Street widening along Highway 91 eyed as fix for traffic
Dillon officials and state highway engineers studied keeping the present U S 91 route if a widening plan meets public roads standards. Proposals include narrowing sidewalks and widening Montana Street through to Glendale, with curb to curb paving on the route. The Helena influenced plan cites Helena street width as a factor favoring retention for heavy truck traffic.
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Dillon
Phillip J. Lovell
Highway Department
Fred Quinell, Jr
Helena
Lovell
Bureau of Public Roads
Montana Street
Glendale
Atlantic
Andrus Hotel
Idaho Street
Bannack
Montara
Birthday Banquet Serves 215 Cub Scouts and Guests
Seven brightly lit birthday cakes centered seven banquet tables for Pack 60 den families at Bagley School in honor of Boy Scout 46th birthday. Pack 60 with 65 registered boys enjoyed a dinner by Den Mothers. John Lohr and Dave Williams led the Court of Awards. Bobcat to Gold Arrows, Silver Arrows, and service stars were presented to named scouts, with the Dillon Cub Pack receiving a window-display award from the Vigilante Council.
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Bagley
Pack 60
John Lohr
Dave Williams
Jim Carpita
Gary Schmauch
Douglas Marsh
Monte Williamson
Jim Miller
Jim Campbell
Ronnie Harrison
Dennis Burns
John Monger
Paul Stahl
Ronnie Selway
Mike Durant
Stephen Selway
Art Mautz
Jim Spehar
Rick Boetticher
James Ledge
Roy Hall
Ben Ryan
Stephen Wheat
Larry Albertson
Coast-to-Coast store to move into new Idaho street location
Coast-to-Coast plans a move to a new Idaho street premises within a week or ten days after renovations. Owner Bob Dodd says fixtures will be modern and stock arranged by department, with floor plans prepared by merchandising experts. The site was previously Roberts Food Market near Idaho and Sebree streets by the post office.
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Idaho Street
Bob Dodd
Dodd
Roberts Food Market
Idaho and
Sebree Streets
Dillon bids for sale of 1926 fire truck replacement planned
Dillon City Council calls for bids to sell the 1926 American LaFrance fire truck and replace it with a new 750 gallon pumper. The new truck, with seating for five, is due to ship about March 19. contract signed September 24 with Mayor Lovell and City Clerk Smith, payments over three years begin after factory tests meet underwriters.
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Dillon
American- LaFrance
Al.j. Simon
American-LaFrance
P. J. Lovell
Don J. Smith
Dillon Firemen
Career Conference For HS Students At WMCE Mar 23
President Bill McCart of the Dillon Jaycees announces the annual high school Career Conference at Western Montana College of Education on March 23. Dr. Robert English chairs the event with sessions on about 30 occupations including civil engineering, law enforcement, education, nursing, and mining. Students from Dillon and nearby towns are invited to attend all-day forums with guest speakers. Beaverhead County High School and College faculties cooperate to ensure an informative program.
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Bill McCart
The
Dillon Jaycees
Western Montana College of Education
Robert English
Jaycee
Dillon
Lima
Twin Bridges
Sheridan
Virginia City
Ennis
Whitehall
Jaycees
Beaverhead County High School
Last Dance of Season for C-Noters at Guild Hall
The final C-Noters dance will be held at Guild Hall next Saturday evening March 10. The committee includes Mr and Mrs John Carr and Mr and Mrs Don Wheat. Members should bring sandwiches and dress for a western style dance.
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Guild Hall
John Carr
Don Wheat
Beaverhead Red Cross Drive Seeks 1455 Dollar Goal
Beaverhead chapter aims to raise 1455 dollars in this year's drive, up 275 from last year. The county chair and committee organize local groups for the Red Cross month marking its 75th anniversary. Increase reflects California flood disaster relief needs and broader budget demands.
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Beaverhead
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Charles Seifert
California
Three Suits Left On Calendar as Court Term Opens
The civil suit of George Anderson v. Tom Cantrell and Charles Henderson opened the term in the Fifth Judicial District with nine female and three male jurors chosen to hear Anderson’s $16,000 personal injury claim after he was thrown from a defendants’ horse. Judge Philip C. Duncan presided. Myles J. Thomas leads for Anderson, with Dillon attorneys John Collins and Dick Burns for the defendants. Four other civil cases were continued or settled. two more remained listed.
