New Chiropractic Office Planned for Poindexter Building
Dr H J Sickles of Portland Oregon to open a chiropractic treatment office in the Poindexter Building Dillon this September after remodeling. He will be joined by his wife and three daughters once housing is ready. He is a Western States College graduate and also studied at the University of Colorado and Mesa College.
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H. J. Sickles
Portland
Ore
Dillon
Poindexter Building
Sickles
Western States College
University of Colorado
Mesa College
Grand Junction
Colo
Seven County 4 H Members Attend Bozeman Congress
About 500 to 600 4 H club members adult leaders and county extension agents gathered in Bozeman for the seventh Montana 4 H club congress. The four day event features demonstrations judging and a dress revue with tours of the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station and health facilities. Banquet speaker is Mary Jane Baumgardner Molt 4 H member. Delegates from Beaverhead include Ruth Ann Brown Connie South Carol Coennougher Barbara Carlson Dick Tash Ronald Jensen Jack Giles. Leaders Margaret Bryan Clarence Jensen and agents Lara B Penwell Clair A Michels accompany.
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Bozeman
Montana
Paul J. Moore
Moore
Margaret Kohl
Geraldine G. Fenn
P. C. Gaines
Montana State College
Congress
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Mary Jane Baumgardner
Molt
Beaverhead County
Ruth Ann Brown
Armstead
Connie South
Dillon
Carol Coennougher
Glen
Barbara Carlson
Dick Tash
Ronald Jensen
Jack Giles
Margaret Bryan
Clarence Jensen
Lara B. Penwell
Clair A. Michels
Dillon Man Honored as Nominee for Councilman
Homer Turner, conservationist with Beaverhead soil conservation district, is named as a nom inee for councilman by the nominating committee of the International section of the American Society of Range Management. The fall meeting and election occur in Bozeman Montana on September 4 and 5, 1952. The society spans United States and Canada and aims to advance grazing land management science and practice.
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Homer Turner
Beaverhead
American Society of Range Management
Bozeman
Mont
United States
Canada
Madison County Draft Board Quits Over Selective Service Conflict
Madison county's three man draft board resigned on August 15 1952 citing Washington office reversal of a local ruling. Chairman Kisling explained the board refused to back what they called unfair practices after a contested draft of a ranch worker whose family had multiple sons.
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Madison County
Madisonian
Washington, D. C
Dale A. Kisling
William Ray Kohls
Harry T. Norton
Kisling
State Selective Service Board
Washington D. C
Death Notice Mrs Mabel Crichton Summoned in Blackfoot
Mrs Mabel Ann Crichton died last Thursday in Blackfoot Idaho after moving from Dillon in 1911 with her husband Earl Crichton. A native of Carthage Ohio she lived in Dillon until 1943 then operated the Grandhotel in Blackfoot. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs John M Schonenberfer Wisdom and Mrs H G Lyttle Whittier California. Funeral held in Blackfoot Monday.
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Blackfoot
Ida
Mabel Ann Crichton
Dillon
Births At Barrett Hospital Return Notice
Births from Barrett Hospital list three newborns in August. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Jack Scully of Ennis born Aug 13. A son to Mr and Mrs Vance Ingram born Aug 22. A daughter to Mr and Mrs George Bailey born Aug 25.
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Barrett Hospital
Jack Scully
Ennis
Vance Ingram
George Bailey
Virginia City adds another week to summer season
Virginia City Montana expands its season beyond Labor Day with open facilities and extra entertainment. Charley Bovey confirms extended lodging at Fair Weather Inn and other inns, additional meals at Wells Fargo Coffee House, and another week of plays at Old Stone Barn Playhouse with Gay 90s Variety and Rustle Your Bustle. About 10 000 visitors weekly, guest books show 5 000 to 7 000 names.
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Virginia City
Old West
Montana
Territorial
Charley Bovey
Fairweather Inn
Daylight Village
Bonanza Inn
Alder Gulch
Wells Fargo
Virginia City Players
Old Stone Barn Playhouse
Larry Barsness
Players
Vigilante Museum
Playhouse
Bovey
Mrs Abbie Gowen Dies at 94 In California
Mrs Abbie Gowen longtime Dillon resident died Friday near San Jose California just after her 94th birthday. She was born in Mexico Missouri and moved to Montana after World War I with her two sons. Survived by four of eight children J Dysert Gowen Great Falls Ed H Gowen Denver Martha J Pruitt Anew and Mrs Harry B Gray Canyon Texas plus nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral at Brundage chapel with Eastern Star rites and burial at Mountain View cemetery.
