Bill Lawrence Repeats Rodeo Triumph for Top Money
Bill Lawrence of Missoula repeated his rodeo success by winning the $500 All Around Cowboy prize and the $500 saddle bucking prize in a final go. He and Bill Schall of Arlee finished with 10 points separating them after two days, with Johnny Reynolds of Whitehall third in all around. Monday's crowd neared 3,500 as dusty winds affected Sunday attendance. results included bareback riding led by Lawrence and Reynolds, saddle bronc won by Lawrence, and bullriding won by Don White and B Holland.
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Bill Lawrence
Missoula
Bill Schall
Arlee
Lawrence
Schall
Johnny Reynolds
Whitehall
R. R., Ingersoll
Don Harrington
Butte
Wea
Ther
Tom Villennueve
Anaconda
John Reynolds
Bob Olson
Ovando
Don White
B Holland
Twin Bridges
Villeneuuve
Blaine Raney
Blackfoot
Idaho
Greenough
Mont
R. R. Ingersoll
Dillon
Billy Lawrence
Tom Villeneauve
Paul Walker
Armstead
Judy Kurz Goes To School By Inter-Com System
Judy Kurz an eight year old Dillon girl with health issues can attend school from home via an in ter com loud speaker linked to her third grade classroom. The system, first of its kind in Montana, connects Miss Gladys Forester’s class to Judy at 535 Poindexter street allowing her to hear lessons recite with ability to answer when called.
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Judy Kurtz
Dillon
Montana
L. A. Walker
Judy
Lester Kurtz
Shodair Hospital
Helena
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
State Board of Education
Gladys Forester
Poindexter Street
Dy Dillon
Interim Head Named at Western Montana College of Education
Sup t Walker takes on dual roles as interim head and acting administrator at Western Montana College of Education. On August 6 he was notified by State Board of Education secretary Miss Mary Condon that he will serve until a successor is named after President Rush Jordan retires on September 1. Dillon First.
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A. Walker
Western Montana College of Education
State Board of Education
Mary Condon
Walker
Rush Jordan
e@y. DILLON
Livestock Auction Brings High Prices at Fair
Forty three head of 4-H and FFA beef sold Sunday at the fair grounds Livestock Pavilion with top prices reaching 60 cents per pound for a 1 032 pound steer owned by Carla Andrus of Dillon The Roberts Market Dillon paid 57 cents for Lorraine Wheat’s 905 pound blue ribbon steer Feeder lambs sold 40 to 70 cents per pound with Veronica Bolick winning top lamb at 96 pounds and Safeway Stores paying 67 and 57 cents for other blue ribbon lambs
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Fair Grounds
FFA
H. B. Sager
Bozeman
Carla Andrus
Dillon
Roberts Market
Lorraine Wheat
Margaret Boam
Idaho Falls Livestock Auction Co
Paul
Chevrolet
Veronica Bolick
Safeway
Philip Burk
Circle S Ranch
Parade Winners Named by Judges in Labor Day Event
Judges named winners across youth and adult parade sections on Labor Day. Winning floats honored Dillon Rainbow Chapter Cochrane Motors and Baptist youth group Penney Co. in youth, with Dillon Hi-Lighters 4-H club State Bank & Trust Co. earning third and honorable mention to L D S Primary. Adult floats led by Beaverhead National Forest first and Dillon Rotary second. Other winners include Davis Motors Diamond Bar Inn Parisian Cleaners and various Kiddie Bike and trike and horse sections with named entrants and sponsors.
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Dillon Rainbow
Cochrane Motors
Baptist
Penney Co
Dillon Hi-Lighters
State Bank & Trust Co
L.D.S
Warner’s Food Store
Horse Prairie Wranglers
Gosman Drug Store
Dillon Girl Scouts
McCracken Bros
Beaverhead National Forest
Dillon Rotary Club
Davis Motors
Diamond Bar Inn
Parisian Cleaners
Shirley
Sharon Rebich
Gregory
Dalealjjen Dunn
Randy
Parke Scott
Holly Holland
Sharon Aitken
Francis Schindler
Barbara Schindler
Jan Bruer
Donna Wall
Sally Anderson
Gosta Miller
J. Lester Jones
J. E. Selway
Mrs. Austin Parsell
Kenny Thomas
Donnie Shaffner
Tod Holland
Donnie Richardson
Clara Jones
Randy Eberline
Former Dillon Writer Mrs Hughie Call Visits Town Friends
Mrs Hughie Call a Dillon native now a Springfield Missouri college writing teacher spent a day reconnecting with old Dillon friends. Her works include The Golden Fleece and The Rising Arrow and she has sold movie rights to her novels. Her writings feature ranch life and have been published in Saturday Evening Post Colliers Cosmopolitan and other major magazines.
