Melville history corrections from Spike Van Cleve column
Spike Van Cleve corrects Mrs. McCleerey’s Melville history piece and corrects the house in the foreground of a photo on Widdicombe Avenue. He recalls Al LaForge as the last resident and details use of the building by Peter Kiewit Construction and local businesses during highway work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville
Owen McCleerey
Spike van Cleve
Spike
Will Churchill
Boulder
Cliff Reynolds
Stanley Hanson
McCleerey
Widdicombe Avenue
The
Pioneer
Stockman’s
Peter Kiewit Construction Co
Harlowton
Blue Peterson
Weatherman Brothers
YMCA
Melville Fire Dept
Mort Knight
Belt Mountains
Jack McClure
Sam Webster
Paul van Cleve Jr
Robert Crockett Dies in Accident near Livingston
Robert Free Crockett 26 was killed when his 1967 Oldsmobile left Dead Man's Curve on Christmas Eve six miles south of Livingston. He died of a fractured skull. the Park County coroner said the car was demolished and body removed by wrecker. He was born November 2, 1940, in Billings and survived by his mother, a sister, three nephews, an aunt and two uncles. Funeral services were held at Lowry Chapel. burial will be at Park View Memorial Gardens after cremation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Free Crockett
Livingston
Robert
Park View Memorial Gardens
Ore Motor Co
Park County
Billings
Floyd Free Crockett
Rose Martin Crockett
Cut Bank
Harlowton
Absarokee
Big Timber
Montana Power Co
Sweet Grass County
Montana State University
University of Montana
Forest Service
Kiewit Ranch
Sell’s Standard Service
T & M Market
Oie Motor Co
Birta McCormick
Lowry Chapel
Ocee Johnson
Svend Maitland
Myrtle Sell
Wildlife Range Manager to Retire in Big Timber
Fred Staunton, manager of Montana's Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Range, will retire December 30 after 16 years in Big Timber. Paul Quick, regional director of the Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife, praises Staunton's 35-year conservation career, including 30 with the bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Staunton
Montana
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Range
Paul T. Quick
Portland
Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife
Charles M. Russell Range
Margaret
Quick
Staunton
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife Service
Henton Ranch Sold to Hysham Family
Mrs. Geraldine Hebioh sold her ranch north of Big Timber on highway 191 to Mr. and Mrs. Kenyon Gross of Hysham. The Grosses move into their new home as Robert, a SGHS freshman, transfers with the school reopening Tuesday. they have an infant daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henton
Hysham
Geraldine Hebioh
Big Timber
Highway 191
Roy Carter
Kenyon Gross
Thorvald Aalgaard
Yellowstone
Glenn McBrides
St Nevin
West Fourth
Grosses
Robert
SGHS
Scouts Reorganized In Bozeman Under Loy Plan
Ernie Loy Bozeman district Boy Scout executive met Lions Club members to boost local Scout movement and aid reorganization. Lions Club president Marvin Barber joined committee chairs Russell Smith John Jacobs Tom Ellis Dr Vernon Standish and Dr Don Henke. New scout master Jim Snodgrass with Ed Lomeland and Stan Todd assume leadership as eleven boys listed for the coming year with more expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Loy
Bozeman
Lions Club
Loy
Marvin Barber
Russell Smith
John Jacobs
Tom Ellis
Vernon Standish
Don Henke
Jim Snodgrass
Ed Lomeland
Stan Todd
Mike Baldwin
Kelly Davis
John Elgen
Martin Flanagan
Mickey Hobbs
Jerry Mahlum
Steve Mahlum
Robert Peterson
Brad Snodgrass
Tim Thompson
Craig Snodgrass
Brother Dies in Washington Death Casts Shadow on Family
Mr and Mrs J O Matthew and son Ed returned Thursday from Yakima Washington where they were summoned by the death of Mr Matthew s brother Delno Funeral services were held there Tuesday Dec 20 Bill Matthew joined them at Helena for the trip out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Matthew
Yakima
Wash
Matthew
Delno
Bill Matthew
Helena
New Plates For Motorists in Montana for 1967
Montana ships over 150 tons of license plates to 56 county treasurers for January 2 issue. New features include blue and gold colors with Heron blue background and embossed gold numerals with glass bead reflectorization. A new state slogan Big Sky Country appears across the top. The National Guard will receive a special yellow taped, blue-embossed plate lasting four years, with Guardsmen keeping the number on their first plates as long as they serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State Prison
