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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
2
Rev Frank Durant pastor leads Sunday School at 10 a m at St Mark's Episcopal Church with services and parish activities announced.
St. Josephs Catholic Church lists Holy Mass times on Sundays and First Friday. Seventh Day Adventists hold Sabbath School at 2 p m. Evangelical and Methodist services led by Rev J H Ochlerking with Christmas programs planned for December 23 and 24. Glasston Church features Sunday school at 2 p m and a Christmas program December 24. Christian Endeavor and prayer meetings noted with weekly Bible study and teacher training sessions.
The Church of God lists James J. Martin as pastor with M. L. Lowe as overseer and Letheran Church under Rev A Holbeck and Pastor J A Lowry. English services at 11 a.m. special music. Melville service ? p.m. choir at 7 15. Midweek prayer Thursday 7 30 p.m. Choir rehearsal Wednesday 7 30. Confirmation classes Wednesday 4 30 and Saturday 7 30 p.m. First Congregational Church led by Rev A E Prior with 11 o’clock sermon. No evening service mentioned.
Representative Cramton of Michigan condemned federal Indian policy as outlined by Secretary Wilbur during debate on the interior department appropriation of 5953.189 million. He warned that state funding would demoralize the system, with police riot risk and harm to Indian welfare, while supporting ward status and potential citizenship for Indians. The bill raises Indian program funding to 19.786 million plus tribal funds, education to 29.491 million, and health care to 3.155 million, with other adjustments.
Two United States Army lieutenants Lieut. R. H. Gilley and Lieut. J. Q. Adams were killed when their open cockpit biplane crashed near the Inspiration mine four miles north of Miame Arizona. The crash followed a stalled engine and a collision with a high tension power line. The pilots had been in the area for airport dedication duties and were returning to March Field Riverside California. Plaususs of March Field was flying nearby and landed safely. The bodies were taken to a mortuary as officials investigated.
A Vienna doctor announced a discovery of a liquid touted to be usable as brains. The claim drew a flood of attention from football coaches seeking to evaluate the invention.
Snow fell Tuesday evening adding variety to weather reports. Local Shriners W D Richards Leon Shaw and A J Glass attended Helena meet with Shaw and Glass acting as bodyguards. M W A local camp elected officers led by G M Briner W A J W Davis and others. Seventh grade spelling contest won by section 2 with Clarissa West and Dick Armstrong as champions. Obituary notes: Will Flynn 37 died of nephritis after short illness. Alumni planned comedy Capt Rackett for December 22. James Reed returned from Canada from railroad work. Miss Estelle Prevost featured in Anaconda Standard as a state pharmacy board exam candidate. Mountain States operators reassigned Stella Patterson to Lewistown as cashier. Sarah Leach and Daisy Pratt in local office. County Attorney Hatch informed of brother George M Hatch becoming mayor of Lethbridge Alberta.
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