Memoirs recalled by J. W. Sutherland of Dillon area life
J W Sutherland reflects on local news reporting and pours memories from 1880s Beaverhead and Dillon. He recalls Gilberts, post office moves, Al Hill as police, ranch life, cowboys from P and O, Birch Creek events, cattle roundups, Green and Walters sawmill, and the Dart and Lamont claims era with names like Blaine Logan Hendricks and many local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert
Beaverhead
J. D. Harrison
Harry
Duke Gilbert
Dillon Tribune
John Weightman
P. M
James Kirkpatrick
Holden
the Tribune
al Hill
Green and Walters Lumber
Dillon
Alex Singer
Reinhardt
Mikus
Birch Creek
Jessrang
Gilbert Ranch
James G. Blaine
John A. Logan
Grover Cleveland
T. V. Hendricks
Happ
Albers
James Eddie
George M. Brown
Frank Guidici
Gerhardt Albers
Rube Saxon
John Gilbert
Myself
Jim Lukehart
Doc O'Dell
Saxon
Walter Brooks
Gilbert Brand
Matt Barrett
Cy Mulky
Theodore Nelson
Apex
Canyon
Nelson
Peterson
Dart
Deaths and notices from Polaris and surrounding areas
Carl L. Knoll, 56, died Aug 5 at Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital after a prolonged illness. burial planned at Mountain View Cemetery in Dillon. The notice lists extensive family links, including siblings, in laws, nieces and nephews, and stepchildren. Additional items mention Tom Judge's sea voyage plans and a successful haying season at the DL ranch with crew dispersal and machinery aiding harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polaris
Carl L. Knoll
Veterans’ Hospital
Fort Harrison
Ear Tash
Deer Lodge
Bannack
Dias Creek
Marines
Pearl Harbor
Grasshopper Valley
John F. Knoll
Earl Tash
A. M. Likes
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Norman Nelson
Dillon
Otto Pahnish
Andy Pyle
Ted Hazelbaker
Clara Pahnish
Dave Hughes
Floyd Pahnish
Arizona
Wayne Nelson
Terry
Theodore Hazelbaker
Mae Penny
Seattle
Elmer Hays
Butte
Andy Hays
Marvin Hays
Carol
Gail Hayes
Brundage Funeral Home
Mountain View
Tom Judge
John Judge
San Pedro
Calif
Orient
Panama
DL Ranch
O. A. Bergeson
Helena visitors and Alaska visitors in local rural gathering
Dillon residents with Bill Bergeson and daughter and granddaughter visited Elkhorn Springs with kin. A group from Salmon Idaho and Dillon hosted Norman Nelson at a Grasshopper ranch. A hailstorm paused ranching operations at Frank Marchesseau’s. Alaska visitors Edington family joined the Stout family and planned trips to South Dakota. California guests Charles and Mrs Snyder stayed with Dr. and Mrs. I K Cummings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Edington
Fairbanks
Alaska
Charley Stout
Edington
Stout
South Dakota
Reuben Stout
Charles Snyder
Arcadia
Calif
I. K. Cummings
State Board Approves Seismic Tests on State Lands
The state land board approved allowing oil seekers to perform seismographic tests on state land before bidding on leases under a permit system. The board also sanctioned a 110 acre roadside park near Nimrod on Highway 10, south of the road and along Clarks Fork river, one of the state's largest roadside parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Land Board
Nimrod
Highway 10
Clarks Fork River
Many Merit System State Jobs Open
The Joint Merit System office in Helena announces state wide exams in late August or early September for over thirty classes across the Department of Public Welfare Unemployment Compensation Commission State Board of Health and Department of Mental Hygiene. Positions to be filled in Helena and county offices nationwide include caseworkers interviewers field supervisors stenographers typists and clerks. Information and application blanks available from the Helena office or local Montana State Employment Service and Department of Public Welfare offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Department of Public Welfare
Unemployment Compensation Commission
State Board of Health
Department of Mental Hygiene
Joint Merit System
Montana State Employment Service
Navy recruiting staff cut in Montana and northern Wyoming
A nearly 50 percent reduction in navy recruiting staff was announced last week. Substations scheduled for closure include Bozeman Montana Havre Montana Lewistown Montana and Greybull Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Navy
Montana
Wyoming
Bozeman
Havre
Lewistown
Greybull
Wyo
Ranch Time Sheets for Social Security at the Examiner
A local column from the Examiner outlines time sheets for ranch workers tied to Social Security reporting. The brief notes scheduling, payroll deadlines, and compliance reminders for employers and laborers in the rural community.
