City Tractor Tire Bid Mix Up Finally Goes to Council
The city council reviewed tire bids for the municipal tractor after a miscommunication caused size changes. Oie Motor Co. first provided two tires at a higher bid, then bid on one tire, while Big Timber Farm Supply offered the lowest quoted bid. when Oie’s bid was doubled and compared, it proved the lowest and the order was placed with Oie’s.
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Oie Motor Co
All
Oie's
Oie
Wah
Senior Girl Scouts Attend Bilings Seminar
Mrs. Dean Lowry and three Senior Girl Scouts Pam Lee Elaine Nygaard and Ann Petaja joined a Midland Empire Council seminar in Bil lings for Senior Girl Scouts and 9th grade Cadettes. Speakers from Welfare Recreation Public Health Friendship House and Headstart led panel discussions and talks to open eyes and spur community projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Lowry
Pam Lee
Elaine Nygaard
Ann Petaja
Billings
Midland Empire Council
Department of Welfare, Recreation, Public Health
Friendship House
Survey Crews Report Progress in Division 2230
The State Highway Commission details weekly work in Division 2230 through March 1. Weather was mild with 45 to 55 degree highs and 25 to 30 degree lows. Projects include S 28 10 McLeod Big Timber 0.1 miles started Feb 19 1968 with 20 percent complete. 16 man days used. Big Timber 13.6 miles began March 2 1967 completed Feb 27 1968 with 871 man days. Additional surveys at I 90 7 18 364 Big Timber and I 907 21 339 Springdale West are planned, some awaiting entry approvals or engineering input.
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The
State Highway Commission
McLeod-Big Timber
Raymond W. Esp
Springdale
Springdale-west
Helena
Friday Deadline For Wheat Feed Grain Signup
Friday March 15 marks the final day for farmers to sign intentions for this year's wheat certificate and feed grain programs. Stuart Moore notes enrollment begins participation and reports 53 operators enrolled and 9,316 acres signed for wheat, with 2,777 acres of special bases requested under substitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Moore
Sweet Grass Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Moore
Training Course In Bozeman Prepares Fire Overhead Team
Forest Service maintenance foreman Bob Fitzhugh and resource assistant Bob Meinrod attended a three day fire overhead training course in Bozeman to sharpen their readiness for large fires on the Gallatin National Forest. The narrative explains large fire organization challenges and cites the Sundance blaze as a dramatic example of scale and coordination.
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Bob Fitzhugh
Bob Meinrod
Forest Service
Bozeman
Gallatin National Forest
Sundance
Idaho
Montana State Chorale to Perform Concert Monday Morning
The Montana State University Chorale directed by Bruce Browne will give a concert Monday March 18 at 9 am in the high school gym. Admission is free. About 66 performers are drawn from over 6 000 students. The program covers all periods first half then lighter music for younger audiences. The group will tour for three days performing at twelve schools.
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Montana State University Chorale
Bruce Browne
Becks Visit From Emmett Arrives For Family Time
R G Beck of Emmett Idaho arrived Sunday evening to spend time with his sons Ray and Monte Beck and their families.
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R. G. Beck
Emmett
Idsho
Ray
Monte Beck
Montana Cattle Population Reaches Record High
The U S Department of Agriculture reports Montana now has 2 984 000 cattle and calves including dairy stock a 4 percent rise from last year and an 18 percent increase over five years Beef cattle total 2 907 000 with a 4 percent gain The one to two year old heifers at 314 000 show a 22 percent jump as Montana climbs to ninth place in beef cattle numbers from eleventh last year
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Montana
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Langston Named Wheatland County Commissioner
Edgar Langston of Harlowton was appointed by District Judge Nat Allen to fill the unexpired term of the late Doug Vezey as Wheatland county commissioner. Langston, a native rancher and former two-term state representative, will serve until the general election. He is a WWII veteran, married with three children, and active with 4H and square dancing in Sweet Grass county.
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Edgar Langston
Harlowton
Nat Allen
Wheatland
Doug Vezey
Langston
Democratic Central Committee
Vezey
Sweet Grass County
Montana hosts environmental health conference in Helena
A statewide conference on environmental health in Montana is set for May 21 to 23 in Helena. Claiborne Brinck of the state board of health will lead the event with university officials and civic leaders. about a dozen interest groups will join to discuss goals and problems.
