of Anaconda among honorees. Elk drum corps may perform as the Dugout runs during the conference with afternoon sessions a joint banquet and a convention ball.
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock the ladies of the Country club met for breakfast at the clubhouse then paired off to play golf. Each player chose a single club for the entire game. Winnie Emmerick won for low score and Pauline Nelson earned the high score prize.
A meeting of the Bond local of The Farmers Union was held Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the Nelson school.
Last Thursday a halt on class work allowed students and faculty to spend the day in fun and play. At nine they departed by car for Birch Creek, with headquarters at Terry Lodge the WAA cabin. A noon dinner, dancing, outdoor games and hiking filled the afternoon before five o'clock departures.
Wanted immediately bids on one ton of wheat to be delivered at Maiden Rock hatchery. Written by William Carpenter at 604 Hennessy Building in Butte Montana.
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