Red Cross 1950 drive tops county quota by $377
Beaverhead County Red Cross drive completed with $1859.25 received, surpassing the $1,482.00 goal. Chairman H. E. Contway and Anne Williams thanked district chairmen and volunteers for the success across Dillon and outlying areas including Lima, Wisdom, Armstead, Polaris, and Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crim
Anne Williams
Dillon
Contway
Wisdom
Ted Woodward
Jackson
Margaret Nelson
Dell
Mary Pilgrim
Lakeview
Hazel Flint
Monida
Leva Parks
Glen
Elwood Boucher
Wise River
Evelyn Stanchfield
Bannack
C. W. Stallings
Grant
Jack Brenner
Armstead
Walter Bastian
Polaris
Laura Judge
Lima
Gwen Reeder
Chm
Conservation Week Proclaimed in Montana
Governor John W. Bonner designates April 16 to 22 as Conservation Week statewide. The proclamation urges wise use of natural resources in Beaverhead County and across Montana, stressing soil preservation, range management, regulated hunting and fishing, and fire safety for homes and forests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Bonner
Montana
Legion Group to Wreck Goofs This Sunday in Butte
A Forty and Eight Legion initiation will be held Sunday in Butte at 1 00 p m in Legion hall 16 East Broadway. Dillon Wisdom Deer Lodge and Butte members will be wrecked as part of the ceremony. Beaverhead post officers were nominated for May elections Vivian Thomas for commander Ed Donovan for vice commander Dick Burns for finance officer Bill Hubbard for sergeant at arms Paul Temple Carl Davis for executive officers Dougan Luebben historian Luther Smith chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Wisdom
Deer Lodge
Butte
Legion Hall
East Broadway
Beaverhead
Vivian Thomas
Waldron Boger
Ed Donovan
Dick Burns
Bill Hubbard
Paul Temple
Carl Davis
Dougan Luebben
Luther Smith
Bruce Watters Appointed to District Post
Bruce Watters former commander of Dillon's Lloyd Whipple Post No 4163 V F W was named officer of the day for District No 4 at the April 16 Anaconda meeting Ennis will host the next district gathering on the first Sunday in August Attendees from Dillon included Mr and Mrs Paul Stahl Jr Mr and Mrs Ivan Ledbetter Mr and Mrs Dan Henneberry Stewart Burwell and Bruce Watters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Watters
Dillon
Lloyd ‘Whipple
V.F.W
Anaconda
Ennis
Paul Stahl, Jr
Ivan Ledbetter
Dan Henneberry
Stewart Burwell
Immunization Clinic Dates Set by Beaverhead Health Group
Mrs. Fred Kerr of the Beaverhead Tuberculosis and Health association announces the immunization schedule by school. On April 25 Armstead Grant Dell Lakeview Monida Doyle and Lima pupils attend at Lima led school from 9 to 12. April 26 Glen Birch Creek Nelson Riverside Blacktail Millpoint Polaris Argenta and Dillon students meet at Beaverhead County High School auditorium 8:20 to 12. April 28 Big Hole basin Wise River and Dewey schools gather at Wisdom school from 9 to 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kerr
Beaverhead
Beaverhead County High School
Big Hole Basin
Wise River
Dewey
Wisdom School
Sportsmen to Discuss 1950 Game Seasons
The Beaverhead Sportsmen's association calls a special meeting at City hall on Thursday April 27 at 8 00 p m to discuss big game recommendations and duck hunting season and invites new members. Game Warden Charles Price and Lester Barton released 126 stock pheasant hens in the Dillon rural area last Monday to boost the local pheasant population for sportsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Sportsmen's Association
City Hall
Charles Price
Lester Barton
Dillon
Wildlife meeting sets out game resolutions in Dillon
Members and visitors from several Montana towns gathered for the Southwestern Montana Wildlife Federation semi annual conference in Dillon. Resolutions approved seek a game technician, elk seasons in multiple areas, limits on deer and elk, and a 30 day Grasshopper season for mature bulls beginning Oct 15.
