Statewide war savings drive plan in Montana
Montana faces a $1.2 million shortfall in war savings and thrift stamps as May looms. State director Harry W. Turner tours counties with C. W. Merrilies and Chas. S. Henderson to hold businesslike meetings in Butte Missoula Billings Miles City Lewistown Great Falls and other centers to energize the campaign.
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Montana
War Savings Stamps
Harry W. Turner
Tuurner
Mr. Turner
C. W. Merrilies
Chas. S. Henderson
War Savings Drive Taps New York Political Bodies for Stamp Sales
The War Savings Committee in Manhattan enlists the Republican and Democratic organizations to recruit 50 000 agents and form war savings societies in every election district. County leaders Samuel Koenig and Benjamin Bulmer coordinate with Charles F Murphy Thomas F Smith and Alfred E Smith to promote thrift and stamp sales through district organizations.
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War Savings
New York
War Savings Committee
Manhattan
War Savings Movement
Samuel Koenig
Benjamin Bulmer
Charles F. Murphy
Thomas F. Smith
Alfred E. Smith
War Savings Stamps call to Uplift Liberty and Freedom
A wartime appeal urges citizens to support the war effort by buying war savings stamps. It emphasizes transforming a peace loving nation into a mighty war machine and invites every individual to contribute, promising freedom for future generations.
Ford Shines in War Savings Drive Boosts Montana Counties
Helena reports Custer county total $35,000 in April war savings stamps, lifting progress from 31 to 74 percent of quota and placing it among Montana’s top counties. Miles City post office shows rapid gains with $15,000 sold first week and $9,000 in a single day, driven by booth workers, especially women, leading Miles City toward its quota.
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Helena Post Office
Custer County
Custer
Miles City
Montana
Kaiser Bill Show the Kaiser We Are Solidly Back
A wartime call urges Montana residents to support the boys in France and those joining soon. It emphasizes red blood in the army, staying patriotic at home, and showing the world Montana as the home of true blue Americans ready to fight for democracy and unconditional victory under the stars and stripes.
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France
Montana
Chain Letters Oppose Thrift Stamps Sales Method
The treasury department disapproves of chain letters as a method of selling thrift stamps and notes growing concerns about their spread. The national committee has been asked about the status of these letters and their relation to thrift card campaigns.
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National Committee
Treasury Department
Thirteen Years Ago in the Pioneer May 26 1w3
Reports from the lambing camp show an average about 90 percent. Continued cold weather slows garden track and alfalfa growth. Dan Foster injured his leg in a horse incident delaying foot racing. Electric lights planned for the depot area. Sardon plans and bids for McLean street improvements. Freddie Cross accidentally shot by eight year old Ernest Duffey and died about 30 minutes later.
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Willie
Ernest
Freddie Cross
Ernest Duffey
Freddie
Duffey
Will Duffey
Memorial Day Church Services Announced at Cheretr
The Cheretr congregation schedules Sunday School at 10:00 a m with a song service and sermon story. The 11:00 a m morning service features a Memorial Day theme and a sermon on The Meaning of the Memorial Stones. Evening service at 7:30 p m presents The Last Full Measure of Devotion. Rev. W. P. Ames is pastor.
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Cheretr
Junior Red Cross Exhibit Highlights Young Crafters
The Junior Red Cross display features thread winders flannel binders and linen rollers made by first through third graders under Miss Price and Miss Holm. Miss Gladys Miller won two dollars in thrift stamps. The two month project showcases youth effort and aims to clear school debts via a Tuesday high school gym dance proceeds.
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Red Cross
Garmet
Ellen Holm
Gladys Miller
Miss Price
Miss Holm
Junior Red Cross
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