Nursing home plan for Sweet Grass county proposed
The February Pioneer editorial explains the committee’s shift to a county bond issue to finance a nursing home. It rejects Hill Burton federal aid and Good Samaritan funding, favoring lease by Sweet Grass Community Hospital Inc. and operator control, with law changes effective July 1.
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The
Pioneer
Sweet Grass County
Livingston
Good Samaritan Homes, Inc
Good Samaritan Company
Sweet Grass Community Hospital, Inc
Marvin Barber
Lions Club
Alice Adams
Woman’s Club
Tim Brophy
Jaycees
E. M. Adams Sr
Farm Bureau
Andersons Observe Silver Wedding at Bozeman Convention
Andersons attend fourth annual clerk and recorder convention in Bozeman with Arne Hoem and Margaret Plaggemeyer among speakers. Leif and Gilma Anderson celebrate 25 years with a Saturday reception in Melville attended by about 200 guests. formal cake, flowers, and music mark the event.
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Arne Hoem
Margaret Plaggemeyer
Bozeman
W. W. Lessley
Frank Murray
Alex McDermott
Water Conservation Board
Albert Lcouthold
Robert F. Swanberg
Industrial Accident Board
Leif Anderson
Melville
Lutheran Parish
A. E. Grossield
Ben Lavolds
Gilma
Leif
Martin Songstad
Andersons
William Thornby
Anderson
Byron Grosfield
Lloyd Rein
Arthur Grosfield
Thorvald Anderson
Wallace McArthur
Kermit Anderson
Karl Bryan
Susan
Elaine Anderson
Carol
Helen Rein
Sharon Anderson
Margaret Lavold
Victor Tronrud Sr
Johnny See
John Yost
Doctor Gunderson Found Dead In River Near Miles City
Dr. Theodore G. Gunderson 56 was found in the Tongue River eddy west of Miles City a day after a .38 caliber pistol tied to a rope and held by a life preserver surfaced nearby. Officials presume suicide. an inquest and autopsy were ordered. Gunderson, born July 27 1907 in Big Timber, practiced in Billings since 1940 and was active in local clubs. He left his Billings office June 3 during an emergency trip to Laurel and was sought by sheriffs and hotels. Funeral services were held in Billings with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. He is survived by his widow Madeline Hunter Gunderson two sons Gary and Scott a daughter Gayle two sisters and other relatives.
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Perkins
Gunderson
Billings
Laurel
Lettergren Carey
Big Timber
Kirksville, Mo
College of Osteology
First English Lutheran Church
Billings Optimists Club
Rimrock Lodge
AF & AM
Scottish Rite
al Bedoo
Madeline Hunter
Gary
Bozeman
Scott
Gayle
Harry Shipton
John Courtney
San Bernardino
Calif
Armed Robber Steals About $90 From Livingston Station
A masked man with a pistol robbed a Livingston service station Monday, taking about $90 from attendant Ray Horsley who was ordering him to fill a second bag. Horsley complied and the suspect fled, marking the first Livingston robbery in nearly three years.
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Livingston
Ray Horsley
Horsley
Last Rites For Mrs. McKenzie
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret M. McKenzie 87 were held at the First Congregational church after her death following a stroke. She had lived in Sweet Grass county over 60 years, married in 1896, and her survivors include three sons and seven grandchildren.
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Margaret M. McKenzie
First Congregational Church
Clark McKenzie
Berkeley
Calif
Robert
Donald
Big Timber
FFA Group Attends Hereford Field Day At Bayers Ranch
A Big Timber FFA delegation led by Dana Strobel Sam Hobbs Danny Halverson Wayne Larson and John attended a Hereford field day at the Bayers Hereford ranch near Twin Bridges with local residents Mr and Mrs Sid Fraser Roland Cheryl and Berdine Woodhouse. The event included a Montana Junior Hereford association setup for FFA and 4H youths under 21 involved with Hereford cattle and a judging contest awarding a registered Hereford heifer calf to the top junior. The Bayers herd dates to 1918 and numbers 400 to 500 registered cows with a landmark long barn once home to Spokane the 1861 Kentucky Derby winner.
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Big Timber Ffa
Dana Strobel
Sam Hobbs
Danny Halverson
Wayne Larson
John
Bayers
Hereford Ranch
Twin Bridges
Sid Fraser
Roland
Cheryl
Berdine Woodhouse
Montana
FFA
Tete Bridges
Bayers Ranch
Big Timber Pageant names master of ceremonies and judges
Jim Graham will host the Big Timber Pageant at the grade school auditorium Saturday at 8 pm. Lions club president Dr. Vernon Standish will give the welcome and introduce the emcee. Eight contestants vie in swim suit, evening gown, and talent. Judges hail from Livingston and include Ray Hokanson, Mrs. Bernard McLain, and Mayor George Ommundsen. Music by Mrs. Victor Schriver's Lambadears. The 150 dollar scholarship winner will be crowned by 1961 queen Miss Sissel Orestad. The two runners up receive trophies. General chairs McLean Clark and Russell-Smith. other chairs include C. E. Smart entries, Harold Smith advertising and pageant book, A. C. Mcdonald and George Domasco tickets, Clive Haas judges, Clem Stirn concessions. A note to Pioneer gives new address 4040 Montecito Ave Santa Rosa Calif. Also mention of Bernard Lamach elected Boulder County Republican chairman with ties to Granville Phillips Co. in Boulder.
