Dillon Takes First In Ten School Meet
Beaverhead county high school men win the ten school invitational track meet at Vigilante field, edging Deer Lodge 42% to 39. Powell County led until Ed Thompson won the discus, while high winds limited fast times. Final scores list Dillon 424% and Deer Lodge 39 among nine schools. Bill Sperry of Deer Lodge was high scorer with wins in low hurdles and ties in sprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
W.M.C.E
Deer Lodge
Montana
Powell County
Ed Thompson
Dillon
Sheridan
Ennis
Twin Bridges
Anaconda Central
Manhattan
Boulder
Willow Creek
Three Forks
Bill Sperry
Les Jones
B.C.H.S
Sperry
Bond
Lewis
Icenoggle
Campbell
Clouse
Denny
Landon
Paulos
Anaconda
Frazier
Sprague
Romers
Final Services Held Monday for Mrs Scott
Rosalind Scott wife of Walter P Scott of Armstead died Friday at Barrett hospital after brief illness. Funeral Monday at First Baptist Church with Rev Arthur W Allen and Rev Belle Long. burial in Mountain View cemetery. Survived by husband, parents H F Ward, Dillon. six brothers and sisters in law. two daughters Martha Scott and Mrs Ted Renfro. a son in law. six brothers in law. mother in law Mrs Margaret Scott Dillon. three grandchildren. Mrs Scott 45, born in Iowa Idaho. She led Home Demonstration clubs and belonged to Mizpah chapter No 13 Order of the Eastern Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalind Scott
Walter P. Scott
Armstead
Barrett Hospital
First Baptist Church
Arthur W. Allen
Belle Long
Mountain View
Scott
Iowa
Idaho
Mizpah
Order of the Eastern Star
H. FE. Ward
Dillon
Ted Renfro
Martha Scott
Richard Ward
Helena
Clyde Ward
Washington
George Ward
Hardin
Floyd Ward
Steven Ward
Sidney Ward
Whitehall
Beaverhead County Reminds Second Half Taxes Due May 31
County Treasurer Boyd Quick reminds Beaverhead taxpayers that the second half of taxes is due on or before May 31. Taxes paid late become delinquent and incur a penalty. No second reminder notices will be mailed as shown on November tax notices.
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Boyd Quick
Beaverhead County
VFW District 4 Meeting Set in Helena Montana
The spring District 4 meeting of the Montana VFW will be in Helena on Sunday May 6 with a large Dillon delegation. Governor Bonner will speak at the banquet. a separate auxiliary session is planned at Helena Eagles hall. The caravan will transport registrants to Fort Harrison VA hospital for entertainment and gifts.
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Montana
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Helena
Harry Jensen
Lloyd Whipple
Dillon
Dillon Elks Drum and Bugle Corps
John W. Bonner
V.F.W
V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary
Jensen
Beaverhead
Deer Lodge
Powell
Silver Bow
Granite
Madison
Jefferson
Gallatin
Broadwater
Lewis and Clark
Albert McGee
Whitehall
Fort Harrison Veterans Administration Hospital
Kiwanis Club Enjoys Student Music Performance
Dillon Kiwanis meets as high school musicians perform numbers by 84 students honored at a Helena music meet. Soloists include James Martinell on trombone and Walter Featherly on sax and sousaphone with family and teachers in attendance. A Missoula appearance is planned, a school safety film is shown, and a Butte Kiwanis visit is announced.
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Dillon Kiwanis Club
A. H. Hartwig
Helena
James Martinell
Ecstacy
Elaine Anderson
Walter Featherly
Bernadine Rebich
Charles Murray
Emmett
N. C. Murray
Hartwig
Missoula
Dillon
Dan Mooney
Don Berger
Kiwanis Club
Butte
Sportsmen to Discuss 1951 Game Seasons
Beaverhead Sportsmen's association schedules a special meeting on Tuesday night May 8 at 8:00 at city hall. All members and prospective members urged to attend as big game season recommendations will be discussed and sent to the state fish and game department. State department officers plan to attend, with invitations extended to Butte Anglers club and Sheridan Sportsmen club for a large turnout.
