Beaverhead County 4-H Week Observances Promoted
Beaverhead county prepares for National 4-H Club Week March 7 through 13 with posters and displays in Vaughn and Ragsdale windows. Norman Downing leads the county council and Ruth Bastian heads the exhibit committee to showcase Working Together for World Understanding across clubs and programs for families and the community.
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Beaverbean County
Ievem
County Extension Office
County
Norman Downing
Ruth Bastian
Vaughn
Ragsdale
Beaverhead
Wright Assailant Badly Hurt in Escape Attempt
William Greenhalgh a 34 year old convicted assailant in a 1951 gun battle with state highway patrolman Robert Wright and a 1950 Granite county robbery attempt with Wilbur Smith was critically injured after falling from the Deer Lodge State prison wall during a snowbound escape bid. Greenhalgh condition improved reportedly but remained critical. He and Smith used bandage ropes and sawed bars to flee in the snowstorm. Wright remains paralyzed from wounds.
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William Greenhalgh
Robert Wright
Wilbur Smith
Granite County
Deer Lodge
Smith
Greenhalgh
Wright
Vets May Apply For Bonus But Funds Are Short
Montana war veterans may apply for the state bonus until January 1 1954 as the legislature extends the deadline but no money is set aside to pay extra claims. Only about $22 000 voted over two years ago remains and the state cannot approve additional claims if funds run out until the 1955 legislature meets.
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Helena
IUP
Montana
Jaycees Offer Scotchlite Bumper Service
Jaycees select three Glendale street stations and other sites for quick Scotchlite tape application to car bumpers. Smokey's Carter Service, Davis Texaco, Hug gins Chevron and DeLuxe driveway provide reflecting material at a nominal charge under Jaycee auspices Friday and Saturday March 6 and 7.
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Dillon Jaycees
Glendale Street
Jaycee
Smokey's Carter
Davis Texaco
Huggins Chevron
Mrs Zella Flores Visits Delta Kappa Gamma Chapters
Mrs Zella Flores, state president of Delta Kappa Gamma, visited the Billings chapter on Saturday and earlier last week met with the Bozeman chapter.
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Zella Flores
Billings
Delta Kappa Gamma
Bozeman
Gregory Memorial Fund Benefits Beaverhead Band
Former Beaverhead county high school band and choir alumni raised funds for the Gregory Memorial Fund. Contributions include Nellie Blair Sulers Whitefish Paul Judge Moose Wyoming Edythe Kenison Osburn Elgin Oregon Margaret Roe Moore Dullen Dorothy Hildreth Chapman Helena Donald Wheat Dillon Eleanor Wheat Dunn Bozeman Maxine Beck Anaconda and Marion Judge Orr California.
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Nellie Blair Sulers
Whitefish
Paul
Frances Judge
Moose
Wyoming
Edythe Kenison Osburn
Elgin
Orego
Margaret Roe Moore
Dullen
Dorothy Hildreth Chapman
Helena
Donald Wheat
Dillon
Eleanor Wheat Dunn
Bozeman
Maxine Beck
Anaconda
Marion Judge Orr
California
Wildlife meeting in Helena discusses Missouri river values
Local men attended a wildlife meeting in Helena on Monday to discuss wildlife values in the Missouri river drainage. Attendees included Orville Lewis a Dillon game warden I L Todd Emms a Dillon game warden Joe Townsend fur biologist and Phil Southfield a Dillon man. Recommendations were to be presented at Whitehall March 4 and 5 by representatives of the Bureau of Land Management.
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Helena
Missouri River
Orville Lewis
Dillon
I. L. Todd
Emms
Joe Towmend
Phil Southfield
Toole to Speak on Montana History in Dillon
K Ross Toole director of the Montana Historical Society and the state historical museum will discuss The Exploitation of Montana's History at the Dillon Kiwanis meeting and in the Beaverhead High School public room on Wednesday March 11 at 8 pm. The Beaverhead Museum Association DAR Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers and the Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce sponsor the event with no admission charge.
