Supreme Court orders election to fill disputed commission vacancy
The Montana Supreme Court ordered an election to fill the four year term on the Railroad and Public Service Commission held by Frank W Hazelbaker. Hazelbaker an interim appointee and Republican nominee will face Paul T Smith the Democratic nominee as Beaverhead County ballots were printed after the court opinion. The court explained its reasoning in a writ of prohibition depriving Helena district court of further jurisdiction.
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Montana Supreme Court
Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission
Frank W Hazelbaker
Dillon Insurance Man
Hazelbaker
Paul T Smith
Boulder
Beaverhead County
Supreme Court
District Court
Helena
Hugh Adair
RV Bottomly
Albert H Angstman
Harry J Freeborn
Forrest H Anderson
Associated Press
Jjohnn
E. Henry
Railroad and Public Service Commission
Eisenhower
Federal Parole Board
Washington, DC
Rodeo Records Small Loss Against $16 000 Total
The 1954 rodeo shows a net deficit of $301.26 against about $16 000 in operation. Cash receipts totaled $15,746.37 with expenditures at $13,672.63, leaving a balance of $2,073.74 and a deficit of $301.26. An assessment on 95 shares of $25 stock will cover the shortfall.
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Association
Dan Carpita
Rodeo Associatin
Accomplishments of 83rd Congress Highlighted at Rally
About 150 people attended a Republican rally at the city hall auditorium featuring Rep Wesley A D Ewart and Winfield E Page. D Ewart reviewed tax cuts and increased government function funding, contrasting with past spending while urging voters to elect Republicans to Congress. Page urged returning Republicans to advance the Eisenhower program. Edna Hinman and George A Davis were named on the ticket but not present. Donuts and coffee followed as attendees met the candidates.
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Wesley A D’ewart
Winfield E Page
Edna Hinman
George A Davis
Publc
Gev
George M Gosman
Rep D'Ewart
US Senate
Congress
D'Ewart
REA
RTA
Veterans Administration
Page
Ski Club Sponsors Comedy at Western Montana College
The Dillon Ski Club presents Suds or Your Eye at Western Montana College auditorium Monday and Tuesday. Ruth McCullum leads as the Irish junkyard proprietress, with Elsie Crouch and John Garry among the leads. Over 20 cast, directed by Joe Ryburn, aims to raise funds for winter sports and travel to state ski meets.
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Dillon Ski Club
Western Montana College
Dillon Little Theater Group
Ruth McCullum
Elsie Crouch
John Garry
Ralph Kneeland
Joe Ryburn
College Dramatics
Stu Burwell
Dick McCracken
Bea verhead Farm Bureau Set Monday Directors Meet
Bea verhead county Farm Bureau calls a directors and members meeting on Monday October 25 at the 4 H building county fair grounds. Dale E Metlen reports a nominating committee for next year's officers will be appointed. Meeting begins 4 pm with a 6 30 pm pot luck lunch. members urged to prepare policy recommendations or resolutions for county state or national levels.
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Beaverhead County
Bureau
May Let Contract On Jackson Road Link Next Month
A State Highway Commission representative is securing easements for a seven mile Jackson-Dillon road link from Van Camp bridge to the ten mile house. If unimpeded, construction bids may be let in November. Commissioner Norman Giles reviewed the route with a highway engineer, a project he has long supported. The plan includes grading and surfacing with road mix.
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Seven Mile
van Camp Bridge
Ten Mile House
Jackson- Dylon Road
Norman Giles
Jackson-Dullen
Harrison Home Ranch
Giles
Beaverhead County
Armstead
Grant
Ford Knight Speaks at Montana School of Mines Seminar
F W Knight son of Mr and Mrs Jack Knight of Dillon was a principal speaker at a graduate seminar in Butte at the Montana School of Mines. He discussed the history and geology of uranium and its mineralogic and geographic occurrence as part of a semester focused on uranium symposium topics and related mining and economics discussions.
