Big Timber Grade School Track Meet Reported
The annual grade school track meet at Big Timber was held Tuesday afternoon at the athletic field with wind. Events included 25-yard dash and broad jump for lower grades. upper grades contested in broad jump high jump and 75-yard dash for boys and broad jump baseball throw and 60-yard dash for girls. Ribbons totaling 102 awarded by the Lions club, with medals and letters to follow at a later assembly.
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Big Timber
Big Timber Lions Club
Stanley Stenberg
Great Falls
Larry Vanney
Reynold Coughlin
Dale Beck
Lloyd Berg
Bill Huyser
George Myers
Dan Murphy
Don Voges
Alvin Sylling
Jerry Kepler
Edward Hale
Jimmy Meyers
Elizabeth Steensland
Ronald Hauge
David Haas
Jennie Huyser
Esther Wilson
Sheila Widdecombe
Agnes Sandsness
Florence Steensland
David Bly
Clayton Hall
Patricia Steensland
Constance Pullman
Elnore Huyser
Thelmar Aalgaard
Evelyn Sandsness
Joyce Hauge
Jerry McCauley
Barbara Coster
Gerald Hauge
Karleen Larson
Bob Deegan
Changes in Draft Board Setup in Montana
Montana reduces local draft boards from 56 to 15 due to funding cuts. Records move to group offices by May 27 with several counties consolidated into Group Board No. 10 covering Park Gallatin and Sweet Grass counties totaling 2 302 registrations including 227 from Sweet Grass. Hilda Coster named registrar for Sweet Grass serving without pay. Registrations and address changes sent to Group Board Office No 10 Livingston.
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Montana
Hilda Coster
Sweet Grass
Helena
Livingston
Park
Gallatin
Sweet Grass Counties
American Legion To Lead Memorial Day Observance
The American Legion will manage the May 30 Memorial Day ceremonies. A parade forms at 9:45 a.m. at the courthouse, marching to the library, cemetery, and river ceremony with rifle volley, taps, and flowers. The route honors soldiers and sailors, with flag etiquette observed by spectators. The march order lists Col. Wallis Huidekoper as marshal and includes Legion, auxiliaries, and scout groups.
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Europe
American Legion
Legion
United States
Court House
First Avenue
McLeod
Library
Tollefson
Yellowstone
Marshall
Col
Wallis Huidekoper
Drum and Bugle Corps
Auxiliary
Boy Scouts
Sweet Grass County Rural Schools Commencement
The Sweet Grass County Rural Schools hold a May 25 commencement in the high school auditorium. The program includes piano solos, vocal pieces, salutations, class presentation, and a valedictory, with a long roster of graduates and speakers listed.
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Sweet Grass County Rural Schools
Commencement High School
Big Timber Grade School Commencement Details
Public School Auditorium hosts the Big Timber Grade School commencement on Friday May 27 at 8 00 p m. The program lists a long class roll with names such as Richard Dale Beck Lloyd James Berg Betty Jane Boe Constance Mary Boehm and many others spanning multiple grades including eighth grade E E Tollefson Ruth Bieber Dorothy Ann McArthur Patsy Deegan Dorothy es. The event features students and staff including Rev E E Tollefson and Mr Klindt plus teachers Mrs S Deeney Co R Deegan and Dorothy Jane McComb among others.
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BIG Timber
Richard Dale Beck
Lloyd James Berg
Betty Jane Boe
Constance Mary Boehm
Jerome Edward Bowman
Belford
William Clayton
Barbara Lee Coster
Patricia Lee Deegan
Claude Scott Doig
Grace Mae Eik
Marcia Louise Green
Beatrice Lemarvin Haddon
Gerald Olaf Hauge
Janet Marie Heurion
William John Huyser
Darlene Frances Jerome
Edna Joy Joyce Lamp
Philip Leitner
Verna Joyce Mack
Dorothy Ann McArthur
Doris
Harriet McComb
Ruth Bieber
E. E. Tollefson
Dorothy McComb
Pauline Parenteau
Patsy Deegan
Betty Haddon
Jack Robbins
Joy Lamp
A. C. McDonald
Mr. Klindt
Sonvensasnt
SpbBetabedes
Lloyd Oe
Anddseaanghsiteasha
Patsy de Sailest
Ecadetcial
Dorothy Es Ee
Bades
Dou
Clayton Wamu
Alec Teibedathe
al Dasa
Ius
Connie Boehm
Jo-Ann Nunley
S. Deeney
R. Deegan
Military Rites for Pfc Edwin Webb
Pfc Edwin Webb son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Webb of Eugene Oregon was killed in action in France. American Legion post 19 conducted the military rites at Mountain View with Rev Wallace Bristol officiating. Webb formerly lived in Big Timber and Absarokee before moving to Eugene where he graduated in 1943. He served as a ranger with the 42nd Rainbow division in the European theater and was missing in action for over a year and a half after being captured. He held the bronze and silver stars and the purple heart. Survivors include his parents.
