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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1938
Page
4
A concise look at intriguing past Tribune items drawn from archival files. Highlights range from local events to notable personalities, offering snapshot details and historical context without sensational framing.
Dr J S Meade traveled from Bannack with a gold brick from Elkhorn smelter first run. Dillon sees boom as Spearin dray outfit sold to Mr Gills with Miles Bradbury to oversee the business. Ah Wing convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life. Miss Mamie Roe attended the Good Templars convention as Prospect lodge delegate from Dillon. meeting was held at Missoula.
Tribune report notes an early morning blaze in Bannack originating behind the Bank Exchange. Water shortages hampered efforts as flames spread down Main Street, destroying Mikus saloon and dance hall, Babcock fruit store, and a Mrs. May building.
John Lovell loses most of a large sheep band while crossing toward the Sheridan railroad precipice causing only four carloads to reach market. A Dillon male quartet forms with C. W. Scott John Evans W Bayerd and George Botts. The O S L depot brick walls rise slowly. A Friday snow brings the temperature to about 20 degrees below freezing.
In early October a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. E W Jones. The father presented the Liberty bond to the newborn. The paper bag shortage prompts stores to recruit children to collect clean bags. They offer one cent in trade per bag. Dr A C Morrow, long in veterinary training at Camp Houston, Texas, has been commissioned a lieutenant. Five men left Friday for Jefferson Barracks Mo to begin cry
Capitel Quips notes state water board engineer Donahue reports foundation work for the Broadwater-Missouri water conservation project in Broadwater county near Toston. Gov Ayers orders a $4,000 monthly cut in administration and winter exploration costs, saving $5,000 weekly during bad weather.
Virginia has joined a multi state compact for parolee and probationer supervision, joining Montana and 24 other states. W L Fitzsimmons, clerk of the state board of examiners, has been informed. The pact eliminates the need for extradition papers when members seek to return parole violators.
Bitterroot troop No. 2, made up of seventh grade girls, met at city hall to elect officers including Jean Troupe as scribe and Benny Lou George as treasurer. They planned a Halloween party, discussed the Bird Finders badge, and will trip to Birch Creek. The fifth grade troop hiked to Dillmont camp and heard Fire Chief Vandegrift discuss the fire truck and gear.
State fisheries officials tested aerial planting by dropping 2,000 rainbow and native trout fingerlings into Lake Elmo near Billings. The operation, conducted by plane without parachutes, aims to find a fast inexpensive method to stock remote waters.
The piece outlines how the Harding era economists and Tapp advocate subsidizing home use over foreign consumption, noting FSCC wheat dumping abroad and potential shift to U S users. It cites Crop Reporting board revisions on 1938 cotton and AAA tobacco quota penalties, with Spain's food shortages paralleling Nazi Germany.
A sign near Fairdale, Oregon warns hunters not to shoot until they see movement and suggests that a WPA worker may be in the area, signaling caution for wildlife management activity.
John D. Biggers writes to Franklin Roosevelt that 2,740,000 more people entered the labor market since 1930, all from women workers. He cites 39,978,000 males and 14,496,000 females ages 15 to 74, with about 7,845,016 registered as available for employment and an unemployment estimate of 10,500,000.
Madrid and Barcelona endured a bread dropping stunt by Rightist aviators to curry favor with the hungry Left. Propaganda claimed the bread would show a Rightist victory means a full stomach as air campaigns resumed with shells and explosives around the two cities. Madrid braces for a harsh winter under siege while residents cope with shortages.
Sir Miles Lampson, the British ambassador to Egypt, and his wife faced a cobra infestation at their Cairo summer villa. Native servants refused to handle the reptiles, so a local snake charmer was hired. The charmer performed Arabic incantations and melodious piping to lure nine young cobras into a bag, then coaxed a final, larger cobra into the collection before payment was arranged.
Christian Herald reports 1937 38 U S church membership totaling 63 848 094 an increase of 754 188 adults. Denominational leaders include Roman Catholics at 21 322 688 and Baptists 10 322 005. Statistician Herman Weber notes 20 million attend Sabbath services and cites faith as a strong American force.
Rotary club members heard speaker Garrison at the next meeting announced by program chairman Harold Warner. Curtis Wilson of Montana School of Mines will be the guest speaker, with Carlson Carl Guidici and others listed among attendees.
The junior high presented a Columbus Day program featuring a flag salute a sing along of the Star Spangled Banner remarks by Superintendent Paul L Anderson a Queen’s Faith play by 7 1 class directed by Mrs H D Black and a cast including Mary Dragane Harold Patrick Daniel Boka Isabelle Ross Betty Henry Dorothy Ames Phyllis Koontz Jean Renz Mildred Tucker Sylvester Meade Teddy Vanairsdale Jack Davis Robert McGinnis John Bowring John Burwell Willard Casper Louis Berg Jack Dodd Betty Lou Christensen Erma Lou Warner and Lois Hazelbaker. The program closed with America and flag retirement.
Bones believed to be from a dinosaur about 15 feet long were uncovered by William Schieffer while plowing on his farm near Winifred Montana. CCC workers also uncovered tail bones six inches in diameter but the bones cracked easily, delaying identification until a museum staffer could arrive.
Barclay Craighead of the Montana unemployment compensation commission and George Shepard, a commission member, left for Washington for a meeting with more than 350 unemployment compensation officials from across the nation. The conference aims to outline possible legislative changes in benefit payment methods under the act.
State Senator M. T. Mike Sullivan of Jefferson County, defeated in the Democratic primary on July 19, filed to seek re election on the independent ticket. His name appears on the November 8 ballot. No Republican candidate runs for Senate in Jefferson County. His Democratic opponent is Carl Martinson of White Hall.
Subpoenas from Lewis and Clark county district covered records of Helena as evidence in a trial. Judge George W. Padbury found the filing tasks too large for the court, and proceedings began in the filing case room and then shifted to a courtroom after noon.
Several hunters report early success with geese after the season opened Friday. Col. E. B. Todd and T. Lee McCracken shot geese in the Red Rock area, as flocks grow after years of rarity. Mrs. Tex Murphy of Butte becomes the first woman to bag a goose near the Jack Keenan ranch.
Montana freight car loadings for August totaled 23817 dollars, down about 16 percent from August 1937. The state railroad and public service commission report notes it as the smallest decline this year, with the largest drops in ore, cattle, and sand and gravel shipments.
Dr. J. Thorkelson of Butte, formerly Dillon resident, launched his campaign for the First Congressional District at city hall on Saturday night. Bert Megquier chaired the meeting as Mayor D. A. Galt introduced the speaker who urged the Townsend plan, railroad aid, and federal leadership to gain foreign markets for surplus farm products. His proposed Big Hole trip was postponed due to bad weather.
A Navy press bureau report notes 695 Mon tanans view the world through naval service and 964 enlisted personnel were born in Montana, illustrating regional representation within the force.
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