This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1939
Page
8
Reed Point residents hosted relatives and friends from Billings Missoula Butte and scenic trips on Labor Day. A dozen families attended gatherings while teachers were elected and schools opened with 45 students across grades.
President Roosevelt spoke to Americans amid Germany's invasion of Poland and Britain and France declaring war. He urged restraint, warned against profiteering, and stressed neutrality while maintaining vigilance to protect the Americas. Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced Canada’s involvement and defense measures.
In ADDITIONAL LOCAL brief items report Fair attendees Mr and Mrs Bayl G Dawes and children returning from San Francisco with a Salt Lake City stopover. Mrs Dawes and children visit Bozeman mother Mrs Mattie Shaw. Wheat prices discussed with AAA farm program aiding above world price. 1929 data show No 2 hard winter wheat at Chicago averaging above Liverpool. Lucy Hatch writes from Lethbridge about old schoolmates and family moves. George Young dies in Casper after Northern Pacific work and a notable witnessed trial. Yellowstone Park reports August travel drop to 440,011 from 447,791 in 1937, total 5.9 percent ahead of 1938, with gates showing varied gains and losses.
The speaker notes opposition assurance of appreciation for the gravity of the situation and emphasizes Canada as a free nation of the Commonwealth offering voluntary cooperation to prevent destruction and preserve for future generations all that has been bequeathed to them.
Washington dispatch reports Vladimir S. Hurban, Czech Slovak minister, stating the divided Czecho Slovakia people are on the Allies side and will organize forces in France and Poland to oppose Germany. He stressed unity after Hitler’s partition of the nation last year.
William E. Ryan died in Livingston and was buried there at 72. He was a Gardiner native with brothers Tom and Billy, once connected to the Cottage hotel and Briggs Ellis ranch. Billy mostly lived in Gardiner. Tom moved to Lewistown and Straw. Belinda C. Tjaaland and Floyd F. Sumner wed in Bozeman at Hope Lutheran Church with relatives in attendance. Sumner works as a Bozeman hotel day clerk. post ceremony plans return to Bozeman.
Ivan Krone left for Big Timber to attend high school. Barbara Duffey began school with three pupils enrolled. Everett Keller and son from Lewistown visited the Nepstads. Martha Duffey from Billings was a weekend guest. The 4 H fair and Midland Empire fair showed strong school work from last year under Sigrid Haugstad.
Secretary Wallace, in a presidentially approved statement, urged American farmers to continue production as if the war outbreak had not occurred. He warned some may cut cooperation with farm programs to raise wheat and other crops, but said substantial increases are unlikely and current supplies of cotton, wheat, corn, meat, and other commodities are large.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.