Many Prizes Awarded for Annual Youth Fair
The Examiner lists award ribbons across departments from Clothing to Food and Handcraft, naming numerous exhibitor winners in blue red and white categories. Notable entries include S. Boetticher Lorraine Bastian Betty Lohr and many others across clothing foods handcrafts gardens and shop work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Examiner
S. Boetticher
Lorraine Bastian
Betty Lohr
Josephine Martin
Joan Marie Connor
Anna Jean Knox
Sydney Meyers
Roberta Wright
Joan Smith
Dolores Davis
Martha Scott
Edna Louise Goose
Carole F. Cocanougher
Betty Lou Lugar
Janet Bridenstine
Viola Jensen
Bobby Jeanne Giudici
Ruth Ann Brown
Elsita Rouse
Patricia Streb
Kathleen Gordon
Tommie Stocks
Beatrice Clemow
Rosalie Bastian
Joannie Bartzen Clemow
Suzanne Dansie
Georgia Hemphill
Bobbie Jeanne Giudici
Margaret Hoy
Hazel Davis
Ellen Rae Stocks
Sandra MacCandles
Laverne Henrie
Lylia Henrie
Joy Bateman
Carla Andrus
Florence Kambich
Barbara Trueman
Donna Reynolds
Donna Mae Reynolds
Blue Ribbon
Doris Taylor
Neva Ann Gnose
Jeann Staudenmeyer
Carolee Kambich
Sharon Stanchfield
Edna Gnose
Red Ribbon
Marilyn Morrison
Oline Olsen
Lois Crouch
Francis Giudici
Judith Holmlund
Myrna Morrison
Sally Harball
Wool Pool
Armstead
Dillon
Seanna Stohr
Melrose
Beatrice Clemon
Jackson
Carole Cocanoupgher
Harold Mugas
Ronald Eliason
Margaret Bryan
Homer Simpson
Kenneth Morrison
John Miller
Robert Wilkie
John Platt
Bruce Kurtz
Rodger Kurtz
George Clemon
Ernest Brothers
Donald Richardson
Glen Freeman
Ed Tyler
Don Stefanatz
Roy Dumke
Ernest Nettick
Richard Reis
Roy Dumpke
Walker Family Visited Idaho Falls Relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Walker and daughter of Idaho Falls spent last weekend at the home of Mr. Walker's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Conover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Walker
Idaho Falls
Mr. Walker
John Conover
Beaverhead County High Sees Fall Enrollment Rise
On opening day 208 students enrolled at Beaverhead County High School. Principal D. L. Johnston notes a slightly larger first day registration than last year. Counts by class include 55 seniors, 50 juniors, 55 sophomores, and 48 freshmen. Election of class officers occurred with Student Association President Bill Tash introducing officers for each class. Four new faculty members were added: Miss Gladys Burkholder, Mrs Mildred Avery, A. H. Hartwig, and Don Ryerson.
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Beaverhead County
D. L. Johnston
Student Association
Bill Tash
Jim Orr
Eddie Davis
Bonnie Megquier
John Hovren
Dan Dennis
Yell
Frances Wright
Bruce Lloyd
Joanne Smith
Peggy Wenger
Elsia Rouse
Jim Richardson
Tom Orr
Phyllis Harrison
Gene Pilon
Raymond Davis
Clayton Schulz
Rosalie Bastian
Jack Martinell
Joe Lane
Billy Staudenmeyer
Gladys Burkholder
Mildred Avery
A. H. Hartwig
Don Ryerson
Bagley Building Re-roofed and Renovated in Dillon Schools
The Bagley Building of the Dillon public schools was re-roofed this summer. Other renovations include painting of several rooms, halls, and concrete floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Public Schools
Demonstration Clubs Will Hold Fall Meet
Beaverhead county Home Demonstration clubs plan a fall council meeting at the L D S church on Glendale and Dakota streets. The 10 30 a m business session will precede a noon luncheon served by the L D S Relief society. In the 1 30 p m program films in color The Step Saving Kitchen and The Freezing of Fruits and Vegetables will be shown. All members and interested people are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead County
L.D.S
Glendale
Dakota Streets
Lugggheen
L.D.S. Relief Society
Riverside Home Demonstration Club
Annual Dillon Rodeo Noted Success of 1949
Rainy two days did not dampen crowds at Dillon fairgrounds as the 1949 rodeo provided the usual thrills and orderly events. Buck Boyce of Havre won the $1,000 all around cowboy prize with 275 points. Glen Howe and Elliott Calhoun followed. Billie Jean Paddock crowned ro deo queen, with Pat Myers and Ruby Gray as runners up. The event featured a kangaroo court, beard judging, a costume dance, a colorful parade, and busy prize events including saddle bronc and bulldogging results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Fair Grounds
