Kids Fish Derby Set to Start Saturday in Dillon
George Brown reports the Dillon Jaycees will launch the annual Kids Fish Derby Saturday July 25 with a grand send off and free ice cream for entrants. More than 60 local merchants have been contacted and about 400 prizes donated. prizes include categories for biggest fish youngest anglers and special overall prizes. Judging will be at the south depot lawn with prize distribution at the Dillon Pullk station and certificates for winners.
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George Brown
Dillons Jaycees
John Potter
Anc
Huckleberm
South Depot
Dillon
Blacktac Creek
Wal
Galalec
Dillon Merchants
Evers Pat
Bea Veriead
Madison
Sheriff Temple Aids in Return Of Two Suspects
Sheriff Paul Temple with Undersheriff Dan Quinn and Deputy Steve Ward aided in returning two suspected robbers to Montana from Idaho. Marvin A. Steadman 20 of Billings and Larry Greene 18 of Joliet faced armed robbery and related charges after robbing Robert Schwartze, kidnapping him and stealing his car near Three Forks. The suspects were moved from Dahilon to Whitehall for arraignment in instunce court. the FBI tracked the interstate element as a federal violation.
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Paul Temple
Beaverhead County
Blackfoot Idaho
Dan Quinn
Steve Ward
Jefferson County
Montana
Marvin A. Steadman
Billings
Larry Greene
Joliet
Wistand
Robert Schwartze
Three Forks
Cactus Inn
Butte
Schwartze
Blackfoot
Dahilon
Whitehall
Idaho
FBI
Baswlen
SCD WIII Elect Supervisors On July 31
Three Beaverhead soil conservation district supervisors will be elected on July 31. Incumbents Rudolph Polish and Lee Martinell seek reelection, with Orville Sparrow a new candidate from the Big Hole area. Any landholder may file by obtaining 10 names on a nominating petition from the county extension agent. Polling places include Dillon County Court House, Dell Post Office, Lima area, Polaris Post Office, and Armstead Jackson Wisdom Wise River post offices.
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Beaverhead Spa
Rudolph Polish
Lee Martinell
Orville Sparrow
Big Hole
Dillon
County Court House
Dell and Lima
Dell
Grashopper
Polaris
Armstead
Jackson
Wisdom
Wise River
Beaverhead Chamber Secretary Attends Rocky Mountain Institute
Warren Stone, secretary of the Beaverhead chamber of commerce, is attending the Rocky Mountain Institute in Missoula this week, a program for chamber of commerce executives.
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Warren Stone
Beaverhead
Lightning Strikes Ranch Granary North of Dillon
A brief thunderstorm near Dillon on July 8 delivered a bolt that hit a Kenney ranch granary, owned by the Reese Kofoed family, sparking a blaze. Fire units from Dillon arrived, contained the flames, while a nearby house remained undamaged and emitted sparks from outlets.
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Dillen
Kenney Ranch
Dillon
Reese Kofoed
Dillon Fire Department
Montana Boys State convenes at Western Montana College
Hetri Lohr of Del named envoy as a Dell Farm Bureau and Dell Communis hall affiliate leads delegates to the seventh annual Montana Boys State. The program runs Aug 23 to Sep 1 with 30 delegates statewide learning mechanics and functions of government through a simulated state government.
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Hetri Lohr
Del
Spersorea
Dell Farm Bureau
Dell Communis Hall
Uear
Mountana
Western Montana College
American Legiemana
Volcanic Darkness Shuts Anchorage Streets After Eruption
Van Thiel family of Anchorage recounts a dramatic eruption that sent a 60,000 foot plume 160 miles along the Alaskan coast. The cloud darkened midday skies, forced night driving, and ashfalls halted air traffic while residents used lights and umbrellas. Ted Van Thiel, formerly in Dillon, now runs Van Sport Shop in Anchorage.
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Tech
Loretta van Thiel
Dylon
Anchorage
Alaska
Adelaide Gelhaus
Dillon
van Thiels
Alaskan
Alr
Ted van Thiel
The
Sport Shop
van Sport Shop
Associate 4-H Leader Chosen for Montana
Esther Rugland formerly with the Iowa extension service is named associate state 4-H leader by acting director N E Beers of the Montana extension service. She succeeds Margaret Kohl who resigned June 30. Rugland, a North Dakota native, holds a home economics bachelor from Concordia College and a Minnesota master, with experience as a teacher and home demonstration agent in North Dakota and Hawaii.
