Countywide Chest X Ray Survey To Be Planned
Beaverhead county eyes a county wide chest x ray survey with a Tuesday night meeting at Bagley school. Health officials plan to organize a public event to promote early detection of TB cancer and heart disorders using mobile units. The gathering features Mrs J H Gilbert and Miss Cornelia Robinson with music by Don Wheat’s grade school musicians and a cancer film The Warning Shadow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Cornelia Robinson
Montana Survey
J H Gilbert
Local Cancer Association
Bagley
Lawrence Walker
Rhea Meade
Bruce Watters
Ed Malensek
Beaverhead County
Mobiue
Don Wheat
Easter Egg Hunt Draws Large Crowd at Western Montana College
The Beaverhead chamber of commerce and Jaycees sponsored the Easter egg hunt held Sunday on the campus drawing a large crowd of children and adults. Over 600 colored eggs were hidden with 40 numbered eggs exchanged for prizes donated by local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Montana College of Education
Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Dillon
J.C Penney Co
Tribune
City Drug
Warner Foods
Dart Hardware
Dillon Implement Vaughn-Ragsdale
Electric & Variety
Larsen’s
Eliel's
Sport Shop Brazel's
Winn's
Chamber of Commerce
Dillon Bottling Works
Bond Grocery Co
White Cafe
Robert English
Dillon Feed
Lester Kurtz
Beaverhead Bar
Warners
Gosman
L. S Osborne
J. W McCarthy
George Andersen
Earl Williamson
Gleed Files For Legislature In July Primary
Beaverhead county state representative George Gleed filed his nominating petition on the Republican ticket last Thursday for re election to the legislature. He was elected in 1952 to succeed J. S. Brenner and has served one term with seats on key committees. Also filing were S P Meade seeking re election as county assessor and Martha Opp Greene seeking the Republican nomination for county treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gleed
Beaverhead County
J. S. Brenner
Dora Schmittroth
S. P. Meade
Vigilante Electric Cooperative Receives 440000 Grant
The Vigilante Electric Cooperative, based in Montana, was awarded 440000 in Washington to build a new office in Dillon and add 175 miles of distribution line to serve 198 more rural customers. The coop serves six Montana counties and Clark County Idaho, with 1847 current users expected to exceed 2000 after expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vigilante Electric Cooperative, Inc
Washington, D. C
Dillon
Vigilante Organization
Montana
Beaverhead
Madison
Broadwater
Jefferson
Lewis and Clark
Silver Bow
Clark County
Idaho
Feeder Lambs Contracting Surges in Beaverhead Madison Areas
Feeder lamb contracting for fall delivery is advancing rapidly, with about 80 percent of lambs in Beaverhead and a sizable share in Madison County already booked for around October 1. Prices range from 17 to 18 cents, some ewe lambs reaching 19 cents, driven by strong demand and profitability in finishing pens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Madison County
Boston
Vuullight
Western Montana College Granted Masters Degrees
The state board of education authorized Western Montana College to grant degrees in secondary education and masters degrees in elementary and secondary education. President Rush Jordan announced the decision, with secondary education starting autumn 1954 and graduate studies opening summer 1955. The board also approved a student union fee and authorized financing for a men's residence hall and a student union building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
Western Montana College
Rush Jordan
Department of Graduate Studies
Jordan
New County Trustees Named by County Superintendent
County trustees elected April 3 are announced by Theo Bay. Listed are trustees for Bannack-Millpoint Selah Stallings Nelson Ruegsegger Riverside George Webster Argenta Carl Shafer Glendale Grose Dewey Richard Hummel Grant James Prohosky Birch Creek M H Staudaher Ina Kuhle Wise River Lowell Mallon Lima Ralph Stoasich Bristow Emory Rouse Wisdom Audrey Roth Mary Peterson Alfred Peterson Armstead Walter Bastian Polaris Harry Tash Jr Deli Austin Cheney Jackson Tom Clemon Reichle John Rieber Margaret Pyeatt Blacktail William Rebish Drummer Mike Stefanatz Mary Lou Meine Gibbons Lester Elsa Nicholia Harold Petersen Lakeview Lyle Lewison Bea trice Selby Doyle Bill Jones.
