Beaverhead Mining Association predicts 20 year expansion
At the Beaverhead Mining Association annual dinner in Dillon, W B Tobey forecasts a major mining expansion over the next twenty years. He notes Glenlington mill to resume operations soon and Sweetwater iron mine ready to employ about 100 workers within 18 months to five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Beaverhead Mining Association
Andrus Hotel
W. B. Tobey
Ernest Nygren
Tobey
Inerals Engineering Company
Glen Tungston
Thursy
Sweetwater
Ww. G. Maloney
Butte
Mining Association of Montana
Carl J. Trauerman
Congress
Maloney
Washington, D. C
Western Mining Association
Senate
House
Marie Gibbons
Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce
B. A. Risley
John Hand
Argenta
John Collins
Dillon
Asso
Centennial Valley
Tri-State Minerals
Dillon National Guard Company Returns Home After Encampment
Fifty seven enlisted men and five officers of Company D 163rd Armored arrived Sunday at Dillon after a four hour motorized march from Camp Aronson. Captain J McGee and Lt Robert C Wolfe praised the encampment as a complete success and praised camp standards earning the unit top rating for near and sanitary conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
163Rd Armored
Foirarrison
J. McGee
C.O
D Company
Mike Proulx, Jr
Camp Aronson
Deer Lodge
McGee
Robert C. Wolfe
Wolfe
Travel Editors to Visit Dillon on July 21 Tour
Travel editors from four large dailies will tour Beaverhead county on July 21 visiting recreation spots and fishing streams. The group includes Dave Hall of the Fort Worth Press Lucia Lewis of the Chicago Daily News Kay Aldous Deseret News Salt Lake Telegram and Miller Hollingsworth Detroit Free Press. The tour will be led by Jack Hallowell and Ashley Roberts with an air tour planned to showcase lakes streams camping sites and wildlife habitats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Beaverhead
Chamber of Commerce
Marie Gibbons
Jack Hallowell
Ashley Roberts
State Highway Department
Dave Hall
Fort Worth Press
Lucia Lewis
Chicago Daily News
Kay Aldous
Deseret News
Salt Lake Telegram
Miller Hollingsworth
Detroit Free Press
Buffalo Roast Centerpiece for Lewis and Clark Picnic
The Beaverhead Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution plans a July 18 barbecue at Dillon's Vigilante Park featuring a roasted young buffalo as the main course for visitors from the Lewis and Clark Return Expedition. The feast will be served with voluntary help from Soroptimists Rotarians and Kiwanians and Montana Power Company. A narrative of the expedition's return will be part of the program.
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Dillon’s
Fort Clatsop
Ore
St. Louis
Beaverhead
Daughters of the American Revolution
Pete Stefanick
Beaverhead Valley
Montana Power Company
Western College
Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce
Missoula
Beaver Head
Democrats Name H. C. Harshner Beaverhead County Chair
Henry C. Harshner of Lima was elected chairman of the Beaverhead county Democratic central committee at the precinct committee men meeting held Wednesday evening at the courthouse. Mrs. C. E. Blinn of Dillon was named vice chairwoman and Mrs. Herb Wheat secretary treasurer. Sylvester P. Meade was elected state committeeman and Myrtle Larsen state committeewoman. Delegates to the state meeting are Larsen Tayner Proctor. The gathering was well attended.
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Henry C. Harshner
Lima
Beaverhead County
Democratic Central Committee
Court House
Harshner
C. E. Blinn
Dillon
Herb Wheat
Sylvester P. Meade
Myrtle Larsen
Larsen
William Tayner
Ben Proctor
County Woolmen Benefit From Government Incentive Payments
Beaverhead county sheepmen anticipate substantial 1955 wool payments under a government incentive program. Payments scale from a few hundred to thousands, with a 44.9 percent effective rate based on the 42.8 cent market price and 62 cent program price. One local grower could gain between 22000 and 23000 dollars, and higher sale prices yield larger sums.
