Local Derby Draws Four Hundred Young Anglers
About 400 pre school and grade school youngsters joined the Dillon Jaycees sponsored fish derby on Blacktail Deer creek. The first day saw roughly 75 tagged and many untagged trout while over 1,600 fish were planted in the stream restricted to youths through the 8th grade. Top catches included a 3 pound 4 ounce largest fish by Bobbie Laden and a girl’s 1.5 pound winner by Gail Shaffner. Prize winners noted include Dale Linduska John Schuyler Joe Jensen Joan Carr and a tie for the Huckleberry Finn prize between John and Randy W Edum. Tagged fish prize certificates are issued at the police station and treats were provided by Howard Lloyd and Beaverhead Bar Supply Co.
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Dillon-Jaycees
Blacktail Deer Creek
Dillon
Bobbie Laden
Gail Shaffner
Dale Linduska
John Schuyler
Joe Jensen
Joan Carr
John
Randy Wedum
Lynn McGovern
Howard’ Lloyd
Beaverhead Bar Supply ‘Co
Congress approves continued operation of mineral mines
Congress moves to sustain low-grade manganese purchases at Butte and Philipsburg and to authorize continued tungsten operations at Dillon and fluorspar mining at Hamilton. If S 3982 passes, Darby milling facilities may be built. Funds must be appropriated this year. manganese ore is deemed critical to steel production with over 200 workers at Minerals Engineering in Dillon and 30 to 50 at Roberts and Cummings in Hamilton awaiting action.
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Congress
Butte
Philipsburg
House
Murray and
Mansfield
Dillon
Hamilton
Darby
House Interior Committee
Senate Interior Committee
Minerals Engineering ‘Company
Roberts and Cummings
Fluorspar
Jamies E. Murray
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Platts Open Big Dipper Ice Cream Shop in Salmon Idaho
Rudy and Janice Platt formally opened The Big Dipper ice cream store in Salmon Idaho with an open house after several days of operation. Free coffee and doughnuts greeted adults and free ice cream cones delighted children during the event.
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Rudy and
Janice Platt
Dillon
Salmon
Street lights for Wisdom planned by residents
A Wisdom petition led the county to adopt a resolution of intention to form a special street lighting district. A hearing is set for 10:00 a.m. July 26 to protests. The plan calls for 16 new units and 18 existing private installations. A committee including Miss Amy Stephens Harry Helming and Roy Oliver led the drive with advisory help from Bruce Watters of Vigilante Electric Cooperative.
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Wisdom
Amy Stephens
Harry Helming
Roy Oliver
Bruce Watters
The
Vigilante Electric Cooperative
Wreck Attempt Suspect Held After Rail Car Incident
Federal and local officers investigated a derailment attempt near Dillon. A derailed train crewed by transients prompted arrests after an inquirerly remark led to questioning. U S District Attorney’s office outlined penalties up to 10000 dollars fine or 20 years in prison under federal law.
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Butte
Union Pacific
Dillon
FBI
Frank Kerr
U.S
Krest Cyr
Dillon youth earns Eagle Scout badge at Legion ceremony
May ceremony in Butte honored Miller and McArthur of Dillon as outstanding Scouts. Frank J. MacCormick announced the awards from the Montana Legion Boy Scout Committee. Miller, a Dillon Troop 64 alumnus who joined in 1953, received his Eagle Scout badge May 18 after a 1956 Explorer transfer, and holds Ad Altare Dei and Order of the Arrow honors. He attended Philmont in 1955 and will start Beaverhead County High School as a sophomore.
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Dillon
American Legion
Young Miller
Robert McArthur
Butte
Boy Scout Committee
Montana Department of the Legion
Frank J. MacCormick
Deer Lodge
Scout Miller
Federal aid eyed for Montana grasshopper control plan
A Washington letter from Senator Murray's office details federal help for grasshopper outbreaks in Montana. The policy allows up to one third cost sharing for emergency rangeland control, with state led programs and federal staff organizing after joint area decisions.
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Examiner
James A. Murray
Washington, D. C
Agricultural Department
Montana
Benson So
Murray
Mansfield
Metcalf
Centennial Valley
Beaverhead County
Petroleum County
Department
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
State of
Rev F X Lechner Saintly Bishop and Idaho Parish Builder
Rev F X Lechner auxiliary to Cardinal Gibbons, served in Pocatello Idaho and guided All Hallows College. He taught at Carroll College Helena and St Teresa Whitehall, founded St Ann's Butte, built St Rose's Dillon church, celebrated golden jubilee in 1949 and retired while continuing limited parish work.
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F. X. Lechner
Curtis
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Pocatello
Idaho
Wyoming
Intermountain
All Hallows College
Father Larkin
Carroll College
Helena
St. Teresa’s
Whitehall
St. Ann’s
Butte
St.Rose’s
Dillon
Watters Family Vacation in Salt Lake City Utah
Mr and Mrs Bruce Watters and their children are making a vacation visit to Salt Lake City and scenic points in Utah.
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Bruce Watters
Salt Lake City
Utah
Crow on a boy's hat draws crowd in Livingston
A 13-year-old, Jerry McGahan, showed a tame, life like crow named Tar perched on his straw hat in a ranch grove visit. The bird blinked and spread its wings causing astonishment as it pecked at Jerry and demanded hamburger. Jerry says Tar can talk and recently flew away before returning to the hat.
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Jerry McGahan
Livingston
Theo Bay
Jerry
Boy wins derby prize with three and a quarter pound rainbow
Nine year old Bobbie Laden nicknamed Boo won the JC Derby prize for the biggest fish last Saturday. He planned his tackle with help from his grandpa and used a blue flatfish with yellow dots to attract a trout. Boo hooked the fish near the trout’s nose, fought it to the judges, and celebrated with his father, Tommy Laden, as the judges declared the win.
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Bobbie
Robbie
Boo
Tommy Laden
Paddock Purchases Two Purebred Aberdeen Angs Bulls
W. H. Paddock of Dillon recently bought two purebred Aberdeen Angus bulls from Dee G. Corlett of Drummond, a local livestock transaction detailed in the notice.
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W. H. Paddock
Dillon
Dee G. Corlett
Drummond
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Farm Meek
Montana Power Company
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