Judge Lyman Bennett Announces July Retirement
District Judge Lyman H. Bennett, who first served in 1921 and again from 1942, plans to retire July 1 and resume general practice in Virginia City. He will work with his son Lyman H. Bennett, Jr., in Madison County and nearby matters. He has deep ties to Virginia City and will maintain offices at his residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman H. Bennett
Fifth Judicial District
Virginia City
Bennett
Henry G. Rodgers
Idaho Street
Montana State College
Bozeman
Leland Stanford Jr
California
Butte
Dillon
Stewart
Helena
The
Madisonian
Old
Madisonian Company
Lyman H. Bennett, Jr
Madison County
Drawing for Boys' Nation to Be Held in Butte
Miss Montana will draw three of 330 American Legion Boys State citizens from a fish bowl in Butte July 7 to determine Montana’s representatives for Boys Nation in Washington, D C July 25 31. Karen Whitter of Livingston will draw the names. The trip is all expenses paid for the winner who leaves July 21 and returns to attend Boys State in Dillon Aug 17 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
American Legion
Butte
Washington
D. C
Karen Whitter
Livingston
Herb Kibler
Montana Legion Adjutant
American Legion Boys’ State
Dillon
W. G. Gilbert, Jr
Legion Boys
W. W. Barnard
Frank L. Harrington
Paul Cannon
Kibler
Lou Babb
The
Legion
Montana Legion
Mountjoy Mother-in-law Dies in Berkeley at 87
Mrs. Wiley Mountjoy, 87, mother-in-law of Mrs. Mountjoy of this city, died suddenly at her Berkeley California home last Friday. She came to Virginia City in 1868 with her parents and grew up there. In 1884 she married Wiley Mountjoy, pastor of the Christian church in Deer Lodge and later served churches in Butte and Virginia City. The couple later supervised the orphans' home in Twin Bridges. Burial was in California City.
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Wiley Mountjoy
Miss Patricia Gilbert Arrives for Dillon Visit
Miss Patricia Gilbert arrives in Dillon on June 24 for a ten day visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Gilbert. She is a draftsman at Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory and has been touring California. She will return to Buffalo after her Dillon stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Gilbert
Dillon
Leroy Gilbert
Miss Gilbert
Cornell Aernautical Laboratory
California
Buffalo
Quiet Fourth Is On Agenda for Dillon Friday
Dillon plans a quiet Independence Day with stores and offices observing the holiday while some businesses stay closed Saturday. Many will travel to Butte or Salmon for celebrations. Dillon hosts no official program. Glen community invites county residents Friday for a sports program, dance, and fireworks exhibition. Grant-Armstead Farm Bureau hosts Reservoir Lake picnic. Lima fire department sponsors a dance at Dell community hall.
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Dillon
Chamber of Commerce
Butte
Salmon
Glen
Grant-Armstead Farm Bureau
Reservoir Lake
Bloody Dick
Lima Fire Department
Dell
Death Claims Karl Richter at Alder Rest Home
Karl Richter 92 died at Alder rest home after a lingering illness. Born in Germany on February 5, 1869 he came to the United States, was naturalized in California in 1896 and moved to Beaverhead County and Montana decades ago. He earned extra cash with odd jobs and once won about $2000 in a baseball pool. Funeral services were held Monday at Brundage chapel with Rev. Warren Kunkel officiating. interment in Mountain View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl
Charles) Richter
Alder
Mr. Richter
Germany
California
Montana
Beaverhead County
Brundage Chapel
Warren Kunkel
Presbyterian Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Beaverhead Tops Petition Drive For Gas Tax Initiative
Beaverhead county reports strong petition turnout with 285 names certified for the one cent gas tax initiative. The county exceeded its quota by 48 signatures, meeting the 237-name requirement based on last presidential election registration. The deadline to file with the secretary of state is Thursday, and final ballot placement depends on statewide signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
O. A. Bergeson
Ben Davis
Dora Schmittroth
Secretary of State
Montana
Beav erhead Chamber Publishes Big Hole Battle Pamphlet
The Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce released the third mimeographed booklet in a series detailing historic spots in Beaverhead county. It promotes the Big Hole Battle and its 75th anniversary in August. The pamphlet notes the August 9 1877 clash on Trail Creek near Wisdom and describes the Big Hole Battlefield National Monument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
John Gibbon
Joseph
Trail Creek
Meee
Wisdom
Big Hole
Beaverhead Wool Pool Releases Fleeces Under CCC Loan