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Esther Rugland
Iowa Extension Service
N E Beers
Montana Extension Service
Margaret Kohl
North Dakota
Concordia College
Moorehead
Minn
University of Minnesota
Hawaii
Firemen Arrive in Dillon for 61st State Convention
Montana State Firemen Association and auxiliary begin 61st annual convention in Dillon. Activities start July 16 with registration at city hall, opening session led by Vert Maddox, welcome by Mayor Townsend, and inaugurations. Events include addresses by L B. Smith and state president, committee reports, luncheon, social hour, and final sessions Saturday with installation and banquet at James guild hall.
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Montana State Firement Association
Dille v
Dillon
E S Townsend
Cham
Bers
L. B. Smith
Billings Fire Department
Association
al LaForres
A. Cit
James’ Guild Hall
British Coronation Highlights Trip Described at Dillon Rotary Meeting
Mrs. Fred Hirschy spoke at a Dillon Rotary gathering on a trip to Britain and Europe. She praised Elizabeth II's coronation as the trip’s highlight and noted European inflation, farming methods, and wartime remnants in Germany. The party traveled on the Queen Elizabeth and returned by air. The club also announced the Waterton Glacier park Rotary dinner to honor U S Canada border history.
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Fred Hirschy
Dillon Rotary Club
Don Wheat
Elizabeth II
British Isles
Europe
United Kingdom
British Commonwealth
Church of England
England
Britain
United States
U. S
Hirschy
France
Holland
Belgium
Germany
Switzerland
Canada
City Sues Over Faulty East Side Sewer Line
Dillon city, through City Attorney Don Smith and associate John Collins, sues Continental Casualty Co and C E Anderson Plumbing and Heating to recover costs for failures in the east side sewer. Tests by Morrison Maijerle Inc and Fred Quinnell Jr. show the west side sewer is unrunnable. City estimates current fault repair cost at 68000 dollars.
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Dillon
Don Smith
John Collins
Continental Casualty Company
C E Anderson Plumbing and Heating Company
New East Side
Anderson Company
John Morrison
Morrison-Maijerle, Inc
Helena
Frm
Fred Quinnell, Jr
Bozeman
West Side
E. Townsend
Turkey Buzzards Sighted in Beaverhead County
Four turkey vultures were observed by state fish and game field men in Beaverhead county. The birds, rare in Montana, gathered around a rattlesnake carcass and fed on carrion.
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Beaverhead
State Fish and Game Department
Montana
Wayne Barrett Returns to Philippines for Second Air Force Tour
Wayne Barrett son of Jack Barrett from Dell has arrived in the Philippine Islands for a second air force tour. He previously served there in 1946 1947 and is now stationed at Clark AFB about 60 miles north of Manila with the 24th motor vehicle squadron. Barrett graduated from Salmon Idaho High School and rejoined the air force in 1950. His wife Nancy and their two children reside in Layton Utah.
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T/Set
Wayne Barrett
Jack Barrett
Dell
Philippine Islands
U. S. Air Force
Islands
Clark Afb
Manila
Barrett
24Th Motor Vehicle Squadron
24Th Air Depot Wing
Salmon
Idaho
Air Force
Nancy
Jchildren
Layton
Utah
Twin Bridges Man Killed in Mine Accident
LaMar Moe 28 of Twin Bridges died after falling 250 feet through an ore chute at Canyon Creek mine near Rose Friday afternoon. Beaverhead County coroner Raymond Schwartz said no inquest was needed. body sent to Soda Springs for funeral. Moe survived by Verna Coy Moe wife and three children Charlene Gregory Judy. Parents Everett and Estelle Moe and George Todd grandparents.
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LaMar Moe
Twin Bridges
Canyon Creek
Rose
T Raymond Schwartz
Beaverhea County
Brundage
Springs
Idaho
Mr. Moe
Twin
Bri
Verna Coy
Moe
Charlene
Gregory
Judy
Everett J. Moe
Soda Springs
Funeral Rites for Reed Featherly Held in Dillon
Funeral services for Reed Featherly 66 of Dillon were set for Thursday at 2 PM. He died at his home in Dillon after a life spent ranching and merchandising. survived by his wife Gladys Gray Featherly and several sisters and brothers-in-law. He was a founder of Beaverhead Bar Supply and active in local civic and church affairs.
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Reed Featherly
Dillon
Pam
County
Nuary
Arizona
Quest’of
Featherly
Dillon Association
Dillon No
BPOE
Pretorian Church
Gladys Gray
al Featherly
Dille
Nephi
Lineman Hurt In Nine Foot Pole Fall Near Dillon
Lineman H. E. Babcock, employee of the telephone company, suffered bruises and a concussion in a nine foot fall from a pole north of Dillon on July 9. He is recovering satisfactorily at Barrett hospital.
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H. E. Babcock
Dillon
Barrett Hospital
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Sheriff Temple
SCD Wiii
Boys
Henry Lohr
Dillo
Philippines
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