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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1954
Page
8
A humorous verse parodies complaints about weather and resources in Montana. It notes endless rain heat wind and grass abundance while joking that even prosperity and politics aren’t perfect. The speaker imagines warmer weather bringing happier people.
A special election to approve an additional 3 mill levy for Bridge School District No. 69 will be held Saturday July 10 1954 at Bridge school house. Polls open 2 to 4 pm. Jeanne N Jarrett Clerk Arthur Grosfield chairman Board of Trustees.
Mrs Glen Barnum reports Miss Jackie Bjornsom of Billings spent the weekend at Torger Redland's. Billings couples Mr and Mrs William Bjornsom and Big Timber pair Mr and Mrs L W McPherson visited Redlands. Other visitors included Col umbus residents Mrs Mary Imlay and Walter Carlson, and Jack MacLean's guests. Additional calls and dinners featured families Durwood Cunningham, Russell Brandt, Fred Swift, Illa Ostenson, and Rev E J Bott with their hosts.
Markleeville California report details Kathy Paxton a five year old who survived over 40 hours in the Sierra wilderness with minimal food or shelter. She was discovered by Alvin Van Dell and Louis Avery near Woods Lake at 8500 feet after footprints led to a crevice where she awaited rescue. Kathy suffered minor injuries but was declared well and reunited with her family.
Miss Phyllis Straws visits Tacoma friends while Delbert Redland heads to Aeronautic school in Tulsa. Engagement announced for Sharon Booth to Dwain Booth with Rodney Goddard. Sharon hosts lawn party before his Portland departure. Attendees include Booth, Goddard, Langford, Mysse, and Hill family members. others attend Absarokee wedding and Republican meeting in Columbus.
Local notes list visitors from Bozeman and Billings, hospital stays, family visits, birthdays, and arrivals at Community hospital. Notables include Miss Sallie Cardwell, Mrs. H. A. Anderson and daughter Margaret, Andrew Sleveland’s leg amputation, and births of John Alvin Myrstol and Arnold Gustav Tollefson.
Harold Miolsness, the deputy sheriff, begins carrying mail on the Melville route this morning. Sheriff Osborne to appoint Oscar Fallang to fill the vacancy, but only after a later summer date.
Classified section items include apartment rentals from L R Moschelle and A C Boyles with contact numbers, a found brown rubber coin purse, and a for sale note for a five year old gentle pack mare listed by Graham Woolsey with a phone contact. The snippet appears from a Pioneer publication dated 39th issue or page flags.
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