Montana high schools graded amid debate on method used
Montana’s 216 junior and senior high schools were graded by the Board of Education amid disagreement over grading methods. The study moved forward without action as officials noted progress in science labs languages math and summer classes while warning many schools still need improvement. Governor Nutter favored inviting larger high school administrators for input.
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Montana
Abozeman
Board of Education
Helena
Maynard Olson
Northwest Accreditation Association
Olson
Buffalo High School
Broadus
Fairview
Flaxville
Rapelje
Ennis Junior
West Yellowstone
Mt. Ellis Academy
Bozeman
Havre Central
Lustre Bible Academy
Lustre
Frazer
Gordon Doering
University of Montana
Doering
Harriet E. Miller
Northwest
Donald G. Nutter
Cable Work Starting At Missile Sites In Montana
Ditching to bury the cable for the Minuteman Missile complex will begin this month at central Montana sites. Els Hopkin and Galvan said hiring is limited to the Great Falls office of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union.
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Great Falls
Montana
Els-Hopkin and Galvan
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union
Light top light stolen from Billings patrol car
Montana Highway Patrol reports theft of a red revolving top light and attachment from Patrolman Robert Griffiths patrol car parked near his Billings home. Estimated value about 55 dollars.
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Billings
Montana
Robert Griffith
Butte Driver Fined for Drunken Driving
Mikell S. Starr, 25, of Butte, pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge before Police Judge Evans Innes. Starr was remanded to the city jail and fined $150, a sum he said he could not pay.
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Dillon
Mikell S. Starr
Butte
Evans Innes
Starr
Death of Charles W. Anderson 76 in Wisdom Montana
Charles W. Anderson 76 a longtime Big Hole Basin resident died Monday at Barrett Hospital after a three year illness. He was born in Stockholm Sweden on December 24 1884 and worked for the Southern Montana Telephone Co. in Wisdom. Surviving are sons and daughters in law Frank Anderson Wenatchee WA Robert J Anderson Tacoma WA Charles W Anderson Tacoma WA a daughter and son in law Reed Ponton Tacoma WA a brother Claude Anderson Wisdom and sisters Sophia Rumbaugh Seattle and Fred Featherly Helena. Funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Church of the Big Hole Wisdom with Rev Harvey Macferran officiating. Interment in Wisdom Cemetery.
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Dillon
Charles W. Anderson
Big Hole Basin
Barrett Hospital
Mr. Anderson
Stockholm
Sweden
Beaverhead County
Southern Montana Telephone Co
Wisdom
Claude
Frank Anderson
Wenatchee
Wash
Robert J. Anderson
Tacoma
Reed Ponton
Claude Anderson
John E. Anderson
Los Angeles
Sophia Rumbaugh
Seattle
Salesmen Forfeit Bonds in Dillon
Two magazine solicitors, Bill Schmenger and John McGrady of Portland, Oregon, forfeited $25 bonds after being charged with soliciting subscriptions in Dillon in violation of the Green River Ordinance. Police Chief Leo Williams warned residents against itinerant salesmen lacking city licenses.
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Dillon
Green River
Leo Williams
Bill Schmenger
John McGrady
Portland
Ore
Williams
Charters Issued To Montana Firms Involves Recreation Group
Secretary of State Frank Murray is sued two more Montana charters. Glacier Goat Charters of Kalispell and Montex, Inc. of Great Falls receive authorizations with $50,000 capital.
Fires claim the lives of 3000 children annually in the United States
A sobering national statistic cites fires as the cause of about three thousand child deaths each year in the United States. Emergency services urge prevention measures and home safety checks to reduce fatalities.
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United States
Parenthood Education Series Kicks Off in Dillon
Mrs. L C Johnston of Beaverhead County Health Nurse will head a seven week series on Education for Parenthood starting Monday June 19 at 7 30 p m in the Vigilante Electric Building. Sponsored by the Dillon Jayceens with material from the Montana State Board of Health nursing division the program aims to give expectant mothers a comprehensive view of pregnancy progress. Participants should register at the June 19 meeting. Husbands will be invited to the final session. Includes films discussions and a hospital visit with coffee served at each meeting.
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Dillon
L. C. Johnston
Beaverhead County
Jayceens
Accordion Concert Arranged Thursday In Beaverhead High
Nellie Poole presents senior and advanced accordion groups in a public concert Thursday at 8 PM in Beaverhead County High School auditorium. Admission is free. Featured are Lorraine Wheat and Kay Detton in dance numbers, with several skits and polka performances by local artists from Dillon, Lima and Dell.
