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Big Timber Pioneer

Location

Big Timber, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1946

Page

6

Sweet Pea Displays Teal and Blue Color Scheme

A floral feature showcases a Sweet Pea with a color palette of teal and blue. The arrangement highlights the contrast between cool tones, presenting a calm, modern aesthetic.

Take Part In Music Festival At Hardin Montana

Fifty six students from S G H S participated in a Hardin Montana music festival held in the Hardin High School gym. The event featured mixed chorus girls chorus and band with about 100 chorus and 150 band members. Big Timber Worden Park City Hardin rated in class levels and a massed chorus and band rehearsed before a downtown parade and departure.

Hardin Montana Hardin High School Mountaineers Aurora Argentina Big Timber Worden Park City

Sweet Grass High School Class of 1946 Last Will Audit

Senior class members distribute playful bequests of talents and traits among peers, noting gifts like athletic ability, style, voice, height, and humor. The piece ends with a symbolic $1 gift from the class to the Junior class and the school.

Sweet Grass High School Albert Rich Bozeman Girls Lee Smoot

Senior Banquet Held May 13 in Big Timber Cafe

The Senior Banquet on Monday May 13 featured a menu of fruit cocktail baked ham sweet potatoes asparagus salad and ice cream. Albert Rich as toastmaster introduced Malcol m Goosey for a welcome talk. Performances by Justyn Stebbins George Tronrud male quartet Mabel Kratzer Arlene McLane Betty Braaten and Thelma Slettebo complemented by readings and a gum chewing demonstration. Twenty nine seniors attended with their sponsors Miss Mecklenburg and Mr Hoskinson plus guests Mr and Mrs Knee land.

Lee Bozeman Cecil Carl Hazel Wheeler Eddy Gunderson Thelma Slettebo Charles Officer Tommy Flanagan Bill Kratzer Ernest Kneeland Donald Tetlie Jean Faw Ruth Mahlum Grant Duncan Paul Bunyan Bobby McDonald Betty Braaten Jennie Holland Bill Cole Mal Goosey Mabel Kratzer Ila Luttschwager Ila George Erickson Robert Groom George Tronrud Dwight Seymour Dorothy Nelson Evelyn McLane Alice Garduno Irwin Elgen Clara Pederson Leona Viets Dave Wagner LeRoy Esp Arlene McLane Duane Tollefson Harlo Ray Lee Traver Gerald Townsend Jack Peterson Big Timber Albert Rich Malcolm Goosey Justyn Stebbins Ileana Hanson Oliver Hammersmark Wayne Viers Mr. Kneeland Miss Mecklenburg Mr. Hoskinson Hoskinson Mrs. Kneeland

300 Delegates At F. F. A. Convention

The annual state convention of the Future Farmers of America was held at Bozeman April 11 13. Three hundred delegates from 39 chapters attended with 186 at the banquet at the Baxter hotel. George Rieter Worden and Dave Noorton Bozeman were elected president and vice president for 1946 47. Scott Hoskinson accompanied Big Timber delegates Grant Duncan Cecil Carl and Tommy Flanagan Tommy Flanagan chosen as one of the State Farmers at the convention.

Future Farmers of America Bozeman Baxter Hotel George Rieter Worden Dave Noorton

Night Sky Assembly Highlights Moon and Observatories

An assembly held at 11 o clock on April 17 in the gym featured Mr. Harry Johnson from the Brown Foundation. He spoke on the stars and the moon and, with Mrs. Johnson, presented slides of U.S. observatories and close-up moon views.

Harry Johnson The Brown Foundation Johnson United States

Seniors Win Inter-Class Track Meet At Big Timber Field

The Senior class took first with 55 points at the May 3 meet. Juniors 34, Freshmen 30, Sophomores 29. Events include 880 relay and multiple dashes with a mix of placers and disqualifications. Girls events list Myrstol Wagener Mack Chase in the 50 yard dash and baseball throw with 179 feet.

