Bullet Wound Fatal To Dillon Man Warren W. Sheppard
Warren W. Sheppard well known Dillon garage man died at Barrett hospital after a week with a bullet wound to the head from a .45 revolver. He was found at the Dillon Motors garage and died after an inquest verdict of a personal safety related wound. He leaves a son in Skagway, Alaska. Burial was at Mountain View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren W. Sheppard
The
Barrett
Warren
Skagway
Alaska
James E. Phillips
Charles Nelson
Grade Schools Note Increase In Enrollment
Enrollment in city grade schools reaches 466 on the first day, up 20 percent from last year. Superintendent Paul Anderson cites children of working families moving in. staff begins 1939-40 term. Schools add safety education across grades and thank the American Legion for warning signs as motorists are urged to exercise extra caution.
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Paul Anderson
Andérson
American Legion
State Textbook Commission
Beaverhead Resident Mrs Walter Carlson Honored
Beaverhead area resident Mrs Walter Carlson has been recognized for her community contributions. Details indicate local acknowledgment and ongoing involvement in regional projects.
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Beaverhead
Dillon girl escapes Athenia disaster
Mamie A Meeke a Taft school teacher from Billings Montana avoided sailing on the Athenia by taking passage later on the Letitia which departed Glasgow August 18 She described war prep she witnessed in several countries including being issued gas masks for all family pets and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Mont
U.P
Beaverhead Assessor Discusses Tax System At Dillon Rotary
Best Beaverhead county assessor told Dillon Rotary that the tax system is a referee keeping assessments in balance. He urged forming a local taxpayers association and noted a 1914 to present valuation summary soon available. He cited Beaverhead’s strong tax collection and an 11 percent delinquency cap, with peak valuation in 1918 over eight million dollars. Guests Dave McClay and Elmer Roberts attended.
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Best
Taxpayers’ Association
Beaverhead
Dillon Man Reappears Sparking Butte Mystery
Jess White of Dillon who was thought dead by Silver Bow county authorities reappears in Dillon after records show a body found in Silver Bow creek on October 29, 1937 was buried as him. He told Mint bar staff he left his car in Butte and rode a freight to Texas. Sheriff Temple aided Mining City investigators.
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Jess White
Dillon
Silver Bow
Butte
Silver Bow County
White
Silver Bow Creek
Mint
Texas
Paul Temple
Arch Swaford Ben Breece Pleads Guilty in County Case
Arch Swaford known as Ben Breece was sentenced to 30 days in county jail by Judge George Opp Monday after pleading guilty to a criminal charge. The outcome reflects a guilty plea and a short custodial term.
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Arch Swaford
Ben Breece
George
New Non Allotment Wheat Option For Beaverhead Farms
Beaverhead county farmers may classify as non allotment wheat farms in 1940 under a revised AAA. Non allotment farms may grow wheat for hay or cover crops with deductions only on excess wheat. Eligible farms must decide by September 30 or the wheat feeding start.
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Beaverhead County
AAA
J. C. Ferguson
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Ferguson
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
Reunion After 30 Years Between Carlson and Anderson
Mrs. Elena Carlson of Denver arrived to spend several days with her brother Claus Anderson, a Beaverhead county rancher. It marked their first reunion in three decades.
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Elena Carlson
Denver
Claus Anderson
Beaverhead County
New Home Agent Takes Over Duties in Beaverhead County
Miss Gladys Tofte arrived last week to assume duties as Beaverhead County home demonstration agent with headquarters in the county agent's office. She succeeds Miss Margaret Conlon and will serve six months in the county and six months in the state as agent at large. Aimed at boosting county home demonstration clubs, she plans an October 14 achievement day marking five years of the program.
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Gladys Tofte
Beaverhead County
Federal Building
Miss Tofte
Margaret Conlon
Lillian Stone
Montana
North Dakota State College
Fargo
Iowa State College
Ames
Hecla
Oak
Beaverhead
Johnson boys win dinner tournament at country club
The Johnson boys led by D L Johnson defeated the Jones boys captained by A M Jones eight games to four in the annual dinner tournament at the Country club course. After 18 holes, winners hosted a 7 o clock dinner at the clubhouse with Dale Tash as toastmaster.