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Tommy Brenneman
Lima
Mary Jo Brenneman
Lloyd Gasser
Bonnie Lewison
Marcene Briggs
Dell
Lorraine Wheat
Lillian Nolan
Carol Ann Dyer
Dillon
LaGay Thomas
Ann Mitchell
Larry Lakner
Bobby Swartz
Mary Bacon
Scott Briggs
Russell Gasser
Ginger Detton
Larry Ruegsegger
Lynn Karr
Betty Ann Nolan
Johnny Quick
Norman Gravely
Armstead
Lakner
Kizzie Brown
Donna Andrus Second In Collegiate Contest
Donna Andrus a junior at Montana State College Bozeman won second place and a $50 prize in the 1961 Collegiate Advertising Art Contest. She is the daughter of Dillon Postmaster Harry J. Andrus and Beaverhead County High School alumna. At MSC she served as Spurs historian and secretary treasurer of the Art Club while active in Alpha Omicron Pi.
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Dillon
Donna Andrus
Montana State College
Bozeman
United States
Canada
Miss Andrus
Harry J. Andrus
Beaverhead County High School
MSC
Spurs
Alpha Omicron Pi
Art Club
Recreation Program Will Start Monday
Dillon city summer recreation program for children and adults begins Monday under director Norm Stubbs. A revised schedule has been arranged and will be announced soon.
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Dillon
Norm Stubbs
Mrs. Rhea Meade Resigns as Dispatcher and Leaves for Seattle
Mrs. Rhea Meade a police radio dispatcher in Dillon resigns after a year and a half of service and leaves for Seattle to live with her son Sylvester B Meade an engineer at Boeing Aircraft Her husband Sylvester P Meade formerly county assessor served until his death in May 1958 Beaverhead County residents note 0 years continuous residency
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Dillon
Rhea Meade
Seattle
Sylvester B
Boeing Aircraft
Meade
Beaverhead County
Sylvester P. Meade
Ranch blaze at B J Ruth ranch near Big Sandy kills bulls
A fire at the B J Ruth ranch 32 miles west of Big Sandy caused about 10000 dollars in damage and killed three registered bulls. Damage was reported to structures and fencing as authorities investigated the cause.
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Big Sandy
Montana Standard Saturday and Holidays Ad Notice
Montana Standard and associated publications list a one year prepaid subscription rate for Saturday and Holidays editions. The notice mentions pricing terms and payment method across linked Standard-Post titles.
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Montans Biendaré-Post
Ly Standard-Post
Eneteee Bates
Montana Standard-Post
Lear
Montana
Site picked for Northwest High School in Great Falls
Architects told school officials on Monday night a suitable site has been found for the proposed Northwest High School in Great Falls and the project would not exceed normal construction costs.
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Great Falls
Northwest High School
William O. Whipps 73 Dies Former Montana Highway Official
William O. Whipps longtime Montana Highway Commission administrator and postwar secretary died after long illness in Helena. He headed the Finance Department at Gore Hill Airport during World War II and rose to lieutenant colonel. Services in Helena with burial in Kalispell. widow Georgia survives.
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Helena
William O. Whipps
Montana Highway Commission
Whipps
Gore Hille
Great Falls
Kalispell
Georgia
Hobbs Named Head of Wind River Indian Agency
Clyde W. Hobbs appointed to head Wind River Indian Agency effective Sunday Interior Department announced Hobbs previously led Crow Agency in Montana for four years succeeding Arthur N Aniston who had served Wind River since 1954 Aniston to handle termination duties on Catawba Reservation salary remains 11155 per year Hobbs a 1946 Indian Bureau veteran native of Schaberg Arkansas New Crow superintendent yet to be named.
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Crow Agency
Crow
Reclamation Commissioner to Meet Officials in Billings
U S Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Floyd Dominy will visit Billings on June 17 to hold conferences with local reclamation officials.
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Billings
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Floyd Dominy
Reclamation
Fewer railroad cars loaded in Montana in April drop
Fifteen per cent fewer railroad cars were loaded at Montana points last April than in April 1960. The State Railroad Commission recorded 28,689 cars loaded. Ore loadings fell 2,214 to 15,480 and wheat loads dropped 1,914 to 914. Dressed lumber products rose by 519 to 1,718.
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Helena
Montana
State Railroad Commission
Traffic rerouted around floods near Kalispell and Bonners Ferry
Kalispell traffic bound west diverted around Bonners Ferry Idaho due to flood conditions. Drivers travel via U S 93 south then 28 near Elmo as Bull Lake Noxon cutoff bridge and Bonners Ferry bridge remain closed on the Kootenai River. Libby and Troy reachable via U S 2.
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Kalispell
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Elmo
Bull Lake- Noxon
Kootenai
Libby
Troy
Montana State College Students to Entertain Pacific Soldiers
A 15 member Montana State College group will tour the Pacific next winter to entertain troops in Japan and Korea. Selected by competitive tryouts, the group will perform Three Men on a Horse under Joe Fitch. USO will run the tour with DoD funding. no state funds used.
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Bozeman
Montana State College
Pacific
United States Service Organizations, Inc
Montana
Joe Fitch
USO
U. S. Department of Defense
Japan
Korea
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