Shower and notices fill Big Timber society page
Mrs. Harold Meisle received a Friday shower hosted by Mrs. Phyllis Mathes with many guests from local families including Mrs. W. N. Clayton and Mrs. August Mathes Sr. A report covers a broken arm from an auto accident on First Avenue, a Home Demonstration Council meeting led by Mrs. Clark McKenzie, and war topic remarks by County Agent E. R. Cook. The Livingston Enterprise notes Walter M. Hoppe’s death in Virginia City and a Boulder river fishing case with a $25 penalty, plus visits by Masonic Grand Senior Steward Carlisle S. Kenyon and other local trips and national news.
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Harold Meisle
Violet Bourne
Phyllis Mathes
W. N. Clayton
August Mathes
George B. Conwell
Roy Olson
H. Downey
Harold Esp
C. V. Mosier
Philip Philipson
William Widdicombe
A. A. Lamp
Kenneth Benson
Bennie Elgen
Paul Hancock
Guy Scholten
John Sage
Julia Scholten
Fincher
McCormick
Cecil Valgamore
Sam Strand
Duffey
Clark McKenzie
Ben Clark
Frances Smith
Bozeman
E. R. Cook
Claire L. Harris
The
Evangelical Church
Duck Creek
McKenzie
Clark
Grey Cliff
Monte Riter
Roy Carter
Howard Forsythe
Ranstad
Bunny Beley
Melvin Nelson
Jonas Maitland
Virginia City
Livingston
Walter M. Hoppe
Cinnabar
Gardiner
Yellowstone National Park
Hugo J. Hoppe
Mont
Walter
Montana Territory
Miles City
Benson’s Landing
Park County
Hoppe
Card of Thanks from Holbeck and Hanson Families
The Holbeck and Hanson families express heartfelt thanks for sympathy shown during their bereavement. Gratitude is extended to friends who attended the funeral from Big Timber and to those who sent gifts and flowers in memory of a mother and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Timber
Melville
Sweet Grass County
A. A. Holbeck
Anton Hanson
Montana farmers receive over twelve million AAA payments
In Bozeman on May 3, Montana farmers have been paid more than $12,650,000 under the 1939 AAA programs with about $200,000 more to be distributed soon. Sugar beet producers received about $1,850,000 for 1939, parity payments exceed $2,900,000, and spring wheat settlements await completion after seedings and measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Montana
R. J. McKenna
AAA Committee
McKenna
Runaway Car Kills Child in San Francisco
A runaway automobile rolled downhill in San Francisco on Saturday, striking two parked cars and a group of children at play. Shirley Gladi, age 4, died, four others were hurt including Herschel Parkhurst, 31, who rushed to help. Margery Rodriguez, 6, released the brake of a car she sat in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Shirley Gladi
Herschel Parkhurst
Margery Rodriguez
Gloria Argenti
Stella Jason
Massive U.S. unemployment reserve reported at end of 1939
New York May 5. The American Association for Social Security said unemployment insurance funds held more than 1.5 billion dollars in reserves at 1939 year end. The report notes small benefits averaging 84.24 dollars annually and warns that low payments and short durations reflect the system's failures. South Carolina had the lowest average at 32.28 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Association For Social Security
Association
Social Security
South Carolina
Billings Youth Wins in Oratory Contest
In Dillon on May 3 J Scott Pennybacker Jr of Billings Polytechnic Institute took first in the Montana intercollegiate oratory contest with United We Stand. Floyd Willey of Carroll college placed second on Children and Democracy and Mary Jane Utter of Northern Montana college third on A New Declaration of Independence. William Scott of Montana State university won first in extemporaneous speaking.
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Dillon
J. Scott Pennybacker, Jr
Billings Polytechnic Institute
Montana
Floyd Willey
Carroll College
Mary Jane Utter
Northern Montana College
William Scott
Montana State University
Matt Staff Named to Norwegian Relief Chair
Helena May 4 Matt Staff secretary of the Helena Chamber of Commerce accepted the Montana chairmanship of Norwegian Relief Inc recently formed at Chicago to aid war torn Scandinavia. He named T O Hammond as treasurer and 55 county chairmen to lead local relief efforts. The national body will assign a committee next week to coordinate Lutheran churches Sons of Norway and others in Montana to avoid duplication of effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Matt Staff
Lutheran Churches
Sons of Norway
Montana
Montana Independent Retail Sales Rise in Early 1940
Dollar sales by independent Montana stores rose 11.7 percent in the first quarter of 1940 from a year earlier, with March up 11.9 percent. Total sales across 522 stores reached 3,598,568 dollars, and several cities posted strong gains including Billings 30.7 percent and Bozeman 26.6 percent.