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George Anderson
Tom ‘Cantrell
Charles Henderson
Fifth Judicial District Court
Anderson
Philip C. Duncan
Myles J. Thomas
Helena
Dillon
John Collins
Dick Burns
Esther Schmittroth
Verla K. Norman
Mary Sperle
Henry F. Hignight
Zella Lugar
Franklin Cashmore
Ruth Schuetz
Karrell M. Brandveld
James M. McCullum
Evelyn Galiger
Helen Koeneke
Helen Hand
Floyd Vandegrift
Theodore F. McFadden
Carl M. Davis
Garth Taylor
Corette, Smith & Dean
Butte
Antone Rebich
Pete Stefanick
McFadden
A. G. Shone
W. G. Gilbert, Jr
Corette
Smith & Dean
Scott M. Budge
Marion Pyeatt
Ralph. F. Davis
J. F. Arnold
Leonard Garstand
Laura Jones
Walter D. Fitzwater
Ernest C. Nelson
Duncan
Hereford show and sale date set for October 24
Dillon Hereford Show and Sale plans were approved in a March 2 meeting at the county extension office. The event is scheduled for Wednesday October 24 with Bascom Sager of Bozeman as auctioneer and Taylor McNiven of Livingston as judge. Futurity nominations by 28 consignors, two new invitees Victor Clark of Alder and Green Ranch Herefords of Buffalo. Next committee meeting set for June 29.
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Harry Eagh
Wendell Jardine
J. E. Selway
Arnold Benson
Ed Atkins
Bascom Sager
Bozeman
Taylor McNiven
Livingston
Victor Clark
Alder
Green Ranch Herefords
Buffalo
Soldiers with 163rd Armored Cavalry Join Illustrious War Record
Young men enlist in Company D of the 163rd Armored Cavalry tracing Montana National Guard history from the 163rd Infantry. The unit’s WWII service spanned induction at Glasgow to inactivation in 1945, with campaigns in the South Pacific and notable battles.
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Company D
163Rd Armored
Montana
163Rd Infantry
163Rd Armored Cavalry
Marine Corps
Brom
Isle of Zamboa
Camp Murray
South Pacific
Australia
Philippines
Dillon
Glasgow
Wash
Fort Lewis
Nis Nissen Dies From Storm Caused Accident
Nis M Nissen a 64-year-old Bea verhead Valley rancher died at Barrett hospital shortly after 11 o clock last Saturday morning March 3 from injuries in a storm caused runaway while feeding cattle at his ranch home four miles northeast of Dillon. He was found unconscious by neighbor George A McDonald and never regained consciousness. The accident likely occurred during a violent snow and wind squall that swept the area around nine o clock. Mrs Nissen alerted nearby neighbors the McDonalds when her husband did not return on time.
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Nis M., Nissen
Beaverhead’ Valley
Barrett Hospital
Dillon
George A. McDonald
Gay and Colorful Square Dance Festival Scheduled Next Saturday
Beaverhead Farm Bureau hosts its sixth annual Festival with diverse entries from 4-H clubs rural schools and LDS youth groups. Grand March at 7 30 p m led by Walter Swartz and Bob Wolfe and prizes donated including a lamp by Montana Power Company.
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Beaverhead Farm Bureau
WMCE
Elmer Selway
College
Mac
LDS
Don Wheat
Walter Swartz
Bob Wolfe
Selway
Roberta Theater
Andrus Hotel
Montana Power Company
Eastern Star to Send Clothing to German Families
Mizpah chapter No. 13 OES met Feb 28 with Worthy Matron Stella Bierrum and Bill George presiding. The chapter will ship warm clothing to German Masonic families and friends, asking donations at 315 North Pacific Street or 501 South California Street in the afternoons. Officers will practice March 12 at 7 30 p.m and a basket social followed the meeting. The group also voted to contribute money to the worthy grand matron educational scholarship fund.
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Mizpah
Oes
Stella Bierrum
Bill George
Germany
North Pacific Street
South California Street
Winners in Legion Auxiliary Essay Contest Announced
In the American Legion Auxiliary contest, Patricia Ann Smith won first place in junior high with The Good Citizen, Jerry Heikkila second, and David Squires third. Boone Sparrow, the sole high school entry, wrote Free Enterprise and Democracy, to be entered in the state contest. Judges were Mrs. Roy Forrester Jr. and Mrs. T. Lee McCracken, with Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Leslie. Honorable mention went to Frank Stanchfield Ada Dresen Judy Holland Ingrid Cragholm Carol Dyer Reed Payne Donnie Smith Sally Jo Chaffin Janice Brennick Mickey Andersen Roy Newton Harris Wheat Doris Taylor Tracie Wheat Gleanne Fosier Frank Watkins.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Patricia Ann Smith
Jerry Heikkila
David Squires
Boone Sparrow
Miss Smith
Roy
Harris Wheat
Doris Taylor
Tracie Wheat
Gleanne Fossier
Frank Watkins
Weather Review Shows Mild Week with Severe Snow Squalls
The weekly weather summary notes calmer overall conditions despite gusty March winds and a violent snow squall on Saturday. Readings from Western College station show a single zero drop on Tuesday morning and a 10 below low, with a 31 above reading at 1:15 PM in a light southwest breeze.
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L.s.osborne
Western College Station
Union | Pacific
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C-Note Club
Hereford
Hunter Liggett Military Reservation
Lewis
Pearl Harbor
United States
Quillcene
Nis Nissen
Eastern Star
Legion Auxiliary
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