Johnny Reynolds
Melrose
Buck Boyce
Havre
Glen Howe
Blackfoot
Idaho
Elliott Calhoun
Las Cruces
N. M
Cotton Todt
Three Forks
McCracken Bros
Dougan Luebben
John McDonald
Bob Davis
Harold Gransberg
Doyle Hale
Ed Thompson
Dillon Bottling Works
W. M. Stone
Ed Buck
Ed Clark
Vonnie J. Brien
Clyde Wells
Bill Pilgrim
Beaverhead County
Pacific Street
V.F.W
Herder Dies in Jeep Wreck Near Whitworth Ranch
J E Albert about 55 a ranch worker in Beaverhead county died after a jeep overturned near the Whitworth ranch on Sheep creek road last Sunday night. Collin Day survived and alerted authorities. coroner Raymond Schwartz ruled the death accidental. Funeral set for Thursday at 4 p.m. at Brundage chapel with burial at Mountain View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitworth
Sheep Creek
J. E. Albert
Beaverhead
Raymond Schwartz
Dillon
Albert
Clinton Day
John Sweeney
Dell
Day
Paul Temple
Schwartz
Brundage Chapel
Timothy Clifford
St. Rose Catholic Church
Mountain View Cemetery
SLAIN WOMAN'S BODY WILL BE INTERRED HERE
Dillon residents follow a murder tale from Butte about Sue Horn a former Dillon waitress found shot and buried near Brown's bridge Gardner jailed in Utah confessed to killing her autopsy showed three head shots and one body wound Funeral services set for Thursday at Brundage chapel with burial at Mountain View cemetery Gardiner's confession details a dispute over 200 dollars and the slaying near the highway page six continues the report
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Dillon
Butte
Sue Horn
Brown's Bridge
Raymond Schwartz
Paul Temple
Burl Stephens
Robert Wright
Ray Dempsey Gardner
Ogden
Utah
Montana
Brown's Station
J. Thompson Baker
Presbyterian Church
Mountain View
Butte-Anaconda
Gregson Hot Springs
Miss Horn
Gardiner
Husband of Former Dillon Woman Dies in Gallatin Accident
James Edward Dunn 34 of Bozeman, an auto salesman, died when his demonstrator pickup plunged from Sagebrush Point near Karst Ranch. Found at 2 a.m., his watch stopped at 10:15. He was returning home after showing a new vehicle. patrol says excessive speed on a sharp turn caused loss of control. Dunn, husband of Eleanor Wheat of Dillon, left three daughters and had earlier worked at Dillon Bottling Works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edward Dunn
Bozeman
Sagebrush Point
Gallatin Canyon
Karst Ranch
Dunn
Karst’s
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Eleanor Wheat
Don Wheat
Dillon Bottling Works
Armstead-Salmon Road Contract Delayed but Assured
A letter to T. W. Sargent of the Beaverhead Chamber of Commerce from C. E. Stahl, state highway engineer, states the six mile Armstead to Armstead road section within the National Forest will be contracted for grading and select material by the bureau of public roads in early fall. The delay stems from a shortage of agency personnel, with next year planned construction of a 12 mile stretch nearby and the remaining three miles of the Jackson-Dillon highway to be let in September.
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T. W. Sargent
Beaverhead
Beaverhead County
Bureau of Public Roads
Forest
Jackson-Dillon
Forest Highway
Armstead
Salmon
Grade School Bell To Ring Next Monday
Grade school students from kindergarten through eighth grade will begin the new term on Monday at 9:00 a.m. Superintendent Lawrence A. Walker announced. Assignments across grades reflect staff and classroom changes under new supervision by Zella K. Flores and others.
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Lawrence A. Walker
Kurtz
Resident of Early Days Is Summoned
Thomas Edward Gray 80 a Beaverhead County native died of a heart attack after returning to his Dillon apartment last Friday. A ranchman and businessman, he was once a law officer in Bannack and lived in Leadore and Salmon before retiring to California and returning to Dillon. Survived by two sons, a granddaughter, a grandson, two sisters and several nieces and a nephew who is Dillon's Mayor. Funeral held Tuesday at Brundage chapel with Rev. J Thompson Baker officiating.
