Beaverhead Girl Sargent Named Girls State Delegate
Carolyn Sargent a Beaverhead county high school junior and daughter of Mr and Mrs T W Sargent has been chosen as a delegate to the sixth annual Girls State sponsored by the American Legion auxiliary. The event runs June 8 to 14 at Rocky Mountain College Billings. Yvonne Wenger is named alternate delegate.
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Carolyn Sargent
Beaverhead County High School
T. W. Sargent
South Dakota Street
Dillon
American Legion Auxiliary
Rocky Mountain College
Billings
Yvonne Wenger
Legion Auxiliary
Beaverhead
Laurene Walker
Dillon Votes On Fluoridation InApril Nonbinding
Voters in Dillon will decide April 6 on fluoridating the city water. City attorney W. G. Gilbert Jr says the result will not bind the council, serving mainly as a gauge of public opinion. Soroptimist club backs the issue, funds fluoridation equipment, while opposition remains.
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Dillon
W. G. Gilbert, Jr
Dillon Soroptomist Club
World Day of Prayer Observed Across Nations
Millions of women worldwide join the 66th World Day of Prayer on Friday Feb 20 the first Friday of Lent. The 1953 theme Walk as Children of Light reflects Christian fellowship and world brotherhood. In Dillon observances include meetings at Episcopal Presbyterian and Methodist churches with services for adults youths and children. Offerings support denominational missions in the US and foreign missions funding education for Christian leaders and women’s colleges in India Japan and China.
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United States
General Department of United Church Women
National Council of Churches
U .S A
Christian Fellowship of Prayer
Building of World Brotherhood
Christian Women of Africa
Dillon
Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Iter
India
Japan
China
Last Day For Voter Registration In Dillon And Lima
Friday February 20 is the final date to register voters for municipal elections set for April 6 in Dillon and Lima. Eligible residents who did not vote in 1952 may register with the county clerk in Dillon or with a deputy registrar notary or justice of the peace before 5 pm.
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Priday
Dillon
Lima
Justice of the Peace
Daughters of Nile Ceremonial Attended in Butte
Mrs. Hendren visited relatives in Anaconda after attending the Daughters of the Nile winter ceremonial by Tirzah Temple in Butte. Mrs. Chris Petersen and others accompanied the event on Tuesday February 10 in Butte.
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Chris Petersen
Wilber Squires
Harold Hendreen
A. A. Schroeder
Clifford Mockel
Fred Woodside
Butte
Daughters of the Nile
Tirzah Temple
Hendren
Western Montana college and Beaverhead high pick Elks scholarship winners
Western Montana college selects Jean Ivie Anaconda and Ron Lee Hamilton as local MVPs in the Elks scholarship contest. Beaverhead county high school names Beverly George and Charles Murray as local winners. Each receives $25 for use at their chosen school and local finalists advance to state competition for a $250 prize.
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Western Montana College
Beaverhead County
B.P.O. Elks
Dillon Lodge No
Jean Ivie
Anaconda
Ron Lee
Hamilton
Beverly George
Charles Murray
February 23 to Be Legal Holiday For Local Offices
Beaverhead chamber of commerce and affiliated businesses observe February 23 as a legal holiday replacing Washington's Birthday. State, federal, county, municipal offices and banks close. post office closed. Department and grocery stores close. many service stations and restaurants stay open. taverns open. schools closed.
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Beaverhead
Connie South Named 1953 Good Citizenship Girl
Connie South of Beaverhead County High School is chosen as the 1953 Good Citizenship Girl by the faculty in a DAR sponsored contest. She excels as senior class president, editor of the yearbook, and 4-H delegate, with future entry to state and national DAR competitions and a $100 bond prize for state winners. Jeannette Watkins and Laurene Walker were finalists. The state winner will be announced at the DAR conference in Butte on March 30-31.
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Connie South
Lee South
Dillon
Beaverhead County High School
State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Miss South
Jeannette Watkins
Laurene Walker
Girls’ Athletic Association
Future Homemakers of America
Montana
Chicago
DAR
Butte
Carolyn McFadden
Support Asked For Home at Twin Bridges
The Three Rivers Farm Bureau committee at Twin Bridges urges citizens to influence SB 120 to preserve the state orphans home. They report the home operates at one third capacity due to paid foster care policy and warn its existence is threatened. Citizens are asked to write or wire legislators, with ministers and women’s groups' support especially helpful.
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Three Rivers Farm Bureau
Twin Bridges
Soroptimists to Stage Minstrel Show at Local High School
Dillon Soroptimist club announces an amateur minstrel show at the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. on February 23 and 24. No admission charged, donations to the ambulance fund encouraged. Mixed choir directed by Charles Grafft will perform with listed local participants.
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Dillon Soroptimist Club
Soroptimist Ambulance Fund
Charles Grafft
Harold Murray
Jim Womack
Lloyd Dougherty
Pat Dunagan
Dan Mooney
Merle Brown
George Brown
Lorrie Cochrane
Anne Wight
Public Health Nursing Film Here Feb 24
Mrs Helen Smith Beaverhead county health nurse announces that Miss Gladys Schuerman will visit Dillon Tuesday February 24 to present two showings of The Friends in Blue about public health nursing. Shows at 3:00 PM in the high school auditorium and 8:00 PM in the public speaking room with discussions to follow. Admission is free.
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Helen Smith
Beaverhead County
Gladys Schuerman
Division of Public Health Nursing
Dillon
Friends In Blue
Montana seed show yields top potato honors
Potatoes from Montana growing regions were entered at Chinook and Kalispell. At Chinook’s fifth annual MilkRich seed show White Rose and Baker divisions won first place. Kalispell results had White Rose taking first and Baker placing third with Russet also earning a podium spot.
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Irvine
Chinook
Kalispell
Montana
Governor Appoints Brenner to Stock Board and Library Trustees
Gov J Hugo Aronson sent nominees to the state senate for confirmation including Charles Brenner of Grant named to the state livestock commission with a term expiring March 1, 1957. Brenner replaces Adolph Schaak. Also named is Jean Bishop of Dillon to the state historical library trustees with term expiring July 1, 1955.
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J. Hugo Aronson
State Senate
Beaverhead County
Charles Brenner
Grant
State Livestock Commission
Brener
Adolph Schaak
Billings
Jean Bishop
Dillon
State Historical Library
Pete Crump Fights in Butte Card February 23
Pete Crump a 173 pound Armstead boy known as a rodeo cowpuncher makes his second pro boxing appearance Monday night February 23 in Butte. He faces Wendell Haskell 172 of Toole Utah in a prelim to the Reyes Lopez versus Jimmy Laval lightweight main event arranged by Mel Epstein for the Butte American Legion. Crump previously KOed Ronnie Earle of Utah.
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Pete Crump
Butte
Crump
Wendell
Haskell
Toole
Utah
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Daughters of Nile
Eae
N.C. (Skeets) iMurray
South Orgsie Street
Beverly George Charles Murray
State Dar
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