Service Men News Highlights from Beaverhead
Captain Maurice V. Ring and the crew of the La Placentia receive a Nimitz citation for aiding vessels during Marshall Islands operations. Lt. Keith C. Price earns the Distinguished Flying Cross with four Air Medal clusters. Marines and soldiers from Dillon, including Taylor, Chism, Holloran, Sporich, Brennan, and Henneberry, are noted for overseas service, promotions, furloughs, and Christmas gifts support from Beaverhead residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice V. Ring
Dorothy Ring
N. S. Ring
Dillon
Chester W. Nimitz
Marshall Islands
Ring
San Pedro
Calif
War Shipping Administration
Fe Union Oil Company of California
California
Eighth Air Force
England
Keith C. Price
Lima
Mont
Harold J R.au
Hempstead
N. Y
Price
Clyde L. Price
Wartime farm and food programs outline shortages and measures
War Food Administration reports November shipments to Allies totaled 467.5 million pounds with UK and possessions receiving 52 percent, Russia 41 percent, and 7 percent to Greece and other regions. OPA cites rationing strain and December January stamps to meet current needs. Sugar butter processed foods meat and lumber updates follow with 1945 targets and reduced truck production to 186,792 units due to Army demand.
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War Food Administration
United Kingdom
British
Russia
Greece
West Africa
North Africa
Netherlands
Poland
Yugoslavia
French Committee of National Liberation
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Beaverhead County Couples Marry In Dillon Weekend
Sogely Burley and Pfc Paul Steele wed at Dillon home with Mayor Bert Megquier officiating. Attendants included Mrs. Miles Ramsey and James Prelate. The bride, daughter of Mrs. James Fay, has worked as Dell agent. Steele, Beaverhead High graduate and Army paratrooper, was wounded in Normandy and later treated in Utah. he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Steele. Also united were Dorothy Overby and Lt Junior Ray Conger in Plentywood with Conger an aerial navigator. Other local weddings included Miss Viola Nissen and Sgt Fielding H Graves in Joliet.
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Burley-Steele
Genevieve Burley
Union Pacific
Dell
Paul Steele
Beaverhead County
France
Dillon
Bert Megquier
Miles Ramsey
James Prelate
Navy
James Fay
Pfc
Steele
Normandy
Scotland
Army Transort Command
Brigham City
Utah
Bushnell General Hospital
William Steele
Wilbur Cafe
Plentywood
Conger
Salmon Field
Monroe
Emil H. Conger
Nissen-Graves
Joliet
Viola Nissen
Nis M. Nissen
Fielding H. Graves
Harry Graves
Hood ‘River
Ore
First National Bank
Sgt. Graves
Normal College Topic of Meeting Thursday
Lambert Eliel urged a more attractive educational and social program to attract new students. Prof. Lee R. Light tied four year course development to the Greater University of Montana plan. S. E. Whitworth of the Chamber of Commerce thanked the speaker. Eliel and Wedum presided, with the college board and chamber committee named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Eliel
Lee R. Light
University of Montana
S. E. Whitworth
Chamber of Commerce
Eliel
J. C. Wedum
S. E. Davis
Chamber of Commerce College
Mr. Eliel
Mr. Wedum
T. E. Gilbert
Don E. Anson
O. A. Bergeson
Eastern Star Officers Installed in Formal Ceremony
Grand matron led the installation in a large gathering of Masons Eastern Stars Rainbow Girls and friends. Mrs. Rodgers received a past matron pin from Mrs. Mary Curry as vocalists Mrs. Flora Gilbert and Rose Mary Tyre performed. Refreshments followed served by a committee including Mrs. Ruth Lacry and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Girls
Elfreda Woodside
Lois Hazelbaker
W. L. Irvine
Rodgers
Mary Curry
Flora Gilbert
Rose Mary Tyre
Dorothy
Ruth Lacry
Rosa Newnes
Ruth Dart
Florence Axe
Dillon Friends Welcome Ruthford Dunn Visit
Mr and Mrs Ruthford Dunn of Ouray Colorado visited Dillon friends Sunday. Mr Dunn is a former resident of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthford Dunn
Ouray, Colo
Dillon Friends
Mr. Dunn
Stockholders of Farm Group Meet in Bozeman
Bozeman host for meeting of the Bozeman Production Credit association founded in 1943. The cooperative has 450 members with over 79 000 dollars in stock and 110 000 dollars in unencumbered reserves. It has paid 28 500 dollars in dividends and retired 30 000 dollars of government stock to leave 30 000 dollars government capital. Associated loans total more than 3 600 for 15 million dollars across six counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lucas
Ringling
Bozeman Production Credit Association
Beaverhead
Broadwater
Gallatin
Jefferson
Madison
Park
Farmers Share Of Dollar Near Record
The farmer's take of the consumer food dollar was 53 cents in October, one cent higher than the previous five months. The record high remains 54 cents, reached in December 1943 and March 1944, with the pre war 1935 to 1939 average at 40 cents.
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Department of Agriculture
Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Loss
From our hearts we sincerely thank the many friends for their kindness and acts of sympathy during the illness and at the time of the death of our beloved husband father and brother. Mrs Oliver B. Kurtz and Family Mrs John Shaffner and Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver B. Kurtz
John Shaffner
Parke Scott of Armstead Spent Saturday in Dillon
Parke T. Scott of Armstead traveled to Dillon and spent Saturday there, according to local brief notes. The item records movements of residents in the region and notes a visit to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parke T. Scott of
Armstead
Dillon
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Herbert Paul Sill
Frank L. Prichett
Benjamin L. Kearney
Lawrence Packard Carlson
William Joseph Taylor
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L. T. Taylor
Railroad Avenue
First Marine Division
Palau
Woodrow W. Chism
U. S. Army Ordnance
B. L. Chism
Asiatic Pacific
Leonard W. Holloran
43D Engineers
Sgt
William Sporich
Blaz Snorich
Southwest Pacific
Pat Brennan
Fort Harrison
Ambrose Henneberry
Citizens Committee
Cpl
George Bowring
William and Milan Crnekovich
Arthur Christensen
Robert F. Rolles
G. C. Anderson
Glenn Shafer
Virgil C. Given
John Burwell
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Philip Johnson
D. H. Williams
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WFA
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Armed Services
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Pvt
Dan Henneberry
the Examiner
Seventh Army
Janet
Madeliene Carroll
Red Cross
Walter Bates
Miss June Willey
Walter Bates, Jr
Bates
Lewistown, Tl
Methodist Ladies Air Society
Clarence Axe
Paul Stahl
Ed Farley
St. Rose Guild
J. F. Kelly
Beaverhead Ladies Club
Bob Morrison
Bill Tash
Addie Morrison
Elwood Morrison
Ned Saunders
Kenneth Morrison
St. James Guild
Sam Wilkinson
Presbyterian Manse Society
T. Lee McCracken
Child Study Club
James Kurtz
L.D.S. Relief Society
Ethel Casterline
Normal College
P. J. Lovell CO
Slabe Sapter
ARMY
Pacific
BAY War Bonds
U.S. Treasury Department
THE
Montana Power Company
Eastern Star
Farm Group
Bozeman
American Medical Association
Comciton Physical Therapy
Teo
Zenith
J. J. Kelley
Butte, Mont
Beavers and Anaconda‘ Central
Am &i
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Pete One
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Poe
Burwell
Bateman
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Smith
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Eatean Ee
Jackson
Green
Vandegrift
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Sheridan
Northwest Bancorporation
I. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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