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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1944
Page
4
The Lima column reports Louise McClain wed John Essary at Camp Adair California January 25 with Louise long a Lima resident. Numerous residents travel, visit, or relocate between Dillon Dell Butte and Idaho states. updates include military assignments, hospital visits, leave from Farragut Idaho, Roi Namur action news, and several trips for work or family.
Wise River notes show Mr. and Mrs. Frank Husted and Mrs. Isabel Forger visiting Butte with overnight stays. A benefit dance drew attendees from Butte Divide Fishtrap and local residents, with plans for another on March 11. Local clubs met and hosted events, while residents toured Dillon and Butte for meals, dental visits, and family time.
Mr and Mrs Dwight Harrison move back to the Harrison ranch on Grasshopper. Harold Nelson brings Mrs Nelson and children home from Dillon. John Jackson sells his sheep and shifts to cattle feeding. Homemakers Club hosted by Mrs Elvin Peterson and Mrs Dan Pendergast. next meeting March 16 at Mrs John Krause home. Members do war service work making bed slippers and card table covers from scrap felt and heavy materials. Special meeting at Mrs Wendell Jardine home. Corporal M Ryan visits from the service. Mrs Kenneth Peterson recovering in Sheridan after hospital stay in Barrett. Dillon shoppers include Mr and Mrs Harry Lapham and Hiram C Lapham. Dinner guests of Mrs Wilson include Mrs Hutchins and others. Mrs Esta Husted returns from Wyoming visit with granddaughter. Frank Wengerber in Murray hospital, Angus McDonald in Barrett hospital. Jardine and Melvin Peterson travel to Rochester for a clinic. Mrs Sanford Sheperd guests of Mrs Clemen. Rev Calvin Logan spoke in Dillon on enduring trials with Job and Paul, faith and endurance. second Sunday in March planned. Sunday school attendance good, Suzanne Boetticher visits cradle roll. John Krause leaves for Monida by snowmobile to fetch mail to Henry’s Lake. Mrs Keith Spoetticher taken to Butte for medical care.
The OPA announces six month gasoline allotments for non highway use may be issued in installments. If a farmer has received only part of his ration, he may request additional fuel without a formal application and the local board will grant the remaining portion either as originally planned or as the board decides the farmer needs for the rest of the period.
A thrifty housewife plans to preserve fruits and vegetables in reusable glass coffee jars next summer. She is collecting metal screw caps now since these caps are needed during processing and cannot be purchased, and she tests jars from other containers to ensure proper sealing with a special lid disc later.
Four teams share the Commercial league lead after this week’s contests at Dillon Bowling center with three game sweeps. Paddock and Tyro and Men's Store join Laundry, Tribune, Elels, Orr Flowers in top spot. Hartwig of Men's Store posted a 592 series. Smith of Bond's had a 225 high game. Women’s league sees Power ettes two thousand five hundred seventy eight series and Emericks 924 high game. Fairbanks of Merles earned a 500 series and Baxter of Emericks a 211 high game.
Notices outline deadlines for gasoline A10 outside the eastern shortage area through March 21, tire inspection for A coupons by March 31 and B C coupons by February 28, sugar stamps 30 and 40 with March or February cutoffs, shoes stamps 18 and Airplane sheet stamp 1, meats fats brown stamps and red 10 point stamps, waste fats credit, and processed foods stamps K L M and blue 10 point stamps A8 through E8 with late February to May 20 expirations.
A Girl Scout drive reports total expenses of 313.12 with 115.20 funded by council and Scouts. Expenditures include 85.20 for registration and 30 for badges and insignia. Next week a committee led by Mrs. Leno re McCollum, Mrs. Jens Bay, Mrs. Georgiana Anderson, Mrs. Luther Smith, Mrs. Frances Dorr, Mrs. Fred Eudaily and Mrs. Frank Tyro will assist the campaign.
Elizabeth Willey filed in the District Court the Last Will and Testament of Asa C Willey deceased with a petition for probate and letters testamentary. The March 18 1944 hearing at 10 A M in Dillon Montana is set for interested parties to appear and object. Norman Giles Clerk of Court dated February 29 1944.
Administrator with Will Annexed W J Cushing invites all creditors and claimants of the late Robert Frank Cushing to present vouchers within four months of the first publication. Claims should be filed at John Collins law offices Poindexter Block Dillon Montana Beaverhead County. First publication February 28 1944.
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