Service Members Receives Gift and Letters of Thanks
The article notes Dasa gin Macias and others stationed abroad received gifts from a citizens committee. Mail travels about 14 000 miles from Dillon via Brazil. Appreciative letters arrive from Navy and Marine contacts including R S Megquier J F Carroll Frederic Crouse Albert Erickson Earl Mooney and John Carr. Harold Patrick on leave visits his parents in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurtz
Amos Elliott
Citizens Committee
Dillon
Brazil
R. S. Megquier
The
Navy
J. F. Carroll
Frederic Crouse
Albert Erickson
Earl Mooney
FRC
John Carr
U. S. Marines
Food drive aims for 362 million acres of crops in nation
War food administrator Marvin Jones urges Americans to expand farming and conservation efforts. He stresses that 362 million acres would require hard work from every citizen to grow, conserve, and share food as fuel for victory.
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France
British Isles
Marvin Jones
1945 AAA Conservation Program Expands Across States
The 1945 agricultural conservation program increases limestone and phosphate use sevenfold in seven years, with payments for lime and fertilizers, cover crops, erosion control, range and pasture improvement, forestry, and weed control. More than 4 million farmers are expected to participate to conserve soil and water resources vital to national welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
State Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
Byron Orr Killed in Action in World War II
Byron Orr is reported killed in action on April 17 1944 after serving in training at Camp Roberts California and at the front where he earned promotion to sergeant on December 29 He was born June 2 1907 in Provo Utah and lived most of his life in Beaverhead County Montana He was a rancher near Dillon at enlistment and survived by his wife three sons his mother and step father a brother a sister and several uncles a wide network of Orr relatives across Dillon Santa Barbara and Walla Walla with many serving in the military
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Camp Roberts
Calif
Provo
Utah
Beaverhead County
Montana
Dillon
James
Thomas
William
Carl Hansen
Bert Orr
Philadelphia
Cpl
Edith Thibodeau
The
Marines
California
Matt Orr
Santa Barbara
Ernest Orr
John T. Orr
Philip Orr
Jack Orr
Walla Walla
Wash
Mathew Orr
U. S
South Pacific
Irving Orr
Binder Twine Outlook for 1945 Supplies
Based on expected cereal grain and fodder acreages, WFA officials estimate binder twine supplies will be adequate in 1945. Due to increased use of combines and a sizable carryover, only 157 million pounds of twine must be manufactured, down from 185 million pounds produced last year.
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WFA
Legislature Adjourns For Senator Gilbert Obituary
Montana senators paused proceedings to honor the late Senator Gilbert who served long in public life. An adjournment was voted for the day as fellow members and the Senate leadership appointed a funeral committee with numerous named colleagues attending.
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Senate
Montana
Sen
Simmons
Cooper
Mineral
Keeley
Powell
Campbell
Missoula
Henderson
Granite
McQuitty
Wheatland
Stewart
Deer Lodge
Lott
Madison
Ecton
Gallitin
Stromes
Cascade
Baker
Dawson
Arnold
Stillwater
Burke
Yellowstone
R-Carbon
Mulloholland
Silver Bow
D’ewart
Park
Officers of District 16 Meet Friday
District 16 officers including Betty Lou Grimes Veretta Wenger Ethel Andersen Sylvia Christensen Leonard Waldemar and Ben Davis will meet Friday to discuss group affairs and upcoming duties.
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Grimes
Betty Lou Glassey
Everetta Wenger
Ethel Andersen
Sylvia Christensen
Leonard Waldemar
Ben Davis
Measure to Abandon State Normal Killed in House Fight
The measure to abandon the state normal school in Dillon was killed after heated debate. Rep Jack Toole led supporters seeking to send the bill to another committee and later to set it as a special order. both motions failed. Republicans largely backed Rep Anson who argued against the change, citing education needs and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Toole
D-Toole
Warm Springs
Anson
Blenkner
Stillwater
Krieg
Yellowstone
Bricker
Cascade
Hazelbaker
Missoula
Cormack
Big Horn
Toole
Greenan
D-Cascade
Graybill
Bovey
D Cascade
James
Liberty
Rep
Montana
Dillon
Dillon Institution
State Hospital
High School Teacher Speaks at Club Meeting
A local high school teacher served as the guest speaker at a club gathering. Mr. and Mrs. James Fay and Mrs. T. W. Sargent presented a program with strings, piano, and solovox, performing pieces including Drowsy Waters Don't Fence Me In and Hawaiian Love. T. W. Sargent chaired the meeting and Charles T. Glasser of Breckenridge Minnesota attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Fay
T. W. Sargent
Charles T. Glasser
Breckenridge, Minn
Memorial services held for soldiers presumed dead
Continued from page one, dor and his parents Mr and Mrs Carl C Hansen later learned from the War department that he must be presumed dead.
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Pagendor
Carl C. Hansen
War Department
Weekly survey of chap in the dollar era
A brief note announces a complete weekly survey of changes and developments costing two dollars annually. The snippet hints at a focus on economic shifts and consumer trends during a period of rising prices and broader coverage.
Gosman Named State Senator and Legion Leader
George M. Gosman, longtime Beaverhead post commander and former six year state board of education member, has been named state senator. He operates Gosman Drug, son of O. C. Gosman, with wife continuing duties and daughter Dorothy.
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The
Legion
Beaverhead
State Board of Education
Elmer Holt
Roy Ayers
Gosman
O. C. Gosman
Portland
Oregon
Dorothy
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