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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1940
Page
4
James A Edgerton and Bob Henry collide in a wartime reminiscence about The Fifth Ohio Their talk recalls Grant Sherman the sea and Mission Ridge as they plan to catch up fully once released from duty and imagine a reunion beyond muster day while expressing lingering fighting spirit.
Bayard Taylor reports for Sweet Grass county that FSA borrowers averaged 1188.26 dollars income in 1939 after costs, up 64 percent from 1938. Each family held property worth 2286.62 dollars net of debts, with 61570 repaid of 258442 loaned to 96 families since 1935. The note emphasizes FSA as a New Deal member and calls for Roosevelt’s renomination.
The piece mocks J Edgar Hoover as a master of publicity with a public expense staff writing speeches. It questions his crime statistics and earnings claims, noting 5,000,000 criminals supposedly in the United States and skepticism about average criminal income and crime rates.
The U S liner President Roosevelt received sailing orders to proceed to Galway Ireland to repatriate Americans abroad in the total war zone. The ship will carry as many as possible, with Britain France Germany Belgium Holland and Norway notified to avoid interference. Sailing from New York expected May 30, and return voyage to begin after all Americans aboard are secured.
In Mexico City on May 24, about 20 attackers posing as police fired into Leon Trotsky's villa. Trotsky was injured slightly, a secretary was kidnapped, and Trotsky’s 15 year old grandson was wounded. The assailants fled with two Trotsky cars. Sheldon Harte, 25, was abducted.
The Howie 4-H club met at the John Tierney ranch May 23 with Eugene Tierney as leader and Keith Gottlob as president. The East Boulder Bear Cat 4-H Livestock club organized May 25 at the Doig ranch led by Claude Doig with Wayne Faw as assistant. members include Billy Doig Roy Esp Eugene Grande and Bud Critcher. The Go Getters 4-H club organized May 22 at Mrs Leona Esp’s home with Joyce Woolsey Jessie Faw Beth Woolsey Florence Webber as members and Leona Esp as leader. The Big Timber Creek farm bureau picnic May 24 at Wormser ranch grove drew 173 from the Lower Boulder unit. program featured Hush Money dialogue by the Nelson brothers instrumental by Wade Nelson and readings by Janet Beley with remarks by C C Gray and a ladies luncheon.
The Reed Point Home Demonstration club extends an invitation to all Sweet Grass County clubs to attend the Achievement Day program of the Stillwater Home Demonstration clubs on Friday June 7 in Columbus Montana. The program begins at 11 am with a picnic lunch at noon featuring escalloped potatoes with meat vegetable salad sandwiches pickles jelly pie and coffee. Members should bring one dish from the menu and notify the county extension office in Big Timber if attending so transportation can be arranged.
Montana supreme court read memorial resolutions honoring Samuel Vernon Stewart at Helena services. The study noted his unique service in all three state branches as citizen legislator governor and judge. Stewart died September 15 1939 in Helena.
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 ruling by Justice Stone, held that a labor union cannot be held liable under federal antitrust laws for damages from a sitdown strike. The decision, aligning with long-standing union immunity, said the union did not intend to restrain interstate commerce. Apex Hosiery Co. sued over seven weeks of 1937 actions by a Philadelphia unit of the AF of L Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers.
A San Francisco woman paying back 16 dollars for an unused portion of a pass from 25 years ago sent the money with a note signed From a Repentant. The amount was received at the Livingston ticket office and will be forwarded to St Paul for the railway conscience fund.
Lewis Penwell of Helena says he has purchased Wild Horse Island on Flathead Lake near Polson. Penwell and George W. Padbury Jr. of Helena jointly bought the former Edgington dude ranch and lodge on the island to develop a breeding and training ranch for blooded saddle horses and to run a ranch resort on the east side. The island spans about four square miles and is a game and bird preserve stocked with deer elk mountain sheep antelope and game birds. Native deer already inhabit the island and it reportedly hosts the nation’s richest concentration of blue grouse.
A cryptic note suggests crime requires expert analysis beyond media spin. It hints that the crime business suffers from a produced neurosis influenced by press agents.
