Big Timber Eyes School Building Fund Measure
Sweet Grass county plans a measure to allow school districts to create a building fund by tax levies. Excess year end funds could support the fund. Voters would approve any project. financed if the fund rises above bonded debt limits. Support from lawmakers and local leaders signals broad backing.
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Sweet Grass County
Esp
Cremer
32Nd Legislative Assembly
M. J. Lott
Twin Bridges
Senate
George M. Gosman
Dillon
Republican State Central Committee
Rep
Cremer Ranch
Joe Ellingson Reports Hell in Korea And Evolving War
In a letter dated Nov 30 from a rest camp near Pyongyang Korea Joe Ellingson describes a chaotic frontline and a battalion decimated by guerrilla actions as he awaits rejoining the 5th Cavalry. He notes heavy casualties among officers and the loss of MSgt Anthony with multiple bullet wounds and reflects on a transformed conflict.
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Joe Ellingson
Korea
E. H. Ellingson
H. J. Ellingson
New Orleans
Pyongyang
5Th Cay
25Th
Joe
2Nd Bn
Anthony
E Co
Elizabeth Michels Dies in Helena
Elizabeth C Michels 69 longtime Big Timber resident who moved to Helena in 1939 died at St John s hospital Helena after a 10 day stay. Requiem mass was at St Helena cathedral with rosary last night burial in Resurrection cemetery. She was born Aug 21 1881 Fond du Lac Wisconsin and came to Montana in 1889 with her parents. Survivors include son William Michels daughter Mary Michels two sisters Mrs T F Madden Mrs S J Everett and two brothers George and John Pauly plus numerous nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth C. Michels
Big Timber
Helena
St. John’s Hospital
St. Helena
Resurrection Cemetery
Mrs. Michels
Fond du Lac
Wis
Montana
Joseph Michels
Michels
William Michels
Mary Michels
T. F. Madden
S. J. Everett
George Pauly
John Pauly
Spokane
Harry McComb
Fred Ellison
Amelia Michels
Arthur
George Michels
Ed Schmidlkofer
Helen Schmidlkofer
Vaughn Ragsdale Christmas Party Hosted at Paul True Home
A Christmas party for the Vaughn Ragsdale store employer was held at the Paul True residence on Tuesday evening. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Jake Osterhout, Mr and Mrs Roy Nunley, Sigrid Tollefson, Jim Hash, and the hosts, with a dinner served and gifts exchanged.
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Vaughn-Ragsdale
Paul True
Jake Osterhout
Roy Nunley
Sigrid Tollefson
Jim Hash
Christmas at the Churches at Church of God
Christmas program by the Young Peoples class follows a 7:30 recital with a 45 minute play. Sunday services include 10 Sunday school 11 Christmas mass. Youth Fellowship rally Friday Dec 29 at 8. All welcome with prayer book readings and hymns listed.
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Church OF God
Christmas Eve Service at St Mark's Episcopal Church
Rev Wallace Bristol leads a 1950 Christmas Eve Choral Eucharist at St Mark's Episcopal Church with processional hymns O Come All Ye Faithful and O Little Town of Bethlehem, Christmas gospel readings, offertory carol The First Noel, and a sermon titled The Holy Family.
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ST. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Wallace
Bristol
Little Town of Bethlehem
Wallace Bristol
Christ’s Church
Hospital Supervisor Praises Community Support for New Year Services
Lois Williams, Superintendent, and Howard L. Place, District Administrator, commend community backing as the hospital continues service. They pledge to work together in the new year to provide improved and valuable hospital care through the facility's capabilities.
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Lois Williams
Howard L. Place
Dist. Adm
Orchid Culture Becomes Mrs Rostad Diversion in Melville
Mrs Susanna Rostad widow of George Rostad, after raising eleven children, now tends orchids brought from Honduras by her son Ora. The collection includes a bull orchid and a yellow spotted variety hung in boxes, with two plants needing special care. Watering is done by soaking in a bathtub, blooms expected next year, and other plants include a hoya vine, geraniums, gloxima, and an angel’s trumpet grown from seed. A fig tree in the greenhouse bears small green fruit.
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Ellen Lape
Susanna Rostad
George Rostad
Honduras
Ora Rostad
Christmas Services at Big Timber Lutheran Parish
E. E. Tollefson, Pastor, announces Christmas services. Sunday school Christmas program Saturday night December 23 at 8. No service December 24. Christmas Day services December 25 at 9:30 and 11. Melville also hosts Christmas service and program Sunday December 24 at 11.
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BIG Timber Lutheran Parish
E. E. Tollefson
Big Timber
Melville
Evangelical United Brethren Church Schedule and Council
Pastor R Strutz leads Sunday school at 10 worship at 11. Christmas program Sunday at 7 30 p m. Bible study Thursday 7 30 p m on Hebrews. Administration council meets Thursday evening December 28.
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THE
Evangelical United Brethren Church
R. Strutz
Congregational Church Announces Regular Service Schedule
Rev Clyde H Reddy leads Sunday school at 9 30 with morning worship at 11 Junior choir rehearses Thursdays at 4 and adult choir at 7 30 Combined choirs meet Sundays at 10 30 for a joint session
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Congregational Church
Clyde H. Reddy
Legion and All-Stars Set for Wednesday Home Clash
The American Legion hosts the College All-Stars on the home floor next Wednesday evening. Preliminary action features the De Molays meeting the Melville Long horns. draft notices urge men 18 and older born after August 30, 1922 to register now with penalties for noncompliance. Seaman Art Sell, home on leave, reports Navy experiences at Miramar and notes border crossings and shoe removal practice by Mexicans attempting to enter the U.S.
