Beaverhead Retail Committee Urges May Daylight Saving Time
The Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce retail committee votes unanimously to ask Dillon city council to adopt daylight saving time in May with an opening around 8 am and closing by 3 pm. The group aims for a May 16 start, aligning with Butte, and will seek broader community input before the council meeting.
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Dillon
Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
George Anderson
Sa'urcay
Butte
Chairman reports on Red Cross Beaverhead Drive in 1953
Beaverhead county chairmen report the Red Cross drive fell short of the high county quota but produced useful community effort. Dillon raised 892.35 dollars and other areas 863.46 totaling 1755.81 with contributions listed by locality and chairmen names.
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Red Cross
Beaverhead
HK. E fToke
Beaverhead County
Jos
Dillon
Dion Rural
Conwa
Wisdom
Ted Woodward
Jackson
Muldred Dansie
Lakeview
Hazel Flint
Monida
Leva Parks
Glen
Elwood Boucher
Wise River
Walter Grose
Bannack
C W Stallings
Grant
Jack Brenner
Armstead
Bob Calkins
Polaris
Laura Judge
Lima Dymall
Del
Joe Dowling
Colorado Bishop to Speak Here on Mother's Day
Bishop Glenn Phillips of Denver Colorado will be the Mother’s day speaker at the Methodist church in Dillon on Sunday May 10. The Women’s society will serve dinner after the service. Phillips leads the Methodist church across five states and previously served eighteen years as a Hollywood California pastor. Members friends and the public are invited to attend.
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Glenn , Phillips
Denver
Colo
Dillon
Women’s Society
Phillips
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Hollywood
Calif
College Welcomes Seniors From Six High Schools
About 100 seniors from Butt Virginia City Ronan Jefferson fuunt and Beaverhead County High Schools visited Western Montana College for Senior Day April 29. Rush Jordan and Harley Iverson welcomed them to campus for a program of music drama indoor games swimming and tours of art science industrial arts home economics and other departments. Each senior received a one dollar gift certificate from the Beaverhead chamber of commerce. Ralph Kneeland chaired the Senior Day committee.
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H.gn
Butt
Virginia
Ronan
Jefferson Fuunt
Beaverhead County
Western Montana College
Rush Jordan
Harley Iverson
Beaverhead
BCHS Names Valedictorian and Salutatorian for 1953
Bevers George is named valedictorian and Charles Murray salutatorian at Beaverhead County High School. They earned GPAs of 2.94 and 2.92 and meet eligibility rules including two years at BCHS. Each will receive a University of Montana scholarship and have their names engraved on a memorial plaque. George will keep a valedictorian cup until 1954. Past BCHS valedictorians include Bernadine Rebish and Elizabeth McCollum, 1952, Bruce Lloyd and Joanne Smith, 1951.
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Bevers George
Beaerhead County
Charles Murray
University of Montana
Miss George
BCHS
Bernadine Rebish
Elizabeth McCollum
Bruce Lloyd
Joanne Smith
Home Demonstration Council Elects New Officers at Spring Meeting
Beaverhead county Home Demonstration Council met April 29 in the Bagley building music room with 32 members and seven visitors. Officers named for the coming year are Mrs Marle Piccone president, Mrs Charles Burton vice president, and Mrs Grace Martinell secretary-treasurer. delegates to the state council were chosen, and a window display for National Home Demonstration week was planned.
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Beaverhead County
State Home Demonstration Council
Dan Piccone
Glen
Charles Burton
Jackson
Elsie Laden
Ollie Eberline
Nadine Harkness
Evelyn Stanchfield
Dillon
Marle Piccone
Grace Martinell
Dell
Merry Mixers Club
Connie South
Beaverhead
Home Demonstration Council
Stanchfield
Dillon Beaverettes
Verna Marie Jenkins
Dillon Hi
Piquant P
Lara Pennell
Libby Ledger Adviser Miss Mansfield Honors Paper
Miss Margaret Mansfield, adviser for Libby Ledger the Libby junior high school monthly, libby Spokane, Wash, earned a medalist ranking in a Columbia Scholastic Press association contest. The Libby Ledger earned 850 of 1000 possible points in judging. Mansfield is daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Mansfield of Grant.
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Libby Ledger
Libby Junior High School
Spokane
Wash
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Margaret Mansfield
J. W. Mansfield
Grant
Beaverhead County High School
Montana State University
Gonzaga University
Warmest Day of 1953 Recorded in Dillon
The thermometer climbed to 79 in Dillon on May 5, the warmest day of 1953 thus far, just shy of Glasgow's 80. Night and morning temperatures stayed above freezing across Beaverhead, with warmer days ahead. Snow is vanishing in lower hills around Dillon and melting more slowly at higher elevations.
