Republican Commissioner Contest Narrowed in County Primary
Filings close for the June 5 primary show Harold C. Peterson and Otto H. Lohr contesting the Republican nomination for county commissioner with incumbent John Prohosky unopposed on the Democratic side. Write-ins are expected to fill tickets. 43 total filings include precinct committeemen and five Republican candidates for justice of the peace in Dillon township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold G. Peterson
Sheep Creek
Otto. H. Lohr
Dell
John Prohosky
Armstead
Dillon
Jack Brenner
Grant
George Gleed
Harold C. Peterson
Otto H. Lohr
Ted Hazelbaker
Justice of the Peace
A. L. Thur
Evans G. Innes
Dick Later
Luther S. Smith
George E. Baker
Lima Township
Jack Perkins
Incum
Amy L. Gilbert
Frank Hazelbaker
Dillon North
High School
Harriet Watkins
Percy Willey
Dillion West
Elfreda
Woodside
Lima
Luella Kellett
Fred C. Mitchell
Dellar Gordon
June B. Selway
James E. Selway
Jackson
Mary C. Lightfoot
Frank E. Lightfoot
Dillon South Central
Constance Barrett
Raymond
Primary election turnout noted in Beaverhead County
Beaverhead County reports 3153 registered voters for the June 5 primary nominating election, down from 3563 in the November 1954 general election. Some precincts show varied 1954 counts. 353 have since reregistered after purge of nonvoters from that cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Dora E. Schmittroth
Dillon South Central
Lakeview-Monida
Lima
Dell
Dillion North Central
Bedrock- Armstead
Grant
Dillon South
Dillon North
Dillon West
Bishop
Argenta
Glendale- Birch Creek
Bannack-Polaris
Jackson
Wisdom
Trustees of District Schools Elected April 7 Announced
County Superintendent Mrs Theo Bay announced the new school district trustees chosen at the April 7 election to fill vacancies on three member boards. Names include Bannack-Millpoint Verne Mc Mannis Nelson Emmett Bloomquist Riverside Carl Bolick Argenta Ida B Hand and others across multiple districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Bay
Bannack-Millpoint
Verne McMannis
Nelson
Emmett Bloomquist
Riverside
Carl Bolick
Argenta
Ida B. Hand
Glendale
Doane Sauer
Dewey
Alice Sims
Grant
Isabel B. James
Birchcreek
Wayne Bloomquist
Dillon
Roscoe G. Cornell
R. M. Stone
Wise River
Herschel
Wells
Lima
H. C. Harshner
George L. Burt
Bristow
Joseph P. Schonenberger
Royce Barth
Wisdom
Tom Williams
Bowen
Gertrude Lail
West Fox
J. Brian Smith
Armstead
Howard Hanson
Polaris
Dwight Harrison
Dell
William Rule
Jackson
Robert Jackson
Reichle
Paul Gnelling
Joe Grogan
Blacktail
Hazel Laden
Drum
Tax Protest Case Starts in Court Here on Thursday
Minerals Engineering Company versus Martha O. Greene treasurer of Beaverhead County heads to district court Thursday at 10 in Helena before Judge Victor H. Fall. The case concerns tax payments protested on federal tungsten payments over the world market price. County Attorney Carl Davis and state officials join in defense. Minerals Engineering is represented by Leonard Schulz, Hugh Galusha Jr., and A W Scribner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of Minerals Engineering Company
Victor H. Fall
Helena
Minerals Engineering Company
Martha O. Greene
Beaverhead County
Carl Davis
State Attorney General's Office
State Board of Equalization
Minerals Engineering
Leonard Schulz
Hugh Galusha, Jr
A. W. Scribner
Aircraft Warning Tower Erected On City Hall Here
The Dillon Ground Observer Corps observes a glass-enclosed tower atop city hall built by Ibey Construction. Six by six foot cubicle assembled by Frank Perl usich with wiring by Davis Electric Co. City funded 250 dollars. observers to be trained and notified by Director Swetish for alert transmission to Helena. Apply by postcard with name address hours and demographic info.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Ground Observer Corps
City Hall
Ibey Construction Company
Ed Swetish
GOC
Ibey Company
Frank Perlusich
Frank Davis
Davis Electric Co
Dillon
Helena
Swetish
Cener
Edward A. Swetish
Ground Observer Corps
Montana
Home Demonstration Council Open Meeting Next Friday
Beaverhead Home Demonstration Council announces an open meeting Friday at 1 15 pm for all county homemakers in the LDS assembly room. A Theatre Wing Community Play The Room Upstairs stars Evelyn Stanchfield Gladys Martinell Elizabeth Rife and George Brown with guest Martha Dunlap. Elsie Laden presides morning session as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Elizabeth Rife
George Brown
Martha Dunlap
State Home
Elsie Laden
Mildred Scott
Armstead
Cora Marchesseault
The
Grasshopper Ilub
Grand Officer Is Honored by Mizpah Chapter
Kathryn Johnson of Plains, Grand Conductress, was guest of honor at Mizpah Chapter in a special meeting Friday evening April 27. A 6 30 turkey banquet was served in the Masonic dining room by the ladies of the Presbyterian Association. Tables featured sunrise colored fingerpainted programs with pink blue flowers and candles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Johnson
Plains
Mizpah
