Dillon Butte Men Among 74 Arrests For Game Violations
A Dillon resident and a Butte man were among 74 arrested in January for hunting and fishing violations reported by the State Fish and Game Commission. Two Plentywood men paid fines for illegal possession of grouse and a deer, with a total of 3,398 dollars in fines collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
A. Butte
Helena
Green Meadow
State Fish and Game Commission
Plentywood
Missoula
Forms Mailed for Reporting 1957 Personal Property
About 2,200 forms were mailed to Beaverhead county taxpayers for listing of 1957 personal property assessments by County Assessor Sylvester Meade. Taxpayers must list all personal property and return the form within 15 days for assessments and tax calculation. Completed lists should be returned on or before March 20 to expedite the process.
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Beaverhead County
Sylvester Meade
Meade
World Day of Prayer events scheduled in Dillon
The World Day of Prayer will be observed Friday March 8 at 2 30 p m in the Methodist church with the event sponsored by the General Department of United Church Women N C C C in the United States. A children’s service is set for Thursday March 7 at 4 p m also at the Methodist church and a youth service will follow Thursday evening for county youth. Proceeds from the services support interdenominational mission projects.
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Methodist Church
General Department of United Church Women
National Council of Churches of Christ
United States
Dillon
Episcopal
Methodist
Presbyterian
Seasonal Ranch Work Boosts Dillon Job Orders
A surge of seasonal ranch and farm openings was reported by the State Employment Service led by Manager Paul Stahl Jr. Calving and early lambing drive hiring with five orders on the big day. One placement used train and snowplane to reach the job. another sent a worker from the 7 L ranch in Centennial to Monida by train and then by snowplane to the ranch.
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State Employment Service
Paul Stahl, Jr
Stahl
Andy Forsythe
7-L
Monida
Postmasters Roundup Highlights District Meeting
Postmaster Harry Andrus reported a successful district meeting last Saturday at Roundup. He chairs the State Association this year and will preside at the state convention in June. Accompanying him were Mrs Clifford Calvert of Lima and Mr and Mrs Dick Martin of Harrison. Mrs Martin serves as secretary treasurer of the Montana association.
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Postmaster’s Association
Harry Andrus
Andrus
State Association
Rouriddup
Clifford Calvert
Lima
Dick Martin
Harrison
Martin
Montana Association
Actions Often Fail to Match Good Intentions
A proverb-like reflection noting that a man's deeds frequently diverge from his stated aims and moral aims. It underscores the gap between intention and outcome in human conduct.
Ski Races for Trophy Sunday at Jackson
The Big Hole Ski club schedules the Herman and Eileen Peterson trophy race at Hairpin Hill on Sunday March 3. Registration closes at noon Sunday by phone or in person at the Diamond Bar Inn with race committee members listed. An award banquet follows at the inn with Bob Jackson as emcee. reservations required.
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Herman
Eileen Peterson
Hairpin Hill
Big Hole Ski Club
Diamond Bar Inn
Billy Muldowney
Kenneth Krause
John Husted
Richard Shepherd
Local visits and wedding party in Wisdom and Jackson
Mr and Mrs Henry Wenger and sons from Helena visited Wayne Stocks family and later with Mrs Wayne Stocks and Mr and Mrs Henry Wenger. John Dooling and Miss Donna Andreasen attended a wedding party in Wisdom for LaVern Reamer. Mrs Zina Burton visited Idaho Falls with Mrs Charles Burton then returned to Jackson. Douglas Tink and Mike Atkins stayed with Miss Donna Andreasen while Mr and Mrs Atkins attend a Bozeman business meeting.
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Henry Wenger
Eddie
Craig
Joe
Helena
Wayne Stocks
Wisdom
John Dooling
Donna Andreasen
Snowplane Races Planned by Snowplane Association
Members of the Snowplane Association will meet for a dinner and business meeting at the Diamond Bar Inn Thursday night to finalize plans for races set for March 10. Last year the event attracted about 1200 spectators, with festivities starting Saturday night, March 9.
