Beaverhead County Voters Hit 3350 in Primary Totals
Beaverhead County lists 3,350 eligible voters for the upcoming primary nominating election next Tuesday, down 34 from the November 1952 presidential election. The county has consolidated to 17 precincts from 20, merging Lakeview with Monida, Glendale with Birchcreek, Bannack with Polaris, and four other pairings to streamline tabulation amid improving travel and communications.
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Beaverhead
Beaverhead County
Lakeview
Monida
Glendale
Birchcreek Bannack
Polaris
Natcholia
Dell
Barretts
Dillon West
Brenner
Grant Coolidge
Dewey
Nicholia
Coolidge
Laboratory project praised by Dr Cosgrove for Beaverhead county
Dr Jay B Cosgrove, chief surgeon at Los Angeles Methodist Hospital, lauds a Dillon Barrett Hospital laboratory initiative sponsored by Dale Metlen and associates. He stresses public health benefits, noting immediate lab access could save lives and reduce costs, given Dillon’s distance from major centers. Cosgrove, a former Dillon resident, visits with his wife and children before heading to Jackson for vacation.
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Dale Metlen
Beaverhead County
Barrett Hospital
Jay B Cosgrove
Methodist Hospital
Los Angeles
Dillon
Butte
Cosgrove
J N Cosgrove
County High School
Cosgrove Medical Group of
Janice
Jay
Diamond Bar Inn
Jackson
Big Hole Basin
Hennetys Visit Town From Redrock Ranch
Mr and Mrs Pelix Hennety visited town last Friday from their Redrock area ranch. Mrs Hennety has been discharged from Barrett hospital after a long illness and shows great improvement saying she feels better than in a long time.
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Hennetys
Redrock
Pelix Hennety
Hennety
Barrett Hospital
Pageant at Bannack Park Dedicatory Ceremony Feature
A joint campus town pageant directed by Joe C. Ryburn will anchor Bannack state park dedicatory ceremonies on August 15 at 2:00 pm. Script by Walter McGuire and Mrs. Roy Forrester Jr. uses Lewis and Clark journals with authentic period costumes. Six episodes cover creek discovery, gold rush, Bannack City 1863, road agents, Vigilantes, and the first Montana Territorial legislative assembly.
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Joe C. Ryburn
Bannack State Park
Bannack Peak
Bannack
Grasshopper Creek
Rush Jordan
Walter McGuire
Roy Forrester, Jr
Fielding Graves
Lewis and Clark
Bud Clark
Bannack City
Montana Territory
Ibey Construction Low Bid For Vigilante Electric HQ
Bid opening for Vigilante Electric Cooperative headquarters in Bea Verhtead county court house read nine bids. Ibey Construction of Dillon at 94548.88 was selected with board to forward to REA administrator for final approval before starting within ten days after approval.
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Vigilante Electric Cooperative
Facilites
Bea Verhtead
Dan Tbe
Dillon
Eldred Moyle
Butte
Leon Carmody
Jefferson Island
Bey
Bey Construction
REA
Carmody
Holger Carlson
H W Wheat
Nothing Static With Busy McLaren Family
Dorothy Todd nee McLaren is convalescing at her parents home after a June 25 auto accident near Missoula in which the family car was wrecked. Her husband fractured ribs and children Mary Ann and Bobby suffered broken jaws while baby Donald was unharmed. Bob returned to Lewiston Idaho and Dorothy plans to join him when able. Dorothy would enjoy visits from old classmates. Also at the home were Arley McLaren Susie Pratt Clyde McLaren and Marilyn Pratt of Lewiston. Overnight visitors from Lewiston Monday were Shirley Yorgeson and son Howard Lynn.
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Dorothy Todd
McLaren
J B McLaren
Missoula
Mary Ann
Bobby
Donald
Bob
Lewiston
Idah
Hell
Dillon
Dorothy
McLaren Home
Arley McLaren
Susie
Pocatello
Clyde McLaaren
Marilyn Pratt
Idaho
Shirley Yorgeson
Howard Lynn
Oregon visitors hail from Medford to Dillon kin
Mr and Mrs Harold Holmes and son Harold Jr. of Medford Oregon visit Dillon at the home of Mr and Mrs John Lanner. Harold is a native of Dillon and sales manager of the Rogue River Orchard company in Medford, greeting many old friends here.
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Orgeon
Harold Holmes
Harold Jr
Medford
Ore
Holmes
John Lanner
Harold
Dillon
Rogue River Orchard Company
Meltons Depart for Mayo Clinic Visit
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Melton left Saturday for Rochester Minnesota where Mrs. Melton will enter the Mayo Clinic for treatment and care.
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Mayo Clinic
George M. Melton
Rochester
Minn
City Council to Open Sewer Bids Friday
City council to open several bids Friday night for a proposed sewage disposal lagoon and outfall conduit line. Officials plan to combine three new sewer petitioning areas into a single improvement district to cut costs and simplify bonding and contracting. West, North East and South East areas to be consolidated into one contract. East side work not yet approved.
