Minerals Engineering plans cut in tungsten output and jobs
Minerals Engineering Company will halve Beaverhead county unit tungsten production within a month as government purchases wind down. Fifteen miners were released last Saturday and a further twenty will depart, reducing payroll from 95 to about 60 workers, excluding salaried staff. The action aims to preserve wages for remaining workers while exploring iron ore prospects nearby.
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Sullivan
Dillon
W. B. Tobey
R. N. Roby
Earl Craig
Leonard Schulz
Sweetwater
Beaverhead
Madison County
Tobey
Democrats Hold Meeting Monday At Court House
Beaverhead County Democratic Central Committee chaired by Mrs. C. E. Blinn met in the court room with about 20 members. Mrs. Blinn reported on the regional meeting in Butte on Dec 9. Nominating petitions were signed by William Tayne and Nancy Wheat for the 14th precinct. The group discussed voter registration and raising a campaign fund and planned a county rally after the primaries to kick off the general election.
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Beaverhead County
Democratic Central Committee
C. E. Blinn
Pet Dog Alerts Dillon Fireman To Shed Blaze
Johnny Hart, a Dillon volunteer firefighter, awakens to barking from his Chesapeake Labrador Mitzi and extinguishes a shed fire near his North Pacific street home. The blaze broke out in kindling and cordwood near valuable equipment in the woodshed, threatening a storehouse of juke boxes and records. Mitzi’s alarm likely saved major damage and loss.
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Mitzi
Johnny Hart
North Pacific Street
Johnny
State President Conducts Elks Installation Here
Newly elected officers of Dillon Elks Lodge No. 1554 were installed at a special meeting last Saturday with State President Clarence Meyers as installing officer aided by State Vice President Leroy Schmidt and visiting dignitaries. A dance followed for visitors and members and their wives. Officers installed include Arthur Bay exalted ruler Lou H Larsen leading knight Richard S Later loyal knight Joe R Smith lecturing knight Frank J Lasich secretary Byron E Sanborn treasurer John W Walters 5 year trustee John D Spehar tiler Edwin R Hilger Grand Lodge alternate.
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Dillon Elks-Lodge No
Frank J. Lasich
Byron E. Sanborn
John W. Walters
John D. Spehar
Edwin R. Hilger
Grand Lodge
Curran Succeeds Scott as Beaver Basketball Coach
George Scott resigns after five seasons as BCHS head basketball coach and may remain in teaching in the high school system. Pat Curran, former University and Western star, elected by trustees to lead the Beavers’ basketball fortunes following Scott’s departure.
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George Scott
Beaver
Scott
BCHS
Montana State University
Dillon
Pat Curran
University
Western
Beavers
Curran
48 High School Musicians Attend Butte Meet
BCHS sent 48 music students to the District Music Festival in Butte with 11 entries qualifying for the state meet in Missoula May 11 and 12. The 50 voice mixed chorus and 40 piece advanced band earned ratings, praised for the BCHS music program led by Orvis Stenson.
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BCHS
Butte
Missoula
Gail Gray
Joan Beager
Stephen Foster
Mary Kay Straugh
Dick Brundage
Lew Brundage
Marion McDonald
Bud Riebhoff
Orvis Stenson
Dillon Receives 750-Gallon Pumper Fire Truck
A $17,377 750 gallon pumper arrives from the American LaFrance factory for Dillon's Volunteer Fire Department. Five-seat cab and modern equipment await performance tests and operator instruction before formal turn over after 30 years of service from the old unit.
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Dillon
American-LaFrance
American LaFrance
Soil Analysis Service Expands at Beaverhead Lab
Beaverhead Laboratory adds soil analysis for farmers and ranchers to improve fertilizer use and crop yields. Tests include soil reaction calcium phosphorus nitrogen and moisture carbon organic matter potassium sodium silica iron and more.
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Beaverhead Laboratory
Jim Williams
Iron Ore Prospect Near Dillon May Transform Beaverhead County
Minerals Engineering explores a large iron ore deposit in Sweetwater about 12 miles southeast of Dillon spanning Beaverhead and Madison counties. If tests confirm large, accessible ore, the project could surpass the company's tungsten operations, requiring a railroad branch, power upgrades, and substantial employment.
