Wisdom Big Hole Road hits on school bond talk and camping plans
The Wisdom Big Hole Road Association met Sunday afternoon with president Mrs. Mary A. Shaw presiding. She outlined 15 months of activity, noting outreach in Butte Dillon Anaconda Missoula and Helena. W. G. Gilbert spoke on the Beaverhead County high school bond issue due Sept 30 and the school building needs. Mrs. George Cottrell reported on a survey near the Big Hole battle site and possible Steel Creek camping expansion to 400 to 1500 people.
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Big Hole Road Association
Wisdom
Mary A. Shaw
Shaw
Fred Hirschy
Butte
Dillon
Anaconda
Missoula
Helena
Warren Hughes
W. G. Gilbert
Beaverhead County
M. G. Ramsey
Community Notes Highlight Local Social and Farming Moves
A digest from Dillon area shows numerous visits and gatherings. Members of the Jolly Homemaker club planned roles for Achivement Day in Dillon while others hosted dinners and showers. Farmers reported lamb crops and cattle shipments to Great Falls and Darby, with local families visiting in Wisdom, Lima, and Butte.
Dinosaurs in Beaverhead County From Ancient Tropical Seas
The article describes ancient geological changes in southwestern Montana around Beaverhead and Dillon, detailing receding seas, lakes, tropical flora, and the Mesozoic era. It highlights Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops, their sizes and features, and notes these species once inhabited the region before a climatic shift ended their era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Reptilian Life Once Existed Here in Beaverhead County
Paleontologist Ray E Colton explains Mesozoic reptiles found in Beaverhead county near Dillon. The piece covers dinosaur diversity from small to Brontosaurus size, warm-blooded misnomers, locomotion, diet, and shared anatomical traits that group them as dinosaurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Charles R. Knight
American Museum of Natural History
Montana
Public Whist Party for Local Farmer’s Union in Melrose
The Local .490 of the Farmer’s Union plans a public whist party at the J. O. O. F. hall in Melrose on Sept 29 to raise funds for the local. Mr and Mrs Frank Kamibich returned from Rochester Minnesota where Frank was a Mayo Clinic patient. Several locals visited and hosted guests including Mrs Emmet Coons and Hollis, and Mr and Mrs Joe Moran with daughters at Carl Kambich’s home. Little Gunnar Kalsta has trench mouth and received treatment in Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Julius Hartwig
Joe Moran
Marjorie
Lois
Carl Kambich
Gunnar Kalsta
Polaris social notes from Grasshopper valley weekend visits
Jake Neidt Jr visits Grasshopper valley on business from Wisdom. Mrs Will Carroll and Ann spend weekend with Judge family. Irma Holloway and Rus sell Brown visit their grandmother Mrs E A Marchesseau. Several families picnicked and fished in Big Hole basin. Norman Nelson and son Wayne drive cattle to Armstead. cattle sold by Dooling and Meyers to Hans Jaggers and Guy Gray. Mrs Frank Marchesseau travels to Dillon with daughter Delia. Mrs Abba Holliday and party stay at Elkhorn Hot Springs.
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Jake Neidt, Jr
Grasshopper Valley
Wisdom
Will Carroll
Ann
Judge Family
Irma May Holloway
Russell Brown
E. A. Marchesseau
J. D. Harrison
Big Hole Basin
Norman Nelson
Wayne
Nelson
Armstead
Hans Jaggers
Guy Gray
Marchesseatt Ranch
Big Hole
Dooling and
Meyers
Leon Beese
Earl Tash
Wayne Nelson
Dewey Marchesseau
Dillon
Jim Berry
Estelle
Robert Marchesseau
Ted Marchesseau
Frank Marchesseau
Delia
Mildred Pahnish
Lucy Pyle
Betty
Abba Holliday
Son-Inlaw
Billie Ann
Elkhorn Hot Springs
Holliday
Polaris Mine
Community Notes From Leadore And Surrounding Areas
A string of local visits and home changes includes Wilford Vizina and family staying with the Christiansons in Leadore. Lyston Danzie moves into the Roy Ford house for winter, after three months with the Jackson family. Arthur Burnell and wife arrive from Stillwater to work at the Alfred Peterson home for the season. A dinner party honors the Lawrence Holloran family at the Lapham home. Catholic services are held at the Jackson residence by Father Clifford. Elaine Willey spends the weekend with the Jacksons. Mrs. Tom Clemon hosts a bridge club afternoon with high scores for Mrs. Lapham and Mrs. Shepherd. Phil Murphy hosts a birthday gathering for Mrs. Murphy. Margaret Sweeney and Roger Sweeney travel to the basin for the election campaign as Democratic candidate for superintendent of schools. Lena Nelson and grandson Jay Nelson visit relatives over the weekend. George Clemon visits with grandmother and returns home with family. Ray Ladiges of the forest service conducts basin business at the Chris tianson home. Xavier Ducart leaves John Anderson ranch for a two week visit to Dickinson. Helen Anderson returns to Bozeman for studies at Montana State College.
