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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1956
Page
15
Dillon ads emphasize local firms and the town as a robust supply point for goods and services. Readers learn the breadth of merchandise, the value of consistent advertising, and how ads inform customers to consider Dillon before buying elsewhere.
Arthur Staudenmeyer retired veteran of World War I recovered in Barrett hospital after an illness suffered during a mountain trip for wood. His cocker spaniel Sparky alerted forest ranger Al Muchmore and others, guided rescuers to the stranded truck, and Staudenmeyer reached hospital for treatment.
Six Beaverhead county boys are among 330 selected from outstanding juniors to attend the current Boys State session. The sponsors include Kiwanis for Harold Contway, Rotary for William Jones, Beaverhead Post No 20 American Legion for Tom Mitchell, Vigilante Electric Cooperative for Tor Pendergast, Dillon Lodge No 1554 BPOE for Dick Roberts, and the Junior Chamber of Commerce for Boone Sparrow.
The Rodeo draws thousands as Tom McGovern coordinates funding from businesses and individuals. New improvements at the Fairgrounds speed crowds and chutes. Prizes include 500 for All Around Cowboy and another 500 for top six saddle bronc riders. Tax changes lift district levies with notable rises in high school and general school funds. A Sheridan youth nurse student is mourned with services in Sheridan High School auditorium and burial in Sheridan cemetery.
Lt. Gov. George M. Gosman addressed the 10th annual Boys State session in Dillon with praise for Gov. J. Hugo Aronson, citing the immigrant farm boy story as American success. Attorney General Arnold H. Olsen spoke on open discussion and public accountability as 330 seniors listened to lessons in government.
James L. Roberts of Dillon earned a master’s degree in speech during the summer session commencement held Thursday evening at the university.
Carl W. Simpson of Dillon a Beaverhead National Forest range conservationist earned a set of the Encyclopedia Americana for a winning question in the Montana Standard feature Is That So The prize query involved Americana and a skating mishap on a mythical geyser Published in the Montana Standard and reprinted in the Examiner-Press.
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