Rotary Club hears talk on Electrical Living after war
D J McGoigle of Butte, Montana Power general sales manager, spoke at the Dillon Rotary Club on Electrical Living in the Post war World. He predicted Montana sale of television sets in about five years and described radios with recorded programs and fluorescents expanding. Mayor Bert Megquier presided. Sam Wilkinson will lead next week's meeting.
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D. J. McGoigle
Butte
Montana Power’ Company
Dillon Rotary Club
Montana
Bert Megquier
Sam Wilkinson
Rotary
Hugh Smyth Bitten by Rattlesnake in Sheridan
Hugh Smyth was bitten by a rattlesnake and poisoned severely. Nearby employees placed him in a car and rushed him to Sheridan for treatment. At last report in Dilton he had recovered from the poisoning.
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Hem
Sheridan
Dil- Ton
Injured Montana Power Worker Hit by Falling Pole
Floyd Vandegrift, a Montana Power Company employee, sustained a broken ankle Saturday when a supporting pole toppled while he was cutting a wire on a ranch south of Dillon. The pole fell as a high hay derrick passed, trapping him beneath it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Vandegrift
Montana Power Company
Dillon
One-Time Dillon Girl in Liberty Aviation Feature
Miss Pamela May Drake formerly of Dillon is featured in Liberty magazine's aviation column. The 4'11" interior decorator, daughter of Mrs. Anna Spencer and niece of Mrs. John Troupe, designs terminals for Pan American Airways Latin American division. She studied at the University of Washington and redecorated Pan Am stations at Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank, and will transform Merida, San Jose, and San Salvador with Latin American art and amenities for postwar air travelers.
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Pamela
May Drake
Dillon
Liberty Magazine
Miss Drake
Anna Spencer
John Troupe
Pan American Airways
Pamela May Drake
Latin America
Merida
Mexico
Yucatan
San Jose
Costa Rica
San Salvador
el Salvador
University of Washington School of Fine Arts
Honolulu
Pan America
Lockheed Air Terminal
Burbank
Calif
Dillon Man Missing After Army Air Corps Service
A Dillon man who attended Armstead school is reported missing. He served in the Army Air Corps for about two years and is the grandson of the late M. A. Henneberry and Mrs. Henneberry. His brother Mike is a Navy gunner in the South Pacific.
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Armstead
Army Air Corps
M. A. Henneberry
Beaverhead
Henneberry
Mike
South Pacific
75,000 Feeder Lambs Bought in Beaverhead
Large sale of feeder lambs reported in Beaverhead with numerous buyers listed including J. B. Harrison Oscar Gravely William Stewart Peyre Brothers E Harkness John Sweeney Sonny Peterson Cook Sheep Company Roscoe Cornell Berg Christensen William Brasier Peter Anup Walter Jones Whitworth and Sons Louis Hansen Peter Anderson Hans Anderson George M Melton and Son Einer Anderson Arnold Benson Frank Goyer Rife Brothers Martinell Brothers Matt Telin Smith and Roe among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Harrison
J. B. Harrison
Oscar Gravely
William Stewart
Peyre Brothers
E. Harkness
John Sweeney
Sonny Peterson
Cook Sheep Company
Roscoe Cornell
Berg Christensen
William Brasier
Peter Anpp
Walter Jones
Whitworth & Sons
Louis Hansen
Peter Anderson
Hans Anderson
George M
Victory day roll call of Dillon service personnel
Local news notes multiple service members with recent promotions and duty assignments. Corporal Pfe Branard is announced at Camp Wheeler Georgia. Lt. Floyd Pahnish serves in New Guinea. Jack Hoyrup on leave after 18 months in the South Pacific. Jack Burke wounded at Saipan and recovering in California. Pvt. Warren Temple recovering from malaria in North Africa. Pleasant letters of thanks from Patricia Smyth and L. B. Carlisle to the Beaverhead county home front. Community visitors Sgt Leonard Innes and Don Marx link Alaska and Texas. Two new local registrations, Albert Larsen 18 and John Jenkins 23, with Jenkins recently discharged from Army.
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Jack Hoyrup
Ray MacPherson
South Pacific
Pvt
Warren Temple
Army Transport Command
Dillon
North
Africa
Mint Pool Hall
Albert Arthur Larsen
John Francis Jenkins
Butte man writes will after fatal car mishap
The victim, Ventone Butteman, died after a rolling car plunged 275 feet down a hillside near his cabin. He had earlier written notes hinting at his worsening condition, dated August 6 and 7, naming Joe Creighton of Butte as administrator and dividing the estate between a Massachusetts niece Flora Bell and his brother Hugh’s sons. The will lists over $2,000 in securities and cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ventone
Joe Creighton
Butte
Flora Bell
Massachusetts
Hugh
Final Message From Remote World Described
Coroner Schwartz conducted all necessary inquiries at the scene of the accident as a somber final message reached a world that seemed tragically distant.
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Schwartz
High scores at state trapshoot with Davis cup triumph
Sheridan wins the Davis cup team event with a five man score of 487, first time for Sheridan. Anaconda places second with 481, Dillon third at 480, Butte 478, Jackson 437, Helena 416. Singles scores top near 99 with Otto Schulz and others. Dillon Rod and Gun club trophy goes to William Finlay of Great Falls with 38. OPA small sugar increase for sheepherders cited to aid cereal heavy diets.