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the Examiner
Musical Comedy Now Playing at Virginia City
The Virginia City Players stage an original musical comedy Tell All the Girls to Write at the Old Stone Barn Playhouse nightly except Thursday through August 13, then Saturdays only. A Gay Nineties cabaret and smorgasbord return Thursdays with a Labor Day weekend season close. The 19th century theatre school run by the troupe trains new talent with a 10 week program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia City Players
Old Stone Barn Playhouse
Larry
Dori Barsness
Joseph Kinsey Howard
Clem Peck
Ben Tone
Virginia City
Harvey Palmer
Great Falls
Mont
Frankie Bliesner
Eden
Idaho
Palmer
Miss Bliesner
Jackie Armour
Missoula
Dorothy Greaves
Yakima, Wash
Barbara Remelmeyer
Portland
Ore
Lee Zook
Don Bain
Des Moines
Iowa
Donn Hart
John Jensen
Hills
Masonic Grand Lodge Meets in Helena August 19
Helena hosts the 88th annual Montana Grand Lodge AF and AM on Aug 19 20 with 500 delegates from 136 lodges expected plus Canadian and western state attendees. Officers to be elected Aug 20 and new leadership installed Aug 23 as part of a week of Masonic events in Helena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Grand Lodge of Montana
Af&am
Montana
AM of Eastern Stars
sAug
Chandler C. Cohagen
Billings
Grand Lodge
Frances Halverson
Cut Bank
Lyman E. Smith
Eastern Star
Montana Masonic Secretaries Association
F. A. Gummer
Gildford
Association
Carl] H. Claudy
Washington
The
Masonic Service Association
Mary Jo Strebb Attends FHA National Meeting
Miss Mary Jo Strebb of Melrose attended the National Conference of the Future Homemakers of America in Green Lake Wise. She has served as advisor for the Highwood high school FHA chapter and will join the Twin Bridges teaching staff next term. Dr and Mrs Waldo Mitchell of Terre Haute Ind were weekend visitors at the Cardinale home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jo Strebb
Melrose
Green Lake
Wise
The
Future Homemakers of America
Strebb
Highwood
FHA
Twin Bridges
Waldo Mitchell
Terra Haute, Ind
Sam Cardinale
Helena actress Louisa stars in Tell All the Girls to Write
Boro Oregon and Ire White of Helena Mant. Miss Armour a Western Montana College of Education graduate in Dillon now appears as Louisa in Tell All the Girls to Write. She has been in Cabaret and variety shows and sang between acts in La Belle Russe. She also stage managed The Mighty Dollar in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boro
Ore
Ire White
Helena
Mant
Miss Armour
Western Montana College of Education
Dillon
Louisa
St. Ignatius
Missoula High School
Montana State University
Hofmeister Wins Burnley Art Award in Northwest Watercolor Show
A. L. Hofmeister receives the Burnley School of Art and Design award for Shearing Time in Seattle Art Museum’s 12th Northwest Watercolor Society exhibition. He is the only non Seattle resident among 11 winners, marking his fourth society award. Hofmeister teaches fine arts at the State College of Washington and formerly taught at Beaverhead County High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew L. Hofmeister
Burnley School of Art and Design
Seattle Art Museum
Northwest Watercolor Society
Hofmeister
Seattle
Watercolor Society
State College of Washington
Beaverhead County
Special Tribute to Mrs. Harry Gilbert in Butte
The Montana Division of the American Cancer Society paid tribute to Mrs. Harry Gilbert Beaverhead county commander receiving the division's distinguished service award. Dr Raymond Benson presented the award for notable assistance in the 1952 Crusade to Conquer Cancer. Beaverhead county surpassed its $1460 goal with a final report of $2324.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
American Cancer Society
Butte
Harry Gilbert
Beaverhead
Gilbert
Raymond Benson
Beaverhead County
S. C. Sweet
Baverhead County
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J. W. Sutherland
Heaven
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N. Montana
Dillon Examiner
Baler Twine
Dillion Feed & Seed Co
Good Samaritan
Etta Jenker
Los Angeles
Rhys_ Williams
Ben Franklin
U.S
Glenn
Lynn
Gene
Glenn Cunningham
Kansas
Cunningham
Sally Forrest
Ba Bill Peky
Uncle Walt
Sister Kenny
Polio Foundation
Skeezix
Masonic Grand Lodge
A. L. Hofmeister
Mrs
Davis
E. Sebree
Bantomac
Buck Skein Joe
Hepse
Ladies Western
Levi Straus
McCracken Bros
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