G-Man Speaks At Dillon Rotary Meeting
FBI official W G Bannister told Dillon Rotary Club the cost of crime in the United States runs to fifteen billion dollars annually and a murder occurs every 45 minutes nationwide. He noted juvenile crime as the FBI’s top problem with over 31 000 youths under 18 arrested. Robert Good discussed Montana’s oil field prospects in Cut Bank, describing the Cut Bank field as the world’s largest oil area with the biggest well averaging 800 barrels daily since 1937, and distinguishing it from the Kevin Sunburst field.
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United States
W. G. Bannister
Butte
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dillon Rotary Club
Andrus Hotel
Bannister
Robert Good
Cut Bank
Montana
FBI
Machine Gun Kelly
Bureau
Good
Kevin-Sunburst
Fred Waldorf
Gilbert Hilde
Rearing Horse Causes Death Of John Miles
John Miles, 67, a Gleed ranch employee near Lima, was fatally injured Friday when a horse he rode reared and fell with him pinned underneath after a pig frightened the animal. He died Saturday at Barrett hospital. An Ireland native, Miles came to the U.S. as a boy and worked on ranches in Beaverhead and Madison counties. Funeral held Tuesday from Brundage chapel with interment in Mountain View cemetery.
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John Miles
Gleed
Lima
Miles
Barrett Hospital
Ireland
United States
Beaverhead
Madison
Brundage Chapel
Mountain View
Delegates Headed to Legion Convention in Los Angeles
George Gosman C A Bechler and W B Hartwig left last week by car for Los Angeles to attend the Legion convention. Dr F M Poindexter followed by train. While in Los Angeles
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George Gosman
C. A. Bechler
W. B. Hartwig
Los Angeles
Legion
F. M Poindexter
Los An
Dillon Delegates Attend Butte BPW Meeting
Mrs. Elizabeth Winn past president and Mrs. Claudia Faust president represented the Dillon chapter of the Business and Professional Women's organization at a five club meeting in Butte this week. Delegates from Butte Anaconda Dillon Bozeman and other towns attended a banquet Monday night with sessions wrapping up on Wednesday.
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Dillon
Butte
Business and Professional
Elizabeth Winn
Claudia Faust
Committees Named By P. T. A. at Dilllon Training School
At the opening meeting of the Dillon P T A in the Bagley building, officers announced committee chairs for the year including program Mrs. Tyre and membership Mrs. Meade. A social gathering is planned for September 28 at the high school, with District No. 2 president Mrs. James Scott expected. The drive aims for 100 percent family membership, rewarding each room achieving full parental participation.
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Dillon Parent-Teacher Association
Bagley
L. M. Holloran
Frank Tyre
Sylvester Meade
Luther Smith
W. W. Hawkins
W. M. Stone
W. J. Romersa
T. Lee McCracken
F A. Hazelbaker
O. T. Vandegrift
Katherine MacGregor
James Scott
Helena
Montana P. T. A
State Superintendent Signs Beaverhead Redistricting Resolution
Miss Ruth Reardon state superintendent signed the resolution at the county courthouse to post notices for Beaverhead County redistricting ahead of a September 30 special election. Voters will decide a $165,000 bond for a new high school building. Lima district is excluded due to existing bonds. The action follows a special commission review and a September 15 deadline for posting notices.
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Okehs
Ruth Reardon
Beaverhead County
Miss Reardon
Lima
Lima Board of Trustees
Centennial ‘‘Valley
Sheep Creek Basin
Reardon
Nell Doyle
Preaches Farewell Sermon to Move to Houston Minn
Rev. A. W. Nelson pastor of the Lutheran church preached his farewell sermon Sunday morning and left by car for Houston Minnesota where he will fill a Lutheran church pulpit. He and his family will visit in Big Timber.
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A. W. Nelson
Lutheran Church
Carl
Houston
Minn
Daly
Prehistoric Beaverhead Scientist Tells of Ancient Sea
Beaverhead County Montana yields a Paleozoic Sea record near Dillon Lima and Armstead with marine invertebrates and vertebrates from Cambrian to Ordovician transitions. Cephalopods dominated early seas, while trilobites and brachiopods mark Ordovician life as fossils reveal the area once lay under water.
