Thanksgiving Dinner At Diamond Bar Inn Draws Local Guests
About fifty people attended a Thanksgiving turkey dinner at the Diamond Bar Inn with high line crew families, Inn staff, and ranch help contributing. Music followed with Pat Devlin on guitar, plus church events featured pianist Carol Martin and vocalist Olga Macferron. Visitors from Dillon, Berkeley, Missoula, Bozeman, Pocatello, and Dixon joined relatives in a day of meals and social at various homes and venues.
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Diamond Bar Inn
High Line
Inn
Pat Devlin
Carol Martin
Olga Macferron
Local Hosts Entertain Guests From Out of Town
Twenty guests were seated for a hosted meal with Flansburg and the Krauses as hosts. Out of town visitors arrived Thursday and left Friday morning.
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Flansburg
Kenneth Krause
Firemenball crowns yearly best dance turnout
Several hundred attended the Firemen Ball with Joe Knuckey leading a six piece band. A midnight lunch of sandwiches salad and coffee was served. Mrs Harold Nelson won the door prize a ham.
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Joe Knuckey
Harold Nelson
Large gathering at Fred Hirschy home entertains many
The Fred Hirschy residence hosted a substantial group including Mr. and Mrs. Sam McDowell and families, Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDowell, Mr. and Mrs. Bob McDowell, Mr. and Mrs. John Eliel, Mr. and Mrs. Don Anson, Mr. and Mrs. Len Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stocker with Dora West. Also noted are Fred Hirschy and family visiting Butte earlier in the week. Thanksgiving dinner guests at Roy Jacksons included Hugh Turner, Walter Smith and sons, Pamela Silver, Noel Jackson, and Jim Martindell family. Pamela stayed for the weekend.
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John Krause
Ernest Smith
Jake Flansburg
Arlee
Olin.Smith
Alberton
Burl Flansburg
Dixon
Jim Flansburg
Clinton
Olive Smith
Calvin Smith
Lincoln
Alice
Fred Hirschys
Fred Hirschy
Hirschy
Sam McDowell
Frank McDowell
Bob McDowell
John Eliel
Don Anson
Len Smith
Roy Stocker
Dora West
Able
Roy Jacksons
Roy
Clarence Olson
Jackson
Keith Boetticher
Pete Coleff
Dan Shull
Thanksgiving Dinners Highlight Week Across Families
The week centered on Thanksgiving dinners as families gathered. Jack Shepherd and Mrs. Sanford hosted the Shepherd home with Joe Phillips joining. Tom Clemo w ranch hosted guests including Pete Rasmussen family and Judy Bohak. Beatrice Clemow visited from Bozeman for the holiday. Clarence Olson and Evelyn drove from Dillon to spend time with Wayne Stocks family. Wayne Stocks and family went to Dillon the following day. Tom attended the Dillon High vs Butte Central basketball game with Richard Shepherd and Amber Lapham.
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Jack Shepherd
Sanford
Shepherd
Joe Phillips
Pete Rasmussen
Stanley
Barbara
Wisdom
Judy Bohak
Hamilton
Tom Clemow
Beatrice Clemow
Bozeman
Clarence Olson
Evelyn
Vickie
Dillon
Wayne Stocks
Tom
Richard Shepherd
Amber Lapham
Dillon High
Butte Central
Nelsons and kin gather for holiday visit at RoyceBarths
Mr and Mrs Fred Nelson and extended Nelson family visited the RoyceBarths on Thursday. George Pettit of Dillon joined Thanksgiving at Hair Pin Ranch with Kathy Pettit returning home with grandparents. Dale and Joan brought her back Sunday. Mrs Dale Pettit and Mike shopped in Butte and went to Dillon to see Patty Camps.
