State Prison Riot Tops News in Deer Lodge
The Montana state prison riot in Deer Lodge, sparked by Deputy Warden Vern Lockwood after a shell peas order, involved 380 inmates swarming the yard and taking eight guards hostage. Guards were released after midnight following assurance by Attorney General Forrest H. Anderson and the prison board to investigate. An onion garden was also created in a walking area as part of inmate grievances.
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United Press
Deer Lodge
Montana State Prison
Vern Lockwood
Lockwood
F. O. Burrell
Indiana
Montana
Forrest H. Anderson
State Board of Prison Commissioners
Dillon Girl Scouts Return From Camp
Dillon Girl Scouts returned Saturday from a week at Camp Castle Rock near Butte. Members include Joan Cleverly Joanne Gray Carol Brundage Lara Lee Pilon Cathy Foster Janet Bailey Diane Cardinale Joanne Stewart Sandra Smith Lois Rodgers Jesse McCart and Marian Stinson Susan Brown Elizabeth Gilbert Alice Hollensteiner had previously visited the camp this summer.
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Dillon
Camp Castle Rock
Butte
Joan Cleverly
Joanne Gray
Carol Brundage
Lara Lee Pilon
Cathy Foster
Janet Bailey
Diane Cardinale
Joanne Stewart
Sandra Smith
Lois Rodgers
Jessie McCart
Marian Stinson
Susan Brown
Elizabeth Gilbert
Alice Hollensteiner
The Main Fault of People: Too Many Small Ones
A concise aphorism suggests the root issue in many individuals is an excess of minor faults. It frames character as a balance between small flaws and larger virtues, urging restraint and focus on meaningful conduct.
Lima churches schedule and leaders
Lima Community Church led by Rev. Paul Denny offers Sunday school at 10 a.m and morning service at 11 15 a.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with LeMont Robertson as president lists Sunday school at 10 a.m and a sacrament after. Relief society, Mondays at 2 p.m Primary, Mondays at 4 p.m Mutual monthly until fall.
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Lima Community Church
Paul Denny
Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter Day Saints
Community notices from St Rose Church and local groups
Family and club events include St Rose Church First Sunday gatherings and July 9 Ladies Aid meeting at 2 pm. Springhill Circle 907 Neighbors of Woodcraft Aug 1 meeting with Margaret Empey presiding. Beaverette Lodge 528 plans Aug 15 meeting and Aug 18 pot luck at East Creek.
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ST. Rose Church
Father Martin Florian
Community Church Ladies Aid
Springhill Circle No
Woodcraft
Masonic Hall
G.N. Margaret Empey
Ruby, Weeks
Vilda Holbrook
Phyllis Patterson
Beaverette Lodge No
East Creek
Local Socials and Visits Highlight Dillon Area
Mrs Laura Truax spent Wednesday in Dillon. Leo Pfiffner former Lima resident is a patient at St Anthony hospital Pocatello where he had a cataract removed. Mrs Orca Swaggerty met a granddaughter from Othello Washington at Butte. Mr and Mrs George Franks spent weekend in Salmon and Monday left for Jackson to visit Kenneth Krause. Visitors in Dillon include Vern Christensen and Keith Birch plus many others from Dillon and nearby towns with multiple short visits and travels to Ogden Logan and Idaho Falls for care and events.
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Laura Truax
Dillon
Leo Pfiffner
Lima
St. Anthony Hospital
Pocatello
Orca Swaggerty
Othello
Wash
Butte
George Franks
Salmon
Jackson
Kenneth Krause
Ray Weeks Sr
George Burt
Vern Christensen
Keith Birch
Keith
Jack Perkins
Tom Cantrell
Doris
Everett Martinell
Earl Peterson
Harold Weeks
Becky
la Rae Foster
Paul Denny
Anna Swoboda
George Gleed
A. E. Hier
John
Henry Harshner
Margie Harshner
Theresa Rush
Marty Malzahn
Betty Bramlette
Fort Benton
Don Bramlette
Ogden
Utah
St. Anthony
Idaho
Logan
Falls
Pat Brown
Ashton
Ray Weeks Jr
Ed Brown
Allan Raddatz
Pocatella
James Black
Raymond Bray
Anaconda
Richard Stout
Tristram Arron
Swartz
Elkhorn Springs
Marion Swenson
St. Paul
Minn
John R. Haig
Billings
D. Claumstad
Alberta
Canada
Frank Marchesseau
May E. Brown
F. E. Daly
Missoula
Myron Frink
Texas
Santiago
Calif
E. P. Marchesseau
Hamilton
Walter McAndrews
J. D
Montana Wildlife notes lead with hunter safety program head
Robert J. Donlin of Great Falls named Montana hunter safety training supervisor by the Fish and Game Commission. He will organize statewide expansion after starting duties last week. Montana wild game permits total 15 542 applications as of August 1. A whooping crane sighting in Phillips County is reported, with four cranes seen in South Dakota. Twenty three cranes wintered at a Texas refuge. total known whooping cranes alive today is 24 birds plus two in captivity. The bird stands nearly five feet tall with a seven foot wingspan and distinctive white plumage with black wingtips.
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Robert J. Donlin
Great Falls
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Montana
Donlin
Montana Fish and Game Department
Phillips County
Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge
South Dakota
Texas
Wind Delays Haying in Grasshopper Valley
Wind has blown for days over Grasshopper valley hampering hay stacking and turning the green hills brown. Local notes mention births, visits, and a holiday stay as residents travel between Dillon and nearby camps and ranches.
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Grasshopper Valley
John W Gray Enrolls at Oklahoma A and M
Application for John W Gray of Dillon has been accepted at Oklahoma A and M Okmulgee for the fall semester starting September 3. The trade school has trained over 15,000 students from 30 states and four foreign countries in 35 trades. Gray will enroll in drafting.
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Okmulgee
John W. Gray
Dillon
Oklahoma A & M School of Technical Training
Gray
Simmons Family Vacation Near Dillon
Mr and Mrs Fred Simmons and family from Puyallup Washington are vacationing at Elkhorn Hot Springs and visiting friends and relatives in Dillon. Mrs Simmons is the former Helen Randolph of Spokane.
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Fred Simmons
Puyallup, Wash
Elkhorn Hot Springs
Dillon
Simmons
Helen Randolph
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