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Pfc
Edwin Webb
Leslie Webb
Eugene
Ore
France
American Legion
Mountain View
Wallace Bristol
Big Timber
Harold O'Dell
E. P. Nelson
Carl Mosness
Jim Esp
Norman Hauge
Floyd Pierce
Rudolph Mosness
Earl Green Jr
Edwin
Absarokee
Army
42Nd Rainbow Division
Reed Point Baccalaureate Service Highlights Class Graduates
At the Reed Point Evangelical United Brethren church the Reed Point high school baccalaureate featured processional by Mrs. R J Anderson. Graduates Roger Phipps Roger Bare and Lawrence Broadwater heard Rev. Anderson give the invocation scripture and address. High school girls performed multiple songs including Savior Breathe an Evening Blessing and Were You There? Down From Heavens Glory was soloed by Mrs. Francis Cantrell.
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Evangelical United Brethren Church
Reed Point High School
R. J. Anderson
Roger Phipps
Roger Bare
Lawrence Broadwater
Rev. Anderson
Francis Cantrell
Family ties extend across states in partial obituary note
The deceased’s surviving relatives include twin brother Ervin and sister Mrs Edward Stankey both of Eugene. Aunts Mrs Linnie Webb of Big Timber and Mrs Robert Lindsey of Vancouver Washington. Uncles Merritt and Ray Webb of Livingston and Percy Webb of the same area.
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Ervin
Edward
Alice) Stankey
Eugene
Linnie Webb
Big Timber
Robert Lindsey
Vancouver, Wash
Merritt and
Ray Webb
Livingston
Percy Webb
Hospital Fund Drive Gets Underway in Big Timber
The Big Timber Woman’s Club leads a hospital fund drive with Moose Lodge and Booster Club as top donors. About 50 people attended a court house meeting as Mollie Armstrong and others organize solicitors across multiple territories. Contributions include $2100 from the Moose and $2000 from the Boosters, with many other gifts noted.
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Moose Lodge
Boosters Club
Big Timber Womans Club
Court House
Big Timber Woman's Club
Mollie Armstrong
Frances Nelson
Evelyn Nyre
Thelma Patterson
Helene Hoskinson
Marjorie Boettcher
Dorothy Traver
Fred Swift
Dick Armstrong
M. H. Coutu
Armstrong
Robert J. Munzenrider
Montana State Board of Health
Munzenrider
Leo Cremer
Moose Club
Boulder Valley Womans Club
Kill Kare Club
Women’s Society For World Service
Eastern Star
Women of the Moose
Paul L. van Cleve
Earl Green Sr
C. E. Smart
Earl Bryan
Ed Braaten
C. R. Vose
Milton Coutu
Bouse Chevrolet
L. W. Baskett
Die Motor
Pioneer
C. E. Davis
Raymond Hoem
Bill Donald
Twodot
Ervin Overfelt
Mal Goosey
Bridge School
Sven Ollestad
Yellowstone
Springdale
Julia Frederickson
Warren Ranch
John Carney Sr
John Carney
Melville Territory
Victor Allman
Leo Cremer Jr
Victor Tronrud
Lower
Otter Creek
Stanley Lavold
McLeod—Wright
Hazel Ewan
Archie Ellison
Funda
Grand Hotel
Wm. Glass Prominent in Big Timber Area Development
William Glass, a leading figure in the Glas ton lakes and Glas ton projects, died May 1 in San Diego at 95. Born in Detroit, he moved to Big Timber in 1916 after real estate work in Minneapolis, earlier aiding the Glass Lindsey and Glas ton ventures with brothers A J and James. Surviving niece Mrs. Tom Bogan of Helena.