Death of W. E. Stinson A Dillon Rancher
Walter Stinson, 64, died of a heart attack at his Dillon home last Thursday morning after a brief hospital stay. Born in Winona Minnesota, he lived in North Dakota before moving to this county in 1914. He served in the police, was a Mountain View cemetery sexton, and held Masonry and church roles. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Methodist church, with burial at Mountain View. He is survived by his widow, three daughters and sons in law, two sons and daughters in law, and eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Stinson
Barrett Hospital
Mr. Stinson
Winona
Minn
North Dakota
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Mountain View Cemeery
Masonic Lodge
Royal Arch Masons
Modern Woodmen of
Stinson
Robert N. Johnstone
Mounier View
Boyd Qpick
Robert Morrison
Ted Schmitt
Butte
Glen Stinson
Dale
Miles City
Bert Megquier
Dan Mooney
Elza Patrice
Carl Hollensteiner
Clarke D'Evelyn
Paul Temple
Museum seeks Montana histories for Dillon collection
Beaverhead County Museum committee invites copies of Montana histories to strengthen its holdings. They list specific titles and authors sought, explain lending rules, and note recent school visitors who sent thanks for the tour and exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Dimsdale
Montana
Langford
Birney
Abbott
Phonograph Record
Big Name Band Engaged for College Junior Prom
Ike Carpenter and his 11 piece orchestra will play at W.M.C.E.'s Junior prom on Thursday May 4. The event honors the 1950 graduating class and will be held in the college gymnasium with tickets sold by students for dancers and spectators. Don Eiserthi committee chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Carpenter
W.M.C.E
College
Don Eiserthi
Dillon Soprano to Present Recital in High School Auditorium
Peggy Lou Sutherland, a sophomore and Dillon resident, will give a vocal recital in the high school auditorium next Wednesday April 26 at 815 pm. She studies with Phyllis Wolfe of Butte and is accompanied by Frances Manning Birge, with Ralph McFadden as teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Lou Sutherland
W.M.C.E
Miss Sutherland
Warren Sutherland
Dillon
Phyllis Wolfe
Butte
Miss Wolfe
Frances Manning Birge
Ralph McFadden
Beaverhead High Spring Concert Presents World Tour Theme
Beaverhead County High School music department and girls dance group staged an annual spring concert in the high school auditorium. The program featured a world tour motif with nation flags, dances from Sweden and Italy, and standout solos by Sam Davis, Jim Martinell, Anna Jane Caldwell, and Carolyn McFadden. The Hartwig band conducted by Mr. Hartwig and student directors closed with a combined band and chorus finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Gladis Burkholder
Sweden
Italy
Hartwig
Dillon Cops FBL Catch Felon Here
An information filed in Federal Court Helena charges Ray Lamma a Dillon prisoner with Mann Act violation. Lamma and Thelma Gibson were arrested in Dillon. Lamma pleaded guilty ten days jail or $20 fine, Gibson fined or ten days. FBI backed federal charges and took Lamma to Helena. Gibson to Roseville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
U. S
Ray Lamma
Dillon
Lamma
Stockton
Calif
Thelma Gibson
Roseville
George Baker
Wool Pool Sells To Sam Ditty for Bid of 5514 Cents
Beaverhead wool pool bids opened Tuesday April 18. Sam Ditty representing Edgehill Lukens Inc won with 5 345 fleeces at 55 1 2 cents per pound. Directors listed Parke T. Scott chairman Robert Melton Verne McManus Carl Benson and Art Christensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Sam Ditty
Edgehill-Lukens, Inc
Parke T. Scott
Robert Melton
Verne. McManus
Carl Benson
Art Christensen
Beaverhead County High Plans Junior Class Play
