Services Held For Charles V. Schuler
Funeral services were held at Big Timber Lutheran Church for Charles V. Schuler 56 who died suddenly from a heart attack at Sweet Grass Community hospital. Burial followed at Mountain View cemetery with American Legion Post No. 19 furnishing a firing squad and color guard. Schuler, born February 14 1912 in Great Falls, was a former Oie Motor Company partner and longtime county clerk recorder office staffer. He is survived by his wife Ruth a son Rick one sister and one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Timber Lutheran Church
Charles V. Schuler
Sweet Grass Community Hospital
Eugene W. Nilsen
E. O. Overland
Margaret Busha
Chuck Nicholson
A. Rom McDonnell
Will Holness
Bob Simmons
Tope Strobel
Dudley Tyler
Scott Hoskinson
Don Cameron
Mountain View Cemetery
American Legion Post No. 19
Stanley Hanson
Forest Keller
Harold Roe
Thorvald Simonson
Kermitt Luttschwager
Arthur Sell
Peter Burmeister
Herb McCauley
Ray Traver
Ray Beiber
Hank Lee
Big Timber
Arnold Johnson
Oie Motor Company
County Court House
Moose Lodge
American Legion
Big Timber Lions Club
Boy Scouts
American Lutheran Church
Ruth
Rick Schuler
The
Armed Services
E. H. Sundermeier
Shelby
James F. Schuler
Seattle
Wash
Wilitgro Flower Show Friday at the Red Barn
The Wilitgro Garden Club presents its annual flower show Friday at the Red Barn from noon to 6 pm. Local gardeners offer artistic displays of blooms and practical gardening hints, inviting visitors to admire arrangements and enjoy the event at a new venue.
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Wilitgro Garden Club
Red Barn
Farnsworth Photos To Be Published
Clarence Farnsworth, famed photographer of the late 1890s and early 1900s, left glass negatives now in the care of Lloyd Braughton. Braughton’s property includes the former Farnsworth cabin as part of the Braughton ranch. John Ronnemberg, a later-era photographer, is making prints from the negatives with help from Les Cramer. The Pioneer will publish reprints of the old timers, inviting readers to share information identifying personnel seen.
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Clarence Farnsworth
Lloyd Broughton
Farnsworth
Braughton
John Ronneberg
John
Les Cramer
50 Cents More At High School Fee Change
Students are told to have $8.50 ready for registration. The book fund fee is now $3.50 instead of $3.00 and the activity fee remains $5.00, raising the total from last week’s figure.
City Council Approves Several Mid Month Measures
The City Council discussed winding down the Recreation program and winterizing facilities. A dead animal pit is to be moved away from the river to a rough pit for easier care. A bid by Sloan & Erickson for sewer line work in Lavold district was accepted and a contract drafted. John Jacobs proposed a $300 yearly Fire Chief stipend shared with the County, awaiting county action. The council will coordinate with County Commissioners on the proposal.
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Oscar Forsythe
Dick Sloan
Sloan & Erickson
Lavold Improvement District
John Jacobs
Fire Department
Jacobs
Thirty Second Sweet Grass County 4 H Fair Schedule
The Thirty Second Sweet Grass County Fair runs August 22 to 24 with 4 H FFA and FHA exhibits. Livestock judging Friday features county and state agents. showmanship awards and dog events precede. Saturday includes lamb trimming, boots and saddles contests, barrel and horse racing for 4H FFA FHA participants.
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Sweet Grass County
Sweet Grass County Fair
FFA
FHA
Robbins
Gust
James K. Ross
Lewistown
Tom Glennie, Jr
Judith Gap
Darryld Kautzmann
Roundup
Mary S. Brown
Bozeman
Ruth Pierson
Billings
Halter
Citizens Bank
Federal Land Bank
Paul B. Westervelt
Sweet Grass
Local Fair Closes Entries For Youth And Senior Contests
Youth and senior divisions set with age cutoffs 14 and under and 14 plus. Each contestant must present a signed parental release available at the County Extension office or fairgrounds. Trophies to division winners. at least three contestants per event needed for trophies. Women of the Moose to run concessions.