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Legion Hall
Selective Service Board
Art Sell
Billings
Art
Mirimar
Calif
San Diego
United States
Edw. Sell
Harrison Place Wedding at Congregational Church Columbus
Miss Gene Marie Harrison and Robert Eugene Place wed in a candlelight ceremony at the Congregational church in Columbus. Rev. Jack Howlett presided as family and friends attended a reception at Margaret Miller’s home before a brief honeymoon and a move to Winifred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Girls
Ruth Harrison
Jack Place
Mrs. Scov
Lions Lose Overtime to Columbus in disputed game
The Lions grade school team lost 23 to 22 in overtime to Columbus after coach protests over early baskets counted in the wrong hoop. Widdicombe led Lions with 10 points and Don Mlekush added 9 as Columbus built a first half lead before a late rally.
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Lions
Columbus
Quint
Deegan
Widdicombe
Bob Wolston
Lind
Gibson
Don Mlekush
Sparr
Big Timber
Mlekush
Mandeville
Barnett
Community Hospital Guild Meeting Highlights Donations and Items
Mrs Leif Anderson chaired the December meeting in the library club room. Donations from local groups totaled 45 dollars as the guild voted to buy a suction pump and noted gifts including a hospital bed, a poinsettia plant, and decorations. The Baby Alumni plan and a new incubator were discussed, with eight births recorded to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leif Anderson
Community Hospital Guild
Library Club
Town and Country Club
Melville Aid
Porcupine Butte
Lois Williams
Guild
Harold Roe
Howard Laird
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Montana
Henry Klindt
Funeral for Elizabeth C Michels Attended by Local Group
Ed Schmidlhofer Helen Schmidlhofer George Michels Fred Ellison and Harry McComb travel to Helena for services for Mrs Elizabeth C Michels. In sports news a Dec 29 basketball game features the Exporters of Kings versus Collegians with Bo Cos as leading scorer.
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Helena
Elizabeth C. Michels
Helen Schmidlhofer
George Michels
Fred Ellison
Harry McComb
Cca
Kings
Fosems the
Stockmen
Tangle Collegians
Engree
Wil Bo Cos
No Definite Agreement Reached on Elk Planting
At the Rod and Gun club meeting in the Legion hall Sweet Grass county ranchers and landowners debated elk transplant plans from Yellowstone Park to Deer Creek Elk Creek and East Boulder areas. Range capacity permits forest service grazing issues and timing remained unresolved with a control board proposed to handle damage claims and decisions.
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Sweet Grass County
Rod and Gun Club
Legion Hall
Yellowstone Park
Deer Creek
Elk Creek
East Boulder
Ronald Halverson
Herbert Spotts
Forest Service
C. J. Elgas
J. C. Urquhart
Gallatin National Forest
State Fish and Game Department
Rod and Gun Club and Stockmen Group
Fish and Game Department
Joe Gaab
Game Restoration Department
Livingston
Bob Elgas
Fish and Game
Club
Bill McKenzie
Alban Roemer
Eystein Birkeland
Forest Service and Fish and Game Commission
Gaab
Fish and Game Commission
Jack Crane
The
Rod
Sherman
Presentation Of Christ Picture At Community Clinic
Rapstad school children will present the large painting Christ at 33 at the Community Clinic this evening in memory of Brian R. Johnson who was killed in a hunting accident. The original Hofmann painting was purchased through Rev. Tollevson. Students include Dixie Warp Carole O Rourke Gary Branne Joe Beley Janet Madill Jadawega Maul Linda Warp Charlotte Stebbins Kathleen Beley Noreda Mauland Bobby Joe McComb Robert Warp Sonja Bruffer Marion Belew Arlene Birkeland Telmer Algard Harold Algard. Teachers are Mrs. Oscar Stephens and Mrs. Stan Jacobson.
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Christ
Rapstad
Brian R. Johnson
Heinrich Hofmann
Rev. Tollefson
Dixie Warp
Carole O’rourke
Gary Branne
Joe Beley
Janet Madill
Jadawega Mauland
Linda Warp
Charlotte Stebbins
Kathleen Beley
Noreda Mauland
Bobby Joe McComb
Robert Warp
Sonja Bruffer
Marion Belew
Arlene Birkeland
Telmer Algard
Harold Algard
Oscar Stephens
Stan Jacobson
Holiday Visit From Deegans Tops Weekend News
Here for Holidays Mr and Mrs Bud Deegan and children Carol and Jack arrived Sunday evening from Nashau where Bud is a teacher in the high school. The family will travel to Galen Wednesday for a check up while the children stay with their grandmother Mrs S N Lavold. Tenderfoot pins awarded to Olness Larsen Nicholson Haas Esp Eik Sell bringing troop total to sixteen. Morse code knot tying and business formed the evening's activities.
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Bud Deegan
Carol
Jack
Nashau
Bud
Christmas Observance In Norway Described by Mrs Breck
A Christmas party presentation by Mrs. Mike Breck and Mrs. Peter Rostad outlines Norwegian Christmas customs. It covers preparation, the Tittle Christmas Eve, family meals with regional dishes, church services, gift opening, carols, and the emphasis on keeping Christ in Christmas.
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Norway
Mike Breck
Big Timber Ladies Aid
Peter Rostad
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Lutheran Hospitals and Homes Society
5Th Cav
Wether
Elizabeth Michels
Rostad
Jesus
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