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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1934
Page
1
Montana wins world barley championship as Leroy Kirby of Simms claims top prize with the Trebi type. John Hauf of Corvallis takes reserve barley honors while Corvallis peers also place in rye. The event highlights a 4 H parade of champions and top Herefords and shorthorns amid broad western wins at Chicago show.
Montana's new senator elect James E. Murray of Butte arrives in Washington for the new session. He meets with Chester Davis and AAA officials to discuss farm adjustment in Montana and plans to back Roosevelt policies. He supports remonetization of silver and studies monetary legislation and the banking system while advancing Montana public works within PWA funds.
The Smith Hughes team from Big Timber High School won an educational judging contest against Billings and Miles City teams, scoring 4 388 of 5 400 points. The event, at three Huntley farms, involved 35 boys judging 10 livestock classes with judge Warren Hanna. Members were Bob Thompson Dean Curtis and Clarence Lamp.
Washington report shows farmers received 522,426,189 dollars from the Agricultural Adjustment Administration through November. The outlays include rental and benefit payments for cotton, corn hog, tobacco and wheat programs, plus 51,000,000 to cotton producers via the cotton option pool. State totals reach 421,697,398 paid by November 1, with processing taxes at 550,081,419. AAA also removed surpluses of pork, cotton, lard, wheat, butter, cheese, cattle and seeds totaling 169,389,731.
The Montana official canvass confirms U.S. Senator Burton Wheeler won by 84,304 votes over Judge Bourquin. Murray led in the two year seat with 116,965 votes to Leavitt's 77,307. total Montana electors 203,626 of 268,482 registered. Statewide results include Ayers and Sands leading in respective races and two constitutional amendments passing by about two to one.
Montana State Treasurer James J. Brett met President Roosevelt at Warm Springs after a treasurers convention in Atlanta. Roosevelt affirmed Montana will receive the $5,000,000 for water reclamation and rehabilitation, part of a broad state water conservation program.
W N Nye 61 died after 10 a m Tuesday on the Big Timber Gibson road near Patterson bridge. He left his ranch to attend a Masonic banquet in town and apparently lost control of his car. He leaves a widow and four children Madden Robert Reginald and Mary Elizabeth. Funeral at 2 p m Saturday in Masonic temple with interment at Mountain View cemetery.
Dewey B. Smith, 36, Broadus farmer, dies at county hospital after injuries from an automobile collision on the Laurel to Mossmain highway. He leaves a widow Kathleen Clapsaddle and seven children. survivors include his mother Mrs. Amy Williamson Thayer.
Judge B E Berg presided yesterday over a short court session. They signed a final discharge decree for Gottlieb F Miller administrator and dismissed Chas G Duffey vs Lee Warren as settled. Additional names were added to the Conwell case informa tion for December 10 hearing.
From the estate of Mrs Mary L McDowell wife of the late ambassador to the Irish Free State Montana collected 35735 29 in inheritance taxes The estate valued at 621459 57 Mrs McDowell died in Chicago before the planned departure for Dublin where her husband would begin his diplomatic post The former lieutenant governor died soon after taking the Irish assignment after a dinner in his honor.
Helena authorities expanded efforts to identify those responsible for the death of Charles P. Bruce. Investigators now believe Bruce was slugged near his car at a Shrine temple dance, possibly struck first on the lip, then with a club, and chased into the street where he was struck again. Bruce’s car remained boxed in by other vehicles.
Senator O Mahoney says the federal surplus relief corporation plans no immediate sale of hides held from the cattle purchase program. Philip G Murphy, chief of the commodity purchase section, notes the agency is not bound to the tanners council resolution and fears marketing hides could destabilize the market. The senator cites possible that hides may never enter normal trade channels.
A. T. Porter clerk elect of the Montana supreme court suffered head injuries near Stevensville Monday after his car collided with a truck driven by Cecil Cook of Missoula. Several stitches were required to close the wounds on Porter's head.
Helena Montana December 3. Robert W. Bruce offers a 500 dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever fatally slugged his son Charles P. Bruce last week.
Samuel Solberg a Norwegain born pioneer of Sweet Grass county Montana died at his home Tuesday night after a lingering illness at age 88. He lived 58 years in Montana and was naturalized in 1888 by Judge Moses J. Liddell. He left six children and his funeral was Friday with services at the Lutheran church.
Leo Cremer sails into the Midwest seeking contracts for Minnesota and Wisconsin rodeos. He aims to bring the Minnesota State Fair its first major rodeo and touts his newly acquired Murphy Mullins bucking horse string as among the toughest in the Northwest. He recalls bills against top riders at the Billings rodeo and notes Garden show horses are a standard.
General Lazaro Cardenas took the constitutional oath as president before about 70 000 people at the national stadium. The new leader promised a six year reconstruction program and faced grave problems inherited from President Abelardo Rodriguez amidst joyful crowds and protests.
Teddy Cavanaugh, 10, was fatally injured when his sled crashed into a car at a residential street intersection in Butte. He died at a hospital from a fractured skull. Driver Forest Gray said the sled sped from a steep side street and struck the car's rear wheel. he was booked on a technical charge.
Scobey December 3. Wilmar W Weatherby 21 of Scobey a Fort Peck dam worker was killed instantly when his car struck three loose horses on the highway east of Scobey. Five companions were injured as the car careened into a ditch.
John B Allsop of Wembley Alberta Canada was crowned wheat king at the Chicago International Livestock and Grain Exposition on December 2. His peck of Reward grain won the grand championship in the wheat division. The reserve champion was L E Peterson of Victor Montana. Healthiest girl named Doris Louise Paul of Wilton Junction Iowa. Montana winners include feeder steers and calves by L Chatterton of Great Falls and oats exhibits by Abe Crater and L E Peterson of Victor. Campus Idol the grand champion steer from Iowa State College Ames will be sold at auction Thursday.
A South Dakota boy and an Iowa girl were announced as health champions of the United States by the judging committee of the National 4-H clubs. The winning boy and his partner are celebrated for their health-focused projects and community impact.
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