Beaverhead County High Principal Joins National Review Panel
D L Johnson Beaverhead County High School principal has been chosen as a member of the reviewing committees for the Commission on Secondary Schools of the North Central Association. He will attend the Chicago meeting March 20 24 1950 and serve on the schools unqualifiedly recommended panel. The Beaverhead board of education authorized his attendance at the regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Johnson
Beaverhead County High School
Commission On Secondary Schools
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Chicago
Johnson
M. R. Owens
Little Rock
Arkansas
Board of Education
Beaverhead County
Double Feature Basketball Card This Saturday at WMCE
This Saturday two games draw fans to WMCE gym. B C H S Beavers face Twin Bridges at 7 30, then Co G Sharpshooters meet the Is raelite House of David at 8 30. Notables include Beavers star Bob Wegner and Gs Larry Holloran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C.H.S. Beavers
Twin Bridges
Co. G
Davids
Harlem Globetrotters
Dillon
Bob Wegner
Nick Gloom
Indiana
Bob Bottenger
Jim Womack
Bruce Watters
Boka
Mattix
Trask
McDonald
Durkin
Watters
Weedum
Sorenson
Larry Holloran
President of Indian Congress To Speak Here
Paul Wapota, Wenatchee tribe member and Northwest Indians Congress president, known as an outstanding American Indian leader, will speak at the Baptist church on Thursday January 12 at 7 30 p m in Indian costume. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Wapota
Washington
America
Pacific Northwest
Northwest Indians’ Congress
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Wapota
Baptist Church
Guard recruits four to Company G roster
The National Guard announces four new recruits for Company G bringing the unit to 64 enlisted men and two officers. Recruits are Bruce Domer Lindy Estes Pvt. Jimmy Griffith and Cpl. Stankomarich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company G
National Guard
Bruce Domer
Lindy Estes
Jimmy Griffith
Cpl
Stankomarich
Dillon Rotary hears Dr Davis year in review
The Dillon Rotary Club dinner at Andrus Hotel featured speaker Dr Sheldon E Davis and W M C E Coach Bill Straugh. John Sutherland, Betty Jo Allen and Lloyd Puyear attended. Puyear is visiting from Denver. Davis reviewed events of the year citing agriculture, economics, elections, social outlook and inflation notes. Straugh spoke on his basketball team's progress and potential as conference play begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Rotary Club
John Sutherland
Betty Jo Allen
Lloyd Puyear
Andrus Hotel
Puyear
Denver
Paul Puyear
B.c.hs
Frank Hazelbaker
Sheldon E. Davis
W.M.C.E
Bill Straugh
New Zealand
Australia
California
France
LaFayette
Straugh
Grazing permit applications due for Beaverhead National Forest
Applications for term annual and temporary grazing permits for the 1950 season must be on file with the district ranger by January 20, 1950. Nonuse requests require 30 days notice. Applications may be filed with district rangers Roy Mart Lima Richard Gallup Wisdom C L Kalitowski Jackson A F Muchmore Wise River W A Schowe Sheridan R J Turley W H Surdell Ennis E W Stein Dillon forest supervisor. Existing permit holders should also apply. Nonuse may be granted for one year in writing. late requests may lose preference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead National Forest
Roy Mart
Lima
Richard Gallup
Wisdom
C. L. Kalitowski
Jackson
A. F. Muchmore
Wise River
W. A. Schowe
Sheridan
R. J. Turley
W. H. Surdell
Ennis
E. W. Stein
Dillon
Forest Supervisor’s Office
Dillon Post Office
Beavers Schedule Cager Game Schedule Changes
Beavers postpone Sheridan game to Tuesday January 31 due to Sheridan exams. Friday January 13 the Beavers host Deer Lodge with A and B squads, preliminaries at 7 00. Deer Lodge wards bring all veteran班 team. Beaver hopes to avenge last week 64 44 defeat. B C H S band will perform during the main event half under Mr Hartwig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C.H.S. Beavers
Sheridan
Beavers
Deer Lodge
B.c.hs
Hartwig
First births and weddings mark start of 1950 in Dillon
The year begins with the first Dillon birth of 1950 a son born to Mr and Mrs Elijah Peter at Barrett hospital on January 3. The first 1950 marriage license is for Pearl Cot ten and Newel Hincks of Salt Lake City, married January 5 by Justice George E Baker. The year’s first wedding occurred on New Year’s Day uniting Wanda Glassey and William Brown at St Rose Catholic Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Elijah Peterson
