Corner Angles by Claude C Gray Defends Common Joe Tax Burden
Claude C Gray responds to E M Adams on legislative reporting and warns against lobby tactics used by corporations. He says he ran for office to represent the working man small business owners and farmers, the Montana “common Joe,” who pay most taxes and deserve fair laws. He opposes nonresident profit writers exempt from state taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Adams
Adams
Mr. Adams
Montana
Joe
State tax views urge sharing resource profits with education
Mr. E. M. Adams warns Montana lawmakers against heavy taxation of Anaconda Copper Co. and other giants. He argues a severance tax on marketed resources and a state income tax on nonresident business income would fund education, noting California as a model and urging scrutiny of legislators who opposed such measures. The piece recalls a January Anaconda Copper Co. event for state lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Adams
Anaconda Copper Co
Montana Power Co
Mountain States Telephone Co
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Montana
California
Adams
House
Holy Week Services and Easter Observances at Local Churches
St. Josephs Catholic Church schedules Good Friday Mass at 2 p m with Adoration of the Holy Cross. Holy Saturday vigil at 8 p m with blessings of the new fire Paschal candle and font. Easter Sunday masses include Reed Point at 7 30, high mass 9 and 10 30 for Conventional. St Marks Episco Easter Eve baptism at 4 pm Easter Day Holy Communion at 8 and 9 30 family service. About 60 friends gathered to celebrate Susanna Rostads 84th birthday with gifts and refreshments provided by her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Susanna Rostad
Aloe Warila
Billings
Easter Festival Service at Big Timber Lutheran
First Easter service at 9 30 a m and second at 11 00 a m with E O Overland prelude and postlude. Hymns include Christ The Lord is Risen Again and Come Ye Faithful Raise the Strain. Baptism, confessions, Easter gospel, anthem by junior and senior choirs, prayers, sermon Grave Robbers of God, and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. O. Overland
Lutheran World Action
Halliluja
Jesus
God
Easter Church Service Promises Joyful Resurrection Message
Church of God holds an 11 00 a m Easter service with sermon The Joy of the Ressurection and choir music. Rev and Mrs Paul Seagraves perform Jesus is Living Within and Mrs Don Haas with Mrs Seagraves sing a vocal duet. Evening service at 745 p m features The End That Never Came.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Seagraves
Jesus
Don Haas
Seagraves
Easter Service at Evangelical United Brethren Church
The Evangelical United Brethren Church held an 11 00 a m Easter worship with Alta Scholten leading My Redeemer Liveth and Crown Him With Many Crowns. Mark 16 1 16 was read followed by hymns prayers and a baptismal service. The sermon focused on The Resurrection message and the choir performed Joyous Easter Bells and I Know That My Redeemer Liveth with unison responses and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta Scholten
Easter Services at Congregational Church Highlight Two Morning Units
Easter celebration features two Sunday services at 8:30 and 11 o'clock with infant baptism and choir performances by Mayflower and Senior choirs. Scripture readings from Genesis and Matthew, sermon titled The Christian Crown, and a sunrise fellowship at 5:30 with Pilgrim Fellowship guests. A church school meets at 9:45, followed by an outdoor breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Pilgrim Fellowship
St. Mark’s
Congregational Church School
Ground-Breaking Service Opens Church Building Campaign
A ground breaking at the Congregational church Sunday followed the regular service. Rev E Brentwood Barker spoke of adding space for Christian Education and activities. Don Cameron led the ceremony and presented the spade to church representatives including Mrs W K Amery Walt Huffman McLean Clark Mrs L W Baskett David Haas John Paulson and Vernon Drake the architect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
E. Brentwood Barker
Don Cameron
L. W. Baskett
Barker
Jay R. Lee
Lloyd D. Severance
C. J. Paulson
Vernon Drake
Ben Clark
W. H. Hatfield
Jesus Is Risen and Peace Be Still Amid War
Poem proclaims Jesus risen from the dead and calls warring nations to pause. It recalls the empty tomb and Christ who calmed the storm, blessing humanity and promising eternal life. The speaker asserts peace beyond conflict and eternal hope in Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Galilee
Big Timber Rodeo Sets 1957 Committees and Purse
