4-H Achievement Day Set for November 14 in Beaver County
Members and leaders of the Beaver County 4-H club organize a full afternoon program for 4-H Achievement Day on November 14. Activities include talks by club members, musical selections by Beav ertettes and Sagebrushettes, a National 4-H Congress report, and an initiation ceremony. County agents Clair Michels and Lara Penwell present awards and close with Auld Lang Syne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverettes
Mary Garrison
Sagebrushettes
Bos Mary Garrison
Judith Holmlund
Connie South
Maggie Bryan
R. L. Cherry
Margaret Ann Wolfe
Our Circus
Lima
Dillon merchants offer 1953 Ford as customer bonus prize
Eleven Dillon home owned businesses unite to present a 1953 Ford four door Marinliner sedan as a free bonus award to one shopper. Presentation set for March 17 1954 at the Metlen hotel Dillon at 2 pm. Beav erhead chamber of commerce backs the project and will provide details to those showing interest. The offer costs the shopper nothing beyond patronage of the participating merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Metlen
Ieee
Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Beaverhead Museum Association
Fi Worn
Itate
Guilk
Atle Thie Aia
Dulieg Busi
Christmas Seals Due to Arrive In Monday Mail
Beaverhead officials announce 1953 Christmas Seals will arrive by Monday mail for distribution. The drive funds tuberculosis testing and health services, supporting private physicians and education programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead Courts
Cal
Monda
John C Garr
Air Chhairman
Mobile Sumey
Adul
Mgakeh
Partin
Wealth Educatior
Renabilita
Chris
Matarel
Elmer Carob
Chicago
Hece-Igied
Montiatna
Montatans
Muttanatns
Garm
Grazing District elects board members in Milton and Whitehall
The grazing district's board members elected at Milton and Whitehall include LG Staudemeyer Centennial precinct WF Garrison Central precinct R Heide Jefferson precinct and Erwin Christensen. Holdover members are Frank O Connell Helena chairman Leonard Wing Toston Charles Brenner Grant Ike Rife Armstead Frank Husted Wise River William Connor Whitehall and Tom Larson Twin Bridges.
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Acvis Ry
Butte
Meetigs
Milton
Whitehall
LG Staudemeyer
Centennial
Garrison Central
R Heide
Jefferson Precinct
Erwin Christensen
Centennial Precinct
Frank O'Connell
Helena
Leonard Wing
Toston
Charles Brenner
Grant
Ike Rife
Armstead
Frank Husted
Wise River
William Connor
Tom Larson
Twin Bridges
More Than Half Of BCHS Grads Attend College
Beaverhead scholar M. Collum Beav erhead, cites a 1953 BCHS graduating class survey showing about 54 percent entering college and still in higher education, with 37 percent continuing from the 1952 class. He notes varying college attendance across earlier classes and references national estimates of school graduates pursuing further education.
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BCHS
Collum Beaverhead
Cfiam
Um-Herits
Montana Sun- Chambers
Commerce
Rainbow Formal Held Nov 7 At Guild Hall
Rainbow Formal organized by Rainbow assembly at Guild Hall in Dillon on Saturday evening November 7 with theme Dreamland as the formal dance. Carolyn Sarer Worths advisor led the march with escort Murphy. Music by Dallonives Dur internassion Jack Bogut. Vocal selections by Betty Mockel Mary Garrom and Mary Kay Straugh. Chaperones listed include Mr and Mrs T Wosargen Mr and Mrs George Wil Mr and Mrs Walter Rich Thur Mr and Mrs Jess Owen Mr and Mrs Vern Stanchfield Mr and Mrs Ben Davis Mr and Mrs Clift Mucke and advisory board members.
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Dreamland
Helaoa
Jammer Guild Hall
Dillon
Carolyn Sarer
Worths
Escor
Ler Murphy
Dallonives
Internassion
Jack Bogut
Hele Kotte
Dalene Lessey
Betty Mockel
Mary Garrom
Mary Kay Straugh
T WoSargen
George Wil
Walter RicheThur
Jess Owen
Vern Stanchfield
Ben Davis
Clift Mucke
Farm Bureau Officers Retained in Dillon Meeting
Beaverhead county Farm Bureau re elected all officers at Meantgal meeting Nov 4 at St Jamé Guildhall Dillon. Dale Meller president Arthur Chris Termsen vice president Mrs Norman Downing secretary treasurer. The group endorsed resolutions to the state organization and heard a talk by Frank Venable on Where Are We Going. Music by Norman Downing and John Pendergast accompanied dancing and a pot luck supper hosted by the Farm Bureau ladies.
