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Newspaper
Billings Herald
Location
Billings, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1950
Page
8
A 1950 notice states starting September 1 you may earn up to 50 dollars a month versus 14.95, with special higher amounts for those 95 and over. It warns local Social Security offices to expect increases and notes October checks showing delays will be retroactively adjusted with a later payment.
Navy reservists in Billings move to active duty with 71 men called, including 55 veterans and 15 nonveterans. Postcards inform 700 beneficiaries of increased Social Security payments, set to begin in October. List of reservists and training details, plus local golf club results with Bryan A. Barieckman defeating Axens M. Cochranes for the hills championship.
Iserald T. Cravet, an engineer at the Billings water resources survey office, died suddenly at his home on Wednesday in Isvine State. Cravet was a longtime state civil servant, with work centered on river and water resource projects in the state capital region.
Lieutenant Ralph Queen of Billings died from wounds received in Korea. A Billings High School graduate, he served with the 7th Regiment in the 34th Division after Navy service in World War II. He attended Eastern Montana College, Montana State University, and Fort Benning actions in January 1949. Survived by parents and sister Judith of Washington DC. Body to be returned for burial in Billings.
Over one hundred new members of the Billings Moose lodge were entertained by sponsors with a dinner and program in the new Moose hall Tuesday night. The event honored new members signed up during the recent state Moose convention campaign. Entertainment featured Students of Donna Rita's school of dancing and amateur boxers from the local police athletic league.
The local Billings Hernin paper expands with Billings, reinforcing its role as the real community newspaper.
Larry Luce of Luce Studio of Photography in Billings won eight ribbons at the Montana Photographers Association state convention in Helena. His awards included first place for bridal portrait pictorial woman’s portrait and sound for all portraits, plus third for Ernest photowart pictorial and portrait. The haul was the largest by any individual exhibitor at the convention.
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