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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1946
Page
9
An official source says no royal wedding plans between Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark are imminent. The Attlee cabinet has not been consulted and has power to block any budding match.
Christian Science services are held Sundays at 11 a m at Dallman hall. The public is cordially invited to attend.
St Josephs Catholic Church holds Mass on the second Sunday each month at 8 30 AM and on the fourth Sunday at 1130 AM. Big Timber Lutheran Parish EFE Tollefson pastor announces no Sunday school December 29 with services at 11. Melville holds services Sunday afternoon January 5 at 2 PM with an annual congregation business meeting after services.
The Evangelical United Brethren Church led by Pastor H. S. Tool announces New Year’s Eve service of business and devotionals on December 31. Regular services are Sundays at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday school at 10 a.m. C. E. at 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Northern Pacific introduces the day-nite coach on the North Coast Limited as part of postwar equipment upgrades. The cars feature reclinable chairs and leg rests to approximate sleeping comfort for long trips, with a fleet of new coaches and six diesel powered streamlining North Coast Limiteds planned for service between Chicago, the Twin Cities and the North Pacific coast next summer.
London dispatch reports George Bernard Shaw at age ninety rejects Christmas calling it a nuisance. He says the mob treats it as a carnival of mendacity gluttony and drunkenness and notes his fifty year effort to abolish Christmas, of which he remains the sole member.
U S military reports say all American army personnel in Japan's quake and tidal wave area are safe. One casualty, a missing soldier, reported from the British occupation zone. British HQ at Kure damaged. Two allied trains reached safety. Wakayama counterintelligence teams escaped unharmed.
Montana highway patrol urges New Year safety with a simple rule for New Year’s Eve. If you drink, don’t drive. if you drive, don’t drink. They cite 14 last year’s fatalities from intoxication and note a quarter of this year’s fatal accidents involved drinking. Play it safe.
A fire that leveled a Lake Elmo night club four miles northeast of Billings caused losses estimated by a partner at well over 100000 dollars. The blaze occurred Monday and left the club in ashes with extensive damage to the building and contents.
The Reed Point notes catalog a busy stretch of social gatherings, visits from relatives, a surprise birthday party, and Christmas programs. Events include glove making talks, bingo for gifts, a Jack Hornsby store opening, and a post office safety advisory. The piece also mentions local travel from Helena and Fort Peck, a taffy pull, and a Christmas operetta with Santa Claus treats.
Elliott Roosevelt and his wife Faye Emerson met Generalissimo Stalin in the Kremlin for a birthday interview. Roosevelt said Stalin appeared in good health and fine spirits after returning from a vacation and noted the Soviet leader turned 67.
The average number of wage earners in the iron and steel industry last year was 496,800. The number of stockholders was 532,704.
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