Mr. Towe put his engineering skills to use
for several aircraft companies during
the war years designing parts.
After the war he returned to Iowa to farm.
He sold the farm and bought his first bank
in Dupree, South Dakota in 1950.
He bought his first bank in Montana in 1954.
From there - he grew his Montana Banking Empire.
Stan Howe wanted a $400 bank loan when he
was in his 20’s to go back to college - Mr. Towe
put $750 in Stan’s account and told him if he
needed more to let him now.
Although frugal - Mr. Towe was a generous man
by all accounts.
He was instrumental in helping to start
The Model T Montana 500 Race.
Lewis Rector - who did a lot of mechanical
and restoration work on Mr. Towe’s cars -
lived with his wife in a basement apartment of
Mr. Towe’s Deer Lodge Home.
The whereabouts of these three have been unknown
since the 1997 Deer Lodge Auction.
Until now ....
Loading the first engine/transmission - Zephyr 12 cylinder
Jim