Beaverhead plans outline long range highway needs
Beaverhead commissioners in Butte outlined seven tentative projects for county secondary highways to develop over the next 20 years. The list includes Dillon to Wisdom via Dillon Jackson road, the Grant and Horse Prairie road tied to Clark Canyon dam plans, and links through the Blacktail Centennial Valley and beyond. The meeting was part of a state wide fact finding survey urged by Governor Aronson.
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John Prohosky
Armstead
Ralph Davis
Dillon
Beaverhead
Butte
Beaverhead County
Madison
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Montana
Dillon- Jackson
Wisdom
Grant and Horse Prairie
Clark Canyon
Blacktail
Centennial Valley
Monida
Lakeview
Highway 191
Henry's Lake
Lima Dam
Nelson School House
U.S. 91
$11 Million Deal Ties Thorium Claims in Idaho Montana
The Recorder Herald reports a Los Angeles announced $11 million thorium deal involving 175 claims in Idaho and Montana. D B Lewis, a California businessman and dog food maker, paid six million with five million in escrow. Government license allows stockpiling for sale in the U S or abroad. Milling method and mill construction to treat ore are planned.
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Los Angeles
Idaho
Montana
Beaverhead County
Recorder Herald of
Salmon
Ida
Recorder Herald
Agency Creek
Trail Creek
Upper Horse Prairie
Wyoming Sulphur Co
Tri Creek
D. B. Lewis
Idaho-Montana
United States
Bailey Succeeds Hendron on Beaverhead Forest Staff
Frank T. Bailey Jr. becomes supervisor’s staff at Beaverhead National Forest in Dillon, moving from West Yellowstone on the Gallatin. A University of Montana graduate and WWII and Korea veteran, Bailey has held district ranger posts at White Sulphur Springs, Livingston, and Butte and worked with the Northern Rocky Mountain Experiment Station. His family will relocate to Dillon around early March.
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Frank T. Bailey, Jr
West Yellowstone
Gallatin National Forest
Harold Hendron
Beaverhead National Forest
Dilon
Frank
University of Montana
White Sulphur Springs
Lavingston
Rocky Mountain Experiment Station
Missoula
Butte
Dillon
Polio Immunization Committee Sets Tue Night Meeting
The polio vaccine committee rescheduled its gathering to Tuesday evening January 24 at 7:36 p.m. at the Vigilante Electric building. Delegates from civic and fraternal groups will report opinions on a county immunization program for county children and seek community views.
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Vigilante Electric
Remittance Brings Christmas Seals Total to 1617
Beaverhead County Christmas Seals chairman John Garry reports 1617 in remittances for 1955, against 1797 by this date in 1954 and 122,818.46 for Montana last year. He urges locals to donate to help TB research and mentions 431 new Montana TB cases in 1955, the second highest since 1949.
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John Garry
Seal Sale
Beaverhead County
Garry
Montana
Polio Fund Benefit Dance Slated At Glen This Saturday
A Polio Fund benefit dance at Glen this Saturday night aims to raise funds for the March of Dimes. The Moonlighters Orchestra will provide music and lunch will be served at midnight. Admission is $1 per couple and 50 cents for each extra person.
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March of Dimes Fund
Glen
Moonlighters Orchestra
Beaverhead Receives 7284 From Grazing Act Allocation
Beaverhead county received 7284 dollars with Madison county getting 2311 from a 35824 distribution shared by 39 Montana counties under the Taylor Grazing Act. State Treasurer Edna Hinman mailed warrants last Friday and said allocations will be split equally between school funds and county general funds.
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Beaverhead County
Madison County
Montana
Treas Edna Hinman
County General Fund
Hunter Mistaken Elk Cause Beav erhead Tragedy Jury Rules
A coroner's jury in Butte finds John Bukvich died from a hunter James Rogers’s bullet in Vipond Park Beaverhead County on November 19 Rogers aged 38 followed elk tracks with his party when he fired thinking an elk was in a timber thicket. the rifle and bullet were identified by forensics and witnesses. Bukvich 42 hunted with Roy and Charles Bogetty of Walker.
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James M. Rogers
John Bukvich
Vipond Park
Beaverhead
Butte
Rogers
Bukvich
Raymond Schwartz
Carl M. Davis
Silver Bow
Emmett J. Paulsen
Davis
Paulsen
Federal Bureau of Identification
Newman
Silver Bow County
Don Miller
Paul Goodman
Paul
Twin Bridges
Earl Goodman
Bob and
Warren Stillings
Roy
Charles Bogetty
Walker
Vigilante Electric Cooperative Nears 2000 Members
The Vigilante Electric Cooperative reports 1 944 billed consumers in November, extending a nine county system with 1 330 miles of energized lines. Average usage was 430 kWh per user totalling 835 703 kWh. revenue reached 23 418 54. Largest areas Dillon Twin Bridges and Lima Dell Armstead with 418 and 412 consumers. Average bill 12 05, higher in Dillon Twin Bridges at 13 96 and 12 28 in Lima Dell Armstead. Former area produced 5 834 10 revenue, followed by 5 058 02 in the latter.
