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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1943
Page
2
Col. Chas. L. Sheridan urges Montana motorists and workers to curb accidents as a critical wartime loss. He notes fifty deaths and over two hundred injuries since January, blaming carelessness for many crashes and tanker and truck destructions.
Three Chateau Chevrolet service department workers, John Burt Jr Fritz Hansen and Harold Lindgren, earned Chevrolet approved mechanic diplomas after passing the 1943 national exams held in Choteau. Pelletier cited war effort needs and emphasized overhaul over replacement as essential to keep wartime transport moving.
The bulletin lists gasoline A book coupons through Sept 21 requiring license details, sugar stamp changes through Oct, coffee relief, fuel oil ration validity through Sept 30, and home canning stamps. It notes stamps for shoes and stoves with new rules and meat stamp expiries. It closes with a Third War Loan Drive target of fifteen billion dollars to begin Sept 9 per Roosevelt.
The War Production Board reports storage facilities for 15 million bushels of potatoes and calls farmers to seek county war board approval to start construction. It notes binder twine supply, cotton blended henequen twine, and a footwear output increase. OPA sets August tire quotas with smaller Grade I passenger car tires than last April. About 122 million copies of ration book three had been mailed by early last week and residents not receiving theirs should apply Aug 1–10. The price for a kangaroo rug is noted as $1.50 to $20.
Court in Teton County Montana issues notice to creditors and claimants in the estate of Gertrude Altermatt deceased. O B Katz administrator with the will annexed invites claims within four months after first publication dated July 21 1943 with notices in Chateau Court House.
United States Department of the Interior General Land Office Great Falls Montana announces a public sale under section 2455 as amended. Donald Kerr holds Serial No 084555 and the sale occurs at 10:00 a m on August 18 at the district land office. Bids start at not less than $3.00 per acre.
The notice outlines bidding rules for a land sale in Montana under section 14, T25N R1E P.M. Bids may be made by principals or agents, by mail or in person, with certified funds in sealed envelopes marked Public sale bid Serial No 084555 Sale August 18 1943. Highest bid pays immediately. claims or objections must be filed by sale time. contiguous landowners must assert prior rights within 30 days of public offering. THOS. F. CORBALLY, Register.
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