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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1942
Page
10
A narrator recounts meeting Madame Houtin and her son Leon in Paris. Leon, spoiled yet charming, clashes with others, while the narrator forms routines and bonds with Parisian life. Leon dies of pneumonia, shocking the Ice Queen and his parents.
A narrator visits Madame Leon in Paris to learn of her son Leon's passing and to offer a doll that once delighted him. Madame Leon's gentle grief shows in quiet tears as she recalls Leon, and the giver receives a cabinet photograph of the boy along with a touching gesture.
A narrator thanks a woman for a charming portrait and learns of a family tragedy. Abox of photos reveals a late marriage and a hoped for education for a child who died. tears flow as a white child smirks in the background. The scene ends with wine shared and a quiet farewell at the shop door.
Selective service officials outline steps to register men aged 18 to 64 in multiple dates by age groups. First registration could occur this month, with 20 to 44 year olds eligible for military service. Existing registration machinery will be expanded to handle 17.5 million men aged 21 to 35, while expansion targets remain unclear.
The War Department plans a 5000 dollar water line upgrade at Fort Harrison to improve the guard camp facilities and support possible defense school housing. An immediate survey was requested. Helena labor will be provided to supplement 4665 dollars of material costs, with Mayor Haytin confirming readiness of equipment and labor once funds arrive.
Narrator recalls promising a Norway card with a snowy ski scene for Leon, uncertain if it reached him due to missing name and address details. The narrator later finds a photo of Leon in a drawer and reflects on the pale boy, his grieving parents, and a white doll with a quiet smile.
The piece highlights Native Americans showing exceptional patriotism in defense efforts. It cites 26 Midwest Indian agencies reporting 7,407 draft eligible youths with 574 volunteers and 87 drafted, plus tribal actions like the Klamath’s $150,000 defense trades school donation. It notes Navajo registration with diverse ages, World War I heroism, CCC training, defense work, and rising defense bond sales, portraying Indians as first to respond in national crises.
The state board of examiners authorized the Warm Springs insane hospital to switch staff to an eight hour day as soon as possible. About 30 additional employees will be hired and housed. A 17500 dollar 1941 appropriation funds the extra costs. Waste paper at the capitol will be leased and sold to junk dealers. Basement vaults must be cleaned to prevent flammable buildup. The Northern Pacific railway may move spur tracks into the state fairgrounds to supply steel. tracks to the highway department shops stay in place.
The state welfare department announced December's average old age assistance payment reached 21.67 dollars, the highest ever. J B Convery, administrator, stated the figure. Read the Classified Advertisements.
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