Storm causes hourslong outage on Vigilante Electric lines
A storm in Beaverhead county on Monday July 5 disabled Vigilante Electric Cooperative lines serving parts of the east bench and Beaverhead river communities. The cause was a lightning strike on an Argenta phase oil circuit breaker, with linemen working to restore service and advising residents not to open freezers during outages.
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Beaverhead County
Vigilante Electric Cooperative
M. J. Markovich
East Bench
Beaverhead
Armstead
Vigilante
Argenta
Vigilante Electric
Counties form joint health district in Beaverhead Madison
Beaverhead and Madison counties join with the State Board of Health to hire a sanitarian for a part time joint district. The budget pools funds to seek state aid and establish cooperative health services. The sanitarian, Mr. B Roy Larson, reports to the county health officer and will handle water and waste, pest control, food inspection, school sanitation, and more. Contact through Virginia City or Dillon courthouses.
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Beaverhead-Madison Dist
Beaverhead
Madison
State Board of Health
Beaverhead County
B. Roy Larson
Virginia City
Dillon
Mrs Ida Moore Cox Dies in Hollywood Following Fall
Mrs John T Cox formerly Ida Moore died at her Hollywood home last Friday from injuries from a fall. Burial was at Forest Lawn yesterday. Survived by husband Catherine Cox of Hollywood and relatives Mrs Lorenzo Cushing Mrs Will Cushing Dillon plus her aunt Mrs Edward Cushing and parents Mr and Mrs Robert Moore early Dillon residents.
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Ida Moore Cox
Calif
John T. Cox
Ida Moore
Hollywood
Edward Cushing
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Lorenzo Cushing
Will Cushing
Dillon
Catherine Cox
Cox
Robert Moore
Elks Convention Train Carried From Dillon
Walter Delaney exalted ruler of Dillon lodge No 1554 BPOE led Elks on the special train to the national convention in Los Angeles. Several hundred Montana Elks joined the trip and Mrs Delaney accompanied him.
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Walter. Delaney
Dillon Lodge No
BPOE
Elks
Los Angeles
Montana
Visiting Stock Feeders to Be Entertained Here
About 100 corn belt feed lot operators and ranchers from eastern Montana plan a July tour of Beaverhead county ranches. They will visit the Big Hole Basin on July 20 and the Salmon Idaho area on July 21 before traveling through Horse Prairie to Dillon for a overnight stay. The Dillon chamber will host a cocktail hour for locals to meet the visitors.
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Beaverhead County
Chamber of Commerce
L. H. Curnow
Western Livestock Reporter
Big Hole
Salmon, Idaho
Horse Prairie
Dillon
Chamber
George Andersen
Cosgrove Funeral Held in Los Angeles
Dr Clair P Cosgrove former Dillon resident died suddenly in Los Angeles on June 29. He served as chief of staff at Methodist Hospital and as vice president of the Los Angeles County Medical Association. A Navy commander in World War II he co founded Cosgrove Medical Group. Survivors include his widow Rosalind two sons Clair Jr and John two daughters Mary Luizzi and Joan and brothers Richard and Kenneth Cosgrove. The death notice was conveyed to Dillon by his uncle George R Baker.
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Cosgrove
Los Angeles
Clair P. Cosgrove
Dillon
John S. Baker
Los Angeles Times
Methodist Hospital
Los Angeles County Medical Association
Kenneth
Byron
John N. Cosgrove
Rosalind
Clair, Jr
John
Mary Luizzi
Amarillo
Texas
Joan Cosgrove
Richard Cosgrove
Richard Alston
Brigham
Utah
George R. Baker
Service Officer James McCashin Visits Dillon
James McCashin, service officer for the state veterans welfare commission, visits Dillon each Thursday from headquarters at the Montana state employment service. He offers free help to veterans on pensions insurance employment vocational rehabilitation education and other veterans benefits under current law.
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James McCashin
State Veterans’ Welfare Commission
Dillon
Montana State Employment Service
Jennings Maylands Visit in Dillon En Route Home
Mr and Mrs Jennings Mayland and their children arrived in Dillon last Thursday evening to visit Mrs Maylands parents Mr and Mrs C E Blinn. They had traveled from Seattle where they stayed with Harold Blinn family and will return to Albuquerque New Mexico after their Dillon visit.
