Community letter urges airport expansion after life saving flight
Mrs. Donald McKenzie thanks locals for an airport they credit with saving her life after a sudden illness. She notes Red Cross blood from Great Falls, eleven pints, and eleven plasma units, rushed to hospital. She urges Montana lawmakers to accelerate airport improvements to support air travel, mail service, and life saving needs for Sweet Grass County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald McKenzie
Big Timber
Red Cross
Great Falls
Billings
Sweet Grass County
Montana
Frontier Airlines
Wing Airman of the Month named at Craig AFB
Al e Albert R. Young an instrument trainer specialist with the 3615th Student Squadron at Craig AFB Alabama has been named Wing Airman of the Month for January Col Michael C McCarthy wing commander presented the award Young earned the honor over seven other airmen and received a $25 check a three day pass and a month's guest membership at the NCO Club
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al E Albert R. Young
Craig Afb
Ala
Jane Ann Beck
Big Timber
Michael C. McCarthy
Air Force
Young
Col
McCarthy
NCO Club
Study Hall Exemptions Introduced at S G H S
Sweet Grass County High School will implement a study hall exemption for quarter honor roll students. Passes allow free use of study time, in or out of school, while grades stay above a B. Principal Vance Kamiberg notes widespread adoption and positive results.
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Sweet Grass County High School
Vance Kamiberg
Welfare Department Names New Child Welfare Worker
The Welfare Department announces Miss Terry O’Neill of Cascade Montana as a new case worker in child welfare. She graduated from Montana State University Bozeman and recently completed a recruitment oriented training course in Butte funded to standardize training for new recruits with lectures field trips and guest speakers.
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Terry O’neill
Cascade
Montana
O’neill
Montana State University
Bozeman
Butte
Bozeman Pair Tours Big Timber While Husband Attends Stock Show
Mrs. Dale Peterson and daughter Laurie stayed a few days with Mrs. Barbara Hart in Big Timber last week as Mr. Peterson joined livestock judging teams in Denver for the National Western Stock Show. The family returned to Bozeman at the start of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Peterson
Laurie
Barbara Hart
Big Timber
Denver
Bozeman
Services Held For H. L. Brockway
Funeral services for 87 year old Harry Le Roy Brockway were held at the Lowry Chapel with Rev. Joseph LaDu officiating. He died at Sweet Grass Community hospital after a week of illness. Burial followed in Mountain View cemetery. Survivors include his widow Lillian and two sons Donald and Robert plus five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry LeRoy Brockway
Lowry Chapel
Sweet Grass Community Hospital
Joseph LaDu
Congregational Church
Gladys O’leary
Mountain View Cemetery
Harold Boe
Joe Hansford
Bozeman
Robert Johnson
al Mehus
Don Smart
Ross Williams
Brockway
Ruthven
Iowa
P. H. Brockway
St. Charles
Minn
Mildred
Mont
Lillian Zwiebel
Elkhorn
Wis
Margaret Elizabeth
Donald Charles Now
Seattle
Robert Lee
Miles City
Shore Newcome Co
Sawyer’s, Inc
Big Timber
Big Timber Lion’s Club
Big Timber Building and Loan Assn
Sweet Grass County
Knight’s of Pythias
California
Distinguished Service Award Bosses Night Banquet in Big Timber
The 19th annual Distinguished Service Award and Bosses Night banquet is set for Monday at Moose Hall. Guest speaker is Jon Hansen former KGHL and KWYS manager. Toastmaster is Stan Todd. The event includes announcing Sweet Grass county’s outstanding young man of the year and Jaycee honors for boss and chairman of the year.
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Moose Hall
Jon Hansen
KGHL
Big Timber Jaycees
Hansen
Big Timber
Billings
Jon
KWYS
West Yellowstone
Stan Todd
Sweet Grass County
Big Timber Lions Club
Jaycee
Farming Frontiers ’68 Friday at Big Timber Farm Supply
John Deere Day renamed Farming Frontiers ’68 hosts a free noon lunch film and a preview of new farming gear in Big Timber. Walt Huffman and crew present John Deere Roll-Gard safety device giveaway as a highlight amid safety stats from the National Safety Council.
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Big Timber
Walt Huffman
National Safety Council
Conservation Program Well Attended
Forty five farmers, ranchers, businessmen, agricultural representatives and agency persons met in the Federal building for an all day Agricultural Conservation Program Development meeting. Stuart Moore announced an interesting and informative gathering as two panels addressed SCS technical assistance, engineering problems and funding constraints.
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Federal
Stuart Moore
ASC
Soil Conservation Service
O. M. Mabry
Frank Cosgriff
Jack Halverson
SCS
Ellis Williams
Renge
Telmer Terland
Clarence Pile
Peter Rostad
Jim Long
Cliff Moffett
Rasmus
Hans G Boe Services Saturday
Hans G Boe 76 died Tuesday in Sweet Grass Community hospital after a heart attack. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday from Lowry Chapel. burial in Mountain View Cemetery. Born 1891 near Egersund Norway he came to Big Timber in 1907. Survived by daughter Marcella Jarvi Whitefish brother Harold Roe Big Timber and several siblings in Norway.