Big Timber Athletic Field Bainter Tollefson Blair Erickson Hammersmark Duffey Don Duncan Myers McComb Seymour Gunderson Prevost Morris Tronrud Bryan Kneeland Sargent Boyd Foster Wagner Larson Myrstol Veda Wagener Mack Chase Chapel Viets Mack Vera Wagner Cudney

Annual Spring Concert Held May 8 at High School

The Big Timber American Legion Auxiliary presents the annual Spring Concert on Wednesday May 8 at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. The program features the band performing Mountain eers Aurora The Gay Nineties and more plus the sophomores and mixed choruses singing diverse numbers. Direction by Miss Jean Berg with Mrs Frank Chase at the piano during National Music Week observance.

Aurora St. Mary’s Argentina Big Timber American Legion Auxiliary Jean Berg Frank Chase

Travel Talk by Dr J Richard Olson Highlights America

On Monday May 6 high school students attended Dr J Richard Olson’s travel talk The America We Defend at the public school. Olson, a noted lecturer and news paperman, toured color views of ten national parks Old French Quarter in New Orleans Black Hills Santa Catalina Island Hawaii Mount Rushmore Mesa Verde and more to foster national appreciation.

America J. Richard Olson Olson Minnesota State University New Orleans Black Hills Santa Catalina Island Hawaii Mount Rushmore Memorial Mesa Verde Colorado

Senior Class Night Program Recaps School Awards

Senior Class Night was held Tuesday at 8 o'clock in the high school auditorium. The Senior band performed two numbers and Dorothy Nelson tellie read the future prophecy. Florence Gilroy, Junior class president, received the key from Albert Rich, Senior class president. The Senior play The City Slicker and Our Nell followed, then awards for basketball, football and scholarships were presented.

Dorothy Nelson Tellie Florence Gilroy Albert Rich Our Nell

History of the Senior Class of 1946 at S G H S

The 1946 senior class of 27 at S G H S recounts four years from 1942. Officers included Gertrude Aalgaard and Al Rich with activity such as a large freshman initiation, a carnival store, a junior play Fixit Incorporated, bingo at the carnival, and the senior play The City Slicker and Our Nell. Charles Officer, a WWII veteran, joined during senior year.

Gertrude Aalgaard Marion Olson Martha Blackwell Jean Faw Miss Rowe al Rich Franklin Henry Delmar Thompson Wayne Viers Malcolm Goosey Miss Mecklenburg Mr. Hoskinson Nell Charles Officer Charles

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Erwin Elgin Bill Officer David Wagner Jack Bainter Mary Davis Betty Wilson Betty Arneson Vernon Riveland Eugene Baker Leonard Mahlum Dale Valgamore Carl Idland Don Tetlie Donald Myers Bud Arneson Larry McComb Walter Foster Jim Boe Kenneth Hogemark Mr. Ho American Sky Duane Braaten Clifton Bryan Gaylord Wheeler Eddie Gunderson Bill Campbell John Jones Wayne Wiers Bill Sargent Land of Hope and Glory Lugar Rev E. E. Tollefson Ors Lea Mat Adams Gibb Montana State College Dr. L. O. Brockmann Stephen Foster Ralph S. Kneeland Elmer Arneson Benediction Recessional E. E. Tollefson Metcalf Lutheran Church Serman E. E. Tollefson -Trioch E. O. Overland E. E. Tollefson Mendelssohn E. E. Tollefson Future Home Makers Betty Stokke Betty Tronrud Mary Peterson Alma Hegdal Barbara Bainter Judith Peterson Carol Sloan Donaldine McKenzie Evelyn Slettcbo Selma Larson Leone Cudney Donna Kristenson Helen Vander Voort Emmy Lou Franklin Donna Myers Joyce Viers Donna Bookout Thea Westre Betty Yost Ruth Myrstol Betty Voges
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