Leo Cremer’s Nampa show and hospital benefit tour
Senator Leo J. Cremer just finished a five night Nampa Idaho show amid radio and hospital appearances that keep him busy daily. A Boise veterans hospital letter commends his Gene Autry show for boosting patient morale and notes the value of his performances for hospitalized veterans. Cremer spends a week preparing for Nampa, two weeks for Big Timber, earning about fifty thousand dollars for Nampa and nothing for his hometown rodeo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo
J. Cremer
Nampa
Ida
J. M. Carr
Veterans Hospital
Boise
Gene Autry
Big Timber’s
Nampa Rodeo Show Breaks Attendance Records in 1950
The Nampa Idaho arena drew over 10 000 spectators nightly for five nights the Cremer Show surpassing prior years. Cremer stock drew praise while two cowboys suffered injuries including four broken ribs. Wiley McCray helped avert a goring as a bull fought the rider. Cremer received a silver wrist watch from Harvest Festival directors marking 25 years as rodeo promoter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Timber
Gene Payne
Nampa
Boise
Cremer
Wiley McCray
Harvest Festival Association
Cremer Rodeo Parade Draws Wide Attention
Sez Bill Amery chairman of the rodeo parade committee the Cremer rodeo on July 30 is the largest of its kind taking place here or anywhere and has been attracting people from great distances All the receipts stay in the county for community benefit People expect to see a good parade and the parade committee tries to improve this attraction each year The parade relies on community pride and cooperation from local business houses and organizations to match the feature afternoon attraction
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Amery
Cremer
Bill
Return of Ora Rostad From Honduras
Mr and Mrs Ora Rostad and family returned from San Juancito Honduras where Ora worked as a geologist at a silver mine. The Rostads described primitive roads limited paved routes and ox teams hauling loads on steep grades while noting mild day temperatures from 40 to 80 degrees and cool nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Rostads
Honduras
Ora Rostad
San Juancito
Ora
Stroke Fatal To Thad Busha
Thad E Busha former Big Timber resident died at Colonial hospital Rochester Minnesota last Thursday afternoon after a stroke a week earlier Funeral services were held in Rochester Monday morning burial followed He was born in Big Timber son of the late Cc T Busha He attended local schools and Montana State College in Bozeman and spent most of his life in Big Timber He is survived by his widow a son David of New York City and nine brothers and sisters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad .E. Busha
Big Timber
Colonial Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Mr. Busha
Cc. T. Busha
Montana State College
Bozeman
David
New York City
Beulah Patterson
Lenore Busha
Ted C. Busha
Charles T. Busha Jr
Washington, D. C
Alfred Johnson
Willard Busha
Hall, Mont
Herbert Seibert
Frenchtown
Mont
Victor Johnson
Louis Krones Observe 25th Anniversary
About 175 people attended a silver wedding party Saturday July 15 at Bridger Creek School House honoring Mr. and Mrs Louis Krone. The grand march was led by Melvin Jr and Mary Peterson with Wade Nelson as organizer and Jack Crane as toastmaster gifting silver and a purse. Seated with the couple were their daughter Gladys and son Harold along with many relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridger Creek School House
Louis Krone
Melvin Jr
Mary Peterson
Wade Nelson
Jack Crane
Krone
Gladys
Harold
Phillip Elgen
Ben Elgen
Pete Elgen
John Krone
Oscar Braaten
Otto Lovseth
Anton Krone
Sioux City Visitor Stays At Grosfield Ranch Home
From Yona Agnes Nelson of Sioux City Iowa is visiting at the ranch home of Mr and Mrs Louis Grosfield. She is an old friend of the Finsvik family, having resided next door when the two families lived in Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yona Agnes Nelson
Sioux City
Louis Grosfield
Finsvik
Community 4-H Groups Highlight Ongoing Representation
City communities and four H clubs have maintained strong representation annually. The note underscores continued involvement and the role of these groups in regional events and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Western garb urged for county rodeo season
Editor notes residents should wear western attire until rodeo time. A letter from Heywood Daly recounts two job seekers avoiding local work, suggesting they fled to Big Timber rather than take haying work, and laments reliance on funds from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer
Truman
Washington
Heywood Daly
Ralph Jarrett Dies After Haying Accident
Ralph C. Jarrett, 45, a well known rancher and former Sweet Grass county sheriff, died at Park hospital from a blood clot after injuries from a fall from a stacker. He suffered a broken leg, pelvis and wrist when slipping from a stack just before noon and was transported by Lowry ambulance for treatment. funeral services are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph C. Jarrett
