Hoffa's Role Deepens in Senate Teamsters Probe
In Washington the Senate rackets committee probes the Teamsters union raising questions about Hoffa potential presidency after McClellan committee revelations. The panel recessed Hoffa may be recalled as AFL-CIO factions weigh a clean up. Chairman McClellan highlighted Hoffa's links to Johnny Dio as testimony grows more pointed.
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Washington
Senate Rackets Committee
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
McClellan Committee
Afl-Cio
Congress
McClellan
Hoffa
Middle West
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Union Ethical Practices Committee
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Johnny Dio
Sing Sing
Right or Wrong by George M. Melton
John Cosgrove, a Dillon retiree and former Union Pacific engineman, rides in a station wagon with his son Byron down the valley recalling stations and people along the Lima to Butte route. He names Gosman Siding Kidd Bedrock Armstead Grayling Barretts and recalls figures connected to local history as crowds follow the familiar tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cosgrove
Dillon
Union Pacific
Union - Pacific
Lima
Butte
Byron Cosgrove
Byron
Kidd
Jackson Hole
Bedrock
Dad
Ed Roe
Armstead
Harry Armstead
Grayling
Barretts
Old Dillon
John
John Lovell
Simeon Estes
Lawrence Reynolds win top prizes in Jaycee rodeo contests
Lawrence of Missoula captured the 500 dollar high six saddle bucking prize and led saddle bronc with 542 points. Benny Reynolds of Melrose won the all around cowboy award. The rodeo concluded Monday afternoon with multiple event results and several ties among contestants from Montana and nearby regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Reynolds
Bill Lawrence
Missoula
Benny Reynolds
Melrose
Les Johnson
Omak
Wash
Keith Highland
Black Diamond
Alta
Minerals Suspends Tungsten Mining Operations in Co
Minerals Engineering Company will suspend tungsten mining in Beaverhead County this week due to falling prices from foreign tungsten. About 80 to 90 workers will be affected as the firm suspends operations started in 1951 with a payroll of up to 1.5 million dollars annually and a current tax bill of about 175 thousand dollars.
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Minerals Engineering Company
Beaverhead County
Blair
Burwell
Grand Junction
Colo
Minerals Engineering
United States
Republic of Korea
Korea
Murray and Mansfield
Montana
Metcalf
Congress
Winning Livestock Entries Named at County Fair Youth Show
Judges named the fat steer shown by Robert Polish champion of the Youth Livestock Show at the County Fair. Miss Gayle Wheat took reserve. Open division champion bull was by A. C. Byers of Twin Bridges and Giles Brothers won champion female. Bill Slanger swept youth show sheep with fat lamb breeding male and breeding female. Robert Polish won best entry in range management. Riverside Rustlers 4-H booth judged best in range display. Sagebrush 4-H won best group board. Additional youth winners included Mac Simpson Donna Andrus Gerald Jones Francis Schindler Harris Wheat in fat beef calves and Jim Robertson Jack McMurchy Paul Chism Bill Huntsman in fat lambs. Best champion breeding female in cattle went to Dick Stauduhar. Mary Garrison won senior beef showmanship. Veronica Bolick junior. Jack McMurchy senior sheep showmanship. Billy Slanger junior.
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Robert Polish
Gayle Wheat
A. C. Byers
Twin Bridges
Giles Brothers
Bill Slanger
Riverside Rustlers
Sagebrush
Mac Simpson
Donna Andrus
Gerald Jones
Francis Schindler
Harris Wheat
Jim Robertson
Jack McMurchy
Paul Chism
Bill Huntsman
Dick Stauduhar
Mary Garrison
Veronica Bolick
Billy Slanger
Contract Let for Monida Superhighway Start
The State Highway Commission awarded two major contracts near Monida. Peter Kiewit Sons Co. won $1,172,599 for 12.08 miles of interstate highway with a bituminous surface. C. B. Laud Construction Co. secured $148,617 for two bridges over Union Pacific tracks and near Monida.
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Peter Kiewit Sons Co
Omaha
Neb
Idaho-Montana
Monida
State Highway Commission
Helena
C. B. Laud Construction Company
Billings
Union Pacific
Bureau of Public Roads
Fred Quinnel Jr
Conete
Idaho
Bright Colorful Parade Delights Large Montana Crowd
An hour long parade through Dillon's business district thrilled a packed crowd preceding the rodeo finals. Rodeo Queen Mary Garrison of Glen and attendants led amid cowboy cavalier honor guards. Local groups from Beaverhead and Dillon joined out of town entries including Carey Riding Club and the Oriental Band.
