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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1952
Page
5
Now in operation is the Ruby valley Dillon bus, organized by L B Preston Sheridan garage operator and driven by Lee Steiner. The bus carries passengers and parcels daily between Sheridan, Twin Bridges and Dillon, except Sunday.
Dillon Jaycees held their April meeting in the Andrus dining room with guest speakers including Ted Keating Columbus state Jaycee vice president Ralph Kneeland Beaverhead C of C Don Wheat Beaverhead C of C president and Ed Swetish Dillon Civil Air Patrol officer and instructor. They discussed 1952 projects and announced Ken Trow as Jr. Chamber representative to the 1952 Boys State in August. The group pledged help for the county fair Easter egg hunt and CAP sponsorship and discussed a July 29 auto dare devils event at the county fair grounds. Plans include a nominating slate for officers and a push for city park improvements and county high school career clinics chaired by Kneeland. A “Senior Day” at W M C E and a Dillon campus tour for prospective students were proposed with further details to follow.
A Ruby Valley Chapter group conducted initiatory and DeMolay degrees in Dillon on April 2 for 21 local boys who joined the chapter. Master Counselor Tom Hillier of Twin Bridges led the initiatory rite and Senior Counselor Lonnie Durham of Sheridan led the DeMolay rite. Names include George Walker Gary Carson Robert Peterson John Giles George Featherly Richard Tash Robert Baker Charles Pilgrim Mark McCullum Charles Murray Dan Wenger John McCullum Robert Stone William Bierrum Keith Anderson Donald Murray William Cotton Terry McFadden Vic Westergard Hal Wight Harold Jensen. Refreshments followed with hopes for a later chapter formation to revive DeMolay interest locally.
Mr and Mrs Walter Stamm drove to Missoula on Easter Sunday to see their daughter Sally who attends the university there.
A Californians pair praise Beaverhead and Dillon Montana in a long letter to the Dillon Examiner. They recall camping along Bloody Dick and Blacktail areas since 1929, visiting yearly and valuing local friends and spots like Horse Prairie and post office fishing reports. They remark on local hospitality, annual pinochle, and a wish to verify a contestant's Dillon birth record seen on TV.
Lloyd Whipple post 4163 and auxiliary officers were installed at a Wednesday meeting in the 11.0.0.F. hall after a 75 seated potluck. Department Commander Albert V. McGee conferred the past commander badge on Harry Jensen and spoke as guest. Stewart Burwell was installed as post commander.
The FCC plan envisions 40 new UHF and VHF stations nationwide with Montana hosting 95,000 TV sets expected within a year or two after launch. Cities include Anaconda Billings Bozeman Butte Cut Bank Deer Lodge Dillon Glasgow Glendive Great Falls Hamilton Hardin Havre Helena Kalispell Laurel Lewistown Livingston Miles City Missoula Polson Red Lodge Shelby Sidney Whitefish Wolf Point.
Pfc. Darwin Phillips of the 82nd Airborne Division arrives in Texas for a two week leave to visit his father Dan Phillips and grandmother Nina White. He plans to return to Texas but likely will be transferred to Fort Bragg North Carolina soon.
Local printer claims top quality printing services at Examiner Printing Co with emphasis on job work excellence. Firm highlights precision typography and durable finishes for commercial printing needs.
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