Karl Bryan Recalls Highlights of 79 Day World Trip
Karl Bryan recounts his and Mrs. Bryan’s 79 day journey around the world. They tour Europe the Far and Near East and other points by air and rail. Highlights include flights on jets and Viscounts, a clay of trains in Japan, a dugout canoe in the Philippines, riding an elephant in Cambodia, and the vast Buddhas of Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Bryan
Mrs. Bryan
Europe
Karl
Big Timber
Sweet Grass County
Montana
Taiwan
Japan
Philippines
Cambodia
Cairo
Egypt
Nile
Holy Ganges River
Benares
Demos Will Not Support Holmes At June Democratic Meeting
Claude C. Gray elected temporary county chairman of the Sweet Grass Democratic Central Committee at the June 19 meeting and said he would not support a Democratic candidate for public service commissioner. He argued Holmes betrayed public trust by not pursuing facts favoring utility users. Alban Roemer was elected state committeeman, Mrs. Sid Fraser state committeewoman, and Miss Helen McAuslan secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Grass
Democratic Central Committee
Claude C. Gray
Jack Holmes
Gray
Public Service Commission
Holmes
Alban Roemer
Sid Fraser
Helen McAuslan
Holmberg Wins State AAU Open Horseshoe Title
Ed Holmberg, a local math teacher, defeated D C Lawrence of Wibaux in a final playoff to win the state AAU open horseshoe title at the weekend tournament sponsored by the Big Timber Jaycees. The event drew 27 entries statewide and served as a qualifier for the national AAU meet with Holmberg and Lawrence advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Holmberg
D. C. Lawrence
Wibaux
Big Timber Jaycees
Big Ed
Wilson Hubbard
Baker
Lawrence
Holmberg
Art Olsen
Helena
Art
Big Timber
Ken Boe
Livingston
Donnie Ames
Lodge Grass
Alvin Bolstad
Winifred
Hubert Rustad
Carl Mosness
Dean Lowry
Ed Peake
Nat Clark
McLeod
Ceryl O’leary
Frosty Frez
Ronnie Mosness
Fountain Pen
Cole Drug
Horseshoe Buckle
Solberg’s
Gem Cafe
Norm Schneckloth
Oie Motor Co
Rodeo Parade Prize Money Distributed
The $450 parade fund was allocated by Tope Strobel, parade chairman. Drill teams and drum corps each received $175 for top three in fancy float. Western division divided into $45 for top three, as did unidentified entries. Unusual entries split $20 for top three. 4-H club earned $50 for four top spots. Miscellaneous costs totaled $10.99 for stamps oilcloth paint. The Jaycees covered a 90-cent deficit.
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Tope Strobel
Jaycees
Boulder project ends June 30
The State Moose association's Boulder school project ends June 30 and requests donations of washable clothing for all ages plus games toys puzzles cosmetics jewelry cigarettes pipes fishing gear tobacco and other items. Donors may leave items at the Moose club or call for pickup.
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State Moose Association
Boulder
Tope Strobel
Moose Civic Affairs
Moose Club
Sam Strand Dies of Cancer in Billings
Samuel Strand, 56, a Melville native, died in a Billings hospital from cancer. Funeral services were held at Dahl-Brown Funeral Chapel in Billings with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. He was born Sept. 25, 1905, married Martha Sewell in 1912, and worked for O. M. Wold Co in Laurel then American Appliance Co in Billings and Great Falls. He was a member of Hawthorne Evangelical United Brethren and Pryor Mountain lodge No 49 AF and AM. Surviving are wife, two sons, two daughters, mother, four brothers, three sisters, and seven grandchildren.
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Samuel Strand
Melville
Billings
Dahl- Brown
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Mr. Strand
Anton A Strand
Sweet Grass County
Martha Sewell
Big Timber
Fish Creek
Strand
O. M. Wold Co
Laurel
American Appliance Co
Great Falls
Hawthorne Evangelical United Brethren Church
Pryor Mountain Lodge No
AF & AM
Samuel G. Strand
Alvin Strand
Stanley Houseman
Bridger
Wayne Shoop
Severina Strand
Nels
Sigurd
Sonia
Mich
Adolph
Lloyd Strand
Albert
Hanson
Clarence ,Lesman
Laurel Lamp
San Diego
Calif
Four-H Junior Leadership Camp Reports Growth in Hidden Frontiers
Rose Ann Buster Patsy Nottingham and Dana Strobel attended the 4 H Junior Leadership Camp at Red Lodge June 11 to 16. Themes centered on hidden frontiers within personalities and personal growth, with sessions on listening to self and others and self evaluation.
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Rose Ann Buster
Patsy Nottingham
Dana Strobel
Red Lodge
Old West
Patay
Mrs Leta Krohne Returns From Texas Visit
Mrs Leta Krohne, who had been visiting a Baytown daughter in Texas, was traveling home to Livingston Montana. Her Montana return was delayed as she wished to remain in Baytown until her granddaughter’s graduation exercises. She expressed happiness at returning to the Lands of Shining Mountains.
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Texas
Leta Krohne
Baytown
Tex
Livingston
Montana
Lands of
Shining Mountains
Pickup Men Take The Long Road
Five-day Missouri boat trip from Fort Benton ended at Robinson bridge north of Lewistown with pickup complications when the route washed out. Mor ris Tronrud Jr and wife, George Cremer and wife, Ray Bieber and wife rode the boats, while Norm Starr Gary Thompson and Floyd Ford moved cars and trailers to Lewistown. The return journey involved detours toward the Canadian border and a longer trek back, with the group arriving back at the bridge around 9 p m. The pickup crew endured rainstorms while boaters faced dry weather and spoke of unseen country paths and memorable experiences.
