Local grade school hoops run shows strong effort and star power
Big Timber despite a short roster and no regular coach delivered a spirited display in the tourney. Frank Barnett stood out as the standout eighth grade playmaker while Tommy Hoskinson and Ronald Dahl anchored the center and backcourt. Several seventh graders showed promise, and coach Bob Folst on remains optimistic for next season as the team improves.
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Big Timber
Lions
Deegan
Tommy Hoskinson
Ronald Dahl
Jerry McCauley
Jack Myers
Don Kinsey
Bob
Columbus
Frank Barnett
Bob Folston
Grade School Pep Rally Draws Big Crowd Cheers
The Lions received strong backing from a lively crowd led by Connie Bohme and Joan Nunley as grade school students performed a spirited show of school pride, aided by enthusiastic older supporters.
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Lions
Connie Bohme
Joan Nunley
Oldsters
Big Timber Tournament Praised By Community
The Lions Club sponsors the annual tournament with strong local merchant support. Residents commend the event as the biggest of the year in Big Timber, appealing to both youths and adults and highlighting community effort and school involvement.
Miles Co Opens New Store With Open House Celebration
The A W Miles Co moves to a new quonset style building on lower McLeod street and will hold open house Friday from 10 to 2 and 7 to 9 p.m. The 40 by 100 foot quonset and 25 by 30 foot addition form an L shape facing McLeod street with a 76 by 25 foot frontage. The shop features a 14 foot ceiling and display space for Farmall machinery. Construction involved Bluford Bly, Great Falls Steel Building Co, Clark's Plumbing and Heating, McCauley Bros, Livingston Electric Co, Douthett and Ullman Lumber, and Miles Lumber and Coal Co. J P McGuire praised Mr and Mrs Sell for their work on the project.
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A. W. Miles Company
Lower McLeod Street
Bluford Bly
Great Falls Steel Building Co
McLeod Street
Clark
McCauley Bros
Livingston Electric Co
Douthett Lumber Co
Ullman Lumber Co
Miles Lumber and Coal Co
Livingston
Idaho
Bil
A. W. Miles Co
J. W. Bailey
Mervin Sell
J. P. McGuire
Sell
Miss Janice Fenske to Speak at 4-H Fun Fest
Miss Janice Fenske will speak at the Community hall this Saturday at 8 o clock about her 4-H Europe trip. She represented Montana and the United States in Europe last year visiting Norway Sweden Finland Denmark France and Switzerland. The event is a fun fest for 4-H members leaders and families.
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Janice Fenske
Montana
United States
Europe
Miss Fenske
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Denmark
France
Switzerland
Car Wrecks The Wheel Bar In Grey Cliff
A 17 year old Big Timber minor veered off a dry road skidding 52 feet before slamming into The Wheel bar in Grey Cliff. The crash damaged the front, door and northeast corner while debris scattered through the room. A second minor and 22 year old Ray Chamberlain faced a disorderly conduct charge with a $25 fine and suspended 30 day sentence.
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Big Timber
Grey Cliff
Sheriff's Office
Ray Chamberlain
Burnhams Visit Big Timber with Taylor Family
Ray Burnham and wife from Billings visited Big Timber over Sunday with Ralph Taylor and his wife. Burnham, a barber at the Commercial hotel in Billings, traveled with the group. Carl Mosness and wife welcomed a son named Gary Allen weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces born last Thursday at Lott hospital in Livingston.
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Taylors
Ray Burnham
Billings
Ralph C. Taylor
Burnham
Carl Mosness
Gary Allen
Lott Hospital
Livingston
Youths Need Dental Optical and Physical Attention
Preliminary results from 116 4 H club members examined by local doctors dentists and Optometrist Bob Thompson show 13 require dental care 24 need optical observation with 10 needing immediate help and 24 require further physical exams. The project by the Big Timber Junior Chamber of Commerce provides free services and parents will receive final reports once tabulations finish.
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Bob Thompson
Billings
Big Timber Junior Chamber of Commerce
Claiborn
Baskett
Coutu
Olness
Herries
Thompson
Columbus Publisher Visits C B Harlan and local happenings
Columbus News publisher C B Harlan visited Big Timber for a day of shop talk at The Pioneer office and brought a carload of kids for a tournament. Bulldozers end Sweet Grass county snow operation as Cartwright returns to Billings with two D 8s and a D 7. Bridger Creek Senior Womens club met at Mrs Anton Krone’s home with two guests and lunch. Edward Hodan Jr on 30 day furlough visits his parents before returning to Fairfield California. Cathy Coutu, five, breaks her arm on ice, the second time since last January.
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C. B. Harlan
The
Columbus News
Pioneer
Sweet Grass County
Stanley Cartwright
Billings
Edward Hodan Sr
Fairfield
Calif
Cathy Coutu
Milton Coutu
Three Forks Wins Grade School Lions Tourney Title
Three Forks captured the Lions club invitational grade school tournament with a 33 to 22 final over Columbus. Belgrade finished third by beating Big Timber 22 to 14. Three Forks posted two wins and two losses for fourth place. Barnett earned standout status, scoring for Columbus and aiding Three Forks in the title bid.
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Three Forks
Lions Club
Columbus
Big Timber
Belgrade
Lions
Henry
Barnett
R. Adams
White
Heim
Lane
Young
Fox
L. Adams
Barnet
Columbus Cagers
High School Nursing Tour To Visit Three Montana Schools
A student enrollment team sponsored by the Montana State Nurses Association and the Montana Hospital Association will visit Big Timber Clyde Park and Wilsall next Friday March 18. Rosemary Rieke Helena field representative leads the statewide tour to boost trained professional nurse numbers in Montana hospitals. Kath arine McDonald Bozeman district No 3 president Richard Lubben Bozeman Deaconess administrator and a Montana State College nursing student accompany the team to discuss nursing careers and help plan high school courses for nurses training.
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Montana State Nurses’ Association
Montana Hospital Association
Big Timber
Clyde Park
Wilsall
Rosemary Rieke
Helena
Montana
Miss Rieke
Katharine McDonald
Bozeman
The
Nurses' Association
Richard Lubben
Bozeman Deaconess Hospital
Montana State College School of Nursing
Mrs Logan Fowell Visits Great Falls Families
Mrs Logan Fowell of Great Falls visited her son Theron Fowell and daughter Mrs R J Niemi and families last Thursday and returned home Sunday.
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Great Falls
Bids Sought for Sweet Grass County HS New Gymnasium
The Sweet Grass county high school board of trustees requests bids for a new gym with openings on March 28. Bids are in four sections general construction electrical work plumbing and heating and concrete footings and foundation only. Chairman C EB Davis hopes construction starts next fall and favors local contractor bids to fit available funds.
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Sweet Grass County High School Board of Trustees
C. EB. Davis
Billings Couple Visit Bert Versland Relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Cubbison of Billings spent Tuesday here visiting Bert Versland and other relatives and friends.
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Billings
Elzie Cubbison
Bert Verslands
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Harold Allen
Richard Heim
Lar Adams
Ronald Adams
Russell Lane
Virgil Young
Fran Smith
Arnold Beckman
Harold Vandolah
Mike Davis
Harry Helton
Ing
Don Voges
Danny Murphy
Lloyd Berg
George Myers
Billy Huyser
Larry Vanney
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