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Jennings Maylands
Jennings Mayland
Dillon
Montanans Contribute Record Easter Seal Total
Montanans donate a record 46 520 41 during the 1954 Easter seal drive in Montana. Officials of the Montana Society for Crippled Children hail the rise over last year's 40 3419 and note the funds will sustain current projects and may allow new services. George E Snell, president, says the receipts should support ongoing programs and potential expansions.
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Billings
Treasure State
Montana Society For Crippled Children
Easter Seal Agency
Montana
George E Snell
The
Montana Society
Funeral rites for Mrs Lyon held in Dubois
Funeral services for Carrie Elien Lyon were conducted at the Baptist church in Dubois this afternoon. She died July 4 after a period of illness. Surviving relatives include sons in law and daughters Mr and Mrs Don Leddy Compton Calif Mr and Mrs Russell Gray Dillon Mr and Mrs Hiram Lapham Jack son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Joe Lyon Dubois.
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Lyon
Dubois
Carrie Elien Lyon
Baptist Church
Don Leddy
Compton
Calif
Russell Gray
Dillon
Hiram Lapham
Jackson
Joe Lyon
Dillon Students Honor Roll At Montana State
Five Dillon students named to Montana State University honor roll for spring quarter. William M Clawson Sam E. Davis Renette Jean Kenison Bruce H Lloyd Neal G Sullivan each earned straight A grades among 34 perfect scorers.
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Dillon
Missoula
Montana State University
Leo Smith
William M Clawson
Sam E. Davis
Renette Jean Kenison
Bruce H Lloyd Neal G Sullivan Tall
Montana Mining Meeting Highlights Small Mine Financing
The Montana mining gathering included staff from the State Bureau of Mines and the Montana School of Mines in Butte. Professor Ralph Smith, Dillon native, greeted attendees as speakers discussed a broad range of topics including small mine financing. Carl Traverman detailed procedures for application and noted Beaverhead’s being the oldest mining association in the state.
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State Bureau of Mines
Montana School of Mines
Butte
Dillon
Ralph Smith
Pearl Smith
Carl Trauerman
Montana Mining Association
Traverman
Beaverhead’s
State Group
United States
Canada
Mining congress to meet in San Francisco this September
The western division of the American Mining Congress will hold its convention in San Francisco from September 20 to 24. Dr Fred Hames discussed nickel oxide ore treatment with charts from Cuba and Canada, noting open prospects for nickel mining in the area. R N Roby described the Ivanhoe tungsten operation and milling prep, while Lt Governor Crosman delivered Governor Arnot’s greeting and Beaverhead County mining history.
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American Mining Congress
San Francisco
Fred Hames
Department of Metallurgy
School of Mines
Cuba
Sadsbury
Canada
Hames
Francis Merrill Named Honor Roll Student at Mines
Francis M Merrill of Lima is among 20 engineering students on the Montana School of Mines honor roll for the second semester 1953 54 according to registrar W M Brown. Merrill is one of three engineering students with a top grade average of 300.
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Francis M Merrill
Lima
Montana School of Mines
Butte
W M Brown
Merrill
Students Return After Fourth of July Break
Misses Sally Stamm and Eve Elie traveled home from the University of Musseila for the July recess and returned to school on Monday.
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University At
Musseila
Sally Stamm
Eve Elie
Purpose of Laboratory Board Structure and Support
In 1950 a $15000 donation launched the project and now the laboratory building progresses. The foundation operates under a board including the president of the state Bank and Trust, the Beaverhead county commissioners chairman, a Beaverhead County physician, a Beaverhead County founder, and a member to be appointed by the Men and Livestock Sanitary board.
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State Bank
Dulen
Beaverhead
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R N Roby
Minerals Engineering Company
Salt Lake City
Browns Lake and Glen
W B Toby
Ivanhoe
Salt Lake
Oasis -O
Convey
Cn Crosman
Groun
Hugo Arorsor
MUN
Argenta John
Hand
Tri-State
Ernest Nygren
Tri-State Minerals
Beaverhead National Forest
Francis Merrill
Mines
McClernan
Montene
Montana Supreme Court
John B McClernan
Montana Power Company
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