First of Four Rancher Range Sessions Held in Big Timber
Thirty three ranchers and interested persons attended the opening session led by Dr Don Ryerson extension range specialist. He stressed range importance for the area and shared basic information for future talks. Sessions continue Mondays at 8 p m in the Big Timber courtroom with Dr Walter Houston scheduled for January 17 and a KULR TV preview airing Monday at 12 30 on the Mid Car show.
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Don Ryerson
Ryerson
Big Timber
Walter Houston
Kulr TV
Billings
Beef Education At SGHS T-Bone Cowbelles fund class beef units
Sweet Grass County High School students study beef education in home economics as the T-Bone Cowbelles donate funds for beef cuts. They tour a locker plant, observe carcass to steak processing, and purchase specific cuts for class meals. Jo Lavold attended as guest speaker during a beef dinner.
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Sweet Grass County High School
Jo Lavold
Lloyd Rein
Tene
Services Held For George Swanson
Gorge B Swanson 82 longtime Big Timber resident died January 6 in a Pasco Washington hospital where he had been a patient for one week. Funeral services were conducted at Lowry Chapel with Rev Joseph LaDu officiating. Burial followed at Mountain View. He was born in Sweden December 3 1883 and married Elsie Haack in 1922. Survived by three sons Rebers Swanson George Swanson Jr Ronald Swanson a daughter Gloria Mills and 15 grandchildren.
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Gorge B. Swanson
Big Timber
Washington State
Pasco
Wash
Lowry Chapel
Joseph LaDu
First Congregational Church
Margaret Busha
Jerry Egeland
Shepherd
Myrtle Self
Oscar Forsythe
Charles McDonnell
Fran
Cis Ferris
Harold Roe
Hans Omdal
David Bjorndal
Mountain View
Mr. Swanson
Sweden
United States
Elsie Haack
Springdale
Otter Creek
Boulder
Swanson
Washington
Rebers Swanson
George Swanson Jr
Ronald Swanson
Roundup
Gloria Mills
Vandals Hit Big Timber Areas With Damaging Acts
A string of vandalism troubled Big Timber last week with no arrests. Incidents clustered on Mee Leod street between Third and Fourth included turned on fire hydrants causing a minor accident when Mrs. Wayne Reed slid into a parked trailer house. Damage to a Columbus school bus window and a broken gas pump at T and L Chevron were also reported.
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Mee-Leod Street
Starr Ford
Wayne Reed
Columbus
T & L Chevrolet
Another Good Year For Building and Loan
The Big Timber Building & Loan Assn. reports another strong year with dividends totaling 31745.85 paid mostly to local residents. All officers were re elected with C. E. Smart as president, Dean Lowry as vice president, Harold Boe as secretary treasurer, and S H Solberg as assistant secretary. Directors for three years are Smart Solberg and Boe. holdovers are H L Brockway Will Churchill A O Johnson and Lowry.
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Big Timber Building & Loan Assn
Big Timber
C. E. Smart
Dean Lowry
Harold Boe
S. H. Solberg
Smart
Solberg
Boe
H. L. Brockway
Will Churchill
A. O. Johnson
Lowry
ElVera Cosgriff Named SGHS Future Homemaker of Tomorrow
ElVera Cosgriff daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph E Cosgriff was named Future Homemaker of Tomorrow at SGHS. She led SGHS in the annual competition and received the Betty Crocker Homemaker pin at a Tuesday assembly. State and national winners earn college scholarships.
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ElVera Cosgriff
Ralph E. Cosgriff
SGHS
ElVera
Ralph
Betty Crocker
Colleges Push For Korean War Draft Standards
Selective Service director Lt Gen Lewis Hershey said colleges pressed to restore Korean War draft tests to boost manpower, possibly reaching 80 000 draftees monthly. He warned deferments for students would tighten and favored a mix of tests and class standings to determine eligibility.
