1950 Bowl Season 10 Start Monday
The 1950 51 bowling season opens next Monday night with the Commercial league holding its first roll offs. Women's and Independent leagues will bowl midweek. Dillon Independent league held an Aug 29 organizational meeting at Lou Esta Lanes, electing Doyle Hale as president and a slate of officers and committees for the season.
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Dillon Independent League
Lou- Esta Lanes
Doyle Hale
Walter Taborski
Geo. Kurtz
Emil Kamps
Paul Bramsman
Don Pace
John Hart
Russ Stewart
al Ewan
Local Commercial League Sets First Games for Upcoming Season
New participants join the league including Ben Redd Chevrolet Megquier Plumbing Dillon Hide Fur Metlen Hotel V F W Bramsman Radio Bradley Electric and the Sport Shop. Week one schedule lists September 11 at 7 p m Big Dipper versus Gosmans Tribune versus Warners and at 9 p m Men s Store against Coasters Eagle Bar against Pad Dock Tyro. September 12 shows Roberts against State Bank Creamery against Bonds and at 9 p m Tash Ranchers against Bays Butchers Winns against Eliels. Women kick off September 13 with 7 p m Big Dipper versus Brundages Dillon Feed Seed versus Skeets Cafe and 9 p m Red and White versus Rob ers State Bar versus V F W.
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Ben
Redd Chevrolet
Megquier Plumbing
Dillon Hide & Fur
Metlen Hotel
V.F.W
Bramsman Radio
Bradley Electric
The
Sport Shop
Big Dipper
Gosmans
Tribune
Warners
Men’s Store
Coasters
Eagle Bar
Paddock & Tyro
Roberts
State Bank
Creamery
Bonds
Tash Ranchers
Bays Butchers
Winns
Eliels
Brundages
Dillon Feed & Seed
Skeets Cafe
Card of Thanks to Friends and Family
The Hoyland family thanks friends for sympathy and flowers at the death of their wife sister and daughter. They express gratitude to Rev B M Alstad and others who participated in services and aid.
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B. M. Alstad
Gabriel Hoyland
F. G. Cashmore
Trinidad
Colo
Cashmore
Trinidad Junior College
Sylvester Rogan
Bremerton
Wash
Katherine Cobb
Olympia
Dillon
Rogan
Naval
James McCashin
Veterans Welfare Commission
Robert Dodd
Judy
Long Beach
Calif
Dodd
Mary Beth Smith
Luther Smith
Great Falls
Great Falls College of Education
Frank Dougherty
Elliston
Betty
Helena
Harry Jensen
Nightly Model Plane Flight Thrills Dil lon Crowd
In Dillon Vigilante field hosts a growing nightly display of rugged scale model airplanes. Operators ignite small engines with spark via a dry cell, then fly circles about 30 feet from the ground, simulating real flight with tiny wires guiding the planes and occasional crashes.
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Dillon
Veterans Affairs contact column to help local veterans
A weekly VA questions column will publish common inquiries and provide directions to the nearest Veterans Administration contact unit for veterans seeking detailed information. Veterans are urged to write or call the appropriate VA office in the area.
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Veterans Administration
Veterans Affairs clarifies WWII gratuity for American Canadians
The Veterans Administration reports Canadian Department of Veterans Affairs confirms War Service Gratuities apply only to World War II veterans. Americans who served with Canadians may also claim a re establishment credit for Canada based on period and theater of service, usable for Veterans Insurance premiums. application ends February 20 1951 or six years after discharge. Question about outpatient treatment for WW I officers retired under the Emergency Occupations Retirement Act answered Yes.
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Veterans Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs
Navy
Army
Air Force
Canada
United States
Ottawa
Montana Governor Seeks Rural Power Expansion and Dam Authorization
Montana Governor John W. Bonner urged rural electric coop delegates in Glasgow to push Congress to authorize Yellowtail dam and accelerate extending electricity to all farms and ranches. He linked power to national defense and urged immediate stockpiling of power and materials, citing Fort Peck and broader infrastructure needs.
