No Comment Column on Government Spending and Tax Cuts
Washington discusses Humphrey's push for cutting spending and lowering taxes over 18 months. He urges public demand for fiscal restraint while noting the White House and Congress must act. The president defends cooperation, while some Democrats urge White House leadership on the budget.
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Washington
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Humphrey
White House
Congress
Congressional
Right or Wrong by George M. Melton and R. G. Jensen
A fragment from a column features a poet’s lines and an old man’s muttered reflection on cold weather and sheep herding. The author recalls trekking in California’s Imperial Valley with his son, noting discomfort and humor in solo shepherding duties.
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George M. Melton
Jensen
Imperial Valley
California
Mothers March Nets $62.40 For Polio Fund
Mrs Agnes Gransberg, treasurer of Child Study Group No 1, reported Friday that the Mothers March on Wednesday nights raised 62.40 for the polio fund. The amount trails last year. Alene Archer, county chairman of the March of Dimes, urged early contributions to finalize the accounting.
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Agnes Gransberg
Fidiay
Alene Archer
Beaverhead County Mining Expands Montana Mineral Industries
Beaverhead county mining and processing growth boosts Montana minerals with new talc mill at Barretts and ongoing open pit phosphate and copper/oil outputs. The 1956 mineral value reached $201.9 million, copper and oil accounting for two thirds, with record levels and new processing aimed at local employment and resource utilization.
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Montana
Beaverhead County
Barretts
Beaverheag
County
Mona
Delay in New Grazing Fee Formula Extends One Year
Fred Benson of the district BLM office notes a one year postponement of the new grazing fee formula. Secretary of the Interior Fred Seaton announced the delay, citing drought impact and the need to avoid higher costs during restricted range use. The current 15 cent per animal unit month fee remains in effect. The National Advisory Board Council for Grazing supported the sliding scale.
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Fred Benson
Eisenhower
Seaton
Benson
Edward Woolzley
Bureau of Land Management
National Advisory Board Council For Grazing
Big Layoff at Tungsten Mine Near Glen
About 50 workers at Minerals Engineering tungsten mines near Glen were laid off after Congress failed to pass a new federal purchase program. The firm's attorney Leonard Schulz warned layoffs could widen to 90 including mill and business staff if Congress does not restore the program soon.
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Minerals Engineering Company
Glen
Congress
Leonard Schulz
Schulz
Agricultural Day Plans Set for February 19
Beaverhead Soil Conservation District supervisors meet Friday to finalize plans for the Annual Agricultural Day on February 19. Featured speaker Ollie Fink of Friends of the Land will discuss soil and water conservation and speak at Western Montana College in the morning. Topics include Clark Canyon Dam status and livestock disease prevention with a Beaverhead County high school auditorium program starting at 11:00, film The American Cowboy, and a noon lunch by the Dillon Chamber of Commerce.
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Beaverhead
Beaverhead County High School
Dillon Chambers of Commerce
East Bench Unit Irrigation Bill Heads to Congress
A bill introduced last Wednesday by Senators Murray and Mansfield would let Congress consider raising the 160 acre federal irrigation cap for the East Bench unit of the Missouri River Basin project in Montana. The proposal, asked for by Beaverhead valley water users below Clark Canyon, aims to allow larger acreages on federal projects and follows previous exemptions sought by reclamation groups.
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Washington
Congressional
Murray
Mansfield
Montana
East Bead
Missouri River Basin
Beaverhead Valley
Clark Canyon
Congress
Helena Reacts to Emergency Funds for WMCE Heating Plant
Western Montana College of Education seeks emergency funding of 95 thousand dollars for heating plant repairs in Dillon. The plan calls for 40 thousand dollars immediately and 55 thousand for the next biennium to avert heat and hot water shortages for about 400 students. Immediate work includes replacing a large steel boiler and repairing boilers and traps. future plans cover an oil burner, boiler, and hot water tank upgrades.