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Ross Toole
Historical Society of Montana
State Historical Museum
Helent
Montana
Dillon Kiwanis Club
Beaverhead County
Warren Stone
Beaverhead
Treasure State
Beaverhead Museum Association
DAR, Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers
Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce
Truck Crash Near Pipe Organ Lodge Kills Utah Driver
Salt Lake City man Claude N Veatch died when his truck buckled on a curve near Pipe Organ lodge south of Dillon. Coroner attributed internal injuries. slick roads and speed blamed. First responders included Walter Fagan and Undersheriff Burl Stephens. Veatch had Utah relatives. Red Cross 1953 Beaverhead county drive announced with local chairmen and volunteers for Dillon Lima Wisdom Jackson and other areas.
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Claude N Veatch
Salt Lake City
Utah
Pipe Organ Lodge
Dillon
Raymond Schwartz
Walter Fagan
Lima
Burl Stephens
Royal Archer
Archer
Brundage Funeral Home
Veatch
Red Cross
Beaverhead
County
Toke Contway
J. C. Wedum
Lambert Eliel
Harold Hendren
Ted Woodward
Wisdom
Margaret Nelson
Jackson
Leoa Parks
Monida
Hazel Flint
Lakeview
Elwood Boucher
Glen
Walter Goose
Wise River
C. W. Stallings
Bannack
Jack Brenner
Grant
Bob Calkins
Armstead
Laura Judge
Polaris
Joe Dowling
Dell
Dillon Drive
Eliel
Wedumas
Salmon City Fluoridates Water and Seeks Public Opinion
City of Salmon Idaho has installed a water fluoridation plant and will ask voters at the April 6 municipal election to express their opinion by ballot. The piece notes divided scientific opinion and compares Salmon with Dillon, both county seats in similar isolated settings.
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Salmon
Idaho
Dillon
Dilon
Miss Alice Latta to Speak on Teachers' Challenges
Miss Alice Latta national president of the Classroom Teachers of America will speak Monday March 9 at 8:00 in the Western Montana college auditorium on The Challenges to and Responsibilities of a Teacher. Public invited. Latta is a history teacher and girls' adviser in Coeur d'Alene Idaho schools.
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Alice Latta
Classroom Teachers of America
Western Montana College
Miss Latta
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Wheat Re-Elected Rodeo President in Dillon
Herb Wheat was re elected president of the Dillon Rodeo Association as the board met on February 25. Ed Clark was chosen vice president, Joe White secretary treasurer, Rafe Ingersoll arena director, and Ted Hazelbaker board member. Plans for the 1953 rodeo were discussed and a joint meeting with the county fair board was set for March 5.
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Herb Wheat
Ed Clark
Dillon Rodeo Association
Joe White
Rafe Ingersoll
Ted Hazelbaker
County Fair Board
Grasshopper Road Route Decided by County Commissioners
Beaverhead county commissioners set the Grasshopper district road route at a special session after a public hearing on February 24. The plan runs up the west side of Grasshopper creek following the state survey and drew ranchers, businessmen from Dillon, highway personnel, and others who debated different proposed paths.
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Beaverhead County
Grasshopper
Grasshopper Creek
Big Hole
Dillon
Highway Department
No Open Season On Street Cars
Public notice notes peacetime hunting rules from Korea scanned by Montana fish and game. It bans hunting in streets and sacred sites and forbids firing at buildings people cattle and street cars. The text adds a caveat about unspecified nationalities.
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Korea
Montana Department of Fish and Game
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Jaycees
Gregory
Charles Grafft
L. A. Gregory
Beaverhead High School
K. Ross Toole
Cin’y
Dutch Flat
Ed Knox
Luther Smith
California Street
Wilbur Squires
Richard Burns
Dakota Street
James Kochel
C. Horren
Sheldon Davis
Atlantic Street
Harry Lapham
Charles Wenger
Floyd J. Bell
W. W. Hawkins
Pacific Street
Corinne Kelly
Clark D’evelyn
Phil Lovell
Mabel Erwin
Washington Street
O. A. Bergeson
Jean Innes
Bert.Cochrane
I. W.vinsel
Idaho Street
Walter Stamm
Ed .Whitworth
Constance Barrett
Helen Bulger
Walter. Brundage
Joyce Baril
Avery
Womack
Miss Sutter
River Road
Rife Addition
W.E., Fry
John Therriault
National Foundation For
Flathead Lake
Mark W. Clark
United States
Far East
United Nations
Wheat
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