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Grand Hotel
Thomas Edward Gray
Beaverhead County
Bannack
Leadore
Salmon
Idaho
Mrs. Gray
California
Dillon
South
Robert Gray
J. J. Gray
Chico
Calif
Fielding Gray
Beverly
Donna Lea Gray
Fielding L. Gray, Jr
City
George Tash
T. E. Chandle
Guy Gray
Reed Featherly
Eli Peterson
Brundage Chapel
J. Thompson Baker
The
Presbyterian Church
Frank P. Madden
Ross Nay
Jack Burrell
Lou Thompson
James Millen
Frank Fidler
Teachers Institute Set for Thursday Attendance Expected
About 50 county teachers are expected at the annual teachers institute set by state superintendent Mary Condon for Thursday. County Superintendent Christine Opp has added an extra day. Sessions start at 9 am in the Bagley building sewing room with Mrs. Peterson on elementary and rural education and Mr. Cook on music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
O. K. Moe
Western Montana College of Education
Belgrade
Montana State College
State College
Bozeman
Four Rivers
Teachers College
Columbia University
University of Montana
University of Chicago
Montana Education Association
Lupt
Dillon
Poindexter Street
Mary Condon
Christine Opp
Lan
Bagley
Peterson
Cook
Annual Golf Tourney Opens Next Sunday
Dillon Country Club members urged to gather at the course for opening rounds of the annual tourney and establish qualifying scores. Breakfast served at 9 am in the clubhouse by Mr and Mrs Dusty Miller. A day of sport and strong competition is planned for the championship and other flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Country Club
Jack Rees
Dusty Miller
Dillon Hereford Show and Sale Dates Set
Beaverhead county announces the annual Hereford show on October 9 and the sale on October 10 at the county fair grounds. This 12th show and 9th Montana Futurity has 29 consignors and 58 range bulls and herd sires entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverhead
J. H. Mikkelson
Montana
Carl H. Hartwig
Emmett Blomquist
Dillon
George Hohensee
R. H. Marshall
Oscar Sales
Wilbur Storey
Henry Skank
Bozeman
M. Hennewell
Brooks
Ray Isbell
Jeffers
Jumping Horse Ranch
Ennis
Frank Pendleton
Wisdom
Nick Peppercoff
Twin Bridges
Jerry Prescott
the Cheney’s
Belgrade
Sim & Schock
Highwood
C. K. Warren
Deer Lodge
Thomas Watson
Hobson
Vernon E. Watson
A. F. Woodard
Roy
C. D
David Dutton
Gold Creek
Fred B. Selleck
Buffalo
Bodine Herefords
Livingston
Bob Cline
Manhattan
J. D. Harrison
Polaris
Aged Beaverhead Resident Passes After Brief Illness
Thomas Pearson, 72, died at the county hospital Thursday morning after a brief illness. Born December 6, 1876 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he moved to Beaverhead County about 14 years ago and worked on local ranches. His body remains at Brundage Funeral Home awaiting burial. no relatives have been located.
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Thomas Pearson
Wilkes Barre
Beaverhead County
Brundage Funeral Home
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Bagley Building
Ganization
Elks
Red and White
Abe Lincoln
Lloyd Dougherty
Winn’s
Shrine
Davis Motors
Riverside Club
Riverside Farm Bureau
Frank Finley
Lawson Fore
Bob Olson
Vern Meeks
Bob Nelson
W. L. Peterson
Tom Pierce
George Shaffner
Jim Harrison
Rafe Ingersoll
Glenn Hone
Rusty Houthz
John Reynolds
Harry Hart, Jr
Jim
Herder
Jeep
Big Sheep Creek
Nelson
Martha Nelson
Edith Palmer
Alice Lloyd
Isobell Lasich
Golde
Gladys Forester
Isabell Lasich
Margaret Orr
Florence Stoffler
Virginia O'Reilly
Bert Shortt
Musa Tellier
Flores
Lewistown
Eastern College of Education
Billings
James Womack
L. A. Gregory
Hartwig
Gregory
Robert E. Racicot
Charlotte Ballard
Mary Innes
Elizabeth McGillivray
Edna Moe
Vera Grace Stowell
Robert Graham
Leroy Gilbert
Merton Comfort
Teachers’ Institute
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