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Ray _E. Colton
Montana
Ray E. Colton
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Lima
Armstead
Montana Sea
Pacific
Record of The March of Time U S War Outlook and Europe Tension
In Washington Roosevelt shifts stance amid European war fears. Hull and Bullitt disputes frame U S as morally aligned against Germany. Berlin readies for conflict with massed forces near Czechoslovakia as Daladier accelerates Paris defense preparations.
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Washington
Europe
Roosevelt
Hull
U. S
England
France
Germany
U.S
Ambassador Bullitt
Bordeaux
Grouse Hunting Dampened by Scarce Birds in Beaverhead
Ideal Indian summer day drew hunters to Beaverhead for grouse not found in open season. Most hunters enjoyed a pleasant outing with few birds to shoot as only one day of open season was permitted.
Rural Electric Lines Will Be Extended Here
The Jefferson Valley Rural Electric Cooperative learns that REA in Washington has allotted 118000 for 105 miles of line across Beaverhead Madison and Silver Bow counties. The extension will serve 246 customers and reach Reichle Melrose district. Construction to start this fall after surveys and a contract.
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Jefferson Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc
Rural Electrification Administration
Washington, D. C
Beaverhead
Madison
Silver Bow
Jefferson Valley Rural Electrification Project
Beaverhead Valley
Reichle
Melrose
Silver Bow County
Mike Lauterbach
Silver Star
REA
Dillon Pioneer Jim Phillips Celebrates 88th Birthday
Jim Phillips of Dillon, a famed observer of early Beaverhead County days, marked his 88th birthday at his daughter Mrs. Roy Webster’s home. Born September 18, 1850 in Plainston North Carolina, he came to Montana in 1872 and Beaverhead in 1882. He recalled serving as a packer with General Crook and hearing news of Custer’s massacre at the Little Horn, followed by Crook’s pursuit of Sioux and Cheyenne forces on the Big Horn plains.
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Jim Phillips
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Roy Webster
Plainston
Carolina
Montana
Jim
General Crook
Little Horn River
General Custer
Crook
Big Horn Plains
County to Receive Game Refuge Revenue
A. V. Hull of the Bedrock Migratory Waterfowl Refuge reports the Bureau of Biological Survey will issue Beaverhead county a 25 percent share of revenue from special use privileges at the Bedrock refuge. The payment totals 566.62 dollars under a 25 percent nationwide county allocation.
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Bedrock Migratory Water Fowl Refuge
Dillon
Bureau of Biological Survey
Washington, D. C
Beaverhead County
Bedrock
Congress
Harvest Busy Fall At Beaverhead Ranches And Farmers
Beaverhead ranchers and farmers press into harvest of grain alfalfa potatoes and peas as autumn work peaks. Lambs and steers begin moving to market with a 28 car Union Pacific trainload bound for midwest markets. Irvine and Cottom report 440000 pounds of potatoes digested daily and 108 workers employed, with seed crops slated for Argentina Hawaii and New Zealand and much production stored for markets in California and the West.
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Beaverhead
Union Pacific
Beaverhead County
Irvine
Cottom
Dillon
Argentina
Hawaii
New Zealand
California
Sudden Hiness Fatal to Long-Time Beaverhead Ranchman
William Potts Brenner 56 prominent Grant area ranchman died Friday morning at Barrett hospital after a brief illness. Born February 26 1882 in Philadelphia he moved to Dillon with parents in 1885 and lived on the Grant ranch since. Survived by brothers H W Brenner and Charles Brenner wife of Grant two nephews Jack and Tom and niece Isabelle. Funeral at St James Episcopal church with Rev H N Tragitt. Interment Mountain View Cemetery.
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Beaverhead County
William Potts Brenner
Grant Section
Barrett Hospital
Philadelphia
Dillon
St. Paul’s School
Concord
N. H
Stanford University
Grant
H. W. Brenner
Walla Wella
Wash
Charles Brenner
Jack
Tom
Isabelle
St. James Episcopal Church
H. N. Tragitt
Mountain View
Mattox Repivates Homeward Chapterfrom Los Angeles
Mrs. C D Mattox left Wednesday for her home in Los Angeles after a pleasant three weeks visit with her.
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Los. Angeles
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