Lions Club reviews civic improvements in Big Timber
At Fryes Cafe on October 22 the Lions Club heard Thomas G. Ellis present a civic improvement program with slides and comments on attractive and unattractive features of Big Timber. Slides by Les Cramer show local and other cities and highlight paintable, cleanable sites. Guests included Joe Kinnard Billings Olaf Brekke county agent and Leon Logan Bozeman.
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Lions Club
Frye’s
Thomas G. Ellis
Big Timber
Lion Ellis
Les Cramer
Southern Illinois University
Missoula
Butte
Great Falls
Joe Kinnard
Billings
Olaf Brekke
Leon Logan
Bozeman
White Cane Tag Day Saturday in Big Timber
Cub Scouts of Big Timber plan the annual White Cane Tag Day on Saturday October 26 to support the Montana Association for the Blind. Funds fund a five week summer school for the adult blind in Bozeman with tuition free to Montana residents, averaging 350 to 400 dollars per student.
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Cub Scouts of
Big Timber
Montana Association For the Blind, Inc
Bozeman
Montana
Councilman Petaja Receives Copy From CDO Committee
A committee of the CDO met on October 30 and Councilman Petaja was given a copy of the material discussed.
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Mittee
CDO
Petaja
Pioneer 50 Year Honor Roll List Given For Martinsdale Area
The Pioneer surveys longtime subscribers and lists members reaching fifty years of subscription from 1909 to 1919. Names include Lee Smott Ed Schmidthofer M H Knutson Powell Wyo 1909 and Dave Lamb Martinsdale among others while noting many entries are lost to death or family gaps.
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Dave Lamb
Martinsdale
Pioneer
Lee Smott
Ed Schmidthofer
M. H. Knutson
Jimmie Helen
Ole Hegdal
Ronald Halverson
Pat McComb
Ed Adam
Severine Strand
Dollie Koontz
Elmer Hauge
Sam Langhus
Telmer Terland
Jane Conwell
Cushman
P. J. Deegan
John Boe
Olga Ness
Livingston
Charles Harms
Barney Brannin
Harold Branne
Tom Hoyem
Ingvald Espe
Addie Hoem
L. W. Baskett
Grace Carney
Anshelm Olin
J. H. Burns
Grey Cliff
Theodore Tonnesen
Council Bluffs
James Wick
Pendleton
Ore
Big Timber Jaycees Host Orientation Banquet
The Big Timber Jaycees and Jayceens held an orientation meeting and banquet at the American Legion Hall on Monday evening. Speakers included Jim Flynn of Dillon Montana Jaycees president, Ervin Hanks Absarokee district vice-president, Rob Nickerson Billings international director, and Marvin Carter Laurel. Over 50 participants from Laurel Billings Absarokee and other communities attended the chicken dinner, now listed on the Golden Honor Roll.
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Big Timber Jaycees
Jayceens
American Legion Hall
Jim Flynn
Dillon
Montana Jaycees
Ervin Hanks
Absarokee
Rob Nickerson
Billings
Marvin Carter
Laurel
Big Timber Jayceens
Battin Aims Farm Tour To Educate Incoming Congressmen
Congressman James F. Battin plans to invite at least six new congressmen to tour Montana farming areas. The Montana Chamber of Commerce agri business committee allocated funds for transportation and lodging a tour of farms ranches and research stations. Battin says the visits will let farmers share experiences with Agriculture Department programs and stress the need for effective new policies.
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James F. Battin
Montana
Battin
Agri-Business Committee
Montana Chamber of Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Local Notes From Big Timber Chronicle Highlights
Local notes detail visitors from Nebraska and Libya visiting Big Timber families, a wedding season glimpse, and a birthday party at the Breck ranch. It notes a ship training exercise by Walter D. Martinz aboard USS Ranger and a district workshop attended by ALCW members in Harlowton.
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Walter D. Martinz
U.S.N
Walter J. Martinz
Ranger
A.L.C.W
Harlowton
Big Timber
Melville
Howard Hanson
Battin urges congressmen to see farmers’ life on Montana tour
Battin says lawmakers should understand Soil Conservation Service work and the program’s importance to rural areas. He welcomes farmer input on tour coverage and wants congressmen to meet farmers to learn how they earn their living rather than view them as always seeking help from the federal government. After three farm days in Montana, he expects to prove farmers earn their money.
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Battin
Soil Conservation Service
Montana
Driving Advice for Youngsters Sparks Safety Debate
A parental warning urges parents to train children in driving from early childhood, stressing caution not to drive near home to avoid frequent accidents. The advice frames early practice as essential while advising against short trips within a 25 mile radius.
City Council Considers Gas Heat at Pump House and Bonds Sale
City officials reviewed substituting gas for electric heat at the pump house for potential savings. The sale of city improvement bonds opened at 8 p.m. with Jim Long bidding 6 percent. no other bids. A Graphotype plate embosser was approved to simplify billing changes, at 620.85 dollars fob Big Timber, plus a carton of blanks. Trucking firms may clean at the City Dump for 25 dollars yearly seasonally. The police radio was discussed for repairs, and a Trailer ordinance draft by City Attorney E O Overland was read for possible inclusion by the City County Planning council.
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Montana Power
Jim Long
Citizens Bank
Adressograph-Multigraph Corporation
Northern Pacific
N. P
Harold Shepard
E. O. Overland
City County Planning Com
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Lelia Proctor
Kalispell
MAB
Cecil Valgamore
Conrad
Eureka
Flaxville
Forsyth
Heart Butte
Lewistown
Olney
Whitfish
Winnett
Pioneer’s
John Deere
Nebraska
Bob Ankeny
Barbara
Stephan
Dalton
Nebr
Henry Klindt
Ankeny
Randy Mosness
Imperial Beach
Calif
Roberta Lynn
Rudy Mosness
Margaret Plaggemeyer
Benghazi
Ivan Andrick
Libya
Mabel Harper
Andricks
Detroit
North Dakota
Denver
Phoenix
New Mexico
Montana Power Company
Arnold Breck
Heidi Breck
Connie Olin
Happy Bunch
Chub Olin
Dennis Beer
Lloyd Beer
Reed Point Store
Gene and
Louise Thompson
Parkay
Hershey's
Mr. Goodbar
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