Weather Notes Coldest Night In 12 Years At Big Timber
The past week brought extreme cold with the thermometer dropping to 30 below, one of the coldest nights nationwide. Citizens endured frozen pipes and snowy streets while livestock required extra care. elk hunting season closed in Park County and local hunters praised several acts of helpfulness amid a rowdy crowd. A letter from Mrs. Christine Green of Helena discusses Montana education costs, high standards, and state school funding figures.
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Big Timber
Associated Press
California
Sweet Grass County
Park County
Hunter
Ben Strickland
Bill Billman
Chico
Christine ‘M. Green
Helena
Montana
Anderson
Montana Education
Monana
Annual Business Meeting of Lutheran Congregation Held Sunday Afternoon
The Big Timber Lutheran church held its annual business meeting at the parish hall on Sunday afternoon after a pot luck lunch. Reports from officers and committees, parish projects, and confirmations were presented, with emphasis on Children's Chapel sponsorship and Bible camp plans.
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Big Timber Lutheran Church
B. Olness
Dean Lowry
Kenneth Boe
Pat McIntyre
Harold Boe
Big Timber Aid
Lutheran Brotherhood
C. C. Nicholson
Tollefson
Deer Creek
Arthur Boettcher
Bernard Deeney Jr
Oppegard
KGHL
Billings
Big Timber Creek
Louis Grosfield
Palmer Finsvik
H. H. McIntyre
Ray Becken
Hubert Becken
Eddie Gunderson
Ray Beck
Peter Rostad
Kenneth Braaten
Helmar Branne
John Boe
G. O. Schulz
Hubert Specken
H. Ben Tetlie
Clarence Erickson
H. A. Anderson
I. Brendsel
Harold Roe
Ben Olness
Tetlie
F. B. Peterson
E. O. Overland
A. R. McDonnell
Perry Schruhl Wedding In California At Good Shepherd
Miss Mildred Schruhl daughter of Mr and Mrs Emil Schruhl of Inglewood California married Albert Perry of Seattle Washington at Good Shepherd Lutheran church in a candle light double ring ceremony on December 28 Rev E W Dierker officiated. The couple will reside in Seattle where the groom is a vice principal. The event drew many relatives and friends and the church noted 87 new members this year increasing membership from 338 in 1944.
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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Mildred Schrihl
Emil Schruhl
Inglewood
Calif
Albert Perry
Seattle
Wash
E. W. Dierker
Blanche Addington
Wagner
Esther Hass
Ernest Ommar
Perry Como
Emery Brungess
Big Timber
Outlook High School
State Normal College
Dillon
University of Montana
Univrsity of Washington
California
Ted Clark
Calgary
Alberta
V-Traoyer Smith
Torrance
Rose Cook
Hollywood
Art Colcord
Venice
O. Preston
Marie Dustman
Louie Kueffner
Neil Johnson
Longhorns to Host Two Game Series With Canadian Musketeers
The Montana School of Mines team, nearly all Canadian players, travels to meet the Longhorns for a two game set at 7 30 Saturday and 2 Sunday at the Van Cleve ranch rink near Melville. Lineups include Longhorns Kermit and Carl Anderson and School of Mines stars Bert Jarrett and Elgin Bell. Proceeds from a small admission go to new equipment for the local team.
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Longhorns
Montana School of Mines
Longhorn
van Cleve Ranch
Melville
Kermit Anderson
Carl Anderson
Leif Anderson
Thorvald Anderson
Oscar McClure
Adolph Tronrud
Dave Johnson
School of Mines
Bert Jarrett
Calgary
Can
Gordon Irving
Elgin Bell
Medicine Hat
Ray Levescue
Turner Valley
Ernest MacKinnin
Charletown
Chuck Grimes
Alaska
al Ekberg
Winnipeg
Ronald White
Leo Shelledy
Spokane
George Pauling
Stan Fong
Wayne
Legion Splits Two Games This Week
The American Legion Independents lost to Belgrade Merchants 51 to 58 on Friday and beat V F W at Harlowton 57 to 53 on Tuesday. Bill Ellison led with 17 points in the Belgrade game while Herb McCauley added 13 and Al Deegan 11. In the Harlo win Big Timber jumped ahead 22 to 4, then won 86 to 52 as McCauley 22, Deegan 21 and Deegan 15 led scorers with O'Dell adding 8 and Ellis on 6.
