Beaverhead Museum gains new president and invites visits
The Beaverhead County Museum Association elected John Collins as president to replace Rush Jordan. The museum sits in the main college building and Jordan invites everyone to drop in to browse. Old Palomino horse owner J E Selway wouldn't take 500 dollars for his horse after a six mile snow trip to Jack Brenner's place. Wayne Myers and Barney Rott enjoyed a sunny day fishing despite the wind, heading to the river at two and returning after two hours.
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Dillon
Beaverhead
J. E. Selway
Wayne Myers
Barney Rott
St James Episcopal Church Service Schedule
Rev. Lewis D. Smith presides at Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Church school meets at 9 45 a.m. Holy Communion and sermon follow at 11 a.m.
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ST. James Episcopal Church
Lewis D. Smith
Methodist Church Service Announced With Dr Davis Speaker
Rev. Omer Idso announces church school at 10 a.m. for all ages and an 11 a.m. worship service. Dr. Sheldon E. Davis will deliver the address and is introduced to Montana readers. Public is invited to attend. Attendance last Sunday was excellent, with room for improvement.
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Sheldon E. Davis
Davis
Montana
First Lutheran Church Service and Choir Practice
Edward R. Leivestad pastors the church with choir practice at 8 p m Thursdays in the parsonage. Sunday school at 9 50 a m divine services at 11 a m feature a sermon titled The Seed Sown. Come and worship the Lord with us.
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First Lutheran Church
Edward R. Leivestad
Neighbors clash over chickens and a law in a small town
Thad Phipps urged a law to keep Lem Martin's chickens away from his home in a residential zone. That evening Thad and Lem settled their dispute at Andy Botkin's Garden Tavern over a beer, illustrating how people argue yet coexist in a community.
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Thad Phipps
Lem Martin
Lem
Andy Botkin
Garden
Thad
Melrose News Sees Local Visits and School Reform Debate
Residents host out of town guests from Butte, Alder, Dillon and Helena while Melrose discusses a state school reorganization bill. Local clubs stage a March of Dimes pinochle party, and residents attend dances, stockyard sales, and well drilling projects as community life continues.
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Walter Schultz
Ossie
Alder
Schultz
Keith McMann
Ida Redfern
Butte
John Trueman
Melrose
Bob Foster
Clara Hoffman
Geraldine Deleon
Nick DeLeon
Geraldine
Geraldine Reynolds
Leonard Norris
Leslie Trueman
Hecla
Miller
Helena
Frank Gordon
Capitol City
Dupuis
California
Stanley Hall
Patterson
Ida
Frank Hoffman
Hoffman
Dillon
Clifford Reid
Reid
Charlie Graf
Jim Campbell
Armstead
Norman Grant
Dan Pendergast
Walter Bighorn
Elva Lenahan
Lenahan
Washington
Tom Connor
Leonard Lively
Claude Dodgson
Claudine
Nancy
Anacorda
Hazel Olson
Kenneth Hull
Melrose Woman's Club
Rebekah Hall
Card Party
Harold Nance
Linnea Moore
Melton Views on Bills and Gambling in 1947 Montana Session
State representative George M. Melton comments from Helena on a bill to dissolve the Department for Exceptional Children at the State Normal and on animal unit proposals. He notes opposition bills trimming sections and urges a universal gambling license approach, arguing for equality before the law.
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Helena
State Normal
Boulder
Animal Unit
Melrose Day Notes and Local Appointments in Dillon
Kenneth Hull and family members attend Melrose day in Dillon while Mrs. Henry Meeds and daughter Dorcas travel to Butte for shopping. Walter Schultz returns from Superior with cedar posts for local ranchers. Henry Meeds family visits Dillon late in the week. Joe Kambich recovers in Butte after medical attention Wednesday. Clifford Meeds works through the weekend in Melrose.
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Kenneth Hull
Karen
Leah
Lauren Hull
Barbara Trueman
Shirley Lively
Hazel
Marguerite LaMarche
Frank Hoffman
Stanley Hull
Dillon
Henry Meeds
Dorcas
Butte
Walter Schultz
Superior
Mont
Joe Kambich
Clifford Meeds
Melrose
Montana imposes livestock import ban to curb hoof and mouth disease
Gov. Sam C. Ford bans all livestock movement into Montana without permits from the state livestock sanitary board. Effective Feb. 1 the order follows board regulation 32 requiring health certificates for animals entering Montana from other states.
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Helena
Sam C. Ford
Montana
State Livestock Sanitary Board
The
Livestock Board
Baldwin to speak at Lincoln Day dinner in Helena
Senator Raymond E. Baldwin of Connecticut will address a Lincoln Day dinner in Helena on Sunday evening February 9. The talk will be broadcast statewide February 12 at 8:00 PM over Montana radio, covering Emancipation themes and current national affairs in a 30 minute nonpolitical program.
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Helena
Mont
Raymond E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Robert N. Totten
Lewis & Clark Republican Central Committee
Senator Baldwin
Montana
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