Eagles Picnic Planned for Dillmont Park Next Weekend
Dillmont park hosts an Eagle picnic next Sunday afternoon September 15 with a prior dance on Saturday night September 14 in the park pavilion. Admission is free for the picnic, a charge is set for the dance. Frisco Baker and his orchestra provide music. Eagles from Alder Gulch, Butte, Anaconda and other aeries expected, with sports and entertainment planned. Jack McLaren chairs the committee, with Jack Thiel and Buddy Van Ham assisting.
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Dillonaerie
Order of Eagles
Dillmont Park
Park Pavilion
F. C. Kirby
Dillon Aerie
Eagles
Dillon Veteran Receives Gift Auto Under Public Law 663
Bert A. Kamps, a Dillon World War II veteran who lost a leg in the Echweiler battle, becomes the first handicapped veteran in Southwestern Montana to be signed up for a government gift automobile. VA representative Albert A. Prowell explained Public Law 663 authorizes an auto up to 1600 dollars for veterans with loss of use of a leg.
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Dillon
Bert A. Kamps
Echweiler
Germany
Veterans Administration
Montana
United States
George R. Baker
Albert A. Prowell
Anaconda
Prowell
Baker
Kamps
Bushnell General ’S Hospital
West Yellowstone
Fred Kamps
South
Pacific Street
Edgar Williams Named on Beaverhead High School Board
Beaverhead County Montana Board of Commissioners met September 3 1946 in regular session with Commissioners Henneberry Stahl Sr Jackson and Clerk Buckingham The meeting reviewed prior minutes and approved budgets and tax levies A petition by Victor Carrigan claimed lands adjacent to US Highway 91 near Dillon on both sides of the Union Pacific viaduct and sought action by the board
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Beaverhead
Final Board of Equalization
Board of Final Budget
Board of Tax Levy
Victor Carrigan
Board of Commissioners
Beaverhead County
Montana
Union Pacific
Dillon
Union Pacific Railroad
Arnold G. Benson
Purchase Program For Spuds Planned
An official purchase program to support Irish potato prices in Southwestern Montana including Beaverhead county is announced by Gilbert Widmer, with prices set at 1.80 per hundredweight for US No. 1 potatoes. Eligible sellers may earn up to 0.45 extra per hundredweight through marketing services, with purchases through Sept. 15 and contingent on inspection certificates. Contact Widmer in Bozeman or the county agricultural conservation association for details.
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Montana
Beaverhead County
Gilbert Widmer
R. J. McKenna
Production and Marketing Administration
U. S
Federal-State Inspection Service
Department of Agriculture
Widmer
PMA
Bozeman
County Agricultural Conservation Association
Enrollment Increase in Dillon Public Schools
Dillon Public Schools opened Monday with 425 students enrolled, up from 410 last year. Kindergarten has 48 pupils. new staff include Mrs. H. H. Hendren and Miss Pearl Bratsberg. Classes run 9 am to noon and 1 pm to 3:50 pm with the full faculty in place.
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Dillon Public Schools
Supt
O. Kay Moe
James Kurtz
Moe
H. H. Hendren
Mary Estell Claimed Dillon Home After Long Illness
Mary Estell 81 died yesterday at her Dillon home after a long illness. Born January 6, 1865 in London she came to Beaverhead county in 1882 and lived in Dillon except for years in Madison county. Survived by daughter Mrs. Alice Vaughn Twin Bridges and sons Jacob and Albert ranchers of Sweetwater. Funeral Sunday at 3 from Brundage Funeral Home with Rev. Lewis D. Smith of St James Episcopal Church officiating. burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
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Mary Estell
Beaverhead County
Dillon
London
Madison County
Alice Vaughn
Twin Bridges
Jacob
Albert
Sweetwater
Brundage Funeral Home
Lewis D. Smith
St. James Episcopal Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Three Men Sentenced in District Court
Judge Lyman H. Bennett sentences three men to state prison after guilty pleas. Charles Fuerer, ranch hand, gets two years for grand larceny tied to a bunkhouse robbery at Ed Rebich ranch near Dillon. Tom O Conner, laborer, also two years for grand larceny after taking $100 from a companion in Lima. Webster G Mason, 39, fireman, receives 18 months for attempted forgery after trying to cash a $96 check with a forged signature.
