State Levy Reductions Ease Montana Tax Load
State board of equalization cuts two mills from the state general fund levy and eliminates half a mill for capital building interest and sinking funds. Livestock taxes gain an additional half-mill cut, bringing state levies to four mills the lowest in 20 years. Beaverhead County sees a 5.45 mill reduction after combining local and state cuts as the 1941–42 books close with a $46.43 million surplus.
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Helena
State Board of Equalization
State General Fund
Sam C. Ford
Livestock and Sanitary Commission Boards
University of Montana
Beaverhead County
Capital
Beaverhead
John J. Holmes
Mrs. Joseph E. Monroe Dies After Illness in Dillon
Mrs. Joseph E. Monroe a 72 year old Dillon woman wife of the late J E Monroe died early last Thursday at Barrett hospital after weeks of illness. She was born June 9 1870 in Missouri and spent her youth in Fort Scott Kansas. The Monroes moved to Dillon in 1897 where J E Monroe helped found the State Normal college later becoming president and then a bank official and mayor. Mrs Monroe was active in civic life and the Baptist church. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:00 pm in the Brundage chapel with Rev L Belle Long officiating and burial in Mountain View cemetery.
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Joseph E. Monroe
Dillon
J. E. Monroe
Barrett Hospital
William ©. Reeder
St. Louis
Minor Long
St. Paul
Sugar stamp extension and beef price impact noted
The article discusses sugar stamp allowances for five pounds and projects meat supply improvements through 1943. It reports the Agriculture Department estimates a 19 percent drop in cattle on feed for market in the corn belt as of August 1 due to beef price ceilings affecting feeder plans.
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Agriculture Department
Miss Maysel Mallon Visits Ruth Koenig
Miss Maysel Mallon is visiting Ruth Koenig, sharing time together in an informal social call. The meeting highlights personal friendship and local social ties.
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Maysel Mallon
Ruth Koenig
Beaverhead County Democratic Committee Chooses Leaders
At a reorganization meeting J L Mayland was elected to head the Beaverhead county central committee for two years succeeding interim chairman J E Kelly. Officers include T F McFadden vice chairman Albert Erickson secretary R M Barrett treasurer and J E Kelly state committeeman plus Mrs Effie Roe state committeewoman. A large slate of committeemen and committeewomen was named across Dillon South Central Lakeview Monida Lima Dell Dillon North Bedrock Grant Bannack Dillon South Dillon North Dillon West Little Poole Bishop Argenta Birch Creek Glendale Polaris Jackson Wisdom Dewey Long Nicholia with numerous district representatives.
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Beaverhead County
Effie Roe
Dillon South Central
Frane Stone
Iva Orr
George M. Melton
T. F. McFadden
C. E. Blinn
Lakeview
James E. Doyle
Thelma Bean
Monida
Milton J. Bean
Thelma Blake
Lima
Leo Truax
Ben Proctor
Grace Truax
Julia Peat
Dell
Joe Dowling
Nellie McKnight
Dillon North
Fielding Graves
Myrtle Taylor Larsen
Rose Porter Westergard
Fred G. Lyon
Bedrock
James €. Campbell
J. McMenamey
Elizabeth Rife
Margaret Doyle Roe
Grant
Herman Peterson
Chas. Brenner
Annie Stocker
Alex Christie
Bannack
C. W. Stallings
Walter Paddock
Dillon South
Fred Chapman
Bertie Mathews
Loren Davis
Luella Deutsch
Bertha Thibadeau
Pearl Mittlemeier
John T. Moore
Henry Hignight
Dillon West
Bill Hartwig
No. 46 Bond Issue Aims At Northern Montana College
Referendum No. 46 proposes a 350000 bond for construction and equipment of necessary buildings at Northern Montana college Havre. Critics note postwar enrollment declines and urge using existing facilities before adding war-time taxes. Measure stems from 1941 House Bill 391. ballots prepared by County Clerk Albert S Baker.
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Northern
Montana College
Havre
Montana
Albert S. Baker
Rising food prices alarm OPA regional head Collins
Clem W. Collins, regional OPA administrator, warns that unchecked food prices threaten price stability. He cites June 15 to July 15 Bureau of Labor Statistics figures showing a 2.5 percent rise in uncontrolled foods, risking a potential 30 percent jump over a year and harming household budgets.
