No Comment column discusses tax reduction prospects
The Washington column notes the treasury's year end report shows a $1.6 billion surplus and revenue growth, suggesting feasible tax cuts while urging continued spending restraint. Congress may trim the $71.8 billion budget by over $4 billion amid economy measures and conference committee actions.
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Washington
Treasury
Eisenhower
Congressional
Congress
Senate House Conference Committee On
Ghosts Lure Tourists to Beaverhead and Madison Counties
Right or Wrong by George M. Melton notes that legends of Henry Plummer and outlaw ghosts draw travelers to Beaverhead and Madison counties. The piece cites Dillon and Bannack plus Alder Gulch as famed historical magnets and urges readers to carry a history book on trips.
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George M. Melton
Beaverhead
Madison
Henry Plummer
Beaverhead County
Tony French
Dillon
Bannack
Plummer
Old Henry
Charley
Sue Bovey
Oregon Journal
Wilbur F. Saunders
West
Montana
Virginia City
Nevada
Comstock
Alder Gulch
Northwest
Land Ownership Bill on East Bench Approved
President Eisenhower signed a bill suspending the 160 acre land limit for the East Bench Unit of the Missouri River Basin Project in Montana. A Senate committee said larger farms are needed due to short growing seasons and soil quality to provide suitable family livelihoods for irrigation. The East Bench Unit is part of the Clark Canyon Dam project on the Beaverhead River near Armstead.
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Washington
Eisenhower
East Bench
Missouri River Basin
Montana
Senate
East Beach
Clark Canyon
Beaverhead River
Armstead
New Western College President To Address Alumni
Western Montana College announces new president James E. Short will address alumni and friends in Dillon at a Monday evening gathering August 5 at 7 30 in the college auditorium. The Beaverhead Chapter WMCE Alumni Association chairs arrangements with Mrs Frances H Stamm. Dr Short will assume the presidency September 1 after serving as Professor of Education at Montana State University. Music by summer school students and a coffee hour will follow in the Art Department galleries showcasing Mary Baker Emerick water colors.
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Western Montana College
Dillon
James E. Short
Beaverhead
WMCE
Circus Day Here To Welcome Carson & Barnes 3 Ring Show
Next Tuesday morning the Carson & Barnes 3 ring wild animal circus arrives at the County Fair Grounds for two performances, with big top erection, animal feeding, and a long list of acts led by Jimmie Connors Duo and Ruth Johnson. Elephants, chimpanzees, and a 24 foot Indian reptile are billed, with low prices and noon elephant appearances. Beaverhead Post American Legion sponsors the event.
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Carson & Barnes
County Fair
Tom McLaughlin
Jimmie Connors
Jackson
Ruth Johnson
Neilson
Lucky DeVere
Col
William Woodcock
Tex Moore
Blonda Ward
Goliath
Beaverhead Post
American Legion
McMenomeys Return from Africa Mission in Ethiopia
Beaverhead ranchers Mr and Mrs B J McMenomey returned to Dillon after nearly two years in Ethiopia where he advised the government on ranching and live stock. They traveled via Addis Ababa Tel Aviv Rome Washington and drove home from the capital. They praised the Ethiopian people and called the period highly educational.
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B. J. McMenomey
Beaverhead
Armstead
Dillon
Ethiopia
Freeman Dies After Accidental Gunshot Wound at Ranch
James R. Dick Freeman 66, a horse rancher from Armstead area, died at 7 15 p m in Community Memorial hospital Butte from a gunshot wound believed accidental while repairing a .22 rifle at the ranch workshop Tuesday morning. He had lived in the county about 50 years. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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James R
Dick” Freeman
Horse Prairie
Community Memorial Hospital
Butte
Armstead
Freeman
Beaverhead
John Hart
Eda Craver
Medicine Lodge
Brundage
Dillon
James Freeman
Billings
Claude Freeman
Missoula
T. Lynn Freeman
William Cocanougher
Twin Bridges
Mary Freeman
Pickins
Carolina
Montana
Grant Area
Parke T. Scott Named Safe Driver Award Winner
Parke T. Scott a Bedrock rancher was named a safe driver and received Beaverhead Traffic Safety Council membership and a Texaco gasoline certificate from Lee Hoerning. Presented by Mrs. Jess Warrick the award cited Scott’s driving on county roads and Dillon streets as a school bus driver. The Scott family was praised for good driving. Scott recalled a 50 year old Maxwell and stressed the driver as the key safety feature.