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Ft. Stewart
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Lions Set Records In 81 to 23 Win
The Big Timber Lions exploded for 81 points against Absarokee, breaking a team scoring record. Bill Buster scored 43 points, surpassing Jack Fuller’s 41, while shooting 60 percent and adding strong defense on Stimpson. Team shot 49 percent, with Hauge hitting six of ten, and coach Don Churchill praised the teamwork behind the record. The B's prelim also showed solid play, led by Luttschwager with 18.
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Big Timber Lions
Absarokee
Bill Buster
Jack Fuller
Jack
Columbus
Bill
Stimpson
Don Churchill
Lions
Hauge
Big Timber
Thompson
Etzold
Henthorn
Stone
Williams
Powell
Luttschwager
Gust
Brekke
Churchill
Safe Driving Guides Available at Judge Moulden Office
Justice of Peace Lyman Moulden offers a free supply of safe driving folders for drivers. Guides include Take a Stand for Safety and five others on teaching driving, avoiding rear end collisions, drive prepared, night driving, and interactions between boys and cars. Copies are in the judge’s second floor courthouse office.
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Justice of Peace
Lyman Moulden
Ore
Judge Moulden
Court House
Ten Initiated Into Honor Society at SGHS
SGIS students were inducted into the Margaret Deegan chapter of the National Honor Society at a school assembly. This marks the largest initiation group since 1958, chosen by the faculty council with Margery Nickel installing, assisted by John Fllison, Robert Hajek, Gwena McGehee, Latricia Ludwick, and Judy Grosfield. New members include seniors ElVera Cosgriff Cheryle Tronrud Sherrie Weagel, juniors Dick Adams Ann Bare Judy Carl, and sophomores Ray Brunson Linda Clayton Kathleen Harper and Kim Tyler.
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SGIS
Margaret Deegan
National Honor Society
SGHS
Margery Nickel
John Fllison
Robert Hajek
Gwena McGehee
Latricia Ludwick
Judy Grosfield
ElVera Cosgriff
Cheryle Tronrud
Sherrie Weagel
Dick Adams
Ann Bare
Judy Carl
Ray Brunson
Linda Clayton
Kathleen Harper
Kim Tyler
4 H Club Roundup Sends Montana Delegates to Denver
One of twelve 4 H members leaves Saturday for the National 4 H Club Roundup in Denver Colorado. ElVera Cosieff of Big Timber is named as one of Montana’s two representatives in Range Management, a division for which she earned a award and will receive a donor prize from the Northern Pacific Railway.
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Denver
Colo
ElVera Coseiff
Big Timber
ElVera
Coseiff
Montana
Ransze Management
Nairn Pacific Railway
Lions to Observe 40th Anniversary at Big Timber Banquet
Alton C. Melville of Salt Lake City Lions International director will be principal speaker at the Big Timber Lions club ladies night banquet Saturday January 22 at the Legion hall. The event marks the club's 40th anniversary with a 7 p.m. banquet. Melville, a lawyer and business owner, has a 15 year perfect attendance record and has held multiple Lions leadership roles. His son Marvin ski team member and Olympic coach is noted among family achievements.
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Alton C. Melville
Salt Lake City
Lions International
Big Timber Lions Club
Legion Hall
Big Timber Club
Melville
Los Angeles
Lions
East Mill Creek Club
District 28-T
Utah State Council
Lions Clubs
University of Utah
United States Ski Assn
Medicare speaker informs seniors at Dugout meeting
Earl Lawlor of the Helena Social Security office spoke for about two hours to the Senior Citizens group at the Dugout on Medicare. He stressed that people 65 or older need not receive Social Security to qualify and urged submitting applications by the March deadline. Pie a la mode and coffee were served.
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Earl Lawlor
Helena
Social Security Office
Lawlor
Iria Moffett
Madge Tron Rurd
Reider Anderson
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Pam Morton and
Carol Croft
Barbara Becken “and
Patty Hoffman
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Justice of the Peace
Federal Court of Appeals
Washington, D. C
Moulden
Peace
George Swanson
Rae
Ole Rodwold
J. D. Herries
Ole
City Club Lanes
Art Sell
Medicare
Tyaal
Inga) Crossfield
Raymond Degenheart
Nick Kisch
Robert James
Hans
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