Lima
Barrett Hospital
Pearl Cotten
Newel Hincks
Salt Lake City
George E. Baker
Wanda Glassey
William Brown
St. Rose Catholic Church
John H Andersen dies at home in Alder Madison County
John H Andersen, 76, died at his Alder Madison County home last Friday January 6 from pneumonia after prolonged ill health. Born in Oro Denmark in 1873 he worked as a sheep foreman in Beaverhead County before owning a ranch. He married Egidia Jepsen in 1915 and is survived by his widow, a son, three daughters, six grandchildren, two sisters and several brothers and nephews. Funeral services were held January 9 at First Lutheran church in Dillon, with burial at Mountain View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Andersen
Alder
Madison County
Mr. Andersen
Oro
Denmark
Elkhorn
Beaverhead County
J. E. Morse
Larabie
Egidia Jepsen
Dillon
Berg Christensen
Andersen
Egidia Andersen
John H. Andersen, Jr
Clara Cragholm
Oakland
Calif
Marie Battle
Ruby
Edna Sauerbeer
Virginia City
Albert
Matt
Hans Andersen
Peter Andersen
Andrew Andersen
Moline
Manitoba
Canada
Matt Groth
First Lutheran Church
H. C. Hjortholm
Mountain View Cemetery
Beaverhead Wool Pool Names 1950 Officers
Beaverhead Wool Pool members held their annual meeting at the courthouse. Officers elected for 1950 are Parke T. Scott president Vern McManus vice president Robert Melton treasurer Carl Benson and Arthur Christensen as directors. County Agent Henry Mikkelson reported 1949 business selling 44,000 pounds of wood at 0.62 per pound. Membership for 1949 totaled 48. Mikkelson urges flock owners to join for hay 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Wool Pool
Parke T. Scott
Vern McManus
Robert Melton
Carl Benson
Arthur Christensen
Henry Mikkelson
Mi.elson
Beaverhead
Dillon Volunteers Fight Twin Fires Destroying Ranch Home
Two fires taxed the Dillon volunteer department last Monday. A chimney blaze at Ivan Ledbetter’s North Dakota Street home was quickly put out. Later a flue fire at Tony Sporich’s ranch home north of Dillon spread through the second story and destroyed the house, with upstairs flames, no insurance, and belongings lost. High winds Tuesday rekindled embers near Sporich’s site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Ivan Ledbetter
North Dakota
Tony Sporich
Dillon
Selway Ranch
Selway
Robert H. Selway
Selways
Dillon Fire Dept
Air Reservists Hear McMillan in Dillon Meeting
Major McMillan of the Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squad spoke to a Dillon group at the council chambers about AFR training and the VART program. Retirement pay eligibility starts after 20 years’ service at age 60, with no training pay but possible point credits and promotions. Training units operate in Butte and Helena with local unit options. Dillon appoints a training officer and a recruiting officer and invites interested men to contact Eldon Noble at Winns, Inc. for applications. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday January 16 at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major McMillan
Air Reserve
Butte
Council Chambers
McMillan
Anaconda
Dillon Group
Dick Burns
Eldon Noble
AFR
Noble
Winns, Inc
Council
Fire destroys ranch house and bunkhouse at Ferguson ranch
The J. C. Ferguson ranch near Glen owned by Lee Joy saw its ranch house and bunkhouse burn to the ground Tuesday morning. The empty property offered no witnesses and investigators believe an overheated flue started the blaze, worsened by yesterday’s high winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Ferguson
Glen
Lee Joy
Feast of Lights at St James Parish Sunday Event
Young people of St James Episcopal church will present The Feast of Lights a candlelight Epiphany program Sunday Jan 15 at 7 pm. The rite conveys Epiphany meaning showing forth Christ as savior of all nations with youths passing light from Christ candle to apostles and believers. Parish youths listed along with directors Brinton Jackson Mrs Grace Cashmore organist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Christ
Frances Ryan
Jean Sanborn
Sharon Hovde
Shirley Dodd
Carol Tovey
Nora Ryan
Shirley Ryan
Myrna McCarthy
Laurene Walker
Pat Walker
