Dillon News Roundup of Visitors and Local Notes
Dillon residents and visitors fill weekend and weekday social rounds. Names include Anna Thompson Lima visitor Julia Doyle county superintendent Nell Doyle Miss Marguerite Collins Madison Wisconsin and many others with trips to Missoula Lima Reichle Deer Lodge and Butte. Local events include a J C Penney employees picnic at Elkhorn Springs and a Wis. club federation attendance in Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Collins
Madison, Wis
University of Wisconsin
Rebekah Bazaar seeks late handwork items
Those who have not turned in handwork for the Rebekah Assembly Bazaar must submit by October 7. Deliver items to Ivy Taylor or Kate Murphy to be counted in the sale.
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Rebekah
Ivy Taylor
Kate Murphy
Barretts Attend Son’s Minnesota Wedding
Mr and Mrs KR M Barrett returned from Minnesota where their son Jack wed Phyllis Presvett at Buffalo Lake on September 8. The couple will reside in Minneapolis as Jack continues schooling at the University of Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KR. M. Barrett
Minnesota
Jack
Buffalo Lake
Minneapolis
Phyllis Presvett
Minn
University of Minnesota
St James guild to stage public spelling bee
The St James guild hosts an old fashioned spelling bee at the guild hall on September 22 at 8 o clock. Mrs C P Thomas and Mrs W B Willey oversee arrangements while Mrs F D Willis will pronounce the words. Teams with captains compete as community singing and refreshments accompany prizes and a silver offering for the cemetery fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Guild
St. James Guild Hall
C. P. Thomas
W. B. Willey
F. D. Willis
Beet Factories Ready for bumper Crop
Sam Freed of the Great Western Sugar company said thousands of Montanans will gain temporary jobs in sugar beet factories within a week. Mill workers railroad crews truck and wagon drivers field workers and office staff will be employed as operations run 24 hours a day starting the week of September 19 through January 1. Field tests show a bumper crop with more acreage than ever set out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butté
Mont
U.P
Billings
Freed
Beav erhead County faces high school building decision
State Superintendent Ruth Reardon approves a district plan to condemn the Dillon high school building health and safety concerns trigger a federal grant for a new structure with taxpayers of Beaverhead County sharing half the cost the September 30 deadline for securing matching funds is set to accept the grant or risk full local financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Beaverhead County
R. A. Radford
PWA
Omaha
Neb
Federal survey on health of Montana Indians announced
The federal Indian service begins a health survey among Montana Indians in cooperation with the state board of health. Dr. W. F. Cogswell, board secretary, announces the effort. Dr. J. G. Townsend of Washington, D C, director of health for the Indian bureau, and Dr. L. A. Fullerton of Spokane, medical director for Indians in this division, will be assisted by Dr. Cogswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Indian Service
Montana
Arsenic Bed Found Under Indian Creek Near Townsend
State health officials test soil samples from an arsenic bed on Indian Creek near Townsend where nine cows were fatally poisoned last week. Initial belief cited grass with dumped arsenic, but digging shows the bed extends several feet below the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Indian Creek
Townsend
State Sets Open Trapping Season For Mink And Muskrat
State Game Warden James A. Weaver announced the open trapping season will run from December 15 to March 15, both dates inclusive, instead of the prior March 1 to April 30 schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Fish and Game Commission
James A. Weaver
Montana FRC lending surges after Helena move
Suart Bingham, manager, reports booming business for the reconstruction finance corporation in Montana since the state headquarters moved from Minneapolis to Helena. Wheat loans have been issued and numerous applications for more are received daily at the Helena bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Montana
Federal Loan Agency
Helena
Minneapolis
Suart Bingham
Judge rules on Great Falls wildcat well lawsuit
Federal Judge Charles N. Pray settled a case over an oil wildcat well drilled in the 1920s that struck water. He ruled the drillers should not pay for plugging the hole after the government plugged it at $8,975, noting the government had permission to abandon if the pipe remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Charles N. Pray
Cars from many places enter park
Automobiles from every state, the District of Columbia, five U S possessions and 20 foreign countries passed through Yellowstone Park in 1938. The farthest entrants included China and Japan, the Dutch West Indies, and South Africa, with Europe represented by England, Germany, France, Poland, Switzerland and Sweden. Argentina and Brazil also sent cars from South America.
