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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1964
Page
7
In Virginia City during Alder Gulch days, miners revolted against bartenders whose long fingernails helped skim gold dust from pokes. Investigations linked nail length to wealth, leading to a miners’ boycott that forced saloon changes. This marked Montana’s first reform, saving miners thousands of dollars as saloons replaced nail-lengthy bartenders with quicker, cleaner handlers.
Mrs Verle Prine and daughter visited Reed Point before returning to Billings. Buck Burton spends the summer with his parents in Billings. Various locals hosted visitors from Abansanokee Prescott Roundup Molt Bozeman Three Forks Big Timber and Bozeman while Walt Lewis enrolls at Montana State College for a five week course.
The item lists numerous local gatherings and travels across Montana. It notes weddings and engagements including Melanie McKeith and Carl Kadie, attendance at Centennial Days in Columbus, and multiple visits among families such as the Brands, Brumfields, Otts, Barnums, and Goddards with trips to Helena Missoula Whitefish and Sacramento.
Grady Chaney pastor leads Church of God services with prayer, Bible study, Sunday school at 10, morning worship at 11, and evening service at 8. Wednesday youth meeting planned.
The program Forward in Faith is heard over KURL each Sunday at 1 p.m. The listing notes a weekly religious broadcast time and channel for listeners.
Big Timber Lutheran Church leads with worship at 11 00 a m under Pastor Ocee Johnson Melville Lutheran Church follows with a 9 00 a m service both congregations hold weekly sessions for parishioners
Ben Knapp presides over a Sunday worship service at 9:30 a.m. Nursery care is provided and crackers and juice are served after the service.
Willard N. Porter organizes Jehovah's Witnesses study sessions at 702 W. Hooper. Sunday Watchtower study at 7 p m and Wednesday Bible study at 8 p m are scheduled.
Fr John Haligowski conducts Sunday Masses at St Josephs Catholic Church in Big Timber at 7 00 a m and 10 00 a m and in Reed Point at 8 30 a m.
Vacation school for the children of St. Josephs parish runs from June 8 to June 19 with Sister Mary Magdalen and Sister Irene from Oklahoma City as instructors.
Corner 4th and Everett hosts Sunday school at 10 a m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8 00. Women's Missionary meeting scheduled for the second Thursday of each month at 7 p m.
Governor Tim Babcock said the premier of Saskatchewan offered assistance to flooded regions in Montana. The offer was communicated to the governor in a personal message from the Saskatchewan premier.
Easy drop cookie recipe yields lemon or chocolate variants. Uses enriched flour, eggs, vanilla, lemon rind and juice or cocoa, with buttermilk for chocolate version. Bake at 375 F for 12 to 15 minutes. yields about four dozen cookies.
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