Lightning strike kills youth and two horses near Lima
Clarence Cunningham 18 of Princeton Missouri was killed and Ralph Quigley 54 of Dell Nebraska was knocked unconscious when a lightning bolt struck as two riders and a pack horse moved across Murdock flat near Lima Montana. Quigley freed himself and walked a mile to the Garr Brothers ranch where he was later hospitalized. The accident marked Quigley’s third close call with a struck saddled horse within ten miles of this spot.
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Clarence Cunningham
Princeton
Ralph Quigley
Dell
Murdock
Chute Canyon
Lima
Cunningham
Quigley
Murdock Place
John McNeil
Dillon
John MacDonald
Lloyd Thomas
A. L. Juergens
Beaverhead
Thomas
Juergens
Barrett Hospital
Sheriff MacDonald
McNeil
Brundage
Garr Brothers
Paul
Montana Garr
Garr
Ora Cunningham
Clarence
Wayne Cunningham
Sanitarian Warns Danger Season Is Now at Hand
County Sanitarian David Gallagher warns the polio season heightens disease risk from unsanitary conditions. He urges prompt garbage disposal and covered cans to prevent fly transmission in homes and especially food and drink establishments.
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Sanitarian
David Gallagher
Gallagher
Republican Women Plan Important Meeting on Monday
Beaverhead County Republican Women's club schedules a Monday night session July 16 at 8 at St James Guild hall. State president Mrs. Bertie Weiloff and Belgrade official Mrs Harold Wright will attend. Ward and precinct campaign methods, county candidates, and central committee members are invited. a coffee social will follow.
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Beaverhead County
Republican Women’s Club
St. James
Gilbert
Future of Tungsten Mining Hinges on Early Action
Montana workers in Dillon and Hamilton face job stakes as Congress weighs S. 3982 to extend the federal purchase program for strategic minerals. The Senate passed the bill. the House Interior Committee approved it with minor changes, now awaiting Rules Committee and full House consideration before potential conference action and presidential approval.
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Montana
Dillon
Hamilton
Murray
Senate
House Interior Committee
House Rules Committee
House of Representatives
Conference Committee
Pioneer Day Celebration And Barbecue In Jackson
Special Jackson report covers Old Timers Day festivities. VFW served barbecued beef sandwiches as Charles Berry oversaw the barbecue. Residents in period costumes joined races for boys and men, with Paul Johnson and Lee Shepherd among top finishers.
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Jackson
VFW
Charles Berry
Dillon
Jack Hirschy
Sacajawea
Cassie Dooling
Captain Clark
Fred Hirschy
Donna Andreasen
Paul Johnson
Ralph Waldo
Wally Strodtman
Lee Shepherd
Rex Smith
Brett Stocks
Western Montana College housing and union plans approved
The State Board of Education approved about 400000 in construction at Western Montana College of Education Dillon for two housing buildings with 32 units and a Student Union. Costs total 275000 for housing 125000 for the union. President Rush Jordan retires September 1 and enrollment exceeds 300. Financing is via a federal loan repaid from revenues. Bids to be opened by the State Board of Examiners with completion aimed for September 1957.
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Dillon Unit
University of Montana
State Board of Examiners
Board of Education
J. Hugo Aronson
Dillon
Thumma Buys E and V Store in Local Deal
Eddie Hilger announced the sale of the Electric and Variety store to Jack H. Thumma. The new owner will assume control on Monday July 16 and close for stock taking and departmental changes for a few days. Thumma plans to retain current staff and Hilger retires temporarily for health reasons.
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Jack H. Thumma
Eddie Hilger
Thumma
Hilger
Moe of Western Montana College Dies at 62
Ole Kay Moe, 62, vice president of Western Montana College of Education, died suddenly at about 10 am at his home 535 South California. The industrial arts and social studies professor had been ill recently, was discharged from a hospital two weeks ago, and did not teach during the summer term which began June 11. He had been named as a possible successor to President Rush Jordan.
