Holmberg Captures Virginia City Horse Shoe Title
Big Timber's Holmberg won his fourth straight Virginia City horse shoe championship with a 57.38 average in Class A defeating Charles Douglas of Helena by 16 points. Carl Mosness finished third. In doubles, Jay Redfern and De Von Domer won, with Ralph Domer and Larry Linton as runners up. Other class winners included Martinson and Talcott in B and Domer with Johnson in C.
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Virginia City
Ed Holmberg
Big Timber
Holmberg
Charles Douglas
Helena
Carl Mosness
Jay Redfern
de von Domer
Townsend
Ralph Domer
East Helena
Larry Linton
H. F. Martinson
Bozeman
Clarence Talcott
John Johnson
Gerald
Fair Auction Sale Results Announced
The annual 4H and FFA auction sale wrapped up Saturday night sponsored by the Big Timber Jaycees. Top fat steer sold for 48 cents per pound to Ron Watters of Frye's Cafe, weighing 1003 pounds. Lambs and hogs fetched varied prices with purple ribbon beef grand champion Libby Anderson selling to Ron Watters for 48.00 cwt. and blue ribbon hogs at 39.10 cwt. Complete results listed. section continues on page seven.
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Big Timber Jaycees
Paul Westervelt
Gordon Sargent
Buzz Flanagan
James Hanson
Lloyd Berg
Libby Anderson
Ron Watters
Frye
Michael Schlemmer
Frye’s Cafe
Ann Bryce
Bob Hanson
Chuck Rein
Byron Manley
Claudia Woodhouse
Brewer Trucking
Cheryl Woodhouse
Starr Ford
Nancy Bryce
Norman
Conoco
Blue Ribbon Beef
Trish Beley
Howard Roberts
Fraser and
Peterson
Ronald Thomas
Billings Livestock
Roger Thomas
Farmers Service
Marion Whidden
Oie Motor Co
Tully Lavold
Lloyd Rein
Elinor Pile
J. S. Solberg
Margaret Lavold
Joe Bryce
Starr Motor
Big Timber Bakery
Danny Besel
Frye’s
Mark Blair
Starr Motors
Ben Berg
Bill Kinsey
Metcalf Opposes Blanket Firearms Legislation
Sen. Lee Metcalf criticized nationwide firearms controls as overly broad and unnecessary. He urged stronger enforcement in urban areas and court action to address gun‑crime concerns following the University of Texas shooting. He backs local enforcement aid and supports Sen. Hruska’s bill to tighten handgun purchases for risky buyers.
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Sen
Metcalf
Lee Metcalf
Senate
University of Texas
Congress
Migratory Bird Conservation ‘Commission
Roman Hruska
R-Nebr
Hruska
Rose Marie McKay on Thirty Day Leave at Home of Father
Rose Marie McKay is spending a thirty day leave at her father Jim McKay’s home. Based at Charleston with the Waves, she has sixteen more months to serve before returning September 10. Her visit included a vacation trip to Libby to see the Pat and Mike McKay families and a trip to Spokane to visit Mrs. McKay’s relatives.
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Rose Marie McKay
Jim McKay
Miss McKay
Charleston
S. C
The
Waves
McKay
Libby
Pat
Mike McKay
Spokane
Mrs. McKay
Nelsons Observe Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Nelson of Hamilton were feted with an open house on August 28 at the Henry Hausserman ranch to mark their 50th anniversary. The event drew over 150 relatives and friends. Wade and Mary Humphrey wed August 31, 1916, in Laurel. The couple’s extended family and local residents attended from Reed Point Grey Cliff and Big Timber.
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Wade Nelson
Hamilton
Henry Hausserman
Melvin Nelson
al Markel
Mary Humphrey
Ernest Wilson
Laurel
Westner
Methodist Church
Wilson
Eva Lay
Nelsons
Steve
Debbie
Stevensville
Nelson
Kenneth Humphrey
Jack Humphrey
Billings
Reed Point
Grey Cliff
Big Timber
Los Angeles
Herman Frey
Carl Imlay
Lola Thompson
Absarokee
C. D. Luper
Pete Terland
Columbus
Conrad Haug
Clyde Park
Henry Haug
Livingston
Wm. Brinkel
Broadview
Byron Harlan
Missoula
Carl Krone
Marvin
J. H. Preston
Springdale
Ruth Hansen
Paul Hansen
Vernon
Wash
Paulann Hansen
Mabel Leser
Bob Stack
Great Falls
Joe Kombal
Glenda Graves
Haussermans
William Humphrey
Bedford
Honor Roll List Includes MT College Names
Honor roll students Mary Jean Plaggemeyer and Mrs. Oscar Stephens appear on the summer quarter list for Eastern Montana College.
