Ration Reminders and War Labor Notes
Ration notices cover gasoline A coupons through March 21 and tire A, B, C deadlines. Sugar stamps 30 and 40 validity dates through March 31 and Feb 28, 1945. Shoes stamps 18 and airplane sheet 1. Fuel oil periods 3 4 5 deadlines and regional validity. Meats fats stamps V W X Y dates, waste fats credit. Processed food stamps G H J and K L M deadlines. March 15 income tax filing. Agricultural research notes 35 new crop varieties and antibiotics, plus poultry and cheese innovations. Civilian egg allocations 3 of 4. Vehicle quotas February auto 10,000 and bicycle 7,500. Tire and recapping rules for essential truck operators. Driver tire eligibility based on purpose not distance. POW labor farming study economics and wage credits for prisoners of war, with 80 cents daily personal spending and rest to government.
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Middle West
Great Falls Night Operator Joins Great Northern
Jacqueline Porter becomes night operator at Great Northern station replacing Barbara Goodman who moved to Great Falls for nurses training. Porter stays with George Tomsha. Various local residents visit, travel, or seek medical care. Henry Tomsha heals after elevator accident. Don Meek hospitalised for appendicitis. Gleanings notes weekend visits in Conrad and surroundings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacqueline Porter
Great Falls
Great Northern Station
Barbara Goodman
Great ‘Falls
Porter
George Tomsha
Tex Ezell
Wisconsin
Henry Tomsha
Cargill
Conrad Hospital
Ralph Colman
E .R. McLean
Don Meek
Shelby
Godfrey Johnson
Teton
Mr. Meek
Shelby Hospital
Edith Bammell
Ralph Coleman
Henry
Bishop
Conrad
Gollehon
Brady
Olaf Larson
Marion Averill
Charles
Alex Truchot
Agawam
Miles Averill
Aviation Pioneer Fights Monopoly On Air Routes
Crosl Hunter, president of Northwest Airlines, leads a campaign to oppose a centralized postwar monopoly on international airways. He advocates government regulated competition, citing Alaska’s strategic importance and his early surveys of the vast region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosl
Hunter
Alaska
Paro cai Wedding and Community Notes From Pendroy
Pendroy news covers Ann Parocai’s wedding to Cpl. Shelby Fletcher in Chateau with 14 guests, a Beaupre cafe supper, and farewell for Bob Campbell joining the service. Also includes local visits, church events, a perfect January attendance, and family announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Wellenstein
Missoula
Carl Gulbrand
Joe
Frank Parocai
Chateau
Ann Parocai
Cpl
Shelby Fletcher
Alabama
Beaupre Cafe
Bob Campbell
al Hargens
Turner
Farmers Union
Gerald Torgerson
Barbara Gibbart
Clifton Swanson
Johnny Swanson
Ladies Aid Sewing Committee
Bob Stromwold
T. R. Larson
L. B. Pendrey
Conrad
Jack Campbell
Bob
Fort Benton
McDonald
Earles
Roy Johns
Claude Johns
John Swanson
Johnny
Bob Stromswold
Dee Ann
Harold Nelson Ranch
Harrry Luce
Herb Anderson
Jake Gutshall
Great Falls
Jones
Chesty
Allen Robert
Rodney Hanson
Gulbrandsen
Letters From Readers Bring Travel Notes And News
The Acantha prints a trip report from John A. Schultz of Dutton describing travel by bus from Seattle to Yakima valley Walla Walla and back via the N P with fine weather. Collins correspondent notes a party at Brady with Dutton Collins residents and asks editors to verify items before insertion. Bremerton readers report submarines and Marine aviator promotions in overseas service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Washington
John A. Schultz
Dutton
Yakima Valley
Walla Walla
Lewiston
Kendrick
Idaho
N. P
Collins
Edwin Tofslie
Brady
Norman Matz
Marie Frigge
Selmer Bakken
Leod Trebesch
Ralph Coleman
Tex Ezell
Agnes Martin
Fred Lunds
Henry Hofman
Dick Rose Becomes Pendray Milkman
Dick Rose is named the new Pendray milkman after Harry Swanson handed over the milk business last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Rose
Harry Swanson
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. S. Department of Agriculture
WFA
U. S
War Man Power Commission
War Department
Selma Beringer
Aviation Pioneer
Crosl Hunter
E.W.T
CBS
THE
Montana Power Company
Pendroy News
Bremerton, Wash
Bullerdick
Wm. J. Geis, Jr
Bud
Pacific
Harry
Marine Air Corps
William Geis
Ruby M. Ferguson
A. F. Noreen
Larch Drive
American Lake Gardens
Tacoma
Wash
Fort
Azores
Britain
Portugal
R.A.F
Coastal Command
Atlantic
Bougainville
Roy Maypole
Marine Corps
Reperiat
Perokina
Phota
Empress Augusta Bay
Clark
Naples
Mark Clark
Rural Press Section
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