Horticultural Inspection Office Moves to Dillon
The State Horticultural Inspection and truck checking station move from Monida to Dillon. Inspector M. R. Comfort opens new offices at 335 East Glendale and will reside there. The expanded duties will include promoting home grown produce and encouraging local growers to plant more fruits and vegetables while noting Montana's reliance on outside supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monida
Dillon
Commission
M. R. Comfort
East
Glendale
Mr. Comfort
Our Service Men Continued from page 1
The Dillon area notes missing John McGahan of the Filipino Scouts and lists Beaverhead and Dillon men in service. It recounts letters home, moves to new postings, and civilians like Pete Best and Lou Larsen. It updates army and air force mobilization, training, and notices of local soldiers and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calif
Dillon
Philippines
John McGahan
Roy Hansen
James Judge
Beaverhead
Coral Sea
Lou Larsen
Safeway
Sunset Field
Spokane
Lou
CMTC
Salt Lake City
House
Senate
U. S
Services of Supply
Somervell
Army
CAA
Army Air Forces
War Department
Air Transport Command
40 Mile Per Hour Speed Limit Goes Into Effect
The city enforces a 40 mph speed limit to conserve rubber and fuel, protect vehicles and manpower, and aid highway preservation during wartime. It aims to reduce accidents and maintenance needs, freeing resources for the war effort.
Untitled quote on fair use of power by Vander ip
A concise maxim notes that true power depends on fair just action or it will backfire on the executor. It emphasizes accountability and ethical leadership regardless of authority. The reflection cites Frank A. Vander ip as the source of the saying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Vanderip
Mrs. Kerr to Lead Beaverhead Housewife Salvage Campaign
Mrs. Fred Kerr is named to direct Beaverhead county housewives for scrap kitchen fats as part of a nationwide salvage drive. George M. Gosman cites local clubs as the campaign backbone and notes rubber salvage has been extended ten days with rural cooperation urged to boost totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kerr
Beaverhead
George M. Gosman
E. J. Keely
Gosman
S. James Church Marks Sixty Year Anniversary
St James Episcopal church in Dillon celebrates sixty years since its 1882 founding under missionary work by Rev Prout and Drummond. The church moved in 1910 to Glendale and Washington, with wings, guild halls, and a rector leading 11 ministers in service history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Harris
Harris
Glen Lyon
Dillon
Boeing
Oakland
Hancock College School of Aeronautics
Santa Maria
Calif
Luke Field
Phoenix
Ariz
U. S. Army Air Corps
Mildred Helen Grover
Plentywood
W. G. Lewis
St. James Episcopal Church
E. G. Prout
C. O. Tillotson
Butte
West
St. James Church
Montana
Episcopal Church
Drummond
Melrose
Bishop Brewer
St. James Guild
Alma Matron
Junior
Winn's Eliel's Ranchers Are Top Spotters
Mr and Mrs Pete Cashmore visit Dillon briefly while Mr Cashmore works in Seattle in defense industries. The scene centers on the trio of Winns Eliels and ranchers noted as top spotters in local activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winn’s
Eliel’s
Pete Cashmore
Dillon
Mr. Cashmore
Seattle
Tyro Rotary Convention Highlighted by War News
Tyro club reports at Toronto convention with retiring President E E Hazel receiving past president pin from Supt. Paul Anderson. Albert Erickson outlines war news including British losses in Egypt and German superiority in Africa. He notes Russia’s desperate fighting and Roosevelt Churchill conference signaling a second front, as Ernest Hazel presides before next president elect T W Sargent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toruze
E. E. Hazel
Paul Anderson
Hazel
Albert Erickson
Egypt
Africa
Russia
Pres
Ernest Hazel
T. W. Sargent
Draft Contingent Heads to Butte Next Monday
A draft contingent transfers names including Lohr Solle Hunt Stoddart Hancock Brennan Knox Martin Stefanie Dehn Conwell Jaques Brodock Hopper Fordyce Ivie Palmer and Littleton from multiple towns to Butte with a transfer list tied to Armstead Dillon Lima Red Lodge Jackson Ogden Utah and Wichita Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
For
Argenta
Elmer Charles Lohr
Dell
Herbert Solle
Miles City
John Wesley Hunt
Armstead
Nathan Orin Stoddart
Monida
Shirley Winfield Hancock
Butte
William Thomas Brennan
Grant
Charles Knox Martin
Lima
Edward Charles Stefanie
R.F.D. No. 2
Dillon
Willis Henry Dehn
Edward S. Conwell
Red Lodge
Harry Francis Jaques
Carl Edward Brodock
George Edward Hopper
Albert Blaine Fordyce
70 Register in 5th Aday Here Tuesday
Old registrants will not have their order of classification determined by lottery. Local boards will segregate their cards by dates of birth calling the oldest first.
Armstead Visit By Wyatt and Palmer Kin
Mr and Mrs James Wyatt and two children and Mrs Mary Palmer visited at the home of Mr and Mrs Ambrose Brown in Armstead. Mrs Wyatt and Mrs Brown are daughters of Mrs Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wyatt
Mary Palmer
Ambrose Brown
Armstead
Wyatt
Mrs. Brown
Palmer
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Skeet’s Cafe
Parmak
Dillon Implement Co
Dillon, Montana
Pete Best
Navy Barracks
Washington
D. C
Billy Ann Rife
Pete
Navy Guard of Honor
Roosevelt
King Peter of
Beaverhead County
Australia
Floyd Pahnish
Otto Pahnish
Grasshopper Valley
Donald Shaffner
John Shaffner
Arthur Christensen
Nels Christensen
Beaverhead Valley
163Rd Infantry
National Guard
Montana State College
Bozeman
U. S. Army
Pahnish
Edgar Williams
Harry Williams
Florida
Selective Service
Gilbert Hilde
Co. F
Ifth Eners
A.P.O
C-O
New Orleans
Robert Melton, Jr
Bob
Paul Temple
Warren
Sheppard Field
Texas
Army Technical
Dallas
Jack’s Market
the White Cafe
Albert
al) Featherly
Pol
Adv
Squaw Creek
Durham Bulls
Big Hole River
Luther Smith
Matt Christiansen
S. James Church
Pet
Evans
F. Little
A. Erpenbach
C. Davis
R. Harrison
THE
Montana Power Company
Tyro
Rotary
Toronto
Howard K
Aeda Aia
Montana Auto Sales
Congress
Organized Labor
Polson Rotary Club
Polson Chamber Commerce
Flathead Courier
Evelyn Lloyd
Republican
Pol. Pol. Adv
First National Bank
Northrest Bancorporatios
Meaber
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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