Beaverhead County High School will present a three act drama titled Lost Horizon adapted from James Hilton on Monday and Tuesday evenings May 1 and 2 in the school auditorium under Joseph Ryburn. Principal cast members include George Clemon Sally Stamm Bruce Lloyd Walter Featherly Dan Hawkins Janet Henneberry Doyle Stocks Pat Sanderford Peggy Wenger and Elsita Rouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
Josph Ryburn
James Hilton
George Clemon
Sally Stamm
Bruce Lloyd
Walter Featherly
Dan Hawkins
Janet Henneberry
New filings for Bannack Argenta Ore
The Signal Mining company of Kellogg Idaho has taken 30 options in the Bannack area. Core drilling in quest of ore bearing strata is expected to begin soon. Representatives of the Idaho Sunshine Mining company have been inspecting the Argenta field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signal Mining Company
Kellogg
Idaho
Bannack
Associated Press
Idaho Sunshine Mining Company
Argenta
Jackson Group To Represent Beaverhead At Montana Dance Festival
The Jackson square dance group will represent Beaverhead county at the Montana Square Dance festival in Columbia Gardens Butte on April 21 and 22. Members include Joan Clemon Suzanne Dansie Donna Krause Sharon Stocks Bill Nelson Sparky ZeBarth Tom Nelson and Dempsey Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Square
Beaverhead County
American Dancer Society
Montana
Winn Shows Movies to Scouts
Minutes of Troop 14 meeting at Bagley school on April 4 1950 describe drills a workout and Elmo Winn presenting hunting and México trip films interrupted by projector issues. Next summer forestry service will show more films before patrol and troop sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troop 14
Boy Scouts of America
Bagley School
Elmo Winn
México
Forestry Service
Bill Bierrum
Crippled Children Clinic Scheduled in Butte
The annual crippled children clinic will be at Webster Garfield school in Butte on May 5 at 1 00 p m. Invitations go to Beaverhead county children under two from county nurse Mae Talent. Doctors J K Coleman and R W Clapp will examine and diagnose. services are free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Garfield School
Butte
Mae Talent
Beaverhead County
Division of Services For Crippled Children
Montana State Board of Health
J. K. Coleman
R. W. Clapp
Silver Bow
Powell
Granite
S. Jefferson
Deer Lodge
Madison
Beaverhead
Montana
District Music Meet Invites Public to Beaverhead Event
Beaverhead county high school and Dillon host about 400 students for a full day of solos ensembles and large groups from 9 a m to late evening. Friday solo and mixed chorus perform to include out of town students with ticketed concerts and a Saturday mass concert lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Dillon
College Gymnasium
Glee Club
Key Club
Spon
Beaver Lodge
Helena High
Butte Central
Broadwater County
Powell County
Twin Bridges
Anaconda High
Deer Lodge
B.C.H.S
Armstead Couple Report Record Egg Size
Mr. and Mrs. Eldo Stroud of Armstead announce a prize hen laid a giant egg measuring 9 inches by 17 inches around. Upon breaking the egg contained the yolk and white as a whole egg with shell, a notable unusual find for local poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldo Stroud
Armstead
Services for Big Hole Resident Held in Bozeman
Funeral services for Eric Maybee, a Big Hole native, were held in Bozeman on Monday with attendees including Mrs. Roy Oliver, Mrs. Dell Lloyd, Lawrence Christiansen as pallbearer, and Mr and Mrs J W Neidt. He attended Gibbons district and Wisdom grammar schools and Salmon Idaho high school. Surviving relatives include his wife two children a sister Mrs Neidt an uncle Charles York and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Hole Basin
Eric Maybee
Big Hole
Bozeman
Roy Oliver
Dell Lloyd
Lawrence Christansen
Maybee
J. W. Neidt
Gibbons District
Wisdom
Salmon
Idaho
Major League Game of the Day to Be Heard in Butte