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Parke. T. Scott
Bedrock Rancher
Beaverhead Traffic Safety Council
Texaco
Lee Hoerning
Jess Warrick
Beaverhead Council
Scott
Montana
Royal Archer
Dillon
Warrick
California
False fire alarm from car scrap burning downtown
Fire Chief Al J. Simon reports a false alarm after a pile of scrap from dismantled used cars burned near a used car lot on the East Side Wednesday afternoon. The blaze triggered the city’s fire response but produced no injuries or property damage beyond smoke.
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al J. Simon
Kiely Company Awarded Dillon City Paving Contract
Kiely Construction Co of Butte won the Dillon city paving contract for about $192,000, the lowest of three bids, to add 3.6 miles of streets. The council, which reconvened July 15, also created Special Improvement No 19 for 3.5 miles east of Atlantic Street, with Neal Sullivan named project engineer. Total summer construction in Dillon exceeds $1.06 million including Western College bids and paving work.
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Kiely Construction Co
Butte
Dillon
Kiely’s
Neal Sullivan
Atlantic Street
Western College
Luggage Loan Drive Aids Disneyland Trip for Orphans
A whirlwind luggage drive led by Dillon Jaycees asks households to donate used suitcases for children from the State Orphans Home at Twin Bridges who will depart Thursday for a 10 day Disneyland visit in Hollywood. C M Casterline, railway express agent, collects bags at the station with owners asked to label interiors with names and addresses for return.
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Dillon Jaycees
State Orphans Home
Twin Bridges
Disneyland
Hollywood
C. M. Casterline
Railway Express
Winns Plan Oregon Salmon Trip From Birch Creek Cabin
Mr and Mrs Elmo Winn departed Thursday for Oregon to fish salmon on the Rogue River after spending recent weeks at their summer cabin on Birch Creek.
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Elmo Winn
Oregon
Rogue River
Birch Creek
Montana History Museum draws out of state visitors
Beaverhead Museum in Dillon reports national interest in Montana history. Visitors come from across the country and stay two to three days to explore Bannack, the Big Hole Battle grounds, Grasshopper creek, and other early territorial sites. Marie Gibbons notes many guests are already informed and some return after friend recommendations.
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Montana
Beaverhead
Bannack
Big Hole Battlegrounds
Marie Gibbons
Gibbons
Virginia City
Diggin
Grasshopper Creek
Henry Plummer
John A Cook Fatally Hurt In Car Crash
John Allen Cook 58, retired Dillon tourist court operator, died after a pickup left Thief Creek road and overturned against a Birch Creek area tree. He died soon after being removed from the truck cab by companions Eli DeLuzio and Mark J. Nagel of Dillon. Coroner said death likely due to shock and head and internal injuries. Funeral services were held under Mount Moriah Lodge No 24 at Mahogany Chapel, Richards Funeral Home, Butte, with interment in Mount Moriah Cemetery. Rev Z A Jumper officiated.
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John Allen Cook
Dilion
Thief Creek
Birch Creek
Eli DeLuzio
Mark J. Nagel
Dillon
Raymond Schwartz
Mount Moriah
Richards Funeral Home
Butte
Z. A. Jumper
Methodist Church
Young Engineer Ford Knight Visits Home on Career Path
Ford W. Knight of Dillon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Knight, is visiting here en route from Los Alamos New Mexico to Detroit. A metallurgical engineer, he recently joined Atomic Power Development Associates and will work at laboratories in Detroit and Los Alamos as the group advances reactor power research. Knight, 27, is a Beaverhead County high school graduate and a 1952 School of Mines metals engineer, who previously worked for Anaconda and earned a master’s degree in 1955.
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Ford W. Knight
Jack L. Knight
Dillon
Los Alamos
N. M
Detroit
Ford
APDA
Beaverhead County
Western College
The
School of Mines
Butte
Anaconda Company
Anaconda
DuPont
Knight
Weather summary reports scattered storms and harvest impacts
The week brought scattered thunderstorms with some hail damaging grain on the beach. Hay harvest delays were brief overall. Alfalfa harvest nearly finished in Beaverhead Valley while wild hay gathering progresses across the county. temps ranged from highs to lows with an average around .86 inches of precipitation.
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Beaverhead
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James W. Douthay
McMenomeys
Africa
Dick Freeman
Parke T. Scott
Kiely Company
John A. Cook
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