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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1944
Page
7
The notice lists wartime ration stamp validity for meats fats fruits and vegetables sugar gasol ine and tires with dates through 1945 and details on income tax deadline. It reports the Army and Navy manpower needs, job summary distributions in 114 centers, and special gasoline allowances for farm organizations and victory gardeners. It also warns about fraudulent fuel aids and notes tests proving no mileage benefit.
Fred A. Noble of ODT warned truck bus and passenger car owners to keep and rehabilitate their current vehicles to prevent breakdowns in national transport. He noted the 1944 production plan resembles dwindling new trucks with 64 000 medium weight 24 000 heavy trucks and 28 000 trailers, only about 25 percent to be built in early 1944.
Clara Ferris executrix of the estate of Eugene Ferris deceased invites creditors and all claimants to present vouchers within ten months of first publication. Claims must be shown to George Coffey in the Larson Building Chateau Montana. Publication date March 23 1944.
Miss Anna Moffett of Philadelphia and Pvt. Martin Asmus wed Easter Sunday at the Lutheran Church in Power with Rev. J Ernest officiating. Attendants were Verena Asmus Emerely Asmus and Mickey Schaefer. The couple will reside in Wilmington Delaware after a reception at the Asmus home.
Describes Finland’s extensive canal and lake system connecting to Estonia and the Gulf of Finland. Notes 3,000 miles navigable waterway and 29,000 miles floatable routes. Mentions timber rafts moving toward saw mills on deep water.
A brief note urges readers to support the war effort with financial backing, framing investment as patriotic duty and essential for national strength and victory. It emphasizes unity, sacrifice, and the role of private citizens in sustaining wartime industry and employment.
A wartime letter from March 22 1944 describes James Glavey near the Anzio beachhead in Italy after the Rome invasion. He mentions Naples rest camp and seeing names in a registration book, and thanks for Chateau Acantha mail arriving at his unit. He signs off hoping to continue receiving the publication.
Pvt. Fred Swain returns to visit his mother Mrs. M. R. Swain and friends in Choteau during a seven day furlough from Camp Pike Virginia. He serves in the infantry and expects to be deployed overseas soon.
Harold Terry writes from the South Pacific: he is safe and busy, notes no seasickness yet, and mentions coconuts as a danger. He praises air mail speed, describes movie nights, good food, and modest prices for cigarettes candy and beer depending on supply. He signs off promising future letters when possible.
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