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Beaverhead Sportsmen's Association
State Fish and Game Department
State Department
Charles Price
Butte Anglers Club
Sheridan Sportsmen Club
William H. Perkins Dies at 75 in Dillon
William H. Perkins 75, a retired mining man, died Saturday in Galen after Februaryillness. Funeral services Thursday at 2 p.m. from Brundage Funeral Chapel with burial at Mountain View. Rev. Warren Kunkel to officiate. Survived by wife Mary, daughter Dorothy, two stepsons, a stepdaughter, inlaws, nieces, nephews, and eight grandchildren.
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William H. Perkins
Galen
Brundage
Mountain View Cemetery
Warren Kunkel
First Presbyterian Church
Paul Boetticher
H. W. Wheat
Hans Dons
Jack Knight
T. F. McFadden
Fred Henne
Hans Andersen
Loren Davis
Mr. Perkins
Cleveland
Ohio
Kansas
Colorado
Dillon
Argenta
Bannack
Colo
Clara Perkins
San Jose
Calif
Laverne Thorpe
Grand Junction
Robert Perkins
Albuquerque
N. M
A. D. Campbell
Mabel Honstein
Lila Jean Pixley
Dale Eberlein
Twin Falls
Poisoned oats for gopher control now available
County Agent Henry Mikkelson announces poisoned oats for gopher control at Farmers Union Trading. Farmers and ranchers are urged to delay use until weather moderates and dampness clears.
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Henry Mikkelson
Farmers Union Trading Company
Armstead Fire Threatens Ranch Buildings
A hay-stack fire at the Robert Hildreth ranch near Armstead on Saturday afternoon was fought by the rural volunteer department. High winds fanned the blaze but it was extinguished before causing any damage.
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Robert Hildreth
Armstead
Beav erhead County HS Students Attend State Music Meet
Twenty five Bea verhead county high school students prepare for the State Solo and Small Ensemble festival in Missoula on May 4 and 5. A 16 member chorus will perform with named sopranos altos tenors and basses listed. Soloists include Charles Murray Jim Martinell Elaine Andersen and others with accompanists named. Transportation will be provided by Hartwig Featherly Mrs Camps and others, with travel Friday to Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County High School
Missoula
A. H. Hartwig
Betty Jo Allen
Charlotte Williss
Maisy Wenger
Louise Piazzola
Elaine Andersen
Betty Piazzola
Joanne Smith
Phyllis Harrison
Janet Henneberry
Walter Paddock
Walter Featherly
Don
Youth Week Observed at Rotary Club
About 40 youths attended a Rotary Club event in the Andrus dining room for Boys and Girls Week. President Frank Hazelbaker welcomed guests and announced S. Conger Brown would lead next week. The program featured multiple student performances and essays with notes on the Rotary under construction Rec Center.
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Andrus
Frank Hazelbaker
S. Conger Brown
Charles Hollensteiner
N. C. Murray
Mary Harrington
Joyce Sneed
Don Murray
Mrs. Murray
Carolyn McFadden
Shirley Dodd
Carolyn Sargent
Lorraine Walker
George Walker
Lois Peters
Dale Conover
Eve Eliel
Miss Mathews Sells Store to C A Pilgrim
Miss Bertie Mathews sells her store effective May 1 to Charles Pilgrim. The business, located between Eliel's and The Toggery in the Pilgrim building, will continue under Pilgrim handling magazines greeting cards gifts and books. Mathews plans rest and a vacation with no immediate plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathews
Eliel’s
Toggery
Pilgrim Building
Charles Pilgrim
Bertie Mathews
Pilgrim
Infant Lynn Trowbridge dies after asthma attack
Lynn Louise Trowbridge, 11 months old and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gail Trowbridge, died Sunday at Barrett hospital after an asthma attack. Born May 12, 1950, in Nome Alaska, she was an only child. The family recently moved from Alaska to Dillon en route to Honolulu where Mr. Trowbridge will work with the Civil Aeronautics Authority. She is survived by her parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts in Dillon. Rosary was recited Monday and Mass Tuesday at St Rose Church. Burial is planned for Wasatch Lawn cemetery Salt Lake City.