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Fred Nelson
Jay Nelson
Bill Nelson
Tom Nelson
Willie Shearer
George Pettit
Dillon
Kathy Pettit
Dale
Joan
Dale Pettit
Mike
Butte
Patty Camps
Bill Harrison
George Harrison
Jerry
Alfred Peterson
Harold
Casey Poulter
Zina Burton
Clarence
Tom Fernanez
Community Mourns After Fatal Accident in Jackson
The Jackson community mourns a fatal crash that claimed the life of Carl Heikkila of Dillon. Harold Peterson administered first aid to injured Dean South and helped transport him to Dillon hospital with aid from John Dooling and others.
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Jackson
Carl Heikkila
Dillon
Harold Peterson
Dean South
Carl
Dean
John Dooling
Dillon Hospital
Harold
Kenneth Krause
John Krause
Thanksgiving Guests and Local Gatherings Across Dillon Area
Thanksgiving in Dillon and nearby towns featured visits to the Sage and Burton homes, dinners hosted by the Matters and Shulls for bachelors, and extended family gatherings with relatives from Rexburg to Missoula. Notable events included Allan Dansie welcoming a new granddaughter Karen Denise Stubbs and George Cottrell’s funeral in Wisdom drawing Jackson residents.
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George Cottrell
Dillon
Jackson
Sunday Guests and Thanksgiving Gatherings in Butte Area
Sunday and their wives and children flew from Butte Wednesday returning Sunday night. The men are cattle driving and will finish this week. Bud Laphams hosted guests for dinner Thursday including Chris Sperle, Roy Ford, and their spouses. Sandra Am ber and Max performed songs with a Thanksgiving theme. A large crowd attended. Wendell Jardine hosted Thanksgiving dinner for Peterson of Dillon, Bruce Jardine, Linda, and Connie. Zina Burton and Clarence joined Bud Lapham for Sunday dinner.
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Butte
Bud Laphams
Bud Lapham
Chris Sperle
Roy Ford
Sandra
Amber
Max
Wendell Jardine
Jackson School Thanksgiving Program Delights Students
Jackson School held a Tuesday program featuring musical pieces and skits. Performers included Judy Stocks Wally Zobell Sandra Boehring Mary Nelson Diane Clemon Lana Larter Linda Stocks and many others with numbers and lines such as Freckles The Rabbit Song and The Thanksgiving Spirit. The event closed with A Final Word as the room remained crowded with participants and viewers.
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Jackson
Jackson School
Judy Stocks
Wally Zobell
Sandra Boehring
Mary Nelson
Diane Clemon
Lana Larter
Ee Haugen
Linda Stocks
Paul Johnson
Max Lapham
Dick Jackson
Bobby Nelson
Dennis Devlin
John Jackson
Glenn Pope
Sherry Nelson
Kathy Nelson
Goose Gulch
Lee Shepherd
Ruth Nelson
Bonnie Boehring
Johnson
Francis Schindler
Steven Pope
Barbara Schindler
Paul
Fire destroys playhouse. second blaze in a week
Firefighters responded to two fires in the city. At 34 South Railroad avenue Friday morning a spill of fuel oil started a small blaze inside a residence but flames were quickly quenched with little damage. Earlier last Wednesday a rear lean-to on 682 Kentucky avenue, used as a neighborhood children’s playhouse, burned down in a second blaze this week. Fire Chief Al Simon said the cause wasn’t determined but suspected children’s play with fire. the structure had no monetary value.
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South Railroad Avenue
Kentucky Avenue
al Simon
Western Bulldogs Boosters Announce Carroll Game Starters
Dillon boosters reveal probable starters for the Carroll game with Scott Donovan Cooper or Young in the front line and Jenkins Nelson or Neild at guard. Booster tickets cover the game and next week’s Malmstrom AFB and School of Mines games, though the latter two aren’t listed on tickets.
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Western Bulldogs
Dillon Boosters
Scott
Donovan
Cooper
Young
Jenkins
Nelson
Neild
Malmstrom Air Force Base
School of Mines
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