WPA education and recreation leadership conference in Montana
WPA district and state supervisors meet at the State Normal College for an intensive three week course in education and recreation. The gathering includes leaders from multiple states, aims to boost national defense related training, and covers naturalization literacy first aid and public speaking among topics.
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Gress
State Normal College
Chamber of Commerce
WPA
Howard Beresford
Colorado
C. Mulford
Thomas Calkins
New Mexico
Thomas Mahan
Denver
Zelma Revier
Los Angeles Evening School
Rural Pupils Return to County Schools in New Year
Beaverhead county rural schools reopened last Tuesday with registration close to last year. Most districts reported instructors for the new year. two at Boncord and Gosman will operate this year. Listed are rural teachers by district, with names such as Agnes Roberts, Anna Orman, Stella Leo, Elizabeth Cummings, Julia Kannegard, Eva Stocker, Margaret Ferris, Billie Norris, Gladys Hystrock, Lois Crichom, Mabel Lundberg, Mary L Purdy, Vic Cushman, Agnes Cassidy, Gertrude Price, Loretta Grills, Hirampham, Mrs E Kitts, Vernon Reed, Corinne Willey, May Sprinkle, Ruby Rasmussen, Ethel Kennedy, Gladys Garr, Leonard Baird, and more. Lima public schools will be headed again by Harl L. Fairbanks with a faculty including Evelyn Wem, Catherine Loebach, Mildred Holer, Marian Hatch, Kate Benin, and Sterling Schagel.
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Beaverhead County
Margaret Sweeney
Boncord
Gosman
Bannack
Agnes Roberts
Bon Acord
Anna Orman
Nelson
Stella Leo
Riverside
Elizabeth Cummings
Dewey
Julia Kannegard
Grant
Eva Stocker
Apex
Margaret Ferris
Wise River
Billie Norris
Bristow
Gladys Hystrock
Wisdom
Bob Lee
Lois Crichom
Evelyn
Wem
Catherine _ Loebach
Mildred Holer
Marian ‘Hatch
Kate Benan
Sterling Schagel
Upland Bird Hunt Dates Shift to September 22
The Montana Fish and Game commission announced upland bird season changes. Western Montana counties will open September 22, up from September 1, while 17 eastern counties keep September 1 as the opening day due to fire danger in western forests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Montana
Forest Service
Irvine and Cottom Seed Potatoes Harvest Under Way
Harvest of Irvine and Cottom seed tubers begins east of the city with a 150 worker crew rising from a small start. Rain halted haying and threshing for a time. E D Corte of A A Corte and Son near Oxley Alabama contracted for 40 carloads of seed tubers for shipment to his large Alabama spud farm.
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Irvine and Cottom
Civil Aeronautics Station
Beaverhead
Union Pacific
E. D. Corte
A. A. Corte and Son
Oxley
Ala
Dillon
Irvine
Cottom
Alabama
Beav erhead Graduates Plan College Careers
Members of the Beaverhead county high school 1940 graduating class will pursue higher education. Most will attend Montana State Normal College while others choose Montana State College Bozeman Billings Polytechnic Butte Business College Woodbury Business College Los Angeles Deaconess School of Nursing Bozeman and an airplane engineering program in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Montana State Normal College
Montana State College At
Bozeman
Jeannette Spaberg
Barbara Holloran
Ernest Good
John Burgess
William George
Carl Davis
Montana State College
George Stewart
Elaine Willey
Billings Polytechnic
William Moe Mannis
Butte Business College
Betty Ann Harrison
Woodbury Business College
Los Angeles
Albert Smith
Deaconness School For Nurses
Mary Gilman
Charles Schroeder
California
Emil Kamps
William Hubbard
College to Begin Term This Month at State Normal
The State Normal college in Missoula begins its autumn quarter on Sept. 30 marking the 44th year as a training institution for teachers. Registration days are Sept. 28 and 30. Five new faculty join including George Nightingale Ruth Phelps Vernon Taylor and William Straugh. Nightingale and Phelps hold MFAs from Iowa and Southern California respectively. Taylor earned an MFA at Iowa. Straugh directs men's athletics and will succeed Ray Gallant who leaves for graduate work. Curriculum offers general courses for freshman and sophomore students aiming for certificates, diplomas, or bachelor of education degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Montana
State Normal College
Octavia W. Graves
Elsie Morrell Grime
George Nightingale
Ruth M. Phelps
Vernon H. Taylor
William Straugh
Nightingale
University of Iowa
Miss Phelps
University of Southern California
Taylor
The
Normal College
State University At
Missoula
University of Washington
Ray Gallant
Montana School of Mines
Beaverhead Rancher Anton Boka Dies at 44
Anton Boka a prominent Beaverhead rancher died at his ranch east of Dillon Wednesday. Coroner Raymond Schwartz ordered an autopsy to determine cause. He had been ill. survived by wife Mary and six children. His brother Michel died of a heart attack in April 1937. The body lies at Brundage Funeral Home with arrangements pending.
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Beaverhead Valley
Anton Boka
Beav‘erhead
Raymond Schwartz
Burhania
Canada
Dillon
Loyal Order of Moose
Michel
Mary
Ference Casey
Butte
Helen
Waller
Mer
William
Robert
Brundage Funeral Home
Former Idaho resident dies. Legion Auxiliary drives continue
The Legion Auxiliary committee led by Mrs Ben Davis presses a membership drive before September's first meeting. Mrs Frank Bassett notes the death of Ira Warner of Caldwell Idaho, who passed away Saturday after a long illness. he served as chief of police here about 30 years ago. His brother Tom Warner is mentioned.