The 1957 Big Timber Rodeo June 23 is directed by co chairmen Dick Irwin and Don Cameron with Jim Schneider as secretary treasurer. A 750 purse is split into five events with 150 each. Moose Lodge leads parade coordinators Tope Strobel Ole Dahl and Walt Broughton head parade. Oral Zumwalt to provide stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Irwin
Don Cameron
Jim Schneider
Bernard Hakes
Andy Strickland
Chuck Nicholson
Walt Broughton
Herb McCauley
Harold Barber
Arne Petaja
Marjorie Robinson
Art Wisland
Moose Lodge
Tope Strobel
Ole Dahl
Rodeo Information Bureau
Montana
Oral Zumwalt
Northwest
Ranch visits and travel notices amid spring prep
A. H. Titeca returned to his Shawmut area ranch with son Clarence after wintering there. Harold Esp takes a two week vacation from Nunley Trucking with wife and daughter Linda, visiting Seattle and Oregon relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Titeca
Clarence
Shawmut
Harold Esp
Nunley
Linda
Seattle
Oregon
Committees Named For Easter Egg Hunt In Big Timber
The Big Timber Lions club will hold an Easter egg hunt Sunday at 3 PM weather permitting. Pre-schoolers hunt in the city park east. grades 1-2 in the park west. grades 3-4 at the athletic field. grades 5-6 at the city campground east of town. Prizes include two gold eggs in each area and three silver and gold thirds. many candy eggs and a treat per child. Lions captains must be in place by 2:15 and others by 2:30. Committees listed: City Park Pre-school, Athletic Field for grades 3-4, City Park for grades 1-2, City Camp Ground for grades 5-6 with named captains and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Timber Lions Club
Big Timber
Sweet Grass County
City Park
Chas. Nicholson
Will Churchill
Hubert Becken
James Day
J. R Lee
Ben Olness
Dick Fenton
Virgil Gust
Jim Schneider
Harold Smith
George Domasco
Oscar Stephens
Vernon Standish
Andrew Strickland
Athetic Field
Harold McLauchlan
E. A. Bieber
Brent Barker
J. O. Dahl
P. Finsvik
D. Kellogg
O. J. Paulson
Robi. Simmons
Don Ullman
al Johnson
Dean Lowry
Clem Stirn
Clarence Petaja
Clive Haas
Don Haas
Charles Schuler
Mac Clark
Ed Cole
Scott Hoskinson
al Roemer
W. Huffman
Orvin Flare
Oscar Forsythe
Wallace McArthur
A. C. McDonald
R. R. Price
Arne Petaja
Dean
Easter Lily Tag Day Proclaimed For April 20
Mayor Harold Roe proclaims Saturday April 20 1957 Easter Lily Tag Day in downtown Montana to aid the Easter Seal campaign. The sale supports Montana Society for Crippled Children and local Jaycees with lilies made by handicapped workers receiving rehabilitation. Goal is to raise funds for handicapped children statewide.
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Harold Roe
Montana
Montana Society For
Jaycees
Montana Society
Roe
Montana Society For Crippled Children
Plans Completed For Big Timber Friendship Days
Final preparations for Friendship Days, April 26 27, were made this week by the Lions club committee. Participating merchants must collect 3 from each for grand prizes and leave with Virgil Gust at Robbins Gust by noon Saturday. Registering customers must be 18 or older and notify The Pioneer by April 20. Door prizes not to exceed 5 each plus two grand drawings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club Chamber of Commerce
Virgil Gust
Robbins & Gust
Minstrel Show by Sweet Grass High Chorus
Sweet Grass high school presents a minstrel show in the gym next Tuesday April 23 at 8 featuring songs of the Southland and ensembles including a girls trio and mixed chorus. Bones Sambo and Mr Interlocutor will be performed by Dave Haas Bill Mothershead and Fred Olness with a lecture by Louis Goosey and a skit by Martin Drivdahl and Sharon Palm. Proceeds help the choral department with district and state music festival expenses. Directed by Miss Esther OToole.
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Southland
O Susanna
L'il Liza Jane
Dream of
Jeanie
Swing Low
Sweet Chariot
Dave Haas
Bill Mothershead
Fred ‘Olness
Bones
Sambo
Louis Goosey
Martin Drivdahl
Sharon Palm
Sweet Grass High
Esther O'Toole
SGHS Concert Band Tour Features Dixieland Quartet
The SGHS Concert Band performed two tours today with a Laurel show at 10 a.m. and a Bridger show at 1 p.m., featuring fifty-two band members. A Dixieland quartet named Southern Four with Bill McLauchlan Connie Malcolm Sharon Anderson and Erin Goosey joined the band, plus two district festival ensembles a clarinet quartet and a clarinet trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel
Bridger
Bach
Goldman
Newman
Southern Four
Bill McLauchlan
Connie Malcolm
Sharon Anderson
Erin Goosey
Sue Ann Paulson
Florence Yost
Carol Rein
Carolyn Dahl
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Claude C. Gray
By Helen McAuslin
ST. Joseph’s Catholic Church
BIG Timber Lutheran Church
Church OF God
Evangelical United Brethren Church
First Congregational Church
A. F. Eldred
Northomne
Minn
Priscilla Marie
Donald J. Pollman
A. C. Pollman
SGHS
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