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Jim Graham
Vernon Standish
Lions Club
Livingston
Ray Hokanson
Park County High School
Bernard McLain
George Ommundsen
Victor
Schriver’s Lambadears
Sissel
Orestad
McLean Clark
Russell- Smith
C. E. ‘Smart
Harold Smith
A. C. ‘Mcdonald
George Domasco
Clive Haas
Dr. Standish
Clem Stirn
Softball League Seeks Players for Summer Season
A local softball league calls for more players as turnout grows. Teams will be picked on Wednesday June 26 with the first game set for the next evening. Sign ups are at the Legion club beside Cole Drug Klindt's Pharmacy and Dale's Barber Shop. Prizes awarded for top batting average runs and home runs. Construction workers in the area are invited to join.
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Cole Drug
Klindt’s
Dale
Legion Club
Inquiry into Baby's Death Is Dropped
Park County officials terminated the inquiry into the death of nine month old Charles C. Reid of Big Timber after completing the investigation. The coroner's jury had earlier ruled death from a hemorrhage due to blows but the parents reported the baby fell from a table. Jurors had suggested further inquiry, and the case covered Park and Sweet Grass counties. The baby died June 2 at Memorial hospital.
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Livingston
Charles C. Reid
Charles F. Reid Jr
Big Timber
Park County
Byron Robb
Robb
Park
Sweet Grass
Memorial Hospital
Holmberg Defends Montana Horseshoe Crown At State Meet
Ed Holmberg of Big Timber won the Class A title at the Montana state tournament held at city park horseshoe pits. He went undefeated in the top division and earned national-competition eligibility alongside runner-up L R Wheeler of Roundup. 32 contestants competed across four classes with 43 mile farthest travel noted.
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Ed Holmberg
Montana
City Park
L. R. Wheeler
Roundup
Holmberg
Olsen
D. C. Lawrence
Wibaux
Big Timber Jaycees
Big Timber
Art Olsen
Helena
Art Michelcic
Billings
Leaf Sahl
Great Falls
Nat Clark
McLeod
Hubert Rostad
Livingston
Kenneth Roe
Max House
Ronnie Mosness
Jerry Miller
Moccasin
Ed Peake
Ace Cantrell
Sand Coulee
Clarence Blackwelder
Winifred
Rudy Mosness
Alvin Bolstad
Donnie Ames
Lodge Grass
Arnold Mosness
Arnold Johnson
Alex Roots
St. Regis
Bill Driver
Emmet Mendel
Arnold Stortie
Jim Steffan
Donald Windmueller
Clifford Paulson
Ryegate
Sam Copenhaver
Earl Osse
Russel Whitfore
John Duffey
Cole Drug
Solberg
Frosty Frezz
Frye’s
SGH Honor Roll List Reveals Semester and Fourth Quarter Scholars
Principal A R Collins announces SGHS honor rolls for semester and fourth quarter. A and B honor tiers list many students across 4.00 to 3.00 GPAs with numerous names such as John Paulson Nina Adams Mary Ellen McDonnell Suzann Fallang Sandra Hetland and more.
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A. R. Collins
John Paulson
Nina Adams
Mary Ellen McDonnell
Suzann Fallang
Sandra Hetland
Jeannette Holmberg
Mary Standish
John Ellison
Margery Nickel
Ray Lomeland
Linda Raisland
Forrest Ullman
Lee Langhus
Richard Paulson
el- Vera Cosgriff
Gwena McGehee
Terry Mosness
Sharon Terland
Berdine Woodhouse
Sherrie Weagel
Pam Watters
Charles Baldwin
Margaret Lavold
Linda Loge
Rose McKay
Erin Grosfield
Mary Ann McDonald
Ken Schikling
Margaret Voges
Linda Brewer
Angela Kottong
Robert Klindt
Corale Beer
Lynne Braaten
Duane Hauge
Tom Biglen
Connie Drinkard
Joan Plaggemeyer
Diana Refsland
Cheryl Woodhouse
Linda Yost
Barbara Beck
Nancy Christensen
Joyce
ElVera Cosgriff
Kathy McKenzie
Bria Grosfield
Robert Knindt
Shirley Branne
Myrtle Camp
Shirley Kjarmo
Frances Woodhouse
Donna Schlemmer
Mary Clark
Gary Collenborne
Ed Parrent
Andy Braaten
Donna Mae Faw
Connie Lindner
Robert Movius
Joyce Faw
Nancy Hart
Richard Fotland
Richard Linquin
Pau Tyler
Seven 4 H Juniors Attend Southeast Montana Leadership Camp
Seven 4H delegates joined 145 campers from 15 counties at the Southeastern Montana Junior Leadership Camp in Red Lodge June 10 15. The event, themed My Expanding Universe, aimed to help juniors understand themselves and work with peers and adults in a democratic setting. Big Timber quartet The Highlighters performed on the final evening with members Linda Yost Corale Beer Raymie Jarrett and Jerry Etzold, backed by F B Peter-
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Southeastern Montana
Red Lodge
Patsy
Nottingham
Margaret Harper
Rose Ann Buster
Margaret Lavold
Tony Mathes
Lloyd Berg
Robert Racicot
Linda Yost
Corale Beer
Raymie
Jarrett
Jerry
Etzold
F. B. Peter
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Wyo
Montana Aeronautical Commission
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Miles City
Tongue River
W. G. Perkins
Theodore G. Gunderson
Mrs. McKenzie
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Miss Robbins
Gust
Diana Louise Taylor
Miss Rue’s Radio & TV
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Grave
Kenneth. Davenport
Montecito “Ave
Santa ‘Rosa
Colorado Group
Boulder County
Colorado
Bernard Lamach
Boulder, Colo
Bernard
George Lamach
Granville Phillips Co
Boulder
Miss Big Timber
Betty Ariene Stephens
Miss Sky Flight
Frances Ellen Woodhouse
Miss Citizens Bank
Judy Lee Plaggemeyer
Miss Farm Bureau
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