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Johnson Boys
D. L. Johnson
Jones Boys
A. M. Jones
Dale Tash
L. A. Schulz
W. B. Hartwig
Dillon
Jones
Johnson
Brundage
Hartwig
Tash
Schulz
Rees
Mayland
McFadden
Combes
Donovan
Bechler
Erickson
Christiansen
Barrett
Wheat
Horren
Thomas
Orr
Gilbert
Risley
Backus
Babcock
Williams
Grey Friday on the Eastern Front Opens World War II
The MARCH OF TIME reports the German assault on Poland beginning at dawn on September 1 1939 with bombing at Puck and a direct hit on Westerplatte. It notes German aims to seize Danzig the Corridor and Silesia, Poland's defensive strategy, and looming winter weather as a factor.
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Eastern Front
Puck
Hel Peninsula
Schleswig-Holstein
Danzig
Westerplatte
Poland
Germany
Upper
Silesia
Adolf Hitler
Britain
France
von Brauchitsch
Cracow
Lwow
Lublin
Dniester
Rumania
Black Sea
Hitler
Czecho-Slovakia
Masonic Meetings to Resume in Dillon After Recess
Dillon Masonic bodies will resume sessions this month after a three month recess. Dillon Lodge No. 16 AF and AM leads with a regular meeting set for September 9. Royal Arch Masons Dillon Lodge No. 8 will meet September 16 as standard schedules restart following conventions in Bozeman and Great Falls.
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Masonic’ Bodies of
Dillon
Dillon Lodge
Masonic
Dillon Lodge No
Royal Arch Masons
Blue Lodge
Bozeman
Great’ Falls
Membership drive begins for American Legion Auxiliary
The local American Legion Auxiliary resumes activities at city hall on September 11 as it launches a drive for 1940 memberships led by Mrs. A. S. Johnson. The group invites eligible women to join, with a goal of 100 percent quota by September 20 for the national convention roll call.
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American Legion Auxiliary
A. S. Johnson
Fred ‘Lyon
E. L. Fairbanks
Parke T. Scott
Legionnaires
America
A. 8. Johnson
Brenner Infant Dies at Barrett Hospital
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brenner of Grant died Sunday night at Barrett hospital after birth September 3 weighing two pounds, twelve and a half ounces. Private services were held Monday at Brundage chapel with Rev. Victor Lewis of St. James Church officiating.
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Brenner of
Grant
Barrett Hospital
Brundage Chapel
Victor’ Lewis
St. James Church
Forgery Sentenced in District Court
R. E. Clark, 49, pled guilty to a forgery charge in district court on September 6 and received a one year sentence in the state penitentiary from Judge Henry G. Rodgers. Clark was arrested August 8 by city police for cashing a check bearing a fictitious signature of Blaz Lugar, Centennial Valley rancher.
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R. E. Clark
Henry G. Rodgers
Clark
Blaz
Lugar
Centennial Valley
Miss Marguerite Caldwell Dies in Moose Creek Hill Crash
Miss Marguerite Caldwell of Dillon dies from injuries after an August 30 car crash on Moose Creek Hill. Funeral services were held at Brundage chapel with Rev. Paris Wells presiding. She taught at Lewistown and was 45. Survived by her mother Hannah Caldwell and sisters Frances Winter and Mabel Huyck.
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Presbyterian Church
Brundage Chapel
Marguerite Caldwell
Dillon
Mountain View
Miss Caldwell
Moose Creek Hill
W. C. Crist
Butte
C. C. Lance
Fort Worth
Texas
Lewistown
Missouri
Frank P. Caldwell
Hannah Caldwell
Montana State Normal College
Fire near Horse Prairie stirs forest officials
About 50 Birch Creek CCC youths fought a timber slash fire between Coyote and Painter creeks in Beaverhead National forest. It burned under three acres and was considered man caused while officials investigate origins as 34 fires have been reported in the forest this season. Supervisor Willey warns fire danger remains high and asks the public to report blazes to the Dillon forest office at once.
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Horse Prairie
CCC
Birch Creek
Coyote
Painter Creeks
Beaverhead National Forest
Beaverhead
W. B. Willey
Willey
Forest Service
Dillon
Butte Man Sam Grimm Fined for Reckless Driving
Sam Grimm of Butte was fined 25 dollars in justice court before Judge George Opp for reckless driving stemming from a Labor Day accident on the main highway north of Dillon.
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Sam Grimm
Butte
Justice Court
George Opp
Dillon Labor Day
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W. W. Sheppard
Athenia
Rotary
Jud Best
Dillon Rotary Club
Lambert Eliel
Dave McClay
Missoula
Elmer Roberts
Burlingame
Calif
Miss Stone
Don Wheat
Earl L. Wheat
TIME
Grey
Nellie Little Poole
D. W. Paddock
Poole
Berniece Metlen
J. W. Walters
Andrus Hotel
Brenner
Paris Wells
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