Seven Beavers to Compete in State Track Meet
Beaver head high school sends seven athletes to the state track tournament in Missoula on May 17-18. Bud Alley set a divisional pole vault record at 11 feet 24 inches. Russ Munday tied for first in high jump at 5 feet 8 7/8 inches. Tom Pendergast won broad jump at 19 feet 1 inch. Munday 18 feet 5 inches for second. Dave Magee 18 feet 3 inches in fourth. Jerry Fitzsimmons freshman placed second in shot put 44 feet 10 inches, three inches shy of school record. Tommy Mitchell ran 53.1 in the quarter, Ed Zink placed fifth in hurdles and javelin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Missoula
Bud Alley
Russ Munday
Miller of
Powell
Tom Pendergast
Dave Magee
Jerry Fitzsimmons
Tommy Mitchell
Beaver
Ed Zink
Temple Joins Century Club At State Legion HQ
Paul Temple received a Century Club membership card from the Helena state headquarters of the American Legion for turning in 150 membership dues for 1957, marking his record of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Century Club
State
American Legion
Helena
Paul Temple
Comet Arend-Roland Leaves Solar System
Arend-Roland speeds away from the sun leaving scientists with a two tail mystery. The comet shines bright in early April and will fade to invisibility for the public in about 10 days.
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Pasadena
Calif
Arend-Roland
Solar System
Outer Space
Jesse Greenstein
California Institute of Technology
Royal Observatory of
Belgium
Brussels
Dr. Green
Comet Arend-Roland Visible to Observers in Montana
In Dillon and Beaverhead County residents watched a rare comet, Arend-Roland, Sunday night. The object remained visible to the naked eye with a dim tail pulsing at about 45 degrees above the northwest horizon.
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Dillon
Beaverhead County
Community Event Highlights Across Dillon Area
A sequence of social and civic notices covers bridge and pinochle wins at an Andrus hotel party, ranch and lodge activities in Ennis and Dillon, a Farm Bureau meeting at the Fred Nelson ranch with 21 in attendance, district lodge travels by Krause and Husted, and Forest Service personnel changes with Joe Philips and Bill Muldowney returning to the Big Hole area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Nelson
Fred Hirschy
Andrus Hotel
Nelson
Farm Bureau
Fred Nelson Ranch
Bud Clem
Bozeman
Forest Service
Joe Philips
Big Hole
Bill Muldowney
Missoula
Surprise 75th birthday party for John Jackson
Harold Nelson hosts a Thursday night gathering honoring John Jackson on his 75th birthday. Family and friends attended from Melrose including Mr. and Mrs. Dan Pendergast and Tom, while Mrs Bud Harrison was absent. The event was a complete surprise to the honoree.
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Harold Nelson
John Jackson
Bud Harrison
Dan Pendergast
Tom
Melrose
John
Cattle Drive Nears End as 1500 Yearling Heifers Pass Jackson
The Jackson area watched 1500 head of yearling heifers on the home stretch to the Big Hole. Jack and Dick Hirschy started the drive from the P O, with seven riders remaining. Joyce McDowell and others assisted, while Mrs Hirschy and family handled cooking and camp support. Dinner guest William Book visits Krauses in Billings as local residents move.
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Jackson
Jack
Dick Hirschy
Big Hole
Joyce McDowell
Mel
Ann
Shirley Hirschy
Frederick
Jan Hirschy
Jock
Melva McDowell
Heidi
Steve Hirschy
Fred Hirschy
Tom
Jay Nelson
Krauses
William Book of Billings
John Krause
Martin Jackson
Sara Ross
Death of Mr Foxley and local social notes
Death of Mr Foxley, a Texas cattle buyer, in a recent car accident is reported. The column also notes visits and high school events with Violet Turner graduating, Junior Prom attendance by Jay Nelson Jennie Lynn Sandra Lapham Ellen Rae Tom Stocks Linda Andreasen, and guests Mrs Sanford Shephard and Mrs John Long among others.
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Foxley
Texas
Jay Nelson
Jennie Lynn
Sandra Lapham
Dillon
Sandra
Jackson
Ellen Rae
Tom Stocks
Linda Andreasen
Nelson
Jennie
Sanda Lapham
Sunny
Sanford Shepherd
John Long
H. F. Dillon
Dewey
Esta Husted
Buster
Dillon Shoppers Visit Grandparents and Scout Trip
Mrs Sanford Shepherd and Mrs Norman Stubbs shopped in town on Monday and another visit brought Lynn to her grandparents the Allen Dansies. Girl Scout Troop No 4 from Dillon spent Friday and Saturday at the Diamond Bar Inn with leaders Mrs Mickey Durant and Mrs Al McArthur. The 12 girls enjoyed swimming dancing and dining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford Shepherd
Dillon
Norman Stubbs
Lynn
Allen Dansies
Stubbs
Lynne
Diamond Bar Inn
Mickey Durant
al McArthur
Dooling Family Guests and Local Visitors Stay at Inn
Mrs. Dooling and daughter visited Mrs. Dora Dooling and Mrs. Mary Ann Dooling at the Diamond Bar Inn from Friday to Sunday. Mrs. Edna Miles of Galen and her mother Mrs. Fowler of Kimball Idaho stayed at the Inn Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Bob Jackson took Johnny to a dental appointment in Dillon Friday.
Union Pacific Film Wins Unusual Honor at Cortina Festival
A Union Pacific film titled Winter in Sun Valley won the Italian Sport Center trophy at the 1957 Cortina Film Festival in Cortina Italy for excellent description of skiing. The U S Information Agency entered the film, marking the first commercial film of its kind judged, with 12 other films earning diplomas from 18 countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad
Cortina
Italy
Sun Valley
Italian Sport Center
United States Information Agency
U.S
Georgette Thioliere Miller
Union Pacific
Robert Carlisle
W. R. Moore
Press-Radiotelevision
United States
U. S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beavers
Solar
Power-Crater
Traction Booster
Allis-Chalmers
NBC
Allis-Chalmers & Sales and Service
P. J. Lovell Company
Montana
Stein
Jackson News
Roy Ford
Charles Burton
Twin Bridges
Burton
West Fox
Pete Russell
Harold Peterson
Margaret Jean Sulloway
Daniel Casey
Butte
Melvin Peterson
Marlene’ Franks
Lima
Alfred Peterson
Harold and
Reese Pope Ranch
Lester Sage
Bill Harrison
Warners
Mrs. Warner
Dillon Friday
Dansie Apartments
Chris Sperle
Tom Clemons
John Wing
Bud Lapham
Amber
Max
Carl Matter
Job Jackson
Jack Shepherd
Robert’s Market
Roy Jackson
Violet Turner
Violet
Union Pacific Film
Yy Stock Fund
Board of Directors of
Investors Stock Fund, Inc
Joseph M. Fitzsimmons
George Watkins
Mitchell’s City Drug Store
Montana and
Bannack Streets
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