Berger Cochrane to Show Ford 1954 Cars and Trucks
Berger Cochrane Motors in Dillon opens Wednesday January 6 to display Ford's 1954 passenger cars. Highlights include a 130-hp Y-block V eight and 115-hp I-Block, new front suspension, Skyliner hardtop, Sunliner with plastic roof panel, four power options, and Fordomatic. L D Crusoe notes engines under development for six years.
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Ford
Berger- Cochrane Motors
Dillon
Ford Motor Company
L. D. Crusoe
Year End Market In Cattle Good At Los Angeles
The Los Angeles union stockyards report salable cattle receipts 1500 more than Christmas week for the final week of 1953 with good demand and firmer prices. Steers steady to higher, cows up to 1 higher, bulls steady, calves up to 1 higher, stockers and feeders steady. A few loads of good slaughter steers sold at 22.75 to 23.75, while cutters went for 14 and under.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Union Stock Yards
Herd Elk Herders Use Helicopter In Montana Study
Montana fish and game department workers report success herding elk with a helicopter. Trialed as an experiment in 1952 the method remains under study. Horses proved unsatisfactory and the helicopter works best on calm days in mountainous terrain.
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Moieele
Montana Fish and Game Department
New Year's Dance Brightens Dillon Community
A large crowd gathered for the annual New Year’s Eve dance at the Diamond Bar Inn with a midnight lunch, hats, noisemakers and confetti as Bill Gandrud’s orchestra provided the music. Skiing remained popular during the holidays with good snow and regular weekend sessions planned for the rest of the season.
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Diamond Bar Inn
Bill Gandrud
First General U S Election 1789 Then and Now
J C Lately reflects on the January 7 1789 U S general election that chose the first president and vice president George Washington and notes the rough early voting methods the dangers and hopes of democracy in that era He compares ancient and tribal voting to modern practice and emphasizes informed choice and citizen education for true democracy.
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United States
George Washington
Virginia
New York City
Washington
Rome
Pacific Islands
Sassman brothers visit Dillon for holidays and fishing
Oren Sassman formerly of Dillon and now a Salmon Idaho school official returned to Salmon after a holiday visit to Dillon with his brother Otto and their mother. He enjoyed winter fishing in streams near Dillon.
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Tom Clemon
Butte
Rose Ann
Missoula
George
Bozeman
Clemow
Elizabethh Clemow
Dillon
Beatrice
BCHS
Suzanne Dansie
Mary Harrington
Teresa Jakovac
Clarine Albright
Joanie Clark
Teresa Leary
Helena
Suzanne
Salt Lake City
St. Mary’s
Cassie
Mary Ann Dooling
Princeton
N. J
John Dooling
Portland
Ore
Janet
Reed College
Darwin Peterson
Oklahoma
John Peterson
Joannie Bartzen
Butte Business College
Marcel Spears
Coppertown
Utah
Yvonne
Karma Smith
Karma
Russell Peterson
Sacramento
Ellen Rae Stocks
Eather
Reuben Waters
Bill Nelsons
St. Pat's
Bill Nelson
Fred Nelson
Fritzie
William Scott Nelson
Jackson
Clarence Olsen
Vickie
Bismarck
N.D
C. L. Kalitowski
Emil Schindler
Leo Mercier
Idaho Falls
Mercier
Hans Anderson
Elaine
Jack Anderson
Alder
Harry Anderson
Fishtrap
Jewel Dean
Andrew Anderson
Deer Lodge
Goodenberger
Bob Jackson
Roundup
Schindler
Shodair
Jackson Rural Fire Department
Boetticher
Allen Dansie
Sadie Merritt
Challis
Idaho
Art van Sicklin
Mark Clemon
Roy Jackson
Roy
Violet Turner
Twin Bridges
Dale Strodtman
Kansas
Zina Burton
Doyel Stocks
Frank Lightfoot
Mary
Tha
St. Paul
Frank, Jr
Texas
Oren Sassman
Salmon
Otto Sassman
Driver Examinations Slated At Milon Court House
The state highway patrol will conduct driver license exams at the Milon court house on Monday January 11 and Tuesday January 12 from 9 am to 5 pm. Additional exams at Dallon are scheduled for February 8.
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State Highway Patrol
Milon
Dallon
Beaverhead Area Hunters Guilty In Fall Elk Hunt
Montana Fish and Game Commission condemns poor cooperation by big game hunters in southwestern Montana including Beaverhead county during the fall elk season. Chairman Walter Banka cites flagrant calf and cow killings and warns more restrictive permits may be needed.
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Helena
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Montana
Beaverhead
Walter Banka
Conrad
Commission
Banka
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Berger-Cochrane
Dillon Examiner
Board of Fire Underwriters
Vandegrift Electric
O. T. Vandegrift
Pacific
Hazelbaker
Insurance Agency
Dillon, Mont
J. C
Stamm Jewelers
Western Montana College of Education
Bulldogs
MSU
Western Montana College
Dillon, Montana
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