Wisdom notes and community visits in Wisdom Montana
Dr W H Stephan will be in Wisdom and Jackson April 30 to give tick shots postponed from April 23 due to road conditions. Residents and visitors across Wisdom attend Army releases, trips to Butte Gardiner Montana and Dillon. Local clubs meet, plan senior class events, and approve purchases as war work continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Stephan
Jackson
Loyd Thomas
Butte
Cyrus Swartz
Edward Glassey
Earnest Putman
Gardiner
Mont
Jack Miller
John Miller
Wisdom
Miller
Wharton
Nick Hilderline
Huntley Bros
Lloyd Thomas
Small Son
Malad
Idaho
Orville Sparrow
Boone
Charles Sparrow
Tom Williams
The
Murray Hospital
Jacob Neidt, Jr
Karen
Dillon
Ed Glassey
Wisdom Women’s Club
Clark Huntley
Ted Woodard
Roy Oliver
War Service
Jake Neidt, Jr
Noel Coward
Elmer Jensen
B. Elsworth
Eleanor Tiefenthaller
Walter Stewart
Clarence Helming
Order of Eastern Star
Worthy
Lena Neidt
Grand Worthy Iron
All Star” Club
Mark Clemon
Silver Anniversary in Dillon Brightens Saturday Night
Friends of Mr and Mrs Alex Tait gathered at the Deputy home Saturday for their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. An evening of cards followed by a luncheon featured silver gifts. Mr and Mrs Tait, married in Dillon April 20 1918, have lived here most of their married life with brief years in Butte. Their two sons serve in the Navy Dempster in the Pacific and William on an Atlantic warship, with daughter Mary in the local high school. A long distance call from William in New York framed the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Tait
Jack
Dillon
Dempster
Pacific
William
Atlantic
Mary
Tait
New York
Uesday
Joe
Joeanne Shaw
Cyrus Schwartz
Edward Glassey
Jacob Neidt
Karen Neidt
Wanda Glassey
George Oliver
Salmon, Ida
White Ranch
Herbert Armitage
Thursay
A. C. Willey
Butte
T. Bailey
Leonard Smith
Harry Helming
Bruce Helming
B. Elsworth
Eleanor Tiefenthauler
John Long
Salmon
Idaho
Wisdom
Long
Bertha Francis
Darby
Spokane
Mary Shaw
Portland
Ore
Elmer Jensen
Hans Jorgensen
Wendel Jardine
Jackson
I. W. Winess
Claud Lapham
Bonnie
Roy Ford
Sen
B. K. Wheeler
Rebekahs
Mary Petersen
Red Cross Fund
I.C.C.F
Garr- Quigley
Diana Rebekah Harbor
Ralph
Florence Rice Miller
Odd Fellowship
Farmer Deferments Now in Hands of Local War Boards
Helena April 17 Local USDA war boards hold full responsibility to initiate deferment actions for farm workers and agricultural operators deemed necessary. Lt. Col. S. H. Mitchell, state director of selective service, said boards can appeal 1-A classifications and place workers with agricultural experience, urging immediate action before induction calls arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Usda War Boards
S. H. Mitchell
Selective Service
Mitchell
R. J McKenna
Bozéman
State War Board
Mos
War Board
Defense
Usda War Board
AAA
War Boards
Dinner Party At Lasich Home Honors Guests
Frank Lasich and Mrs. Addie Morrison hosted a Saturday dinner party for 16 at the Lasich residence. After a well set meal, pinochle produced high awards for Mrs. Bert Morrison and Roy Webster while Mrs. Anna Schuler and Frank Bell received consolation prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lasich
Addie Morrison
Lasich
Bert Morrison
Roy Webster
Anna Schuler
Frank Bell
War Bond Drive Boosts Farm Financing in Montana
RACC reports 80 percent of issued loans under $2500 go to farmers with $1.1 million approved in the field and $600,000 already issued. Daily requests total about $50,000 with 60 percent for war crop advances aiding beans peas flax and potatoes in Montana. Beaverhead county aims for a $265,000 share of Montana’s $33.533 million goal as farmers are urged to invest in war bonds to counter inflation and store wealth for future needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RACC
Federal District
Spokane
Montana
Usda War Board
Floyd Kenison
Beaverhead County
Kenison
Sion
Revised Tire Regulations Tighten OPA Ration Rules
OPA tightened tire rationing to curb bootlegging and inspection violations. The rules require the inspection record stay with the vehicle during operation, inspectors must report serial irregularities, boards may grant past inspections if done within 60 days before filing, and dealers may release turned‑in tires earlier if an OPA representative authorizes disposal after examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Easter of 1943 recalls another Easter in 1883
A recounting of an expedition by about 130 men with families seeking new strikes, led by Captain Hugh ONeil and Lieutenant John Ely. The group faced harsh winter travel, scarce food, high prices, and difficult river crossings while forging toward Bannack. The narrative quotes figures on supplies and prices and notes notable members from Dillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Bannack
Colorado
California
John F. Bishop
Dillon
John Swing
Denver
Swing
Alfred E. Graeter
Michael Carr
F. M. Carr
Finley Roe
Hugh O’neil
John Ely
Raymond and Ely
Nevada Territory
Blackfoot
South Medicine Lodge
Rockies
Medicine Lodge
Horse Prairie
Bannack
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St. Rose
Guild Hall
Father F. Lechner
Father Lechner
George Lane
Leonard Schulz
Nancy Barrett
Bridge
Deputy Aitken
Jo Ann
George Aitken
Billings
Aitken
Montana State Normal College
Dillon Examiner
Army Air Corps
James Aitken
Glasgow
St. James Guild Hall
Dillon Country Club
Edwin Buck
Farnum Schuyler
I. W. Winsel
E. E. Hazel
Nellie Little Poole
Lima High School
L.D.S. Relief Society
Preston Hughes
Jim Barrett
Betty Blythe Stephan
Evelyn Davis
Charles
Yell
George Barth
Henry Meine
Pat Stamm
Bob Stanchfield
Bonnie George
Harold M. Warner
W. W. George
W. W. Hawkins
Eugene Bond
Agnes Pierce
H. A. Stanchfield
W. H. Stephan
A. G. Williams
Diana Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Celia Wilson
Ralph Quigley
Grace Martinell
Lima
Quigley
Estelle Waldorf
Mary Jane Rodgers
Ida Schroeder
Thilda Hartwig
Ada Hartwig
Elizabeth Cottom
Charles Henry
Cora Thurston
Louis Stahl
Norman Giles
Mr. and
Mrs
Union Oe Ad
the Agriculture Extension Service
Irma Jackson
Albert Gaskill
John Jackson
Jud Shepherd
Harold Nelson
McIntyre
Charles Wenger
M. C. Jackson
Dan Pendergast
Wilson
John Krause
L. W
Wendell Jardine
Kenneth Krause
Dale Pettit
George Rhine
Fuiay
William Christensen
W. H. Bessire
Missoula
Ninth Federal Reserve District
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