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Fred Hirschy
Sacramento
Calif
William Harray
D. J. Stephens
Bristow
John Meyers
Jackson
Ernest Dooling
Mr. Meyers
Wilson Young
Wisdom
Butte
Mary Eden
Amos Ferris
Fred Francis
Missoula
P. T. C. C. of Wisdom
Ed Glessey
Elmer Jensen
Lucy Lawrence
Wallace Francis
Hubert Sneed
Daly Memorial Hospital
Hamilton
Smith
Anaconda
Jeanette Smith
West Fox School
Alfred Peterson
Stewart Capehart
Butte Business College
Ben Oneal
Elvin Peterson
Melvin Peterson
Dysart Gowan
Lois
Sam Peterson
Harold Capehart
Flathead Lake
Mr. Capehart
Roy Murray
Lena Nelson
Arthur Burnell
Ameera Murray
Frances Shaw
Howard Hollenback
Ben Mallon
Wilford
Vizina
Leadore
Idaho
William Christianson
Lyston Danzie
Roy Ford
Harry Lapham
Lawrence Holloran
Dillon
John Jackson
Father Clifford
Rima
Elaine Willey
Tom Clemon
Bridge Club
Sanford Shepherd
Phil Murphy
Jay Nelson
George Clemon
Ray Ladiges
Forest Service
Basin
Xavier Ducart
John Anderson
Dickinson, N. Dak
Helen Anderson
Bozeman
Montana State College
Watson Returns From Studebaker Dealers Meeting
Findlay Watson returned from St Paul after attending the annual conference of western Studebaker dealers. He arrived in a new 1939 Studebaker cruising sedan now on display at the Watson Repair shop and praised its handling and ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Findlay Watson
St. Paul
Studebaker
Western Studebaker
Watson
Watson Repair
Johnsons Visit Dillon During Jackson Trip
Mr and Mrs Jim Johnson visited Dillon on Wednesday during a Jackson area trip. They were hosted by local residents and toured landmarks before returning home.
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Jim Johnson
Jackson
Dillon
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C. W. Francis
Frank Husted
Canada
Frank Ritchel
Granite Falls
Minn
Charles .Pendleton
Ed Glassey
Del
Margaret Sweeney
Asa. Mecham
Amos Hanson
Nellie McKnight
Clifford Birrer
Harold Peterson
Floyd. Kenison
Alma Henderson
Joe Birrer
Roger Sweeney
Lee Martinell
Harald Peterson
Dell Home Demonstration Club
Edna Bimat
Bill Wilson
Howard Beardsley
Asa Mecham
A. K. Mecham
Bert McNinch
Lima
Warren Shaw
H. S. Armitage
Tom Scholz
R. J. Fetty
Wolf Langman Commission Company
Great Falls
Jolly Homemaker's Club of
Coy Rice
Rice
Margaret Holloran
John Jackson Ranch
Hans Jorgensen
Jess Tope
Topes
Delco
Gibbons District
Ted Woodward
W. B. Gordon
John Nolan
Tessie Schomas
Penville
Gordon Home
Shupe
Vera Hopkins
Agricultural Department
Washington, D. C
Harry Hopkins
Christine Anderson
Fishtrap
Anderson
Joe Kramer
Deer Lodge
Clarence Helming
Dan Pender“gast
Helming
Kramers
Donald Cressler
Roberta Roberts
Helen Hirschy
Dave Hirschy
Sy Swartz
Jimmy Edwards
Steel Creek
Joe
Jack Hurley
Twin Lakes
Orville Sparrow
Sheridan
C. E.miller
Jack Miller
Twin Bridges
Lavina
Ill
Gordon
Argyle Stephens
Peter Rasmussen
Stephens
Huntley Brothers
Spokane
Darby
Don Anson
Helen
Rocky Mountain
North American
Wrnter
Triceratops
Dillon Tribune
Wil
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Southwestern
Nature
Polaris
Don Cressler
Chevrolet
Wincharger Corporation
Glassey’s Repair Shop
Wisdom Barber Shop
Delco Service
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