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Lynn Louise Trowbridge
Gail Trowbridge
Barrett Hospital
Nome
Alaska
Katherine Trowbridge
Jack Jakovac
Dillon
Honolulu
Hawaii
Thowbridge
Civil Aeronautics Authority
George V. Trowbridge
Keith
Kenneth Trowbridge
Tihomil Jakovac
Jack Kearns
Dallas Owens
Teresa Jakovac
Brundage Chapel
St. Rose Catholic Church
Wasatch Lawn Cemetery
Salt Lake City
Don Smith Named Vice President of Mine Association
Don J. Smith was named first vice president of the Mining District Bar association at a special meeting in Butte attended by over 100 members. Leonard A. Schulz was appointed to the committee on constitution and by laws, with John Collins Theodore McFadden and Carl M. Davis of Dillon also present.
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Don J. Smith
Mining District
Butte
Leonard A. Schulz
John Collins
Theodore McFadden
Carl M. Davis
Dillon
Mrs. George Murray Dies in California
Mrs George W Murray dies in San Diego California after a May 1 hospital admission. She leaves husband Harold Murray and a four day old daughter as well as her parents Mr and Mrs Dan Sykes of Rifle Colorado and relatives in San Diego. Funeral services will be held there.
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Harold Murray
George W. Murray
Twin Bill Set For Thursday In Montana Small College
Weather permitting the doubleheader between Western M C E and Butte School of Mines will start at 2 p m Thursday at the fair grounds. A fifth game may be needed to decide the entrant to the semi finals with Northern and Carroll finishing preliminaries this weekend.
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M.C.E
Butte School of Mines
Fair Grounds
Butte
Montana Small College Conference
Northern
Carroll
Saints
Helena
Billings
Tangle Track Meet Set for Saturday at Vigilante Field
The Western Montana Bulldogs host the Butte Diggers and Carroll Saints in a triangular track and field meet at Vigilante Field Saturday afternoon starting at 1 30. It serves as a warm up for the Montana Small College teams before the trip to Billings for the spring carnival. Captain John McMahon leads a strong squad alongside Bill Bennett Bob Aleksich Ray Greenfield and Walt Anderson. both McMahon and Bennett hold conference records.
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Western Montana Bulldogs
Butte Orediggers
Carroll Saints
Montana Small College Conference
Billings
Bulldogs
John McMahon
McMahon
Bill Bennett
Bob Aleksich
Ray Greenfield
Walt Anderson
Bennett
Change Considered In Madison Districts
Madison county officials study redrawing lines to form high school districts. C. R. Anderson of the state Department of Public Instruction has advised. Under new laws, after July 1 every common school district must join an accredited high school district.
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Madison County
C. R. Anderson
State Department of Public Instruction
Madison
Dillon Gun Club Posts Second 75
Dillon Gun Club members shot a perfect 75 for the second Sunday in a row at the Denver Tele graphic meet. Herman Peterson H L Sneed and J W Patton each posted 25 of 25. Sneed added 50 of 50 74 of 75 and 24 of 25 handicap and 49 in the 50 handicap.
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Dillon Gun Club
Denver Telegraphic
Herman Peterson
H. L. Sneed
J. W. Patton
A M Ripley Dies After Heart Attack In Butte
Arthur M Ripley 58 formerly of Dillon died Saturday in a Butte hospital after a heart attack. Final rites were at Brundage chapel at 2 pm with Rev Thomas Ashworth. Survived by wife Dixie Ripley of Butte, two sisters and two sisters in law, and several nephews and nieces. Interment at Mountain View cemetery.