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Robert E. Miller
University of Montana
Montana State University
Brinck
Mrs. Elsie Taylor Rites At Reed Point
Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie Taylor 82 will be held at 2 p m Friday at the EUB church in Reed Point. She died Monday night in a Billings hospital after one day there. Burial is in Reed Point cemetery.
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EUB
Reed Point
Elsie Taylor
Billings
Smith Funeral Home
Richfield
Utah
Joseph Riley
Sidney Taylor
Salt Lake City
Taylor
Englewood
Calif
Reed Point Cemetery
Science Institute In Bozeman At Montana State
A two day science institute will be held March 18 and 19 at Montana State University Bozeman. Jointly sponsored by Montana Power Company and the Thomas Alva Edison Foundation the event will feature top scientists educators and mathematicians. Over 200 reservations have been received and local attendee includes Richard Willems science instructor.
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Montana State University
Bozeman
Montana Power Company
Thomas Alva Edison Foundation
Montana
Richard Willems
Local Notices and Personal Trips Involving Spokane Residents
Sister visits Mrs. Ed Braaten in Spokane after arriving by train to spend time with her sister. A nominating petition for Vernon D. Standish as school trustee is filed with Victoria Braaten. petitions due by March 17. Sylvia Dixon departs by plane to Mentor Ohio to live with niece R J Pryor, accompanied by Katie Gunderson. Jack Rose visits Jardine resident but arrives after departure.
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John Johnson
Spokane
Ed Braaten
Victoria Braaten
Vernon D. Standish
Ohio
Sylvia Dixon
Mentor
R. J. Pryor
Katie Gunderson
Jack Rose
Jardine
Girls State selects Janet Carl and Janet Adams for Montana session
Janet Carl and Janet Adams from Sweet Grass High School will attend the 21st American Legion Auxiliary Montana Girls State session in Bozeman June 20 to 28. Alternates are Carol Gallentine and Lois Huffman. The program aims to teach government through practical participation with registration and transport funded by the local auxiliary unit.
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Janet Carl
Janet Adams
American Legion Auxiliary
Montana
Bozeman
Clarence Petaja
Big Timber American Legion Auxiliary
Sweet Grass High School
Miss Carl
Miss Adams
Treatire
Carol Gallentine
Lois Huffman
American Legion Auxiliary Department
Ralph Sluys
Great Falls
National Voner Society
United States
Girls Nation
City Commended for Landfill Operation in Big Timber
Mayor Arthur Schump received a State Department of Health commendation letter praising Big Timber for the excellent landfill dump operation. The inspection occurred last month and a report from Claiborne W. Brinck, director of the division of environmental sanitation, prompted the praise.
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Arthur Schump
State Department of Health
Big Timber
Claiborne W. Brinck
Division of Environmental Sanitation
Missoula Visitors Walt Osborne Family in Big Timber
Mr and Mrs Walt Osborne of Missoula were weekend visitors in Big Timber and surrounding areas, stopping at local spots and visiting friends along the way.
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Missoula
Walt Osborne
Prologue To Disaster at National Archives Exhibit
The piece surveys 1959 to 1963 U.S. Cuba events including Castro's rise, the Bay of Pigs disaster, and the Missile Crisis. It critiques U.S. actions, noting alleged Communist ties, state department doubts, and a one sided missile withdrawal deal with Khrushchev. It references Kennedy, Fulbright, and refugees reporting missiles in Cuba.
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National Archives
Washington
U. S
U.S
Castro
Cuba
Eisenhower
Fidel
State Department
Batista
Bay of Pigs
White House
Defense Department
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Red
U.N
Red Cuba
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William Billings
Stephen Foster
Rod Fischer
Bob Dylan
Lou Hayward
Charles Naylor
Harry Simeone
Luigi Zaninelli
Roy Ringwald
M.S.U. Chorale
Weather Bureau
Norman’s
George S. Benson
National Education Program
Searcy
Arkansas
Citizens Bank of Big Timber
Citizens Bank
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