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Vigilante Electric Cooperative
Montana
K.w.h
Dillon-Twin Bridges
Lima- Dell-Armstead
Lima-Dell-Armstead
State Bank Elects Officers After Retiring President
At the annual meeting held January 10 1956 M Barrett announced his retirement due to health and will devote time to outside interests. Elected as officers for 1956 are Sam Wilkinson president Jessie L Barrett vice president R M Stone vice president and cashier Walter D Delaney Robert J Harrison and Stewart Burwell assistant cashiers.
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State Bank & Trust Company
M. Barrett
Sam Wilkinson
Jessie 3L. Barrett
R. M. Stone
Walter D. Delaney
Robert J. Harrison
Stewart Burwell
Dillon Ski Club Hosts Large Weekend Invitational Meet
Sixty one skiers from fourteen clubs competed at the Dillon Ski Club's Rainy Mountain course in Elkhorn January 14 and 15. Despite Sunday snow, racers tackled a 36 gate slalom and a mile downhill for men and three quarters of a mile for women. Winners in combined downhill slalom point ratings included Dale Evenson Whitefish and Joanne Askevold Polson, with top finishers in both men and women divisions listed along with event times and standings.
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Dillon Club
Montana
Dillon
Rainy Mountain
Elkhorn
Dale Evenson
Whitefish
Joanne Askevold
Polson
Bill Haley
Gallatin County High School
Ken Hays
GCHS
Marshall Bennett
Dale Stevens
Montana State College
Shiela Askins
Butte
Eleanor Bennett
Phyllis Kellner
Sharon Stevens
Beaverhead to Be Represented at State Cancer Meet
Beaverhead county unit will be represented at the Montana State American Cancer Society training school and refresher course January 26 27 28 in Helena. Mrs J H Gilbert Dillon and Mrs Marie Anderson Dillon will attend for Beaverhead. About 125 volunteers and workers from Montana county units are expected. Four new directors will be elected. Henry Blanchard of New York will direct the program. Dr Harold Gregg of Butte and Mrs George Barwise of Wolf Point will preside. Workshops will pool ideas to strengthen county level activities.
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Montana
American Cancer Society
Helena
J. H. Gilbert
Dillon
Marie Anderson
Dilson
Beaverhead County
Niew
Henry Blanchard
New York
Harold Gregg
Butte
George Barwise
Wolf Paint
Farm Youth Delegate to Report on Pakistan Exchange
Clifford Doke of Glasgow Montana will visit Beaverhead County the week of January 23 to recount his experience as an International Farm Youth Exchange delegate to Pakistan. The LF.YE program, sponsored by the Extension Service, fosters cross country understanding by living with host families for about four months and arranging reciprocal visits to the United States.
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Clifford Doke
Glasgow
Montana
Beaverhead County
Pakistan
Extension Service
United States
Ten Point Program To Be Outlined At Chamber Dinner
Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce to unveil a 1956 10 point objective program at the annual dinner January 26 at the Elk’s lodge. Lieut Gov George Gosman to toast. William Browning Montana Chamber head to speak. county residents to give talks. Committee heads listed for retail membership highways mining reclamation and agriculture transportation. The goal is to boost county welfare and raise 1956 membership.
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Beaverhead
William B. Browning
Montana Chamber of Commerce
Helena
Lou’s Larsen
Clark
D’evelyn
Bruce Watters
Dave Willams
William Toby
William Tobey
Leonard Mashine
Clark D’evelyn
Snowstorm left Dillon area with cold week ahead
A weekend snowstorm dropped several inches of dry snow in Dillon with lower temperatures. Dell reports unique storm with lightning and thunder. Week began last Wednesday and ended yesterday with temps from 10 above to 47. Weatherman N S Osborne at Western College recorded only tenth inch precipitation. Mid town Union Pacific thermometer read 30 degrees at 1:30 PM. Week totals show average 38 and a half, total precip 0.1 inch.
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Dillon
Dell
N. S. Osborne
Western. College
Union Pacific
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Hendron
U. S. Forest Staff
Hunter
State Bank
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Volker Saier
Ennis
Bill’ Haley
Bozeman
Ken Keyes
Phyllis Keller
Mars
Reider Peterson
Dave Stevens
Mona
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