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Montana
John W. Bonner
Montana Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Glascow
Congress
Yellowtail Dam
Bonner
Fort Peck
Beaverhead 4-H Dinner and Dance Near Jackson
Beaverhead Builders a 4 H club division held a picnic dinner near Jackson Saturday evening then met at the Diamond Bar Inn for square dancing. Attending were members from Armstead Lima Dillon and Jackson with Mrs Lara Penwell and Henry Mikkel son in charge of the meeting.
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Beaverhead Builders
4-H Club
Jackson
Diamond Bar Inn
Armstead
Lima
Dillon
Lara Penwell
Henry Mikkelson
Fred Muench
Columbus
Ohio
Earl Tash
Polaris
Muench
Mr. Tash
Homer Tash
Twin Bridges
Montana Leader Vows Fast Track to REA Facility Expansion
The official pledged utmost effort to expand REA facilities in Montana, emphasizing the move is vital to a healthy economy. He stressed the administration will push ahead to accelerate projects and ensure ongoing economic vitality for the state.
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REA
Montana
Butte Citizens Probe 1950 Census Totals
Butte and Silver Bow citizens rally civic groups and schools to review the 1950 census counts amid concerns residents were undercounted. County totals show 47,992 vs 53,207 in 1940 while city figures stand at 32,904 vs 37,081 a decade earlier.
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Butte
Silver Bow County
Montana Air Tour set for Sept weekend from West Yellowstone
Beaverhead county private pilots led by Dave Mc Cauley join Montana Pilots' Association for the fourth annual Montana Air Tour September 8 9 10. Flight Captain Russ Deist directs from Libby with stops at Polson Ennis West Yellowstone Missoula Stage Coach Inn chicken banquet.
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Beaverhead County
Dave McCauley
Montana Pilots’ Association
West Yellowstone
Russ Deist
Libby
Polson
Ennis
Park
Stage Coach Inn
Western Montana Pilots
Missoula
Silver Bow County Seen Under Count In Population Review
Figures for food sales, business construction and bank debits suggest Silver Bow County may have more people than the census counted, according to leading organizations. The discrepancy implies undercounting in the latest population totals.
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Silver Bow County
State official says USDA approves phosphate alfalfa aid
Helena Montana State Commissioner of Agriculture Alfred R. Anderson announced a USDA program approving payments for phosphate application on dry land alfalfa. The federal agency will cover about one third of the cost for farmers using this fertilizer on dry land alfalfa.
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Helena
Alfred R. Anderson
Production and Marketing Administration
Anderson
Oscar the Axolotl Missing as Others Found Near Virginia City
Virginia City reports show six axolotls captured at Axolotl Lake near town and displayed in a Butte saloon. None match Oscar, who vanished from the museum a month ago amid fears he fled to Axolotl Lake or faced a dangerous fate at a Mexican Axolotl party.
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Virginia City
Oscar
Virgin City Museum
Axolot! Lake
Butte
Axolotl Lake
Program to Restore Bannack Launched
Dillon expresses strong interest as Mrs. Ovitt invites state aid and participation in Bannack restoration. Once Montana’s important city and first capital, Bannack now has a population around 50 and mining as its sole industry.
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Montana Power Company
Montana
Dillon
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Matt
Betty Taborski
Mary M. Condon
Miss Condon
State Department of Public Instruction
Miriam
Winn’s, Inc
B. P. O. Elks
Jim Johnson
Pipe Organ Lodge
Clyde Mecham, Mer
Vigilante
AIR Tour
Lilly
B.C.H.S. Auditorium
Frigidaire Food Freezers
Frigidaire
Raymond Loewy
Refrigeration Co
Around the
Canyon Ferry
Helera
Big Hole
Anaconda
Compa.7
Examiner Printing Co
Friskies
First National Bank
Northen Bancorperetion
RAL, Deposit Insurange Corporation
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