Motorists urged to volunteer aid in wartime drive
Price Administrator Leon Henderson told NBC listeners to reduce driving to a minimum to save rubber and help win the war. He urged East Coast motorists to adopt mileage limits, walk when possible, and maintain low speeds to stretch tires and conserve resources for tanks guns ships and planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
Leon Henderson
America
Hitler
Atlantic Seaboard
Baruch Committee
NBC
East Coast
Henderson
Shipment of Lambs to Start This Week
County sheep growers stress the need for experienced herders as lamb shipments begin this week. They say skilled shepherds are crucial to the success of the industry and that the current shortage heights the risk of failure for many outfits.
Farmers May Underplant Wheat Crops in War Effort
Beaverhead county farmers who underplant 1943 wheat acreage allotments to grow war crops will avoid deductions from 1943 Triple-A payments and won’t have future allotment reductions. Floyd Kenison says there is urgent need for soybeans flax seed dry beans dried field peas and other war crops as wheat surpluses rise. He urges planning for increased war and feed crops, with county goals for 1943 to be announced this fall.
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Beaverhead County
Floyd Kenison
Department of Agriculture
Kenison
Beavershead Teachers Discuss District Meetings and Programs
About 40 educators attended the Beaverhead Montana Education Association institute. Miss Ottilie Brauer was elected president with D L Johnson as vice president and Mrs Octavia Graves as secretary. Talks covered music in elementary studies, visual aids and the state film library, plus health education and district meeting opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Gold
K. Elizabeth Anderson
Brown
Beaverhead
Montana Education Association
Ottilie Brauer
D. L. Johnson
Octavia Graves
Montana
M.E.A
Forster
State Department of Public Instruction
Malta
Portland
Ore
Norton
Anderson
Men Hold Annual Dinner Tourney At Country Club
Brundage led the team to a seven win two loss nine hole match against A M Jones's group at the Dillon Country Club. Dinner at the clubhouse followed with Roscoe Cornell presiding and remarks by Wayne Roberts W B Hartwig and C P Thomas. A M Jones received the club championship trophy from Leonard Schulz. about 25 members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Brundage
A. M. Jones
Dillon Country Club
B. Stephan
L. Schulz
McFadden
Mayland
B. Hartwig
Dale Tash
Williams
Donovan
W. Gilbert
Cornell
Thomas
Herren
Erickson
White
Barrett
Buck
Baker
Roberts
Roscoe Cornell
Wayne Roberts
W. B. Hartwig
C. P. Thomas
Leonard Schulz
Bowling clubs map year with mixed league talk
The bowling clubs outline a two shift season for men and women with play starting around September 21 or 28. The women's start is set for September 23. A mixed league is favored by the women's group as a likely future development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. I. Emerick
Bill Hartwig
Grease and fat pickup urged to aid war effort
Beav erhead county aims for 1900 pounds monthly but lags behind schedule due to misunderstanding of the collection procedure. Housewives should strain kitchen fats into open cans and store them in the ice box or refrigerator, turning them in promptly at the meat market once a pound accumulates, with the limit no more than a pound at a time to prevent rancidity.
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Beaverhead County
Death of James T. Scollard in Bozeman Hospital
James T. Scollard 80 retired farmer died Thursday September 3 in a Bozeman hospital after kidney and heart maladies. Born in Indianapolis he moved to Manhattan in 1910, later lived in Armstead Dillon Belgrade and finally Manhattan. Survivors include eight children, 26 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the community church and burial at Meadow View cemetery Manhattan.
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Alvin Owen
Armstead
Manhattan
James T. Scollard
Mr. Scollard
Bozeman Hospital
Indianapolis
Elizabeth
Beaverhead County
Dillon
Belgrade
Scollard
B. R. Bates
James Scollard
Emergency Plan Drives County Health Effort and Appoints Doctor
County officials aired an emergency health plan tied to official school visits and welfare work to ensure thorough examinations and proper treatment. Sixty four residents petitioned for Dr E T Gangner of Lima as county physician with salary tied to district case load. County warrants totaled 15681 55 with allocations for general road poor bridge fair and high school. Tax deeds were sold at auction and a dance hall license issued to Cecil Wetmore for the Summit hotel in Monida. County farm inmates numbered 21 in August per Supervisor John Wenger.