The birth of a son is announced to Mr and Mrs A F Kav Anaugh on May 17 in a local notice. In Big Timber a Norwegian carpenter George Peterson killed himself with carbolic acid in his hotel room Wednesday night. He had lived in Big Timber about three years with no known relatives. Some attribute his death to love affair disappointments. The Big Timber Sunday School plans a strawberry ice cream sociable on June 6 to aid its work. Thomas Kent, from a ranch near Stillwater, arrived in town seeking help to recover a missing band of 300 horses and posted a $500 reward.
From Pioneer Excavation for the $20 000 addition to the high school started Monday. Senator and Mrs Robert Brownlee and children were visitors in the city Saturday. Rev Lucas G Engelstad of the Lutheran church left Monday for St Paul to attend a conference of Norwegian Lutheran churches. Commissioners are in session this week, John E Cameron successor to J A Bailey as deputy county clerk, looking after the work of recording minutes. Governor Stewart has named Leon Shaw and Jerome Williams delegates to the Montana Good Roads Congress, to be held in Kalispell, July 15 16 and 17. Prof Osten of the Grey Cliff school has gone to Carrollton, Iowa, home to spend the summer. He has just completed a very successful term of school at Grey Cliff. Beth Pound has accepted a position in the Fair store, succeeding Hazel Harris, resigned. Hubbell post office on East Boulder has been created by the postal department, Sol J Craft post master. L F Douthett is home from Billings with a new Ford, having sold the last two he had to A M Clark of Springdale and Charley Bennett of Melville. John Peterson came in from the Crazy mountains this week with a piece of sand stone on which was engraved: "R A B U S Scout 1841." Funeral of Cora Selmine Rostad, who died suddenly last week of appendicitis, was held at the Lutheran church last Thursday. The following girl friends were pallbearers: Ida Hoyem, Isabell Lee, Belinda Lavold, Esther Webb, Effie Olson and Stella Solberg, assisted by Mike Hoyem, Elmer Arneson, Louis Rostad and Oscar Solberg. She was a junior in high school.
Pioneer fil Attorney Harry H. Austin returns from Minnesota. Miss Bertha Hanson will spend summer in Spokane. Ole Birkeland sold about 10 000 pounds of wool for 40 percent cents per pound to Silberman Son of Chicago. Memorial Day events in Big Timber were affected by rain. 40 American Legion members decorated graves despite mud. George W. Baker died in San Diego. service in Congregational church. He was born 1840 in Vermont and moved through California and Nevada before homesteading in Boulder. once owned 400 Herefords and 100 horses.
Henry Ford, long opposed to war, said Ford Motor Co could produce a thousand standard design airplanes daily within six months with counsel from Lindbergh and Rickenbacker under U.S. supervision and government meddling. He argued costs could be cut to one eighth, production would not hamper cars, and U.S. stay out of war.
Public catechization of Confirmands set for Friday May 31 at 8 PM. Sunday June 2 includes Sunday School at 10 AM Confirmation and Mission Festival service at 11 AM and Holy Communion at 3 PM led by Pastor Axel Anderson.
Rev Claire L Harris invites all youngsters to Our Daily Vacation Church School during June 17 to 21 with departments for beginners primary junior and intermediates. Regular attendance equals half a year of Sunday School. Morning worship at 11 and evening services also scheduled.
Fr Schuh priest conducts Masses at 9 30 a m on second Sundays and 11 a m on fourth Sundays each month at St Josephs Catholic Church.
400 ewes with lambs and 110 yearlings offered for sale or rent. Small irrigated ranch with 7 rooms near city limits. Call 32 K or Box 473. John P. Campbell, licensed real estate dealer, Big Timber Montana handles ranch or city property. Phone 178 M. 10 26t
Notice states dogs must be taxed by June 1. Male dogs cost 2.50 dollars and female dogs 5.00 dollars.
Our sincerest appreciation and thanks to friends for kindness shown during our bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Myers Mr. and Mrs. Joe Widdicombe Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Widdicombe Mr. and Mrs. Richard Widdicombe Mr. and Mrs. Robert Widdecombe
Sincere thanks to friends for kindness shown and floral offerings during father's illness and burial. Clifford John Horace Nyhus Mr. and Mrs. Kjell Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hanson and Esther
Sweet Grass county Montana district trustees schedule meetings on June 10 1940 at 8 p m to consider and adopt the preliminary budget for the 1940 1941 school year. Taxpayers may attend and be heard. Margaret Deegan county superintendent serves as clerk. Publication dates May 30 and June 6 1940.
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