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American Legion Independents
Belgrade
Bill Ellison
Herb McCauley
al Deegan
Bob Deegan
Chuck Nicholson
Roy Eillison
Big Timber
Legion
Harlo
Harold O'Dell
Roy Ellison
Bill Filison
Curley the dog ends 65¢-mile trek from Alexandria
Curley an eight year old Chesapeake Labrador mix owned by William A. Jacobson of a farm near Alexandria Minnesota completed a 65 cent mile trek to Billings Montana. The dog was loaned to Jacobson's son Clifford and hobbled back home recently bruised cut and exhausted sleeping for 72 hours after a long journey.
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Alexandria
Minn
Curley
William A. Jacobson
Here
Jacobson
Clifford
Billings
Mont
Services Held For Gary Holland 18 Month Old
Funeral services were held Saturday for Gary Robert Holland 18 month old son of Mr and Mrs Elling Holland. He died after an operation to remove a peanut from his lung at Galen hospital. Interment followed at Mountain View. He was born July 31 1947 and baptized in the Lutheran church a year earlier. Survived by parents four sisters a brother and numerous relatives.
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Gary Robert Holland
Elling Holland
Lutheran Church
E. E. Tollefson
Lowry’s
Gary
Galen Hospital
Allan Thompson
A. Ronald McDonnell
Tollefson
Mountain View
Kermit Luttschwager
Adeline
Bernice
Joan Holland
Elmer
Esp on Important Committees in Montana House
Representative Leonard J. Esp, by seniority, was placed on seven major committees this week in Helena including Livestock and public ranges, state lands, revenue and taxation, conservation of resources, water conservation and flood control, railroad and railroad transportation, and liquor control. He was not placed on fish and game, the only committee he previously served on. Also noticed was a bill to appropriate 50000 to equip the veterinary research laboratory at the Montana experiment station in Bozeman, by Esp and Charles Scofield of Powder River. The legislature is short of able stenographers, Esp reports, inviting locals to apply.
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Leonard J. Esp
House of Representatives
Helena
Fish and Game
Montana Experiment Station
Bozeman
Leonard Esp
Charles Scofield
Powder River
Esp
Senator Cremer
Joint Installation By Masons O E S
Doric lodge No 53 AF AM and Sweet Grass chapter No 22 OES held a joint installation last Tuesday with A B Vanderhoef retiring master as installing officer. Claude Doig presided with a large group including Clive Haas and many officers, followed by a banquet for about 75 Masons and Eastern Stars. Vanderhoef received a past master jewel from the new master, Mr Doig.
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Doric Lodge
AF. & AM
Sweet Grass
O.es
A. EB. Vanderhoef
Clive Haas
Claude Doig
H. O. Wheeler
Hubert O. Becken
Paul Snyder
W. K. Amery
A. E. Vanderhoef
Ben Olness
Ray Becken
William L. Thomas
Elmer Arneson
C. W. Haas
Donald Voges
Tyler
Montana Voges
Melva Arneson
June Oiness
The
Eastern Stars
Mable Smart
O. J. Ellingson
Evelyn Herries
Beulah Patterson
Ellen Roe
Hulda Bailey
June Olness
Lois Hatfield
Gladys O'Leary
Marcia Vanderhoef
Adah
Pearl Erickson
Ruth
Sigrid Flare
Esther
Joyce Becken
Martha
Florence Christensen
Electa
Evelyn Johnson
Ellen Rich
Sentinel
Harry Wordal
O'Leary
Vanderhoef
Doig
Jasbo Fulkerson Dies In Accident
Ralph Jasbo Fulkerson a renowned rodeo clown died when his pickup truck overturned on an ice slick road two miles east of Watuga Texas. He had appeared in Madison Square Garden and Boston rodeos since 1930 and was famed for baiting Brahma bulls away from fallen riders.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Ralph
Jasbo) Fulkerson
Watuaga
Texas
Pulkerson
Madison Square Garden
Boston
Pulkerson Shines at Cremer Rodeo in Big Timber
Pulkerson had appeared in many Montana rodeos and last year was a feature attraction at the Cremer rodeo in Big Timber.
