Appointment of Hazelbaker to R R and Public Service Board Provokes Feud
The state faces a political clash over the vacancy on the Railroad and Public Service Commission. Governor Aronson appointed Frank W Hazelbaker to fill the seat after Henry Hazelbaker resigned to join the Federal Parole Board. Democrats plan a nominating convention in Great Falls while Republicans weigh legal feasibility of an election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad and Public Service Commission
Helena
Great Falls
William MacKay
Frank W. Hazelbaker
Dillon Insurance
Frank A. Hazelbaker
Montana
J. Huge Aronson
State Railroad and Public Service
Dotin F. Henry Hazelbaker
Capitol
Jeonard E. Young
Austin B. Middleton
Henry
Federal Parole Board
Hazelbaker
Hazelbaker Insurance Agency
Attourney
Arnold Olsen
Witers
Supreme Court
Gov Aronson
Secretary of State
Martin
Olsen
Dillon
Dora Schmuttroth
Jack Toole
Shelby
Democratic State Central Committee
Eisenhower
Senate
Washington
Federal Post
Wiliam R. MacKay
Republican State Central Committee
Montana county welfare costs per capita rise to 2.69
Montana counties spent 946 521 on indigent medical care for six months November 1953 to April 1954. State Welfare Department study notes county costs cover physicians drugs and hospitalization funded by local property taxes. Sanders 742 per capita tops Montana. Beaverhead 17 958 total equals 2.69 per person while state average is 1.83.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
State Welfare Department
Sanders County
Madison County
Beaverhead County
Murray Missoula Win Barrett Trophy In Skeet Meet
Joe Murray of Missoula captured the Bob Barrett trophy Sunday in a field of Montana clubs and out-of-state shooters. Arnold Ecker finished one behind with 2 dollars, while Barney Larson and Tommy Katseanes tied for 99 in the 16 yard 100 target event. Katseanes won the shootoff. Herman Peterson deeming the weekend meet a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Murray
Missoula
Bob Barrett
Montana
Murray
Arnold Ecker
Coffee Creek
Barney Larson
Anaconda
Tommy Katseanes
Territon
Idaho
Katseanes
Bob Anderson
Herman Peterson
Dillon Gun Club
Dillon
Roy
Montana Auto Company
Joe
Garden City
Trinity Guild Meeting in Ennis Reports Women Leaders
The Trinity Guild meets today at Ennis with 11 a.m. Communion at Jeffers church and a 12:30 p.m. luncheon. St James Guild members from Dillon attend. Mrs. Laurence Jeffers presides at lunch and Mrs. J H Gilbert leads the follow up business meeting. Topics include the Minneapolis Anglican conference and Evanston World Council report by Mrs. Ben Slanger. Mrs. Arthur Lord of Dillon also attends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church Guild of District
Ennis
Jeffers
St. James Guild
Dillon
Laurence Jeffers
Trinity Guild
J. H. Gilbert
Anglican
Minneapolis
Daniels
Helena
World Council of Churches
Evanston
Ben Slanger
Ennis Guild
Women's Auxiliary
Arthur Lord
St James’ Church
Almost a Million Pounds of Beef Weighed at Bar B
Bar B scales in the Big Hole weighed nearly one million pounds of cattle last week. Hir schy and Clemon interests operated the ranch, selling 962 head of grass fat steers averaging about 1000 pounds to Ken Paulsen for Union Packing in Los Angeles. Four hundred seven yearlings brought 19 cents a pound and 555 two year olds brought 21 cents. Steers shipped from Divide on Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirschy and Clemon
Ken Paulsen
Union Packing Company
Los Angeles
Tom Clemon
Board of
Governors Saw Log To Open Mont Idaho Link on 9
Governors Len Jordan of Idaho and J Hugo Aronson of Montana presided at a log saw event atop Lost Trail Pass signaling the opening of the Highway 93 link between Idaho and Montana. About 200 people attended as Hamilton and Salmon chambers hosted a barbecue, with remarks on cross state cooperation and future 93 highway planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Montana
Lost Trail Pass
Len Jordan
J. Hugo Aronson
United States
Mexico
Canada
International Five- States Highway Association
Hamilton
Beaverhead County
Montana-Idaho
Charles Herndon
Salmon
Five States Group
International Five- States Association
Aronson
Jordan
Hamilton and Salmon Chambers of Commerce
Takes Wife to San Francisco Hospital by Train
Delos Jenkins a Union Pacific operator at the passenger depot took his wife to a San Francisco hospital last Wednesday evening aboard the Union Pacific streamliner. No word on her condition has been reported since they arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delos Jenkins
Union Pacific
San Francisco
Old Fashioned Political Rally Plans Torchlight Parade
A Republican rally to be held Wednesday Oct 13 at 8 p.m. features a torchlight parade, band music, and free coffee. U S Representative Wesley D Ewart and Winfield Page will speak with Lt. Gov. George Gosman presiding. Other candidates for state and county offices will be introduced and discuss public lands bill and current issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Mockel
Republican Central Committee
City Hall
U. S
Montana
Wesley A. D'Ewart
Winfield Page
George M. Gosman
D’ewart
Congress
Edna Hinman
George Davis
State Auditor’s
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Railroad and Public Service
George E. Gleed
Dillon
Norman C. Downing
Paul H. Temple
Sylvester P. Meade
Theo E. Bay
Dora E. Schmittroth
Martha Opp Greene
Nellie McFadden
George E. Baker
Evans Innes
Justice of the Peace
Cen
Vigilante Electric to Attend Montana Rural Co op Meeting
Dillion October 4 The Montana Rural Electric Cooperative association state meeting will be in Sidney October 7 and 8. Vigilante Electric Cooperative officials will join representatives from Montana’s 25 rural coops with talks and reports from national leaders. Governor J Hugo Aronson will attend. Vigilante delegation includes Leo J Carmody H W Dillon H L Babcock G W Briggs and Bruce Watters.