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Lyman H. Bennett
Charles Fuerer
Ed Rebich Ranch
Dillon
Co. Atty
Lew D. Brundage
Tom O'Conner
Lima
Deer Lodge
James Womack
Webster G. Mason
Lee Joy
Bowling Leagues to Start at Dillon Center This Week
The Dillon Bowling Center opens its women's league tonight with the regular season schedule. The men's league starts next Monday with 16 teams. matches run Monday and Tuesday each week. A reorganization at city hall elected Roscoe Cornell and Vincent Schmit troth as presidents of local American Bowling Congress and Commercial leagues respectively. An eight team open league is planned for Thursdays. Standings award one point per win and an extra point to the session high score. Tonight's women’s cards include D. I. vs. Brundage Merle's vs. Powerettes at 7 and Roberts vs. Red and White City Drug vs. Johnny's at 9.
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Dillon
City Hall
Roscoe Cornell
American Bowling Congress
Dave Hier
Dale Tash
H. M. Brundage
Elmo Winn
D. I
Brundage
Merle’s
Powerettes
Roberts
Red and White
City Drug
Johnny's
Beaverhead Post Legion to Install Officers Tomorrow
Beaverhead post of the American Legion, the largest in its history with 316 members, resumes activities with an installation meeting at the Andrus hotel club rooms. Installation will be led by Post Commander H. L. Hatton and includes officers Farnum B. Schuyler and Lew D. Brundage among others, as Armistice day events and a full calendar approach.
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Beaverhead Post
American Legion
Andrus
Post
Bob Gregg
Clyde Jarvis
H. L. Hatton
B. A. Risley
Farnum B. Schuyler
Lew D. Brundage
Bill Tait
Arthur Christensen
Maurice
Becks Bar and Lounge Changes Ownership Today
Announcement by C A and Hortense Bechler that Becks Bar and Cocktail Lounge in Dillon transfers to Arvil Lamoreaux of Butte. The new owner will run it as before, promising same service in comfortable and beautiful surroundings. The bar opened April 17 last year and has grown in popularity.
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C. A
Hortense Bechler
Arvil Lamoreaux
Butte
Montana
Dillon
Miss Luebben Leaves Home For Seattle Job
Miss Mary Anne Luebben daughter of Mr and Mrs E C Luebben left Saturday for Seattle where she has accepted a position.
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Mary Anne Luebben
E. C. Luebben
Seattle
Pipe Organ Lodge to Present John Rock One-Day Act
The Pipe Organ Lodge announces a Sunday engagement by magician John Rock and Company for Sept. 15. Rock, famed for legerdemain, appears in two shows at the lodge as an interim act between engagements, with recent stops including San Francisco and Los Angeles venues.
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Pipe Organ Lodge
John Rock
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Paramore
Seattle
Hollywood
Florentine Gardens
Earl Carroll's
Rush Jordan Heads Normal College Opening
Acting President Rush Jordan announced Montana State Normal College will open Monday September 23 with enrollment expected to rise aided by many G I students. Dr. Sheldon E. Davis retires after 27 years as president. Jordan becomes acting head and reports a 200‑student women’s residence hall.
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Montana State Normal College
Rush Jordan
G. I’s
Jordan
Sheldon E. Davis
Paul Anderson
O. Kay Moe
Dillon Public Schools
Beaverhead High Opens Football Season Sept 20
Beaverhead county high school plans a Sept 20 home opener against Salmon high at the fairgrounds under lights. New coach Royal Morrison has about 40 players training nightly, aiming to rebound after weather and some key 1945 starters head to other pursuits.
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Beaverhead County
Salmon High School
Fairgrounds
Royal Morrison
Montana State College
Beaver
Prin. D. L. Johnson
Fort Benton
Arley McLaren
Jim Bateman
Dean Romers
Jack Coppin
Ford K Knight
Wayne Nelson
Bruce Jardine
Harold O’conner
Mrs. Martha Burrell Dies After Illness in Dillon
Mrs. Martha Mattie Burrell 62 native of Beaverhead county died in a Butte hospital after a long illness. She lived in Dillon 30 years, wife of Jack Burrell, mother of Evan Burrell and three other children, with siblings and grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at Brundage funeral home.