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Hans G. Boe
Sweet Grass Community Hospital
Lowry Chapel
Ocee Johnson
Mountain View Cemetery
Egersund
Norway
John C. Boe
United States
Big Timber
Ella Peterson
Livingston
Anaconda
England
France
American Legion
Marcella Jarvi
Whitefish
Harold Roe
County Wide Cancer Program Offered For Women
The Sweet Grass county unit of the American Cancer Society with local groups organizes a county program for Pap tests and breast examinations on February 27 by Dr Standish and Dr Ivey for five dollars. Certificates go on sale February 1 at several local outlets.
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American Cancer Society
Sweet Grass County
Big Timber Woman’s Club
Big Timber Jayceons
Standish
Ivey
Paul Nelson
Marvin Barber
Norman Starr
Jim Graham
Cole Drug
Klindt Pharmacy
Sweet Grass Community Hospital
Starr
Sweet Grass CDO Holds Second Annual Meeting Tonight
The Sweet Grass Community Development Organization convenes its second annual meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the American Legion hall. The agenda features a color film, reports from the prior year, director elections, and other business. The group invites all county residents to attend and support with ideas.
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Sweet Grass Community Development Organization
American Legion Hall
CDO
Big Timber Reigned As Top Basketball Town In State History
From the 1923 Pioneer files the Anaconda Standard notes Big Timber as the state’s premier basketball town. Sweet Grass County lads consistently reach the state championship, with Big Timber winning the title twice in 11 years and often upsetting favorites. Billings Helena and Missoula also contend as top programs.
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Anaconda Standard
Big Timber
Sweet Grass County
State College At
Bozeman
Billings
Helena
Missoula
Graveside Rites For J. C. DeKetele
Graveside services were held at Mountain View in Big Timber for Jules Camille DeKetele 81 of Worden who died in a Billings hospital. Survived by daughter Mrs Ray Elgen and four grandchildren. Born Oct 8 1887 in Belgium he moved to the Huntley area in the early 1900s. Funeral services were held in Billings with Rev Gordon Tollefsen officiating.
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Mountain View Cemetery
Big Timber
Jules Camille DeKetele
Worden
Billings
Ray Elgen
Smith's
Gordon Tollefson
American Lutheran Church of
Lorn Pudwill
Montie Riter
Ted Wetland
DeKetele
Belgium
Tluntley Project
Katherine Nickel
Columbus
Huntley
Elgen
FYE Speaker Bob Conover to visit Sweet Grass County
Bob Conover former International Farm Youth Exchange participant will tour Sweet Grass County January 25 with three talks. He will address the High School assembly in the morning Melville rural schools in the afternoon and the Farm Bureau meeting at the Legion hall in the evening. He will show slides from about 750 Ecuador photos and describes warm friendly people and limited time in the country. He plans to return to Seattle Pacific College for his senior year as a mathematics major unless military service intervenes.
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Bob Conover
Broadview
International Farm Youth Exchange
Ecuador
Sweet Grass County
Conover
Melville
Farm Bureau
Legion Hall
At & P.m
Bob
Seattle Pacific College
Colorado
Arizona
Sunday Drive Brings Lavolds and Missoula Visitors Together
Mrs Jo Lavold and Mrs Della Webb drove to Butte to meet Tully and Margaret Lavold who traveled from Missoula for dinner and an afternoon visit. They note road conditions differ from after the holidays when the Lavolds returned to Vassoula for school. This trip had hared roads to Missoula.
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Jo Lavold
Della Webb
Butte
Tully
Margaret Lavold
Missoula
Margaret
Vassoula
Montana honors three fish hatchery superintendents
The Montana Fish and Game Commission awarded Vern Campbell Ross Snyder and Ed Furnish for more than a century of combined service. Campbell, at Arlee State Fish Hatchery, began May 26 1936 and developed a rainbow trout strain and a compact egg handling box. Snyder, at Big Timber State Hatchery, began July 1 1929 as a hatcheryman. Furnish’s details are summarized via the trio’s long tenure and notable contributions to Montana hatcheries.
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Montana Fish and Game Commission
Vern Campbell
Ross Snyder
Ed Furnish
State Fish Hatchery
Arlee
Mont
Vern
Anaconda
Montana
Big Timber
Ross
Fish and Game Department
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S.G.H.S
le Avene
Second Avenue
Hank
H. L. Brockway
DSA
Farming Frontiers
J. C. DeKetele
Fye
Robert C Conover
Peace Corps
Libby
Ovando
Bluewater State Fish Hatchery
Bridger
Bluewater
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