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Hughie Call
Dillon
Saturday Evening Post
Colliers
Cosmopolitan
Walt Disney
Living Desert
Children’s Book Club
Call
Sheldon E. Davis
State Normal College
Widgie
Wool
959 Enrollments in Dillon Public Schools Rise
A total of 959 students were enrolled in Dillon public schools and Beaverhead County High School at noon Wednesday. Principal Bill Bruer and Superintendent Lawrence A. Walker expect enrollments to near 1000 as the year begins. High School enrollment stood at 314, with 645 in the Bagley and Mary Innes buildings.
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Dillon Public Schools
Beaverhead County High School
Lawrence A. Walker
Public Schools
Bill Bruer
Bagley and
Mary Innes
Walker
Record Prices for Fat Beef at Sale
County Agent Ed Atkins reported on Sunday’s auction at the fair grounds where 41 fat steers averaged 37.92 cents per pound and 15 fat lambs averaged 56.33 cents per pound, among the best prices in the nation for comparable stock.
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Ed Atkins
Fairgrounds
Large Crowd Enjoys Fine Labor Day Parade
A sunny Labor Day parade in Dillon drew hundreds from Montana and beyond. The procession featured music banners be decked floats prancing horses and riders in regalia with the governor Hugo Aronson and Senator Jack Brenner at the head, plus Attorney General Arnold Olsen and visiting floats from Meaderville and Twin Bridges.
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Dillon
Montana
Jack
Lima
Js Hugo Aronson
Jack Brenner
Arnold H.olsen
Herb Wheat
Olsen
Ben Clement
Jackson
Cassie Dooling
Jeanette Keene
Melrose
Margaret Ann Wolfe
Dell
Betty Parison
Joanne Clark
Dijon
Elks
Meaderville Volunteer Fire Department
Butte
Twin Bridges
Deer Lodge
Page & Try Dillon
Labor Day Parade Highlights Montana Political Edge
The Labor Day parade featured Governor J Hugo Aronson and Senator Jack Brenner leading candidates Arnold H Olsen and others in vehicles and floats. Independent Otto H Lohr promoted election themes while warnings about unregistered voters appeared on a float. Veterans of Foreign Wars color guard and local bands provided a spirited backdrop as prize floats drew cheers.
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Montana
J. Hugo Aronson
Beaverhead
Jack Brenner
Arnold H. Olsen
Mary Condon
Leonard Young
Frank Murray
Lou Boedecker
Otto H. Lohr
Dell
Body of Roy Runer Recovered Near Wisdom
The body of Roy Runer, 33, of Wisdom, surfaced at Lily Lake about eight miles northeast of Wisdom on Tuesday afternoon. Anaconda volunteers found it after a lake drag by a search party led by Sheriff John MacDonald of Dillon. coroner pending examination to decide on an inquest.
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Wisdom
Roy Runer
Lily Lake
John. MacDonald
Dillon
Charles Miller
Anaconda
MacDonald
Jeff Dillon
Steel Creek
Raymond Schwartz
Arthur Runer
Wiscom
Week's Weather: Cool, windy and frosty conditions prevail
A summary of the past week's weather notes cooler spells and windy conditions with occasional showers in the valley and parched lowlands. Frosts occurred early Monday and again Friday morning while Wednesday morning recorded 26 degrees with light frost.
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College
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Judy Kurz
Sup’t. Walker
Western College
Beaverhead County
Treasure State “Org
George M. Melton
H. W. Longfellow
Jim Roberts
Purdue University
Jim
University of Montana
Roberts
Passing In Review
Lohr
Portland
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