Shortage of heating oil probable as Roosevelt calls restraint
President Roosevelt warned East coast fuel users there may be no guarantee of meeting minimum heating needs. Ickes urged fuel sellers to push customers toward coal or other fuels. Coal stocks rose by 5.85 million tons in June but consumer stocks remain low for fall and winter. The OPA set wholesale milk and cream ceilings at distributors highest March level and fixed fat prices for salvage fats. Lam price ceilings were set for 60 days. most meat prices capped except poultry. Major meat packers to audit branch sales and refund excess charges on beef and pork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Ickes
Office of
Solid Fuels
U. S
OPA
Henderson
Armour and Company
Swift and Company
Wilson and Company, Inc
Forest fire near Dark Horse lake burned six acres
Volunteers battled a major blaze on Dark Horse lake in the Bloody Dick country Sunday. Eight men under Asst. Supervisor C. W. Jackson and Ranger Gunderson controlled the six acre area near the lake shore and stayed Monday to ensure the fire was fully out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dark Horse Lake
Bloody Dick
C. W. Jackson
Gunderson
Community church and club events listed in Dillon bulletin
The column records a string of gatherings: Roger Williams group hosts by Mr. and Mrs. Hiller with Bible study led by Mrs. Walter Clyde. Home Department meets at Rev. Belle Long’s home. L D S Relief Society hospitality at Mrs. Warner’s. Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs. Walter Schwartz’s home with no-hostess lawn event. Victory Bridge Club guest of Mrs. Charles Pilgrim with dessert. women golfers and country club luncheon at Dillon and Butte clubs. Dr. and Mrs. A M Brockaway visit from Miles City. Rotary Picnic at Birch Creek with campfire and guests including Dr. A M Brockaway and others. plus a series of social and charitable activities and a line of monetary figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Williams
the Baptist Church
David Hiller
Walter Clyde
Ladies’ Aid
Ladies Aid of the Baptist Church
Walter Schwartz
Victory Bridge Club
Charles Pilgrim
South Washington Street
Pilgrim
Rotary
O. A. Bergeson
Birch Creek
Howard Morse
A. M. Brockaway
Miles City
Elmo Winn
Hiram Brundage, Jr
Plan to Conserve School Buses in Rocky Mountain Region
The National Council of Chief State School Officers outlines a bus conservation plan adopted by the Denver Office of Defense Transportation. It calls for reorganized routes to cut duplications and empty trips, restrict transport for short or nonessential trips, staggered hours, limited standing, and fewer bus stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Council of Chief State School Officers
Rocky Mountain
Denver Office of Defense Transportation
Pioneer Journal of Montana Pioneers Society Founding Details
The article recounts the 1888 founding of the Pioneers of Montana Society in Dillon. It lists first officers and dues, notes honorary members including Col. W. F. Sanders and W. A. Clark, and describes the first annual meeting at the old frame courthouse with 44 signers. It covers a second annual meeting at the Dillon Opera House with Col. Wilbur F. Sanders delivering the oration, then details the 1902 meeting and the society’s waning local membership, eventually affiliating with the state group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Russell Wilson
Joe A. Browne
Robt. T. Wing
Gus F. Graeter
Bannack
Phil Lovell
Beaverhead Valley
John R. Wilson
Dillon
Henry S. Pond
Glendale
Episcopal Church
Montana
Col. W. F. Sanders
E.D. Leavitt
Don Kohrs
Sam T. Hauser
W. Y. Pemberton
G. W. Stapleton
W. A. Clark
C. A. Broadwater
J. T. Connor
Granville Stuart
Frank Woody
Col. W. W. DeLacey
Nat Davies
F. E. Curtis
John Potter
Lou P. Smith
James Fergus
Phil Shenon
Salmon City
F. A. Reynolds
Big Hole Valley
Corinne Hotel
Metlen Hotel
New Dillon Opera House
Wilbur F. Sanders
Robert T. Wing
Vigilantes
Pioneer Vigilantes
Historic
Society of Pioneers of
Minute-Journal
Plummer
Stinson
Ray
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. J. Beckett
Helena
W. A. Brown
General Street Library
City OF Dillon
Bert Megquier
W. G. Gilbert
F. C. McFadden
George Baker
Elza Patrick
W., G. Gilbert
First National Bank
State Bank & Trust Company
Water Street and
Alley Library
Johnny
Mother
Berlin
Union Pacific
Pacific
Union Pacific Railroad
Home Department of
Belle Long
Augusta Campbell
L.D.S. Relief Society
H. M. Warner
Floyd Packer
Glen Lund
Jack Bennett
Dillon Country Club
Butte Country Club
Albert Baker
Country Club
Monte Stone
Georgia Williams
Afton Whitworth
Dora Tennant
T. E. Gilbert
Elkhorn Hotel
General Fund Water Fund
Fidelity and Deposit Company
Fireman’s Fund Indemnity Company
Employers’ Liability Insurance Company
Examiner's
Journal OF Pioneers IN Museum Archives
U.S.A
Conservation Corps
Montana Auto Sales, Inc
Truck Conservation Corps
Republican County Central Committee
Beaverhead County
Republican Central Committee
Court House
Sam W. Ditty
Fnckory
Continental Distilling Corp
Philadelphia
Phad
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!