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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1946
Page
7
In Burbank on Aug 22 the navy unveiled details of its largest transport aircraft, the 180 passenger Lockheed Constitution. The double-deck craft, 189 feet long, will first fly around Sept 20 and twin 3,000 hp engines will be upgraded to gas turbines later.
Belgrade reports Marshal Tito charges U S authorities with deliberate aerial reconnaissance along the Alpine border as five American servicemen died in the crash of a shot down transport. Ambassador Patterson says the five will be moved to Belgrade for funeral with full honors and interment at a U S cemetery. The Yugoslav public remains unaware of a U S ultimatum tied to the attack on two transports.
Transfers include Tillie S Nevin to Alexander Watson et al lot 17 18 block G Boulder addition No 1 Audrey Graff to O B O Dell all of lot 5 and a 15 by 140 foot plot east half of lot 4 block F Boulder addition No 1 Lottie Stubblefield to Ruby Rais land all of lot 6 section 14 township 1 north range 14 east 4.04 acres Jack Harper et ux to James E Brannin et ux lot 17 18 block 6 Boulder addition No 2 Mrs Marie Ueland to Ole Hegdal west half of northwest quarter the southwest quarter and the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 32 township 3 north of range 13 east containing 280 acres
Financial statement of Sweet Grass County Montana school districts for the year ending June 30 1946 covering districts 8 9 24 34 48 55 58 60 joint with Stillwater County and district 56 joint with Park County prepared by County Superintendent Margaret Deegan dated August 7 1946.
Dedham Mass artist Mrs Elizabeth Philbrick Hall won the Gaines Dog Research Center contest for the most acceptable war dog memorial design. Judges included Lowell Thomas Helen Menken and George Morris who praised the dramatic quality and lifelike depiction. The plan is to give the design to a dog organization to fund and place the memorial.
The Social Security Administration’s old age and survivors insurance bureau moves to 2719 Montana Avenue Billings from 2819 2nd Avenue North. Manager Glenn A. Gardner says all services continue with free advice on filing claims and retirement benefits. The Billings office serves 22 counties in southeastern Montana and urges workers over 65 and survivors to contact the office to maximize benefits.
SAN FRANCISCO Aug 16 British Air Comdr Frank J Whittle predicted commercial air travel at 500 to 600 miles an hour within a decade. After touring California aircraft industries he said American makers lead in engines while English firms lag in borate frame designers.
Ankara says it will defend the strait with all its might against aggression from any side. It rejects joint defense proposals and requests to limit control to Black Sea powers, citing UN aims and a desire for global peace.
In Michigan City Indiana on August 23 Patrolman Art Menke pushed through a beach crowd to stop a photographer and a red haired model posing nude for art. The officer arrested both for indecent exposure.
The Federal Reserve Board said in its monthly bulletin that supplies of small radios and miscellaneous housewares are starting to exceed demand. Clothing jewelry leather goods toilet articles and textile furnishings and furniture are likely to ease shortages among consumer durable goods. In producers goods demand remains higher than supply except for scattered items like truck tires and standard machine tools.
Dr. Simon Alexandrov, a Russian observer at the Bikini test, forecast the Soviet Union will soon produce its own atomic bomb and may demonstrate it in remote areas such as Siberia or islands north of Canada. He studies nonferrous metals and fissionable materials and attended Bikini to learn how a test should be organized.
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