Sugar Rationing Changes Reported
Under the new reclassification churches clubs and other organizations are listed as institutional Sugar users says A. T. Peterson state director of the OPM Previously groups must serve at least four meals a week now if meal service includes non members and revenue is earned by a recognized permanent community organization they may qualify for a Sugar allotment Industrial and institutional users must secure their allotment by September 5 or face proration Two new War Price and Rationing board members in Dillon William Waugh and F C McFadden Inducted service members must surrender their sugar ration books to local boards and it is illegal for their families to use the books CALL 55 WITH YOUR NEWS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Peterson
OPM
Peterson
Billings
Dillon
William Waugh
F. C. McFadden
Armed Services
OPA
Tempel Receives Six Year Term In State Prison
Eugene H. Francke age 23 alias Tempel admitted his real name and state of origin Paso Robles California. He confessed two months AWOL from Army and outlined his brief crime spree including a service station hold up in Blackfoot Idaho and a cafe robbery in Dillon Park area yielding $44.52 before his capture en route to Deer Lodge prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Camp Lewis
Wash
Temple
Scotty” Tait
Pocatello
Dillmont Park
Blackfoot
Idaho
Tempel
Mrs Clarence Adams and Children Visit Shelby Montana
Mrs Clarence Adams and her two children are visiting relatives in Shelby Montana. The visit is casual and family oriented with no public events or official actions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Adams
Shelby, Mont
Home Demonstration Clubs Move Forward in County
The county resumes home demonstration work led by Miss Eleanor Nelson with the Merry Mixers meeting tonight at Mrs. Wilber Squires home and a Rei chle club forming Friday at 2 pm. September focus is Nutrition Today highlighting food values on a nutrition yard stick. Nelson and Martha Hensley earned thanks from the district forest supervisor for halting a grass fire on Taylor's Fork near Bozeman during a trip to Yellow Stone Park using damp yard goods with help from nearby women and two boys while two carloads of men passed by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
Eleanor Nelson
Wilber Squires
Reichle
Nelson
Taylor's Fork
Bozeman
Yellowstone Park
Martha Hensley
Routledge Honored By Friends At Farewell Dinner
Dr. George L. Routledge leaves Dillon to serve as lieutenant commander and surgeon at Treasure Island Naval Hospital in San Francisco. About 30 local friends and four prominent Butte doctors attended a turkey dinner at the J. L. Keenan ranch to wish him well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Routledge
U. S. Navy
J. L. Keenan Ranch
Dillon
Treasure Island Naval Hospital
San Francisco
Twin Bridges
Butte
Paul Temple
Ridge Runners
George M. Gosman
G. T. MacPherson
H. H. James
Lee W. Smith
C. B. Rodes
W. H. Stephan
Harve Stanchfield
F. M. Poindexter
Farrells Leave Dillon for Whitefish to Open Laundry
Mr and Mrs George Farrell longtime Dillon residents travel to Whitefish where Mr Farrell will run a laundry he bought there He served 20 years as engineer at Dillon Steam Laundry and contributed to the Boy Scout program as a scout master and adviser They are active in the Methodist church and Mrs Farrell belongs to Neighbors of Woodcraft Dillon Choral club and helped organize the Blue Bird club
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Farrell
Dillon
Whitefish
Farrell
Methodist Church
Farewell for Beaverhead Draftees Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd gathered at Dillon city hall for a farewell to Beaverhead County draftees. Speakers included Lt. Commander Routledge and Attorney W. G. Gilbert, with community leaders S. E. Whitworth and T. W. Sargent giving brief remarks. The event featured a color parade, prayers, and a dance by Nellie Little Poole orchestra, organized by a volunteers committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
George L. Routledge
Routledge U
Navy Nurse Corps
Mary Pickerick
Beaverhead County
Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps
Charles McGahan
San Diego
Geo. M. Melton
Calvin J. Logan
Luther Smith
Beaverhead
American Legion
United States
