Silver Wedding Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Tonney
Mr and Mrs Francis J Tonney celebrated twenty fifth wedding anniversary with an open house at their Dillon home on Sunday August 23. The event featured summer flowers a miniature cathedral display and wedding photos. Their son Francis Jr serves as an ensign in the naval air corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Tonney
Tonrey
St. Rose Church
Daniel Foley
Timothy Clifford
Lima
Francis, Jr
United States Forces
Naval Air Corps
Fred Woodside
Warren Stone
Walter Grimes
A. C. Henneberry
Frank Paul
Butte
Hayes] Baxter
Dale Tash
Fred Wodeside
Clara Plant
Lawrence Helfert
Leo Murphy
Helena
Helfert
Dillon
John McLaren
Provo
Utah
Jack, Jr
David
Dorothy
Nellie
Arley
Arthur
Cleo
Clyde
Bob
Roy
Idaho
Jack
Navy
Pacific Zone
Post Office Details V Mail Growth and Local Notices
The Post Office reports V Mail is expanding as its service moves beyond experiments with weekly increases in letters to American soldiers overseas. The War Department enlarges facilities and the system now handles photo reproduction from the United States to Britain, Australia, India, Hawaii and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
War Department
United States
British Isles
Australia
India
Hawaii
Iceland
Department
War and Navy Departments
V-Mail
War, Navy
Post Office
Norton and Cushing Visit Former Dillon Residents
Mr and Mrs Charles Norton visit Mr and Mrs Lorenzo Cushing. Norton once managed the Securities State bank and is noted as a former Dillonite during the stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Norton
Lorenzo Cushing
Dillonites
Mr. Norton
Securities State Bank
Miss Jo Ann Deputy and Mrs Don Wheat Return From Vacation
Miss Jo Ann Deputy and Mrs Don Wheat have just returned from a three months vacation in Wichita Falls Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Ann Deputy
Don Wheat
Wichita Falls, Texas
OPA Allows Deposits for Returnable Wire Hangers
The OPA rules that dry cleaners and laundries may charge a deposit to ensure return of wire coat hangers used when delivering finished garments. The deposit is interpreted as one to five cents, justified by steel conservation measures.
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OPA
He who can at all times sacrifice pleasure to duty
A reflection on virtue from Lavater noting that consistently placing duty above pleasure elevates character toward sublimity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavater
Draft notes and training moves fill Dillon items
Local notes show Jack Marsh returning from induction duties with a healed arm and stripes of corporal as he leads 1000 recruits to Camp Lewis. others- Shaffner heads to Quan tico for officer training. many Dillon men bound for Fort Douglas and San Francisco for training and service with Marines and Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Marsh
W. C. Jones
Wise River
Marsh
Camp Lewis
Gaylord C. Thompson
Jack Ary
Dillon
Frank M. Judge
Polaris
Fort Douglas
Utah
U. S. Army
Bill Bayerd
Forest G. Bayerd
Butte
South Pacific
H. Q. Ist
U. S. Army American Air Bases
C-O
San Francisco
Calif
Selective Service
Hershey
Army
Scrap metal drive to avert steel mill shortages
The plan calls for immediate segregation and inventory of collected scrap metal to relieve shortages at mills. WPA will provide trucks and labor for rural collection assisted by State Chairman E M Keeley of Helena to ensure an adequate system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
E. M. Keeley
Helena
Mrs Florence Daly and Daughter Stay at Polaris
Mrs Florence Daly and her daughter Bette are spending a few days at Polaris, Ohio, enjoying a brief seaside visit and leisure time together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Daly
Bette
Polaris
Young bandits jailed for hold-up
Brigham City authorities and state law enforcers chased and captured two youths, LeRoy Tempel and an accomplice identified as Edstrom, after a Saturday holdup. The two were arrested after a stolen gray coupe linked to the crime was found, and both confessed with evidence leading to the loot. Local and outside officers, including Sheriff Temple and Patrolman Wright, coordinated the manhunt across nearby towns. The suspects appeared in District Court with counsel appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigham City
