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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1940
Page
7
A fragment from a personal narrative describes a child’s memories of family love and strain. The narrator recalls a mother who spoils her child yet feels hurt by neglect and anniversaries. The piece follows the arrival of Aunt Ida from Mobile and hints at a looming family crisis surrounding their father’s absence and a troubling event.
In a dramatic scene Aunt Ida confesses “I’m in trouble” as she is led away with another woman and handcuffs appear, while the narrative shifts to wartime impressions from Rome. A young O’Neill recalls Mussolini’s era and his own journey from Butte to Rome to study and serve, detailing education and religious formation along the way.
The article traces Montana counties and their legislative representatives from early sessions through name changes and boundary shifts. It notes Edgerton becoming Lewis and Clark, Ogalalla moving to Wyoming, and retention of Idaho names, highlighting sparse settlement and later growth in population.
Governor Wallace signed a territorial act creating ten Idaho counties in 1863. The counties and seats were set as the region extended into what became Wyoming and Montana. Territorial division followed, with counties eventually assigned to other territories and states.
Emmett O Neill, a Butte youth who studied at the American College in Rome, was among students evacuated after authorities ordered the evacuation of hundreds from all parts of the world. The voyage aboard the Manhattan began June 1 from Genoa, Italy, as war clouds loomed and Red Tape delayed passage on other vessels. The college, led by Rev. Raphael Ha, remained operational nearly nine weeks under wartime strain.
Montana oil fields produced 1 916 396 barrels of crude in May. R P Jackson secretary of the state oil conservation board reports. Heaviest production 979 971 barrels in the Cut Bank field. May output refined 544 363 barrels in Montana and storage totaled 1 289 693 barrels at month end.
In French courts witnesses may tell more than what happened and can use imagination while testifying. This practice permits embellishment beyond strict truth in some proceedings.
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