Funeral for Five Plane Crash Victims Draws Large Dillon Crowd
Funeral services were held in Dillon for five plane crash victims with First Counselor W. DeMar Taylor presiding. The service included life sketches and musical renditions and was followed by a long procession to the cemetery led by hearses from Dillon and nearby towns. The Smith family, Payne family, and Reed Payne were among those laid to rest in a single grave or adjacent plots. Don J. Smith, 10, and daughters Sherryl Ann, 7, and Kathleen, 6, survived the parents, with extended relatives listed. The victims included Donald J. Smith, his wife Anna Lou, and infant Debra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. DeMar Taylor
Burt H. Oliphant
Walter Swartz
Truman McCandless
Vaughn F. Taylor
G. Lacey
Harold H. Pitts
Virginia City
Richards
White’s
Butte
Smith
Fred C. Parker
Payne
George Sargent
Donald J. Smith
Anna Lou
Debra
Weldon Payne
Reed
Floyd M. Packer
John W. Hubbard
George H. Briggs
Ira D. Zobell
Olaf W.monson
Eldon A. Hendrickson
R. Rex Dalley
Jesse M. Hodgson
Charles W. Hanna
Halver Skinner
Melvin Peterson
Utah
LDS
Dillon Ward
Don
Pocatello
Leslie H. Smith
Boise
Dee K. Smith
Morristown
N. J
Dillon
J. H. Loveland
Logan
Drummond
Montana State Normal College
Parker
Joseph M. Maughn
Smithfield
John G. Simms
Ottawa
Fred M. Parker
Brigham Young University
Provo
Karen Parker
Ely
Nev
Marie Parker
Overton
Bloomington
Idaho
Latter Day Saints
Northwest States
Normal College
Albion
Blackfoot
Clara Mai
Carol Ann
Susan
Albert Payne
Russell Thornock
Montpelier
Warren Pratt
Orem
Russell F. Payne
Reed Payne
Children’s Clinic For Handicapped Set for March 18
A state sponsored clinic for children with handicapping conditions will be held Monday March 18 from 1 to 2 pm at Webster-Garfield school in Butte. Children from Jefferson, Silver Bow, Deer Lodge, Beaverhead, Powell, Granite and Madison counties may be brought for free examinations by an orthopedist and a pediatrician.
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State Board of Health Services
Webster-Garfield School
Butte
G. D. Carlyle Thompson
State Board of Health
Jefferson
Silver Bow
Deer Lodge
Beaverhead
Powell
Granite
Madison
Division of Child Health Services
Division of
Child Health Services
Dillon
Helen E. Smith
Department of Public Welfare
Frances Seyler
Failure to Dim Causes $20 Fine in Butte Court
Gilbert Martinez admitted failing to dim headlights on the Butte Dillon highway. Patrol officer Royal Archer followed Martinez who only dimmed lights after repeated flashes. Martinez was arraigned before Judge Evans Innes with two companions as a man drove another car to Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Justice Court
Evans Innes
Gilbert Martinez
Butte- Dillon
Royal Archer
Martinez
Archer
Dillion
Right or Wrong continued tragedy births church memorial
The town gathers in sorrow on March 2 1957 to pray for Don Smith Weldon Payne and Reed Payne whose deaths have cast a deep shadow. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints served as their project and community leaders led the memorial service as families mourn and seek solace.
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New Church of Jesus Christ of
Don Smith
Weldon Payne
Don
Older workers top 45 face placement focus at Dillon office
Dillon State Employment Service reports 240 active job seekers with 100 or 42 percent aged over 45. Manager Paul Stahl Jr notes studies aim to improve public understanding and promote hiring by ability over age. breakdown shows 8 percent professional, 23 percent service, 32 percent skilled, 18 percent unskilled. Ranch workers are being placed in spring calving and lambing jobs to fit seasonal needs.
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Dillon
State Employment Service
Paul Stahl, Jr
Stahl
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Arnold Smith
Dan Mooney
Charles Banks
Earl Huggins
John S. Spears
Gifford Weston
M. A. Gardner
Loren Gardner
Jimmy Jarvis
Charles Davis
Stanley Swartz
Louden Ruegsegger
Ralph Ruegsegger
Edward Carpita
Children’s Clinic For
MSES
Stradivari
Strad-O-Me
Saisie
Eliel’s, Inc