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Arthur M. Ripley
Brundage Chapel
Thomas Ashworth
St. John Episcopal Church
Butte
Mr. Ripley
Dillon
Newcomerstown
Ohio
Dixie Vance
Roy Murray
Fred Woodside
Murray Motor Co
Dixie Ripley
Dale Tash
Rosa Newnes
Florence Ditty
Glenna Vance
Mountain View Cemetery
Firemen at Lima slate benefit show
Residents of Beaverhead county will attend a benefit show in the Lima high school auditorium Saturday evening. The Dillon Little Theatre Group directed by Dorothy Dyka presents Go West Young Man a three act comedy with stunts between acts to aid the Lima Rural Volunteer Fire department. The 8 p m performance offers door tickets for late arrivals and advance sales report strong public interest.
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Beaverhead County
Lima
Dillon Little Theatre Group
Dorothy Dyka
Dillon
Butte Meet Plans by B C H S Coaches
Lou Rocheleau and Ben Tyrand outline tentative plans to enter a triangular track and field meet in Butte next Wednesday. Participants will include students from Helena and Butte in competition.
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B.C.H.S
Lou Rocheleau
Ben Tyrand
Butte
Helena
Beaverhead County Talent Show for Cancer Fund Monday
Beaverhead chapter of the American Cancer Society stages a vodvil talent show in the B C H S auditorium Monday night May 7 at 8 pm to raise funds for the Cancer fund. Mary and Billy Garrison perform with other local acts from Dillon Lima Armstead and Jackson. A countywide program features dancers singers skits and a chorus from sixth graders directed by Mrs. O K Moe.
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B.C.H.S
Beaverhead
American Cancer Society
Beaverhead County
Cancer Fund
Ralph McFadden
George Brown
Mary and
Billy Garrison
Glen
Bob Jackson
John Miller
Jackson
Carol Miller
Dillon
Kathy Miller
Jackie Armour
Ed Monger
Cara Redd
Jane Serenar
Peggy Clark
Betty Austreng
W.M.C.E
Artie Mautz
Lima
Armstead
Three Slated for Induction on May 30
Notices to report for pre induction physical examinations have been sent to Donald B Dallas a student at W M C E and to Daniel L Dennis now attending M S A Both men are to report on May 8 Induction notices with a reporting date of May 30 have been sent to William M Baer Bruce T Nye and Robert H Rutledge by officials of Beaverhead county draft board No 1
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Donald B. Dallas
W.M.C.E
Daniel L. Dennis
M. S.A
William M. Baer
Bruce T. Nye
Robert H. Rutledge
Beaverhead County
M Day Clean Up Scheduled By Western Club
Western M club and the student body will repaint the college initial on the hill west of Dillon and conduct a campus clean up. Dillon residents are asked to place old brooms at entrances and hide new ones as students search town for implements. A campus picnic follows the morning work, then a track meet at Vigilante field at 1:30 p.m.
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Western
M” Club
Dillon
W.M.C.E
Hoskings Host Sunday Seaton in Missoula
Mr and Mrs William Hosking of Missoula entertained at home of Mr and Mrs B A Risley on Sunday. The gathering referenced a Seaton event held in the Risley residence neighborhood.
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William Hosking
Missoula
B. A. Risley
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Jones
Moore
Branch
Ruppel
London
Dulaney
Mehrens
Rouse
Thompson
Steiner
Schooler
DeBree
Jenkins
Weston
Shepard
Kenison
W.mlc.e. Track and Field
W. Perkins
H. S
Rotary Club
Miss Mathews
A. Pilgrim
Hhat
Don Smith
Mine Association
George Murray
California
Mines
Tangle
Western, Mines and Carroll
Vigilante Field
A. M. Ripley
Cancer Chapter
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