Buffalo Lodge Plans Bison Exhibit On Highway 91
Ben Schneider of the Buffalo Lodge at Armstead seeks to attract tourists by penning two North American bison near Highway 91. The semi wild animals belong to Ben and brother Pete of Dillon and may roam with cattle in the Armstead hills. The exhibit aims to revive tourist interest in Beaverhead county.
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Ben Schneider
Armstead
Highway 91
Ben
Pete
Dillon
Beaverhead
Europe
Poland
Australia
Down Under
Beaverhead County Receives 1953 ACP Allocation for Soil Practices
Beaverhead county is allotted 26,750 to aid farmers and ranchers under the 1953 agricultural conservation program. The PMA committee will review requests and approve prior to work, with average aid about 50 percent of out-of-pocket costs. Payments depend on congressionally approved funds.
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Beaverhead
Bay of the County Production and Marketing Administration Committee
Congress
PMA
Chairmain Bay
Bay Emb Uizes
Montana
Chukars Reported Near Glen
About 30 exotic chukar birds have been observed near Glen north of Dillon. The Montana Fish and Game Department reports the flock is under observation. The birds were part of more than 200 planted in fall 1951. Biologist William S. Berges notes some original stock may relocate. This marks the first permanent establishment in Beaverhead County.
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Beaverhead County
Holiday Decoration Retained by Beaverhead Chamber
The Beaverhead chamber of commerce and the Beaverhead county museum still keep their evergreen holiday wreath on the museum door as of January 20, 1953. The retention prompts question whether it reflects an oversight or a deliberate wish to preserve 1952 Christmas spirit while looking ahead to 1953 community improvement projects.
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Beaverhead
Chamber of Commmerce
Young Violinist Appears In WMCE Program
Billy Steck an 18 year old violinist performed at Western Montana College with pianist Ralph McFadden. The program featured Beethoven Sonatas, Bruch Fantasia, Chausson Poeme, Hitman Three Dance Gestures, Bussey Enfant Prodigue and Clair de Lune, Paganini pieces on G string. Steck began violin at age three and debuted publicly in Kalispell at five.
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Western Montana College
Billy Steck
College Auditorum
Ralph McFadden
Beethoven
Max Bruch
Ernest Chausson
Julius Hitman
Claude de Bussey
Moses Fantasy
Paganini
Pacific Northwest
Chicago
Kalispell
Davis Leads Grizzlies With 23 Points Against Utah
Chuck Davis, a Dillon and Beaverhead County figure, scores 23 as Montana State University Grizzlies overpower Utah 83 72 on a road trip. Next night he adds 17 in a 56 51 win over Brigham Young. Davis totals 133 points in seven games, averaging 19 per game.
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Chuck Davis
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Montana State University
Grizlies
University of Utah
Davis
Montana
Brigham Young
Grizzlies
Lima Cagers to Play Here In Preliminary Tilt
Lima high school boys face Beaverhead B on Friday in a preliminary tilt before the Beavers Worden conference game. Virginia City visits Beaver reserves Saturday night. Games start at 6 45 pm with conference showdown at 8 pm.
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Lima
Lima High School
Beaverhead Ffa
Beaverhead
Beavers
Worden
Virginia City High School
Beaver
Lima News: Mrs Hungate Retires As Lima Reporter
Mrs Mary Hungate longtime Lima correspondent for the Dillon Examiner retires after years of service. Mrs Ray Weeks will take over Lima news reporting and asks readers to send items to her for the new column.
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Hungate
Lima
Mary Hungate
Dillon Examiner
Examiner
Ray Weeks
VFW Auxiliary to Meet. Firemen's Ladies Report Held
Mrs. Ray Weeks returns from Montrose Colorado and visits family in Pocatello. VFW ladies auxiliary set meeting for January 22 at Masonic hall with visiting members welcome. February meeting February 26. Firemen's ladies society No 528 met January 15 at arsonic hall with officer installation and pot luck lunch. next meeting February 19. Several townsfolk noted on visits and business in Dillon and Pocatello with multiple local residents traveling to nearby towns for duties and visits.
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Tobias Martinez
Pages Springs Colp
Ray Weeks
Montrose
Colo
Martinez
Gracie Martinez
Price
Utah
Cpl
Ray H. Weeks
Fort Lawton Wash
Harry Pvt
Harold Weeks
Ray
Fort Benning
Andrew Hale
Pocatello
Idaho
VFW
Masonic Hall
Firemen’s Ladies Society No. 528
Offi
Clyde Price
Washington
Son-Inlaw
Bruce Westerfie
Dillon
Claude Harshner
Jim McKenzie
Kenneth Iverson
I. E. Pruitt. v
Dillon Rainbow Chapter Elects Officers for Installations
The Dillon Rainbow chapter elected Jeannette Watkins as worthy advisor Charlotte Redman as worthy associate advisor Carolyn Sargent as Charity Janet Williss as hope Pat Richardson as faith Gail Huntley as recorder and Jean Sanborn as treasurer with installations set for January 21 at the meeting.
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Dillon Rainbow
Jeannette Watkins
Charlotte Redman
Carolyn Sargent
Charity
Janet Williss
Hope
Pat Richardson
Faith
Gail Huntley
Jean Sanborn
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Buffalo
Chukars
Glen
WMCE
Utah University
Lima News
Mrs. Ray Weeks
ORG
Ford
Berger-Cochrane Motors
Glendale
Dillon, Mont
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