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Martha
Mattie) Burrell
Jack Burrell
Beaverhead County
Butte
Burrell
Bannack
Schng
Wes
Beaverhead High football schedule announced
Principal D. L. Johnson announced Beaverhead County High School football schedule for fall games. Home and away dates list Salmon, Butte High Reds, Anaconda Central, Anaconda High B, Deer Lodge with games in September October and November.
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Prin. D. L. Johnson
Beaverhead County
Salmon
Butte High Reds
Anaconda Central
Anaconda High
Deer Lodge
Missing car found by Melville officers in North Dakota
A car loaned by Raymond Gransberry of Reichle to a friend to take a sick child to a hospital was located by Melville officials in North Dakota a month later. The borrower Nelson Strout remained at large though traces were sought. A bed roll belonging to A. E. Smith and $300 in cash were found in the car, with Smith saying he rode briefly with Strout before being abandoned. Gransberry traveled to Melville to retrieve the car which was reportedly undamaged.
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Raymond Gransberry
Reichle
Melville
North Dakota
Claude Lay
Nelson Strout
A. E. Smith
Strout
Smith
Gransberry
Miss Betty Dougherty Visits Dillon With Sister Mary
Miss Betty Dougherty of Elliston is spending the week in Dillon with her sister Miss Mary A Dougherty.
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Betty Dougherty
Elliston
Dillon
Mary A. Dougherty
Armstead Woman Spends Friday in Dillon
Mrs. Jess Brown of Armstead spent last Friday in Dillon visiting friends and running errands.
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Jess Brown
Armstead
Dillon
Dillon Rotary hears Prof Paul Anderson on Capitalism and Free Enterprise
Prof Paul Anderson of Montana State Normal College spoke to the Dillon Rotary Club on Capitalism and Free Enterprise. He argued that industrial progress prompts greater socialism and questioned whether large workers benefit from corporate or government employment amid job losses.
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Paul Anderson
Montana State Normal College
Dillon Rotary Club
State Board to Hear Dillon Motor Transport Permits
Montana's railroad and public service commission will hold hearings in Dillon on Sept. 20 to act on four motor transport permit applications. Lee Reece seeks passenger work within 100 miles of Dillon. Mussetter and McFadden request phosphate and other haulage in Beaverhead County. Carl Robertson and Roy Selway seek local ore and general commodities transport within 50 miles of Dillon. This is the second Dillon session this year.
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Montana
Railroad and Public Service Commission
Dillon
Lee Reece
Beaverhead
Madison
Betty Mussetter
Charles Mussetter, Jr
William McFadden
Mussetter
Kiwanis District Governor Visits Dillon Club
Orville Bryan of Deer Lodge, Kiwanis district lieutenant governor, paid an official visit to the Dillon Kiwanis club during its regular meeting last Wednesday. He reviewed Kiwanis activities, urged attendance at the Butte convention, and welcomed new and transferring members.
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Orville Bryan
Deer Lodge
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis Club of
Dillon
F. H. Bimrose
Dillon Club
Bryan
Kiwanis
Butte
William Hoskins
I. W. Ross
Kiwanis Club
Tom Hart
John Sheldon
Joe Barrett
Elmo Sorenson
Sheridan Club
Ralph McFadden
Eldon Noble
Reorganization of Dillon Elks Drum Corps Debated
Dillon lodge members and former corps members discuss reviving the famed Dillon Elks drum and bugle corps. The unit, once a state champion and national title holder, disbanded as members left for the armed forces. A meeting at the lodge tonight in the L0.0-F. hall will address reorganization.
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Dillon Elks
Armed Forces
Dillon Lodge
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Idaho
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Eugene A. Callaway
LaVonne E. Blackburn
Mark James Freeman
Ririe
Ardith Morrison
Idaho Falls
Frank Nutt
Iva Ling
Lemhi
William Marley
Clifton
Marjorie Avery
Roland J. Ritter
Rock Springs
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Lorna Goodson
Kenneth Call
Della Reece
Rigby
Dillon Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Herbert Wheat
St. Elmo Commandery
Knights Templar
Matt Kay
Mizpah
Order of Eastern Star
W. G. Squires
Dillon Assembly
Order of the Rainbow
Patricia Carrigan
Dillon Lodge No. 16
A. F
A. M
Wilber Squires
Masonic Hall
Beaverhead Post Legion
Farnum Schuyler
Beck’s Bar
John Rock & Co
Popular Lodge
Big Squad
P. Anderson
Joseph Krall
Elks Drum Corps
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