Beaverhead Wool Pool Clip Sells At 57.1 Cents Per Pound
The Beaverhead Wool Pool clip of about 12 000 fleeces totaling 135 000 pounds sold to Edgehill Lukens of Boston for 57 1/2 cents per pound. Sam Ditty of Boston firm handled the deal as pool officers led by Art Christensen, J. E. Selway, Parke Scott, George McDonald, and Harry Andrus oversaw the 1957 sale.
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Beaverhead
Edgehill Lukens
Boston
Sam Ditty
Wilkins & Co
Billings
Whitehall-Alder
Paving Bonds Plan For Districts 14 And 17 Outlined
At a special meeting city officials discussed bonding to finance paving and sewer work. About 200000 in bonds will back district 14 paving with a single contractor bid option for districts 14 and 17. District 14 covers unpaved areas between Union Pacific right of way and Atlantic streets from Chapman to Virginia Street, completing Dillon’s major area.
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District 14
Union ‘Pacific
Atlantic Streets
Chapman
Virginia Street
Dillon
Hunting accident case prompts warning from judge
The judge warns vigilance in hunting accident cases after charges were dismissed in a fatal shooting near Wisdom. Frankfurter admitted at a coroner's inquest to killing his hunting companion Clarence Skaggs near Trail Creek, saying he shot at what he believed was an elk.
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Vis
Frankfurter
Clarence Skaggs
Trail Creek
Wisdom
Beaverhead Ranger Promoted to Custer National Forest Post
Ronald Schulz a district forest ranger on the Madison Beaverhead National Forest is promoted and transferred to the Custer National Forest at Ashland to become district forest ranger. He began in 1939 with the Forest Service serving on the Custer Lewis Clark and Beaverhead forests. Schulz and his wife Montan State University graduates served 3 1/2 years in the Marine Corps 1943 1946. He will depart Beaverhead with his family around March 11 joining Sundall who moved to White Sulphur Springs.
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Ronald Schulz
Madison
Beaverhead ‘National Forest
Ennis
Custer National Forest
Ashland
Ranger Schulz
Forest Service
Custer
Lewis & Clark
Beaverhead
Wisdom
Sheridan
Montana State University
Schulz
Marine Corps
Ron
Ruth
Beaverhead Forest
Ranger Sundall
White Sulphur Springs
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Equipment Added To Pediatric Ward at Hospital
Revenue from the chain reaction coffee hours started by Barrett Hospital Auxiliary enabled the group to buy two bedside units and a crib from Shodair Crippled Children's Hospital in Helena for the newly decorated pediatric ward. Mrs Roy Forrester Jr announced the purchases at the regular meeting along with 70 new members joining the Auxiliary. Hostesses for the meeting were Miss Emma Hawks, Mrs Richard McLaren and Mrs T Lee McCracken. The coffee hour plan has spread to other communities as guests contribute a quarter each to the hospital fund.
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Barrett Hospital
Shodair Crippled Children’s Hospital
Helena
Roy Forrester, Jr
Emma Hawks
Richard McLaren
T. Lee McCracken
Auxiliary’s Hospital Fund
Courage and care shared from a sister's example
A tribute recalling a Dillon area teacher and mother who faced multiple sclerosis with unwavering optimism. Her selflessness showed in aiding others at her bedside, teaching the writer that helping others helps heal oneself, and that cheerful bravery outshines personal hardship.
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Dillon
Nightly blackout timing in early electric grids
Most electric plants before 1900 served customers only until around 10 or 11 PM or midnight. At closing, the operator would flip a switch three times to warn patrons that lights would go out within five minutes.
Cancer Drive Plan Reaches April Campaign in Beaverhead
Beaverhead county sets a 1957 cancer drive quota of 1750 with a statewide boost to 130000. Mrs. J H Gilbert county president notes April campaign plans and honors past volunteers at the Montana Division meeting in Butte. John E Corrette Montana Power heads drive. Dr H H James reelected Montana Division president. films shown highlight scope and use of funds.
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Beaverhead County
J.H. Gilbert
Montana
American Cancer Society
Butte
Paul Temple
Gilbert
Beaverhead
Montana Power Company
John E. Corette
H. H. James
C. A. Morrill
Billings
Frank Lindeman
San Francisco
Family Night at Lutheran Church Observed Sunday
Family night at the Lutheran church includes vesper services at 5 30 p m followed by a pot luck supper and a film. Families are invited to attend for fellowship and community gathering.
Lost Plane Missing Near Spencer Idaho
A small plane vanished Tuesday evening after leaving Dillon and flying via Montpelier to Logan. Local search hampered by fog with reports of sightings and rumors but no confirmed clues. Don Smith aged about 33 and Weldon Payne 41 were aboard with a four month old daughter and were en route home when contact was lost.
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Spencer
Idaho
Smith
Dubois
Dillon
Montpelier
Weldon Payne
Payne
Mrs. Smith
Logan
Utah
Idaho Falls
CAA
Dell
Don Smith
Budget Cuts Face Senate Debate on Imports and Aid
Senator Bridges leads push to trim 2.5 to 3.3 billion from the budget with possible cuts in foreign aid and defense. Public works, farm subsidies, interest and veterans programs face limits as Secretary Benson proposes milder reductions. The Appropriations panel confronts a tangled set of numbers and policy fights as Eisenhower era budget talks proceed.
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Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
Agriculture Benson
Eisenhower
Benson
Clarence Can
Budget Committee Appropriation Cuts Tur Nears Treasury
The appropriation bill carried by the committee amounts to 3.8849 billion dollars for the Treasury and Post Office departments for the new fiscal year starting July 1. The committee shaved 80.3 million from the budget recommendation, a two percent reduction.
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Treasury and Post Office
National 4-H Club Week Highlights Montana Reach
4-H leaders and parents promote exhibits in store windows and school programs as clubs review past achievements and plan for next year. The observance includes talks by civic groups and farm organizations and features the International Farm Youth Exchange program with Montana sending 24 youths to other countries for three to four months.
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Moore
United States
Montana
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Darlene Poundstone
Washington St
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Lutheran Church
Roddy Kilowatt
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