Pioneer Day Draws 3000 in Big Timber Parade and Fair
Pioneer Trails Rod and Gun club and Ropin n Ridin club staged a full day of events in Big Timber drawing an estimated 2500 to 3000 attendees. The parade opened at 10 30 from McLeod street to a Lewis and Clark marker with the band and dignitaries. Awards honored parade entries and ranch and club feats while a Western lunch served at the fairgrounds. The crowd enjoyed races rides and contests amid praise for cooperation and a safe holiday mood.
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Pioneer Trails Association
Rod and Gun Club
Ropin’ ‘N’ Ridin
Pioneer Trails
McLeod Street
Highway 10
Boulder Bridge
Big Timber
America
A. Ronald McDonnell
Wallace Bristol
St. Mark’s ‘Episcopal Church
B. E. Berg
Jerome Williams
Jimmie Snyder
Clara Severance
Loretha Erickson
Peter H. Becken
Oswald
Butch) Nevin
Lillieann Smith
Marie Nevin
Kathleen Beley
Barbara Lee Holland
Louis Beley
E. E.tollefson
Fairgrounds
Ripley
Alfred Rudd
Dornix
Hans Beley
E. A. Bieber
Kenneth Filare
W. J. Flack
Fannie Officer
W.H. Shaffer
Harry
Theresa) Mack
Ervin
Harry Hart
Billings Bike Club
Ross G. Williams
Ralph Kneeland
Hubert Becken
Ray Sanders
Harlowton
Norris Lean
Livingston
Albert Nickelson
Columbus
Gene Mora
Bozeman
R. A. Bray
Nunley
Sheriff Osborne
Lawrence Peterson
Ted Busha
Lewis and Clark
Big Timber Lutheran Ladies Aid
Girl
Clarence Loftsgaarden
Pioneer Days
Floyd Hash
Antoon Vandervoort
Charles McComb
Big Timber Womans Club
Legion Auxiliary
C. L. Baily
McKenzie-Lamp
Trapper
Miner
W. K. Amery
Daryll Seymour
Tommy Hoskinson
Bob McComb
Alban Lamach
Amery
Walter Dutton Sr
Ansel S. Hubble
H. B
Doc) Yerkes
Independence
Montana
W. H. Shaffer
Shaffer
Virginia City
Mabry McDowell
Hubert Beckin
Harry Art
David Riter
Shirley Harper
Cut Bank
Shirley
Louis Miller
Delores Murray
Janet Fraser
Bernard Lamach
Duck Creek
Otter Creek
Ernest Kneeland
Larry McComb
Douthett
Big Timber Rod and Gun Club
Ruben Mehlhoff
Big Timber Bakery
Bob Hart
Orvin Flare
Red and Gun Club
Bob
Clayton White
D. L. White
Voges
Yellowstone
Dorothy Nelson
Pat Patterson
Don Tetlie
Kneeland Accepts College Position In Bozeman
Ralph S. Kneeland, longtime Big Timber high school principal, resigns to become assistant professor of education at Montana State College in Bozeman. He starts August 1, with his family moving by September 1. He will mainly counsel veterans. Mrs. Kneeland heads the McCulloch Real Estate Office here until a successor is named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneeland
Ralph S. Kneeland
Montana State College
Bozeman
Ernest
Dotty
Big Timber
Bozemar
Kneelands
Camas Hot Springs
McCulloch
Production Strong But Still Behind
Washington notes American industry showing some gains but consumer demand remains ahead of supply. Civilians believe shortages persist for mid summer irritants such as men’s suits and women’s hose with hosiery inventory unlikely before next year. Coal and steel strikes slow plumbing fixtures bricks wallboard and asbestos shingles slowing construction. Some sectors improve with gains in coarse cotton yarn pulp and paper small electric motors copper watches radios washing machines refrigerators sewing machines autos tires gas water heaters brick radiators and asphalt roofing.
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Washington
Civilian Production Administration
CPA
Montana to prioritize Montanan students for state colleges
Chancellor George Selke announced the Montana university system will place Montanans first in admissions and housing. The six-state system will accommodate out-of-state ex servicemen as possible but must reserve facilities for Montana youth. Students urged to contact registrars now, specify courses and housing needs to aid planning and balance with out-of-state demand.