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Dillon
Mary Garrison
Glen
Linda Andreasen
Jackson
Judy Taylor
Buttons Nowlin
Melrose
Montana
Livestock
Carey
Idaho
Beaverhead
Sheriff's Posse
Oriental Band
Deer Lodge Shrine Club
Bagdad Shrine
Calliope
Army and Navy Recruiting Service
Dillon Volunteer Fire Department
Davy Crockett
Davis Motors
Mountain States Telephone Company
County Board Endorses Jackson-Dillon Highway Priority
Beaverhead county commissioners adopted a resolution supporting the ongoing priority of constructing unfinished Jackson Dillon highway segments and urged early completion from the current oil surface to the Harrison ranch in the Grasshopper valley. A copy was sent to Louis Chittim, state division engineer. The board also approved renting office space for the county sanitarian and appointed Tom Robertson as Justice of the Peace for Wisdom Township.
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Beaverhead County
Jackson-Dillon
Harrison Ranch
Grasshopper Valley
Louis Chittim
State Highway Department
Beaverhead Laboratory
Tom Robertson
Wisdom Township
Atkins Outlines Bangs Testing Plan for Beav erhead Ranchers
County Agent Ed Atkins explains a pilot program for brucellosis re certification in Beav erhead County. Each breeding cow would carry an identification number applied during shipping. slaughter time testing would screen for infection and halt further ranch testing if negative. If infected, the ranch herd would be tested, delaying costs.
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Beaverhead
Ed Atkins
Atkins
Winning Floats Listed in Parade Winners Named
Prize winning floats in the Labor Day Parade were announced Monday night by the judges. Youth organizations LDS Mutual, Lima Limelight 4-H, and Dillon Rainbow Assembly received top honors with sponsors listed. Commercial and adult horse sections followed with first places to M National Bank and Elmer Selway respectively.
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LDS Mutual
Dilmart
Lima Limelighters
Cochrane Motors
Dillon Rainbow Assembly
Vaughn Ragsdale
Dillon Hi-Lighters
Tovey Insurance
Dillon Fire Department
Montana Cowbelles
Dillon Jaycees
Jayceens
First M National Bank
U. S. Forest Service
Davis Motors
Elmer Selway
Ben Slanger
Judy Forsythe
Billie Taylor
Todd Holland
Donald Richardson
Artie Mautz
Sharon Wedum
Denny Davis
Henry Meine
Joey Linduska
Pastor Resigns to Lead National Episcopal Magazine
The Rev. E. W. Andrews resigns as rector of St. James Episcopal Church to become executive editor of The Living Church in Milwaukee. Services continue on their current schedule until his departure at month end, with his wife Eve and children Frances and Steve moving with him.
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E. W. Andrews
St. James’ Episcopal
Milwaukee
Wis
The
Living Church
Episcopal
Church
Andrews
St. James
Musseishell Valley
Eve
Frances
Steve
Wool Growers Sponsor Eighth Montana Ram Sale in Miles City
Montana sheepmen will select breed stock from about 900 top rams at the Eighth Annual Montana Ram Sale in Miles City on Sept 19. Secretary Everett E Shuey notes buyers will have the highest quality rams yet offered, with each ram inspected for health and soundness by Dr E A Tunnicliff and Dr G C Halver.
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Montana
Montana Veterinary Research Laboratory
Bozeman
G. C. Halver
Montana Livestock Sanitary Board
Glendive
Carla Andrus Safe Driver of Week Award
Miss Carla Andrus won the Safe Driver of the Week award from Brown's Union Service and Beaverhead County Traffic Safety Council, receiving 10 gallons of Union 76 gasoline and a certificate. She urged mandatory high school driving instruction to curb unsafe habits and noted adults cause more fatal accidents than teens, while praising local teen drivers.
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Carla Andrus
Brown
Union Service
Beaverhead County
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Don White
Weldon Rutledge
Blackfoot
Leo Woodbury
Darby
Ed Costel
Wolf
Wyo
Jack Carraher
Anaconda
Allan Olson
al Schonenberger
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National Magazine
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