Major league baseball's Game of the Day will be broadcast on KOPR Butte starting Tuesday April 18 each weekday noon to game end. Al Helfer will call play by play with Art Gleason assisting. games originate from midwest and east stadia via Mutual Network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Kopr
Montana
Midwest
East
al Helfer
Helfer
Gun Club Elects Officers for 1950
The Dillon Gun club posted a 72 of 75 in the telegraphic meet sponsored by the Butte Standard. Six shooters scored 24 of 25 in the first birds. Officers named include C. L. Boyer as president and R. M. Barrett as honorary president and board chair. Other directors listed include Herman Peterson Bill Gleed Russell Smith Victor Westergard Pete Westergard Dr Harve Stanchfield and C. L. Boyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Gun Club
Butte Standard
C. L. Boyer
Victor Westergard
Bernice Gleed
Leona Westergard
Hobart Sneed
R. M. Barrett
Bad Check Artist Nabbed at Metlen
Robert Biggins, a transient, was arrested by Chief Dan Mooney after passing a forged fifty dollar check drawn on State Bank and Trust Co. He signed as Robert F. Doyle, fled the Dil lon store, and was captured at the Metlen hotel. He claims a four year Wyoming sentence on a similar charge and is wanted in Newcastle and Billings. Billings officers arrived to take him into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Biggins
Dan Mooney
Dillon
Biggins
State Bank and Trust Co
Robert F. Doyle
Metlen
Wyoming
Newcastle
Wyo
Billings
Billings Offils
New Filings For State County Jobs Highlight Candidates
Grant resident Jack S. Brenner entered the State House race as a member of committees on appropriations livestock public ranges water conservation and mines and mining. Dell Democrat Otto H. Lohr filed for county commissioner. Raymond M. Schwartz, the incumbent, filed for county coroner on the Democratic ticket April 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack S. Brenner
Grant
House of Representatives
Otto H. Lohr
Dell
Dem Erate
Raymond M. Schwartz
Rotary Club Hears Lyman White Name Representatives
Ray Lyman spoke on Soil Conservation Through Irrigation outlining site, capacity, available water, soil class, acre feet needed, cost, feasibility. Cornelius Hovren and Frank Hazelbaker elected delegates to the district convention with Jack Rees and Ralph Stowell as alternates. The new permanent Christmas tree was planted on the depot lawn. Fay Irwin chaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Ray Lyman
Cornelius Hovren
Frank Hazelbaker
Jack Rees
Ralph Stowell
Horren
Joe White
Phoenix
Arizona
Fay Irwin
V F W Auxiliary Installs Officers
The VFW auxiliary held an installation ceremony at the 10.0F hall on Monday evening for newly elected officers. Mrs. Alice Nelson presided as installing officer listing Betty Mussetter as president and other officers including Elveretta Johnson and Ann Malesich. A Poppy Day committee was organized with Elvaretta Johnson chairing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V.F.W. Auxiliary
Alice Nelson
Betty Mussetter
Elveretta Johnson
Ann Malesich
Margaret Thompson
Irma Cashmore
Christine Jensen
Belva Frederickson
Joan Wenger
Marie Wenger
Also Mentioned on This Page
RED Cross
H. E. Contway
Bonner
Legion
Forty and Eight Division of the
American Legion
Toneuter
District Two Convention
Southwestern Montana Wildlife Federation
Drummond
Livingston
Missoula
Whitehall
Great Falls
General Assembly
Harry W. Baker
Chamber of Commerce
R. J. Watson
R. F. Cooney
Montana State Fish and Game Department
Wildlife Restoration Division
California
Lowell Adams
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Andrus Hotel
Carl Daniel
George Kern
Hollis Monson
Harry Baker
Fish and Game Commission
Jefferson
Bull Mountain
Whitetail
Boulder-Little Blackfoot-Deer Lodge
Waterloo
Jerry Creek
Barrett’s Station
Grasshopper
Horse Prairie
W. E. Stinson
F.B.L
Wool Pool
Bannack Argenta
Winn
Crippled Children Clinic
District Music
Gun Club
Brenner
Schwartz and
Lohr
Court House
Lyman
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