Fiji troops in shorts hunt Japs in South Pacific letter
Ben B Miles of McLeod recalls his grandson Ben Miles in Bozeman sending a letter from Bougainville dated June 13. The Fiji troops are described as an organized unit with white officers and minimal gear. A native who learned English named David Marin shares insights on pre missionary beliefs, education, and local customs. The writer notes Roosevelt and Churchill, and mentions the Solomon campaign and future letters from his father.
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Ben B. Miles
McLeod
Ben Miles
Bozeman
Hans Tjaaland
Theron Miles
South Pacific
Bougainville
Bozeman Chronicle
Fiji
David Marin
Roosevelt
Churchill
Florida
Solomon
Smaller Pea Harvest Expected at Bozeman
Bozeman officials forecast a 40,000 case drop in the annual pea pack. Manager C. L. Kirk estimated this year’s pack at 230,000 to 240,000 cases, with hail damage on 300 acres cited as the cause versus 1943 output.
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Bozeman
Bozeman Canning Plant
C. L. Kirk
Wheeler predicts Roosevelt win and postwar debts in Butte
Senator B K Wheeler spoke in Butte amid fears Europe could fall to communists after the war and predicted an early war end and Roosevelt reelection. He warned of a staggering postwar debt of 300 billion dollars and outlined plans to tour Montana after voting in the state primaries.
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Butte
B. K. Wheeler
Montana
Europe
Roosevelt
United States
Wheeler
Bozeman
Billings
Miles City
Osborn
Deer Lodge
Russia
Great Britain
Notice of Tax Deed Application in Sweet Grass MT
CHAS E. CRUM announces a tax deed application for the east half of the east half of section 22, township 4 N, range 15 E, Montana. Amount due July 10, 1944 is 280.45 dollars. The request will be made to the county treasurer on September 28, 1944 in Sweet Grass County Montana.
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Sweet Grass County
Notice to Water Consumers on Sprinkling Hours
Water for sprinkling and irrigation shall be used only between 5 am and 9 30 pm. Consumers must prevent waste and keep pipes valves faucets hydrants and outlets in good condition. Leaving faucets open or using water for cooling is a violation. Businesses must not run hoses continuously. Violators will be cited before the police magistrate. nonappearance may lead to discontinuation of service until fines are paid.
Notice of Filing Preliminary School Budgets in Sweet Grass
The preliminary budgets for the 1944 school year in Sweet Grass County Montana are on file for inspection. The Board of School Budget Supervisors will meet July 24 1944 at 10 a m in the county courthouse to examine adopt and approve the budgets. Taxpayers may appear and be heard at the meeting or any adjournment. Margaret Deegan Clerk of the Board. Dated July 8 1944. (Pub July 13 20 1944).
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Board of School Budget Supervisors
Sweet Grass County
Montana
Board of
School Budget Supervisors
Court House
Margaret Deegan
International Bank Plan Progress at Bretton Woods
Delegates at the United Nations monetary conference extended meetings to next Saturday to finish a $10 billion international bank for reconstruction and development. Work on the fund of $8.8 billion proceeds, while quotas remain a major hurdle, and the plan aims for postwar currency stabilization and aid to backward nations.
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Bretton Woods
N. H
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference
International Monetary Fund
June War Expenses Set New High Mark
The United States spent $12,750,000 an hour for war in June. The War Production Board announced June expenditures of $7,957,000,000, a new monthly high, up $39,000,000 from May. The average daily outlay was $306,000,000 and the figure surpasses memory of earlier years.
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Washington
United States
Thomas Jefferson
France
Louisiana
War Production Board
Roosevelt Dies in Normandy at Funeral in France
Brig. Gen Theodore Roosevelt Jr. died in Normandy with his son Quentin among mourners. General officers including Omar Bradley attended as rifle volleys and taps marked the military funeral on French soil. French resistance leaders offered roses to the grave in the ceremony.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Normandy
National Health Council
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay
Long Island
New York
U. S. Fourth Division
France
Theodore Roosevelt Jr
Quentin
First
Omar Bradley
U. S
UMW Journal Denounces Dewey Bricker Ticket
The United Mine Workers journal edited by K. C. Adams condemns the Dewey Bricker Republican ticket. The piece portrays the union stance as opposed to the Republican lineup ahead of the upcoming political contest.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Journal
K. C. Adams
John L
Dewey- Bricker
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Big Timber
Grace M. Williams
G. Beck
City
Benny Miles
State Theatre
Marie Montez
Jon Hall
Cobra Woman
Memphis Belle
Germany
Nusa Cee
Lamour Cavalae
Sr Erasioay
Cantor Murphy Davis - Kelly
Comstance A At
Don Cousins
Edwin L Matin
Eddie Cantor
Joseph Quillen
Dorothy Bennett
Bert Grenet
Bill E. Mielde
Victor Fischer
England
Pvt
Dan Officer
Owahu
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Ben Olness
Red Cross
Pfc
James W. Bourne Jr
Ben
Gabfest
Edgar Johnson
Richard Dodge
Raymond Dodge
Italy
Richard
Anzio
Ray
Robert Ward
Camp Swift
Tex
Fort Dix
N. J
Agnes K. Hereim
WAVE
Pasco
Wash
Lars A. Warp
Camp Seibert
Ala
New Guinea
T-Set
Pat S. Lamach
Seattle
Lowry Field
Colo
Jim Woolsey
Army Air Base
Rapid City
S. D
Anna Stone
Camp Luis Obispo
Calif
Fort Lewis
Carl M. Anderson
San Antonio
Elvin Zeleny
Iran
Pierre Franklin
San Francisco
Big Timber Chapter
American Red Cross
Donald Fostvedt
Linnie Webb
Oregon
Edwin Webb
Camp Gruber
Oklo
Leslie Webb
Eugene
Ore
Sen
Chas E. Crum
International Bank
Tronrud Orchestra
British Institute of Public Opinion
Cornstone
Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Tne
Conoco
UMW
Dewey-Bricker
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