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Pulkerson
Montana
Cremer
Big Timber
March of Dimes Campaign Begins in County
The March of Dimes campaign starts this week with coin cans around the county and a stamp licking party at the Flare home. Notables involved include Jane Cole Lois Williams L. D. Severance Virgil Gust and Bud Teeters. A fundraising event at Masonic hall Jan 22 features city band music and a Jan 31 benefit basketball game between the high school and Legion Independents with no admission, only donations. Proceeds go to the March of Dimes. theater manager offers to show films to boost contributions.
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Orvin Flare
Jane Cole
Lois Williams
High School
Legion Independents
Royal Neighbors Install Officers
The Royal Neighbors installed officers for the upcoming year in a candle lit ceremony led by Oracle Agnes Sloan. Named officers include Audrey Nunley vice oracle Grace Ellison chancellor Mable VanderVoort recorder Ellen Rich receiver Olga Muir marshal Hilda Coster assistant marshal Evelyn Nyre inner sentinel Nancy Clayton outer sentinel Emily Thompson manager Marie Vaughn and other posts. Oracle Sloan presented Nunley with a pin for two years of service. A luncheon followed. next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday January 19.
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Oracle
Agnes Sloan
Audrey Nunley
Grace Ellison
Mable VanderVoort
Ellen Rich
Olga Muir
Hilda Coster
Evelyn Nyre
Inner Sentinel
Nancy Clayton
Outer Sentinel
Emily Thompson
Marie Vaughn
Milton Coutu
Nettie Sylling
Elizabeth Sell
Marion O'Dell
Marion McComb
Dorothy Dempster
Agnes Petaja
Eileen Vaughn
Florence Ferris
Agnes Refsland
Mae Kjarmo
Emily Duncan
Rook Appointed To State Poultry Committee
J. N. Rook of Big Timber is named to the 1949 Montana Poultry commodity committee by the Montana Farm Bureau board of directors. Committees under supervision of the state board study commodity legislation and coordinate with national Farm Bureau advisory panels for state and regional actions.
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J. N. Rook
Big Timber
State
Poultry Commodity Committee
Montana Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Charles H. Crouse
Bozeman
Farm Bureau
State Board of Directors
State Board
American Farm Bureau Federation
Commodity Advisory Committees
Local Legion Post Earns Americanism Citation in Montana
Sweet Grass post No. 19 of the American Legion in Big Timber received the annual Americanism citation from the national commission for 1948. Montana's 54 posts earned the award for activities such as high school oratorical contests, American Legion school awards, flag education, junior baseball, Boys' State sponsorship, Christmas events, and countering subversive activities.
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Sweet Grass Post No
American Legion
Big Timber
National Americanism Commission
the Legion
Montana
Legion
Citizens For Boys
Helviks Celebrate Silver Wedding at Lutheran Parish Hall
A silver wedding party for Mr. and Mrs. Julian Helvik was held in the Lutheran parish hall with over 100 guests. Rev. Tollefson served as toastmaster and sang a Norwegian solo. A chest of silver and individual sterling gifts were presented by their children. Eleven hostesses organized decorations and service. All six Helvik children attended.
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Julian Helvik
Tollefson
O. J. Ellingson
Bjarne Stone
Lars Messing
John Satre
Erik Hammersmark
Andrew Holland
Sven Thompson
Peter Riveland
Helvik
Cremer Named to Key Committees for Sweet Grass County
State Senator Leo J. Cremer receives chairmanship of the fairs and expositions committee and serves on the election and privileges water conservation and flood control stock growing and grazing and courtesies and good fellowship committees. He praises two panels as the county backbone and notes collaboration with Leonard Esp.
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Pioneer
Sweet Grass County
Balgord
Lavine
Sweet Grass
Leo
Leonard Esp
Forrestal to Stay on as Secretary of Defense
James V. Forrestal announced after a White House discussion with President Truman that he expects to remain in his post as secretary, signaling continuity at the top of the administration’s defense and security leadership.
Big Timber Herders Edges Belgrade In Tight Friday Clash
Big Timber rallied in the final quarter to beat Belgrade 34 to 33 after trailing 20 to 12 at halftime. Wagner led with 15 points, Gunderson sparked 8 of 13 in the fourth, and the Herders shot well from the line. The next night Big Timber edged White Sulphur Springs 28 to 26 with Boyd scoring all five first quarter points.
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Big Timber
Belgrade
Gunderson
Wagner
Herders
White Sulphur Springs
Boyd
White Sulphur
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Jasbo Fulkerson
Rook
Helviks
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