Visitors and residents stop in Dillon during the week
Mr and Mrs M Jones of Missoula and former Dillon residents visited with friends during a Yellowstone trip. L Ott Gordon and wife from Vancouver were in town. Floyd Winn and Ike Rife conducted business activities here. George Manning now in Nevada and Henry Fitter from Lima visited Dillon. The Wise River highway oiling progresses with a large crew.
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M. . Jones
Missoula
Dillon
Yiellowstone Park
L. Ott Gordon
Vancouver
Wash
Floyd Winn
Billings
Ike Rife
Medicine Lodge
Robert Jackson
Jackson
George Manning
Nevada
Frank D. Rife
Lee Hoerning
Colorado Springs
Colo
Col
J. H. Hay
Montana
Hayes
Baxter
Kathryn Tonrey
Larry Helfert
Tonney
Helfert
Helena
Harry Helming
Wise River
Record tourist traffic at nine Montana ports of entry
Helena reports Montana highway ports of entry handle heavy travel with a five week daily average of 2307 cars. The figure comes from Albert Erickson, state advertising director, noting record pace across the nine stations.
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Helena
Montana
State Highway Commission
Albert Erickson
Missouri River Valley plan backed by interagency panel
In Helena the Missouri basin interagency committee endorsed the department of agriculture’s 30 year development plan for the Missouri River valley. The program, with a total cost near 8 billion dollars, focuses on soil and water controls and other soil conservation measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Missouri Basin Interagency Committee
Department of Agriculture
Missouri River Valley
Wool Sewing Contest Awards Packet Details
The article outlines state awards for a wool sewing contest including $250 savings bonds per state and fabric prizes from John Walther Fabrics and Botany Mills. State entries close November 1 with judging and national sending logistics to follow. Contact Mrs. Lara Pennell or Mrs. S. E. Whitworth in Dillon for brochures and entry blanks.
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John Walther
John Walther Fabrics, Inc
Botany
Botany Mills, Inc
Lara Pennell
S. E. Whitworth
Dillon
Dell Farm Bureau Meeting Plans Youth Fair Report
The Dell Farm Bureau will meet at the Dell Community hall Friday night Aug 5 at 830. State vice president George Gileed will report on his California trip. Entertainment and lunch will be provided by Mr and Mrs E B Harkness Mr and Mrs Dick McNinch and Mr and Mrs Bernard Harkness.
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Dell Farm Bureau
Dell Community Hall
Dillon
George Gileed
California
E. B. Harkness
Dick MecNinch
Bernard Harkness
California visitors greet Inglewood relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Coppage of Inglewood are visiting relatives and friends in this community. Mrs. Coppage is the former Thelma Nyhart of this section.
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California
Hugh Coppage
Inglewood
Coppage
Thelma Nyhart
Montana Hereford Tour set for September across western valleys
The first national recognized Hereford tour in Montana will run September 16 and 17 through the Bitter Root Flint Creek and upper Deer Lodge valleys. Secretaries announce the event organized by the Montana Hereford Association to help cattlemen inspect representative herds with visits to breeding ranches. It starts in Hamilton with an overnight in Missoula and continues into the Deer Lodge and Flint Creek areas.
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Montana
Bitter Root
Flint Creek
Upper Deer Lodge
Herb Jillsons
Montana Hereford Association
State Association
Herford
Hamilton
Missoula
Tickets On Sale For Montana Magicland Pageant
Tickets for the pageant are on sale in three categories with prices 60 cents 1.20 and 3.30 including tax. The event groups cities Dillon Beaverhead Deer Lodge Virginia City Butte and Helena with episodes covering 1856 Alder Gulch copper discovery Teddy Roosevelt visit 1903 and the train to Dillon. Production is by civic groups with Prof Bert Hansen as pageant director.
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Montana
Dillon
Beaverhead
Butte High Stadium
Helena
Boulder
Bridger
Philipsburg
Three Forks
Anaconda
Whitehall
Treasure State
Butte
Magicland
Johnny Grant
Deer Lodge Group
Alder Gulch
Virginia City Company
Butte Hill
Marcus Daly
Teddy Roosevelt
Butte Group
Deer Lodge
Ted Rule
Warren Trask
O. M. Bryan
Judy Danials
Thelma Kantner
Thelma Shaw
Virginia City
Georgia Mathews
Fred Woodside
Robert Finch
Maizie Davis
Joe Ryburn
Frank Willis
Bert Hansen
The
State University At
Barret Hospital Births Highlight Local Families
Last week at Barret Hospital a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs William Hubbard on Monday and a son to Mr and Mrs Erwin Dumpke on Tuesday. The report notes another birth on Wednesday in the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Sonce Geen
Barret Rte
Loren Finn
William Hubbard
Erwin Dumpke
Beaverhead County Fair Seeks Wide Exhibit Entries
Young entrants urged to prepare displays in crafts livestock crops and foods with health safety art and relief maps sections. Daily events feature horse races foot races pig scramble and an open three horse relay with grand prizes. entries due by August 14 to Beaverhead County Extension Office Dillon.
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Begaverhead County
Norman Nelson
George E. Baker
Jim Taylor
Beaverhead County
Federal Building
Dillon
Norman Downing
J. H. Mikkelson
Montana to Mark V J Day as Official Holiday
Governor Bonner proclaims V J Day August 14 official holiday in Montana for the first time. The proclamation says August 14 will be a double holiday through Monday since the date falls on a Sunday. Montanans are urged to observe memorial services for the dead and aid disabled veterans in hospitals.
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Montana
John W. Bonner
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