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F W Knight
Jack Knight
Dillon
Montana School of Mines
Butte
Knight
Edwin G. Koch
School of Mines
Bruce Goddard
W. B Fleming
Darrell Bodie
Mossbank
Saskatchewan
Canada
M. W. Pepper
Bolivar
Calif
E. A. Kovacevich
Anaconda
S. Cuentas
Oruro
Bolivia
Bodie
Graduate School of Montana School of Mines
Nurses Attend Montana Association meeting in Anaconda
Mrs. Ruth Ann Dart attended a two day meeting of the Montana State Practical Nurses Association held in Anaconda and Warm Springs. The first day drew 85 members and 106 were present on Thursday.
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Ruth Ann Dart
Montana State Practical Nurses Association
Anaconda
Warm Springs
Soroptimist Delegates Attend Helena District Meeting
Mrs Kathleen Mountjoy and Mrs Don Pace represented the Dillon Soroptimist club at the northwest regional district meeting in Helena last Saturday and Sunday.
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Kathleen Mountjoy
Don Pace
Dillon
Helena
Plans Completed For Dillon Hereford Show And Sale
Caroline Madden and her troupe will entertain consignors and livestock people at the Bull Sale Smoker Tuesday evening Oct 26 at the Elks club. Four hundred twenty dollars in prize money will be awarded to consignors at the Dillon Hereford show Wednesday morning Oct 27 at the county fair grounds. Charles Chandler of Chandler Herefords Baker Oregon will judge. Sixty one top quality Hereford Bulls will sell at the 17th annual Dillon Hereford show and sale starting at 1 30 pm.
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Caroline Madden
Harry Tash
Caroline
Dillon
The
Elks Club
BPOE
Dillon Hereford
County Fair Grounds
T E. Selway
Sale
Beaverhead
Bull
Ij. E. Selway
Frank Pendleton
Wendell Jardine
Arnold Benson
Williams Feed and
Dillon Business House Changes Hands in Local Deal
Winn's, Inc. was sold to Dean Wright and Ray Curis of Salt Lake City, Utah, who take over management and plan to run the Dillon department store under the same name. The move marks the fifth management change since Hughes and McCaleb's origins, with Wright and Curis bringing prior merchandising experience and intending to relocate families to Dillon.
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Winn’s, Inc
Dean Wright
Ray Curis
Salt Lake City
Utah
Winn's, Inc
Hughes and McCaleb’s
Wright
Curtis
Salt Lake
Mr. Curtis
Dillon
Hughes and
Don Noble
Special District For Lateral Sewers Proposed
Property owners in district 12 must approve or protest by November 3 for lateral sewer lines costing about 60000. The 16 sub divisions will feed into a main trunk line with eight inch vitrified clay pipe and standard manholes flush tanks and fittings. Plans are on file at the city engineer water department and City Hall. City Attorney Don Smith began formal notices this week.
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Special Improvement District
Number 12
Water Department
Don Smith
City Sustains Supplier Suit Over Defective Sewers
In district court Judge Duncan sustained the citys demurrer to an amended complaint by Pacific Water Works Supply Co. the third amendment in a suit over defective sewers. The court ruled no further amendments would be allowed, setting up potential suit against the bonding company as next step.
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Duncan
Don Laith
Pacific Water Works Supply Company
Inista
Smith
Beaverhead Ambulance to Receive New Accessories
Beaverhead Ambulance Company Inc set up in May to run the unit will soon get new accessories. A recent Monday night meeting approved equipping with a siren snow tires and chains and adding a distinctive insignia. Directors include Raymond Schwartz chair L A Schulz vice chair Mrs Don Pace treasurer and board member Ken McCracken.
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Beaverhead County
Beaverhead
Cpany, Inc
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Lewis and Clark County District Court
Secretary of State
Padbury
Secretary of
Sam W Mitchell
Ball
Railroad and Public Service
D’ewart
Farm Bureau
Jackson Road
Ford Knight
Mines
County Pavilion
Dillon Business House
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