Fair Board Elects Its 1951 Staff Members
The Beaverhead County Fair Board re elected chairman Norman Downing and named Arthur Bay secretary treasurer on February 22. New committees were set with Norman Nelson in charge of rodeo and racing events and Norman Downing overseeing livestock and home economics. Tentative Youth Fair dates are August 18 to 20 with possible September dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Fair Board
Norman Nelson
Norman Downing
Harry Tash
Arnold Benson
Arthur Bay
Art Bay
Big Hole
Grasshopper
Horse Prairie
Centental
Beaverhead
Montana
New Pastor Kunkel Arrives at First Presbyterian Church
Rev. Warren Kunkel arrived in Dillon on February 14 and has assumed the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church. He and his wife and two young sons are staying with Miss Jean Bishop while the manse is renovated. Over 100 attended a welcome dinner with brief addresses and musical entertainment. The church had been without a pastor since Dr. J. Thompson Baker left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Kunkel
Dillon
First Presbyterian Church
Kunkel
David
Charles
Jean Bishop
Grace Presbyterian Church
Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church
Chicago
West End
J. Thompson Baker
Veteran bus driver Alfred Opie dies in Kalispell at 62
Alfred Ernest Opie of Dillon and Kalispell died February 9 at age 62. A longtime Intermountain Transportation driver, he logged over two million miles in service since starting with the Torgerson brothers of Anaconda more than 26 years ago. He also managed Dillon Oil and drove the first Dillon bus, later running the Butte Kalispell route and the East Shore of Flathead Lake service.
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Kalispell
Alfred Ernest Opie
Dillon
Mr. Opie
Butte
Intermountain Transportation Company
Torgerson Brothers
Anacondaore
Opie
Dillon Oil Company
Butte-Kalispell
Flathead Lake
Donnelly Brothers and Former Residents Laid to Rest
Private rites at the Chapel of Memories honored Robert J. Donnelly who died February 17 in Oakland California. He had long ties to Dillon and lived in Berkeley for the past two and a half years. Survived by wife Lillian and children Tommy and Mary, he belonged to the Iron Workers union in Portland and the FOE Aerie in Eugene. His brother Gordon Donnelly, also a Dillon figure, died February 17 in Tacoma Washington.
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Chapel of Memories
Robert J. Donnelly
Oakland
Calif
Mr. Donnelly
Dillon
Berkeley
International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers of
Portland
Ore
Aerie No. 275
Tacoma
Wash
D V Erwin Dies Saturday in Dillon Home
D V Erwin longtime Beaverhead County official dies at home after brief illness. Born December 16, 1885 in Kansas City, he served as sheriff from 1912, later as State Livestock and Branch inspector for 32 years. Survived by wife Mabel, son R J Erwin, daughter Mrs D A Hallack, siblings and four grandchildren. Funeral at Brundage chapel with Elks in charge.
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D. V. Erwin
J. G. Erwin
Kansas City
Missouri
Dillon
Beaverhead County
United States
O. C. Gosman
Beaverhead
Madison
Ermont
Virginia City Lodge
Mabel Selway
Robert Selway
Beaverhead Valley
R. J. Erwin
Downey
Calif
Detroit
Mich
S. F
L. B. Erwin
Myrel Erwin
Josephine Erwin
Billings
Brundage Chapel
Robert N. Johnstone
Mountain View Cemetery
B.P.O. Elks
W. W. Hawkins
Guy Gray
Pete Piazzola
Ross Emerick
Frank E. Blair
Uerit Lloyd Brook
Virginia Ity
Trucks Collide at Washington and Glendale Streets
A Strasser Plumbing Co vehicle and a Prelat Linoleum Co truck collided at the Washington Glendale corner around 4 40 p m yesterday. No injuries were reported though both vehicles suffered substantial damage.
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Strasser Plumbing Co
Veterans Service Officer to Visit Dillon on March 1
James Mc Cashin of the Montana Veterans' Welfare Commission will meet veterans in Dillon at the employment offices on Thursday March 1 to offer counsel and guidance on benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Service
James McCashin
Montana Veterans’ Welfare Commission
Dillon
Warner's Self Service Market Opens Tomorrow
Warner's Food Market announces a grand opening for March 1 of its redecorated self service store. The store features daylight lighting, new fixtures and shelves, larger floor space, aisle room, and signage over sections. Free coffee and cookies all day, plus hourly free baskets of groceries. New baskets, produce display cases, and front checkout counters are highlighted. Future plans include a modern meat market and expanded area after adjoining reconditioning.
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Warner’s Food Market
Red Cross Drive Opens With March Fund Campaign
Nation wide radio broadcasts and government proclamations kick off the 1951 Red Cross drive as Beaverhead county outlines rural chairmen and targets to raise 1 518 dollars from the county and 85 million nationally for armed forces relief disaster blood health and safety and nutrition programs Loren E Davis and wife returned from a California vacation to Dillon last weekend.