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Mary Jean Plaggemeyer
Oscar Stephens
Eastern Montana College
Titeca Dies in Hamilton Hospital
R H Titeca of Libby and former Shawmut resident died of a heart attack after an operation in a Hamilton hospital Tuesday evening. Funeral services are tentatively set for Saturday. He homesteaded near Shawmut with his brother A H Titeca. Survived by his widow two sons a daughter and a sister.
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R. H. Titeca
Libby
Shawmut
Hamilton
Darwin Titeca
A. H. Titeca
Bear mystery solved by buried can disposal system
Game Warden Joe Gaab reported at Pine Creek Picnic Area in Luccock Park that a woman dumping garbage found a full grown bear head in an underground disposal. The bear, with a head nearly as large as the lid opening, escaped when the metal top was removed. Time of its confinement unknown.
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Livingston
Joe Gaab
Pine Creek
Luccock Park
Gaab
Crane Extends Lead to Five in County Commissioner Recount
The county commissioner race saw a minor shift after last Thursday’s recount. H. M. Crane now leads LeRoy H. Schilling by five votes instead of the previous two, with the overall result unchanged.
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H. M. Crane
LeRoy H. Schilling
Grade School Enrollment Smaller Than Last Year
An early count at Big Timber Public School shows enrollment down about thirty pupils from last year. Superintendent A. C. McDonald lists grade totals: first 38, second 41, third 34, fourth 37, fifth 35, sixth 33, seventh 46, eighth 33 for a total of 297 students. He adds that administration is running smoothly.
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Big Timber
A. C. McDonald
McDonald
David McCleerey Awarded Gold Star in Vietnam
Marine 1st Lt. David W. McCleerey received a gold star in lieu of a second air medal while with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164 at Marble Mountain Air Facility Da Nang Vietnam. The award honors meritorious achievement in aerial flight during combat missions against the Viet Cong. The squadron delivers helicopter transport for personnel and cargo near Da Nang.
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David W. McCleerey
Marble Mountain
da Nang
Vietnam
Marine Medium
Sweet Grass MEA Unit Elects Officers
The Sweet Grass unit of the MEA elected officers for the coming year at the courthouse Tuesday afternoon. Officers seated: Mrs Byron Grosfield president, Mrs Hubert Becker vice president, Mrs Frances M Wood secretary treasurer. The next meeting is set for Wednesday September 28 at 5 pm with Melville teachers as guests. Mrs Wood was chosen as delegate to the unit presidential conference in Helena September 9-10.
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Sweet Grass
MEA
Byron Grosfield
Hubert Becker
Frances M. Wood
Melville
Norma Zickmund
Dorothy Connolly
Wood
Helena
Clean-Up Committee Reports Nine-Rattler Snake Encounter
Mrs. Jack Cooper chaired a tidy up crew from the T-Bone Cow at the county fair site. A rattlesnake appeared between the food booth and exhibit building and was dispatched by committee chairman Mrs. Jack Cooper.
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Kermit Anderson
Jack Cooper
Nephew Wayne Koons Visits Hardy Koons Ahead of Alaska Teaching Year
Last week Wayne Koons, en route from Oklahoma to Alaska to teach this year, visited his uncle Hardy Koons. The stop highlighted family ties during travel across states.
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Hardy Koons
Wayne Koons
Oklahoma
Alaska
Montana Bird Seasons Are Set
The Montana Fish and Game Commission set dates and bag limits for game birds this fall. Pheasant season opens Oct 30. sage grouse, in several counties, Sept 18 to 25. other regional quotas range Sept 11 to Nov 27 with varying bag limits. Ducks in the Pacific Flyway run Oct 8 to Jan 5 with six in bag and six in possession.
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Helena
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Meagher
Broadwater
Jefferson
Gallatin
Park
Madison
Beaverhead
Montana
Continental Divide
Hill, Chouteau
Fergus
Golden Valley
Stillwater
Carbon
Pondora
Missouri River
Chouteau County
Judith Basin
Park Counties
Wheatland
Sweet Grass
Musselshell
Yellowstone
Big Horn
Divide
Pacific
The
Daily Times
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Louise Smith
Citizens Bank
Robbins & Gust
McLeod Street
Boulder Road
Box Canyon Ranger Station
Forest Service
Tom Ellis
Hamilton Hospital
David McCleerey
Sweet Grass Unit
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