Local Community Happenings From Dillon Area
Attends HS Board Meeting Bud Lapham joins Dillon high school board meeting Monday evening with Sandra Amber Lapham Jennie Lynn Ruth Ann Nelson. The Nelsons oversee Elkhorn Springs bath house project begun after loading equipment Sunday for about a month. Fox School picnic moved to Bob Peterson ranch due to rain. Europeans trip films shown by Alfred Peterson family. Jackson Sunday School picnic at IOOF hall with teachers Mrs. Sage Sperle Husted and Bill Harrison among attendees. snacks and marshmallow roast.
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Bud Lapham
Dillon
Sandra
Amber Lapham
Jennie Lynn
Ruth Ann Nelson
Elkhorn
Jay Nelson
Missoula
Nelson Brothers
Elkhorn Springs
Fox School
West Fox School
Bob Peterson
Alfred Peterson
Charles Burton
Brian Smith
Blaz Lugar
Bill Harrison
Harold and
Jackson
IOOF
Lester
Sage
Chris Sperle
John Husted
Dean Keyser
Bill Nelson
Anaconda 8th Graders Visit Diamond Bar Inn Outing
About 150 Anaconda School 8th graders visited the Diamond Bar Inn on Saturday. They swam, dined, and danced, then returned home the same night after three busloads of youngsters took over the town.
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Anaconda
Diamond Bar Inn
Budget clash over Post Office funds tests Congress
Senators weigh trimming the treasury Post Office budget amid a broader push to cut spending. House reductions threaten postal services, while Senate leaders urge absorbing cuts. President Eisenhower’s defense of the budget meets mixed reaction as lawmakers push for economy.
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Post Office
Treasury-Post Office
Congress
House
Summerfield
Senate
Post Office Department
Eisenhower
Sen. Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
Sen. Morse
Oregon
Right or Wrong column prompts notes from Michigan history talk
Attorney Roscoe O. Bonisteel of Ann Arbor praises a Dillon Examiner column titled Right or Wrong. He recalls Frederick Loomis, a Michigan Medical College graduate and Los Angeles obstetrician, who helped raise his daughter Jean and links the piece to upcoming Michigan History Week May 19 with speaking tours in the Upper Peninsula.
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Roscoe O. Bonisteel
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
George
Dillon Examiner
Frederick M. Loomis
Los Angeles
Jean
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Orrs
Poindexters
Tommy Haw
Local Visits Highlight Rural Social Roundup
They will take their son back to Anaconda with them. He has been with the grandparents for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shepherd, Lee and Sally, were Dillon's visitors on Thursday. Mrs. Pat Camps and children were guests at the Hair Pin ranch a week ago Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Muldowney also called on the Dale Pettits.
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Anaconda
Jack Shepherd
Lee
Sally
Dillon
Pat Camps
Hair Pin Ranch
Bill Muldowney
Dale Pettits
Rural Life Sunday Marks Farming Day Origins in 1929
The article notes Rural Life Sunday began in 1929 sponsored by the Home Missions Council and the Federal Council of Churches in America. 4 H members and soil conservation groups adopted the idea, though the day is known by various names.
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Home Missions Council
Federal Council of Churches In America
Soil Conservation Groups
Kenneth Wheat dies at home in Ilion January 6 1957
The obituary notes Kenneth Wheat formerly of Dillon died at his Ilion home. He attended Dillon public schools and the county high school, then earned a mechanical engineering degree from Montana State College in 1931.
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Barton Hildreth
Kenneth Wheat
Dillon
Ilion
New York
Montana State College
Remington Arms Engineer Leader and Family
After entering business in Dillon and graduation he joined the Remington Arms Company becoming Engineering Supervisor of the Arms Research and Development Division. His widow, a son James and a daughter Kathryn live in Ilion.
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Dillon
Remington Arms Company
Arms Research and Development Division
James
Kathryn
Ilion
Commencement Details From Local High School
The page notes continued commencement coverage with Bernice Benson Dan Little and scholarships presented by Principal Bill Bruer. Diploma presentations will be by Bruer and Warren Monger. Class officers include Tom Mitchell president Gay Lee Martin vice president Jackie Cowan secretary and Ed Zink treasurer. William Jones is student body president. Board of trustees members listed: Mrs Theo Bay Elmer W Petersen Lee Martinell Dr Warren Monger Hiram Lapham Mrs Harry Andersen and Mrs Orville Sparrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Benson
Dan Little
Bill Bruer
Bruer
Warren Monger
High School
Tom Mitchell
Gay Lee Martin
Jackie Cowan
Ed Zink
William Jones
Theo Bay
Elmer W Petersen
Lee Martinell
Hiram Lapham
Harry Andersen
Orville Sparrow
First Pilot Flies Over Antarctic Continent
On December 5 1929 Marine aviator Captain Alton N Parker becomes the first pilot to fly over the Antarctic Continent marking a historic milestone in polar exploration.
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Alton N. Parker
Antarctic
Perkins First Navy Ship to Draw Combat Pay in Korea
The radar picket destroyer USS Perkins became the first U S Navy vessel to receive combat pay during the Korean War, marking a milestone in military compensation for frontline service in the conflict.
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Perkins
Vision Specialist Dr Scarborough at Andrus Hotel
Salt Lake City eye expert Dr H H Scarborough will visit the Andrus Hotel on June 4 and 5 to examine eyes and fit glasses. The experienced doctor will be present Tuesday and Wednesday until 3 p m. Citizens are urged to take advantage of the service.
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H. H. Scarborough
Salt Lake City
Andrus Hotel
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San Francisco
Ann Jardine
Rose Stocks
Rose Lapham
Margaret Nelson
Rose Lap
John Krause
Strodtman
Dale
Francis
Spokane
Wagon Wheel Club
Lawrence Buethe
Carl Matter
REA
Fred ‘Nelson Ranch
Debbie
Wing
Kathy Nelson
Diane Clemon
Punch
V. J. Olson
Cut Bank
Ray Olson
John Dooling
Mr. Olson
Quigley Place
Olson
Ray
California
Henry Burton
Carl Cauldwell
Kay Cauldwell
Clarence Burton
Sheridan
Norman Stubbs
Lynn
Kenneth Seally
Dilllon
Allan Dansie
Jack. Shepherd
Harry Lapham
Mike
Doug Atkins
Donna Andreasen
Everett Warner
Everett
Jennie Johnson
George Franks
Marlene
Lima
Billy Allen
George Krause
Carl Holman
Bob Jackson
Battlefield
Cliff Davis
Jim Martinell
Esta Husted
Billings
Bill Knudsens
Gene Pilon
Frank Lightfoot
Martin Jackson
Baby Yvonne
Clarence Olsen
Linda Andreasen
Linda
Don Shaffner
Dill
Mary Ann Dooling
Violet Turned
Bozeman
Roy Jackson
Chico Grice
Lawrence Buthes
O. C
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