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Red Cross
Beaverhead County
H. E. Contway
Dillon
Ted Woodward
Wisdom
Margaret Nelson
Jackson
Hazel Flint
Lakeview
Leva Parks
Monida
Elwood Boucher
Glen
Evelyn Stanchfield
Wise River
C. W. Stallings
Bannack
Jack Brenner
Grant
Walter Bastian
Armstead
Laura Judge
Polaris
Roy Smith
Lima
Joe Dowling
Dell
American Red Cross
Loren E. Davis
California
Eliel's opening draws 1200 fans with park full of praise
Eliel's new Dillon store hosts opening ceremonies with about 1200 visitors and a larger unseen audience. Speakers include Lambert Eliel and Tom Davis praising the store as a boon to Dillon and Beaverhead County and Western Montana. The event features prizes for coin collectors including 1880 silver dollars and a $10 merchandise prize.
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Eliel
Montana
Lambert Eliel
Paul Eliel
Leon Eliel
Sheldon Davis
Lambert Ebel
Fred Willson
F. F. Oakley
John Bergum
Bert Brown
James le
Edna Boone
Holidays set for 1951 by Beaverhead merchants
The Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce retail committee lists 1951 legal holidays observed by Dillon merchants. Memorial Day May 30, Independence Day July 4, Labor Day Sept 3, Armistice Day Nov 12 and Thanksgiving Nov 22, Christmas Dec 25 and New Year’s Day Jan 1.
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Beaverhead
Bagley Cage Squad Ready for Tourney
Bagley Cougars raise funds at W M C E gym for an eight team cage tournament in Big Timber this Friday and Saturday. Dillon meets Absarokee at 2 15 Friday with Ben Tyrand Freshmen, Hilger and Murray top Bagley scorers. Western M C E Bulldogs dominate Northern Lights 69 42 in exhibition as Northern Cagers prep for Ogden junior college tourney.
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W.M.C.E
Bagley Cougars
Big Timber
Dillon
Columbus
Wilsall
Three Forks
Absarokee
Clyde Park
Gardiner
Cougars
B.C.H.S
Western
Bulldogs
Northern Lights
Northern
M.C.E. Cagers
Ogden
Utah
Ben Tyrand
Bagley
Ed Mattix
Bagley Boys
Hilger
Murray
Donovan
Westad
Miller
Selway
Rebich Gna Bierrum
McCollum
Cottom
Horn Soloist to Play at His Concert Monday
Bertram N. Haigh renowned French horn soloist and former Minneapolis symphony member joins the B C H S symphonic band and chorus with Ralph McFadden of W M C E for a concert Monday evening March 5 at 8 p m in the high school auditorium. He will perform with band and with McFadden at the piano and conduct a brass clinic for high school musicians during the day. Director A H Hartwig arranged the visit. The high school band will perform several numbers and the chorus opens with three songs.
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Dillon
A. H. Hartwig
Eliel's Store Congratulated By Rotary Club
The Andrus dining room overflowed at a Rotary meeting Monday as Eliel's opened its new Southwestern Montana department store. Rotarians and guests praised Eliel family members including Lambert Eliel and John Eliel. Entertainment featured staged comedy briefs from Eliel's 70 year history and a shadow skit by Dillon's Little Theatre Group.
County Treasurer To Assume Office Next Monday
Boyd Quick will assume the offices and duties of Beaverhead county treasurer on Monday March 5, under Montana law. He was elected last November but did not take office January 1, 1951 as other county officers do. The law requires treasurers to assume on the first Monday in March after election.
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Boyd Quick
Beaverhead
Montana
Cabin Fire Claims Life of Ben Ryan
Ben Ryan a 69 year old familiar Jackson figure died from a cabin fire that occurred early Sunday morning asphyxiation listed as the cause though he was badly burned. Mrs Wendell Jardine found the blaze and alerted help. Firefighters forced the door but Ryan could not escape the smoke. The fire likely started from an overheated stove. He had lived in the Big Hole since 1905 working as ranch hand carpenter and blacksmith. Surviving relatives include son Myrle Buck Ryan foreman on the Cross Ranch Horse Prairie Idaho a brother and sister in law Earl Ryan in California a daughter Mary in Idaho and a grandson Benny Ryan in Dillon. Funeral services were held at Brundage chapel on Wednesday at 2 with Rev B M Alstad officiating. Pallbearers were Bill Jacobs Jack Shepherd Bob Jackson Charles Wenger Richard Shepherd John Mackobich. Interment followed at Mountain View cemetery.
