Outdoor Writers Hold Conference in Jackson Hole
The Outdoor Writers Association of America gathers for its annual conference in Jackson Hole Yellowstone Park. Noted guests include Claude Kreider Tom McNally Warner Nagel and Ed Neal among others as they plan fishing trips on the Fire Hole River and continue work across Montana Wyoming and Idaho.
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Yellowstone Park
Outdoor Writers Association of America
Jackson Hole
Fire Hole
OWAA
Wally Taber
Maynard Reese
America
Iowa
Horse Sale Set at Beaumont Race Track
Beaumont Race Track will host the second thoroughbred and quarter horse paddock sale this Saturday, with racing-trained horses up for purchase, according to track manager Lloyd Shellhammer. The report notes a 1959 Northern Ireland flax production decline.
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Belgrade
Beaumont Race Track
Lloyd Shellhamer
Montana Standard Subscription Rates Update
Montana Standard announces new weekly pay schedules for Saturday and holiday editions. Rates apply to Montana Standard and Montana Standard-Post subscriptions, with annual prepaid terms.
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Montana Standard-Post
Montana
Montana State University to Host Accounting Institute
MSU will present its first Institution in Accounting June 14 to 16 hosted by the School of Business Administration. Dean Paul B. Blomgren notes the event will update Montana and nearby states on advisory services to management. E. L. Kohler, a Chicago accounting consultant, is to speak at the institute banquet June 16.
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Missoula
Montana State University School of Business Administration
Paul B. Blomgren
Montana
E. L. Kohler
Chicago
MSU
Montana Woman Dies in Crash Near Odessa
Ida Shill a 66 year old Missoula resident died when the car rolled over after the driver was distracted by a boy climbing into the front seat five miles west of Odessa State Patrol said Edgar Shill 70 suffered minor injuries and two grandsons Wayne Maynard 6 and Maynard 5 Lynwood were also injured in the crash officers reported.
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Odessa
Wash
Montana
The
State Patrol
Ida Shill
Missoula
Mont
Edgar Shill
Wayne Maynard
Maynard
Lynwood
Shill
Shills
MSC Student Named College Queen For Mountain Area
Montana State College student Marsha Lynne Thompson 20 pre medical student Bozeman named 1961 Rocky Mountain College Queen after best Montana Wyoming Colorado entrant. She will compete in June 2024 New York City pageant with prizes including Europe tour sports car wardrobe diamond ring TV and workshop scholarship.
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Helena
Marsha Lynne Thompson
Montana State College
Bozeman
Rocky Mountain College
Miss Thompson
L. W. Thompson
Kirkwood
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
MSC
New York City
Europe
The
Dramatic Workshop
Warm weekend forecast across Montana with thunderstorms
Helena and Montana regions expect above normal temperatures over the next five days. East of Divide temperatures will be well above average with a warm weekend and highs around 70s. West of Divide highs reach 75 to 88 with cooler nights and scattered thunderstorms, mainly Friday and Monday.
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Tana
Divide
Veterans' Children May Get Assistance
Helena AP report says children of deceased peacetime veterans may qualify for Orphans' Education Assistance. Eligibility hinges on the veteran parent dying from a duty related illness or injury during active service. The program now covers postwar periods including pre and post World War II and Korean War veterans, with VA offices in Billings Butte Great Falls Miles City and Missoula offering details.
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Meredith
Billings
Butte
Great Falls
Miles City
Missoula
Forest Fire In Gates of the Mountains Near Helena
Forest Service crews completed mop up on a lightning caused fire in the Gates of the Mountains area three miles from Helena. The blaze started Monday, burned about 20 acres before 40 firefighters contained it, amid dry July like conditions. It was the fourth fire in the Helena National Forest this year and patrols were scheduled daily.
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Helena
Forest Service
Gates of the Mountains
Floyd Cowles
Helena National Forest
Cowles
Samuel Albright Veteran Passes at 70
Samuel A. Albright, 70, of Superior, died at Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital in Helena on Wednesday. A retired lumber worker, he was born July 11, 1890, in Berlin, Wisconsin. He joined the Army in 1917 at Colfax, Washington, and was discharged as a private in 1919 from the 3rd Company Casual Detachment in Vancouver, Washington. He was admitted to Fort Harrison Hospital May 13.
