Beaverhead County 1954 Chronology Of Main News
Chronology of Beaverhead County events in 1954 with entries on a Dillon bank robbery plea and five year sentence for Delmer V Moore, a near emergency fighter landing, large Farm Bureau banquet, fires at Pipe Organ Lodge and Peterson ranch, mineral mining tours, county births and marriages recap in Today's Examiner, and civic activities through April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Delmer V. Moore
Anaconda
First National Bank of
Dillon
Kenneth E Nordling
Idaho Air National Guard
Paskett Ranch
Blacktall
CAA
Civil Air Patrol
Bull McCart
Mike Schmauch
CAP
Gary Johnson
Farm Bureau
Guildhall
Eight Year Old Susan Proulx Reunites With Family in Dillon
Susan Proulx, who traveled alone from Frankfort Germany to Butte, joins her mother and stepfather in Dillon after six years apart. The eight year old, once delayed by airline rules, now adjusts to a new home with brothers and sisters while easing into the foreign tongue and surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Proulx, Jr
Dillon
Susan Proulx
Monte
May Ann
Gall
Susan
Frankfort
Germany
Butte
Transocean
Montana
County Stockmen Prominent in National Convention
Montana stockmen will join 1,500 beef producers from over 30 states at the 58th annual American National Cattlemen’s Association convention in Reno Nevada January 10 to 12. Dan Fulton of Ismay leads Montanans on national committees with several others serving on the association’s general council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
American National Cattlemen's Association
Reno
Nev
Mark Clemon
Jack Hirschy
Jackson
Walter Donohoe
White Sulphur Springs
W. F. Garrison
Glen
American National
National
Junior Cattlemen’s Association
Stephens Flynn And Thomas Are Sheriff's Choice
Sheriff elect John B. MacDonald announced his term appointments Undersheriff Burl Stephens deputy Lloyd Thomas and deputy Pat Flynn. Stephens and Thomas had prior Temple era service and Flynn previously served under James McCollum, giving the staff broad office experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. MacDonald
Burl Stephens
Lloyd Thomas
Pat Flynn
Stephens
Paul Temple
Thomas
Temple
Flynn
James McCollum
MacDonald
Vigilante Electric to Dedicate Dillon Building March 26
The Vigilante Electric Co op building in Dillon by D P Tibey Construction will be dedicated March 26 in conjunction with the rural power supplier's Annual Meeting and Youth Electric fair. Manager Howard L Babcock says a full day program marks the coop's 17th year of operation with notable cooperative REA and public officials taking part. The warehouse garage and office building is about 60 percent complete and will house general offices and storage for the southwestern Montana rural electric cooperative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
D. P. Tibey Construction Company
Vigilante Electric Co-op, Inc
Howard L Babcock
REA
Southwestern Montana Rural Electric Cooperative
Youth Electric Fair Planned For March 26th
The Vigilante Electric Cooperative invites Southwestern Montana youths to enter the Youth Electric program. Entries may be for constructed, demonstration, or welded electric projects. Projects will be displayed and judged at a Dillon fair on March 26, 1955, alongside the building dedication and annual meeting. Interested 4-H FFA Scout or youth members should contact their county agent or Bruce Watters at the cooperative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vigilante Electric Cooperative
Montana
Dillon
FFA
Scout
Bruce Watters
Vigipute Electric Cooperative, Inc
Dil
Jones Acquitted on Illegal Sale Charge in Record
Jimmie Jones, bartender at Buffalo Lodge, was acquitted by a Justice Court jury of selling liquor to minors. The trial, lasting hours over two days, drew teachers and a cler gyman as jurors amid intense public interest. The case followed a fatal wreck after the alleged sale and focused on lack of positive identification of the bartender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Jimmie Jones
Buffalo Lodge
Justice Court
Justice of the Peace
Gene Picotte
Lester Loble
Loble
Point of Rocks
Beaverhead County Qualifies as Modified Brucellosis Free Area
Dr J L Wilbur of the Agricultural Research Service announced Beaverhead County in Montana has qualified as a modified certified brucellosis free area after state and federal inspections. Beaverhead is the fourth county certified and the first mainly range cattle county to reach the goal. The program, led by Dr J W Winsel, has run 14 months with cooperation from the Montana Livestock Sanitary Board and Montana Extension Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Wilbur
The
Agricultural Research Service
Helena
Beaverhead
Wilbur
Montana
Lake, Mineral
Sheridan
Montana Livestock Sanitary Board
Montana Extension Service
Verhead County
J. W. Winsel
National Guard encampment plans and inspections noted
September meetings follow summer recess after the stat campment as Inspector General of the Army approves. A social audit and inspection under National Guard Regulation 76 at Heena headquarters covered vehicle equipment. Corporal Billy K. Walker and Sgt. Proulx report Fort Knox departures and turret artillery training. Company D intends to participate with plans and positions highlighted. Interested individuals may contact Sgt. Proulx or other National Guard members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geant Michael Proulx, Jr
Army
National Guard
Heena
Billy K. Walker
Fort Knox
Saatpany
Proulx
Mbers
The
Dillon Sparkles At Night With Home Decoration
Festive displays light up Dillon as residents decorate homes for a holiday night. Notable spots include the Benne home and the John Tolsons on South Street along with the Dave Williams residence, drawing crowds and adding townwide cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Benne
John Tolsons
Dave Williams
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chris Peterson
Bannack
Jean Bishop
Rush Jordan
Beaverhead Museum Committee
Western Montana College
Bulldogs
Rocky Mountain College of Billings
Idaho Falls
Minerals Engineering Company
Glen and
Brown's Lake
Vigilante Electric Cooperative, Inc
Gev
George M. Gosman
Ashley Roberts
Joe Ryburn
WMCE
Chamber
Warren M. Stone
Fielding Graves
Bagley School
School of Mines
Sheriff's Office
Western College
Nat’l
Tor
L. A. Walker
Balland
Howard Smith
Baptist Church
Butala
First Range Cattle
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