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Ben Ryan
Jackson
Raymond Schwartz
Wendell Jardine
Big Hole
Myrle
Buck) Ryan
Cross Ranch
Horse Prairie
Earl Ryan
Mullen
Idaho
California
Mary
Benny Ryan
Dillon
Brundage Chapel
B. M. Alstad
Lutheran Church
Bill Jacobs
Jack Shepherd
Bob Jackson
Charles Wenger
Richard Shepherd
John Mackobich
Mountain View Cemetery
Fanning Honored For Free Enterprise Ads Concept
Ward A. Fanning, a familiar Beaverhead county figure, won the second place annual Freedoms Foundation award at Valley Forge Pa last Thursday. General Omar Bradley presented the honor for his role in conceiving community advertisements promoting the free enterprise system.
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Fanning
Ward A. Fanning
Beaverhead County
The
Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
Omar Bradley
Guardsmen Edge Twin Bridges Clash In Tight Loss
The 163rd Infantry Dillon guardsmen lost to Twin Bridges 75 to 70 last Thursday Feb 22. John Osborn led Dillon with 32 points while opponent DeTonancour scored 27. A return game in Dillon is planned later this season.
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Capers of Co
Dillon
Twin Bridges
John Osborn
Pilgrim opens new Parisian Cleaners on Washington street
Ned and Bill Pilgrim open a new Parisian Cleaners building on Washington street just north of Bannack street providing complete cleaning for clothing hats and household furnishings. The cinder block plant features steel casement windows knotty pine office interior efficient equipment and glass cases protecting hats after cleaning. A side garage enables loading unloading with an orderly flow from unloading to work to pickup.
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Ned
Bill Pilgrim
Washington Street
Bannack Street
Bulldogs Seek Two Wins Over Carroll This Weekend
Western's cage Bulldogs aim for two victories against Carroll College in Dillon to secure a spot in the NAIB District 5 tournament in Billings next week. A first or second place finish would qualify Western, while a loss both nights could leave Eastern or Dillon tied for the berth. Western had lost to the School of Mines 56-54 after missing 24 free throws, but defeated Mines 99-73 on Friday led by Walt Anderson with 24 points and Weeks with 20.
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Western
Cage Bulldogs
Carroll College
Billings
Northern M. C.E
Eastern
Dillon Bulldogs
Bulldogs
School of Mines
Butte
Mines Cagers
Walt Anderson
Weeks
Dillon
New theatre near opening in Dillon
Dillon prepares to launch the Roberta cinema a nearly finished 500 seat theater set to open Sunday March 4 at 5 p m. The rebuilt building features air conditioning comfortable leather seats acoustic design covered with burgundy tapestries soft lighting murals and baby cry rooms for patrons.
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Dillon
Roberta
Ski Cage Films Shown at Kiwanians Meeting
Dillon Kiwanians and guests Jim Ragsdale and Carl M. Davis enjoyed an evening program featuring skiing in Yosemite and the 1950 National Intercollegiate basketball final Indiana versus Oklahoma. President Waldron Boger chaired the event.
Rainmaking Discussion Planned in Dillon Friday
A meeting is set for Friday March 2 at 8:00 p m in the Dillon courthouse to discuss cloud seeding to increase precipitation. L J Kilgore of Three Rivers Research will explain the method as several counties including Broadwater Gallatin Jefferson Madison and Beaverhead consider participation. The topic leads the March 1 issue of Montana Farmer Stockman.
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Dillon
L. J. Kilgore
Three Rivers Research Corporation
Broadwater
Gallatin
Jefferson
Madison
Beaverhead
Montana Farmer-Stockman Magazine
1951 Plate Stocks Gone Temporarily
Beaverhead county treasurer reports all on hand license plates issued totaling 1450 passenger car plates and 900 truck licenses. Over 2600 drivers licenses issued since January 1. Plates issued to owners once new stock arrives as 1951 plate deadline not enforced until ample stock available.
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Beaverhead
State Highway Department
Jensen Baby Dies in Barrett Hospital
Mr and Mrs Harry W Jensen lost their infant daughter at Bar rett hospital last Friday Feb 23 Private services for the baby were held Saturday Feb 24 Survivors include grandparents Wilhelm Jensen Dillon Frank Dougherty Elliston
Bonner Nominates Buck For State Engineer Term
Gov John W Bonner nominates Fred Buck of Helena for another four year term as state engineer. Buck's present term expires March 7 1951 and his appointment requires Senate ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Bonner
Fred Buck
Helena
Buck
Senate
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fair Board
Presbyterian Church
Alfred E. Opie
Donnelly Brothers
Warner
March
Eliel’s
Warner’s
Toggery
V.&r. Theatre
Parisian Cleaners
Eliel’s Open Store
H.S. Freshmen
Bertram N. Haigh
Eliel’s Store
Rotary Club
Carroll
N.A.L
Roberta Movie House
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