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Washington
Montana
Peta
Butte
Anaconda
Great Falls
Billings
Missoula
Bozeman
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Governor Ayers calls federal food stamp plan expansion
Helena May 2 Gov Roy E Ayers urged the federal surplus commodities corporation to inaugurate the food stamp plan in larger Montana communities to offset WPA reductions The plan already operates in Great Falls and Missoula and benefits business and relief recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Roy E. Ayers
WPA
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Great Falls
Missoula
New Deal Plank in Democratic Platform Urged by Senators
Senators Wheeler of Montana and Pittman of Nevada urged the party to endorse Roosevelt’s New Deal at the national convention. Wheeler warned that opposing it would be political suicide if Roosevelt does not run. Pittman said the platform must endorse Roosevelt administration principles but not necessarily every act sent to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wheeler
Montana
Pittman
Nevada
Roosevelt
Congress
Bridger Creek School Notes and Local Visits
Estelle Fraser Johnson reports a busy period with Barbara Duffey renewing her schooling, Mrs. Henry Lindberg ill in bed, and the Senior Womans club hosting Pleun Roobel on Wednesday. Little Billlee Fraser, recently home, visited a doctor in Billings. the Hausserman and Krone families attended a Legion meeting in Big Timber and danced at Reed Point. Our three pupil school earned two firsts and one second at the track meet. Joan Hausserman won first in reading and language and second in arithmetic. W. Bayers of Billings visited Sidney Fraser Jr and family with other relatives and friends joining Sunday at the Fraser home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridger Creek
Estelle Fraser Johnson
Barbara Duffey
Henry Lindberg
Pleun Roobel
Billlee Fraser
Billings
Henry
Fred Hausserman
Jack Krone
Legion
Eystein Birkeland
Anton Nepstad
Reed Point correspondence fails to arrive for Pioneer
The Reed Point segment did not arrive for this week’s Pioneer causing a missing local update. Editors note a brief gap in community reports and promise to publish Reed Point items when received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pioneer
Dual-Temp Stewart-Warner Refrigerator Innovation
The ad touts two refrigerators in one with a 22 Below-Freezing Locker for long lasting freshness. It promises garden freshness for fruits and vegetables, extended shelf life, and tender meats with a Steriliser Ray preventing bacteria and mold growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart-Warner
Lee
Oder
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Victor Tronrud, Jr
John Carvin
First Avenue
Guy C
Earl Green, Jr
Young Tronrud
Bob Benson
Green
Justice Court
Arvid Larson
Burke
Boulder
G. W. Briley
E. O. Overland
Claude C. Gray
Larson
Harvey Woods
Karl Bryan
Ben V. Marley
F. R. Hickman
O. B. O'Dell
Clarence Shipton
James Fairgrieve
George Mothershead
John Carney
Norman Brown
Albert Esp
H. M. Slessman
Jimmy Brannin
Dorman Kellogg
W. L. S. McConnell
Torris Hoyem
Jake
Sam Morris
Carlisle S. Kenyon
Masonic Order
Fred Lay
Harlowton
O. O. Christensen
John Bakshas
Christensen
Harlowton Times
Harry Hart
Bob
Florida
Coral Gables
Buffalo
N. Y
Mrs. Hart
Mary F. Patterson
Horace S. Davis
Clark Avenue
Patterson
Whiting
Iowa
Waldo
Maine
E. Clements
Arthur M. Patterson
Belfast
Congregational Church
Davis
E. F. Brouilette
Sioux City
E. P. Yates
Onawa
L. A. Patterson
R. C. Patterson
Lincoln
Nebr
Smith Funeral Home
Overland
Law County
L. W. Baskett
Big Timber, Montana
Montana Power Co
J. D. Herries
Masonic
Roy R. Frazier
D. Claiborn
Matt
Billings Livestock Commission Co
Billings, Montana
Warner
Meist
Oie
Chevrolet
PT Aan
Lea En
Aera Peas
Aan
Teresa
Nola
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Chévrolet
Hirst Again
Dusineess Court
Flint
Mich
Bouse Chevrolet
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