Lightning Fire on Oscar Gravely Range Near Lima
A 5acre grass and sagebrush fire started at 2 p m on Oscar Gravelys range near Little Sheep Creek on the forest boundary. C L Calvert and Mrs Ray Martinell first reported the blaze to the forest service. Also noted are family travel details and a July weather report by Calvert with a 28 to 93 degree range and 1.36 inches moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Gravely
Little Sheep Creek
Forest
C. L. Calvert
Ray Martinell
Forest Service
Clyde L. Price
Salt Lake City
Price
J. S. King
Amelia Shambow
Tooele
Utah
Southern Montana News Roundup: Local Visits and Travels
Calif arrived in Lima to visit relatives including Mr and Mrs E C Franks. Families from Idaho Falls and Billings made weekend or Friday trips to Lima and Dillon. Readers report visits from Plover Wisconsin and Spokane en route home. Several residents attended dances in Dell and toured Yellowstone Park. A bookkeeping role was accepted in Dillon and local business and reunion trips noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calif
Lima
E. C. Franks
Shaffer
George Franks
Ft. Harrison
Franks
Jack Pruitt
Idaho Falls
Jack
Erwin Stansell
Billings
Ith
C. E. Reeder
Cheryl
George Burt
Sherman Goodman
Dillon
I. E. Pruitt
Butte
M. E. Jacklin
Plover
Wisc
Jim Pierce
Spokane
Wash
Eva Pierce
E. J. Rose
Stanley
Charles Clark
Pocatello
Edna Michelish
Genevieve
Pat Brown
Martha Foster
Annia
Idaho
Clark
Earl Peterson
Pete Peterson
Sheridan
Dell
Anna May Kluesner
Vaughn-Ragsdale
Sol Bittick
Yellowstone Park
Kenneth Iverson
Stanley Rose
Catherine Schultz
Dubois
E. F. Patterson and Sons
Clara O’brien
Rupert and
Lima Community Notes Reflect Visits and Local Work
Visits span Armstead Armstead Dillon Pocatello Sterling and Sun Valley with relatives from Gravely McMahon Jacobs and Hoenstine families. Local projects include cement work at the fire hall and installation of a new floor driveway and doors. School vacation set for August with resumption in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catello
Idaho
L. C. Weeks
Gravely
Armstead
Laurene McMahon
Anaconda
Roy Jacobs
Dillon
P. H. Peterson
Fred Mitchell
Gile
Signal Corps
Fort Lewis
Georgia
Bob Stroud
Lima
Camp Rucker
Ala
Worth Empey
Sun Valley
James Pierce
Anna Pierce
Eva Pierce
Plover
Wisc
Virginia City
Anna L. Pierce
Bozeman
Harry Hoadley
Ernest
Norman Hoadley
Sterling
Terreton
Charles P. Cope
Carmen
Kay Hoenstine
Helen Harshner
Margaret
Jim Poole
Steve
Pocatello
Moran
Roberts
C. J. Harris
Jean Detton
Pocatello General Hospital
Lee Gilbert
Spokane
Wash
Power hearing delayed on Montana Power gas import
United Mine Workers join National Coal Association and Railway Labor Executive Association to urge postponement of Federal Power Commission hearing on Montana Power Company gas import from Canada. Union says gas not essential to national defense. Montana Power cites Alberta gas as needed for defense and depleted state reserves. Request targets hearing rescheduled to mid September in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers
Federal Power Commission
Montana Power Company
Canada
Washington, D. C
Montana Power
Alberta
National Coal Association
Railway Labor Executive Association
Social notes from Dillon residents and visitors
Mr and Mrs Walter Bastian and Lorraine visited in Dillon to see a movie. Various locals and out of town guests, including Mr and Mrs John Rieber of Glen and Marvin Brown, shared time in Dillon. A rainfall blessed area, aiding ranchers with hay despite rough conditions. many attend gatherings such as a pink and blue shower for Mrs Eugene Hildreth. Elizabeth Jensen’s passing prompted a funeral in Butte while families from Dillon traveled for services. Subscribe for the Examiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bastian
Lorraine
Dillon
John Rieber
Glen
Marvin Brown
Wayne Halstead
Bjowns Ranch
Trail Creek
Jack Chism
Paul
Butte
Harvey Simpson
Alberta
Jean Christensen
Grant
Jim Backus
Bjorns Ranch
L. H. Bowles
Sacramento
Eugene Hildreth
Bernice
Lee Christensen
Florence Backus
Bill
Clarence Jensen
Viola
Jensen
Elizabeth Jensen
Veterans Affairs weekly Q&A column announced
The paper will publish a weekly column of frequently asked questions for area veterans. Veterans should contact or write to the nearest VA contact unit for detailed information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Veterans May Seek Advanced Training Despite Deadline
Veterans who completed G I Bill courses in spring 1951 may continue training in the fall even if their VA applications arrive after the July 25 deadline. The VA says this rule covers college study after high school and for advanced degrees, urging early filings and school changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Greyhound seeks fare increase across Montana routes
The No land Greyhound Lines applied for fare hikes under consideration by the State Board of Railroad Commissioners this week. The proposal seeks an increase of 2.42 cents per mile for travel between Butte Great Falls and the Canadian border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Greyhound Lines
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Butte
Great Falls
Bozeman Firm Wins Montana State College Road Contract
The Standard Construction Co of Bozeman secured a $17,140 contract for road and street improvements at Montana State College in Bozeman. The second lowest bidder was Charles Shannon Co of Butte at $22,270.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Construction Co. of
Bozeman
Montana State College
Charles Shannon Co
Butte
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Lima News
Montana
ROYAL
GST
SAL CO
O'S
Kansas City
Virginia
Mary Stalecup Markward
Congress Committee
FBI
Allie Reynolds
N. Y
Cleveland
Bob Feller
RCA
O. B. Hanson
NBC
Radio City
Iowa
B. F. Allen
Des Moines
Allen
Omaha
J. H. Millard
Millard
Bannack
Alder Gulch
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Time Books
the Examiner
James McKenzie
Don Bramlette
Marvin Jacobson
Bert Braun
Pythian
Helen Raddatz
Betty Koho
Hazel McNinchlow
Emma Edmans
Maggie Patterson
A. G. Danielson
N. Montana
Lilian Hide & Fur Co
Bichon
Geo. M. Gosman
Dillon, Montana
Chevrolet
Fisher
Lee
America
BEN Redd Chevrolet Company
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