S. E. Whitworth
Dillon Chamber of Commerce
T. W. Sargent
Dillon Rotary Club
Elza Patrick
Ells
Kiwanis
Atty
W. G. Gilbert
W. H. Stephan
Marguerite Schwab
Paul Temple
Nellie Little Poole
Citizens’ Committee
College opens September 21 for fall term
The college begins fall term on September 21 with required courses in mathematics science and physical education. A teacher shortage is expected to affect enrollment across Montana teacher training schools. Beaverhead county reports nine schools with no teachers found and vacancies statewide. Music lessons in piano and violin are available to qualified regular students without extra fees, with options for non enrolled students through Mr. McFadden or Mr. Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Beaverhead
America
Normal College
Ralph McFadden
Vernon Taylor
Mrs Laden and daughter visit Butte and Philipsburg
Mrs. John Laden Sr and daughter Margaret spent several days in Butte and Philipsburg last week visiting Mrs. John A Laden who is employed there. Mr and Mrs J A McCollum of two emilates and Mrs Leslie mpson returned from Yellowstone spark where they spent the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Laden, Sr
Margaret
Butte and
Philipsburg
John A. Laden
J. A. McCollum
Lesliempson
Yellowstone Spark
Are You Doing Your Part in the War Effort
A wartime exhortation urges every citizen to contribute through small actions like turning in scrap, saving rubber and cloth, delivering grease for munitions, and buying War Bonds. It warns that collective effort is essential to defeat the Axis and preserve democracy.
Mrs Desmond remembered for long service in Montana
Mrs. Desmond Morrison a nurse known for mercy missions across Montana from Wisdom to Dillon served during typhoid and influenza outbreaks. She worked in Hardin Helena and the Big Hole Basin before settling in Dillon. Survived by daughters Mrs. Flitner and Miss Annabel Desmond and multiple siblings. Funeral at Greybull with interment at Shell Creek cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annabel
Desmonds
Heinze
Butte Evening News
Big Hole Basin
Wisdom
Desmond
Bannack
Butte
Missions of Mercy
Dillon
State Department of Health
Hardin
Big Hole
Helena
Morrison
William Morrison
Glasgow
Scotland
The
Montana Standard
Long Beach
Calif
George Kilroy
Seattle
Herschel Tupes
Frank Hoffman
Los Angeles
Henry Link
Greybull
Shell Creek Cemetery
Flitner Ranch
Draft Dilemma Shapes 18-19 Year Old Group Debate
Congressmen press limits on draft of 18 to 19 year olds while opponents push for mandatory national quotas. Senator Taft calls for a unified system to prevent drafting married men ahead of single reserves and nationalize the draft pool. Officials warn single men are thinning as reclassification looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
House Military Affairs Committee
Armed Services
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Congress
National Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Mrs Anna Drake Spencer Heads to Pt Angles Washington
Mrs Anna Drake Spencer and her daughter Peggy depart Thursday for Port Angeles Washington after visiting her brother William Christianson and sisters Mrs John Troupe and friends in Jackson and Dillon where she once lived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Drake Spencer
Peggy
Pt. Angeles
Wash
William Christenson
John Troupe
Jackson and
Dillon
Home Demonstration Agent Eleanor Nelson Duties Here
Miss Eleanor Nelson, a home demonstration agent, performs her duties locally. The note highlights her role and presence in the community activities and public outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Nelson
Connelleys Return to California from Twin Falls Visit
Mr and Mrs Anthony Connelley returned to their California home today escorted to Twin Falls Idaho by Mrs Rebecca Connelley mother of Mr Connelley. She will visit at the home of her son Arley and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Connelley
California
Twin Falls
Idaho
Mr. Connelley
Rebecca Connelley
Arlee
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Vaughn-Kagsdale
Routledge
Farrells
Iceland
Egypt
Solomons
Russia
China
Seven Seas
Montana Power Company
Mrs. Desmond
Carlson Furs
Eliel
First National Bank
Insubakcs Corporation
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