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Helena
Samuel A. Albright
Superior
Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital
Albright
Berrlin
Wis
Colfax
Wash
Vancouver
Ft Harrison Hospital
Montana youths win in national parks essay contest
Supt. Lemuel A. Garrison of Yellowstone National Park announced three winners in the essay contest What the National Parks Mean to Me. The winners are John Parker of Bozeman and George Parks and Marshall Dominick of Cody, with over 250 students entering.
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Yellowstone Park
Montana
National Parks
Lemuel A. Garrison
Yellowstone National Park
John Parker
Bozeman
George Parks
Marshall Dominick
Cody, Wye
Three Montana Airports Become Air Force Recovery Units
Senators Mansfield and Metcalf said the U S Air Force designated Billings Helena and Missoula airports as Air Force Reserve recovery units. About 150 reservists will be assigned to each unit to aid civilian operations if military bases are destroyed.
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Helena
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Dmont
U. S. Air Force
Montana
Air Force Reserve
Billings
Missoula
Air Force
PTA Delegates Set for Meeting in Billings
Delegates to the Montana Congress of Parent Teacher Associations arrive in Billings for a four day state convention expected to draw 350 delegates. Gov Nutter will welcome them and elections for six officers begin Friday afternoon with Mrs Irving Howe and Mrs George Case vying for president.
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Billings
Montana Congress of Parent Teacher Associations
PTA
Allen P. Wharton
Montana
H. K. Newburn
Montana State University
L. O. Broackmann
Northern Montana College
James E. Short
Western Montana College
Donald G. Nutter
O. A. DeLong
Dickinson
N. D
North Dakota State Teachers College
Irving Howe
Froid
George Case
Missoula
Contracts Awarded For Painting Jobs In Helena
Two contracts totaling 73854 were awarded for painting on state buildings in Helena. Beck Painting Co. won 3990 to repair the Maria Dean cottage at the Vocational School for Girls, while Hanley Glass & Painting Co. won 3864 to paint the Public Instruction surplus property warehouse.
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Helena
Montana Board of Examiners
Beck Painting Co
Maria Dean
Beck
Public Instruction Department
Hanley Glass & Painting Co
Safe Boating Practices Urged In Montana
Fish and Game Director Walter J. Everin urged Montanans to practice safe boating this summer after the first fatal boating accident of 1961 killed two Butte youths. He noted 1960 fatalities were higher than 1959, with five deaths compared to ten in 1950.
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Helena
Walter J. Everin
Everin
Butte
Sombrero Etymology Traced to Spanish Shade
The term sombrero comes from the Spanish word for shade or shade-giving. Linguists note the name reflects the hat’s function of shielding wearers from sun and rain.
Training Set for Air Guard in Great Falls
About 750 Montana Air National Guard members begin 15 days of field training at Gore Field in Great Falls. Col Rodger Young commands the 120th Fighter Group. Final annual field training expected this year with plans for year around training to replace the yearly encampment. Headquarters detachment in Helena led by Col William H. Clarke. Public parade and review set for June 17.
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Great Falls
Montana Air National Guard
Gore Field
Col. Rodger Young
120Th Fighter Group of the Guard
Helena
William H. Clarke
Air Guard
Montana
Belgian King and Queen Arrive for Vatican Visit
King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium arrived in Rome on Wednesday for a four day official visit to the Vatican. They will be received by Pope John XXIII.
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Vatican
Rome
Baudouin
Fabiola
Belgium
John XXIII
Sugar as Energy Food Despite Lacking Vitamins or Minerals
Sugar provides energy without vitamins or minerals. It fuels activity and is commonly used as a quick energy source in diets and sports.
Fires Claim 3000 Children’s Lives Each Year in U S
A report highlights that fire losses kill about three thousand children annually in the United States. It calls for stronger safety measures and warnings to prevent future tragedies.
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United States
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