Robert Wright Honored by Southwestern Montana Officers
Robert E. Wright a former State Highway Patrol officer from Dillon was honored with an emblem plaque at a Southwestern District Montana Peace Officers Association meeting. Over 50 law officers from Dillon and more than a dozen Southwestern Montana towns attended, with FBI involvement from Butte.
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Robert E. Wright
Dillon
Montana Peace Officers Association
George Stanich
Atte
Montana
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Butte
American Legion
Election Night Netted Fire Dept Bonus From Dance
The Dillon event on election night raised 98.35 dollars for the Dillon Volunteer Fire Department from proceeds of a Riverside Farm Bureau charity dance at city hall. Mrs. Archie W. Hayden chaired, noting donations of services and expenses by cooperating firms and individuals. Participating entities included City of Dillon, Vigilante Electric Cooperative, Mountain States Telephone, Dillon Examiner, Harvey Appliance, Big Dipper, auction food donors, and orchestras Alec's Rustlers Club Royals Paul’s Pals and Bogut's Bunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Riverside Farm Bureau
Archie W. Hayden
Hayden
City of
Dillon
Fire Department
Vigilante Electric Cooperative
Mountain States Telephone Co
Dillon Examiner
Harvey Appliance Co
Big Dipper
Alec
Rustlers
Club Royalers
Paul
Pals
Bogut
Bunch
Plane Spotters Honor Roll Acknowledges Local Members
Swetish says no special knowledge needed to join the local corps and duties are simple. Air Force awards include Silver Wings for 10 hours of duty. Members with over 100 hours include Jim Burgess, Charles Evans, Bill Sanborn, Dick Brundage, Peggy Wickham, Mrs. W. W. Hawkins, and others such as Mildred Hollensteiner, Josephine Wolf, Elfreda Woodside, Ruth Berthelson, Mamie Bays, Mabel Piccone, Gertrude Lovell, Jané Lester, Lyda Nelson, Lois Tello, Verla Pedersen, Vernon Nelson, George Brown, Larry Chaffin, Charles Seifert, Dave Lester, Tony Bramsman, Bill Wickham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swetish
Air Force
Silver Wings
Jim Burgess
Charles Evans
Bill Sanborn
Dick Brundage
Peggy Wickham
W. W. Hawkins
Mildred Hollensteiner
Josephine Wolf
Elfreda Woodside
Ruth Berthelson
Mamie Bays
Mabel Piccone
Gertrude Lovell
Jané Lester
Lyda Nelson
Lois Tello
Verla Pedersen
Vernon Nelson
George Brown
Larry Chaffin
Charles Seifert
Dave Lester
Tony Bramsman
Bill Wickham
Dillon booster on a big guarded transfer in town
The narrator visits Dillon with Teddy Oliver to learn about a major armored truck transfer between banks and stores. A Dillon guard, Junior Elliott, appears as the on site supervisor, a hometown figure who rarely takes vacations yet returns to Dillon to be with family, amid pride in his trusted role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy Oliver
Dillon
Teddy
George
Junior Elliott
Junior
One Horse Town Pride From Dixon Roots
Junior Amos Elliott is Dillon's son and Teddy is a bold town character. They drove us around north of San Francisco and spoke of old events when the town claimed ownership. The pride shown by Dixon natives and their kin made me proud of both men.
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Junior Amos Elliott
Dillon
Teddy
San Francisco
Dixon
4 H Achievement Names and Award Winners
Clara Jensen leads 4 H clubs with Canning Kerr Glass Mfg Carter group and several blue awards across Clothing Food preparation and Health categories. Verna Marie Jenkins Carla Andrus and others earn multiple recognitions from Westinghouse Foundation Kelvinator Whirlpool and Eli Lilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Jensen
Canning — Kerr Glass Mfg., Corp
Verna Marie Jenkins
Theresa Rush
Jill Standard
Thomas E. Wiilson
Boone Sparrow
Carla Andrus
Coats & Clark, Inc
Billie Ann McFadden
Carla Jensen
Electric
Westinghouse Educational Foundation
Bill Peterson
Carl Robertson
Barbara Carlson
Herculese Powder Company
Ives Bryan
Kelvinator
American Motors Corp
Kay Strasser
Whirlpool-Seeger Corp
Carolee Kambich
Montgomery Ward
Eli Lilly & Co
Mary Garrison
Joan Marie Connor
Eddie Lou
4-H Club Leader and Youth Awards List
Dupuis Jeanette Keene presents blue and pin awards across departments. Recipients include Carla Jensen Clara Jensen Donna Andrus Gayle Wheat Melvin Heggelund Bill Slanger Judy Stanford Barbara Schindler Judy Rechle Mary Garrison Carolee Kambich Boone Sparrow Robert Polish Maggie Bryan Aziel Garrison Nola Halstead Norman Downing for years of service from 5 to 15 years.
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Robert Wright
Washington
Stevenson
America
Nixon
Eisenhower
Congress
Hell’s Canyon
Frying Pan-Arkansas
Democratic Congress
Unitel
Uns
United
Science
Waddell & Reed, Inc
Edward ‘A. ‘Swetish
Dillon, Montana
cIm
United Science
United Funds, Inc
United Science Fund
Yours
Cameron K. Reed President
Missoula
Montana Power Company
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