No Comment on Labor Clean-Up in Congress Debate
In Washington some Congress members say the clean-up movement in organized labor is faltering as defiance rises in the teamsters and bakery workers unions. The debate could widen Senate Rackets Committee inquiries and spur new labor reform legislation including ending compulsory unionism and removing antitrust exemptions. The McClellan Committee prepares hearings on New York rackets and power unions, while economic drive in Congress continues due to incomplete appropriation bills.
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Washington
Congress
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
Bakery Workers
Senate
Sen. McClellan D- Ark
A. J. Hayes
Organized Labor
McClellan Committee
New York
500 Fish Planted For Kids Derby In Dillon
More than 500 trout from Ennis hatchery are planted in Dillon for the Junior Fish Derby to be held Saturday July 20. Jaycees and Montana Fish and Game with federal services sponsor the event. Derby starts at 1 30 pm with prizes for first fish caught largest fish youngest angler and Huck Finn contest.
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Ennis
Dillon
Dillon Jaycees
John Cumming
John Hart
Jim Womack
Cumming
The
Jaycees
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Federal Fish and Wild Life Service
State Commission
Beaverhead County Budget Open for Inspection
The preliminary Beaverhead county budget for 1957 58 is on file with County Clerk Dora Schmittroth. The board of county commissioners will hold final budget action on August 7 including protests hearing and then convene as a levy board to set property tax rates.
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Beaverhead County
Board of County Commissioners
Dora Schmittroth
Spray Plane Pilot Dies in Sawtooth Lake Crash
James E. Leonard, 52, a Navy bomber veteran and experienced spray pilot for Heckathorn Flying Service, perished when his spruce budworm plane crashed into granite cliffs and sank in Sawtooth Lake in the Pioneer range 25 miles northwest of Dillon. His body was recovered by Anaconda divers and transported to Brundage Mortuary for burial arrangements in Sacramento, with the rescue and recovery involving local forest rangers, Dillon and Anaconda units, and the Brundage funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Leonard
Sawtooth Lake
Pioneer Range
Dillon
Sacramento
Calif
Brundage Funeral Home
Oscar Cook
Leo Staats
Norman Nelson
Polaris
Oran Eccleston
John Dzink
Deer Lodge County Rescue Unit
Aanaconaa
Bill Muldowney
Jackson
Connor
Raymond Schwartz
Robert Johanson
Colter
Heckathorn Service
U. S. Forest Service
Dell
Beaverhead Forest Service
Sawtooth Mountain
East Bench Bill Reaches President For Action
The House cleared the East Bench unit irrigation project bill to suspend and modify excess land provisions and sent it to President Eisenhower for action. The Senate had already approved the measure, with a message signed by Rep. Lee Metcalf and Senators James E. Murray and Mike Mansfield.
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East Bench Unit
House of Representatives
Eisenhower
Montana
Senate
U. S
Lee Metcalf
James E. Murray
Mike Mansfield
Western College Names J E Short New President
Helena AP Gov Aronson announces Dr James E Short of Missoula will become president of Western Montana College of Education Dillon effective Sept 1. Short, 46, a MSU education professor, previously taught at Klein and in Navy service. Salary listed at 9500 dollars. succeeds Herbert L Steele who moved to Eastern Montana College.
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Navy
University of Washington
Montana State University
Steele
Rush Jordan
Big Hole Basin Grasshopper Spray Project Under Way
Aerial spraying to control grasshoppers over 2100,000 acres in the Big Hole Basin began Monday with cooperation from local ranchers. Mark Clemson of Wisdom leads rancher participation while Ivor Twildie of the Agriculture Research Service directs operations. County Agent Ed Atkins notes a ten day study to time the spraying for maximum effectiveness and crop protection. The liquid spray mixes one gallon diesel oil to two ounces aldrin and about three days of flight work is planned.
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Big Hole
Mark Clemson
Wisdom
Ivor Twildie
Billings
Agriculture Research Service
Ed Atkins
Atkins
MacDonald Resigns as Sheriff. Lloyd Thomas Appointed
Undersheriff Lloyd E. Thomas was named successor to Sheriff John MacDonald who resigned at a special county board meeting. The appointment takes effect August 1, the date in MacDonald's resignation. MacDonald cited personal business and plans to continue schooling after a 1954 election win and 1955 start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd E. Thomas
John MacDonald
Board of County Commissioners
MacDonald
Western Montana College
Thomas
Paul Temple
Fines Amount to 3577 In June For Fish And Game Violations
State fish and game department reports 118 apprehensions in June with total fines of 3577.50. Among violators 17 false affidavits for resident licenses. a California resident fined 200 in West Yellowstone. Dillon resident paid 100 for fishing without a license. Other charges include life jacket, untagged beaver pelts, geese out of season, cub bears, and trout limits.
