Montana Power marks 50 years in Big Timber
The article recalls the town’s electrification history from 1901 with a lean-to plant by the flour mill to the Montana Power Company’s 1912 organization and its fiftieth anniversary. It notes key figures Busha, Bailey, engineer Elam Kepler, and paths of Madison River and Billings lines, plus a circus elephant incident and local fire capture.
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Montana Power Office
Yellowstone
Busha
D. J. Walvoord
Montana Power
Madison River Power Co
Madison River
Billings & Eastern
Montana Power Company
Blood donors honored for Kenneth Boe at Big Timber drive
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Boe thank Sweet Grass county residents who donated twenty four pints of blood for Kenneth Boe. Donors gave at the Bloodmobile in Big Timber with blood sent from the Regional Blood Center in Great Falls. The note praises Red Cross chairman Mrs Ione Bristol and mentions replacement of blood easing costs of 25 to 75 a pint.
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Kenneth Boe
Sweet Grass County
Big Timber
Kenneth
Great Falls
Red Cross
Ione Bristol
Montana Power Open House Friday in Big Timber
Montana Power hosts an open house and birthday party Friday March 29 from 10 to 5 at its renovated Big Timber offices. Free coffee and doughnuts. adults receive a gift. The company marked its 50th birthday last December, serving 156 625 electric customers from 13 hydro projects and a Billings steam plant, plus 64 859 gas customers on 2 900 miles of line.
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Big Timber
Montana Power Company
W. W
Wally) McArthur
McArthur
Power Company
Montana
Montana Power
Billings
Snow survey shows little moisture for next summer
Harold Smith of the Soil Conservation Service reports a low moisture forecast from recent snow surveys. Independence readings show 50.65 inches snow with 15.45 inches water content, down from last year. Monument Peak records 62.5 inches snow and 19.73 inches water, also down from the prior season.
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Harold Smith
Soil Conservation Service
Independence
Monument Peak
Smith
F. L. Biglen
Grade School Recital Friday In Grade School Gym
The grade school instrumental music department will present its annual spring recital Friday morning March 29 at 11 o clock in the grade school gym. Students from the recital will be chosen to take part in the spring band concert on April 5 and the Livingston band festival on April 6. There is no admission charge and everyone is welcome.
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Livingston
Sweet Grass County Boys to Attend Montana Boys State
Five Sweet Grass County juniors are named as delegates to the 17th Montana American Legion Boys State at WMCOE in Dillon August 15 to 25. Delegates are Charles Baldwin Raymie Jarrett Mark Johnson Robert Klindt and Dana Strobel with alternates Jack Prather Gary Collenborne and Tom Biglen. Local civic groups sponsor the eight day event covering costs. transportation is provided by the boys’ parents.
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Sweet Grass County
Montana American Legion
WMCOE
Dillon
Charles Baldwin
Raymie Jarrett
Mark Johnson
Robert Klindt
Dana Strobel
Jack Prather
Gary Collenborne
Tom Biglen
American Legion
Masonic Lodge
Big Timber Jaycees
Big Timber Lions
Moose Lodge
Boys State
George Bray to Serve Internship at Mary Hitchcock Memorial
George A Bray of Big Timber Montana is among 16 medical students selected to intern at Mary Hitchcock Memorial hospital Hanover New Hampshire. He will finish at the University of Chicago this semester and begin his internship on June 26. The 300 bed hospital is staffed by 60 full time Hitchcock Clinic specialists.
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Hanover, N. H
George A. Bray
Big Timber
Montana
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Hanover
N. H
Bray
Sweet Grass County High School
Montana State College
University of Chicago
Hitchcock Clinic
Big Timber MP Office Remodel Marks Golden Anniversary
An architect’s sketch of Montana Power’s Big Timber office highlights glass aluminum and ceramic tile as the remodel completes during the company’s golden anniversary. W. W. McArthur invites residents to an open house Friday March 29 from 10 to 5 with refreshments and a gift for each adult attendee.
