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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1950
Page
9
Swiss housewives in Lausanne rush to stores after an official war warning. They buy sugar flour chocolate eggs fats oils rice and coffee as runs hit Lausanne and other cities following comments by Defense Minister Kobelt and a stockpiling appeal from Economics Minister Rubatel.
New York May 11 Women thrive on married life says Metropolitan Life Insurance Company statistics over the past fifty years show that the death rate among married women is lower than among single women.
The text notes a mortality rate fall from 16 to 8 per 1 000 with unmarried women seeing a smaller decline to two-fifths of that. Medical progress in pregnancy and childbirth is cited as a major factor. It also mentions that man has cultivated oysters longer than any other shellfish.
Sealed bids for the McLeod Big Timber Road improvements in Sweet Grass County are due by 9:30 a.m. May 26, 1950, at the Montana State Highway Commission in Helena. Contracts cover grading gravel surfacing drainage and road oiling with bids to include 5 percent bid bond and corporate surety. plans and specs are available for inspection in Helena and Missoula. The commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
The commission states that bids must come from experienced and responsible contractors. Proposals may be rejected if the bidder lacks capability, has unsatisfactory past work, or has uncompleted contracts that risk timely completion. Harry Soderberg chairs the commission with P G Poore as Acting State Highway Engineer.
Public sale of Lot 1 in section 20, T5N R12E Montana 75.63 acres offered to the highest bidder at 10:00 a.m. June 15, 1950 at the Billings office. Bids by mail require certified funds and sealed envelopes. Contingent rights include adverse claims and contiguous land preference, with dates for filing and publication noted.
Certificate of copartnership filed in Sweet Grass County Montana listing P. R. Cox and J. A. Kuplick as partners in Montana Rain and Ranch Company and P. R. Cox Agency. Dated April 20 1950 acknowledged before Notary B O Overland in Big Timber Montana with publication dates April 27 to May 18 1950.
In Norwich England a pair of robins have hatched three fledglings on a grave bearing the name George Robin. The event unfolds in a local cemetery, drawing attention for its unusual nesting site on a tomb.
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