Popular Dillon Man Amos Wright Dies in Twin Bridges
Amos Wright 48 former Dillon resident died suddenly Sunday night at his Twin Bridges home. Masonic rites and burial at Mountain View cemetery followed his services at Brundage Chapel with Rev. William J. Holland presiding. Wright, a former Beaverhead County athlete and longtime grocer, left behind wife Wilma, daughter Ardis Ann, son Vernon, and several relatives.
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Amos Wright
Dillon
Twin Bridges
Brundage Chapel
William J. Holland
Presbyterian Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Dillon Lodge
AVF
A.M
Wright
Beaverhead
Wilma
Ardis Ann
Vernon
Ted Wright
Swan Lake
Idaho
Charles Wright
Cheyenne
Lilla Groucher
Pomona
Dorothy Wright
Los Angeles
Vernon McLaughlin
Plaquemine
Nellie McLaughlin
Arletta Howard
Wilber Squires
Pete Peterson
Lester Kurtz
Chester Buckingham
Harvey Sorenson
Jeff Cox
Billy Slanger Dismissed After Appendectomy
Billy Slanger, son of Mr and Mrs Ben Slanger ranchers south of Dillon, was discharged last week from a Butte hospital where he had undergone an appendectomy.
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Billy Slanger
Ben Slanger
Dillon
Butte
Dillon's Company D National Guard Starts Recruiting
The 163 Armored Cavalry Regiment announces Operation Pullemin next week to recruit into Company D. Plans include open houses, street recruiting, window displays, and buddy nights as the unit seeks about 20 more enlisted men. Ex-service members are invited to inquire at the Armory about pay, retirement, training, and reserve obligations.
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163
Armored Cavalry Regiment
Dillon
National Guard
Michael Proulx
Mist Proulx
John J. McGee
Co. D
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Armored Associate Officers School
John D. Lohr
D Company
Richard J. Given
John L. ,Sanner
Ranch Worker Dies From Exposure in Dell
John Harrington, 70, a ranch worker in the Dell area, died from exposure after being found near railroad tracks in Dell about 3 a.m. last Friday. He likely endured several hours in sub-zero weather before transport to Lima. His body was brought to Dillon for burial with graveside rites at Mountain View cemetery.
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John Harrington
Dell
Johnny Frew
Lima
Marshall Prews
Ray Kellett
Wso
Harrington
Lima-Dell
Dell Hotel
Dillon
Mountain View Cemetery
Timothy Clifford
Downtown Day Feb 29 Plans Discussed At Luncheon
The Town College committee met last Saturday to discuss Downtown Day on Wednesday February 29. Jaycees will conduct a two hour tour through Dillon business establishments with managers explaining operations to collegians and faculty members. Also discussed were scholarship fund raising and remarks by Prof. O K Moe and O A Bergerson.
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Town College Committee
Jaycees
Dillon
O. K. Moe
O. A. Bergerson
Western
C-Note Club Dance Set For February 11 at Guildhall
The C-Note Club will host a dance next Saturday evening February 11 at St. James Guildhall. Co hosts include Mr and Mrs Walter Brundage and Mr and Mrs Al McArthur. Members are asked to bring sandwiches and a committee will serve.
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St. James Guildhall
Walter Brundage
al McArthur
Perry Bower, 74, Dies in Hamilton Hospital
Perry R. Bower, longtime Union Pacific Oregon Short Line employee and former Dillon resident, died last Thursday morning at Hamilton Daly Hospital after extended illness and surgery. He lived with wife Eugenia at the Joe Blodgett ranch south of Hamilton since moving west in 1933. Born August 4, 1881 in State Center Iowa, he was active in Dillon Lodge No. 16 A F and A M and was survived by his wife, sister Blanche Bairman of Boise, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held in Hamilton conducted by Rev. Richard R Price with pallbearers Earl Carruthers and Carl J Hansen.
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Perry R. Bower
Dillon
Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Daly Hospital
Hamilton
R. R. Price
Missoula
Bower
U.P
Iowa
Richard R. Price
Earl Carruthers
Carl J. Hansen
Eugenia
Blanche Bairman
Boise
Carolyn Sargent Seeks Co ed Colonette Title at MSC 1956 Military Ball
MSC sophomore Carolyn Sargent of Dilon competes for the Co ed Colonette crown at the 1956 Military Ball. She is a home economics major, Pi Beta Phi member, and active in Madrigal Singers, Concert Chorus, Spurs, and campus committees. Co chairs Don Weizsteen and Bill Conway lead ball planning with Frank Swartzel overseeing colonette selection.
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Carolyn Sargent
Dilon
Carolyn
T. W. Sargent
South Dakota
MSC
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Alpha Lambda Delta Honorary
the Madrigal Singers
Spurs
Mu‘Sigma Alpha Musical Honorary l
Don Weizsteen
Lula
Bill Conway
Havre
Frank Swartzel
Kalispell
Former Dillon Man Dies in Anaconda After Auto Wreck
Boyd Blackie O Neal aged 58 a longtime Dillon resident and former policeman died at St Ann hospital Anaconda from injuries after an auto truck collision at Crackerville junction on Highways 10S and 10A The 1947 resignation from police followed by work at ranches and as a smelterman is noted Surviving relatives include sister Mrs Genevieve Fletcher and brother William of Scottsbluff Nebraska Local obituary style with details on the crash and hospital care.
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Boyd “Blackie” O’neal
Dillon
St. Ann Hospital
Anaconda
Crackerville Junction
O’neal
Genevieve Fletcher
William
Scottsbluff, Neb
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David Wolf
Stevie Toys
Marie’s
Washington
Perry Bower
Montana State College
Dillon Examiner
Stilbestrol
Purina
Opry
Tex Ritter
The
Sons of the Pioneers
Kid—Tv
Williams Feed and Machinery Co
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