Local Notes From Agawam and Nearby
Miss Dorothy Breding returned home from Great Falls where she works at the Tribune office. Mrs. Gus Heyer and others including Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Robinson visited Great Falls last week. Paul Kropp traveled to Helena on business. Mrs. Jay H. Robinson of Chateau spent weekend with family. A birthday party honored Mrs. Henry Weist at her home. Rev. Clingman of Great Falls visited local homes Tuesday afternoon and evening.
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Dorothy Breding
Great Falls
Tribune
Gus Heyer
Alex Truchot
Melvin Brostead
A. C. Robinson
Paul Kropp
Helena
Jay H. Robinson
Chateau
Henry Weist
Rev. Clingman
Farmington Notes Highlight Community Visits and Events
Farmington social news lists the Ladies Aid meeting set with Mrs. Ernest Carlson on April 12. Residents attended a Fun Feed last Thursday and reported a fine fellowship. Charles Baker and daughters visited relatives in Conrad. Billy Chalmers celebrated his fifth birthday with friends. Betty Depner stayed overnight with Helen May Tangen. Tom DeBoer and family returned from a winter in Conrad. Lutheran supper drew Farmington families. Yelte Bakker returned from Lynden to tend to his ill brother Ed.
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Farmington
Tom DeBoer
Conrad
Yelte Bakker
Lynden
Washington
Ed Bakker
Farmington Honor Roll and Local Elections Report
Farmington residents appear on the Honor Roll in the upcoming Acantha. Veterans and community figures share supper with local families. Red Cross fundraising nears 300 dollars. Saturday's school election saw Clarence Carlson re-elected in Farmington and Mrs. Howard Hanson in East Farmington, with Burton returns still unclear. Several community updates include hospital visits, AAA meeting turnout, and changes in train service due to gas and tire shortages.
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Farmington
Acantha
Howard Koch
Anita Johnson
John Chalmers
G. Christman
Uy Community Red Cross Drive
Clarence Carlson
Howard Hanson
East Farmington
Burton
Abe Breere
Henry Nyhus
W. F. Clingman
Tangen
Rag n Soup 4 H Club Meeting Report
The Rag n Soup 4 H club met March 26 at Mr and Mrs Oscar Johnson home. Miss Alice Pfeiffe led. Shirley Maudlin and Dolores Johnson demonstrated shoe care. Aprons made were judged. good work noted. Next meeting May 7 at Mr and Mrs Tony Gossman home.
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Rag’n Soup 4- H Club
Oscar Johnson
Alice Pfeiffe
Shirley Maudlin
Dolores Johnson
Tony Gossman
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Wm. Chalmers
The family expresses deep gratitude for cards flowers and tokens received after the loss of Mrs. Wm. Chalmers while in Rochester. They thank those who sent flowers furnished music and provided service including Rev Grandal the inspiring sermon and contributions from the Chalmers and Arensmeyer families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Chalmers
Chalmers
Rochester
Grandal
John Chalmers
Ben Chalmers
Leslie Chalmers
W. F. Arensmeyer
When the 4th War Loan Ended Our Fighting Men Kept Firing
A brief wartime item notes that after the 4th War Loan closed soldiers continued firing, underscoring ongoing military activity and public support during the campaign period.
Honor Roll and Community Notes From Collins
Collins area items report Billy Reiquam returning from University of Missoula to help on the ranch and several residents making the Honor Roll. Mrs. Roscoe Thompson resumes operator work at Great Northern station amid operator shortages. News notes praise contributions to community coverage and share updates on families including Leon Carrette's return from Africa to West Virginia and Ruth E. Corey in the Mediterranean theatre. Easter hopes and local anecdotes close the column.
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Billy Reiquam
Missoula
Collins
Roscoe Thompson
Great Northern
Hich
George Tomsha
WAC stenographer Ruth Corey serves in Mediterranean Theatre
Pvt Ruth E Corey daughter of Mr and Mrs Clark L Corey of Collins Montana serves as an efficient stenographer in the Judge Advocate Air Force Service Command in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations She has been in the Woman's Army Corps over a year overseas five months and her company has seen service in North Africa and was the first Air WAC unit to serve in Europe in Italy She attended Teton County High School Chateau and Great Falls Commercial College in Great Falls
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Opal Coghill
Leon Carrette
Italy
West Virginia
Ruth E. Corey
Judge Advocate General’s Department
Army Air Service Command
Mediterranean
Collins
Army Air Force Service Command
Clark L. Corey
Collins, Montana
Corey
Woman’s Army Corps
North Africa
Europe
Service Command
Teton
Notice of Roller Skating Admission Increase
Due to a new U. S. Tax from April 1, admissions to roller skating rise. Grade school students pay 21 cents plus 4 cent tax totaling 25 cents, Ladies 25 cents plus 5 cent tax totaling 30 cents, Gentlemen 34 cents plus 6 cent tax totaling 40 cents.
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U. S
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Agawam
Corr
Pearl Tangen
THE
RAG@N SOUP 4-H CLUB
Gleaner
Baldwin
Collins Selma Beringer, Cerr
Marion Averill
Charles
E. R. ‘McLean
Fred Fornfeistt
Patsy Fornfeist
Adolph. Banig
Alvin Reiquam
Ralph Caskey
Aist
Caskey
Angel
Des-Tex Dry Cleaner
Turkey
Sturgis Hardware & Automotive Arts
Montana Power Company
Arnold C. Hanusa
Brown
No. Montana
Mustard Growers Co-op
Conrad, Montan
Monarch Lumber CO
Choteau, Moni
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