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Montana Power Company
Big Timber
W. W
McArthur
Doctor Alfred M Lueck Dies in Billings at 53
Dr Alfred M Lueck a Livingston physician and prominent Montana surgeon died at Billings Deaconess hospital after a lengthy illness with leukemia. He practiced in Livingston for 23 years and was a past president of the Montana chapter American College of Surgeons. Survivors include his wife Doris Kunz. Memorial services were held in Livingston with cremation in Great Falls. Born January 31 1910 in Dundee Illinois he graduated from Michigan State University in 1932 and Northwestern University Medical School in 1935. He served at St Josephs Hospital Henrotin Hospital Cook County Hospital and joined Park Hospital in Livingston in 1940. He married Doris Kunz January 25 1940. He was elected to fellowships in the American College of Surgeons 1943 and the International College of Surgeons 1954. He was past exalted ruler of the Livingston Elks lodge.
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Alfred M. Lueck
Livingston
Montana
Billings
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Chicago
Henrotin Hospital
Cook County Hospital
The
Park Hospital
Doris Kunz
American College of Surgeons
United States
International College of Surgeons
Park-Sweet Grass Medical Association
Livingston Elks Lodge
Dor
Community Chorus Schedule This Week
Community for this week lists Men at Congregational church at 7 pm a special women's group at the hot lunch room at 7 pm and the combined chorus at the high school gym Rebes will be fitted.
Farmers Service Anniversary Held At Legion Hall
Over 150 members of the Farmers Service Cooperative gathered Thursday at the Legion hall for the co op anniversary. President Claude Gray was reelected to the board as the event marked his 25th year leading the group. S L Fischer of MSC spoke on co op purposes and economic origins.
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Farmers Service Coop
the Legion Hall
Claude Gray
Gray
S. L. Fischer
MSC
England
Fischer
Eaton Appeals District Court After Liquor to Minor Conviction
Randall Eaton was found guilty in justice court this week of selling liquor to a minor and, via attorney Claude C. Gray, appealed to district court. He was fined 200 dollars. Jurors included Mrs. Clarence Erickson and others. state witnesses were Sheriff Kenneth Thompson, Roger Heem, Mike Clark, and Tom and Wayne Larson. Defense participants were Mrs. John Black, Mrs. Elinor Kelly, and Mrs. Eaton.
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Randall Eaton
Justic Court
Claude C. Gray
District Court
Eaton
Clarence Erickson
Leonard Mahtum
John Hager
Montie Riter
Edwin Lomeland
Gerald Etzold
Kenneth Thompson
Roger Heem
Mike Clark
Tom and Wayne Larson
John Black
Elinor Kelly
Pioneer Society Donates Western Lore To Library
The Pioneer Society donated a collection of Western lore including titles by W. Schulz Marie Sandoz Jean Davis K. Ross Toole Fay E. Ward Irving Stone Daniel Whetstone John F. Finerty W. T. Hamilton Ralph C. Henry and others. Also: Gold Democratic Women Meet in Sweet Grass County on Monday at Roquet’s cafe with plans and committees for the April 22 regional meet.
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Pioneer Society
W. Schulz
Marie Sandoz
Shallow Diggins
Jean Davis
Montana
K. Ross Toole
Fay E. Ward
Irving Stone
Frontier
Daniel Whetstone
John F. Finerty
the Plains
W. T. Hamilton
Ralph C. Henry
Sweet Grass County
Roquet
Sells Interest In Oie Motor Co
Schuler sells his interest in the Oie Motor Co to Arnold and Steve Johnson. Steve Johnson is a Montana State University senior in business administration. The Schulers have no immediate plans yet and Chuck notes their tie to Big Timber.
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V. Schuler
Oie Motor Company
Arnold
Steve Johnson
Montana State University
Schulers
Chuck
New Doctor to Open Practice in Big Timber
Lt Cmdr Norman Wenger of the Navy plans to resign his commission and join Big Timber as a general practitioner around August 1. He previously visited the town in January as a guest of the Standishes.
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Cmdr
Norman Wenger
Twenty- Nine Palms
Calif
Navy
Dr. Wenger
Standishes
Teachers Hear Peirson On New Science Program
A Tuesday afternoon meeting at the high school welcomed all interested teachers to hear David Peirson discuss a new science program for schools.
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David Peirson
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Lawrence Vaughn
Donna Jean
Gerald Thomas Cosgriff
Martin Cosgriff
Grey Cliff
Cheryl Woodhouse
Kristi Davis
Linda Yost
Nina Adams
Women of the Moose
Royal Neighbors
American Legion Auxiliary
George Bray
A. M. Lueck
Oie Motor Co
Wwe
Duane Hooper
Hoopers
Buhl
Ida
Hooper
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