Former Resident Visits San Jose Couple in Dillon
Former resident visits Mrs Leo L Mercier of San Jose California while on a business trip to Dillon this week. The Merciers were formerly residents of the Big Hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo L. Mercier
San Jose
Calif
Examiner
Dillon
Merciers
The
Big Hole
Election Boards And Polling Places Are Named
County commission proposed polling places in each precinct and listed precinct election boards. Names include Dillon South Central Bagley Winifred Emerick Anna May Elian Cora Hendren Laura Bergeson Monida Lakeview Summit Hotel Christopher F. Peterson Dillon North Central Gertrude M. Lyon Josephine Daily Anna Malesich Clara B. Katherine Burtch Bedrock Armstead School House Elizabeth Rife Dellar Gordon Anna Brown Grant Blair Hotel Building Annie H. Stocker Mae Mulliner Nevada M. Mansfield Dillon South Guild Hall Stella Murray Martha Quackenbush Anna M. Fuller Anastacia Wright Josephine Neal Dillon North High School Myrl Erwin Gladys Tait Mabel E. Erwin Florence Backus Harriett Watkins Dillon West Mellen Hotel Pete Piazzola Millie Adams Na Wheat Alice Beckman Dan Pedergast Bishop Nelson School Eleah Tash Elwood Morrison Norman Nelson Argenta School House Ida Hand Ruth E. Shafer Lillian cen Birchcreek Glendale Riechle School House Amelis Kambich James Grose Frances M. Kambich Polaris Bannack Polaris School House John H. Judge Matilda Marchesseau Verne McMannis Dell H Jardine Elvin Ss Peterson Eda Shepherd Dewey Wise River School House Ruth C. Gnose Millie Mallon Louise II Jones
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Dillon South Central
Bagley
Christine Rodgers
Winnifred Emerick
Anna ‘May
Elian Cora Hendren
Laura Bergeson
Monida-Lakeview
Summit
Christopher F. Peterson
Dillon North Central
Gertrude M. Lyon
Josephine
Anna Malesich
Clara B. Katherine Burtch
Bedrock
Armstead
Elizabeth Rife
Dellar Gordon
Anna’ Brown
Grant, Blair
Annie H. Stocker
Mae Mulliner
Nevada M. Mansfield
Dillon South
Guild Hall
Stella Murray
Martha Quackenbush
Anna M. Fuller
Anastacia Wright
Josephine Neal
Dillon North
Myrl Erwin
Gladys Tait
Mabel E. Erwin
Florence Backus
Harriett Watkins
Dillon West
Mellen
Pete Piazzola
Millie Adams
Na Wheat
Alice Beckman
Dan
Pedergast
Bishop
Nelson
Eleah ‘Tash
Elwood Morrison
Norman
Argenta
Ida Hand
Ruth’. E. Shafer
Lillian Cen
Birchcreek
Glendale
Amy M. Stephens
Dewey
Wise River School House
Ruth C. Gnose
Millie Mallon
Louise: II, Jones
Archer Elmo Winn Dents Deer In Local Forest
Elmo Winn scored a clean hit at 125 yards last Saturday in Sherwood Forest near Birch Creek. The deer was the season’s first reported kill by local archers, with Winn’s arrow described as a dream shot that pierced between the ribs and lungs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Winn
Sherwood Forest
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R. R. and
Public Service Board
Frank Hazelbaker
Bar-B
Mont- Idaho
Cliff, Mockel
J. H. Gilsbert
Lambert Eliel
George R. Baker
Fred Hirschy
O. A. Bergeson
O. A.bergeson
Mockel
Lima
Ray Kellett Merrill
Dell
Grace Martinell
Ray Martinell
Mildred Scott
Grant
Elmer Selway
West
Bill Mitchell
W.G. Gilbert, Jr
Bannack-Polaris
Earl Tash
Jackson
Elvin Peterson
Bill Nelson
Wisdom
Emer Nelson
Amy Stephens
REA
Sidney
Robin Hood
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