Beaverhead Wool Pool directors disposed of 16 481 fleeces to Wilkins Son via Cliff Ehlers under CCC non recourse loan terms. No bids were received. Clair Michels elected secretary. July 15 deadline set for fleeces to be in Dillon warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Wilkins & Son Thorugh
Cliff Ehlers
Harry Andrus
Clair Michels
Dillon
Don’t Turn Your Holiday Into a Horror Day Says Chief
Montana highway patrol chief H L O Nea l urged safe driving for the Fourth of July weekend. He warned of heavy traffic and holiday temptations, urging not to speed or drink and to avoid piling on miles. He cited eight percent fatalism by drunk drivers and noted patrols align with the National Safety Council to cut accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. O’neal
Montana Highway Patrol
Montana
O'Neal
O’neal
The
National Safety Council
Goldie Stimpson Dies at Barrett Hospital
Mrs Goldie Stimpson longtime Beaverhead county resident died last Wednesday night after an extended illness in Barrett hospital. Born April 8 1874 in Christina Norway she came to Montana 63 years ago with her parents and lived in Beaverhead county 44 years. Funeral was held Saturday at the chapel with Rev Warren Kunkel of the Presbyterian church officiating and burial at Mountain View. pallbearers included Lester Kurtz P C Peterson H W Wheat I E Cummings C M Casterline and Herbert Flynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldie Stimpson
Barrett Hospital
Stimpson
Christina
Norway
Montana
Beaverhead County
George C. Stimpson
George Jensen
Salt Lake City
California
Brundage Chapel
Warren Kunkel
Presbytrian Church
Mountain View
Lester Kurtz
P. C. Peterson
H. W. Wheat
I. E. Cummings
C. M. Casterline
Herbert Flynn
Fort Belknap Fluoridates Water
The Fort Belknap Indian agency plans to fluoridate its water to reduce dental problems and may be the nation’s smallest community to begin such a program. Four miles south of Harelm the agency received state health board approval to add fluorides. Superintendent J W Wellington said 141 people will use fluoridated water full time. The U S Public Health Service reported Norwood Village Washington with 150 people was the smallest previously known fluoridation community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Belknap
Division of Dental Public Health
The
U. S. Public Health Service
Norwood Village
Wash
Rates Battle Scheduled July 17
The Montana Railroad Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission face a federal court hearing on July 17. Judge W. D. Murray set the date for the Montana panel to challenge ICC rate hikes on freight for Montana shipments. The state argues the ICC overstepped and that Montana should set its own within state rate schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. D. Murray
Montana Commission
ICC
Montana
Blood Drive Boosts Red Cross Stock in Dillon
The Blood for Freedom car of the Union Pacific system collected 264 pints of whole blood during a three day visit in Dillon last week. Mary Jane Kettle noted 60 percent of donors were women and 326 volunteered with 62 rejected for various reasons. Local organizers led by E. R. Hilger thanked contributors and listed many volunteers and assisting doctors.
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Red Cross
Dillon
E. R. Hilger
Paul Stahl, Sr
Ross Hill
John Spehar
Gary Johnson
John Rebich
Arnold Smith
Paul Bramsman
Connie Helland
Joe Carroll
Emil Kamps
Kennette Kenison
A. C. Cochrane
Clark D’'Evelyn
Harry Jensen
Paul Lacry
George Mithun
Luther. Smith
Stella Doyle
Phillip Cottom
Union Pacific Railroad Company
A. C. Conine
Free Fourth of July Fireworks Planned on Cemetery Hill
Dillon youths promise a free fireworks display on July Fourth with John Hart and Bud Scott staging rockets pinwheels and Roman candles. The show aims for about 9 o clock to 9 00 p m on Cemetery hill east of the city for easy access and a clear view.
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Dillon
John Hart
Bud Scott
Cemetery Hill
Downing Returns From National 4 H Club Meeting
Chester Downing, one of Montana's four delegates to the National 4 H club camp in Washington, D C, was among 40 delegates from 22 states and Puerto Rico honored at a citizenship ceremony. Speakers included Howland Sargent and M S Wilson. Downing received a copy of the Constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Downing
Montana
Washington, D. C
States
Puerto Rico
Howland H. Sargent
Department of State
M. S. Wilson
U. S. Department of Agriculture
T. Sutton Jett
National Capital Parks
Jefferson Memorial
United States
Downing
Diversified Geologic Study Aims at Beaverhead Test Well
Col. Ray E. Colton discusses Beaverhead County's Overthrust Belt and the Centennial mountain uplift as a site for future petroleum exploration. The article outlines stratigraphy from Cambrian to Cretaceous, emphasizes Paleozoic and Mesozoic limestone, and notes planned geophysical work to clarify structural relations and potential oil traps in the Monida Lima area.
