Volunteers Restore Bannack Church Built by Brother Van
A volunteer work party last Sunday restored Bannack Church founded in 1877 by Rev William W Van Orsdal. The effort, part of Montana's first territorial capitol dedication events, renewed the interior roof and vestibule and attracted tourists while preserving an early frontier religious site.
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Van
Wil H
Richard R Price
Episcopal Church
Hamilton
Montana
Territorial
William W van Orsdal
Montana Territory
Brother van
West
Bannack
Ex-Patrolman Returns Home From Veterans Hospital
Bob Wright former state highway patrolman and Dillon resident arrived home in his hand controlled car from Long Beach California last week with his wife and daughter Wright had been in a Veterans Administration hospital in Long Beach for two years after paralyzing wounds from a September 19 1951 shooting near Nis Bier Junction when he stopped a car thief William Greenhaul g was captured and later sentenced to Deer Lodge penitentiary Wright endured surgery and rehabilitation before transferring from a Butte hospital to Fort Harrison and finally to Long Beach for specialized care
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Bob Wright
Dillon
Long Beach
Calif
Wright
Veterans Administration
Nissler Junction
William Greenhoulg
Nis- Bier
Greenhaulg
Butte-Anaconda
Wrights
Deer Lodge
Wight
Butte
Veterans Hospital
Fort Harrison
Long Beach Hospital
Rodeo Queen Contest Opens For County Contestants
The Dillon Soroptimist club announces the rodeo queen contest opens next Monday Aug 9 with many county eligible girls invited to become candidates Residence in the county is not required Contestants will be judged in three categories and be aged 16 to 20 Eligibility rules limit judge identities to the chairman and individual judges.
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Phyllis McCracken
Dillon Soroptimist Club
County Taxes Fall City Values Rise in Budget Update
The county reports an overall $870000 drop in assessed value and a $295000 fall in taxable value due to livestock value cuts, while Dillon shows a $129443 rise in assessed value and $27165 increase in taxable value. Comparative figures for 1954 and 1953 list county and Dillon totals for both assessed and taxable values.
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Board of County
Board of Devas
Dillon
Dedication Program Features Large Choral Portion
A dedication pageant on Sunday August 13 includes significant choral music directed by Ralph McFadden and Brinton Jackson. Brinton Jackson leads a chorus of over 50 voices, mainly college students, with Jackson conducting and McFadden accompanying on the organ for prologue, background, and frontier folk songs.
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Bannack
Ralph McFadden
Brinton Jackson
Jackson
Periona
Mussouri River
McFadden
Eiden and Parrent Appointed in Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Paul Temple announces two new appointees to fill undersheriff and deputy vacancies. Pete Eiden, a former US Forest Service veteran, becomes undersheriff after Burl Stephens resignation. John M Parrent, longtime border patrolman and recent resident, is named deputy to manage local assignments and communications.
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Paul Temple
Pete Eiden
US Forest Service
Burl Stephens
Temple
John M Parrent
Marshall Ramsay
Biden
Pete
The
Forest Service
Parrent
U.S -Canada
GOP Luncheon with Page and Rodli Set for Saturday
A GOP luncheon at the Ditty cafe is planned for Saturday at 1 p.m. Speakers include Winfield E Page of Missoula, congressional candidate, and Gilbert Rodli of the NRCC. Clifford Mockel and Mrs. Amy Gilbert organize, with a 85 cent plate charge and reservations via Mrs. Gilbert.
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Ditty Cafe
Winfield E Page
Missoula
Congress
Gilbert Rodli
National Republican Congressional Committee
Rodli
Montana
Page
Clifford Mockel
County
Republican Central Committee
Amy Gilbert
Republican Women's Club
Beavers Open Grid Season Versus Butte Reds at Vigilante Field
Beaverhead county high school Beavers, led by coach Tyrand, prepare for a Sept 17 home opener against Butte high Reds at Vigilante Field. About 50 players report Sept 7 with 11 lettermen returning, including captains Bob Loveridge and John Nelson. The 1954 schedule lists six conference games plus the opener with Butte high Reds.
