Local Notes and Folks Brighten Big Timber Chronicles
Local notes report Mrs. Elmer Arneson traveling to Mill Valley California to attend a niece’s wedding and visit Sacramento. Several families from Great Falls Oregon Minnesota and Dillon visit Big Timber for events and vacations. updates include arrivals departures and health news. Major surgery for Grace Rudd. upcoming highway meeting on interstate right of way. Jaycee Farm Bureau picnic planned. Moose Picnic at fairgrounds. church services and multiple travel tales from families and soldiers abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Arneson
Mill Valley
Calif
Stephanie Smith
Sacramento
Highway Department
Reed Point
Grey Cliff
Court House
Melville
Melville Lutheran Church
Jaycee Farm Bureau
Victor Tron Rud Ranch
Community 4H Meetings and Events Across Groups
Reports from Boulder Meadowlarks Porcupine Butte Timber TOPS Rachel Circle Pioneer Picnic and ALCW outline August activities. Meetings plan September, 4H demonstrations on electricity and garden transplants, willow twig whistle, and a pot luck picnic at the Dugout with transport help offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder Meadowlarks
Shirley Rostad
Irene Peterson
Janie
John Williams
Tony Mathes
Porcupine Butte
Morris, Tronrud Ranch
John Green
Morris Tronrud Jr
Tommy McCleerey
Reg ‘Ular
Ted’ Fichtner
Marlene Manders
Hest
Rachel
vAnyone
Ella Hf
ALCW
Arthur L. Mueller Completes Training at Lincoln AFB
Cadet Arthur L. Mueller of Big Timber Montana completed the U S Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps summer encampment at Lincoln AFB Nebraska He observed and actively participated in flying and support operations during the month long program He is affiliated with the AFROTC unit at Montana State College and will be eligible for commission as an Air Force second lieutenant after completing AFROTC and college graduation Mueller is a graduate of Kempen School Boonville Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Air Force
Afrotc
Kempen-school
Boonville
Hospital notes list patients admitted and released this week
L. A. Buumeister admitted for medical care last Wednesday and released Monday. Jay Anderson, grandson of Mrs. Howard Forsythe, admitted Wednesday for medical care and released Monday. Joseph Holmes of Black Mountain, NC admitted Friday with two broken arms from a fall at Hunters Hot Springs. Al Hobbs admitted Friday for medical care, released Monday. Barbara Loper admitted Monday for minor surgery, released Tuesday.
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Joseph Holmes
Lake Wales
Fla
Big Timber
Teddy Thompson
Ceryl O’leary
L. P. Maier
Black Mountain
North Carolina
Hunter’s Hot Springs
Livingston
Big Timber Hospital
L. A. Buumeister
Jay Anderson
Howard Forsythe
N. C
Hunters Hot Springs
al Hobbs
Barbara Loper
New Silver Dollars Issued After 29 Years
President Johnson signed a measure financing 45 million silver dollars with a 1964 date. The dollars, minted in Denver, will convert silver bullion under a $600,000 item within the Treasury Post Office appropriation. The last cartwheel dollars were minted in 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Treasury Post Office
Denver
Rapelje Coach Robert Kelso Dies in Accident
Rapelje high school coach Robert John Kelso died of a broken neck after a fall from a horse. He was Rocky Mountain College football captain 1959 to 1961 and had coached Musselshell High before moving to Rapelje. The mishap occurred Monday night, found Wednesday, while he worked at the Sadie Koplas ranch. Funeral services in Columbus Saturday were attended by Mr and Mrs Harry McComb and Mr and Mrs Lou Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapelje
Robert John Kelso
Rapelje High School
Kelso
Rocky Mountain
Sadie Koplas
Ray Wagner
Stillwater
Musselshell High School
Rapelje High
Statewide tax rates cut for 1964 in Montana
The State Board of Equalization reduced Montana property tax mills for 1964 to 6.35 total, 1.9 mills below 1963, with the two mill general state levy dropped. University system levy set at 56.15 mills, bond redemptions up slightly for 1949 university bonds and 1955 State Hospital. A small levy for 1955 State Training School bonds is added, previously no levy. statewide valuation estimated around $750 million.