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Beaverhead
DeMolay Sweetheart Ball Planned for 1954
Beaverhead chapter of DeMolay chosen to host a Sweetheart Ball in January or February 1954 after a recent meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
Order of DeMolay
Dillon Residents Face City Paving Plan Proposal
Property owners in Dillon are notified of a Nov 4 city council action proposing creation of an improvement district to pave 85 city blocks with 32 foot wide streets and concrete curbs. Protests by 40 percent or more by Dec 2 could kill the project. costs run about 600 dollars per 500 by 115 foot lot, paid in 15 installments or cash savings. William Wenzel outlined the plan at a Kiwanis meeting, with the club voting in favor.
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Dillon
Don Smith
William Wenzel
Dillon Kiwanis Club
Free Return of Overdue Books Set by Library
The Dillon public library marks National Book Week from November 15 to 21 by waiving overdue fines. A list of overdue titles will be published next week and a book fair offering new books for teens and children will be in the reading rooms. Funds from the Carolyn White Memorial fund support the new purchases. The library hours are 4 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Dillon Public Library
Carolyn White
Beavers Travel to Hamilton for Playoff Title Shot
Beavers head to Hamilton Friday for a 2 p.m. playoff battle with the Broncs of the Bitter Root valley. Coach Ben Tyrand leads Beaverhead county high school football in a must-win clash after a three-way season title tie and recent losses to Poison Pirates. The Broncs carry momentum and home-field advantage into the showdown with renewed revenge aims.
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Beavers
Hamilton
Brongs
Ben Tyrand
George Scott
Beaverhead County
Broncs
Bitter Root Valley
Powell County
Battling Broncs
Missoula
Anaconda Consus
Powell
Stevensville
Poison Pirates
Pirates
Beaver
Armistice Day Program By Legion In Beaverhead High Hall
Beaverhead county high school auditorium hosted Armistice Day observances presented by the American Legion Beaverehead Post No. 20 with Judge John B. McClellan of Butte delivering a 15 minute address on the significance of Armistice Day. Legion auxiliary and VFW post 4163 participated.
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Beaverhead County
Everhead
Gion
John B. McCle
Butte
Legion Auxiliary
Lloyd Whipple
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion
Roy Forrester,Jr
VFW
Bruce
John
America
Cho
Edward A. Swetish
Vic Westergard
Gail Gray
Junior Red Cross Drive Is Launched At Beaverhead High
Beaverhead county high school hosts a general assembly to launch the 1953 Junior Red Cross enrollment campaign with speakers Shirley Bacon and Westergard recounting JRC training at Flathead Lake. Packets with supplies and JRC buttons are available through Mrs. Orman. Local and county projects include sending boxes to needy children and exchanging foreign correspondence with Japan Alaska Okinawa and Germany.
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Beaverhead County High School
Dylon
Red Cross
Beaverhead County
Lenore McCollum
Shirley Bacon
Westergard
JRC
Céter
Flathead Lake
Dillon
Orman
Beaverhead
Helen Andrus
Hommakers of America
Japan
Alaska
Okinawa
Germany
Bagley School
Corres
The Unknown Soldier Buried at Arlington Remembrance
A poem recalls the Unknown Soldier buried in Arlington on Armistice Day 1921. It contrasts the silent dead with living crowds, honoring sacrifice beyond names or creeds, and ends with a reflection that the Unknown Soldier is known to God.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Solaier
Arlington
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Hilugiters
Norman Downing
Ceater
Carla Andrus
Lulion Hayseen
Viola
Stooge Slanger
Dillon Hometown Merchants
Spotsaor
Embiem Tay
Guild Hall
Farm Bureau
Paul Szakashi
Marguerite LaMarche
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