Spring thaw frets Melrose roads trains travel slow
Melrose reports damage from the thaw with washed out rack sections near Divide and erosion along shoulders of the highway. Train movement continues under slow orders as crews work to repair flood damage. Funeral services for George Vance, Montana pioneer, drew neighbors to Melrose Presbyterian Church with interment in Melrose cemetery.
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Ernset Tate
Butte
Divide
Melrose
George Vance
Montana
Melrose Presbyterian Church
Logee
Bailor
Rugged Cross
Peter Olson
Joe Longley
Nels Atkinson
Monty Clark
Ben Sanborn
Andrew Thompson
William Lyons
Otto Boetticher
Nels Rundberg
Willard Olson
Jack Little
Fred Little
Leonard Lively
Norman Grant
Albert Streb
Dale Freel
Theo Malloy
Bill Buyan
James LaMarche
Dillon
Will Sheehan
Idaho Falls
Vance
Sheehan
Silver Bow County
Sheriff’s Office
Miss Eleanore Nelson Arrives as County Agent in Dillon
Miss Eleanore Nelson, county home demonstration agent, arrived in Dillon yesterday. She will remain in Beaverhead county for three months to observe and assist with local programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanore Nelson
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Mining City Social Roundup of Guests and Visits
Many residents and visitors activity frames a busy week in Mining City. Socials, lodge events, and family travels span Butte Dillon Wise River and nearby ranches with extended visits, medical attendance, and upcoming departures noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
7Ben Mallon
Bill Dodgson
Dave Hickan
Ralph Potts
Walter Goose
Jesse Tope
Butte
Eastern Star
Hickman
I. W. Winsel
Dillon
Tom Pendergast Ranch
Dee Stockton
Big Hole Highway
Fred Gill
Dave Hickman
Dick Trueman
Jim Patterson
Tom Pendergast
Gene White
Leslie Jones Ranch
Olena Mysse
Ramey
Goose
Harold Rose
Dewey
Verne Stanchfield
Joe Samal
Wise River
Wisdom
Bill Ferguson
Bob
Ben Mallon
Walter Jones
Harry Bennett
Guy
Colonel Combs
Alder Creek
Divide
Santa Cruz
Calif
David Hopkins
What You Buy With WAR BONDS
Persuasive wartime notice urges saving ten percent of pay in War Bonds to fund a new cooking range after victory. It highlights a return of 4 for 3 and frames bonds as supporting loved ones and the fighting front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Treasury Department
OPA Releases Weekly Wartime News Summary
Wartime measures cover meat sales limits and rationing, use of frozen foods, and reporting. Soldiers 38+ may discharge to return to farms with farm-verified employment. Lifts on farm machinery freezes and seed potatoes labeling follow new rules. Tires and tubes ration certificates extendable. About 150,000 pressure cookers planned for canning. supply tight. Western farmers to receive sufficient gasoline. farm electric service extended to smaller farms. Victory Garden canning supplies secured with lids jars and cookers in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
War Department
Continental United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Asa J. Merrill
ODT Motor Transport
Farm Transportation Committee
Usda County War Board
WPB
Office of War Utilities
Leslie A. Miller
War Production Board
Victory Garden
Denver
Old Judge On Prohibition Talk And War Efforts
The judge voices distrust of reform groups pushing prohibition saying they caused crime and bootlegging during the last war. He notes widespread liquor access via bootleggers, lost tax revenue, and argues focus should stay on winning the war rather than repeating failed policies.
Foods Rationed in the Meats and Fats Program
Beginning March 29 shoppers use red stamps from War Ration Book Two to buy meats, fats and oils, cheese, and canned fish. The list covers meats and variety meats, all fish and shellfish, butter and margarine, lard and oils, cheese and cheese products, poultry, game, and related condiments. Stamps carry 1, 2, 5, and 8 point values indicating usage.
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Oceana
Cain
Boston
Wen Wren
Thuringar
Mortadella
Juan
Chessea
OPA
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Melrose Marguerite LA Correspondent
Wagrier
Anies Pacific Water Service
Visi
I. W. Vinsel
Matt Christiansen
Squaw Creek
Hazel
Marguerite LaMarche
Walter Eighorn
George Eighorn
Anne Fraser
Frank Hoffman
Bill Grose
James
Cherry Creek
Grose
Union Pacific Water Service
Roy Vance
Lyall
Great Falls
Leslie Trueman
Salt Lake City
Pocatello
Forman
Jack Kearns
Charles Norris
Sam Friend
Arthur Trueman
England
Arthur
Johnson Trading Co
Husky
Henry
Washington
Conference of Alcoholic Beverage Industries, Inc
Vernment Printing Office
Sevier
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