Vigilante Electric to Open Bids for New Headquarters Building
Vigilante Electric Cooperative will open bids on July 10 for a new 3672 square foot garage and warehouse plus 4175 square foot office building at Pacific and Bannack in Dillon Montana. The modern one story brick veneer structure will house accounting engineering and warehouse spaces with a meeting room and offices for management and power use.
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Vigilante Electric Cooperative Inc
Central Station Electric
Montana
Clark County
Idaho
Uu. Dillon
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Pacific and
Bannack
Beaverhead County
Eldred Moyle
Butte
Dulon H W Wheat
Dullon
Fred Nelson
Jackson
Vigilante Electric Cooperative
Silver Star
Waterloo
Cardwell
Whitehall
Missouri River Headwaters
Atlantic Monthly Publishes Second Mrs Judge Article
Mrs Frances Dunn Judge of Dillon writes "Vital Laughter" in the July Atlantic Monthly—her second appearance in the magazine. The piece studies her grandmother with a sharp, entertaining eye. Judge, gaining wide recognition, has also contributed to Colliers and Montana Magazine of History. Her husband Paul Judge, an ex-Dillon resident and Montana State forestry graduate, now oversees Bandelier National Monument in Santa Fe New Mexico.
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Atlantic Monthly
Frances Dunn Judge
Dillon
Judge
John Si Re
John Nesbitt
Milton
Colliers
Paul Judge
Teton National Park
Montana Magazine of History
Paul
Bandelier National Monument
Destructive Ranch Fires Mar Weekend Fourth
Two ranch fires disrupted a county Fourth of July weekend. The Garrison ranch near Glen burned sheds and corrals for over three hours, likely sparked by fireworks. The Finsley ranch at the Big Hole saw a two story house destroyed but kept from spreading. Cause at Finsley was not announced.
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Garrison Ranch
Glen
Finsley Ranch
Big Hole
Dillon
al Simons
Jackson Fire Department
John Dooling
Colorful Diamond Jubilee Parade Delights Butte Crowd
Dillon and Beaverhead residents flocked to Butte for the Diamond Jubilee celebration over the weekend. The parade featured the Elks drum corps and a Dillon group float, with winning entries from Meaderville, Montana Power, and Anaconda depicting the theme. The event drew praise as among the most notable spectacles, with the Butte high school band also a triumphant highlight.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
Butte
Elks
Meaderville
Montana Power Company
Anaconda Company
Portland
Sheriff Temple Granted 30 Days Leave of Absence
County commissioners approved a 30 day leave of absence for Sheriff Temple. The leave allows him to depart the state during emergencies without the usual procedures.
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Board of County Commissioners
Temple
Beaverhead and Madison Create Joint Public Health District
Beaverhead and Madison counties form a four state district health department with a sanitarian to be supervised by the State Board of Health. B Roy Larson of Dillon is hired as the district sanitarian, outlining the need for a full time local health department and the statutory basis for inter-county districts.
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Beaverhead-Madison Counties
Beaverhead
Madison
State Board of Health
Helena
Ments
Montana
B. Roy Larson
Dillon
Montana State Board of Health
Law OK
Mrs Pendergast Named VP Of Montana Council
Beaverhead county honors Mrs Dan Pendergast as vice president of the State Home Demonstration Council after its annual meeting at Montana State College Bozeman. Mrs Charles Burton and Mrs Francis Laden led a thought provoking program on Home Freedom’s Hearthstone. Dr Carl R Woodward URI president quoted on home as key to freedom.
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Beaverhead County
Dan Pendergast
State Home Demonstration Council
Montana State College
Bozeman
Pendergast
Counci
Charles Burton
Francis Laden
Home Freedom
Carl R. Woodward
University of Rhode Island
Beaverhead Laboratory Foundation Aids County Health
The Beaverhead Laboratory Foundation plans a non profit facility modeled on Barrett Hospital efforts to serve county residents. Donations may be tax deductible as it enables Barrett Hospital physicians to expand testing, aid livestock industry, and reduce outsourcing costs, with the lab housed behind the Foundation.
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Dale E. Metlen
Barrett Hospital Association
Internal Revenue Department
Barrett Hospital
Chary
Verhead
Mining Boosts Beaverhead County Prosperity Says Speakers
Lieutenant Governor George M. Gosman and Bruce A. Risley told Bea verhead Mining association members at the Andrus hotel that mining remains a key driver of local prosperity. They cited past prosperity from the late 1920s through the 1930s and noted current mining activity with payrolls fueling area business. Associations highlighted operations from Minerals Engineering at Brown's Lake and Glen, Tri-State Minerals, talc mines in Rock Creek and Axe Cast, loading at Barretts, John Hand lead mine at Argenta, and other districts as main factors sustaining Beaverhead’s economy. Ernest Nygren was elected president. John Han treasurer. board members named.
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Beaverhead County
George M. Gosman
Bruce A. Risley
Beaverhead Mining Association
Andrus
Minerals Engineering Company
Brown's Lake
Glen
Tri-State Minerals
Rock Creek
Axe
Barretts
John Hand
Argenta
Beaverhead
Lima GOP Women Plan Luncheon on July 10
The Lima branch of Beaver head County Women’s Republican club will hold a dessert luncheon Saturday July 10 at 1 30 p.m. at the Peet hotel Lima inviting all county women. program features Mrs Frank Willis Dillon on Eisenhower’s spiritual side Mrs Olivia Patton on Churchill Eisenhower talks Mrs Amy Gilbert bond issue Mrs Lambert Eliel 1954 candidates and Mrs Theo Bay county superintendent of schools.
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Lima
Beaverhead County
Women's Republican Club
Peet
Frank Willis
Dillon
Eisenhower
Olivia Patton
Amy Gilbert
Lambert Eliel
Theo Bay
Lima Club
Pageant script near completion for Bannack state monument dedication
Script writers for the Bannack dedication pageant near completion. Fieldis Graves, noted Montana historian, says the screen in preparation features Mrs Roy Forrester and Walter Guire. Graves is a long time student and writer of early Montana history, with a family background tied to Bannack dramatics and local figures like Sheriff Plummer Buck Suson and Ned Ray.
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Bannack
Territor Capital
Fieldis Graves
Roy Forrester
Walter Guire
Graves
Montana
Dra
Bann Dramatics
Coll Laws
Sheriff Plummer
Buck Suson
Ned Ray
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