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Beaverhead County
Cities Service Oil Company
Section 33
Township 14
Range 7
MPM
Lima-Monida
Montana
Clark County
Idaho
Centennial Mountain
Monida-Lima
Centennial Mountain Range
Ellis
Madison
Kootenai
Elis
Diljon
Ray E. Colton
Silver Anniversary Celebrated by 1927 Double Wedding
In Jackson at the Diamond Bar Inn about 400 friends joined to honor Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Peterson and Mr. and Mrs. Dysart Gowen on their silver wedding anniversaries. The Petersons and Gowens, married in a 1927 double ceremony in Butte, were joined by family, neighbors, and friends with a festive program and dancing into the night.
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Diamond Bar Inn
Jackson
Montana
Alfred Peterson
Dysart Gowen
Peterson
Gowen
Butte
Petersons
Darwin
John
Harold
Dysart
Elvera Gowen
Great Falls
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Lois
John Peterson
Bobby
May Sprinkle
Janery Annala
Anaconda
Joyce McDowell
Jill Eliel
Alfred
Joyce
Wisdom
Harold Capehart
Emer Nelson
Deli Lloyd
Argyle Stephens
Barbara Huntley
Don Anson
Wally Westin
Arnie Morland
Peter Obiague
Burns
Ore
Hallie Stephens
Armstead 4-H Girls Attend Camp at Georgetown Lake
Six Armstead 4-H Needle club girls attended a three day camp at Georgetown Lake returning Saturday evening. Attendees included Ruth Bastian and her daughter Lorraine Barbara Roby Georgia Hemphill Nancy Pilling Elizabeth Brenner Ruth Brown with Ruth Ann Brown noted as junior leader of the Twinkling Stars club. Rep J C Brenner of Grant helped with transportation.
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Georgetown Lake
Armstead
Ruth Bastian
Lorraine
Barbara Roby
Georgia Hemphill
Nancy Pilling
Elizabeth Brenner
Ruth Brown
Grant
Former Dillon Man Claude Mast Dies in Boise at 67
Claude Mast, 67, of Mountain Home Idaho died this Monday in a Boise hospital after a brief illness. He was born May 12, 1885 in Dillon and moved with his parents to Mountain Home in 1916 where he lived until his death. Survived by sister Mrs. Alice Spencer of Butte and her husband, brother George Mast of Klamath Falls, a niece Mrs. Charles Quick of Dillon, and other nieces and nephews. another sister Mrs. A B Coon died May 31 in Reno. A funeral attended by family members was held in Dillon’s circle?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cars Mast
Mountain Home
Idaho
Bretet
Claude Mast
Boise
Alice Spencer
Butte
Mast
A. B. Coon
Reno
Nev
Dill
Her
George Mast
Klamath Falls
Ore
Charles Quick
Dillon
Helena Diocese grants meat eating on July 4
The Most Reverend Joseph M. Gilmore Bishop of Helena grants dispensation to all Catholics in the Diocese of Helena to eat meat on Friday July 4. Announcement by Rev. Fr. Timothy Clifford of St. Rose Parish states the change applies to the diocese.
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Joseph M. Gilmore
Helena
Diocese of
Timothy Clifford
St. Rose Parish
Hood River couple visit Dillon residents on trip
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Graves of Hood River Oregon, formerly residents of Dillon, are visiting here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Graves
Hood River, Ore
Dillon
Make It With Wool Contest Entries Available
The Make It Yourself With Wool home sewing contest opens entry doors for young women in the Wool Growing Empire to compete for $25 000 in awards. Joint effort of the Women’s auxiliary of the National Wool Growers association and the Wool Bureau Inc emphasizes virgin wool fashion and skill. Two classes junior and senior with three units suit dress coat under each class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Women's Auxiliary
National Wool Growers Association
The
Wool Bureau, Inc
S. E. Whitworth
Peterson Picked for Medical School at Oregon
John R. Peterson a Montana State University Missoula pre medical student is among five accepted for medical schools next fall He will enroll at the University of Oregon medical school in Portland to study general practice He is the son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Peterson of Wisdom and a Beaverhead County High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Peterson
Montana State University
Missoula
M. Helter
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L. Bennett
Karl Richter
Alder Rest
Beaverhead Wool Pool
Belknap
Chester Downing Dillon
Dillon Examiner
Col. Ray E
Colton Petroleum Geologist
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