Sweet Grass County
Park Hospital
Jarrett
Lowry
Weekend Visitors and Local Plans Across Montanan Towns
Mrs Tom Beasley visited in Billings as a state Democratic committeewoman. Ed Nyhus of Billings spent the weekend at the Oscar Braaten home near Grey Cliff and with relatives in Big Timber. The Sturdy Stitchers 4 H club met July 19 at Albert Strand’s with eight members and planned a parade float. Harry Plaggerman and family toured from St Cloud Minn at the Plaggerman Ranch and planned to visit an uncle in Livingston. The new hospital is ready for inspection with most equipment in place and minor work remaining. The I L S club held a breakfast meeting with prizes won by Mrs Elgas and Mrs Williams. it will resume in fall. Mrs Eugene Sandsness and three children of Prescott Ariz with Pfc Melbourn Sandsness visited Bozeman relatives and will join his parents Jim and the Sandsness family before Melbourn reports to New Jersey August 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Nyhus
Billings
Oscar Braaten
Grey Cliff
Albert Strand
Ted Hetland
Lola Myers
Joyce Hitchcock
Plaggermans
Harry Plaggerman
Frances
Frances Klynstra
Bret Bowen
Jake Plaggerman
St. Cloud
Minn
Plaggerman
Peter York
Livingston
Sandsness
Eugene Sandsness
Prescott
Ariz
Bozeman
Pfc
Melbourn Sandsness
Jim Sandsness
Nevada
New Jersey
Eugene
Melbourn
Farm Safety Week Urged for Sweet Grass County Families
County Agent F. B. Peterson urges Farm Safety Week July 23 to 29 for Sweet Grass county families and rural residents nationwide. He advises inspecting farms for hazards, reviewing practices for safety, and committing to make safety a weeklong effort to reduce the 17 500 annual farm deaths and a million and a half disabling injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Grass County
F. B. Peterson
Peterson
Free Demonstration On Home Freezers In Bozeman
Mary Elwell of Bozeman Montana Power will present a free home freezer demonstration at the Moose hall on Thursday July 27. She will prepare a complete dinner from a home freezer and show packing methods and how to cook frozen foods. The talk covers time work and money saving benefits of home freezers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elwell
Bozeman
Montana Power Company
Moose Hall
Miss Elwell
Boe Wins Republican Treasurer Race in Local Election
Mayor Harold Boe captured the county treasurer post, carrying every precinct with 406 votes to Regina Petaja's 227. Local results also showed Wesley D'Ewart dominating the U S representative contest 555 to 42, while Democratic and Progressive totals for other candidates were minimal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Boe
Regina Petaja
Boe
Big Timber
Big Timber West
Grey Cliff
McLeod
Melville
Gibson
Stockade
Wesley D’ewart
Mike Kuchera
U. S
Chester L. Kinsey
John J. Holmes
Willard Fraser
W. L. Hamond
Jess L. Angstman
Andrew G. Sutton
David J. Ryan
Services Saturday For Mrs Price
Mrs Frances Price 61 a Big Timber resident since 1923 died yesterday after a stroke she suffered last January. Three of her four children Harry Lillian Horsewood and Muriel Spehar are listed among survivors Funeral services set for 2 30 Saturday at Lowry Funeral Home with burial at Mountain View.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Price
Big Timber
Everyone Should Be Able to Swim In Big Timber
Roy Snyder urges all Big Timber residents from age six to sixty to learn swimming this summer. The piece highlights Red Cross classes and local social agencies, calling for non-swimmers to join the pool program and overcome fear. It notes the uncompleted pool has delayed progress but encourages advancement through community effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Snyder
American Red Cross
Big Timber
Red Cross
Boulder River
Parents Visit Big Timber Scout Delegates in Washington
Visiting parents from Cincinnati plan rodeo and park touring with their son-in-law and daughter. Alva Rees, now an FBI attorney in Washington, read in the Pioneer about a Big Timber Scout heading to the national jamboree. He met Joe Roemer and Montana boys, promising a trip report next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Wood
Cincinnati
Charles Surface
Alva Rees
Big
Joe Roemer
Big Timber
Montana
Joe
Idaho Visitors On Vacation To Yellowstone Trip
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Benson and Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Swa of Montpelier Idaho visited with Mr. and Mrs. Monte Beck yesterday during a vacation trip. They left this morning for Yellowstone Park via Cooke City Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faem
Idaho
F. C. Benson
D. L. Swa
Montpelier
Ida
Monte Beck
Yellowstone Park
Cooke City
Straight-Away Track Latest Addition To Improvements at Fairgrounds
