Orvin Flare enters Montana congressional race in Republican primaries
Orvin B. Flare of Big Timber announces candidacy for Congress in the Republican primaries. Editor Fred Ward notes Flare’s World War II service and potential to energize Montana GOP leadership. The piece also includes a humorous poem segment and references to local political figures.
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Montana
Orvin Flare
Meagher County
Fred Ward
Fred
Orvin B. Flare
Big Timber
South Pacific
Ray Beck
Sweet Grass County
Voter eligibility and polling sites outlined for May 15
Angles Corner announces that any resident of Sweet Grass County aged 21 or older who pays personal property or real estate taxes is eligible to vote. Polling places are Big Timber East fire hall Big Timber West court house McLeod McLeod hall Melville Allman hall Grey Cliff school house Gibson Vic Gee ranch house. Polls open 12 noon to 8 p m on Saturday May 15.
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Big Timber
Fire Hall
Court House
McLeod
Melville
Allman Hall
Grey Cliff
School House
Gibson
Vic Gee Ranch
Fish Foolery and Selfless Angler Dream
A speaker rails at fish that prefer others and never him, vowing to fish with sucker meat and scour the nation until he finds a place where fish are dumb. He imagines surprising the fish and catching one or two as proof of his plan.
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Big Timber Creek
Boulder
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Track Meet Class B Girls Event Records
June Wedel and Elizabeth Grosfield headlined the meet setting records in the 50 yard dash 6.9 seconds and broad jump 13.2 feet with Joyce Lovseth Loraine Plaggemeyer and others also contributing field marks. softball throw reached 98 feet.
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June Wedel
Linda Bjorndal
Loraine Plaggemeyer
Elizabeth Grosfield
Joyce Lovseth
Mary Harper
1953 Traffic Toll: 8,600 Pedestrians Killed in U.S.
In 1953 the United States recorded 8,600 pedestrian fatalities in traffic accidents, highlighting a significant public safety concern and the scale of pedestrian dangers on roadways.
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U.S
Irvine elected fire chief at Big Timber VFD meeting
Chauncey Irvine was elected fire chief succeeding Ozzie Nelson. Roy Snyder became assistant chief Byron Manley foreman and Virgil Gust secretary were also chosen in the vote at theBig Timber Volunteer Fire Department meeting last night.
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Chauncey Irvine
Big Timber Volunteer Fire Department
Ozzie Nelson
Roy Snyder
Byron Manley
Virgil Gust
Style Show By Future Homemakers Of America
The Future Homemakers of America will present a style show on Thursday May 20 at 8 PM in the gym. Freshman homemaking students model cotton skirts blouses and dresses with plans decorations posters and script by homemaking II. The event includes FHA officer installation a creed dramatization and a play school number. public invited.
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Homemakers of America
FHA
John Rostad Dies in Seattle
John Rostad longtime Sweet Grass county native died in Seattle after a long illness. Born August 2 1903 he was the son of George O Rostad and Susanna Rostad. He attended Sweet Grass County High School Billings Polytechnic Institute and worked as a timekeeper on the Cascade tunnel project. He later became traffic manager for Eyres Transfer in Seattle. He was married to Borghild Egge and is survived by his widow a daughter Kristine a son Johnny Jr his mother three sisters and other relatives.
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Sweet Grass County
Seattle
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George O. Rostad
Billings Polytechnic Institute
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Cascade
Big Timber
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Rior
Eyres Transfer
Kristine
Johnny
Jjr
Susanna Rostad
Ida Hawke
Spokane
Aloe Warila
Bil
Rostad Family Rites Planned in Seattle
Funeral services for Mr. Rostad will be held in Seattle this afternoon with burial in Seattle. He was a member of Ballard First Lutheran church of Seattle and is survived by Mrs C E Erickson of Northfield Minnesota and four brothers Elmer Rostad of Seattle Ora Rostad of Salt Lake City Clarence Rostad of Big Timber and Peter Rostad of Big Timber.
Visiting Parents With Ted Heidt Family
The Ted Heidt family are visiting here with her parents Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Alexander.
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Ted Heidt
Mrs
F. C. Alexander
Funeral Held For Jess B Scyphers With Relatives Attending
Relatives gathered last Thursday for the funeral services of Jess B. Scyphers. Two sons and their families from Butte and Missoula attended, along with three daughters and their families, plus relatives from Billings Anaconda Bozeman and a granddaughter and husband from Bozeman and a grandson from Billings.
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Jess B. Scyphers
Joe Scyphers
Butte
Pat Scyphers
Missoula
Sterling Degner
Billings
Dick Mosier
Anaconda
Kendall Lewis
Bozeman
Tom Secor
Pete Decker
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