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Helena
Board of Examiners
House-Senate
Western Montana College of Education
Dillon
E. J. Mueller
Mueller Valve and Engineering Co
Butte
WMCE
Mueller
Vigilante Electric Plans March 13 Annual Meeting
The Vigilante Electric Cooperative outlines its March 13 meeting in Dillon with the Beaverhead County High School facilities for the business session and luncheon. The 18th annual gathering will feature a Youth Electric Fair demonstrations and a visit by National REA administrator David A. Hamill, with a Beaverhead Chamber breakfast planned in his honor. Over 2000 member users are urged to attend.
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Vigilante Electric Cooperative
Dillon
Beaverhead County High School
St. James Guild
Beaverheads County
National Rea
David A. Hamil
Hamil
Yellowstone Electric Cooperative
Huntley
The
Beaverhead
Chamber of Commerce
Youth Electric Fair Set for March 13 1957
Southwestern Montana youths are invited to enter the Fourth Annual Youth Electric Fair sponsored by Vigilante Electric Cooperative. The event on Wednesday March 13 allows excused school attendance and offers four entry categories Constructed Demonstration Welded and Lamp all tied to electric energy. Prizes include 25 10 and 7 50 with winners earning expense paid trips to the statewide fair in Livingston next October.
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Southwestern
Montana
Vigilante Electric Cooperative
Livingston
Pancake Festival Plans Advance in Dillon Kiwanis Drive
The Dillon Kiwanis club outlines plans for its first Pancake Festival to be held on Saturday February 16 at the old Mitchell Drug store building. Frank Bailey heads the overall committee while Ray Forrester Gayle Chaffin lead setup tables chairs and cooking facilities. Harry Andrus Wayne Myers handle food, Dick McCracken and Harry Jensen sell tickets, and H W Wheat coordinates music. Tickets available from Kiwanis and Key Club members.
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Dillon Kiwanis Club
Dillon
Frank Bailey
Ray Forrester
Gayle Chaffin
Harry Andrus
Wayne Myers
Dick McCracken
Harry Jensen
H. W. Wheat
Mitchell Drug Store
Water pipes freeze risk prompts trickle warning
City Water Commissioner Bert Megquier urged Diilon residents to let a faucet run to prevent freeze ups as cold weather drives frost deeper. He noted insulation on buildings is helping and water temperature remains above average but warned a warm spell could drive frost further until the ground thaws.
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Bert Megaquier
Diilon
Holidays Observed By Dillon Banks This Month
Banks in Dillon will observe two holidays this month. Next Tuesday February 12 marks Lincoln's birthday and Friday February 22 honors Washington's birthday.
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Dillon Banks
Lincoln
Washington
Display Pool Planned for Bedrock Lakes Trumpeter Swans
The Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce cites a plan to build a display pool at Bedrock Lakes this year to allow the public to see and photograph trumpeter swans near Lakeview. Migratory Waterfowl Refuge manager Winston E. Banko says the swans are usually inland and hard to view, but the pool would enable close viewing and spur local appreciation.
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Winston E. Banko
Lakeview
Marie Gibbons
Gibbons
Banko
Montana Picnic in Los Angeles Plans February 24
The annual Montana picnic and reunion will take place Sunday February 24 at Sycamore Grove Park in Los Angeles. Swedish consul Hon Walter Danielson announced a general reunion with a varied program starting at 2:00 PM with greetings and the day’s order of events.
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Montana
Sycamore Grove Park
Los Angeles
Walter Danielson
Weather summary report from the college station week
The past week brought mix of mild days and chilly nights with thawing. Freeze ups are reported as frost drives deeper into the ground and residents are urged to keep water running. Data from the college weather station shows daily highs and lows and total weekly precipitation at 0.12 inches.
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College
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Andre
R. G. Jensen
Montana Business
Bureau of Business and Economic Research
School of Business Administration
State University
J. R. Simplot Company
Centennial Range
Montana-Idaho
Vic
Pian Eya Miner
Vigilante Electric
Megquier
L.A
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