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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1952
Page
5
Senator Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin urged Montanans to reelect Zales Ecton to the U S Senate in the upcoming November 4 election. Wiley said Montana will decide freely but noted he believes voters will back the Eisenhower Nixon ticket and support Ecton to bolster Senate strength.
Sen Wiley praises Sen Ecton for his seniority on the powerful appropriations committee as vital to state and national interests. He argues public may not see committee seniority and retention as crucial to avoid a split between legislative and executive branches amid anticipated Republican victory.
The Wescolite the student newspaper at Western Montana College of Education resumes a weekly print schedule after years of bi weekly publication. Floyd Brown edits with Dan Sweeney Mike McMahon Sharon Zoske Charles Russell Mardella Bieber Ruby Westcott and Mary L Jackson among staff. Claude Ankeny heads the publishing group with Zoske and Bieber in key roles.
Dr. Bruno Katz, Western Montana College of Education teacher, traced U S China trade from the Revolutionary era to 1935 and beyond. He noted the Opium War, Burlingame treaty, Boxer rising, indemnities used for education, and Japan’s later disruption before World War II. He said China is ready to deal with the U S again and better days are coming. The next Rotary meeting is at the Elks Club on Monday evening.
Coach Ben Tyvand expects about 30 Beavers to play Friday as Clayton Schulz and Bob Romers aim to be fit. Hunters can pick up free duck season hours cards at The Sport Shop with legal hours through Nov. 8. Winn's offers prizes for the top deer horn sets from the 1952 season. WMCE Bulldogs fall 25–0 to Idaho State reserves, but remain hopeful for future games. The column also teases antique car ads in Dillon Feed and Seed and notes Social Security time sheets at the Examiner.
Dillon Post No. 20 American Legion launches a membership drive Saturday October 11 aiming for 248 new members for 1953. statewide goal is 19 000 with 130 other Montana posts joining the effort. Veterans of World War I II and Korea are eligible and activities include Boys State 332 juniors, high school contests, Boy Scout units, baseball and blood drives for the Red Cross, hospital and ambulance funding, park projects and aid to families.
Megquier and Brown families announce the marriage of Bonnie May Megquier to Conger Eugene Brown. The Sept 22 ceremony occurred at the groom’s grandmother in Duncan Oklahoma. Bonnie, raised in Dillon, studied locally then Beaverhead County High. Conger is a Duncan high school and Wentworth graduate and Oklahoma A and M junior. They reside in Stillwater Oklahoma. DAR meeting featured “Firsts in History of Beaverhead County” with guests from Santa Ana Alder and Beaverhead chapter.
The Dillon public school Cougars defeated Immaculate Conception of Butte 19 6 in their first night game of the season at Vigilante field, avenging two earlier losses to IC. Coached by Jim Womack, the squad showcased a full lineup and youth players with future high school potential.
Farm and Home outlines a step by step technique for squaring large sheets when a steel square is impractical. Choose a practical radius for center A, repeat with B as center, draw line through B and C, then locate D with center C. Lines AB and AD form a 90 degree angle.
The 60 day migratory waterfowl season runs Oct 10 to Dec 8 with hours from 30 minutes before sunrise to one hour before sunset. Big game opens Oct 15 to Nov 15 with area closures and deer or elk options on certain days. Ringneck pheasants and Hungarian partridges may be hunted Oct 26 to Nov 11 with daily hours from noon to 5 pm opening day and 8 am to 5 pm otherwise. Snow geese banned in Beaverhead county. Bears open near Cooke City for big game license holders from Sept 25 to Nov 15 with one bear bag limit.
Inventory pads and specially titled columnar sheets were organized at the Examiner office to support filing and record keeping. The setup suggests a focus on orderly documentation and archival efficiency within the newspaper operation.
Arthur Bay of Dillon named chairman of the Beaverhead county Production and Marketing administration committee. Dillon community committeemen include Kenneth Eliason Roy Forrester Jr and Elwood Morrison. Austin Cheney serves as county committee representative from Dell with Dell committeemen Paul Gay James McKenzie and John Briggs Jr. In Jackson district Fred Rutledge is county representative. Community committeemen are Verne Stanchfield Ralph Huntley and Mark Clernow.
Montana’s general election registration may reach an all-time high as 26 county trends suggest. The current peak is 295,237 registered in 1940, and this year could exceed that. As of Oct. 4, 26 counties show six percent plus gains, led by Carter County with a 16 percent rise.
Montana Farmers Union plans its 37th annual convention in Great Falls starting October 15 with speaker James G. Patton of Denver serving as national president of the organization.
The Beaverhead County High senior drama production The Hasty Heart has been moved to November 4 and 5 to allow extra rehearsal time and ensure a topnotch performance.
Homer Turner is named head of the Dillon soil conservation office succeeding Ben Slanger. After 18 months in Dillon, Turner accepts a similar post with the Beaverhead Livestock division of the Rock Island Oil and Refining Company. The district board honored his service with an outdoor camp store at their Wednesday meeting.
David Sorenson from the Air Force base at Colorado Springs Colorado arrived in Dillon on Thursday morning to spend a 15 day furlough at his mother Lena Sorenson’s home.
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