County Fair and Rodeo Parade Plans Planned Labor Day Event
The County Fair and Rodeo parades will merge into a single Labor Day pagent on Monday Sept 3 at 11 00 am Parade chairman Bruce Waiters says plans are underway Entry blanks detailing prizes display sections route diagram and formation zones are available The committee invites participation from business firms groups and organizations with headquarters in the Vigilante Electric building and list staff members Blanche McFadden S P Meade Ben Davis W F Koeneke among others for judging assembly and organization guidance
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Bruce Waiters
Watters
Vigilante Electric Building
Blanche McFadden
S. P. Meade
Ben Davis
W. F. Koeneke
Parking Meters Within 30 Days In Dillon
Dillon council approved installation of 200 parking meters by Dual Meter Company of Canton at 54.50 each, total 10 900, on a one year trial with revenue sharing to defray cost. Also approved 4068 for a Chicago Pneumatic air compressor to aid jackhammer operation, to be paid over 36 months.
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Dillon
Dual Meter Company
Canton
Ohio
Industrial Equipment Company
Chicago
City
P. J. Lovell
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Seattle
Dillon Hide and Fur Company
Cliff Mockel
Glendale Street
Washington and
Pacific
State Highway Department
A. L Juergens
Don Smith
Night Closing of Cemetery to Prevent Damage
Mountain View cemetery will be padlocked at night for the rest of the summer to stop water misuse and vandalism. Residents have left hoses running on plots, causing cave-ins and toppled headstones, despite warning signs.
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Mountain View Cemetery
Jordan Retirement Granted at Montana Board Meeting
Dr. Rush Jordan president of Western Montana College of Education was granted retirement effective September 1 by the State Board of Education at its June meeting. The board also announced partial pay through the year and noted Jordan called the move a vote of no confidence while criticizing fee increases. Jordan cited friction in Montana higher education and said unity would not come without a strong executive head.
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Rush Jordan
Western Montana College of Education
State Board of Education
Board of Education
Jordan
Dillon College
Carl McFarland
Montana State University
Bozeman
R. R. Renne
Montana State College
Robert van Pelt
Montana School of Mines
Butte
A. G. Peterson
Eastern
Billings
L. O. Brockman
Northern
Havre
Western
Montana
Dillon Chamber of Commerce
Beaverhead Chamber Names Bea Clemow Rodeo Queen Entrant
Beatrice Clemow daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Clemow of Jackson has been selected by the Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce as the county entry for the Rodeo America Queen contest at Butte She previously represented the county at the Miles City state rodeo placing ninth among more than twenty contestants She is an associate editor of the Beaver high school paper and is praised for riding and stockman skills by her father.
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Beatrice Clemow
Tom Clemow
Jackson
Beaverhead
Tom Clemon
Vigorous Alumni Association Aims at Statewide Unity
Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce Advance Western committee and Dillon alumni met in the college Home Economics room to plan a statewide alumni network. Mrs. Walter Stamm was elected president with plans for a July 2 program. a public relations specialist was favored to boost college publicity and alumni cooperation.
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Western Montana College
Advance Western
Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce
Walter Stamm
Dillon Alumni Association
Walter Foster
Ralph McFadden
Etate
City Water Lines Explained by Harold C Murray
Harold C Murray clarifies Dillon water mains history and pipe types, noting cast iron distribution lines from reservoirs to town and a 12 inch wood line from Rattlesnake Creek to the upper reservoirs tested in 1950. He argues aging pipes need replacement to prevent spring trouble.
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Harold C. Murray
Dillon
Examiner
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Dillon News
Butte Daily Post
City of
Beaverhead
Rattlesnake Creek
Lou Gehrig Tribute Speech at Polo Grounds
A crowd of about 70 000 gathered at the New York Polo Grounds to hear Lou Gehrig speak amid his terminal illness remarks. He acknowledged fellow players from Murderers Row and the current Yankees, expressing gratitude for fans and teammates before the continuation on page eight.
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New York Polo Grounds
Murderer’s Row
Bronx Bombers
Yankees
Cope
African Safari Pictures Shown At V F W Meeting
Dr J C Seidensticker Jr of Twin Bridges to show colored films from his African safari at Lloyd Whipple Post 4163 V F W meeting in the Odd Fellows hall. He and his father, J C Seidensticker, Madison county rancher, left the day after Christmas and returned three months later.
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Twin Bridges
Lloyd “Whipple Post
V.F.W
The
Odd Fellows
Hall
Seidensticker
J. C.seidensticker
Madison County
Bob Dumke
Paul Stahl, Jr
Beaverhead Democrats Plan Central Committee Organization
Beaverhead county Democrats will organize the Central Committee at a Wednesday night meeting in the district courtroom at 8. Mrs C E Blinn will preside as chairman. Officers state delegates and committeemen to be chosen and other routine organizational matters handled.
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Beaverhead_ county
Central Committee
C. E. Blinn
Rural eighth graders listed for perfect attendance
Mrs. Theo E. Bay, county schools superintendent, released a list of rural district pupils who completed eighth grade in May. Entries include district numbers and students from Millpoint to Gibbons, with several schools naming multiple honorees.
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Theo E. Bay
Millpoint
Todt Holland
Grant
James Christensen
Danny Hill
Wise River
Sandra Wells
Theresa Rush
Bobby Brown
Ronnie Brown
Kenneth Clark
Bill Cowee
Wayne Deane
Stephen Raymonds
Jack Terry
Sandra Robinson
Rio
Wisdom
Lynn Williams
Duane Denny
Allen Hutchins
John Burrell
Bristow
Robert Bacon
West Fox
James Smith
John Burton
Raymond Peterson
Armstead
Sharon Hill
Sandra Huntsman
Anne
Polaris
Margaret Harrison
Jackson
Dana Andreasen
Sandra Lapham
Richard Shepherd
Jenny Lynn Nelson
Reichle
Philip Burk
Gibbons
Gloria Else
Donna Else
Melvin Heggelund
Nelson
Mirian
Perusich
Riverside
Shirley
Weather Summary for June Week at Western College
The week brought few showers and alternating heat and cool days. Mountain streams and the Big Hole river remained high while Western College observer L S Osborne recorded daily figures including temperatures from June 13 to June 19 with an overall weekly average of 77 and total precipitation of 10.
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Big Hole
Western College
L. S.’Osborne
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Harry Jensen
California
Harris Opp
Frank Madden
Andrus Fountain
Sebree Street
Bagley School
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Herb Wheat
Stewart Burwell
Allen Walton
Pat Burwell
Essie Later
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Jean Linduska
Martha Peterson
Bun Lodge
Paul Boetticher
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