Robert Stone
Robert Romers
Jack Thiel
Robert Sanborn
William Orr
Tom Orr
James Orr
Ray Giudici
John Hovren
Danny Hawkins
Robert Smith
A. B. Ward
Brinton Jackson
Grace Cashmore
Principal D. L. Johnson Attends Montana Administrators Meeting
Bea verhead county high school principal D L Johnson will attend the Montana Association of School Administrators annual meeting in Butte this week. The gathering will cover problems and questions facing elementary and secondary schools statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Johnson
Beaverhead County
Butte
Montana
Beaverhead Polio Drive To Begin Next Monday
The 1950 March of Dimes campaign in Beaverhead County will start next Monday. Collection containers shaped like iron lungs will be placed countywide to collect contributions supporting polio victims and research. Local leaders include Don J. Smith as county chairman, Norman Oviitt rural district chair, and Dan E. Henneberry as President's Ball chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
March of Dimes
Polio Foundation
Foundation
The
National Foundation
Don J. Smith
Norman Oviitt
Dan E. Henneberry
Argenta Community Supports Knapp Burial Mourners
Argenta residents gathered last Wednesday to comfort mourners at the Knapp burial. Eleven Argenta families contributed funds and labor, serving food and coffee at Lee James' home and helping prepare the graves for the ceremony. The Knapp family lived in Argenta briefly last year during Mr. Knapp’s illness and made many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argenta
Knapp
Lee James
Dillon City Council Names Murray New Water Commissioner
At a special meeting the Dillon city council accepted the resignations of Elza Patrick as water commissioner and Harold Murray as Ward One councilman with Jan 15 effective dates. Murray was nominated and approved as water commissioner for Jan 16, Philip Lovell named as Ward One councilman to replace Murray. The council discussed federal civic-improvement funds and approved a $10 000 loan application to study and survey Dillon’s water supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Elza Patrick
Harold Murray
Philip Lovell
Murray
Dil Ion
F. G. Bayerd
City Water Department
Railway Express Agency
Railway Express
Dillon City Council
Lamoine LaFay
Dart Hardware and Implement Co
R. J. Watson
Atlantic Avenue
Glendale Street
John Morrison
Morrison Engineering Co
Helena
Beaverhead County Receives State School Aid
County Superintendent Christine Opp announces December apportionment from the State Public School Equalization Fund. About 65 percent of the 1949 1950 budget request is funded from state aid with the balance to come from May tax collections distribution to Beaverhead County. Elementary deeds and related notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Opp
Beaverhead County
Lutherans Elect Sorenson President
Twenty eight congregation members met for a general business meeting and elected officers for the coming year. Hans Sorenson was chosen as president with Ann Tovey secretary and William Koeneke treasurer. Other posts included Bertha Kenison Sunday school supervisor and Clifford Bay trustee. Ernest Pewe was named deacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Hans Sorenson
Ann Tovey
William Koeneke
Bertha Kenison
Clifford Bay
Ernest Pewe
S. P. Larson
Hans Mikkelson
Ole Olson
Duane Simon
Jens Christensen
Vic Westergard
Helene Squires
Raymond Simon
Pearl Thompson
Leonard Hansen
Art Christensen
Local Births Reported in Lima and Nearby
Jan. 5 Mr. and Mrs. Leo Cornwall, Lima, welcomed a son. Jan. 8 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown, and Mr. and Mrs. Tjaden announced the birth of a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Cornwall
Lima
Fred Brown
Tjaden
Dillon Regular Meeting At The Loo
A regular Dillon meeting was held at the LOO with attendees reviewing local matters and routine agenda items. No further details available from the fragment.
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Dillon Man
Prin. D. L. Johnson
Indian Congress
8. E. Davis
Bulldog
Sporich
John Andersen
Wool Pool
ST James
Head County
Bannack Millpoint
E Nm
Riverside
Melrose
JD w/ Sil
Bow
Dewey
Birchark
Bristow
Bowen
West Fox
Armstead
Polaris
Dell
Reichle
East Fox
Gibbons
Lakeview
Doyle
Monida
Lima High Ool
Beaverhe Co
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