Dillon Crushes Garrison 25-5 at Vigilante Field Sunday
Dillon's city ball nine exploded for 25 runs and 16 hits to crush Garrison 25-5 last Sunday afternoon at Vigilante Field. Adonis Hinkley hit a home run as Dillon pitcher Floyd Vandegrift fanned nine. Dillon will play Elliston next Sunday as Helmville joins the league to make six teams.
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Dillon
Garrison
Ray Lynch
Floyd Vandegrift
Marshall
Hoffman
Sanderson
Pomeroy
Adonis Hinkley
Vandegrift
Elliston
Helmville
Drummond Beats Philipsburg 14-3 in Circuit Football
Drummond defeated Philipsburg 14 to 3 last Sunday in a circuit football game. Other results from the league were not yet reported.
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Drummond
Philipsburg
Helmville
Elliston
Garrison
Census Revisions Highlight City Population Shifts
The article notes miscalculations before the 1950 census with Salt Lake City underestimating by over 30,000 and cites ranch workers replaced by machinery and out-of-county residents. It argues Dillon’s census map shows most growth lies within existing city limits, limiting population gain.
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Salt Lake City
Idaho
Dillon
The Best in Job Work at the Examiner Printing Co
The Examiner Printing Co showcases top quality printing and job work services. Local firm promotes reliable turnaround and precision in surveys, posters, and commercial printing.
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The
Examiner Printing Co
Veterans Administration Q A Column Named for Local Readers
The newspaper will print a weekly VA questions column to aid veterans. Readers are urged to contact the nearest VA unit for detailed information or to write for guidance.
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Veterans Administration
Widows Eligible for Veterans G I Loans After 1950 Act
The Housing Act of 1950 lets unremarried widows of World War II veterans obtain G I home farm and business loan guarantees. Eligibility mirrors death compensation rules. veteran served 1940 to 1947 and died from service or service connected causes. Widows must not remarry. Direct VA loans may be available where private financing is unavailable. A question on collecting G I policy dividends is answered: dividends go to the beneficiary automatically if the policy was in force at death.
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Veterans Administration
VIA
G.I
WWII Vets Convert Term Insurance to Permanent Plans
World War II veterans increasingly convert NSLI term policies to permanent plans under National Service Life Insurance. By March 1950 about 1,785,000 of 5.6 million policies were permanent, up 140 percent from a year earlier, with 57,000 in the Pacific Northwest converting to permanent plans.
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Veterans Administration
Pacific Northwest
Congress
VA eye care benefits for service connected disability
The premium rate for permanent policies is set by age at conversion and stays fixed. The VA may furnish corrective spectacles if the eyesight issue is service connected or caused by a service connected disability and upon application.
Beneficiaries Receive Special NSLI Dividend
National Service Life Insurance dividend checks totaling 1,143,550 dollars were mailed this week to 15,310 beneficiaries of deceased veterans in the Pacific Northwest. The VA said about 85 percent of payments due have been sent, with the rest to be processed by June 30.
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National Service Life
Pacific Northwest
Veterans Administration
Lightning Hazards To Fishermen In Montana Advice
Montana fish and game officials report tips from Texas on avoiding lightning while fishing. If ashore is impossible, use a vertical metal fishing pole as a makeshift rod and lie flat in the boat to reduce strike risk during sudden Montana summer storms.
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Montana Fish and Game Department
Texas Game Department
B. N. Fafford
Texas University Mentor
Gafford
Montana
Helena
Treasure State
Hatchery Headliners: Ennis Trout Breakthrough at Field and Stream
Field and Stream features Dale White a Ramsay writer detailing Ennis Fish and Wildlife hatchery under Superintendent Bill Baker Jr. producing yearling rainbow trout seven to nine inches long. Selective breeding and spotless facilities drive the gains. By 1952 the hatchery aims to yield 100000 pounds yearly for planting, with Montana biologist Phenecie cited for challenging old methods.
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Madison
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Ennis
Field and Stream
Hatchery
Dale White
Howard Place
Ramsay
Harry W
Bill) Baker, Jr
Place
Baker
Charles K. Phenecie
Montana
Butte
Degrees Awarded at Montana State College Graduation
Montana State College awarded bachelor degrees to William Hawkins Jr Maurice Francis Sullivan and Warren G Temple of Dillon at the annual graduation ceremony on Monday June 5 The college set a new record with 706 bachelor degrees and 41 master's degrees in the 1950 class while totaling 256 more BS degrees than the 1949 class
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Montana State College
William Hawkins, Jr
Maurice Francis Sullivan
Warren G. Temple
Dillon
M.S.C
Thomas Lists 1950 Legion Committees
Thomas outlines 1950 Legion committees with chairs and members across Finance Publicity Visitation of Sick Americanism and Athletic groups, detailing names such as Richard Burns Norman Ovitt Luther Smith Rev A B Ward Carl M Davis and others.
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A. B. Ward
George Gosman
Jim Womack
Bob Gregg
J. V. McCarthy
E. J. Donovan
Carl M. Davis
Notable Names in Public Service and Relief Committees
The record lists several officials and chairs across departments including Graves and Records, Norman Ovitt as chairman, Paul Temple and Raymond Schwartz, Carl M. Davis for Child Welfare, Mae Talent and Mrs Katherine MacGregor for Disaster Relief, and Warren Stone as defense chair with Paul Temple and Bob Dodd.
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Jim Womack
E. J. Donovan
William Hubbard Graves
Norman Ovitt
Paul Temple
Raymond Schwartz
Carl M. Davis
Mae Talent
Katherine MacGregor
Warren Stone
Bob Dodd
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Local Nine
Camp EL Bethel
Dillon Implement Co
Lex” Templin
Pipe Organ Lodge
Clyde Mecham, Mgr
Erwin Paul V
State College
Montana Power Company
Ana
And
Davis Electric CO
E. Sebree
First National Bank
Northwest Bancorporation
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Frigidaire
H. & S. Refrigeration Co
John Deere
John Deere Model
Allis-Chalmers
P. J. Lovell
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