Pioneer notes from May 1919 record town life and moves
Transfers of homes and property mark the week as J C Hines residence sold to H G Lyons and W R Stokes plans remodeling. Delayed marriages, births, travel, and job changes fill the page with local names such as Dorothy Hines Birge Bramer Beley Knowles Solberg and Keppler. The community celebrates graduations and notes civic events while merchants and workers prepare for summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Hines
Second Avenue West
H. G. Lyons
W. R. Stokes
Dorothy Hines
Birge Bramer
Billings
Harrowton
Louis Beley
Second Avenue East
Ben Marley
Uncle Sam
Robert Bray
A. Knowles
Montana Power Co
Anderson Springs
T. G. Shipton
Pearl Harris
The
Golden Rule
Cole & Williams Co
Sweet Grass County
Matt Michels
Boulder
Arthur
C. A. Keppler
Grey Cliff
Keppler
Livingston
A. H. Arneson
J. H. Trower
Helena
Southeast Montana residents receive $23000 monthly benefits
Billings field office manager Glenn A. Gardner announces that old age and survivors insurance benefits exceed $23000 per month for 22 counties in southeastern Montana. Over the last three months survivors of deceased wage earners have received more than $2800 in lump sums. Benefits require a filed claim by the eligible person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Billings
Glenn A. Gardner
Social Security Administration
Swift Co Partners With Agencies To Improve Milk Quality
Swift and U S Department of Agriculture Dairy Industry program cooperate with state agriculture departments college extension services boards of health 4 H Clubs Future Farmers American Butter Institute and others to improve milk and cream quality. In 1946 they held hundreds of producers meetings and plan to expand this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Company
U. S. Department of Agriculture
State Departments of Agriculture
College Extension Services
Boards of Health
4-H Clubs
Future Farmers
American Butter Institute
Swift & Company as People Not a Big Corporation
The text argues that Swift & Company is made up of individual people, 63000 shareholders and 66000 employees, whose combined effort creates a market for livestock and food products and nourishes American tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Company
America
Retiree Benefits Guidance for Those Approaching 61
Mr. Gardner explains retroactive payments are limited to three months prior to retirement or survivors insurance applications. He advises individuals around 61 who have worked in Social Security covered employment to contact the local office for qualification information.
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Gardner
GI Education Still Available For War Veterans
Members of this year’s high school graduating class can earn college credit under the GI bill if they enlist a day before Congress officially ends the war. Sgt H J Schwichtenberg of the Big Timber Army recruiting office notes over 1,000,000 young men receive full or partial higher education funding as a payback for service. Thousands who could not afford college are seizing the chance, with many more seeking the same opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Schwichtenberg
Big Timber Army Recruiting Office
GI Bill Change Lets Enlistees Earn Education Benefits
The rule requires enlistment at least one day before Congress ends the war and grants a year of higher education with $500 tuition and $65 monthly for graduates after service. Enlistees also gain one extra month of benefits for each month served before the war’s end. 1947 graduates, spared selective service, may volunteer for service and qualify for officer candidate training with pay, training, travel and advancement opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Retire That Rooster to Improve Egg Quality
Advice for poultry producers on culling non producing roosters and hens, improving egg grading, and boosting income through cleaner, cooler eggs. Tips include confinement, dry litter, balanced feed, frequent gathering, and marketing. Swift & Company offers a booklet titled Increasing Your Income from Quality Eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Company
Dept. M
Chicago
Illinois
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Pioneer Files
Leon Tucker
Melville
BE. O. Busch
Northern Pacific
Algoma
Wis
Busch
N. J. Burnett
North Carolina
Inga Solberg
W. A. Conwell
Dewey Olsen
Fred J. Ellison
John Tobin
Clive W. Haas
C. A. Bishop
Strand Theater
John Barstad
Reed Point
Sweet Grass High School
Julius
Jerry Noon
Boulder Country
Gertrude Frost
Dry Creek
Williston
N. D
Noon
Gallatin Gateway
George O. Rostad
Elmer V. Hanke
Spokane
Hanke
Ida Rostad
W. A. Carl
Grand Hotel
Williams Motor Co
Phillips Drug Co
Harvey Coit
Fredrick
Will A. Moore
Dick Budd
W. D. Richards
Richards
al Phillips
W. H. Donald
Montana Livestock Commission
Butte
Montana Stockgrowers Association
Kerr M. Beadle
L. H. Lintz
Harold Hawks
Alva L. Lamb
Mr Boston
Old MR. Boston
the Brothers Dictilleries Inc
Soda Bill Sez
Swift & Com
G. I
Sky Ranch Courtewa
Spersal SA
Aue
X “Prine
Sunbeam
Chicago International
Braaten
Big Timber
Mont
Martha Logans
Mark A. Shipley
University of Nevada
Nevada
EM. Simpson
Agricultural Research Department
Union Stock Yards
Chicago 9
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