Eisenhower Middle East program nears broad congressional support
Analysis notes Congress likely to approve the Eisenhower Middle East program amid criticism and promises of amendments. It frames the issue as an extension of existing policy with treaties obligating defense of free nations and broad foreign aid. The president seeks authority to use military force to counter Communist expansion, with parallels to Formosa policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Middle East
Congress
United States
Formosa
Eisenhower
Right or Wrong by George M. Melton
The writer questions whether he can become a writer as he reflects on his writing journey. He notes friends’ reactions and wonders if past effort would have made writing easier, while appreciating readers who enjoy the column. He ends with uncertainty about his future writing ability.
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George M. Melton
Water storage at Lima reservoir at near decade low
Water storage at the Lima reservoir, with usable capacity of 84 thousand acre feet, was 8.23 thousand acre feet around January 1 1957. This compares with 18.18 thousand acre feet on January 1 1956 and 11.75 thousand acre feet in 1955, far below the several years' average prior to 1952.
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Lima Reservoir
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Bozeman
Outstanding Future Farmer earns trip to St Louis with Purina
Beaverhead High School senior Tom F Pendergast, named Outstanding FFA member, earned a trip to St Louis as guest of Ralston Purina to study livestock feeding and farm management. He and his father Dan J. Pendergast toured the Gray Summit research farm visiting labs and facilities, observing a working operation with about 2000 animals and 14000 poultry. The award was funded by Williams Feed and Machinery of Dillon and the Tasa Ranch Company of Dillon and Polaris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralston-Purina
St. Louis
Tom F. Pendergast
Beaverhead High School
Farmer of America
Pendergast
Dan J. Pendergast
Melrose
Williams Feed & Machinery Company
Dillon
Tasa Ranch Company
Dillon and
Polaris
F.A
Pennergast
Lyie Eliason
Tom
Kansas City
Mark Twain
F.F.A
Williams Feed &Machinery Co. Tash Ranch Company
Ralston-Purina Company
Jayceens Plan State Meeting and Spring Event
Jayceens discussed the State Spring Board meeting set for the Diamond Bar Inn in Jackson. Dillon Jaycees and Jayceens will host, plus plans for a popular spring style show. January to March schedule aims for two meetings monthly with the next on January 23. ten members and four guests attended.
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Jayceens
George Gleed
State
Diamond Bar Inn
Jackson
Dillon Jaycées
Tickets on Sale For Beaverhead Chamber Dinner 1957
The Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce announces its annual dinner at the Elks club on Thursday January 24. Frank Davis will be toastmaster with Dr. Herbert Steele Western College president as the main speaker. Retiring president Dan Carpita and President-elect W E Fry also address attendees. Tickets are $2.00.
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Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce
Elks Club
Dave Williams
Frank Davis
Herbert Steele
Western College
Dan Carpita
W. E. Fry
Winners Of Invitational Ski Meet On Rainey Mountain
Rudy Ruanna of Missoula and Sheila Askins of Butte won the combined downhill and slalom at the Dillon Ski Club invitational on Rainey Mountain Elkhorn. Askins earned a perfect FIS rating while Ruanna posted 3.25. A Saturday banquet at the Andrus Hotel highlighted the event with officials and visitors praising the meet sanctioned by the Northern Rocky Mountain Ski Association.
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Rudy Ruanna
Sheila Askins
Rainey
Dillon
Western Montana
Rainey Mountain
Elkhorn
Missoula
Butte
Miss. Askins
FIS
Ruanna
Andrus Hotel
Pat’ Juergens
Pat” Burwell
Ruth McCullum
Dick Bauman
Stu Burwell
Dick McCracken
Bill Downs
Heléna
T. Lee McCracken
Northern
Rocky ‘Mountain Ski ‘Association
George Gay
Kalispell
Teacher Tells How Invalid Dillon Child Attends School by Intercom
A Dillon report recounts how eight year old Judy Kurtz, paralyzed from the chest down, learns through a home school intercom system linked to her classroom loudspeaker. Judy participates in third grade with help and kindness from teacher Miss Gladys Forester and classmates.
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Dillon
Examiner
Judy Kurtz
Gladys Forester
Judy
Krause Hay Loader Said to Answer Feeding Problem
Big Hole Basin ranchers adopted mechanical farm aid after W A Armitage built the Beaver Slide hay derricks. Krause from Jackson Garage devised a hay loader to solve winter feeding, turning rough tasks into streamlined workflow and reducing staffing needs.
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Big Hole Basin
W.A. Armitage
Big Hole
John Krause
Jackson Garage
Krause
Varied March of Dimes Campaign in Beaverhead County
The 1957 March of Dimes drive in Beaverhead County runs through January led by chairwoman Mrs. Alene Archer. District chairs cover Armstead, Dell, Jackson, Lima, Wisdom, Wise River, and Glen with coin boxes in local businesses. Dillon cafes host charity coffee days and Ned-Eva Lanes repeats the Red Pin March event, a noted fundraiser from the previous year.
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Beaverhead
Alene Archer
Dillon
Armstead
Grant
Eileen Chism
Dell
Beatrice Rogers
Jackson
Mildred Dansie
Lima
Monida
Beth Hungate
Wisdom
Wisdom Women’s Club
Argyle Stephens
Wise River
Ralph Potts
Glen
Carl Kambich
Archer
Beaverhead Republican Women's Club to Elect Officers
The Beaverhead County Republican Women's Club will meet at the Andrus Hotel dining room on Saturday January 19 for a no host sandwiches coffee lunch and officer elections for the coming two year term. Mrs J H Gilbert retiring president announced the planned program and urged all members and others interested to attend.
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Beaverhead County Republiican Women’s Club
Andrus
J. H. Gilbert
Gilbert
Tait elected president of First National Bank
W W Hawkins named chairman of the board and W R Tait elected president at the annual meeting of directors and stockholders held Tuesday January 8. Hawkins continues as chairman through the year. Tait, formerly with Great Falls National Bank, assumed duties January 2 and will lead a seven member board with Berry as cashier and Graves and Dyka as assistant cashiers.
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W. W.hawkins
W. R. Tait
First
Great Falls National Bank
W. W. Hawkins
Harry T. Anderson
T. F. ‘McFadden
W.R. Tait
Dillon
Ralph W. Huntley
Wisdom
James N.mansfield
Charles Brenner
Grant
Armee
W.W. Hawkins
J. Gordon Berry
Fielding. H. Graves
Dorothy M. Dyka
Fry Urges Unified Effort for County Development
Beaverhead National Forest Supervisor W E Fry was named president by the Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce for the coming year and urged county residents to share ideas for industrial and cultural development at a January 15 breakfast at the Andrus hotel. The board elected Clark O Evelyn as first vice president Bill Bruer as second vice president and Howard Puyear as treasurer.
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Beaverhead National Forest
W.E. Fry
Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce
Andrus
Mr. Fry
Clark O’ Evelyn
Bill Bruer
Howard Puyear
Cold snap grips Dillon and nearby areas
Western Montana College weather station in Dillon reports a frigid week with a Friday low near 28 degrees and an early week dip toward 40 below in Bannack. Snow fell about six inches across the level and precipitation averaged around 0.73 inch for the week as wind caused drifting outside town.
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Western Montana College
Dillon
Bannack
Gold Camp
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James W. Douthat
Anon
Courtesy
Vigilante Electric Cooperative
BCC
Beaverhead County
The
Montana
Gladys A. Forester
GOP Women’s Club
Tait
First National
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