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Office of Price Administration
Clem W. Collins
OPA
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Collins
Mind as Lesson Subject in Christian Science Service
The August 23, 1942 lesson sermon in Churches of Christ, Scientist centers on Mind and its relation to fear and power. Key scriptures include 2 Timothy 1:7 and Luke 10:19, with Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health noting the unreal nature of evil and the infinite good as the All-in-all.
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Churches of Christ, Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Dillon Social Roundup of Weekend Visits Across States
Marion and Lois Ryder visited in Butte Sunday. Anthony Connellley and family from California toured Dillon. Thora Blomquist and Suzanne Wolf rejoined in Butte after a weekend in Dillon. Visitors from Salmon Idaho, Helena, Seattle, Salt Lake, Cutbank, Missouri, Denver, Riverside and Bozeman were noted with local residents.
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Marion
Lois Ryder
Butte
Anthony Connelley
California
Thora Blomquist
Suzanne Wolf
John Wolf
Virgil Harris
Salmon
Idaho
Ben Davis
Frank Paul
Laurence Helfert
Leo Murphy
Helena
Dillon
Carl Papetti
T. W. Sargent
William Hillstead
Lewis Dieterle
Floyd Packer
Ray Howard
C. M. Casterline
Vivian Thomas
Billy
Ivy Curnutt
Loren Curnutt
J. A. Meeke
May Rich
Seattle
Jean Bishop
Miss Rich
Gems for Your Scrapbook
An assortment of inspirational quotes from Chapin, Mary Baker Eddy, Henry David Thoreau, and Confucius, emphasizing inner goodness, individual reality, potential, and the link between diligence and skill.
Power for War and Peace Drives American Growth
A wartime editorial extols America’s abundant electric power as essential for production and victory, promising lasting benefits for peaceful life through robust management and industrial strength.
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America
Quotations on Duty and Resolve
Wise sayings attributed to George Eliot and Mary E. Mizer emphasize commitment. They urge completing one duty to enable the next and warn against half measures, praising wholehearted effort as key to success.
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George Eliot
Quotes on forgiveness and charity from classical authors
A collection of maxims praising forgiveness, kindness, and charitable judgment from Mary Baker Eddy F W Robertson Rambler Schiller Lavater Wordsworth Ruskin Dr Alex Whyte Dickens Southey and others. It emphasizes tenderness over revenge and the value of time, forgiveness, and charitable acts.
Draftees Planned Evening Program Reads Like Old Ceremony
A Dillon event will present the preamble to the Constitution read by Smith with Atty. W. G. Gilbert delivering the principal address. Sheriff Paul Temple will introduce draftees and visiting service men, as well as Miss Margaret Holkoran and Miss Mary Pickelick. The program includes music by Nellie Poole's orchestra, skits by George Melton and Jim Campbell, and light refreshments hosted by local women.
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Smith
Atty. W. G. Gilbert
Paul Temple
Margaret Holkoran
Mary Pickelick
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Dillon
W. H. Stephan
Marguerite Schwab
Nellie Poole
George Melton
Jim Campbell
Mike Nettik
Citizens Committee
Ambrose Henneberry
Luther Smith
Arthur Bay
Homer Faust
Ranchers Triumph In Home Games Over Salmon
Sunday afternoon doubleheader features Ranchers overpower Salmon with 15 runs in nine innings after a rocky start. In the second game Pilot stars lead a tight battle, while the Women Fan Stars overpower the Pilots for a decisive win in a brisk, action filled night.
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Bert Megquier
Fred Viel
Salmon
Peterson
The
Elks
R.H.E. Salmon
R.H.E. Pilots
Pilots
R.H.E. K
County fats salvage campaign readies materials
The county initiates a fats and greases salvage effort instructing households on proper preparation. The program covers receiving fats and greases and directs housewives in acceptable disposal practices.
Semester Schedules Set for State Normal College
Detailed first semester schedules are prepared and will be available soon for prospective students. The term runs from September 21 to January 29, 1943.
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The
State Normal College
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Mrs. Monroe
Normal College
Democratic Committee
Christian Science
Chapin
Henry David Thoreau
Confucius
Montana Power Company
Mary E. Mizer
F. W. Robertson
Schiller
Lavater
Alex Whyte
Dickens
Southey
Uncle Sam
H. W. Beecher
County Fats Salvage
the White Cafe
the Electric & Variety Shop
First National Bank
Weral Deposit Insurance Corporation
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