This Week In History - Feb 16
 | Author:
Linda Huth, Broadwater County Musuem Curator
Linda Huth: MT43 News Board Member and Copy Editor |
"What Happened this Week in History” Submitted by Linda Huth; Sponsored by: The Broadwater County Historical Society and the “Cotter Foundation”
February 16
1939
“Crow Creek News”
Wm. Kitto, Ivor Jenkins and Fred Juries have been busy putting up ice the past week getting their supply from the Leslie Smith ranch.
Mrs. W.A. Sherlock and Mrs. W.K. Parker attended the Valentine tea in Townsend Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Massa left Tuesday morning for San Francisco, Calif. where they will take in the World’s Fair. They plan to be gone about three weeks.
Geo. Rauser and daughter, Katherine, were Townsend business callers Saturday.
1950
“Social News”
Carol Horne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Horne, celebrated her seventh birthday Sunday and was hostess to 18 of her young friends at a party from 3 to 5 o’clock. The refreshment table was decorated in a Valentine motif centered with a pink and white birthday cake with seven lighted candles. Individual birthday cakes decorated in pink and white, marked places for Madeline and Dean Massa, Helen Braley, Charlene Adams, Barbara Blakely, Twila Fae and Vicky Perkins, Lloyd and Jurenine Poe, Ailene Herron, Cathy Bucy, Beth Thompson, Patsy Kelly, Helen Kay Thompson and Darrel Ann Johnson. Games were played and prizes were won by Helen Braley, Barbara Blakely, Madeline Massa and Darrel Ann Johnson. Others present were Mr. and Mrs. Carter Babcock and daughters, Marilyn and Joyce, and Wilbur Bracken of Helena and Mr. and Mrs. John Sorenson and Mrs. Thomas Perkins.
1961
“Crow Creek News”
Joe Stockburger of Three Forks was a visitor at the John Feistner home on Friday.
Charles Preston and Tom Lyness were Thursday dinner guests of Miss Pearl Kitto and William Kitto. Mr. Lyness is spending a few days as a guest of the Kittos.
Jack Pierce of Belgrade, Don Douma of Manhattan and Tom Lyness were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Turman, Merle, Tim and Dixie.
Mrs. Earl Webb drove to Helena Thursday where she attended a CowBelle luncheon.
Rowland, Bill and Albert Kimpton were callers in Dillon on Saturday.
Little Laurie Sanderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Sanderson, celebrated her birthday Friday by inviting her aunt, Mrs. Clopton and cousins, Carrie and Tracy Clopton of Townsend, over for birthday cake.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Ferrat, Mike and Randy enjoyed a drive to Norris on Sunday. At Harrison they called on Mr. and Mrs. Homer Maichel and family.
1967
“Local News”
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Walter visited his sister, Mrs. Walter Engler, in Livingston over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Let Ballard returned to their home last Friday from Stevensville where they had been visiting for the past three months with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Kirscher and family.
Gary Gabisch was seven years old Sunday and to help him celebrate the occasion, his mother, Mrs. George Gabisch, Jr., entertained several of his little friends at a party. The afternoon was enjoyed with games and balloons. Refreshments were served from a table decorated in the Valentine motif. A large Valentine birthday cake was cut and each place was marked with an individual favor. Guests included Doug Cook, Dale Lewis, Allen and Betty Mae Schendel, Ronda Harrison, Jean Sample, Betty Cazier, Dolores Burtch, Sandra Johnson, Mrs. Don Schendel and two daughters, and Linda, Diana and Marie Gabisch.
1978
“Toston Jaycees Organize”
The young men of Toston have formed a new chapter of Jaycees, a civic organization for men between the ages of 18 and 36 years.
Attending the organizational meeting were members of the Bozeman Chapter of Jaycees, who explained the purpose of Jaycees and helped the Toston group form their charter.
Over twenty young persons in the Toston area have joined the organization.
Elected officers were Roger Dundas, president; John Johnson, vice president; Mike Ferrat, secretary and Curtis Spatzierath, treasurer. Directors include Victor Spatzierath, Alan Smith and Bill Harris.
Interested men are urged to contact Roger Dundas or any officer of the group. This is a very worthwhile organization and many helpful civic projects come from their hard work.
“’Six of Our Own Presentation”
“Six of Our Own” could be the title of the next BCHS Drama class production, next Tuesday and Wednesday evenings February 21st and 22nd at 8:00 p.m. in the old gym.
The newly conceived Creative Writing class took a group of popular short stories and adapted them for use in the theatre. Six of the short plays were selected for production. The plays and their young adaptors are: “The Secret Life of Walter MItty” by Mitch Stocks; “Home to Mother’s” by Kim Bieber; “The Cask of Amontillado” by Tracy Morand; “Beware the Dog” by Joanne Slifka; “Lambs to Slaughter” by Mike Erickson and “The Lady on the Tiger” by Mike Hooks.
The members of the drama class who will perform the plays and act as stage crew are: Ken Adelblue, Trish Berberet, Rusty Campbell, Barry Clark, Rich Cleveland, Mike Erickson, Chip Erickson, John Hansen, Ron Herndon, Mark Hinton, Debbie Huff, Ruth Johnson, Sam Lee, Andy Long, Harry Obert, Lisa Schmaus, Penny Stanfill, Virginia Stoner, Blaine Welch and Wade Welch.
