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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1952
Page
9
The piece reminds readers that traffic rules protect motorists. It cites Alec Joe whose disregard led to a severe crash, injuries, hospitalization, a heavy fine, and damages. Police aim to prevent accidents, not punish offenders, urging proactive safety.
Dillon Junior Chamber of Commerce installs J C Pres Monger as new president for 1952 53 and announces committee appointments. The group will have three 4 man rodeo teams for each day of the 1952 show and assign vice presidents to divisions including membership publications programs finances carnival and public relations. Next meeting set for August 8 at the Dillon Country Club.
Clarence Harrison was inducted into the air corps at Butte on Monday and departed for Fort Lewis Washington. He previously ran the Esterwold ranch near Grant, now owned by J Emerson Hughes.
Fred Backus, son of Mr and Mrs William Backus of Armstead, sustained a broken leg last Thursday when the horse he was riding while driving cattle in the Big Hole basin stepped in a bad hole and fell. Mr and Mrs Duncan and daughters from Whitehall were here Sunday. Duncan is a candidate for judge of the Fifth Judicial district.
Chester Downing son of Norman Downing spoke at the Dillon Rotary Club meeting Monday about his outstanding 4-H work and a trip to Washington as a Montana delegate to the national 4-H conference. Delegates met with President Truman and visited the Bureau of Engraving and other national sites.
Golfers at Dillon Country Club prepare for the annual championship starting Monday July 28 with 18 hole qualifying by Sunday July 27. The event follows a social night Saturday at 9 with cards dancing and a surprise act, organized by Mr and Mrs George Anderson Dr and Mrs L Lindley and Mr and Mrs E C Townsend. Judy Penwell of Bozeman visited last week and returned to Virginia City with her grandmother Mrs Lara Penwell.
Mr and Mrs Emerson Hughes returned Sunday from a business trip to Salt Lake City.
Scientists at The Upjohn Company announce Estradiol Cyclopentylpropionate ECP to induce heat in cattle and other animals, reducing missed heats and boosting conception. Dr. Davidson reports near 100 percent heat and 60–70 percent conception in sterile cattle. Dr. Gibbons notes heat induced in 213 cows with only five needing second shots.
Dillon Rifle club members earned several top finishes at the Rocky Mountain smallbore matches in Anaconda on July 13. Henry Hignight won expert class honors, Alden Cashmore took first in the marksman, Otto H Sassman was second in the 50 meter, with Hignight third and Cashmore first in other events. Cashmore also won the Dewar marksman, while Hignight led expert in 100 yards.
Mr and Mrs W E Chapman of Los Angeles visit Mrs Clara Chapman and brother Fred in Dillon. Chapman, a Los Angeles street department executive and former engineer, expects their son Dan a U S Army major to join. Also in Dillon, Mrs Ann Brearly of Rockford Illinois visits sisters. George Cooper of Manhattan wins matches 1191 to 66 while Mel Jones of Missoula, a former Dillon resident, places second 1190 to 60.
Sylvester Meade Jr qualified for the open model plane contest in Missoula July 19 20 representing Beaverhead county and Montana Auto Sales Co and J W Walters Garage sponsors will cover his Dillon party expenses Eddie Ashworth and Sam Langdorf accompany him as Montana Auto Sales and J W Walters Garage backers. Also noted are local college and education board activities and a summer school staff listing.
Aea instructs motorists to prevent tire trouble by avoiding under and over inflation. It lists seven rules for tire care including maintaining correct pressure, inflating when cold, not driving on flats, and avoiding curbs and holes.
Mrs John Costa of Truth and Consequences New Mexico visited with her brothers Ray Roy and A B Stanfield here. Mrs Kenneth Wheat and children Jimmy and Kay of Tl ion NY, former Dillon residents, are visiting Dillon relatives. Harry Schuler stationed Providence R I Navy is visiting on leave. Byron Sanborn past exalted ruler and Elks delegate to New York City left Butte for convention. Mrs Sanborn accompanied him. Mrs Orrin Babb and children of Mapleton Iowa visit at Mrs F E Boger home. Mrs Dora Banks of San Diego formerly of Dillon is here for the summer visiting at ranch home of Mrs Agnes Deputy with S P Meade and other Dillon friends.
An inquest into the July 12 1952 crash near Lima returned a verdict that the Harris boy died from injuries in the collision. The boy, a Seattle Washington junior high student, was identified with witnesses recounting speeds road conditions and rescue efforts at the scene.
The article explains how a massive oil mass formed over centuries migrated from carbonates and silicates into adjacent porous rocks like limestones shales and sandstones. It cites forces such as dehydration uplift of nearby mountains and underground gas pressure as drivers of the movement. The piece notes continuation in a future Dillon Examiner feature by Col Ray E Colton.
Mrs Maidie Rife Van Etten of Missoula, formerly of Dillon, is a guest at the home of Miss Jean Bishop and Mrs Leslie A Thompson.
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