Utah Fisherman Drowns While Reaching Boat on Elk Lake
John Allen a 51 year old Murray Utah man drowned Thursday afternoon in Elk Lake while wading to recover a drifting fishing boat. His body was found within two hours in about eight feet of water, aided by a long handled rake. death ruled accidental drowning. Allen leaves a wife and two children and was part of a four man Murray party on their annual West Yellowstone trip.
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John Allen
Murray
Utah
Elk Lake
Centennial Valley
Allen
Sherman Freeze
Sam Oliver
Charles Oliver
West Yellowstone
Elk Lake Lodge
Jack Clark
Clark
Lloyd Thomas
Raymond Schwartz
Walter Brundage
Thomas
Schwartz
Brundage Funeral Home
Monida to near record stock train run reported
A Union Pacific special livestock train delivered cattle from Monida Montana to Iowa feeder yards in 32 hours and five minutes. Departed 10:15 p.m. October 1 loaded by Idaho Livestock Auction Co and arrived Valley October 3, enabling elimination of feeding stops at Laramie Wyoming or Sidney Nebraska.
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Omaha
Monida
Montana
Maney Nees
Union Pacific Railroad
Idaho Livestock Auction Co
Iowa
Valley
Union Pacific
Laramie
Wyo
Sidney
Nebr
Rotarians Hear Talk By ATC Navigator Monday
Dillon Rotary club welcomed two new members Dr James Short and Carlton Naugle and heard Dr Sheldon E Davis review Rotary objectives. Captain Albert Cochrane USAF spoke on his navigator duties aboard a C 124 cargo plane and his six month Europe tour. He described the plane's four 5000 horsepower engines and $1.5 million cost and noted its capacity for paratroopers fighter planes or other cargo. He cited trips to Sudan Moscow Philippines Iran Lebanon and Europe with colored slides.
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Sheldon E. Davis
Dillon Rotary Club
Rotary
James Short
Western College
Carlton Naugle
Davis
Dillon Group
Albert Cochrane
USAF
Bud King
Butte
Air Transport Command
Greenville
S. C
Europe
Sudan
Moscow
Philippines
Chip Bowlen
Iran
Lebanon
Malta
Woodside Named Montana Day Committee Head
Mrs Elfreda Woodside was appointed chairman of a Chamber of Commerce committee to arrange a community observance of Montana Day on November 8. It marks the 68th anniversary of Montana statehood with statewide observance approved by the Montana Chamber of Commerce and local chambers planning programs.
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Elfreda Woodside
Chamber of Commerce
Montana
Montana Chamber of Commerce
University Registers Small Net Gain This Fall
Montana State University Mis soula reports fall quarter registration up 7.1 percent for non veterans and down 14.4 percent for veterans. Total 2 866 students include 2 099 men and 767 women. Of 928 new students 617 are men and 311 are women. Former students total 1 938 with men making up nearly two thirds.
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Montana State University
Missoula
Leo Smith
Vehicle Travel Restricted for Hunters by F and G
Fish and Game Director A A O'Claire announces travel will be limited to established roads on major game areas to protect vegetation and prevent soil erosion. Signs on Sun River and Madison County ranges urge cautious vehicle use on public and private lands to preserve cattle and forage.
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Fish and Game Department
A. A. O’claire
O’claire
Sun River
Madison County
Washington REA official visits Vigilante Electric HQ
Mr. John Myhre of Washington heads the operations section of the Rural Electrification Administration visited Vigilante Electric's headquarters with Mr. Harry Rossing. Myhre serves as Livingston Montana operations and management advisor for 25 rural electric cooperatives in the state and spoke at the state convention of electric cooperatives in Livingston.
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John Myhre
Washington, D. C
Rural Electrification Administration
Vigilante Electric
Myhre
Harry Rossing
Livingston
Montana
Electric Cooperatives
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Kayser
Peigner
Sheffield
Marie
E. Glendale
ATC Navigator
Mrs. Woodside
Montana Day” Committee
C OF
F&g
REA
Washington
Washington, D.C
Lincoln
FT. Stevens
US. Army
Wright Brothers
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