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Dillon
Glasgow
Beaverhead County
Emerick Well Near Lima Abandoned After Dry Hole
The Emerick well No. 1 on the Lima anticline in southern Beaverhead county, drilled by Cities Service Oil, was abandoned early this week as a dry hole after reaching 11 213 feet. Drilling equipment is being moved out of the area, said George L. Goodwin, superintendent of the project.
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Emerick
Cities Service Oil Company
Lima Anticline
Beaverhead County
George L. Goodwin
Goodwin
Funeral services for H. R. Deatsch Saturday in Dillon
Funeral services for Henry R. Deutsch 70 will be held Saturday May 9 at 10 a.m. at St Rose church Dillon with Rev Timothy Clifford officiating. Rosary at Brundage chapel Friday 8 p.m. Interment Mountain View cemetery with Dillon lodge No 1554 BPOE rites. He was born March 25 1883 in Hills Iowa and died May 6 in Butte. He moved to Dillon in 1908 and was a carpenter contractor and active in local unions and lodges. Survivors include his widow a daughter in Dillon a sister in Riverside Iowa and several nieces and nephews.
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St. Rose’s Church
Dillon
Henry R. Deutsch
St. James’ Hospital
Butte
Timothy Clifford
Brundage Chapel
Mountain View Cemetery
Dillon Lodge
BPOE
Deatsch
Mr. Deatsch
Hills
Iowa
Luella Dunkle
Frank Buhrer
Deutsch
Carpenters’ Union
Dillon Elks’ Lodge
Woodmen of the World
St. Rose's Parish
South Atlantic Street
Lee Sturm
Marie
Riverside
Horace Heidt Auditions Set For Butte May 15-16
Horace Heidt auditions for the amateur show in Butte are scheduled for May 15 and 16 at 7 p.m. at the Montana Power auditorium. The Soroptimist club sponsors the appearance and will select two contestants aged 14 or older to appear on the show. Information and tickets available from Soroptimist club Box 1364, Butte.
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Horace Heidt
Butte
Montana Power Auditorium
Butte Sor Optimist Club
Beaverhead DAR Elects Officers
Mrs. R. M. Gregg was elected re gent of Beaverhead chapter Daughters of the American Revolution at a Tuesday meeting held at Mrs. Harris Smiths home west of Dillon. Other officers elected include Mrs. Ike Rife vice regent Mrs. Harris Smith chaplain Mrs. Walker Stamm secretary Mrs. O. A. Bergeson treasurer Mrs. E. O. Poindexter registrar Miss Jean Bishop historian and Mrs. Ruth E. Dillavoy librarian. Annual reports were presented.
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R. M. Gregg
Beaverhead
Daughters of the American Revolution
Harris Smith
Dillon
Ike Rife
Waller Stamm
O. A. Bergeson
E. O. Poindexter
Jean Bishop
Ruth E. Dillavoy
Geopolitics on Agenda of IRC Meeting
The International Relations club at Western Montana College will discuss geopolitics at a future meeting decided after a regular session Tuesday evening April 28. Bill Hatton spoke on Latin American countries and a discussion followed.
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International Relations Club
Western Montana College
Bill Hatton
Elks to Hear Venable at Dillon May 10
The Elks Dillon lodge announces a Mother's Day program on Sunday May 10 at the Elks hall. Frank Venable of Butte, member of Butte lodge 240, will be the speaker with Walter Delaney as local committee chairman. Music and ritual exemplification are planned. the program is open to the public.
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Dillon Lodge
BPOE
The
Elks’ Hall
Frank Venable
Butte
Butte Lodge No
Walter Delaney
May Meeting of Dillon Jaycees Set for May 8
Dillon Jaycees announce their May meeting for Friday at 8 p.m. in the chamber offices and museum building. President W. E. Monger will report on the state convention in Butte, with plans for new projects. Members are asked to bring a rake or spade and attend the election of officers.
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Dillon Jaycees
Dillon
Cees
W. E. Monger
Butte
Offic
Téage Road
Wool Pool Bids To Be Received
County wool pool invites bids for about 13 000 fleeces with a 2 p.m. Thursday deadline. Interested bidders may contact the county extension office of Harry Andrus at Dillon postmaster for information on sheep breeds ratings and other details.
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Harry Andrus
Dillon’ Post
Jury yields in damage suit and births noted in Melrose
In Judge Duncan's court the jury failed to reach a verdict in the McCulley damage suit and returned a no dirt report. The civil case of J W Pai versus Waine A Torma was decided in favor of the plaintiff. Mr and Mrs Wallace Reynolds of Melrose announce the birth of a son on May 4 at a Butte hospital.
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Wallace Reynolds
Melrose
Butte Hospital
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Marshall Watson
Jess Brown
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Ethel Knox
Joan Briggs
Harriet Plunket
Pat Greene
Miss Mansfield
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H. R. Deatsch
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