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Theo Bay
Bannack - Millpoint
Selah Stallings
Nelson
John Ruegsegger
Riverside
George Webster
Argenta
Carl Shafer
Glendale
James O. Grose
Dewey
Richard Hummel
Grant
James Prohosky
Birch Creek
M H Staudaher
Ina Kuhle
Wise River
Lowell Mallon
Lima
Ralph Stoasich
Bristow
Emory Rouse
Wisdom
Audrey Roth
West Fox
Mary Peterson
Alfred Peterson
Armstead
Walter Bastian
Polaris
Harry Tash, Jr
Deli
Austin Cheney
Jackson
Tom Clemon
Reichle
John Rieber
Margaret Pyeatt
Blacktail
William Rebish
Mike Stefanatz
Mary Lou Meine
Gibbons
Lester Elsa
Nicholia
Harold Petersen
Lakeview
Lyle Lewison
Beatriice Selby
Doyle
Bill Jones
Elks Sell Shares for Gift Ford Sedan
Elks club offers shares at $1 each for a Ford sedan donated to the lodge by Berg Christensen. Shares are sold through the community and at Dillon businesses with a June 26 city hall drawing. One share admits one person. midnight awards the car to a winning shareholder.
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Berg Christensen
Elks Club
E. R. Hilger
Dillon Business Houses
City Hall
Beav erhead County student chosen Boys State delegate
Pete Hilger, a junior at Beaverhead County High School and son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hilger, has been selected as the Boys State delegate by Dillon Lodge No. 1654, BPOE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Hilger
E. R. Hilger
Beaverhead County
Dillon Lodge
BPOE
Date moved up for annual Youth Fair
At a meeting of the fair board and Dillon Rodeo association the dates for the annual Youth Fair were advanced one week from Labor Day weekend to the last week in August. The events will no longer be held on consecutive days to benefit both attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Board
Dillon Rodeo Association
Western Montana College Track Meet Friday in Dillon
WMCE hosts an invitational track meet at Vigilante Field in Dillon on Friday starting at 1 o clock. Twelve high school teams including Beaverhead Jefferson Powell Belgrade Helena Cathedral Manhattan Three Forks Ennis Sheridan Twin Bridges Lima and Whitehall compete for club trophies from the Dillon Rotary and Kiwanis and ribbons for top three places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Bill Straugh
Beaverhead
Jefferson
Powell County
Belgrade
Helena Cathedral
Manhattan
Three Forks
Ennis
Sheridan
Twin Bridges
Lima
Whitehall
Western Montana College of Education
Dillon Rotary
Kiwanis
College Bulldogs
Straugh
Film on Germany To Be Shown At College
Western Montana College of Education presents the color documentary Germany in the Shadow of the Iron Curtain on April 28 at 8 pm in the auditorium. Russell Wright, producer, narrates after returning from a year and a half in Germany. The film surveys Rhine country Bavaria Ruhr and Schleswig Holstein showing a nation split by two worlds and a border life under the Iron Curtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Western Montana College of Education
Russell Wright
Rhine
Bavaria
Ruhr
Schleswig-Holstein
Perlin
Popejoy Murder Trial Date Set
Sam Popejoy, held in the county jail in Virginia City, is charged with first degree murder and will stand trial April 26 before Judge Philip Duncan. A 125-member jury panel has been drawn for the Madison county district court term. Popejoy is accused of killing Bill Seyler at Twin Bridges the night before Thanksgiving and a second information charges him with fatally shooting Jim Seyler the same evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Popejoy
Virginia City
Philip Duncan
District Court
Madison County
Popejoy
Bill Seyler
Twin Bridges
Jim Seyler
Gosman Leads Montana as Acting Governor
Lt. Gov. George M. Gosman arrived in Helena to assume acting chief executive duties while Gov. J. Hugo Aronson traveled to Victoria, B C, to meet northwest governors and provincial officials on Columbia Basin issues. Aronson will attend a late April governors conference in Washington, D C, with Mrs. Aronson.