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Abbie Gowen
Dillon
San Jose
Calif
Two Men Sentenced in District Court Terms
During Judge J. B. McLennan's Dillon visit, Pierre Hanks pleaded guilty to stolen property charges and received one year in state prison while Lawrence Corlame pleaded guilty to burglary and drew a 16 month term.
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Dillon
J. B. McLennan
Butte
Pierre Hanks
Lawrence Corlame
The Best in Job Work at the Examiner Printing Co.
The Examiner Printing Co showcases top quality job work with precise typography and durable printing. Clients benefit from reliable service, prompt delivery, and consistent results in commercial printing and publishing tasks.
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The
Examiner Printing Co
Smokejumpers Contain Major Fire Near Trail Creek
On August 9 a lightning storm sparked a fire near Trail Creek two miles north of Trail Creek, but rain delayed its growth. By August 20 the flames had ignited in dry fuels and eight smokejumpers were flown in with gear and rations. They controlled the fire by the morning of August 21, burning under seven acres, then began returning to Missoula.
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Trail Sesak
Wisdom
O'Del Lookout
Sheevreek
Traileek
Wesley E. Green
Wisdom Ranger District
Wisdom Ranger Station
Beaverhead National Forest
Dillon
Missoula
Questioning power preserves freedom for future generations
In this reflection on civic duty the speaker cites Article I of the U S Constitution and urges citizens to exercise ballots as their protection against government overreach. The message stresses weighing influences on government and choosing between liberty and socialism for children.
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U.S
Mrs. Jake Louk Former Dillon Resident Dies in California
Mrs. Jake Louk 75 a former Dillon resident died at her Placerville California home. Born Lila Frizzel she came to Beaverhead county in 1893 with her parents J W and J M Frizzel and lived on Birch Creek and East bench. She and husband Jake Louk ranched in the Big Hole area and ran a Wis dom butcher shop. They left Dillon about 20 years ago for California where she lived with her brother Howard Frizzel in Placerville until her death. Funeral was held in Nevada with interment near Great Falls in attendance of relatives including Mr and Mrs Dysert Gowen and daughter.
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Carl Mast
Placerville
Calif
Jake Louk
Dillon
Louk
Lila Frizzel
Beaverhead County
J. W. Frizzel
Birch Creek
Big Hole Basin
Wisdom
California
Poindexter Rites and Hawaii Under Martial Law
The article recalls Governor Poindexter declaring martial law in Hawaii under the M-Day provisions as WWII fears gripped Oahu. Honolulu endured blackout nights while military authorities held supreme command, and some officials’ temperaments shaped wartime governance amid survival and later economic policy tensions.
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Poindexter
Hawaii
Oahu
Honolulu
Poindexter’s Liberal Era Pioneered Hawaii Reforms
Governor Poindexter, serving 1934 to 1942, enacted labor and welfare laws, created the Department of Labor and Public Welfare, boosted housing through Hawaii Housing Authority and public works, expanded civil service, reformed taxation, advanced Hawaii defense, health programs, and aeronautics. His administration stressed public health, mental hygiene, pure food laws, tuberculosis effort, and statehood advocacy, ending with burial in Montana.
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Hawaii
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Poindexter
Department of Labor
Department of Public Welfare
Hawaii Housing Authority
Kamehameha Homes
Kalakaua Homes
Bureau of Mental Hygiene
Honolulu
Hilo
Maui
Keehi Lagoon
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Montana Supreme Court
Robert McLeod
Fairfield
Conrad Orr
Aurelio Madrazo
Peter Glennie
Harlowton
Charles Huber
Lewistown
Charles Peters
Sept. of Public Instruction
Ray Howard
Helena
Supreme Court
Jack Brinkman
Kalispell
Railroad and Public Service
Dennis Casey
Wolf Point
Donnie Freund
Laurel
Eddie Sharon
Poindexter Bidg
Z Systems
Econ
Dition Implement Co
E. Glendale St
Marshall Wells
McLaren & Son
4-H
Bozeman Congress
Bozeman Health Facilities
Conservation Service
Mrs. M. Crichton
Geo. M. Gosman
Oe Poe As
Big
Montana Power Company
Jacob Louk
Wahiawa-Wailua
Kunia Road
Ala Wai
Ala Moana Park
Washington
Mand
Freezer
Amana
Winn’s, Inc
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