Beaverhead Attracts National Attention With Travel Show Push
Beaverhead and Montana attractions will be promoted to over a million people at seven major metropolitan travel exhibitions through April. W. E. Fry of the Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce notes the Pacific Northwest Travel association will headline three 30 foot illuminated displays in cities including San Francisco Kansas City Chicago Milwaukee Minneapolis Dallas and Los Angeles. The effort includes literature and some local representation at big shows. The association spans Idaho Montana North Dakota Oregon and Washington with 300 chambers of commerce and related groups.
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Montana
W. E. Fry
San Francisco
Kansas City
Chicago
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Dallas
Texas
Los Angeles
Fry
Pacific Northwest
FLIER Olson Found After Plane Crash in Nevada
The search began three days after Olson failed to arrive. Sheriff MacDonald described the wreck as a damaged plane with wings curled and tail wrecked, noting Olson was hurled about 60 feet and died instantly. Victor Olson left the Dillon area for Chateau after the body’s recovery. a reward of at least 2500 was offered for information leading to the finder.
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Nevada
Olson
Doris Olson
Downey
California
Herb Sammons
Cut Bank
Hunt
MacDonald
Victor Olson
Dillon
Chateau
Unity leaders meet with Montana Power on gas supply plan
Unity leaders from Harrison Dillon Sheridan Virginia City Ennis and Twin Bridges are expected to attend a meeting with Montana Power natural gas division officials to discuss supplying gas for users in two southern Montana counties.
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OFC
Harrison
Dillon
Sheridan
Virginia City
Ennis
Twin Bringes
Montana Power Natural Gas Division
Montana
License Plate Deadline Extended in Montana
HELENA The Montana Highway Patrol board extended the deadline for purchase of 1957 car license plates until March 1. Chairman Frank Connelly said the decision followed talks with the motor vehicle registration office in Deer Lodge after learning several Montana counties face insufficient plate supplies to meet anticipated requests.
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Helena
Montania Highway Patrol Board
Frank Connelly
Highway Commission and Patrol Board
Deer Lodge
Montana
Connelly
Across Board Budget Slash Sparks White House Clash
House Appropriations committee mulls a 7 to 10 percent across the board cut drawing immediate opposition from Administration spokesmen who warn of politics and potential service losses. The White House says no price or wage controls are planned now, despite inflation pressure.
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Across Board
House Appropriations Committee
Cannon
Cmo
Congress
Democratic Congress
Senate
Eisenhower
Sinclair Weeks
Gabriel Henge
White House
Boy Scout Week Observed With Projects And Jamboree Plans
Troop 64 marked Boy Scout week February 6 to 12 with a window display at Gambles themed Onward for God and My Country. Family Night at the Elks hall featured a pot luck, Court of Honor, neckerchief slide contest won by Jimmy Spehar, and plans for National Jamboree participants Bill Hugulet, Andy Dyka Jr, Eddie Carpita, and Gosta Miller Jr. received recognition.
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Elks’ Hall
George Washington
United States
Fred Eudaily
C. Gosta Miller
Jimmy Spehar
Bill Hugulet
Andy Dyka, Jr
Eddie Carpita
Vailey
Forge
Penn
Gosta Miller
Troop 64
Explorer Post
Harlan Lindner
Butte
Tommy Shaugh
Wayne Burris
Steve Williams
Steve Wheat
Dick Ovitt
Steve Selway
Donnie Smith
Western Teams Debate at Rotary Club
The Rotary club hosted a debate on February 11 in Monda x about the discontinuance of direct economic foreign aid. The affirmative were Joe Doohan and Dennis Winters and the negative were Tom O'Brien and Chuck Delano.
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Joe.Doohan
Tom O’brien
Dennis Winters
Chuck Devnanoeld
Rotary Club
Old Farms Eligible for Acreage Reserve in Beaverhead County
Beaverhead county farmers with old farm wheat acreage allotments may join the 1957 Soil Bank Acreage Reserve. Sign-up runs through March 8 at the county ASC office, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Compliance with farm wheat allotments is required and new farm allotments are ineligible. Land placed in the Reserve must not be harvested or grazed during the agreement period.
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Beaverhead County
Soil Bank
Art Bay
Bay
ASC
Portrait of a Man Seeks Electric Clothes Dryer
A man contemplates buying an electric clothes dryer as he learns the daily grind of wash day. He faces snow rain sun and wind while hauling wet clothes and waiting for drying, realizing his wife endures the task and concluding an electric dryer is needed.
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Jane
Electric clothes dryer saves money and time
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City Hall
Williams Feed & Machinery Co
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U. S
Tripoli
Russia
Europe
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France
U.S
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean Sea
Rotary
The
Montana Power Company
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