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Helena
George M. Gosman
Montana
J. Hugo Aronson
Victoria
B. C
Northwest
Columbia Basin
Washington, D.C
Aronson
Washington
Employer's Night Observed by Dillon Rotarians
Dillon Rotary Club held its regular meeting Monday with Lambert Fliel as chairman. Guests included Ern est C Luebben Arthur Bay Harold Murray Arnold Williams Dick Hanson Lloyd Dougherty Andy J Moretto Lloyd Richardson John Hofferber and Rev E A Syms of Livingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Rotary Club
Lambert Fliel
Ernest C. Luebben
Arthur Bay
Harold Murray
Arnold Williams
Dick Hanson
Lloyd Dougherty
Andy J. Moretto
Lloyd Richardson
John Hofferber
Dillon
E. A. Syms
Livingston
Romberg
Shirley Cote
Mary K. Straugh
Ben Redd
Gleanne Foster
Charles Tolson
Kathleen Sweeney
Bette Mockel
J. Weldon Payne
Robert Schippen
Rotary
Boys’ State
Charles Hollensteiner
W. E. Fry
Rev. Syms
Seniors Visit Western Campus for Senior Day Events
Fifty high school seniors plan campus visits at Western on April 22 and 23. Activities include talks tours art exhibits and visiting classes. Highlights are Cumberland Fair operetta and The Valiant one act play with Brinton Jackson directing the operetta and Joe Ryburn directing the play. Open house art exhibit runs 6 45 to 8 00 pm sponsored by Mrs Mary Emerick. Prof Ralph Kneeland chairs Senior day.
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Western
Brinton Jackson
Joe Ryburn
Ruth Greenfield
Dillon
United States
Wilder and Sundgaard
Jackson
Art Club
Mary B. Emerick
Georgiathens
Ralph Kneeland
College honors awarded at Western Montana campus awards assembly
Special awards were presented at the college awards assembly on Thursday with President Jordan issuing emblems to students meeting campus group requirements. Recipients span Music, Women's Athletics, Art, Journalism, and Basketball letters, including Dorothy Kneeland, Esther Polette, Leon Greene, Charles Russell, and many others. several seniors also named Who's Who, plus a $135 Montana Congress scholarship to Nina Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan
Dorothy Kneeland
Dillon
Dick Willis
Missoula
Ruth ‘Lagergren
Anaconda
Neva MacDonald
Perma
Elsie Musselman
Swan Lake
Marion
Ley
Philipsburg
Betty Copenhaver
Ovando
Catherine Dykstra
Thompson Falls
Marien Graham
Walter
Dorothy Jean Hagegett
Virginia City
Jean Ivie
Donna’ Johnsson
Betty Ann Kibbee
Ronan
Ruth Lagergren
Carolyn McCurdy
Charlo
Esther Polette
Florence
Leon Greene
Glen
Charles Russell
Boulder
Paul Holloran
Larry Anderson
Don Brown
Browning
Bob McLeod
Fairfield
Robert Romers
William Jackson
Elliston
Don Keltz
Belgrade
Frank Kibbee
Roger Shaw
Spokane
Wash
Dick Pitman
Janice Munkers
Butte
Ann Flannigan
Roy’ Larson
Scobey
Floyd Brown
Gildford
Dan Sweeney
Agnes Tenneson
East Helena
Western
Montana Congress of Parents’and Teachers
Nina
Miller
Sheridan
Montana ‘College’ of Education
Dillon Parent-Teacher Meeting Rescheduled After Easter
The Dillon Parent-Teacher Association postponed its regular meeting to Monday April 26 due to Easter. Officers will report on an article from the Montana Educational Association journal and Fairview principal Arthaud will discuss “The Struggle for Possession of Children's Minds.” Roscoe Cornell will report on school board matters and a vote on leftover PTA funds will occur. New officers will be installed by Mrs J H Gilbert with a music program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon’ Parent-Teacher Association
Ofhcers
D. V. Haggenbarth
Lawrence Walker
Montana
Arthaud
Fairview
Colliers
Roscoe’ Cornell
Parrot Fever Case Reported in Beaverhead County
Helena AP reports a second parrot fever psittacosis case in Montana this month, in Beaverhead County, with Ravalli County having a prior case. The state board urged health checks for birds before sale and noted other recent outbreaks including polio in Billings and meningitis in Butte, plus measles and chicken pox in various cities.
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Helena
Beaverhead
Montana
Board of Health
Ravalli County
Billings
Butte
Great Falls
Dillo
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Of&l
Elks
Ford
WMCE
Canada
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