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Sheridan
Butte
Dillon
Anaconda
Jackson
Helena
Peterson
Otto Schulz
Renfro
William Hasley
Joe Latimer
Chuck O'Connell
A. Ellinghouse
Charles
Sparrow
Dillon Rod and Gun Club
William Finlay
Great Falls
County Happenings Highlighted in Examiner Weekly Survey
The Examiner offers a complete weekly survey of county happenings for two dollars per year. This notice promotes ongoing local coverage and community updates through the periodical.
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The
Examiner
J E Burdick Dies in Livingston at 58
James Earl Monty Burdick 58 a Beaverhead county native died Sunday at his sister's home in Livingston while en route from Seattle to Garrison. Funeral held in Dewey with interment in Dewey cemetery. He lived in Beaverhead 25 years and later in Garrison. He worked in Melrose Bannack and Jackson and ran a Melrose freight line. He rodeo managed in Montana and nearby states. Survived by his mother three daughters and a brother in Alaska.
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James Earl
Monty
Burdick
Beaverhead County
Livingston
Seattle
Garrison
Dewey
Melrose
Bannack
Jackson
Pioneer of Beaverhead Claimed After Long Life
The obituary notes 1880 arrival in Dillon by the first passenger coach over the railroad. Mrs. Oliver moved to Spokane in 1912 after her husband sold holdings and retired. Survived by son Denton Oliver and grandson Emerson Hughes with several in laws and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers listed include Lambert Eliel and Harry Andrus. honorary pallbearers named.
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Dillon
George P. Hughes
Will W. Simpson
Spokane
Idaho
Utah
California
Lambert Eliel
Harry Andrus
R. M. Stone
Howard Morse
B. W. Emerick
Roscoe Cornell
Hugh McCaleb
Lou Wells
Fred Woodside
W. A. Graeter
J. H
Beaverhead Rodeo Fever Sets Town Abuzz Tomorrow
President John Mountjoy of the Beaverhead Rodeo Association says posters and placards are circulating statewide and in Idaho. Tickets are on sale in Dillon, with booths in the business district to ease gate rush. Labor Day parade entries should reach Elza Patrick by September 1. County crews, led by Commissioner Paul Stahl, ready the arena and track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mountjoy
Beaverhead Rodeo Association
Idaho
Dillon
Beaverhead
Elza Patrick
Paul Stahl
Boumann Claimed by Illness Arrives in Lima Cemetery Services
Boumann born in Germany May 10 1860 came to the United States 65 years ago. Arrived in Dillon and was examined by Undersheriff Claude Lay and Coroner Raymond Schwartz. No inquest. Services held at Lima cemetery Monday morning with Rev Timothy Clifford of Dillon officiating. He is survived by a sister in Germany.
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Dillon
Fitter
Claude Lay
Raymond Schwartz
Boumann
Germany
United States
Lima Cemetery
Timothy Clifford
Circus to Show Here Tomorrow in Dil Jon
The Cole Bros. circus arrives with a herd of mini ponies from Africa as a key feature. The troupe is expected to draw a large crowd in Dil Jon, with trains set to depart for Idaho Falls after the performance tomorrow.
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Circus
Africa
Cole Bros
Idaho Falls
Patrick and Rife as Sheriff Candidates
A meeting of the committee organization nominated Patrick and Rife as sheriff candidates. O A Bergeson was elected chairman with Paul Stahl as vice chairman and F C McFadden as secretary. T Lee McCracken became treasurer. Senator Thomas E Gilbert was named state committeeman and Mrs Don E Anson was re elected state committee woman. A panel led by retiring chairman Sam Ditty was formed to fill vacancies on the central committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mittee
O. A. Bergeson
Paul Stahl
F. C. McFadden
T. Lee McCracken
Thomas E. Gilbert
Don E. Anson
Wisdom
Sam Ditty
Central Committee
Wallace Best Wins Award In School Contest
Wallace Best receives a school contest award in a Miss Rimel organized event. Participants included Sarah Spence Paul Holloran Shirley McFadden Dorothy Tyre and Carol Giudici. Others attended part time but did not enter the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Rimel
Sarah Spence
Paul Holloran
Shirley McFadden
Dorothy Tyre
Carol Giudici
Arthur Hayes
Pat Stamm
Chickie Ross
Russell Brown
Virginia Tovey
Miriam Morse
Dolly Paddock
Jean Hillstead
Janet Curry
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Op. J. “McGonigle
Hugh Smyth
Liberty
Mt Pilsener Brew
Victory Garden
Highlander
Northwest
Missoula
Ma Roe
Pfe. Branard ‘Roland of Dillon
Camp Wheeler
Georgia
Floyd Pahnish
U.S. Army Infantry
New Guinea
Pfe
Jack Burke
USMC
USN Hospital
Oakland 14
Saipan
Pearl Harbor
Patricia Smyth
C/N
Citizens Committee
Ambrose Henneberry
L. B. Carlisle
NCB
Davisville
R. I
Mrs
Leonard Innes
Sgt. Innes
Pyote, Texas
Don Marx
Alaska
Butteman
Shorty Evans
OPA
Sin Han Douglas Iapbles
Latimer
Antoniali
Pengelly
S, Evans
O’connell
N. Birrer
H, Synder
O. Schultz
Ellinghouse
Morrison
P. Westergard Renfro
Gleed
R. Smith
H. Larsen
Howarth Sparrow
Hasley
Larsen
Gruner
Carlson
Cashmore
City Hall Auditorium
Nellie Little Poole
J. E. Burdick
Akidder
Columbia Broadcasting System
Patrick
Rife
Wallace
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
First National Bank
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