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The
Snowplane Association
Diamond Bar Inn
Looking for touch in a world of give and take
A reflective piece posits that life resembles a game of give and take with more takers than givers as a worldly man surveys social dynamics and human behavior. It emphasizes balance, reciprocity, and the moral risk of excess desire.
Postmaster Andrus Attends Montana Assn Meeting at Roundup
Postmaster Harry Andrus, president of the Montana district chapter of the National Association of Postmasters, spoke at the Roundup meeting last Saturday. The event is the first in a series ahead of the Montana association convention in Dillon June 11 to 13. Andrus led the afternoon session and spoke at the evening banquet.
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Harry. Andrus
Montana
National Association of Postmasters
Montana Association
Dillon
Andrus
Poole visits Dillon recalls half century past
John T. Poole and wife from Menan Idaho visit Glen and Dillon relatives. Poole, former Woods Livestock foreman at Glen, now runs a potato storage cellar in Menan. He notes it has been 49 years since his first Beaverhead County arrival and recalls 6 to 8 horse freight teams serving the Big Hole region. He visits brother Mack Poole on the old Joe Brown ranch near Glen.
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John T. Poole
Menan
Idaho
Glen
Dillon
Poole
the Woods
Beaverhead County
Veterans VA loans deadlines and options for veterans
The Veterans Administration offers a weekly news briefs column with loan reminders. Deadlines: World War II loans by July 25, 1958 direct loans by June 30, 1958. Korean conflict loans by February 1, 1965. Loans may be prepaid with no penalty and extra principal can be reapplied to keep loans from default. Anthrax outbreaks noted in Ohio pastures linked to contaminated bone meal.
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Veterans Administration
New Lighting Fixtures for Federal Building Bid Planned
Fluorescent lighting project for the federal building, stored at the Dillon post office, is set for bid opening in June with award possible after July 1, 1957, contingent on appropriation. F M McConibe, Public Buildings Service commissioner, relayed through Senator James E Murray’s office. fixtures stored locally for about a year.
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Dillon Post Office
F. M. McConibe
Public Buildings Service
James E. Murray
Chinook Wind Warms Valley Overnight
The first chinook wind of the season raised temperatures from near zero to 42 above Friday night into Saturday morning. Western College staff investigated odd noises to find icicles crashing from building caves. Snow melted rapidly, runoff swelled streams, and muddied the river.
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Western College
Absolute license deadline looms for vehicle tags
With only three days left to the absolute deadline, 5 pm tomorrow, counts show 1,753 car, 1,108 truck and 97 trailer licenses issued at County Treasurer Martha Greene’s office. Helena reports Highway Patrol will enforce plate rules starting Friday morning after two prior extensions.
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Martha Greene
Helena
Faculty Council Meeting Held in Butte February 16
The Faculty Council met at the Finlen hotel in Butte on February 16 with all University units represented. Western participants included Chairman Howard Leslie Evelyn Mikkelsen Dale Tash Leslie Lawrence and Dr. Joan Cumming. Legislation affecting University units was the main topic.
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Finlen
Butte
Western
Howard Leslie
Evelyn Mikkelsen
Dale Tash
Leslie Lawrence
Joan Cumming
Livingston's 60 Lamp Electric Plant Lights 1887
In 1887 Livingston residents financed a steam plant that lit the town's hotel with 60 lamps. The single machine provided electricity only for 60 lights, limiting further expansion of the business.
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Livingston
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Wendell Jardine
Alan Dansie
Krauses
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Alberton
John Krause
Smith
Marlene Franks
Mr. Smith
Farm Bureau
Fred Nelson
Lester Sage
Jack Shepherd
Pete Peterson
Bruce Jardine
Martin Jackson
Yvonne
Noel Jackson
Jimmy Boetticher
George Krause
Dale Strodtman
Kansas
Reuben Waters
Eastern Star
Thelma Leonard
John Traufer
Ass’n
Roundup
Ohio
Federal
Refrigeration Company
East Glendale
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