Nephew of Alex Greig Describes Hong Kong War Ordeal
In a Glasgow letter, a British prisoner recounts Hong Kong defense against Japanese attack, his capture, and three days of bombing before surrender. He details POW camps from December 1941 to 1942, a torpedoed transport, survival in the China Sea, and work on docks and rails in Japan until surrender. He notes rice rations, harsh conditions, and postwar reflections on Kobe bombings and Allied air raids.
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Alex Greig
Billings
Glasgow
Scotland
Hong Kong
Japan
Alex
Britain
Shanghi
China Sea
St Joseph Church Mass Times Update
Mass at St Josephs Catholic Church on the second Sunday of each month is at 8 30 a m. On the fourth Sunday service is at 11 30 a m.
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ST. Joseph’s
Memorial Service at The Evangelical Church
Rev. H. S. Tool hosts a memorial service Sunday at 11 a.m. with a morning sermon titled God and the Nation. An evening service at 8 p.m. asks What is the Second Death? Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by E. A. Bieber. All are welcome.
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the Evangelical Church
Big Timber Lutheran Parish Worship Schedule
The Big Timber Lutheran Parish led by Pastor E. Tollefson lists Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship at 11:00 a.m. The Melville group follows with Sunday school at 2:00 p.m. and services at 3:00 p.m.
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BIG Timber Lutheran Parish
Tollefson
Big Timber
Melville
St. Mark's Episcopal Church Morning Prayer Announcement
St. Mark's Episcopal Church invites parishioners to morning prayer at 11 o'clock with a simple service held in the church. The notice emphasizes a quiet, reflective start to the day for attendees and visitors.
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ST. Mark’s Episcopal Church
New Car Prices To Rise About Four to Five Percent
Washington reports new price hikes for cars, adding roughly 60 dollars to a typical 1200 dollar car as steel and parts costs rise. The increase, expected within 10 days, follows earlier wage-driven boosts and aims to be the last under the liberalized wage policy.
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Washington
CPA
OPA
Steel and auto price rise tied to industry costs
The rise will be passed to the public. OPA says dealers’ profit margins won’t be trimmed further. The main driver is a $5 per ton steel cost increase allowed last February amid the steel strike. Auto makers also pay more for other materials.
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OPA
Plane Crashes Into New York Skyscraper
An army C-54 plane crashed into the fifty-eighth floor of the Bank of Manhattan building in Wall Street killing five aboard four army men and a woman. Police identified First Lieutenant Mary E Bond Major Marsell Campbell First Lieutenant R W Stephenson Second Lieutenant Angelo Rossi Captain Thomas Hall. The fuselage bore Captain J M Collision’s name causing initial misreport.
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New York
Bank of Manhattan Company
Wall Street
Mary E. Bond
Wac
Marsell Campbell
R. W. Stephenson
Angelo Rossi
Thomas Hall
J. M
Manhattan
Empire State Building
Army Air Base
Smyrna Tenn
Newark
N. J
Pine Street
Northern Pacific schedules updated May 26
Effective Sunday May 26 Northern Pacific announces new passenger times. Westbound train No 3 departs Big Timber at 1 13 a m 38 minutes earlier. Eastbound North Coast Limited No 2 stops at Big Timber on flag at 11 10 p m 36 minutes earlier arriving Minneapolis St Paul 45 minutes earlier and Chicago 8 15 a m the following morning 30 minutes earlier. C T Williams agent Big Timber Montana.
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Northern Pacific
Big Timber
North Coast Limited
Minneapolis and
St. Paul
Chicago
C. T. Williams
Northern Pacific Railway
Mont
Citation for Adoption Hearing in Sweet Grass Montana
In the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District of Montana a citation orders James R. Taylor to appear July 3 1946 in Big Timber to show cause why Edna B. Martin should not be granted adoption of Bonnie Jane Taylor. Published May 16 23 30 and June 6 1946.
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District Court
Sixth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Sweet Grass
Bonnie Jane Taylor
James R. Taylor
Edna B. Martin
Big Timber
Sweet Grass County
Benjamin E. Berg
Duo Victory 4 H Club Meets At Home For Weiner Roast
The Duo Victory 4 H Club gathered at Herbert and Harold Helen’s home May 19 with seven members and two leaders Mrs Messing and Mrs Eppens. Visitors included Mrs Arnold Stole Mrs Broderick Miss Becken Mr and Mrs Peter Rostad Andrea and Mr Finsvik. After the business meeting and songs the group enjoyed a weiner roast. The next meeting is set for May 29 at Lorrain Messing's home at 2 30.
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Victory 4-H
Herbert
Harold Helen
Messing
MSU winter quarter marks above C on registrar index
Montana State University winter quarter averages exceed a C grade with an overall index of 1.364. Women as a group posted 1.417 led by the Women's Cooperative House at 1.553, while men averaged 1.317 for the campus. Sororities Kappa Kappa Gamma and Delta Gamma ranked second and third.
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Missoula
Montana State University
Women’s Cooperative House
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Delta Gamma
Theta Chi Fraternity
Concessions Change Urged for National Parks
The house appropriations committee urged competitive bids for concessions in national parks citing a virtual monopoly in many parks and noting 20 year contracts at Yosemite. The recommendation appears in its report on the 1947 interior department appropriations bill.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Interior Department
Yosemite National Park
California
Classified sewing and poultry hatchery notices
Additional classified ads list hemstitching and sewing machine repairs by Singer Sewing Center in Livingston Montana. The SOS Hatchery Co in Columbus Montana hatches popular chick breeds each Monday under the National Poultry Improvement Plan, with pullorum certified and tested, request pricing.
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Singer Sewing Center
E. Chapel, Jr
E. Callender
Livingston, Mont
SOS Hatchery Co
Columbus
Mont
For Sale Otis Ueland Forty Acre Ranch Near Boulder River
For sale the forty acre ranch of Otis Ueland located on the east side of the Boulder River near the first bridge. Contact Charles W. Campbell for information.
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Otis Ueland
Boulder River
First Bridge
Chas. W. Campbell
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N. P
Beulah Patterson
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