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William Glass
Big Timber
A. Olin
Mr. Glass
Detroit
San Diego
Minneapolis
Glass-Lindsey
Glasston
A. J
James
Helena
Lindsey
Glasston Lakes
William
Tom Bogan
Legion Auxiliary to Sell Poppies in Big Timber Saturday
American Legion Auxiliary members will distribute memorial poppies on McLeod Street and in the Big Timber residential district on Saturday May 28. Donations go to aid veterans and families, with funds used exclusively for disabled veterans and needy children of World War II veterans.
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American Legion Auxiliary
McLeod St
Big Timber
American Legion ‘Auxiliary
Fort Harrison
North Dakota
Alaska
Montana
American Legion
The
Legion
Ruth Lowe
Dorothy Dempster
Evelyn Nyre
Janet Heurion
Jennie Snyder
Alice Green
Blanche Coil
Alice Snyder
Mollie Armstrong
Belle Amery
Marion O'Dell
Ruth Schuler
Eloise Brown
Ruth Officer
Evelyn Herries
Jean Ellison
Agnes Petaja
Cecilia Thomason
Lois Thompson
Virginia Cain
Mary Baril
Ellen Lape
Pearl Carney
Pauline Chase
Nettie Sylling
Hallie Gunderson
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Billy McLacuhlan
Leslie McKenzie
Johnny Boe
Lorraine Jones
Lois O'Dell
Marjorie Forsythe
Billy McLauchlan
Paul Clouse
Johnnie Boe
Myrna Forsythe
Lois Mosness
Cheryl Bryan
Jimmy Myers
Dean Larson
Alvin Renneberg
Maurine Hager
Alta Chapin
Patsy McGuire
Jim Meyers
Bonnie Ray
Chuck Boe
Tommy McGuire
Carl Patterson
Nettie Rudd
Joan Holland
Steve Nelson
Sammy Widdicombe
Ozzie Nevin
Clarence Reidelbach
Lola Meyers
Sharon McCauley
Charlotte Benson
Edwin Lome
Constance Pollman
Linda Olness
Rosalie Benson
Don Mlekush
Don Kinsey
Robert Ettleman
Jack Meyers
Joe Miekush
Darlene McCauley
Kay Boe
George Meyers
Billy Huyser
Daniel Murphy
Bill Clayton
Janice Reidelbach
Betty Boe
Pat McIntyre
By Col. Wallis Huidekoper
Perenne
Glenn Blair
Arden Berg
Lee Bowman
Kenneth Bracken
Fred Brown
Ronald Brown
George Cremer
Frank Cosgriff
Teddy Joe DeCock
Raymond Forster
Henry Hammersmark
Dorothy Jarrett
Leigh Johnson
Mary Kremper
Coccrees Reeseceeoase
Lee
Ee Eit
F. E. Wines
A. R. McDonnell
Wm. Ellison
T. C. Busha
Diana Laubach
David McKenzie
JoAnn
Melville School
Sonia Arlene Tetlie
Oo. Gilman Aller
Henry Surdal
Leo Uhrich
James Vander Voort
Edward van
Frank Chase
Vonnie Reese
Dolores Yost
Margaret Deegan
F. E. Wines Pederson
Mary Spider Voort
Roberta Young
Yellowstone Valley
Montana Future Farmers of America Association
Kansas City
Bill Michael, Jr
Bill Michael
Billings
Bert. Idland
Carl Idland
Bozeman
FFA
A. W. Johnson
Baltatety
Dorothy Jane McComb
Patricia Hope McIntyre
David William Albert Myrstol
Daniel William Murphy
Polly Dianne Parenteau
Allen James Peterson
June Elaine Peterson
Janice Louise Reidelbach
John Carleton Robbins
Edward Melvin Salmonsen
Cleo Joan Sloan
Stanley Kenneth Stenberg
Audrey Kathlene Stephens
Alvin Raymond Sylling Jr
Larry Leon Vanney
Don Charles Voges
Joe Henry Wagner
Yell
Reed Point Baccalaureate
Melville Hospital
Melville
Allman Hall
Wm. Glass
Legion Auxiliary
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