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Yellowstone Park
Mont
District of Columbia
United States
Park
Edmund B. Rogers
China
Japan
Dutch West Indies
South Africa
England
Germany
France
Poland
Switzerland
Sweden
Europe
Argentina
Brazil
South America
Highway Collision Near Dillon Causes Minor Injuries
A two vehicle crash miles north of Dillon on the Butte Dillon highway left both drivers with minor cuts. The machines were badly damaged according to local reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Butte
FFA Banquet to Feature Beaverhead Spuds at National Convention
Beaverhead potatoes will grace the banquet table at the eleventh national convention of Future Farmers of America in Kansas City October 17 to 21. Montana spuds join Idaho potatoes as longtime sources. Beaverhead potatoes were chosen for their extra high quality to feed members from across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
Beaverhead
FFA
Idaho
Montana
United States
State Department
Forger Draws Year in State Penitentiary
Two prisoners in the county jail were disposed of Tuesday. Philip Bogden, 30, of Erie, Pa., was sentenced to a year in the state penitentiary by Judge H. G. Rodgers after pleading guilty to forgery. Bogden was arrested September 11 after allegedly cashing forged checks bearing the signature of J. C. Ferguson of Reichle. Pete Loppie received a $20 fine in justice court for third degree assault from a fight at a local bar room Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Bogden
Erie
H. G. Rodgers
Bogden
J. C. Ferguson
Reichle
Pete Loppie
Justice Court
Phillips Lays Claim To Oldster Title
Beaverhead octogenarian James Phillips, age 88, recently celebrated his birthday and issued a challenge to disprove his claim as the sole living grandson of a Revolutionary War veteran. He traces his grandfather Fort Phillips to Smithfield, North Carolina, and notes his Civil War veteran father Fort died in 1865 in Bethany, Illinois.
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James Phillips
Beaverhead
United States
Fort Phillips
Smithfield
N. C
Hig
Fort
Bethany
Ill
Jim
Prehistoric Beaverhead Sea Evidence in County Formations
Beaverhead county fossils support a former sea in southwest Montana. Studies of geologic formations and fossil remains point to marine life from ancient seas, with future articles to cover the Paleozoic end and the Mesozoic era and dinosaurs.
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Beaverhead County
Montana
Civil Service Open Competitive Exam Offers Four Clerk Jobs
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive examination for senior stenographer at 1620 dollars, junior stenographer at 1440 dollars, senior typist at 1440 dollars, and junior typist at 1260 dollars for Washington DC appointments. Applicants must be 18 or older and under 53. Closing dates are October 3 for eastern states and October 6 for Colorado and western states. Full details available at the city post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United State Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Colorado
Cows Die in Townsend Poisoning Probe
Sheriff Norman C. Bruce investigates two cow deaths in Townsend Montana. Officials say the animals likely died of poisoning and may have eaten dynamite, but they did not explode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Mont
U.P
Norman C. Bruce
Bruce
Beavers Open Season At Butte Friday
Beavers prepare for opening football clash with the Butte High Reds at Butte Friday afternoon. Coach D. L. Johnson fields a fast light squad built around seven lettermen returning. six-man game occurred Saturday at Lima with Dillon winning 24 12.
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Butte
Beavers
Butte High Reds
Beaver
D. L. Johnson
Butte Reds
Whitehall
Dillon
Townsend
Hamilton
Dee Casper
Glenn Pyeatt
Dale Stinson
Woody Walker
Frank Marsh
George Rebish
Dean McDowell
Misell’ Holden
David McLaren
Bobby Warner
Roy Ames
Carl Davis
Tom Pierce
Elvin Thompson
Orin Dilley
Ray Conger
John Burgess
Bert Gaskill
Stanley Bradley
Fred Chapman
Eddie Wilcox
Joe Bergeson
Bill McMannis
Emil Kamps
Jack Stieb
Jack Cole
Ernie Good
Tom Welborn
Dale Willey
Billy Francis
Lowell Mallon
Albert Smith
Otha Graham
George Stewart
Jay Nelson
Bill Hubbard
Lima
Drama head named at Montana university
Dr. George Finlay Simmons president of the State University at Missoula announced the appointment of Larrie Hayden as director of dramatics. Hayden formerly served as executive director of the Portland Civic Theatre and succeeds Donald Harrington who resigned to join the University of Washington drama staff.
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George Finlay Simmons
The
State University At
Missoula
Larrie Hayden
Hayden
Portland
Ore
Civic Theatre
Donald Harrington
University of Washington
Harry Baumberger Heads to Kansas to Visit Old Home
Harry Baumberger left Wednesday for Kansas to visit his old home and see familiar places from his early years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Baumberger
Kansas
Rainbow girls elect new officers at September meeting
Miss Helen Shaffner was elected Worthy Advisor of the Order of Rainbow for Girls at the September 14 meeting. Officers named include Eleanor Johnson associate advisor Merle Schmittroch Charity Jo Ann Deputy Hope June Patrick Faith. Marjorie Decker received a gift for grand chapter honors, and Anna Christensen was presented a gift as she prepares to enter the State College at Bozeman.
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Rainbows
Helen Shaffner
Order of Rainbow
Eleanor Johnson
Merle Schmittroch
Charity
Jo Ann Deputy
Hope
June Patrick
Faith
Marjorie Decker
Anna Christensen
Bozeman
Montana Conference of Social Work Formed in Helena
More than 50 representatives from welfare health educational and civic agencies met in Helena last week to form the Montana Conference of Social Work. The group aims to improve understanding of welfare work and related activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana Conference of Social Work
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Big’ Hole
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Butte, Montana
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Mercury Books
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