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Missouri
Fort Benton
Robinson Bridge
Lewistown
Morris Tronrud Jr
George Cremer
Ray Bieber
Norm Starr
Gary Thompson
Floyd Ford
Larry Vaughn
John Murphy
Floyd Pierce
Great Falls
Morris
Floyd
Montana
Larry
Clem Stirn Heads West to Organize Cradle Skies Unit
Clem Stirn left Monday to Utah and Idaho to organize a cradle skies force for Fer Troy Mig. Co. Reader notes indicate setup in the territory with related manufacturing aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fer Troy Mig
Clem Stirn
Utah
Idaho
Ue Hire
Ares: Manufacturing. Co
Hace Peiat
Flare Elected Chairman of Sweet Grass GOP Committee
Orvin Flare was elected chairman at Frye's cafe as the Sweet Grass County Republican Central Committee met. Mrs. Bill Donald reelected vice chairwoman, with Mrs. Byron Grosfield secretary and Mrs. Ox J. Paulson treasurer. Ed Adams and Mrs. A R McDonnell named state committeeman and committeewoman respectively. Delegates to the Helena state convention were Orvin Flare and Lloyd Rein. Delegates from Big Timber include Senator A R McDonnell, Ed Adams, Mrs. Lloyd Rein, and Rep. Gene Spilde.
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Sweet Grass County
Republican Central Committee
Frye
Ed Adams
Lloyd Rein
Gene Spilde
Weather grows wet and rivers rise amid steady rain
Rain fell for a week with unofficial rainwatcher totals near double the courthouse reading. Hail accompanied a Monday storm but caused little damage. The Boulder and Yellowstone rivers rise high as snowpack remains, with streams brimming to sustain summer flows. Weekend visitors Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Cunniff and two boys from Great Falls stayed with the Roquet family.
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Court House
Boulder
Yellowstone
Gordon Cunniff
Great Falls
Reed Point Welcomes Cradle Factory Open House Draws 1000
About 1000 locals attend the open house of Ace and Mrs. Elliott’s Reed Point cradle factory. The operation employs 32, producing around 330 cradles daily with 10 salesmen. plans call for 20 western states sales coverage and expanded payroll. The Ellitt’s Cuba origin story accompanies the town’s optimistic growth note.
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Opera Reverement Agency
Helena
Julius Thomas
Reed Point
Troy Manufacturing Co
Ace Elliott
Troy Manufacturing Company
Elliotts
Mississippi
Elliott
Robert E. Matson
State Planning Board Industrial Development Agency
A. G. Wendte
Billings
Columbus
Big Timber
Montana
United States
Cuba
Huntley- Brinkley
Feed Grain Acreage Report Urged for Sweet Grass County
Sweet Grass county farmers must file feed grain acreage reports CSS-532 for 1959 and 1960. Reports due to the ASCS office by June 26 with state submission by June 27. late or missing forms may affect eligibility to grow feed grains in future years.
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Sweet Grass County
ASCS
Margaret Wagner Returns for Brother’s Wedding and Hope Ship Insights
Margaret Wagner of San Francisco came home for her brother Walter Cullins’s wedding in Bozeman and attended the Big Timber rodeo. She works as a commercial artist for Halo Sales, which imports candles from Japan, while design work is done in San Francisco. She also gathered notes on the Hope Project hospital ship operating in Southeast Asia and Peru, interviewing medical staff and a chaplain as part of a TV feature.
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Margaret Wagner
San Francisco
Walter
Joan Cullins
Bozeman
Margaret
Halo Sales Corporation
Japan
Halo
China
University of San Francisco
Fielder Cook
New York City
Patterson Wins $75 in Big Timber Cash Days Drawing
Beulah Patterson won the Saturday Big Timber Cash Days drawing and collected $75. She plans to leave Saturday morning for Seattle to attend the World's Fair. The next drawing is set for Saturday afternoon June 30 at 4 o'clock near McLeod and Second Ave.
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Beulah Patterson
Mary Severance Dies in Arizona
Mrs. Mary Severance 70 of Youngtown Arizona died in a Phoenix hospital Sunday Funeral services and burial will be in a Phoenix cemetery today She was born in Red Lodge July 8 1891 daughter of H F Lyon She attended schools in Big Timber graduating SGHS in 1910 She married Paul Severance June 21 1913 They moved to Bozeman in 1921 and later to Youngtown Survivors include five brothers Raymond Lyon Spokane Walter Lyon Yakima and Robert F Horatio of Gooding Idaho
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Mary Severance
Youngtown
Ariz
Phoenix
Severance
Red Lodge
H. F. Lyon
Big Timber
SGHS
Paul Severance
Bozeman
Raymond Lyon
Spokane
Walter Lyon
Yakima
Robert
Horatio
Gooding
Services Friday For S J McLane
Simon Jacob McLane a longtime resident of Big Timber died Monday in Laurel where he worked as a welder helper for Northern Pacific Funeral services will be held with officiating and burial will be in Maccisie View An obituary will be published next week
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Simon Jacob McLane
Big ‘Timber
Laurel
Northern Pacific
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U. S
Nara
Leon Westervelt
Irene
Charles Lincoln
Ervin Lincoln
Rudyard, Mont
Billings Deaconess Hospital
Charles
Rodeo Parade
Sam Strand
Fjare
GOP Committee
Patterson
John Plaggemeyer
Lorayne
James Stermitz
Gladys Stermitz
Bert Stermitz
Corwin
Arizona
S. J. McLane
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