Virginia City Players to perform in college auditorium
The Virginia City Players will present in the college auditorium at 8 15 Monday evening August 8 announced by the student activity committee. The cast includes students and graduates from the dramatics departments of the University of Washington Oregon and Iowa with plays from the eighteenth century repertoire once shown at the Old Stone Barn in Virginia City.
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Virginia City Players
College Auditorium
University of Washington
University of Oregon
University of Iowa
Virginia City
Montana
Community Guests and Club Meeting Close Week in Dillon
Visitations from Butte and Trident residents highlighted a busy week. Earl LaGue and family from Butte visited the Adders home. Rutledge and Rutledge party from Trident joined the Harry Rutledge home. Carl Tripp of Butte dropped by Colonel Combs. Dr. and Mrs. Fred Porter of Butte spent the weekend at the Piccone home. Mrs. Anna Morris and Mrs. W F Garrison with Mary motored to Dillon on business. Frank Buhrer hosted Sage Brush 4 H club Friday night with moving pictures of the Rose Festival in Portland and other pictures shown by Ray OLeary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl LaGue
Butte
Adders
Fred Rutledge
Melvin Rutledge
Trident
Mont
Harry Rutledge
Carl Tripp
Colonel Combs
Fred Porter
Piccone
Anna Morris
W. F. Garrison
Mary
Dillon
Frank Buhrer
Sage Brush
Portland
Ray O'Leary
Montana metal output climbs in 1948 gains
Montana's 1948 metal production rose after 1947 gains, with zinc up 29 percent, lead up 14 percent, and silver nearly 10 percent according to the final Montana metal production report from the U S Bureau of Mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Beaverhead wool prices and local news from 1901
The note discusses local woolgrowers likely receiving 12 cents per pound for most clips, with inferior grades lower, and a potential decent return on capital. It also mentions births, Beaverhead County's sheep industry growth by 1902, and sidewalk disrepair in Montana street causing damage to clothing and shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Williams
Dillon
Boston Bloomer
Beaverhead County
Montana Street
Jail Demolition Starts as Prisoners Moved Away
Work begins on tearing down the old county jail behind the courthouse. The two prisoners confined there have been transferred to Virginia City for confinement.
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Virginia City
Beaverhead County Tax Roll Finished for 1903
The 1903 tax roll was completed Friday and turned over to the county clerk. The total shows a 394,702 increase from last year reaching 4,249,958. Cusie and Jacobs of Butte won the contract to build the city water works for 61,000. Wool prices in Beaverhead ranged from 14 to 155 cents per pound. Hugh McCaleb is on his annual vacation visiting relatives in Salmon Idaho.
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Beaverhead County
Cusie & Jacobs
Butte
Hugh McCaleb
Salmon
Idaho
Dillon Country Club Luncheon Hostess Committee Listed
The hostess committee for the Dillon Country club luncheon Wednesday at 1 30 p m includes Mrs Mathew Taborski Mrs Arlo Herman Mrs Irwin Ravven Mrs Phillip Brown Mrs Joe Smith and Miss Rose Mary Tyre Reservations transportation or information may be obtained by calling any committee member by Monday noon. At the luncheon last Wednesday 43 attended with Mrs H H Hendron winning high and Mrs E E Redmond second. Hostesses for this afternoon are Mrs Frank Wise Mrs Harold Hendron Mrs E E Redmond Mrs Roy Herndon Mrs Elizabeth Clemon Mrs Cor ine Kelly and Mrs Phillip Lovell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Country Club
Mathew Taborski
Arlo Herman
Irwin Ravven
Phillip Brown
Joe Smith
Rose Mary Tyre
H. H. Hendron
E. E. Redmond
Frank Wise
Harold Hendron
Roy Herndon
Elizabeth Clemon
Corine Kelly
Phillip Lovell
Governor Bonner to speak at Carter Oil refinery opening
Gov. John W. Bonner will speak at the formal opening of Carter Oil Company’s new 20,000 barrel a day refinery in Billings on August 26. About 100 Montana business and governmental leaders are expected to attend the ceremonies including an afternoon plant tour and a banquet that evening.
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Billings
John W. Bonner
Carter Oil Company
O. C. Scorp
Montana
Rail freight in central Montana hits record 1949 rise
Railroads in central Montana report the largest freight traffic gain on record for 1949. The Milwaukee Road shows a 93.8 percent jump this June compared with June 1948, and Great Northern also notes a substantial increase in 1949 freight traffic.
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Lewistown
Montana
Milwaukee Road
Great Northern Railroad
Rupture Shield Expert to Demonstrate in Butte
H. M. Shevnan of Chicago will visit the Finlen Hotel in Butte on August 12 and 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to demo the Zoetic Shield, touted to instantly improve rupture control, increase circulation, and close openings in ten days without medicines. He offers free demonstrations at 6509 N Artesian Ave, Chicago 45.
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H. M. Shevnan
Chicago
Finlen
Butte
Shevnan
Artesian Ave
Social Roundup in Dillon and Jackson Area
Residents and visitors mingle in Dillon and Jackson with calls and visits. Notables include Mrs. Harold Prophet of Armstead, Mrs. Loring Gimm of San Francisco, and families from Dillon Butte Wisdom and Arlington. A haystack fire at Fred Hershey’s yard caused minor alarm with no major damage.
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Bob Jackson
Jack Shepherd
Dillon
Freeland Mace
Janice Lee
Winifred Shepherd
Jackson
Nancy Shaffer
Jay Nelson
Harold Prophet
Armstead
Ray Stocks
Wade
Stocks
Gus Mulkey
William Carroll
Bud Knudsen
Big Hole Basin
Clarence Helming
Wisdom
Jennie Johnson
Loring Gimm_m
San Francisco
California
Esther Husted
Dillon and
Omer Dooling
Diamond Mar Inn
Butte
Miss May Sprinkle
Fred Hershey
Mustard Seed Acreage Falls Across Montana
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports Montana mustards cover 18 000 acres, down 42 percent from 1948 and the lowest since 1931. Brown mustard nearly vanishes while yellow mustard dominates. Growers in Toole Pondera Glacier and Teton counties produce most of the crop which accounts for over 85 percent of U S production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
BAE
Toole
Pondera
Glacier
Teton
Montana
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Clair Bartholomew
Great Falls
Bartholomew
Ralph McFadden
Montana State Music Teachers Association
Lilian Peterson
State Department
Edna Moe
Brinton Jackson
Sheldon E. Davis
C. K. Moe
The
Eagles
Bernice Deglow
Columbia Falls
Jean Sudan
Bigfork
Nina Fraser
Hall
Vannie Lou Grayson
Wolf Point
Betty Knowles
Ringling
Jacqueline Graves
Polson
First National Bank
Northwen Bancorporation
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Magicland
Deer Lodge
Naranche
Reichle
Owen
U.S
Winn 'S> Inc
General Electric
Alfred Petersons
Olive Smith
Ollie Krause
Dale Strodman Ranch
Chris Rasmussen
Alfred Peterson
Joe Poole
James Lester
Sharon
Bob Russell
Elvin Peterson
40 Ranch
Joe Patterson
Pendergast
Joe Krall
Bill Kasin
Carroll
Shepherd
H. Leather
Dixon
Calif
Dicky
Big Hole
Glen Borst
Arlington, Va
Mrs.h. Leather
Anaine
Peggy
Barbara Holoran
Oas
Kaiser-Frazer
Atlantic St
PNAC
Cbaby
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