Reed Stirs Patriotism With War Front Briefing
Dan A. Reed, representative of the U.S. Food Administration, spoke to nearly a thousand in Dillon on wartime duty. He recounted crossing the Atlantic, the French front, and the daily dangers faced by American troops while urging continued home-front unity and support for Allied efforts.
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Hartwig Theatre
Dan A. Reed
U. S. Food Administration
Reed
Dillon
Mr. Reed
America
France
Michigan
Lansing
Germany
United States
Switzerland
Travis
Wheat Flour Substitutes Regulated in Montana Proclamation
Federal Food Administrator Alfred Atkinson announces Montana rules effective March 11 requiring equal weights of wheat flour substitutes with every wheat flour sale. Substitutes include corn products, rice, oats, buckwheat, soy and other flours. potatoes may be used at four to one. Bran and shorts banned. Meatless days continue with wheatless lunches and meatless noon meals. beef and pork products are avoided. The campaign stresses wheat saving as a military necessity with army supply concerns cited.
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Atkinson
Montana
Wontana
The
Union
France
Europe
Libraries for Our Boys in the Training Camps
The American Library Association funds and staffs war libraries at 34 training camps. Each camp offers a reading room, 12 000 volumes, and mobile book distribution to Y M C A Knights of Columbus and Red Cross sites. About 600 000 books in use or en route, with 100 000 bought and the rest donated. Donations requested during the week of March 18 via libraries and local stores.
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American Library Association
Army
Navy
Knights of Columbus
Red Cross
Army Chaplains
National Library Association
Public Library
Hughes and
McCaleb’s
Olmsted-Stevenson
Work to Resume After New Machinery Arrives
After the arrival of new machinery purchased in Los Angeles by President Nels Nelson of the Beaver head Alberta Oil and Gas Company drilling will be resumed. Local stockholders await results and hope for a producing well as officers express confidence in success.
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Los Angeles
Nels Nelson
Beaverhead-Alberta Oil & Gas Company
Coal prices cut after Montana protests and federal action
Montana mines cut lump coal to 3.75 a ton effective March 11 with run of mine 3.10 and slack 1.95. After April 1 jobbers’ commission of 15 cents a ton is eliminated, lowering consumer cost. State and federal officials say the rollbacks follow protests by Governor S W Stewart and findings by the U S Fuel Administration and Swindlehurst.
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Helena
Montana
S. W. Stewart
United States
Garfield
W. J. Swindlehurst
Federal Trade Commision
Corps of State
Swindlehurst
Wyoming
Utah
Local Red Cross chapter ships large hospital supply batch
A Red Cross chapter packed and forwarded a large shipment to district headquarters including 3247 hospital articles 260 9x9 compresses 660 4x4 compresses 90 folded strips 340 sponges 32 five yard rolls and more. The effort reflects a month of work with refugee garments nearly complete and a second similar shipment planned this month.
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Frank Nelson
B. W. Emerick
Eliel Bros
Brown
Drayman
Nelson
Retallack
Joseph Campeau
City Drug Store Change Hands in Local Sale
Saturday Henry Burfiend sold the City Drug store to Frank Rife and E. S. Duff. Duff will manage the store with Burfiend staying on briefly. Fred Chapman left for San Diego to seek entrance to the ensign school and hydroplane service.
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Aity Drug
Henry Burfiend
City
Frank Rife
E. S. Duff
Duff
Burfiend
Fred Chapman
San Diego
Calif
Ensign
Beaverhead Milling and Elevator company to build flour mill
A new Beaverhead Milling and Elevator company will erect a three story mill adjoining the Beaverhead elevator in Dijon this spring. The 32 by 46 foot mill will produce 75 barrels of flour daily and operate continuously once ground is broken. Local and American interests have funded about 35000 dollars with the American association providing the remainder. Harry Williams will continue as elevator manager.
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Dijon
Beaverhead Milling and Elevator Company
George Stimson
I. F. Hunsaker
Theo. Nelson
John Albers
Fred Ackerman
American Association of Mill Constructors
Fred Klinger
L. F. Neilson
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Ralph Eckhardt
Dillon
American Association
Tme
Harry Williams
Book Drive For Sailors And Soldiers Next Week
During the week of March 18 Dillon will host a national campaign by the American Library Association. The public library board and librarians urge community contribution of novels short stories travels histories poems boys books textbooks essays military subjects and useful arts titles at the public library or Hughes and McCaleb's.
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Dillon
American Library Association
Public Library Board
Hughes and McCaleb’s
Olmsted-Stevenson
New Timber Purchase Firm Formed in Dillon
The Siletz Timber company of Dillon Montana organized yesterday to buy a large Oregon timber tract still owned by the Dillon company. A Portland firm has the timber under contract to be cut and logged immediately. Officers elected include E. O. Selway president H. A. Mace Millan vice president F A Hazel baker secretary treasurer J C Harrison Albert Anderson Thos J Mulany Carleton Innes Reed Featherly and A L Cook directors. A L Cook and E R Reynolds promoted the company and will supply information.
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Siletz Timber Company
Dillon
Montana
Oregon
Portland
Dillon Company
E. O. Selway
H. A. Mace Millan
F. A. Hazelbaker
J. C. Harrison
Albert Anderson
Thos. J. Mulany
Carleton Innes
Reed Featherly
A. L. Cook
E. R. Reynolds
Dillon Visitors Halted by A. F. Cline and Wife
Mr and Mrs A F Cline of Dewey visited Dillon this week bringing news and greetings to local residents and sharing travels with friends in town.
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A. F. Cline
Dewey
Dillon
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Menin
Rheims Cathedral
U.S. A
Federal Food Administration
Alfred Atkinson
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