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Ole Kay Moe
Western Montana College of Education
South California Street
Moe
Rush Jordan
Expedition Leader Invites More Cars On Historic Tour
Harold Coe leads the 1956 Lewis and Clark Return Expedition which departs July 14 from Fort Clatsop Oregon heading toward St. Louis. He invites 10 plus Beaverhead county cars to meet at Lolo and ride to Dillon for a DAR picnic in City Park with a buffalo barbecue. Esther Horne, Sacajawea’s descendant, travels in the lead car. The event includes historians artists and sculptors joining the eastward trek retracing the explorers route with local civic groups funding the effort.
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Harold Coe
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Lolo
Beaverhead
Daughters of the American Revolution
Pete Stefanick
DAR
Montana Power Company
Fort Clatsop
Astoria
Oregon
St. Louis
Coe
Esther Horne
Sacajawea
Farm Problems Examined at Well Attended Farm Bureau Dinner
At the Andrus Hotel last Saturday the Farm Bureau held a well attended dinner meeting with speakers Bill and Louise Nelson from Jackson who attended the Western Regional Conference in California. John Webb and Harold Redford of Pocatello discussed national legislative action and urged state Bureaus to keep a trained full time staff member on national issues. The program included musical numbers by Bruce Thomas, Lillian Nolan, Norman Downing, and Dale Metlen.
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Farm Bureau
Andrus
Bill and Louise) Nelson
Jackson
Farm Bureaus
California
John Webb
Harold Redford
Pocatello
Idaho Farm Bureau
Wendell H. Jardine
Webb
Nelson
Jack Lynn
AFBF
Californians Die In Car Collision Near Melrose Sun
One man was killed and five injured in a nearly head on crash three miles south of Melrose. William Wragg of Los Angeles died. Mrs Carrie Wragg and Mrs Mary Riley remained seriously hurt. 13 month old twins were released from Barrett hospital in Dillon. The Riley car carried a visit party heading to Elkhorn Springs Polaris when Wragg swerved across centerline. The crash happened on a straight stretch. more details continued on page 8.
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Barrett Hospital
Dillon
Melrose
William Wragg
Los Angeles
Richard H. McLaren
Thomas Riley
Butte
Carrie Wragg
Mary Riley
Floyd C. Bossard
Wragg
Calgary
Mr. Riley
Right or Wrong by George M. Melton
An old-timer’s code of life notes that lost people often become better humans than those who never err. The writer asks why broken lives can yield greater strength and worthwhile effort, countering the view that consistent virtue is the path of least resistance.
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Doc
Monida to Dillon Super Route for Early Construction
The Monida to Dillon segment of U S Highway 91 is slated as the first project under Montana’s new federal super highway program. State Engineer Lew Chittam told Dillon officials the route could start within one to three years and emphasized cooperative planning, with storm sewer installation funded by a joint federal aid and city participation plan.
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Monida
Dillon
Montana
Dillon City
Lew Chittam
State Highway Department
Chittam
Agos
State Department
Lutheran Church 50th Anniversary in Dillon
Members of the First Evangelical Lutheran church in Beaverhead county celebrate 50 years of activity with morning service at 9 30 led by Rev Leonard Thompson from Hatton North Dakota. An anniversary program at 2 30 reviews the church history from 1906. Open house at the parsonage 7 30 to 9 30 continues the festivities with lunch served after the program. The Dillon church is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
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First Evangelical
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Leonard Thompson
Hatton
N.D
Lutheran Parsonage
Dillion Lutheran Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Week's Weather in Dillon Sees Light Rain Totals
Thunder storms hit the valley and surrounding mountains but Dillon recorded only light rain. Daily highs and lows at Western College station for the week ending Tuesday evening show July 5 through July 10 with the week’s average around 80 and total precipitation near 0.8 inches.
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Dil’lon
Western College Station
L. S. Osborne
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John Burnell
Duane Denny
Richard Shepherd
Mike Green
John Burton
Robert Peterson
Eddie Wenger
Bill Muldowney
Owen Spiers
Dale Pettit
WMCE
Jack Thumma
0. K. Moe
Western
Bureau
Caifornian
Melrose Sun
George M. Melton
Lutheran Church
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