Future Farmers to Fete Fathers at Beaverhead High
The Future Farmers at Beaverhead County High School announce a father and son banquet this Saturday at 7 PM in the Ag rooms. Home economics girls will prepare and serve a meal largely from members’ projects. Miss Bernice Hirschman leads the home ec department. Bernard Williams of the Smith Hughes department calls the event one of the best gatherings since the program began.
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Future Farmers’ Organization
Beaverhead County
Ag Rooms
Bernice Hirschman
Bernard Williams
Smith-Hughes
Accident Victim Joseph Stefanic Improves at Barrett
Joe Stefanic, injured in a peculiar Tuesday afternoon accident near Nedrow, sustained a broken back and fractured leg while under a parked truck adjusting a trailer coupling. The car’s engine ran and gears meshed, dragging him before he could escape. He shows steady improvement and is out of danger at Barrett Hospital.
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Joe Stefanic
Barrett Hospital
Nedrow Lane
Lima dam project to double reservoir capacity gains start
Equipment unloads in Lima as a federal re employment project begins. Foreman Midward Tower oversees machinery for the dam height increase of 10 feet, expanding capacity to 98000 acre feet normal and 110000 extreme. Engineer T W Hatcher says irrigation for Beaverhead valley ranchers will be secured.
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Lima
Lima Cam
Jerome Boestflug
T. W. Hatcher
Beaverhead Valley
Point of Rocks
Old-Time Resident Taken to Warm Springs Asylum
George Gronn, a Beaverhead pioneer, was committed to the state infirmary at Warm Springs after a commission found him mentally unbalanced. Gronn came to Bannack during the Indian uprising and mined for years, later running a saloon at Squaw Creek. In 1915 he faced a murder trial here but was acquitted on self defense.
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George Gronn
Beaverhead
Warm Springs
Free
Stephan
Gronn
Bannack
iHe
Squaw Creek
Worldwide Peace Address at Dillon Rotary Club
Charles Towne of Butte spoke at the Dillon Rotary Club on world peace and the grim costs of war. He warned that advances in science make future wars more destructive and called for moral leadership and peace agencies to curb militarism. Commander Scott added a brief note on related topics.
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Charles ‘Towne
Butte
Rotary Club
Charles‘Towne
Dillon Rotary Club
Scott
Red Cross Roll Call Opens Amid Recovery Drive
The annual Red Cross roll call opens Saturday with a nationwide 400 thousand member target, 40 less than 1932. Beaverhead pledges support as committees organize across the county. Chairman J C Fuller urges public generosity to aid displaced and veteran families while sustaining future Red Cross efforts. The minimum membership is 1 dollar, with 5, 10, or 25 dollar levels. Half of each payment stays local to fund chapter services.
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National
The
Red Cross
J. C. Fuller
Beaverhead
American Red Cross
Fuller
United States
Dillon Elks Enter National Bridge Tournament
The Dillon lodge announces its entry in the Elks National Bridge Tournament to be held nationwide on Friday, November 24, 1983. The event invites all community bridge players to join, with sixteen prepared hands and expert analyses provided for scoring and post game lessons.
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Dillon Lodge
Elks
Elks District Deputy Visitor guest at Dillon lodge
Chester Coleman of Helena, Montana Elks district deputy, spoke at the Dillon lodge meeting Tuesday night. Earl Wheat, state association president, and three candidates were initiated. A charity ball is planned for Saturday at City Hall with groceries donations required for entry. A house fire caused attic and roof damage worth several hundred dollars to a local home.
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Aot Elks
City Hall
Chester Coleman
Helena
Montana Elks
1. C. O. F. Hall
Coleman
Earl Wheat
State Elks
Sgxeoclation
Dillon Lodge
Taxpayers Liquidate Obilgations Indicate Better County Finances
County treasurer Bertie Mathews notes improved taxpayer liquidation of obligations this year with more property owners paying in full rather than taking half payments. No final year comparison yet, but collections appear better. The deadline to pay without penalty is November 29, and the office will close on Thanksgiving.
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Bertie Mathews
Candy pieces found possibly laced with poison in city
Warnings go out after reports that chocolate candies found near Kentucky and Thomson avenues may contain strychnine. Parents urged to tell children not to touch or eat any candy found on streets.
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Kentucky
Thomson Avenues
Local Talent Show Delights Harts Wig Theatre Audience
An audience filled the Harts wig theatre Wednesday evening to capacity for the St. Rose guild presented The Rose Dawn. Directed by Pauline Peyton of Rocky Mountain Productions the local talent cast included Ruth Phelps Janet Aldrich Fred Gray Dan Cushman and many others with numerous specialty numbers and choruses.
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Hartswig
St. Rose Guild
Pauline Peyton
Rocky Mountain Productions
Ruth Phelps
Janet Aldrich
Fred Gray
Dan Cushman
Alice Madsen
Bill Ballard
Earl L. Wheat
Anna Mautz
Temple
Francis Dean
George Hay
Don Julion
Bud Sands
James Walter
Anthony Murphy
Donald Lee
James Judge
Billie Baxter
Mary
Ruth Simpson
Marian Williams
Ken Jackson
Rose Ann Lowney
Barbara Gray
Helen Taylor
Irene Pipal
Jane Waldorf
Katherine Hartwig
Merle Schmittroth
Eileen Grimes
Giovannina Cardinale
Anna Jeanne Lockness
Betty Harrison
Bobkittens Edge Bulldogs in Final Drive
Bozeman hosts Montana State college game ends 25 13 as Bobkittens rally late with two Darby Overturf touchdowns in a season closer under new coach Ka kuske.
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Dillon
Kakuske
Husky Bulldog
Bobkittens
Montana State College
Darby Overturf
Bozeman
Armistice Observance in Dillon Honors Fallen on Armistice Day
Dillon observes the fifteenth anniversary of the armistice with a quiet ceremony. Stores close for a holiday mood as Hartwig theatre fills for patriotic exercises led by Rev F X Lechner. The program includes an American medley by the high school chorus and solos by Jane Aldrich with pianist Winogene Wood.
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France
Dillon
Hartwig Theatre
F. X. Lechner
St.Rose Church
Jane Aldrich
Montana State Normal College
Twiligh
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