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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1969
Page
6
A string of social notes from Big Timber recounts weekend visits and travels. Families including the Dennis, Smith, Grosfield, and Ivey clans are cited at camps, cabins, and parks from Canyon Ferry Lake to Yellowstone River. Obituary notes mention Waretta A. Strickland. Graduation honors for Dianne Jacobs are noted in Big Timber Public School events.
William G. Omundson of Omundson's Inc. in Great Falls is named Montana Small Businessman of the Year by Governor Forrest Anderson. The feature notes inflation trends in hourly wage scales for union trades as of April 1, 1969 and details the Easter Seal Society of Montana with its three centers and annual operating cost.
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover argues for strong police action to combat crime and violence. He says arrests should not require apologetic tactics toward killers and crooks, insisting the rule of law must prevail and be enforced.
A collection of village alerts from the sheriff's office includes a son reportedly reluctant to return home after a call to a saloon, a customer passed out at a saloon, a bicycle found without handlebars headed toward Boulder Bridge, and a dog bite without a license. Also noted are a deer strike near Springdale with $100 damage estimate, plant buds and tulips stolen from a cemetery, reckless driving near the bowling alley, and a near miss involving a motorcycle. Reports of a detached two wheel trailer, a drunk driver, rowdy bicyclists, two youths racing, tractor parts stolen for shipment, a runaway daughter found in Miles City, and ammo found on 2nd Ave E complete the log.
A jolly group of anglers from near Lewistown spent a weekend fishing the nearby waters. Led by Clem Stirn and son John, with Larry Vaughn and son Bobby and John Murphy, they caught blue and channel catfish, including a record weighing 1314 pounds with the biggest catch.
The law offices of Josephson and Fredricks announced ongoing expansion as construction continues to add space. The project signals growth for the firm and greater capacity for client services in the coming months.
Classified notice listing a 1967 Fleetwood 12x60 trailer with 8x10 expando in good condition. Contact Mc Bride Land & Livestock at 932-2820 for details. Also notes a 37‑tie sweater found at school ground, inquire at Pioneer.
Justice Court in Big Timber fines include Bernard A. Stuber 15 dollars for failure to yield to vehicle on right Roger W Engle 15 dollars for failure to yield while backing Richard A Dean Jr and Samuel E Allie both of Billings 25 dollars each for leaving litter within 200 yards of a public road by Fish and Game Lloyd T Smith 13 years old 10 dollars for driving without a valid license Fay A Penninger Glendive forfeits 15 bond for exceeding 45 mph in a restricted area Fred J Leivitt Bozeman forfeits 35 bond for exceeding night speed Terry J Zollinger Townsend forfeits 35 bond for no air brakes on towing vehicle and 25 bond for careless driving Richard Saunders Livingston forfeits 15 bond for improper passing Lloyd L Underbrink Casper Wyoming forfeits 15 bond for exceeding night speed limit.
Whitehall visitors Mr and Mrs Roy Harris from Big Timber spent Memorial Day with relatives and friends. They attended Memorial Day events, visited residents at the Pioneer Home, and toured new homes. They joined Friday supper with Emery Jones and others and planned to see more locals but the holiday drew people away. On the way home they stopped in Bozeman to visit Mrs Harris sister Mrs J Earl Miller.
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