This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1949
Page
3
Military and medical officers report a town of about 100 residents vanished in a quake zone south of Pelileo. What stood there is now a half mile wide hole about 1,500 feet deep, with thousands dead in the hardest hit area.
Big Timber residents hosted callers including Mrs Grace Tool and Mrs C B Boyd. James Friend Jr and family left for Vancouver while Midland Empire fair attendance in Billings included Mae Severin Roy Severin Sally McKeith and others. Several locals traveled to Billings Wyoming and Bozeman for visits and errands with updates on Mabel Ford and Yia Ostenson family activities.
Gov Ernest Gruening told Congress Alaska is defenseless and could be seized by a minor airborne invasion tomorrow He urged quick action on a 137738712 defense authorization and warned a future Pearl Harbor could be far worse Hunt of Wyoming recorded the telegram in the congressional record
Washington August 7 The new 2 duck stamp will help acquire wildlife refuges later but prices are too high now. J Clark Salyer 2d refuge chief says land costs block new waterfowl hideouts and urgent work takes priority.
Bids will be received by the clerk of school district No. 38 Hamilton Creek for a school house and barn located 10 miles northeast of Big Timber. Bids open at 2 p m Saturday August 20, 1940. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Mrs B B Knapp Clerk district No 38 34-3
Rosa Currier reports Rosa Currier notes Ray Goakey led a roof project at Springdale. Kenneth Mosness and family and Donald Close enjoyed a Big Timber show. Tommy Close of Wilsall visited his sister Una Richardson on weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Close wed Saturday.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.