Leonard Esp outlines county fair grounds enhancements for the race meet and rodeo on the 29th and 30th. He credits Harold Hawks Peter Riveland the racing association county commissioners Boosters club and others for providing land funds and labor for a new quarter mile Straight-of-way track and 1500 extra seats. The article notes potential slot machine court news and aims to retire costs via gate receipts and pari mutuels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Esp
Sweet Grass Co. Fair Board
County Fair Board
Fair Grounds
Fair Board
Harold Hawks
Peter Riveland
Racing Association
County Commissioners
Boosters Club
Hawks
State Supreme Court
Pari-Mutuals
Services For Mrs Drivdahl Today
Mrs Oskar Drivdahl longtime Melville area resident died Sunday night in Deaconess hospital Bozeman after a July 6 stroke Death attributed to embolism Born Anna Hansine Helleren March 17 1880 Bergen Norway came to America 1898 lived in Big Timber 1909 settled near Melville Eight children born four died remaining husband two sons Emil Big Timber Louis Melville two daughters Clara Overfelt Great Falls Margaret Plaggemeyer Big Timber 13 grandchildren funeral Thursday 2 30 from Lutheran Big Timber burial Mountain View cemetery
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Oskar Drivdahl
Melville
Bozeman
Anna Hansine Helleren
Bergen
Norway
Ingebord
Lars Helleren
America
Oskar C. Drivdahl
Lund
Moi
Drivdahl
Sweet Grass County
Drivdahls
Emil
Big Timber
Louis
Leo
Clara) Overfelt
Great Falls
Harry
Margaret) Plaggemeyer
Lutheran Church
Mountain View Cemetery
Ladies Hold First Rifle Shoot
The Ladies Rifle and Pistol club held its first meeting at the new range last Thursday evening. Members of the Big Timber club provided targets rifles and instruction. Mrs. Oscar Fallang Jr. stood out with strong scores amid unfamiliar equipment. Next meeting is tonight at 7:30 with dues due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Rifle and Pistol Club
New Range
Oscar Fallang Jr
Big Timber Rifle and Pistol Club
Alice Duffey
al Deegan
Dorothy Traver
Sally Chase
Benny Elgen
E. O. Birkeland
Annette O'Leary
Leo Ray
Kenneth Roe
Ben Strickland
Raymond Hoem
Anna Thompson
Ray Traver and Lillian Thompson Wed in Columbus Ceremony
Lillian Thompson daughter of Mr and Mrs Guy Thompson Reed Point became the bride of Ray Lee Traver son of Mr and Mrs Maurice Traver in a simple Saturday evening Lutheran church ceremony in Columbus. The Rev Wallace Bristol officiated with only immediate family present. The bride wore a white street length dress with pinnochio rose corsage. The groom is a Sweet Grass high school graduate who served in Alaska with the army. After a wedding trip through Yellowstone park they will reside in town where Ray works for McIntyre Motor company and they have rented Mrs Phoebe Churchs house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Thompson
Guy Thompson
Reed Point
Ray Lee Traver
Maurice Traver
Lutheran Church
Columbus
Wallace Bristol
Episcopal Church
Norman Jordet
Brother Visits Christensen Family in Milbank Area
G D Christensen of Milbank and his brother Harvey Christensen spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Vic Christensen. Harvey Christensen is identified as a jeweler in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Christensen
Milbank, G. D
Vic Christensen
Cities Service League Leaders and Week Schedule
The Cities Service softball league standings show Cities Service atop 6 1, JayCees 4 1, City Club 4 2, All Stars 1 1, Scouts 2 5, DeMolays 0 7, with 20 games played. In the ladies league the Married Lassies are 2 0, Women of the Moose 1 1, Teeners and Rockettes 0 1. Last week results and the July 24 schedule are listed.
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JayCees
All Stars
The
Moose
Teeners
Rockettes
City Club
Married Lassies
Scouts
Women of the Moose
Cities Service
Lassies
Birth of Judith Helen Grosfield in Bozeman Hospital
The text reports Judith Helen Grosfield, daughter of Mr and Mrs Byron Grosfield of Melville, weighing 8 pounds 12 ounces, born Saturday July 15 in Bozeman hospital. Various weekend and overnight visits are noted, including Engle and Pilon families, Vernon Bryan and children, and Beulah Patterson returning from Rochester for Thad Busha’s funeral. The Steensland family from Seattle visited Bennie Eigen and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Grosfield
Melville
Judith Helen
Bozeman Hospital
McLeod
Clark Engle
Mr. Engle
Arthur Pilon
Helena
Vernon Bryan
Mike
Pamela
Laurel
Vernon
Arthur Michels
Beulah Patterson
Rochester
Minn
Thad Busha
Lewis Steensland
Seattle
Bennie Eigen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Louis Krones
Ralph Jarrett
Thos. Anderson
Board of Commissioners
O.k
Dorman Kellogg
C. F. Ullman
Arthur Schump
Kellogg
C. J. Elgas
Ross Williams
Fairgrounds
Ray Traver
Cities Service League
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