Masonic
Ladies of the Presbyterian Association
Drilling Underway on Sweetwater Hills Iron Deposit Near Dillon
Minerals Engineering Company begins extensive drilling 12 miles southwest of Dillon to verify a suspected huge iron ore body in the Sweetwater hills. General Superintendent W B Tobey says progress could lead to development by July 1 if plans hold. locators include Martin Gibbons John J Womack Henry F Meine and Arnold Benson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetwater Hills
Dillon
Minerals Engineering Company
W. B. Tobey
Ray G. Sullivan
Martin Gibbons
John J. Womack
Dillon Schools
Henry F.meine
Arnold Benson
Minerals Engineering
Beaverhead County
Five College Teams to Vie in Track Saturday
A five college invitational track meet is set for Vigilante field Saturday at 2 p m under Western Montana College of Education sponsorship. Participating schools include Rocky Mountain College Billings Helena College of Mines Butte Ricks College and Carroll College with standout sprinters jumpers and weight men named among the entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Montana College of Education
Bill Straugh
Rocky Mountain
Billings
Carrbdli
Helena
School of Mines
Butte
Ricks
Rexburg
Idaho
Straugh
Rocky
Mines
DeBeer
Dahleen
Carroll
Dick House
Western
Doohan
Kibbee
Montana
Fitzpatrick
McLeod
English
Mrs Frank Willis Honored by Teachers Society
Mrs Frank Willis longtime Beaverhead county high school teacher and prominent county woman was honored by Beta Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma Society. Catherine Paxton Willis was named among region's pioneer women teachers with a biographical album Life Is a Journey presented at Vigilante Electric building last Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Willis
Beaverhead ‘County
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
National
Sorority For Women Teachers
Catherine Paxton Willis
Vigilante Electric Building
Willis
Right or Wrong by George M Melton
A poem invites the reader to cherish friendship like a jewel kept close in sorrow and time of joy. It asks to wear friendship on the finger to guide the hand that wipes away tears during dark times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Melton
Jet over the valley reveals a Dillon boy observer
A reader recalls spotting a jet and learning that Bill Loveridge, a Dillon youth, rode as an observer in one plane. He had received last year an appointment to the first class at the U S Air Force Academy in Denver Colorado. Continued on page 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Bill Loveridge
U.S. Ee Academy
Denver
Colorado
George Saito Elected State Secretary of DeMolay Group
George Saito of the Dillion Chapter was elected secretary of the state DeMolay organization at its Kalispell conclave. Attending were Dick Roberts Frank Williss Dave Watt Bill McNeil Dan Carpita and Boone Sparrow. Dan Carpita Sr and Mr and Mrs Jack Roberts drove the group to the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Saito
Dillion
State
Kalispell
Dillon
Dick Roberts
Frank Williss
Dave Watt
Bill McNeil
Dan Carpita
Boone Sparrow
Jack Roberts
Beaverhead Girls to Attend Junior Red Cross Training
Betty Mockel and Mary Garrison will represent Beaverhead county in the Junior Red Cross Leadership Training Center at a Methodist camp on Flathead Lake from June 27 to July 7. The event, announced by Mrs. R. V. Orman and Bill Bruer, aims to develop leadership, service, and civil defense awareness through study groups, first aid, water safety, and home nursing, with outdoor activities and a national scope across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Mockel
Mary Garrison
Beaverhead County
American Red Cross
American National Red. ‘Cross
Red Cross
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Washington
Oregon
Beaverhead Unit
Diana Squires
Shirley Braun
Summer School at Western June 6 to August 17
Western Montana College of Education offers a ten week summer program with two sessions from June 11 to July 13 and July 16 to August 17. Additions to staff include Miss Rachel Smith, Mrs Bernice Lee, William A Bayerd, Bill Bruer and others to be announced. Admission standards match the regular school year. Continued on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Montana College of Education
Rachel Smith
Mount Holyoke College
Bernice Lee
Seattle Public Schools
William A. Bayerd
Yakima
Bill Bruer
Beaverhead County High School
Weekly weather report from college station shows mixed precipitation
Osbourne at the college weather station records daily precipitation last week with cool temperatures near 55 degrees and a brief breeze this afternoon. The table lists daily readings from April 25 to May 1 with varied amounts and an average weekly temperature around 53 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.S. Osborne
College Weather Station
Also Mentioned on This Page
Home Demonstration Council
Teachers’ Society
OF Demolay Group
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