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Public Welfare Department
E. T. Gangner
Lima
Gangner
Cecil Wetmore
Summit
Monida
John Wenger
Service Men move through training and assignments during war
Recruits trained in Basic Military and technical schools join Army Air Forces. Paul Stahl Jr is promoted to corporal and sent to Fort Monmouth New Jersey. Draftees from Dillon depart for Fort Douglas Utah, led by Joseph Mansfield. Alan Dempster Tait writes from a Pacific base about duties and a lively base picnic. Kenneth Smith and Arthur Christiansen visit home on furlough while training elsewhere in Texas and San Francisco. Henry Edwards trains at College Station after Navy enlistment following teaching in Wisdom and Melrose.
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Army Air Forces
Mike O. Proulx
Paul Stahl, Jr
Camp Crowder
New Jersey
Paul
Cpl
Paul K. Stahl, Jr
Co. D
Sig
Fort Monmouth
Red Bank, N. J
Army Board
Butte
Dillon
Fort Douglas
Utah
Joseph J. Mansfield
Grant
Don Meacham
Wm. W. Campbell
Glenn A. Shafer
Chester P. Neal
Gus Wenger
Ernest Gordon
Fred D Smith
Howard Roseneau
Earl J. Tu
Scotty Tait
Alan Dempster Tait
Desert
Dempster
Pacific
Henry Edwards
Normal College
U. S. Naval Training Station
College Station
Texas
Navy
Wisdom
Melrose
Roy Edwards
Divide
Whitehall High School
Mrs Peterson Dies At Home Here Saturday
Mrs. Peterson died at her home Saturday after years on the Martin Barrett ranch known as the home ranch following Mr. Peterson’s purchase. Surviving relatives include son Herman R. Peterson and wife of Dillon, daughter Mrs. E A Cragholm of Paso Robles, a brother Olaf Svensson of Elk Holmen Sweden, a sister Mrs Annette Bengston of Mecklen Sweden, son-in-law Captain E A Cragholm of Camp Roberts, three grandchildren Hiram Shirley and Sandra Peterson. She belonged to Mizpah chapter Order of the Eastern Star and Tirzah Temple No 3 Daughters of the Nile at Butte and participated in both. A large funeral cortege traveled to Mountain View cemetery for final rites.
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Peterson
Martin Barrett
Horse Prairie
Herman R. Peterson
Dillon
E.A. Cragholm
Paso Robles
Calif
Olaf Svensson
Elkholmen
Sweden
Annette Bengston
Mecklen
E. A. Cragholm
Camp Roberts, Calif
Hiram, Shirley
Sandra Peterson
Mizpah Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Tirzah Temple No. 3, Daughters of the Nile
Butte
University of Montana leaders keynote alumni dinner
Dr. Ernest O. Melby president of the University of Montana and several deans spoke at a dinner for alumni and former students. The group discussed the place of higher education in the war plan and Montana's role in the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest O. Melby
University of Montana At
Missoula
E. A. Atkison
James L. C. Ford
School of Journalism
Walter Anderson
School For Education
Montana
Varied Courses Offered at Normal College
The college offers diverse programs including industrial arts with electric motor equipment, civilian defense training, and Army and Navy preparatory work. Dramas, music, and art groups provide specialized instruction, highlighting strong job prospects for trained teachers amid a nationwide shortage. Fall semester begins next Monday, September 20.
Miss Fox Vanished to Whitehall After Aunt’s Death
Melrose teacher Miss Alice Fox was summoned to Whitehall abruptly due to the sudden death of her aunt, prompting family and local friends to await further details.
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Alice Fox
Melrose
Whitehall
Floral Offerings Highlight Funeral Service
Floral offerings were varied and profuse as pall bearers named include Charles Brenner Ras Hansen Bill Tash Chester Barrett Ross Nay Marcus Rand Jim Mansfield and T. E. Gilbert at the funeral.
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Charles Brenner
Ras Hansen
Bill Tash
Chester Barrett
Ross Nay
Marcus Rand
Jim Mansfield
T. E. Gilbert
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Examiner Printing Co
Fats
Jas Scollard
R. H. Forspren
C-O
New York City
N. Y
Kenneth Smith
Elza Smith
Sheppard Field
Arthur Christiansen
ROTC
Sell
Eaxminer
Dillon Examiner
Sgt
Service Co
Inf
APO
San Francisco
Melbourne
Australia
Arthur
Floyd Pahnish
Don Shaffner
COAST
E. O. Walter
B. R. Williams
Secty
Mountain View Cemetery
Dillon Implement Company
First National Bank
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