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Montana
Montana University
George Selke
Selke
State Board of Education
State University System
Navy Reveals Fatal Japanese Weaknesses
Washington July 20 The navy released statements of Japan’s top planners and fighters from Tokyo last fall detailing strategic missteps. Interrogations show attempts to negotiate before Potsdam, heavy losses at Midway and the Solomons crippling the fleet, early awareness at Guadalcanal that victory was unlikely, and a aborted army navy merger. The Solomons drive cut Japan off from oil and materials, while Truk’s defenders were few and carriers lacked planes. Military costs exceeded expectations amid oil steel and ship shortages worsened by American submarines.
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Washington
Navy
Japan
Tokyo
U. S.trategic
Potsdam
Midway
Solomons
Guadalcanal
U. S
Central Pacific
Truk
Cowboys Break Up Union Picketing at Oregon Rodeo
In Reedport Oregon on July 20 cowboys tore banners from CIO International Woodworkers of America pickets protesting 1200 nylon stockings sold to aid a local queen contest. Police barred the pickets on highways while the woodworkers vowed reinforcements. The sale, by Coos Saddle Club and Coos Bay North Bend Rotary, aimed to boost a queen candidate for a regatta August 9 to 11.
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Reedsport
Ore
Rodeo
C. I. O. International Woodworkers of America
Coos Saddle Club
Coos Bay- North Bend
Marker Dedicated In Observing Lewis and Clark Anniversary
Sweet Grass County Chapter American Pioneer Trails Association dedicated a Lewis and Clark marker near Boulder bridge on Highway 10 to honor the 1806 expedition return. The four foot rock banner bears a bronze plaque and was funded and prepared by local volunteers and the state highway commission.
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Sweet Grass County
American Pioneer Trails Association
William Clark
St. Louis
Boulder River
State Highway Commission
Boulder Bridge
Highway 10
W. L. Trailor
Stanolind Company
George Swanson
Arthur Nelson
F. E. Townsend
Bob Hart
New York Times
Swanson
Ed Dexheimer
No. 10
W. K. Amery
D. J. Walvoord
Col. Huidekoper
John Clark
Oscar D. Forsythe
W. J. Hannah
Oscar Forsythe
Montana Eyes Unified Motor Vehicle Control Plan
Helena officials discuss merging the registrar's office with the highway patrol to centralize vehicle registration and enforcement. Critics cite uneven handling of drunken driving fines between justice and police courts, and opposition from dealers over convicts handling titles.
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Helena
Montana
M. P. Trenne
Deer Lodge
Highway Patrol
Secretary of State
State Penitentiary
Trenne
John J. Jewell
Montana Automobile Dealers Association
State General Fund
Commanders Blamed For Pearl Harbor
A majority of the joint congressional Pearl Harbor committee reportedly believes that the primary blame for the December 7 1941 attack should rest on Admiral Husband E Kimmel and Lt General Walter C Short who commanded in Hawaii at the time The eight of ten committee members including six Democrats and two Republicans favor holding those two officers responsible for the lack of preparation
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Washington
Congressional
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Hawaii
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Kimmel
Short
Montana population rising as state and county recover
Helena reports Montana’s July 1 population at 547,800 with a projection to 640,000 by Jan. 1, 1948. Sweet Grass County falls from 3,944 in 1930 to 3,400 in 1946, while national estimates show gains from war-related movements and births offsetting losses from military service. Craighead notes war-driven migration and higher birth rates boost Montana’s population. registration and unemployment data support the trend.
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Helena
State
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Craighead
Commission
Montana
U. S. Census Bureau
Selective Service
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Edith McDonnell
Arthur Boyd
Anderson and Kuhns
Leon C. Olmstead
The
Ropin’ ‘N’ Ridin’ Club
LaVonne Murray
Milo Westervelt
Lee Smoot Jr
Burton Robinson
Albert Broughton
Bunny Beley
Max Officer
O. F. Eppens Jr
Bob Langston
Lorren Brewer
Don Henderson
Joe Morstein
George Erickson
Paul
Spike van Cleve
Billings
Agriculture Department
Marker
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