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Dillon
Vigilante Field
Ben Tyvand
Beaverhead County High School
Beavers
Butte High School
Butte High Reds
Tyrand
Beaver
Hamilton
Broncs
Bob Loveridge
John Nelson
Don Westad
Bob Schiapen
Don Murray
Dan Pendergast
Gordon Donovan
Marvin Miller
Jack Zink
Craig Cornell
Pete Hilger
Roy
Stevensville
Anaconda Central
Work Started on Building for Vigilante Electric
D P Ibey Construction began the Vigilante Electric Co op headquarter building at Bar rack and Pacific in Dillon. Preliminary layout and excavation underway. Davis Electric will do the wiring, Anderson Sheet Metal the plumbing, Carl Robertson the excavation, all Dillon firms with local subcontracts likely.
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D P Ibey Construction Company
Vigilante Electric Co-op
Barrack and
Pacific Streets
Dillon
Rural Electric Cooperative
Ibey
Davis Electric
Anderson
Carl Robertson
Fire chiefs warn of fines for heedless drivers
Fire Chief Al Simon and Police Chief Mooney warn of a crack down on motorists who fail to observe caution rules when a fire alarm sounds. Ordinances prescribe fines for hindering equipment and driving over hoses and offenders will learn the hard way.
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al Simon
Mooney
Pioneers and Sons to Convene in Dillon Next Week
Dillon will host the 70th Montana Pioneers convention and the 59th Sons and Daughters gathering for three days starting Friday. Beaverhead chapters lead arrangements with Honorary Chairman Anthony H. French, Jean F. Bishop as general chair, and F. L. McIntosh overseeing events such as reception and dance.
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Dillon
Society of Montana Pioneers
Society of Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers
Parents Organization
Sons and Daughters
Beaverhead
Anthony H. French
Pioneer
Jean F. Bishop
Sons and Daughters of Pioneers
Francis Tonney
Marshall
F. L. McIntosh
Bertie Mathews
de V. Erwin
Dale Tash, Jr
James Kelly
Georgia Mathews
Elmo Winn
H. E. _Contway
Frank Hazelbaker
Beaverhead Museum
Evans Innes
Joe Ryburn
Fielding Graves
E. L. Poindexter
John Orr
Wisdom Divide Road Contracts Let in Beaverhead County
The State Highway Commission awarded two contracts on the Wisdom Divide road in Beaverhead County. Montana Engineering Co. of Helena bid 50,049 for 18,675 feet of steel guard rail and Naranche and Konda of Butte bid 40,847 for an 8 inch cushion course and bituminous surface on 4,831 miles. The total for 13 projects was 987,170 with the Beaverhead bids among those awarded.
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Beaverend
State Highway Commission
Helena
Montana Engineering Company
Naranche
Konda
Butte
Commission
Wood Products Topic Highlighted by Rotary Club Talk
Dillon Rotarians heard an invitation to the Madison County Rotary picnic August 28. Edward Rockwandt and Tom Veazey of Butte spoke on wood and its uses, noting forest products industry growth, sawdust fuel use, and European practices like Sweden’s wood gas for motors with samples illustrating manufacturing methods.
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Dillon
Twin Bridges Club
Madison County Group
Richard Burns
Frank C. Blair
Long Beach
Calif
T. L. Brantley
New York
Crowell Publishing Co
Robert E. Crangle
Butte
ACM
Montana
Spokane
Sweden
Beaverhead County Fair Parade Seeks Entries in Dillon
Beaverhead County fair plans parade events on August 28 in Dillon and invites entries from youth groups and adults. Sponsors include 4-H clubs, local businesses, and community organizations. scenes feature floats, musical bands, horse and pony divisions, and a kid section.
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Beaverhead
Dillon
LDS
Mont Sales
Redd
Chevrolet
Dillon al
Hiclu
Chris Bay’ and Sons
Dilton
P. J. Lovell'Co
Order of DeMolay
Beaver Lumber Co
Catholic Youth
H &S
Dion
Vigilar Electric Co-op, Inc
Lutheran - Dillon
Montana Power Co
Big ‘Dip Jaycees
Beaverhead County
City of
Dillon Kiwanis Lon Rotary
Bruce Watters
Ilante Electric Cooperative
Republicans Group Next Week in County Meeting
Republicans will hold a county wide gathering at City Hall on Friday August 1. The meeting aims to name a state committeeman and committeewoman and to set the party’s course for the November general election. Routine procedures include selecting officers and filling precinct representation.
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Repullcans
Cliff Mockel
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Eiden
Sheriff
GOP
Butte Reds
Vigilante Electric
Aze
Mont
Pioneers, Sons and Daughters
Bannack Clima
Hans C. .Anderson
Transporta
Myrtle Larson
Don
Whill
Roy Mm.crismias
Pioneers
Rotary Club
Fair Parade
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