Dodge outlines wartime car care to conserve rubber
Forest H. Akers of Dodge explains to dealers a government aligned wartime service plan. The aim is to keep at least 20 of 27 million passenger cars and all five million trucks rolling, with emphasis on battery care, tire checks, and proper engine maintenance to maximize miles and extend usable life during gas rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge Division
Chrysler Corporation
Office of Defense Transportation
Akers
Mr. Akers
Hicle
Normal College Assembly Features Mixed Musical Program
The regular morning assembly in the Normal college auditorium included performances by the women's glee club violin soloist Ruby Rasmussen piano solos by J. W. McCracken and Betty Newton cornet and other vocal items. Separate notes describe library winter heat measures and updated access via the lower main entrance to non-college visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normal College
Heav
Bach
Henry Hadley
Wilson-White
Brahms
Women’s Glee Club
Seitz
Ruby Rasmussen
Veterans Muster On Active Duty And Honors
Soldiers from Dillon and area report progress in service. Martin Markovich joins Navy training in West Virginia after being called to active duty. Gilbert Hilde moves to Army OCS at Wake Forest College to become a second lieutenant. Ernest Good graduates Naval aviation maintenance school in Memphis as a third class petty officer. Bruce Gilbert promoted to corporal at Fort Francis Warren. David Rife departs for Army Air Corps duty. Tom Gibbons in Alaska with Navy. Bill Tait assigned to U S S Jeffers after summer in New York City. Joseph Leon Bernard, 37, dies en route to induction, heart attack cited. Recruiters announce three men to exam for enlistment in Army and Air Force. Holden accepted for Army Air Force. Cardinale and Arlo Herman take Navy exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Hilde
U. S. Army
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Wake Forest College
Wake Forest
N. C
Hilde
Armed Forces
Dillon
Tom Gibbons
Alaska
U. S. Navy
Tom
Bill Tait
Navy
Bill
New York City
U.S.S. Jeffers
Former Dillon Resident Dies in California
Mrs. Essie Watts learns of the death of her brother Hal West formerly of Dillon. West died November 14 in Inglewood California after a period of ill health. He lived in Dillon until seven years ago and is survived by his widow his mother a sister and sister in law Mrs Arthur Brown and several nieces and nephews. Burial was at Inglewood Cemetery.
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Essie Watts
Hal West
Dillon
Inglewood
Calif
West
California
Arthur Brown
Selected for Alpha Zeta Fraternity at Montana State College
LaRue Cantrell and John Hartwig of Dillon and MSU have been chosen for Alpha Zeta, the national honorary agricultural fraternity, noted for high averages and prominence in agricultural circles. Hartwig also joins Alpha Gamma Rho and is named columnist for the Montana Exponent, per editor Dan Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaRue Cantrell
John Hartwig
Dillon
Montana State College
Alpha Zeta
Alpha Gamma Rho
Montana Exponent
Dan Cox
WAAC Board Named Here By Clawson
The WAAC board named here by Clawson discusses recruiting 150000 women to fill WAAC roles and release 150000 general service men, boosting national fighting strength by about 12 divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waac Board
Clawson
Army
WAAC
Out-of-town shoppers visit city district on Monday
Among the visitors were Mr and Mrs Tom Pendergast and Mrs Fielding Gray of Wise River Mr and Mrs Jay Tallent of Sheep Creek and Mr and Mrs John Jackson of Jackson.
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City
Tom Pendergast
Fielding Gray
Wise River
Jay Tallent
Sheep Creek
John Jackson
Jackson
War Ration Book 1 applications due by December 15
Montana OPA warns all residents without War Ration Book No. 1 that applications must be filed with the local War Price and Rationing Board by December 15 to obtain coffee stamps and future War Ration Book 2. Book 1 is required for coffee purchases and sugar stamps may influence issuance. Applicants must prove identity and current address with documents such as a selective service card or utility bill.
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Montana Office of Price Administration
OPA
Scrap Drive Hits 2000 Tons in Beaverhead County
George M. Gosman reports over 2000 tons of scrap collected in Beaverhead County with trucks and workers still gathering in rural areas. Armstead and Jackson districts are next, as the county plans a winter continuance and a tin can collection to aid the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Gosman
Beaverhead
W.pa
Armstead
Gosman
Jackson
County Salvage Committee
George Gosman
Dillon
B. R. Williams
W. B. Hartwig
Bert Megquier
W. W. Hawkins
Albert Erickson
A. A. Schroeder
Fred Kerr
Ray Willey
Wisdom
Earl Fairbanks
Lima
County happenings weekly survey in the Examiner
A brief weekly survey offers a complete look at county happenings for readers, spanning notable events, developments, and local matters tracked in the Examiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Examiner
Thanksgiving visits and a farmer’s quarterly report in Dillon
Local residents spent the holiday with relatives including Charles Burgess in Dillon and Marjorie Decker with her parents. Atty. T. F. McFadden traveled to Seattle for business matters while the county board adjourned on November 5 1942. The farming report lists livestock counts sheep hogs cattle and horses and October produce and sales including a Swiss Bull sold for 116.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Burgess
Montana University
Missoula
Dillon
Jud Stahl
Butte
Marjorie Decker
G. A. Decker
Atty
T. F. McFadden
Seattle
Wash
Lawrence Holloran
Larry
Bernard
Catherine Jackson
Harry Lapham
John Jackson
Jackson
County Farm
County Board approves claims and issues warrants
Claims allowed include general road and poor funds with totals for inspection mileage and district allocations. Warrants issued during the month total 19 064 70 with payroll and high school disbursements listed. Supervisor John Wenger noted at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Taylor
General Fund
John Wenger
Duck Feathers Collected For War Effort
E. J. Keeley of the Montana salvage committee says no national drive exists but urges duck shooters to send down and feathers to Ducks Unlimited Inc at 83 Columbia Street Seattle Washington. The government wants them and the group seeks down not over two and a half inches long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Keeley
General Salvage Committee
Montana
Ducks Unlimited, Inc
America
Columbia Street
Seattle
Wash
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Dodge
Boy Scouts of America
Boys’ Life
Park Ave
New York
Husky
Old
New England
Muads
Martin Markovich
West Virginia
Londonderry
Mary Narby Cottrell
Earth
Robert Good
Ernest
Naval Aviation Maintenance School
Memphis, Tenn
Ernie
W. G. Gilbert
Bruce
Cpl
Gilbert
Fort Francis Warren
Cheyenne
Wyo
Quartermaster Corps
David Rife
Frank Rife
U.S. Army Air Corps
Joseph Leon Bernard
Scobey
Fort Douglas
Brundage Funeral Home
Mr. Bernard
Quebec
Canada
Four Buttes
Mont
Jay McCarthy
Tyde H. C. Mummey
Robert W. Koontz
Army Air Force
Bud Roselle
Frank Anangst
David Mizell Holden
Osborne Cardinale
Arlo Herman
U.S. Navy
Albert S. Baker
Archie C. Henneberry
J. Warren Shaw
Fair Fund
Dillon Examiner
U.S
Aerman
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