Pioneer Woman Writes of Life in This State
Nannie Tiffany Alderson an 82 year old Montana resident with Helen Huntington Smith wrote A Bride Goes West detailing life on a Rosebud ranch starting 1883. She recalls isolation hardship and frontier conditions including Indian relations and cattle ranch routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Tiffany Alderson
Montana
Helen Huntington Smith
West
South
Tiffany Alderson
Walter Alderson
Territory
Rosebud
Wolf Mountains
Virginia
Butte
Goodby
Miles City
Nannie Alderson
Andrew Rowan
Garcia
Alderson
Chicago
War Bonds Vault Storage Plan By Banks
The American Bankers Association reports banks will offer vault storage for war bonds at low annual fees possibly as low as 50 cents to $2. Bonds would be sealed in envelopes, registered, and stored in general vaults with fire theft and military damage insurance coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bankers Association
Ee Insurance Corporation
Butte Couple Hears From Son Held In Japanese Prison
Mr and Mrs E P Dawson of Butte report their son Jasper Dawson a Marine captured by Japan near Peiping China after Pearl Harbor. The Shanghai postmarked letter from a Japanese camp notes prisoner censor approval and details life in camp including games a garden store and study to keep minds active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Dawson
Jasper Dawson
Marine Corps
Butte
Peiping
China
Pearl Harbor
Shanghai
May Dehydration Plan Aimed at State Institutions
Montana officials warn the state may dehydrate fruits and vegetables for winter use as armed forces seize most civilian supplies. Purchasing agent J. E. Henry outlines contracting with farmers and building a dehydrating plant after survey at Montana State College Bozeman. canned goods remain scarce.
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J. E. Henry
Henry
State College
Bozeman
War Production Board
Washington
Bozemas
Montana Exceeds September War Bond Quota
Statewide war bond totals for September reached 2.828 million dollars surpassing the 2.7 million quota. A. T. Hibbard of Helena announced the achievement with data compiled by W. H. Bartley of Great Falls. October’s quota remains 2.7 million dollars.
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Montana
War Savings
A. T. Hibbard
Helena
Hibbard
W. H. Bartley
Great Falls
Poor Calorie Crops May Not Be Produced
Government action may cut or drop foods that need much labor but yield few calories as Wickard plans 1943 food production. Nutritionists say pork yields far fewer calories per labor hour than wheat barley rice and field corn and note some high calorie but vitamin rich crops cannot be eliminated.
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Agriculture
Wickard
Agriculture Department
Montana tops nation in honey output per colony
Montana leads the nation with an average of 128 pounds of honey per colony, ranking fifth in western states. A preliminary report from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics notes higher per colony production, a likely rise over 1941, while U S total honey output declines about 13 percent. Beeswax prices averaged 40.3 cents per pound due to munition and honeycomb foundation demand.
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MN. A
Montana
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
U. S
Farmer Beeler Accepts Scrap Drive Chair Role
Beeler, a 68 year old Hopp rancher with 212 acres of wheat and 232 acres of summer fallow, says he is busy yet eager to help the country by heading a local scrap metal collection drive and asks the WPB conservation division for guidance. He notes demands include building a 300 foot dam and hauling coal as he seeks to gather iron and rubber scrap.
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F. A. Beeler
Beeler
E. J. Keeley
Conservation Division
WPB
United States
Meat production hits record high for September
September meat production rose to an all time high as meat was rapidly prepared to feed American armed forces allies and civilians. The American Meat Institute estimated output about 20 percent above September last year and 40 to 50 percent higher than the 1929 33 average for the month.
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American Meat Institute
Pioneer Saddlemaker Gustav Sigwart Dies at 83
Gustav N. Sigwart 83 famed saddlemaker who earned orders from notables including President Theodore Roosevelt, died in Lewistown at his daughter’s home. Born in Lexington Missouri he arrived in Miles City in 1898 and moved to Lewistown in 1920. Survivors include son Louis N. Sigwart of Miles City plus three grandsons and four great grandchildren.
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Gustav N. Sigwart
Miles City
Theodore Roosevelt
Lewistown
Lloyd G. Williams
Lexington
Sigwart
Louis N. Sigwart
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Colorado
Charles Price
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Lake
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A. L. Leighton
Oregon
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Delta and
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T. J. Jenkins
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Frary & Burlingame, Inc
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Herb Center
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Alaska Junk Co
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Arnold Scott
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Hollywood
Cali
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Glasgow Courier
Glasgow
Bleeding Heart
Discentra Spectabilis
van Cise Publishing Co
Bad Axe
Michigan
Helena Stamp Works
Lewis & Walker Assayers
Wyoming
Butte, Mont
Carl Weissman & Co
Sheppard Service Bureau
Green Bldg
Seattle
Stenos
Best
T. J. B. Shanley
Antimony St
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Bridge Clinic
Market St
Tacoma
Deaconess Hospital
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U. S. Employment Service
M. E. Quier
Edward Hines Lbr, Co
Hines, Oregon
G. D. Tusler
Buchanan Chevrolet Company
Labor Temple Cooks’ and Assistants
Portland
Ore
Chevrolet
Hoffman Chevrolet Co
Enumclaw, Wash
John Buchanan
French Cleaners
Kelso
J. Neils Lumber Co
Libby
Good Union
Kelly Clipper
Miehle
Metropolitan Printing Co
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Moorhead
Lore Lehay
Highwood
A. E. George
5Th Ave
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Ill
Linus Markuson
Galata
Guernsey
Langwater Strain
M. W. Peterson
Red Lodge
Fred Chandler
Chariton
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N. D
M. H. McDonald
Fargo
Ween Wee Eg
King Bros. Co
Laramie
R. R
J. H. Carmichael
Augusta
Hampshire
Suffolk
Sun Shine Ranch
Steele
B. J. Krogstad
Bigfork, Mont
Columbia Bucks
Manning & Wood
Rowan, Mont
Idaho Bt
E. Smith
Creston
Ideal Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co
Trade Journal
C-O Montana Newspaper Association
Gilbert
Richey & Gilbert Co
First Avenue
B Street
Yakima
New Richmond Laundries
California Ave
Beauty
McCarroll
Jessie M. Grefig
East Granite
Son
R. V. Bottomly
Homer A. Hoover
McCone County
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Hoover
McCone
Cancer Clinic
Ogden
Denver
Simpson
Milwaukee
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Sioux City
Bucking Bronco Coal
the Roundup Coal Mining Co
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