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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1933
Page
8
Reed Point residents share news of gatherings and visits with relatives from Laurel, Billings, and Big Timber. Local events include birthdays, showers, a golden wedding anniversary, a surprise party, and complaints of nosebleeds. students prepare for tournaments, debates, and music plans amid tight finances.
Ben Slanger leads 14 of 16 adult farm mechanics students to complete a six week program. A March 4 home economics banquet will award certificates while Martha Haynes oversees the department meal. Recipients include Paul Van Cleve III Bob Hart Bluford Bly Peter Terland O P Terland Clifford Buell C G Krone John Cremer C M Cremer Theodore DeCock Paul Manis Rudolph Hauge Donald Hauge.
Seventy three colored slides on forest service recreation were shown to the high school vocational agriculture class Monday morning and to local sportsmen in the evening for an educational presentation.
Sweet Grass county high school wins its first district basketball title in school history. February 23 24 and 25 at Belgrade the team beat Rosary 16 14 Three Forks 28 22 and Manhattan 26 to claim the crown. Coach Lamb praised for training. Phil Langston named forward and Donald Curtis guard on all district team.
Mrs. Nepstad and Mrs. Johnson visited Bridger Creek Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Douma and Mr. Beekman called on Bridger Creek friends Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey and Miss Fanning were guests at the Newt Lay home Sunday. Presley Sanders and wife celebrate a baby boy born February 23. Mrs. Berrie to entertain the Womans club at her mother Mrs. Bailey’s home Wednesday. Sidney Fraser Sr was back at the doctor Saturday for nosebleed treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Jack McLean shopped Grey Cliff Saturday and called at the Jacob Hausserman home. Chester Fraser and Johnsons visited Sidney Fraser’s home Sunday. Mrs. Marlow returns home from Reed Point after winter electric treatments for inflammatory rheumatism, still unable to walk but improved.
Rev. Billy Boyles of Laurel conducted the ceremony with Ralph Findley as best man and Margaret Roberts as bridesmaid. Three children could not attend from Sterling, Fred in California, and Bill in Salt Lake City. Attendees included Ross of Wyoming George from here Mrs. Ol eson and Earl of Billings. Dan Morgan Ralph Findley and Tom Findley traveled to attend. The couple have stayed in Billings recently due to Mrs. Findley’s ill health. Community offers hearty congratulations.
In the Arcade theatre drawing Tuesday evening the Ma jestic radio was won by Mrs Albert Wagner. The same notice reports the inaugural address of President Roosevelt to air around 10 50 a m Saturday Montana time. A damage suit filed in Livingston district court seeks 50000 for alleged malpractice by Dr G A Windsor during a November 1931 surgery, with Mr William Moen as plaintiff and attorney Martin Vetlesen. Dr Windsor says he will respond on the witness stand.
Dublin reports the greatest snow and wind storm of a century with widespread damage across Ireland. Snowbound roads and impassable routes hinder travel while communications fail as poles and wires topple. Shipping suffers with vessels wrecked. no deaths reported so far.
Carl Gunderson, who served as South Dakota governor in 1925 and 1926, died at his Mitchell home Sunday from heart disease aged 68. He previously owned a 960 acre Aurora county farm and served multiple terms in the state senate as a Republican.
West Gibson Clayton Willard visits Mt View friends while others travel to Big Timber for vehicles and shopping. Local residents report spring farming, chored visits, baby chicks, social gatherings, and a humorous hog trade tale from Shields River amid community life in Mountview and nearby towns.
Miles City February 26 The lowest U S temperature ever recorded was 65 at Fort Keogh in early years after Gen Nelson A Miles established the post J B Kincer head of the Washington weather bureau told Leslie C Bowen The highest U S record was 134 degrees above at Greenland ranch Death Valley Calif The earth’s extreme highs and lows include 136 at Azizzia Tripoli and -90 at Verchoyansk Siberia About 35 000 weather stations globally and over 5 000 in the United States supply observations.
Helena Feb 28 Appeal bonds have been filed and approved in United States district court for all but two of the 16 men convicted February 14 of using the mails to defraud while promoting a stock selling campaign for the Baldwin Radio Corporation of Salt Lake City Utah. E H Nathan sales manager and Frank Keller Jr a director who with three other officials were fined 10 000 jointly and sentenced to five years have not secured appeal bonds. Nathaniel Baldwin president Charles H Barnett Intermountain Sales president and Lorenzo Stohl former general manager had 7500 bonds each. All defendants remain in jail pending payment of fines.
Inmates Lloyd Sampsell and Martin Colson attempted a breakout at Folsom Prison using two homemade pistols, handmade ammunition, and a knife. Colson died by self-inflicted action in Warden Court Smith's office. Sampsell surrendered in the yard. Both had prior escape attempts. guards were subdued during the failed assault.
Former U S attorney general Thomas Watt Gregory died at 2:25 a m in a New York hotel after a week long illness with pneumonia. He served in the Wilson administration and had been ill since Friday.
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