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Committee On Water Systems and Sewers
West Side
North East
South East
East Side
Martha Greene Appointed Interim Co Treasurer
Boyd Quick resigned as county treasurer at the July monthly meeting. Deputy Martha Opp Greene was named to serve the unexpired term ending January 3 1955. Quick left to join Vigilante Electric Cooperative Inc in Dillon. Board reviewed budget requests as preliminary estimates set millage near last year with small potential increase.
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Boyd Quick
Board of County Commissioners
Martha Opp Greene
Quick
Vigilante Electric Cooperative, Inc
Dillon
State Board
Montens Power Company
Helena
Sylvester Meade
Dillon Kid Fish Derby Set For Next Saturday
The third annual Kid Fish Derby in Dillon will run Saturday at Blacktail Deer creek with hundreds of prizes. Sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and Fish and Game Commission, the event invites children 12 and under to the depot lawn for judging at 1 p.m. and refreshments before fishing.
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Blacktail Deer Creek
Dillon
State Fish and Game Department
Junior Chamber of Commerce
The
Fish and Game Commission
Dillon Business Men
Dick McCracken
Dillon Business Houses
Depot Lawn
Vacationing O Briens Visit From Montana
Mr and Mrs Robert OBrien are among former Dillon residents visiting this week on vacation. Mrs OBrien formerly worked at the State Bank and is the former Lillian Bell. Mr OBrien attended college in Dillon. The couple has lived in Saco Montana for several years.
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Robert O’brien
Dillon
St Rose Parish Picnic at Dillmont Park
St Rose parishioners plan a July 18 parish activity starting with an 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Mass, then a 10:30 a.m. gathering for transport to Dillmont Park for a field Mass and all day picnic. The event features a pot luck dinner, beverages, races, a ball game, a parish hall dance, door prizes, and prizes for dancing with Catholics from Lima Armstead Jackson Melrose Glen Divide and surrounding areas invited.
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St. Rose’s Catholic Church
Guild Hall
Dillmont Park
St. Rose's Guild
Lima
Armstead
Jackson
Melrose
Glen
Divide
Dillon Rotarians Hear Convention Report by Prox
W C Sweet presides at Dillon Rotary meeting recounting the Seattle International convention with 8 500 Rotarians from 53 countries. He notes Eisenhower letter and Taylor of Chicago who originated the Four Way Test. upcoming president to stress youth and world needs. Guests include Dolph Heilbronner Robert Gregg and Dr Jay B Cosgrove new member John Hubbard joins Dillon club.
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Seattle
W. C. Sweet
Butte
Taylor
Dolph Heilbronner
Rotary Club
Robert Gregg
Dillon Club
Jay B. Cosgrove
Los Angeles
Dillon
John Hubbard
Don Wheat
Herman Peterson And Dillon Club Win Trap Honors
H R Peterson of Dillon won the 60th annual Montana State trap shoot in Great Falls after a shoot-off with Nate Mane of Lewistown. Peterson posted a perfect 40 while Mane had 33 in the deciding 40 third. Beaverhead Gun Club of Dillon claimed the Corral Telegraph team title with 295 of 300, aided by Sneed 89 Talcott 97 and Peterson 99.
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Herman Peterson
Dillon Club
Great Falls
H. R. Peterson
Dillon
Montana
Peterson
Nate Mane
Lewistown
Mane
Beaverhead
Corral
State Parks Leader Plans Bannack Dedication Pageant
Ashley Roberts state parks superintendent outlined plans for the dedication ceremony at Bannack on Sunday August 15. The Beaverhead Museum Association sponsors the event and a pageant will recount region history while new signage and roadside points will direct tourists to Bannack.
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Ashley Roberts
Bannack
Beaverhead Mi Association
Southwestern
Man and Bannack
Caprtel
Roberts
Helena
Strategic
Heart Attack Fatal for W A Graeter Pioneer of Dillon
Prominent South western Montana resident W A Graeter, born in B tana, died Sunday after a heart attack. A Dillon banker and early industrial figure, he moved to Dillon in 1897 with his family and served as cashier at State Bank of Dillon before retiring in 1930.
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Montana
B Tana
Pioneers
Horse Prairie
Dillon
Gus” Graeter
Fl State Bank of
Arthur Graeter
Copper License Plates Proposed for Montana Use
Acting Gov. George M. Gosman urged a permanent copper Montana license plate with sil colored lettering and a cherry red background to advertise the state’s metals. He proposed annual windshield stickers in the state outline, to be validated each renewal, lasting the car’s life.
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Helena
George M. Gosman
Montana
Gosman
Deer Lodge
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Ibey Firm
BEA Building
Martha Greene
Co. Treas
Tion
St. Rose Parish
W.A. Graeter
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