Butte
J. L. Gallahan
Emma Meents
LeRoy Tempel
Tait
Evans
Elza Patrick
Wright
Barnes Place
Dillon
Edstrom
Tempel
Melrose
Ward
Moose Creek Hill
Dillmont Park
J. H. Hayden
Temple
Silver Bow County
Petersons Ranchers Triumph In Doubleheader
The Dillon Petersons Ranchers split two games with the Pilot team. In the first, the Fans built a big early lead and held on to win 17 to 14 behind strong hitting and steady pitching. In the second, the Fans pulled away late after a tied game, finishing 21 to 16 as A Peterson, E Cornell and H Rang led the offense while R Kurtz and J Johnson handled the Pilot Stars. Umpires were O T Vandegrift S Meade and C Davis F Chapman A Ficery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilots
R. H.E
A. Ficery
F. Vandegrift
C. Mussetter
R. Harrison
O. T. Vandegrift
S. Meade
R.H.E
A. Peterson
E. Cornell
H. Rang
R. Kurtz
J. Johnson
C. Davis
F. Chapman
Rotary Club Meeting Reflects War News and Softball Plans
Albert Erickson outlined prospects for a European second front with news of British convoys and the Dieppe raid, and he noted American successes in the Solomon Islands. He warned Caucasus German advances may not assure invaders victory. Chairman Sargent said the club will host the Softball League team next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Erickson
Europe
Britain
Dieppe
Solomon Islands
America
Erickson
Caucasus
Sargent
Ralston to Replace County Agent Williams
Ralston will take over as county agent on September 1. Born in Wise River Montana he studied at Anaconda and Missoula and earned an agriculture degree from Montana State College in 1927. He directed forage production livestock feeding seed work soils and 4 H programs in Sanders county and worked with stockgrowers and wool growers groups to aid cattle and sheep producers. The county has a strong 4 H program with 149 enrollments and 85 percent completing projects.
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Ralston
Wise River
Mont
Anaconda
Missoula
Montana State College
Taylor
Sanders County
Western Montana Stockgrowers Association
Western Montana Woolgrowers Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
May Ellen Henneberry
Michael
Midge ,Henneberry
Beaverhead County
Mr. Tonrey
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Eliel Brothers
Kathryn Tonrey
Reta Albertson
Darrel Pettison
Sandpoint
Kellogg
Peterson
Montana State Normal College
Genevieve Albertson
Canyon Resort
Jack Keenan
C. E. Blinn
John Coppin
Taylor Bradley
H. M. Warner
D. L. Johnson
George Gosman
Country Club
Victory Bridge Club
Fred Kerr
Kerr
Dave Williams
Clarence Baril
Williams
Walter Foster
Edwin Whitworth
Presbyterian Manse
Wilma Holloran
Ellen May Guild
The
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Ladies’ Aid
Sam Cardinale
Ed Knox
Stella Murray
Jean Dezell
Jessie Knox
Ardella Sanner
Bluebird Club
Carl Hartwig
Dave Hoffman
George Farrell
McKnight
Eastern Star
Rhea Meade
Elizabeth Paddock
Muriel Tyre
Pat Squires
Hiram Rodgers
Ada
R. D. Curry
John Orr
Grand
Order of Eastern Star
Dilson
Elizabeth Luebben
Education and Loan Fund
Curry
Orr
William Hillstead
William Casper
Dillon Republican Women's Club
Roy Bishop
Portland
Ore
Arthur Brown
Bishop
National Federation of Republican Women’s Clubs
Bagley Building
Seaton
Albert Theodore Dodge
Maynard Irving Mosely
Walter F. Shaffner
John F. Shaffner
Chicago
Quantico
Walter
Great Lakes Training Station
Marine Service
University of Montana
Marines
San Diego
Great Lakes
Ted Oliver
Fred Oliver
Presidio
Chris O. Hansen
A.S.N
Med
75Th C. A
A.P.O
Seattle, Wash
Washington
Monroe S. Bear
Monroe
Louis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Northwestern University
Frederick Crouse
Fred Crouse
Sheppard Field
Texas
Army Air Force
Miami Beach
Fla
Air Corps
F. Arthur Hansen
California
Camp Davis
N. C
Army Hour
NBC
London
Ranger
Texas Ranger
Pvt
Jack Mountjoy
C.W.S
Dugwyn Proving Grounds
Tooele
Chemical Warfare Department
Phillip Brown
George L. Routledge
U. S. Navy
San Francisco Navy
Richard Bourassa
Oakland Navy Yard
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