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Beaverhead County
First Hay Jobs Begin In Dillon as Rain Delays Set
The Dillon State Employment Service reports two haying labor placements on Saturday at Lester Schulz’s Madison county ranch near Sheridan, an early start for alfalfa harvest. Heavy rain soon dampened activity and left the market dormant while Stahl notes a volatile pool of transient farm workers ready yet reluctant to wait for openings.
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Dillon
State Employment Service
Paul Stahl
Madison County
Lester Schulz
Sheridan
Big Hole
Grasshopper
Centennial
Soil Bank Program Now Operative at ASC Offices
The County ASC office announces the Soil Bank Acreage Reserve with participation details. Farmers may visit the Glendale and Montana Streets offices for full terms, with key dates and eligibility rules for underplanting and destruction of wheat acreage.
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Soil Bank
ASC
Art Bay
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Glendale
Montana
Tom McNulty
Bay
Youthful Observers Help Run Dillon GOC Tower
High school volunteers man the Dillon Ground Observer Corps cubicle as a new tower operates from 4 AM to 10 PM with plans for 24 hour coverage. Ed Swetish leads the group while cadets in Civil Air Patrol contribute, reporting 93 aircraft by Monday afternoon, including 20 on Saturday.
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GOC
Dillon
Ground Observer Corps
City
Helena
Ed Swetish
Air Force
Bill Sanborn
Civil Air Patrol
Air Force Base
Great Falls
Dick Brundage
Prayer and Courage Ease A Patient Through Emergency Surgery
A chaplain’s prayer calms a 40 year old man awaiting an emergency chest operation. The patient gains confidence as doctors prepare, and the operation proceeds to a successful outcome. The narrative underscores spiritual factors aiding will to live and peace at death, with the chaplain invoking Jesus Christ and divine presence.
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Jesus Christ
Cancer Drive Tops Beav erhead County Fund Goal
Beaverhead county unit of the American Cancer Society completed its drive with $1 850 47 in subscriptions, 244 47 above the 1606 county quota. County commander Mrs J J Gilbert credited county chairman Mrs Rose Lapham and district leaders for the success. The total includes 150 50 in memorials, leaving the drive total 1700 or 94 over the quota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
Montana
American Cancer Society
J. J. Gilbert
Rose Lapham
Dil- Ton
Bert Coch
Tane
Marchesseau Ranch Sold to Harrison and Sons
Neighbors report a ranch deal this week as Frank E. Marchesseau sold about 2000 acres of land with cattle, machinery, and buildings to J. D. Harrison and Sons. Due to health, Marchesseau relocates. the Harrisons expand their holdings and will reside on Grasshopper until their plans are settled.
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Marchesseau
Harrison
Frank.e. Marchesseau
Elks Sponsor Speech Clinic Visit to Dillon
The Elks Lodge announces a mobile speech and hearing therapy unit will visit Dillon on July 11. The clinic, run by Sally Rae Peterson and backed by the Montana Association for Crippled Children and the State Elks Association, offers therapy for children and adults with various speech impediments. Appointments can be arranged through County Nurse Helen Smith with an option fee for those who can pay.
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Dillon
Lou Larsen
Elks Lodge Committee
Sally Rae Peterson
Butte
Montana Association For Crippled Children
State Elks Association
Helen Smith
Billings
Havre
Weather Summary for Dillon Week Shows Minor Rainfall
Observer L. S. Osborne at Western College station records show more than half an inch of rain during the week in the Dillon area. The period’s average high and low were 74 and 41 degrees with a 1:30 pm temperature of 84 and a morning low of 43. Daily figures list modest totals from June 20 to June 26, totaling to a weekly average around 41 and noting total precipitation.
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Dillon
L. S. Osborne
Western College Station
Reek
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Glen
Dillon National Guard Company
Lewis & Clark
H. C. ‘Harshner
George M. Melton
F. E. Marchesseau Ranch
Seldto — Harrison and Sons
Elks
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