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Women of the Moose
Mrs. Cora Staley Dies At Age 96
Mrs. Cora Gertrude Staley 96 died Thursday after three years in Pioneer Nursing Home Geraldine. Funeral Monday at Community United Methodist Church with Rev Doreey Spencer officiating. Burial in Geraldine cemetery. Survived by four daughters, 23 grandchildren, 60 great grandchildren, six great great grandchildren.
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Community United Methodist Church
Geraldine
Cora Gertrude Staley
Pioneer Nursing Home
Doreey Spencer
Ruth Sullivan
Betty Conrad
Leslie Sullivan
Jesus
Kennedy
Saskatchewan
Canada
Ruby Sullivan
Frank
Henrietta) Fairbanks
Alton
Anna) Rucker
Big Timber
Robert
Florence) Rucker
National City
Calif
Myrtle Jobe
Remus Jobe
Omaha
Neb
Big Timberites Picnic In Denver At Sloan's Lake
Denver on a sunny Sunday hosted the Big Timberites picnic at Sloan's Lake with about 40 attendees. The BYO meal and social visiting sparked talk of an annual event and a goal of 100 participants next year. Attendees included families and couples from Denver Sterling and Golden with guests.
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Curtis Zook
John Alexander
Marilyn Mathes
Cheryl Peterson
Charles Lamach
Jim Brierly
Dave Whitham
Denver
Carl Patterson
Art Wood
Sterling, Cole
Sam Hobbs
Golden
Colo
Rural Schools Set to Open August 26 in Sweet Grass County
Rural Schools of Sweet Grass County plan to start August 26 at 9 00 a m except Rapstad which starts September 3 The rural teachers orientation is scheduled for August 24 at 9 00 a m in the High School Home Ec room Superintendent A C McDonald will talk on Improvement of Instruction in the Classroom After a coffee break teachers convene at the courthouse The list shows districts and teachers including Basin Creek Melville Grey Cliff Dry Creek McLeod Rapstad Knob Hill Bridge and staff from Big Timber Livingston Laurel and Kooskia Idaho.
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Sweet Grass County
Rapstad
Ec. Room
A. C. McDonald
Basin Creek
Elsie Jones
Big Timber
Melville
Dorothy Conley
Harlowton
June Leiby
Grey Cliff
Jeannette Fautsch
Livingston
Frances Wood
Dry Creek
Andrew Richert
McLeod
Mabel Brenden
Laurel
Ruth Jones
Kooskia
Idaho
Hubert Becken
Richard Counter
Knob Hill
Marie Scheie
Billings
Bridge
Byron Grosfield
Loch Leven Whopper Display At Cort Bar
Scotty Reid’s 13 pound 4 ounce Loch Leven catch from opening day near McLeod is on display at the Cort Bar in Big Timber after taxidermy. Onlookers can view the giant prize and feel envious at the local showcase.
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Scotty Reid
Loch Leven
McLeod
Cort Bar
Big Timber
Two Injured In Auto Accident Near White Sulphur Springs
Glenn Westervelt and Larry Clouse were seriously injured Thursday afternoon when the 1959 Thunderbird they rode in swerved to avoid a bridge abutment on Highway 89 three miles north of White Sulphur Springs. Both men, wearing hard hats, suffered jaw and facial injuries. Larry likely lost an eye. They are hospitalized in Helena’s St Peters hospital after surgery.
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Glenn Westervelt
Leon Westrvelt
Larry Clouse
George Clouse
Glenn
Clouse
White Sulphur Springs
Highway 89
Smith River
Larry
St Peters Hospital
Helena
Leon Westervelt
Clouses
Public School To Open August 26 In Big Timber
The Big Timber Public School opens Monday August 26 at 8 30 am for all children Orientation for faculty of all grades and high school is scheduled for Saturday August 24 in the Home Economics room After orientation each faculty meets at their schools for further training There is no change in the elementary faculty for 1968 69 and the list of teachers and assignments is provided including grade by grade staff and support personnel
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Big Timber
Stanley Shjanson
Bob Flick
Oscar Stephens
Eldred Brown
Ward Bruffey
Marion Beley
John Ronneberg
Marie Chapel
Bob Woolley
Marilyn Tollefson
Marie Thom
Ralph Prather
Charles Bassett
John R. Boe
Ed Argenbright
Ruth Beck
Victor Schriver
Paul Nelson
Frank Dieterich
van Moschel
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City Council
Ross Dier
T & L Chevrolet-Pontiac
Cora Staley
Big Timberites
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