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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1946
Page
2
A local rancher visits the office praising Big Timber as beautiful while urging cleanup of roadside junk piles. He cites old car bodies near the western edge and a city-dump like area behind The Pioneer as issues needing attention and asks if others have ideas.
Community notes from Reed Point detail visits by Robert Wolff and Ronald Tuttle, birthday dinner hosted for Mrs. M. J. Van Campen, travelers from Cody and Billings, births, and social gatherings. Attendees include Rex Guthrie and family, Ralph Eudaily, Marion Van Campen, and many relatives and friends at gatherings and dinners. George and Henry Reefle travel through en route to Mexico, while a nearby burglary attempt at Waddell grocery prompts a dog alert and minor theft.
Washington reports no early aviation pacts with Russia as the United States shifts focus to Brazil China Australia India and South Africa to secure landing rights for planned trans Atlantic routes. Officials note Russia and allies show little prospect of prompt deals despite 19 countries already having agreements.
In 1879 the United States saw its first gas illumination used in Baltimore Maryland marking a milestone in energy and urban lighting history. The brief note records the event as a historical milestone in the adoption of gas for public lighting.
Kathleen Norris reflects on letters from returning soldiers and young wives, urging patience as marriages adjust after wartime. She argues that aging mothers-in-law can ease home life, aiding husbands who feel unsettled by changes and missed pay.
A wartime edge to domestic life sees a wife and mother-in-law resenting the veteran husband’s return. Billy Williams recalls how his absence let the mother-in-law dominate child care, causing tension as the family adjusts.
A wartime romance writer urges couples to adapt to domestic life after separation. He notes common postwar struggles such as housing, finances, children, and trains, and counsels patience. He argues most happiness lies in renewing partnership and building a steady home together.
The American Cancer Society notes cancer as a leading killer, with 160000 annual deaths and 600000 current cases. It urges early doctor examination for signs including nonhealing sores, lumps, abnormal bleeding, color changes in moles, indigestion after 35, hoarseness, and swallowing difficulties.
Dining rooms disappear in American homes as families replace formal sets with compact extension tables. Tables move to the room center for larger gatherings, with side chairs brought in to create a second living area that accommodates a piano, radio and more.
County clerk records show multiple WWII discharges with service dates from 1944 to 1946. Veterans receive medals and ribbons including American Theater Asiatic Pacific Victory and Philippine liberation, with Bronze Stars and unit badges for distinguished service. Names include Loyd Sibbit John Duffey Iona Ostenson Neil Sylling Keith Harlan Nels Olin David Busha Lloyd Larson Charles Broadwater Howard Forsythe William Forsythe.
The 1946 Alaska fur seal herd yielded 64 523 pelts from a total census of 3 386 008 animals taken Aug 10. The gain over 1945 exceeded 200 000 seals but pelts dropped 12 441 from last year due to severe winter and late arrival near the Pribilofs. More than 25 000 skins will be sold at a semiannual auction in St Louis on Oct 21. top price previously reached 114 dollars with average 87.51.
Maj. Gen. Walter Schreiber testified at the international military tribunal that in 1943 Hitler entrusted Hermann Goering with bacteriological warfare plans. An institute near Poznan was to produce cultures and test experiments, with a second site in Thuringia to study unleashing bubonic plague.
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Nebraska top U.S. oats output, listed in order. The regional leaders account for the bulk of national oat production.
Washington observers discuss a Mead May probe linked to Garsson interests and Democratic party divisions. The inquiry uncovers suspicions about May, money transfers, and tax lookups while Republicans push to expose potential influence. The Coffee matter adds to intra party strife as wartime deals loom amid election pressures. The Paris peace talks open with fragile drafts and uncertain guarantees amid translation woes.
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