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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1945
Page
3
A fragmented wartime classified page lists humorous and coded notices from Allied and German sources. Entries mention management changes for an inn, trading drives, and humorous rants, with references to Berchtesgaden, Mein Kampf, and Allied officers. The tone mixes satire with ad copy and wartime sentiment.
The fragment ponders whether a straw hat worn in summer can endure the next season. It hints at concern for long wear and the passage of time affecting fashion and practicality.
The piece mocks the idea of postwar friendship among the Big Three while noting crowds defy fires to eat and predicting a low cost car with a price around 8500 dollars as Ford and GM promise "average purse" affordability amid booming spending.
The Office of Price Administration announces ceilings on auto repair costs for deteriorating buses. Notices will be posted in all service stations, asking the public to demand adherence to the scale.
A brief dialogue shows a housewife asking a tramp if he has been offered work. He replies he has only been offered once and otherwise has found kindness from people.
In a brief dialogue, Lorg Prayer jokes about inviting the Smiths to supper at seven and giving them a half hour grace, while Mr. Prayer quips about supporting religion but fearing excess.
An elderly woman and a beggar trade lines about charity and poverty. The woman asks how the beggar became destitute, and he jokes that generosity to the poor twice ruined him.
An English refugee boy boasts London as the foggiest place. An American counters that a place was even foggier, but cannot name its location. The joke hinges on the fog so thick the speaker cannot tell where he is.
A classroom dialogue on milk containers shows Jasper answering weights and measures with pint and squirts. The exchange highlights basic unit ideas in a playful geography of dairy packaging.
Farm boy reflects on livestock knowledge jokingly noting uncertainty about poultry while differentiating between cattle and other farm animals.
Mae and Kay trade quips about a large hat, highlighting Mae’s tendency to keep things under wraps and Kay’s amused reaction to the oversized headwear.
A playful exchange hints at a grandfather dining tonight with the upper set at a steak house. The joke contrasts a tough steak with the punny idea of using a lower set.
The jokey verse features Mairzy Doates and Dozy Doates with exhortations to explain M D D D LD D LLD. It plays on common degree abbreviations while names parody scholarly titles.
The piece revisits great pitcher duos from baseball history, focusing on Detroit's Dizzy Trout and Hank Newhouser. It cites Batchelor's assessment of Newhouser's early flaws and Paul Richards’s crucial role in shaping him into an MVP in the American League.
Pattern No. 8794 sizes 12 to 42 with cap sleeves and gored skirt described as flattering. Pattern No. 8780 fits sizes 14 to 46 with 16 sleeves and 334 yards of 39 inch fabric. War conditions note longer filling times for popular numbers. Send your order to pattern house.
The piece contrasts Trouts upbeat, crowd-pleasing style with Newhouser’s steady work ethic. It credits both for major roles in the Tigers, noting Trout’s late-blooming improvement and both pitchers sharing relentless effort through 1943 and 1944 seasons, while their peers underperformed.
A banana plant grown in the Far East bears one massive fruit, longer and thicker than a man’s arm, with enough nourishing food to feed three people.
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