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Legion Auxiliary
Mittee
Ben Davis
Frank Bassett
Ira” Warner
Caldwell
Idaho
Vincinty
Pelice
Tim Here
Tom Warner
Mr and Mrs Nick DeLeon Posed Through Dillon Trip
Mr and Mrs Nick DeLeon of Glen posed through Dillon on their way home after a trip through Yellowstone.
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Nick.DeLeon
Glen ‘Posed
Dillon Saturon
Yellowstone
Grade Schools Set To Start Term In Dillon
Dillon schools plan opening day for Monday September 9 marking the start of the new year. Enrollment at Beaverhead County High School is expected near 380 with renovations nearly complete at the primary and Bagley buildings. New staff include Dr Sheldon B. H. Davis announcing two additions Octavia Graves and Elsie Morrell Grime. Superintendent Paul L. Anderton begins his third year directing the district.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
Bagley
Paul la Anderson
Forest Service appoints new assistant ranger in Wisdom
William McKee, a Dillon office dispatcher and radio operator, is transferred to Wisdom to become assistant ranger, replacing Horace Leithead who resigned for a civil service post in Washington. Until season’s end W Schaeffer remains lookout on Selway Mountain to manage Dillon radio duties.
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Wisdom
W. B. Willey
McKee
Horate Leithead
Civil Service
Washington, D. C
W. Schaeffer
Selway Mountain
Dillon
Jackson REA Extension Moves Forward After Meeting
Nearly 60 potential electric power users attended a meeting in Jackson hosted by REA officials to discuss extending service. Plans already outline a line from Wise River to Wisdom, with a new feeder added to the Wisdom extension toward Jackson. Speakers included Armin J. Hill of Bozeman and Howard Babcock of Vigilante Electric Cooperative, with Bernard Williams present in county agent capacity.
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Jackson
REA
Wise River
Wisdom
Big Hole
Armin J. Hill
Bozeman
Howard Babcock
Twin Bridges
Vigilante Electric Cooperative
Bernard Williams
Salmon Elks Coming Sept 7
The Dillon Elks lodge will entertain Salmon lodge of B P O E on Saturday evening September 7. Dr. Mac Farland exulted ruler of the Idaho lodge and former Dillon resident is expected to head the Salmon delegation. The evening opens with a floodlit softball game at the county fairgrounds between Salmon and Dillon Elks teams. The local Antlered Herd plans a strong showing with members who played in city league games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon -Elks Lodge
Frank O'Keefe
Dr. MacFarland
Idaho Lodge
Dillon
Salmon
Dillon Elks Lodge
Charity Hill Elected Chapeau of Eight and Forty
Jackson woman Charity Hill was elected new chapeau of the Eight and Forty district salon at a Tuesday meeting hosted by Mrs. F G Lyon. Officers include Mrs. D V Paddock Dillon first demi chapeau Mary Gunter Butte second demi chapeau and others with installation by Mrs. Pearl Lenz. The district covers Butte Anaconda Helena Dillon and western Montana cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charity Hill
Jackson
Highland Forty
F. G. Lyon
Anaconda
G. D. Combes Dillon
J. W. Walters
Dillon
Pearl Lenz
Butte
Chapeau
Mabel Bray
Mary Johnson
Helena
Dillion
Montana
Bride Elinor Burgess Honored With Garden Shower
A miscellaneous shower at Mrs. Morse Waldorf home honored Elinor Johnson Burgess, a bride of last week. Garden flowers decorated the rooms as guests enjoyed games and music before the bride received gifts in a treasure hunt. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Morse Waldorf and Mrs. James Prelate.
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Morse Waldorf
Elinor Johnson Burgess
James Prelate
No Increase In Marriages Due to Draft
Clerk Norman Giles reports no notable rise in marriage licenses over the past two months despite the draft. August records show 16 licenses, matching August 1939, with local couples Tovey Hartwig and Jackson Shepherd wed in small ceremonies.
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Norman Giles
District ‘Court
Gosman Talks Financing of Higher Education in Montana
George M. Gosman, a state board of education member, spoke to the Rotary Club on Financing of Higher Education in Montana. He outlined six units and several state institutions relying on a millage tax renewed every ten years with an expected 3.5 mill rate, subject to legislative fixes. without the millage, other taxes may fund operations. He noted a 90 percent rise in higher education attendance over the last decade while state revenue declined about 20 percent.
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Montana
Rotary Club
George M. Gosman
State Board of Education
Gosman
Necesal
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Irvine and
College
Posainie
County High School
Paul L. Anderton
Board of Trustees
Qrew
Sheldon BH. Davis
Morehead
St. Paul
Grime
University of Minnesota
Winona State Teachers College
University of Colorado
Elizabeth Shotwell
Rupert
Anderson
Margaret Hollensteiner
William McKee
Beaverhead National Forest
Jackson Rea
Prospect
Tovey-Hartwig
Audrey Tovey
William J. Hartwig
Victor Lewis
St. James
Warren Stone
Donald Campbell
Dan Tovey
Hartwig
W. B. Hartwig
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