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State Department
California
West Yellowstone
Dillon
Fish and Game Department
Dixon
Hungry Horse
Montana
Paying Bids Rejected in Helena Special Session
Dillon's city council rejected all bids for paying Special Improvement District No. 1g as too high. Kiely Construction Co. of Butte submitted the lowest bid at about $192,000. The council cited bond funds and engineering costs. Mayor Lovell consulted with the Attorney General about possible terms. A new paving district No. 19 was created last Friday night east of Atlantic Street with a proposed $200,000 bond issue.
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Dillon
P. J. Lovell
Helena
Kiely Construction Co
Butte
Atlantic Street
Beaverhead District Hosts National Soil Specialists Tour
Eighteen Soil Conservation Service specialists from 10 states toured Beaverhead Soil Conservation District last week. Ben Slanger presided at a Beaverhead dinner with ranchers including Art Christensen and Arnold Benson’s properties among those visited on Horse Prairie. Members cited Slanger for outstanding performance and awarded a $130 certificate of merit for his information and public relations work in Beaverhead County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
Beaverhead
Ben Slanger
Jess McWilliams
Beaverhead District
LC Livestock
Cross
Horse Prairie
H. Dykesterhuis
Washington, D. C
H. W. Cooper
Bozeman
Bob Ross
Whitehall
M. D. Atkins
Lincoln
Neb
Murry Cox
Scotts Bluff
Nebr
Joe Downs
Albuquerque
Youth Sentenced to Three Years in Idaho Prison
Douglas Hill, 19, of Rupert Idaho, was sentenced to three years in state prison after pleading guilty to burglary and car theft in district court before Judge Philip C Duncan. He was arrested by Dillon patrolman Leo Erdman on July 4 after reports of car thefts at a local hotel and a burglary at an Armstead garage.
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Douglas Hill
Rupert
Idaho
Philip C. Duncan
Dillon
Leo Erdman
Armstead
Taylor tells club of East Bench land bill hearing
LaMar Taylor rancher spoke to Dillon Rotary Club about his senate and house committee appearances on a bill to modify land ownership restrictions under the East Bench irrigation unit. He outlined provisions and noted favorable committee action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaMar Taylor
Dillon
U. S. Senate
House of Representatives
East Bench
Dillon, Rotary
Taylor
Albert Cocharne
Star Stattert
San Diego
Calif
Tory Skabe
Coldwater
Mich
Beaverhead County High School
Carl Naugle
Vandals Wreck Headstones at Mountain View Cemetery
James Farrell, caretaker at Mountain View Cemetery, found 32 memorial monuments overturned Sunday night. Chief Leo Williams undersheriff Lloyd Thomas and local officers investigated. A resident called it a new law in vandalism as clues were found at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Farrell
Mountain View Cemetery
Farrell
Leo Williams
Lloyd Thomas
Dillon
Abundant Hay Hand Labor Supply Reported In Region
Paul Stahl Jr of the local state employment office says demand for hay hands is rising with wild hay harvests in the Big Hole Basin and Grasshopper areas this week. He notes the labor supply remains abundant and the quality is better than in prior years, attributing the favorable conditions to regional publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Stahl, Jr
State Employment Office
Big Hole
Grasshopper
Stahl
Scout Day Camp Held at WMCE Campus
The annual Girl Scout Day Camp opened Monday at Western College campus. All area girls were invited to attend as supervised play and Scout training run daily from 10 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. led by Mrs. R. J. English.
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Western College
R. J. English
Jaycees Seek Prizes for Local Fish Derby
The Dillon Jaycees, sponsors of the annual Fish Derby for area children, ask the Dillon business community to donate prizes for Derby Day and the season. Last year 500 prizes were awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Jaycees
Dillon
Also Mentioned on This Page
James W. Douthat
J. E. Short
Examiner
Dillon, Mont
Mountain View
WMCE
Thursaya
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