Fairfield residents share visits and a busy week
Fairfield and nearby towns bustle with visits from Knoxville, Great Falls, Bozeman and Denver. Local families host relatives, attend Shrine and Eastern Star events, and plan to join MEA convention in Great Falls. The high school concert, 1954 football finale, and 4-H Congress preparations highlight a week of community activity.
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A. B. Dismore
Dorothy
Knoxville
Tenn
Mark Pendleton
Stanford
Fairfield
Billings
Martha
Glen Ewald
Great Falls
Merle Baldwin
Sharon
Bozeman
Maurice Wedum
Fort Collins
Frank Covall
Bill Cole
Gloria Brown
Clinton Tracy
MEA
Fairfield Eagles
Browning
Indians
Charlene Tjaden
Columbus Hospital
Vern Tjaden
A. L. Meyer Sr
Lorraine
Pensors
Californ
Roy Morgan
LeRoy Anderson
Congress
Fern Harris
John Kinna
Fairfield Pta
Havre
Grant Shoquist
Melvin Beck
Big Delegation of 4 H Members to Chicago
Twenty five Montana 4 H club members were selected for the National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago from 238 top clubs. Esther Rugland said she will lead the delegation, covering November 28 to December 2. The group follows a year with 3 599 county medals awarded for superior records.
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Congress
George Slanger
Dillon
David Rathman
Chinook
Bert Thurber
Great Falls
Leilani Collette
Anaconda
Betty Mae Stilson
Lewistown
Alice Chvilicek
Hingham
Nancy Lichtwardt
Helena
Sonja Dawson
Rosebud
Loren Arthur
Fishtail
Harold Olson
Turner
Phyllis Noel
Silesia
Janice Cole
JoAnne Fulbright
Mary Hoge
Fort Shaw
Garten
Lee Swan
Highwood
Joyce Schott
Canning
Robert Woodmansey
Louise Seuser
Inverness
Poultry
Claire Larson
Whitehall
Larry Vaughn
Charlo
Auverne Demarest
Whitelash
Joan Lee Buck
Corvallis
Deanna Swenson
Chateau
Girls’ Record
Rita McCracken
Ledger
James Quanbeck
Shepherd
Safety
Chicago
Miss Rugland
Lillia Tubb
Kalispell
Robert F. Bucher
Shelby
Harry Cosgriffe
Geraldine G. Fenn
Bozeman
Montana
Esther R. Rugland
Welfare benefits rise to match cost of living
Proposal to raise Old Age Assistance Aid to the Blind and Aid to the Disabled benefits in line with national Social Security increases. States savings from smaller caseload and relative contributions cited. no new taxpayer burden expected. Also urges more highway funds for secondary roads, strict gambling law enforcement, and opposition to repealing the state liquor store system.
Four to One Odds on Fertilizer Returns for Farmers
The article notes that the average U.S. dollar spent for phosphate fertilizer yields more than four dollars in value to the farmer, highlighting a high financial return on phosphate use and its economic impact on farming practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Large Sum Spent In Montana for Indigent Sick Care
Montana counties spent $946 521 for indigent medical care in the six months ending April 1954, with costs varying widely by county per capita. The study by the State Welfare Department shows Richland and Sanders counties among high per capita costs, while Petroleum and Flathead counties are among the low. The state average per capita was $1.83, with Teton County totaling $10 895 or $1.51 per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Montana Taxpayer
State Welfare Department
Flathead County
Richland
Park County
Roosevelt County
Ee County
Sanders
Madison County
Granite County
Petroleum County
Teton County
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Wesley D’ewart
Republican
U. S
George Davis
Railroad and ‘Public Service
Frank W. Hazelbaker
Railroad and Public Service
Edna J. Hinman
Lyle Standish
Elmer Omholt
A. D
al) Peterson
Muriel Reiquam
Chevrolet
Westee
Con
Cliff Hughes
Larry Banks
Pol. Pol. Adv
Moose Hall
Carl E. Larson
Chateau Lodge
America
Armstrong
THE
Armstrong Rubber Company
West Haven
Cons
Norwalk
Comm
Natchez
Miss
Des Moines
Iowa
Goodyear
Taylor Motor Company
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