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Beaverhead
Minerals Engineering Company
Sweetwater
Dillon
Madison Counties
Beaverhead County
Ray G. Sullivan
W. B. Tobey
Leonard A. Schulz
John J. Womack
Henry F. Meine
Arnold Benson
Martin Gibbons
Sullivan
Tobey
Montana
Judith Basin
Chicago
Geneva Steel
Columbia Steel
Utah
Chamber secretary attends managers meet in Kalispell
Marie Gibbons secretary for Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce attended the Montana Association of Commercial Organization managers meeting in Kalispell. Speakers included Joe Markham Montana Automobile Association Jerry Roys State Planning Board Bill Browning State Chamber of Commerce and Jack Hollowell Montana Highway Commission advertising director. The two day session covered promotional methods programs and related work.
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Marie Gibbons
Beaverhead
Eleven Students Initiated Into Honor Society Assembly
Eleven BCHS students were inducted into the National Honor Society during a morning assembly at 11 o clock in the auditorium. Five seniors, three juniors, and three sophomores were honored. candle light rites, a ceremonial scroll addition, and a luncheon followed with parental attendees.
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BCHS
Craig Cornell
Stephen Foster
Carolee Kambich
Dorothy Andersen
Vonda Jones
Carla Andrus
Diana Squires
James Megquier
Sonja Holland
June Packer
Gayle Wheat
Capital and defense spending debate in Washington
A short editorial argues capital equals lifetime effort and assets while warning that a planned 1.5 billion dollar increase in defense spending, spurred by a Senate inquiry, risks steering the country toward bankruptcy in peacetime. It criticizes Washington leaders for potential excess and urges reflection without taking sides.
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U. S. News and World Report
Senate
Washington
District Chairmen For Red Cross Drive Announced
The American Red Cross membership drive in districts outside Dillon will be led by area chairmen starting this week and ending Saturday, April 28. Rural Chairman Bruce Watters announced the lineup of chairmen and their committees, listing Mrs. Ted Woodward Wisdom, Mrs. Bruce Jardine Jackson, Mrs. Winston Banko Lakeview, Mrs. Co W Stallings Bannack, Mrs. Joe Dowling Dell, Mrs. Bert McNinch Lima, Mrs. Leva Parks Monida, Mrs. Ralph Potts Wise River, Mrs. Jake Zumbreman Grant, Mrs. M. G. Stefenic Glen, Mrs. Ruth Roys Armstead, Mrs. Laura Judge Polaris, Mrs. Gayle Chaffin Dillon South, and Mrs. Henry F. Meine Dillon North.
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American Red Cross
Dillon
Bruce Watters
Ted Woodward
Wisdom
Bruce
Jardine
Jackson
Winston Banko
Lakeview
Co. W. Stallings
Bannack
Joe Dowling
Dell
Bert Mc Ninch
Lima
Leva Parks
Monida
Ralph Potts
Wise River
Jake Zumbreman
Grant
M. G. Stefenic
Glen
Ruth Roys
Armstead
Laura Judge
Polaris
Gayle Chaffin
Dillon South
Henry F. Meine
Dillon North
Minerals Company Controls Rich Mine in Mexico
Minerals Engineering and Co operators of the tungsten mine at Browns Lake and the nearby mill in Beaverhead County have acquired a controlling interest in rich tungsten mines in Mexico. President Blair Burwell announced via stockholder letter. Surface ore is valued at over 60 million dollars with two ore bodies. The largest body is 800 feet long and 160 feet wide with 1.68 percent tungsten trioxide and enrichments up to eight percent in tactite ore. The property lies near the Pacific Coast highway about 450 miles south of Nogales, Sonora, a growing industrial area offering cost-efficient access.
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Blair Burwell
Pacific Coast Highway
Mexico
Nogales
Arizona
Sonora
Demand for Farm Labor Up Exceeds Supply in Spring
State Employment Service official Paul Stahl Jr reports rising demand for farm and ranch labor as spring work begins. Transients passing through Dillon increase, but many lack qualifications for ranch jobs. Adequate clothing for harsh valley weather is a factor limiting hires, with labor scarcity not yet critical.
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Paul Stahl, Jr
State Employment Service Office
Stahl
Dillon
Weather Review Week Ends With Warmer Days
The week ending yesterday shows average temperatures near 55 high and 25 low. Readings ranged from a low of 14 Friday morning to a high of 66 Monday per L S Osborne at Western College.
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L. S. Osborne
Western College
Union Pacific
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Kalispell
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George M. Melton
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