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Helena
Montana
State Board of Equalization
University System
State Hospital
State Training School
Montana property levies set for 1964 tax year
The Board of Equalization sets statewide property levies for 1964 totaling 6.5 mills for the university system plus other bonds and funds. The total levy on sheep remains 10.14 mills with allocations to Livestock Commission, bounty, and Sanitary Board funds. other livestock levy holds at eight mills. First payments on about 4.7 million dollars in taxes are due in November.
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Erty
General Fund
University
Board of Equalization
University of Montana
State Hospital
State Training School
Livestock Commission Fund
Bounty
State Livestock Sanitary Board Fund
Airman Richard A. Fredrickson Completes Training
Amarillo Tex Airman Third Class Richard A Fredrickson son of Mr and Mrs Sam Fredrickson of Big Timber Mont has graduated from the technical training course for U S Air Force inventory specialists at Amarillo AFB Texas He is trained to inventory supplies with electronic data processing machines and is assigned to an air defense command unit at McChord AFB Washington to defend the continental U S against enemy air attack
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Amarillo
Tex
Richard A. Fredrickson
Sam Fredrickson
Big Timber
Mont
U. S. Air Force
Amarillo Afb
Fredrickson
Air Defense Command
McCord Afb
Wash
ADC
U. S
Veterans Bonus Reporting Reminder By George R Tate
Veterans and widows receiving World War I bonuses must report receipts to the VA as soon as checks arrive. Some bonuses may count as income for VA pensions, others may not, says service officer George R Tate of the Veterans Welfare Commission. Tate offers assistance at the Big Timber courthouse on August 10 from 9 to 11:30 am and August 24 from 1 to 4 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Tate
Veterans Welfare Commission
Tate
Big Timber
Court House
For Sale Clarinet and Rug Offered by John Hager
For sale a B flat clarinet in good condition and a 9 by 12 rug with pad. Reasonable offers invited. Contact John Hager at 932-2983.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hager
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Lars Allestad
Paul Stone
Oregon
John Roe
Ole Oakland
Marlene
Martin
Portland
Ore
Miss Oakland
Bozeman
Grandpappy
Arnold Johnson
Billings
Jerry McCauley
Gregory
David Brian
Lancaster
Steve
Minnesota
Louis Solberg
Minnneapolis
E. J. Carlisle
O. F. Eppens
Charlotte
Roseland
Neb
Guy Townsend
Big
Dillon
Paul Manis
Raymond Hale
Bob Brownlee
Paul
Manises
Saigon
Bill Taylor
Louis Taylor
San Francisco
Alaska
Aleutians
Japan
Air Force Base
Scotland
John Boe Sr
Richard Fredrickson
Rick
Texas
Sweet Grass County
Montana State College
Gene D. Langhus
Dixie J. Warp
Gloria J. Boe
Donald C. Anderson
Gary S. Thompson
Sweet Grass Neighborhood Club
Peter Rostad
Grace Rudd
Grace
Livingston Hospital
C. D. Heaps
Allan Maroon
Hell Creek
Ft. Peck Dam
Inlaw
Arlen Patterson
Glendive
Mr. Maroon
Orville Beyea
Maxwell
Wilbert Johnson
Ohio
Robert Branner
Plainsville
Tana Voges
Charles Surface
Pauline
Kathleen Smith
Williamson
West Virginia
Pioneer Office
Jerry
Grace Williams
Clark’s
X Bar
Jaycee Farm ‘Bureau
Victor Tronrud
Svend
Maitland
Harold Tetlie
Anaconda
Elias Holen Jr
Jimmie Helen
Moose Lodge
Fairgrounds
Massachusetts
Vic Doyle
Vic
Ervin Overfelt
West Coast
Hugh Overfelt
David Haas
Goleta
Clive Haas
Don
Dave
Santa Barbara
Hunter's
John Alexander
Frank Prevost
Barrow
Frank
Aresust
Big Timbe
George’ Barrett H
Fred
Arthur L. Mueller
Teddy
Thompson
Ludwig Allestad
Knute
Hagemark
Ward
H. Lukenbill
School For Public Welfare
State of Montana Department of Public Welfare
Montana State University
Missoula
Department of Public Welfare
John Coey, Jr
State Department of Public Welfare
Helen Heem
Ada Black
Dorothy Egnew
Hardin
Ted Lechner
Nellie Weipert
Forsyth
MSU
Columbus
Harry McComb
Lou Edwards
The
Men’s League
American Legion Hall
Betty Crocker
Shasta
Morrells
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