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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1963

Page

4

Windsor Oil Well Deepest Test in Crazy Mountain Zone

Superior officials said the wildcat test hole reached 8,900 feet, with oil shows in Tensleep Mississippian and Devonian formations but no commercial find. Logs were run to plug and abandon after drilling stem tests at Niobrara and Tensleep yielded little. Fresh water was encountered in Niobrara and Tensleep intervals. Companies planned to probe the Cambrian but depth proved deeper than expected and no reservoirs below that level are anticipated.

Superior Crazy Mountain Niobrara Tensleep Cambrain

Military Rites Held At Mountain View For Local Vets

John Peterson for Broughton Kenneth Riveland Tom McMahan Jonas Maitland Robert Brownlee and Charles McComb attended military rites by Sweet Grass post 10 American Legion. Color guard included F B Peterson Harold Roe Floyd Pierce Byron Manley. Firing squad members were Herb McCauley commander Don Shay Theo Counter Ray Collins and Pete Burmeister. Karl Bryan acted as chaplain with F M Ferris as bugler. Interment was in Mountain View.

Broughton Kenneth Riveland Tom McMahan Jonas Maitland Robert Brownlee Charles McComb

County meeting highlights conservation work and plans

Plan Conservation county centers on water development weed control seeding irrigation reorganization land leveling shelterbelts and strip cropping. Alfred Smith closed the meeting with slides showing work completed in this and neighboring counties under prior ACP programs.

Alfred Smith

Pioneer Classified Ad Sparks Quick Results

A compact classified query promotes rapid outcomes through a pioneer-style ad. The brief notice encourages swift responses and highlights its efficiency for sellers and buyers seeking prompt action.

All American Homemaker of Tomorrow to be named next spring

Myrtle Camp C and Colonial Williamsburg will host the 1963 All American Homemaker of Tomorrow judging tour. The winner and runner up will receive scholarships and the All American program has reached record enrollment with 410,466 girls in 12,964 schools participating.

Colonial Williamsburg

Herders Defeat Huntley Project B Team for Revenge

Ben Taylor and Herder reserves each scored two points while Bob Charlson added one. Cremer and Charlson fouled out. Cremer had four fouls in the first half and Charlson three. Big Timber led 12-5 after one quarter and 20-16 at halftime, with a 31-24 edge entering the fourth.

Page One Ben Taylor Bob Charlson Cremer Charlson Huntley Project Herders Project Big Timber

Herders face Bozeman Freshmen in Friday basketball doubleheader

Bill Cremer and Jack Simmons led the home scoring with 39 points while Bob Klindt and Lee Langhus added two and one. Friday features Herder reserves versus Bozeman Willson junior high freshmen, coached by Buck Gaustad, with Bozeman’s Smiley and Stiff the key opponents. Preliminaries start at 6:45, main game near 8:00. Lions meet Lodge Grass after.

Bill Cremer Jack Simmons Willson Bozeman Warriors Buck” Gaustad Big Timber Herders Big Guns Smiley Stiff Warrior Big Timber Lions Harlowton

Hospital Notes Summary

Hoover Ander was admitted for medical care Wednesday of last week. Anselm Titeca was hospitalized Friday for a heart condition. Mrs. Hans Gerwitz was re admitted Saturday for medical treatment. John Yosten tered Monday for medical care.

Hoover Ander Anselm Titeca Hans Gerwitz John Yost

Zoo keeper killed by leopard at San Diego zoo

James Tuttle, 35, died after a leopard attacked him in the feeding compound at the San Diego Zoo on Saturday. The incident prompted an investigation into the zoo’s safety protocols and animal enclosures.

San Diego Calif James Tuttle

Montana Tops Nation in Personal Income Spent on Public Services

Utah Foundation report based on U S Census data shows Montana ranking first in the share of personal income paid for state and local taxes. The study uses age group 20 to 64 to compare tax burden and notes a high net effect from consumption and services.

Montana Utah Foundation U. S. Bureau‘ of the Census U. S. Office of Business Beatam U. S Montama Taxpayers’ Association Foundation United Sites

Law on Turning At Intersections

The text describes required turning methods at intersections. Right turns must stay near the right curb. Left turns on two way roadways must pass right of the center line and exit on the right side. Left turns on one way roads must be made from the extreme left and exit as near as possible to the left.

Businesses Show Increases Over '61

Vincent J. Cheslik of Dun & Bradstreet announced that 69 businesses in Sweet Grass county were counted in the November 1962 reference book, up from 63 in 1961. January requests go to about three million U S business concerns for financial statements, covering owners managers operations and credit histories.

Vincent J. Cheslik Dun & Bradstreet, Inc Sweet Grass County Dun and Bradstreet Cheslik United States Dun & Bradstreet Bach Dun & Bradstreet Credit

Bank Teller Loses Job Over Cat Fur Allergy

In Honolulu a bank teller was fired due to an allergy to fur sparks from a cat. The report describes cat fur free of typical oily coatings and discusses how friction may generate electric sparks, linking it to the teller’s reaction.

Ganker Honolulu

Profit as Motive in Capitalism Urged by Opinion Leader

A author argues to reclaim the term profit from stigma, urging industries to revert to profit driven thinking. He warns against earnings euphemism and defends the profit motive as essential to growth, jobs, and ethical business, citing Johnson and economic health.

United States Senate Samuel Johnson

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