Montana
Big Sky Country
State General Fund
Registrar of Motor
National Guard
Reed Point High School A Honor Roll Students
Three students Lynda Bue Dianna Goddard and Ardith Svenson earned the Reed Point High School A honor roll for the second six week term with a perfect 4.0. The B honor roll includes Shirley Svenson Eileen Ott Doyle Sutton Gene Van Oosten Penny Goddard Carol Swindler Judy Trees Mark Berry Vicki Goddard Joyce Nickell Barbara Swindler Robert Van Oosten Betty Whitford Charlotte McKeith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynda Bue
Dianna Goddard
Ardith Svenson
Reed Point High School
Shirley Svenson
Eileen Ott
Doyle Sutton
Gene van Oosten
Penny Goddard
Carol Swindler
Judy Trees
Mark Berry
Vicki Goddard
Joyce Nickell
Barbara Swindler
Robert van Oosten
Betty Whitford
Charlotte McKeith
Major Elsie Ellingson Retires From Air Force
Major Elsie O. Ellingson retires November 30 after a long career at Kirtland AFB and the Air Force Weapons Laboratory. She was the first woman to earn a graduate degree from the Naval Postgraduate School and held key posts at Hanscom Field and the AFSWC Research Directorate. Col. Raymond A. Gilbert, former W Laboratory director, is expected to conduct the retirement ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirtland Afb
Elsie O. Ellingson
U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey
California
Air Force
Air Force Weapons Laboratory
Big Timber
Montana
Ellingson
Kirtland
Air Force Special Weapons Center
L.G. Hanscom Field
Massachusetts
Electronics Systems Division
AFSWC
Weapons Laboratory
Naval Postgraduate School
Raymond A. Gilbert
Bolling Afb
Washington, D.C
Col
Gilbert
Hoskinson hosts Christmas visit from Miles City and Billings
Scott Hoskinson welcomed Dr. and Mrs. Bill Hoskinson and family from Miles City for Christmas Day. He also received his granddaughter Pam Rice of Billings during the holiday gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Scott Hoskinson
Bill Hoskinson
Miles City
Pam Rice
Billings
Jaycee Basketball Tourney Opens With Eight Teams
The Jaycee sponsored Little League basketball tournament opened last night at the high school gym with eight teams including Livingston Reed Point Columbus Big Timber B St. Marys Wilsall Big Timber A and the Country Kids. Tonight 6 p m features winners and losers from the first session with Friday morning showings at 10 and 11 and finals Friday at 5 30 p m with trophies for the top four places. The event is non school affiliated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Reed Point
Columbus
Big Timber
St. Mary’s
Wilsall
Big Timber A
The
Country Kids
Captain McCleerey Receives Gold Star in Vietnam
Da Nang Vietnam December 14 Marine Captain David M McCleerey son of Mrs Owen McCleerey Big Timber Montana was awarded a gold star in lieu of his eighth Air Medal at ceremonies aboard the Marine Air Facility Marble Mountain Republic of Vietnam Lieutenant Colonel Warren C Watson HMM 164 presented the award The squadron flies the CH 46A Sea Knight in support of U S Marines ARVN and other forces engaged in action against the enemy in Vietnam
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
da Nang
Vietnam
David M. MceCleerey
Owen McCleerey
Big Timber
Mont
Marine Air Facility
Marble Mountain
Republic of Vietnam
Warren C. Watson
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
HMM
U. S. Marines
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Evolving Melville Stage Barns and Early Transport Lines
This piece recounts a barn west of the Melville hotel built for guest horses and later a stage barn. It notes prior and later stage barns, routes from Howie Doraix and Big Timber to Melville, then to Hurst station and beyond, with connections east to the Musselshell river and west to Castle and White Sulphur Springs, and mentions a 5 to 6 year old demolition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville
Howie
Doraix
Big Timber
Hurst Station
Fish Creek
Big Elk
Musselshell River
Castle
Yellowstone
Coulton
Bozeman
Dead Man’s Canyon
Hunters Hot Springs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Crockett
McLeod Street
Biway 10
Elsie Ellingson
Capt
David McCleerey
Leo Cremer
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