War Bond Show Scheduled in Beaverhead County
Beaverhead county sales are set to rise July 6 at the Hartwig theater with a War Bond show announced by manager Bob Boomer. Admission is free to anyone presenting a war bond application, part of a county drive to meet a 430000 quota for the Victory campaign. Wisdom residents plan a June 24 bond rally at Fishtrap school featuring a box social and a short program.
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Warren Hughes
Jack Anderson
Charles Ralston
Wisdom Womens Club
Ted Woodward
Clark Huntley
Pioneer Matron Nellie Ashley Dies at Elliston
Funeral services for Nellie Ashley of Elliston will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Elliston Community church. Born March 7 1858 in Decatur Michigan she moved with husband Arthur to Montana in 1880 and lived in Elliston since. Survived by husband, daughter Myrtle Peterson of Spokane, three grandsons and a granddaughter. Burial in Old Town Cemetery.
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Elliston
Ashley
Powell County
Arthur Ashley
Myrtle Peterson
Spokane
Ross Mortuary
Oldtown
Underground warfare in France threatens German control
The war column notes that the French underground uprising, coordinated with Allied HQ, disrupts rail and telegraph lines and strains German troop deployment. It argues the movement signals a large, planned effort with arms smuggling and could trigger Nazi reinforcement withdrawals from Norway to Belgium.
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France
Normandy
Allied High Command
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
Gold Creek and Jens Community Club Bond Social
Gold Creek and Jens Community Club to Hold Bond Social to aid the Fifth War Loan drive. A white elephant auction will feature wrapped trinkets, with community singing games stunts and dancing. Proceeds convert to war bonds and stamps.
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Gold Creek and
Jens
Deer Lodge
Progressive Community Club
Gold Creek
Farmers May Procure Workers for Haying
DEER LODGE June 23 Arrangements can be made by farmers for haying help. The county extension agent's office announces openings and invites workers to list their names. Several are already available for jobs, including kitchen help options.
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Deer Lodge
Legion of Moose Meeting Set in Deer Lodge
Legion of Moose will hold a Saturday evening gathering in Deer Lodge with members from Anaconda Helena and Missoula attending. A large class of candidates will be initiated into the order followed by a social for members and their ladies with refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Legion of the Moose
Anaconda
Helena
Missoula
Swimming Program Opens For Girls And Women
The swimming program for girls and women begins this week under Miss Betty Newton. The pool operates daily 9 am to 12 pm and 1 30 pm to 4 30 pm, except Saturday afternoon and Sundays. Tuesday and Thursday evenings are reserved for women. Newton will coach learners and supervise recreation. use of the pool is free.
Moose Initiation Planned in Deer Lodge by Legion of the Moose
Moose to Initiate Legion of the Moose will hold initiation ceremonies in Deer Lodge Saturday evening. Following the ceremonies, members and their ladies will be entertained at a social. Members from Helena, Missoula and Anaconda also will attend. Deer Lodge June 23 Mrs George O Burks dismissed from hospital convalescing from fractured hip. Mrs Lucy Giles admitted to hospital Wednesday. Mrs R C Wood dismissed from hospital Wednesday. Mrs Adolph Salois Avon dismissed from hospital this week. Mr and Mrs Allen E Johnson are the parents of a son born Friday morning at St Josephs hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
Legion of the Moose
Helena
Missoula
Anaconda
George O. Burks
Lucy Giles
R. C. Wood
Adolph Salois
Avon
Paul Mehr
Allen E. Johnson
St. Joseph's Hospital
Happy Landings for Wanted to Buy Ads Popular
Post-Standard readers report success using the Wanted to Buy column with many finding scarce appliances and items. Call 3900 to place or claim requests and arrange pickups.
War shortages hurt Warm Springs mental hospital staffing
Treasure State reports from Helena say War induced staff losses at Warm Springs State Mental Hospital. The facility normally has five to seven doctors and three internes but now fields two physicians and one interne. The hospital houses about 1950 patients, though designed for 1500, with 115 supervisors and nurses aiding a strained care system. Inductions into armed services and defense employment for prospective attendants are blamed for the shortage.
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Helena
Montana
Warm Springs
State Consolidated Boards Office
Armed Services
Two More Years of War Seen
Dr. Harry Van Walt of the Inter Allied commission warned that victory would not bring unconditional surrender for at least two more years. He cited a long postwar reconstruction process, predicted Hitler’s rise, and urged calm, unity, and focus on peace planning during his U.S. lecture tour.
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Helena
U.P
Germany
Harry van Walt
Inter-Allied Commission For the Study of
van Walt
United States
French
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Holland
Hitler
Billings
Plan to Train Soldiers in Fighting Forest Fires
MISSOULA June 23 Plans to train military personnel in forest fire fighting were laid out in meetings between Lt. John A. McMahon Fort Douglas Utah and forest service officials. Training programs are set at Army posts including Great Falls and other sites with permanent military staffs.
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Missoula
John A. McMahon
Fort Douglas
Utah
Forest Service
Great Falls
Italian Prisoners Help Save Beet Crop in Billings Area
Bozeman Montana farm officials credited Italian prisoners of war with protecting beet crops near Billings from weeds after heavy rains. Supervisor Ralph Bodley noted the workers operate on damaged fields where commercial labor is unprofitable. About 250 prisoners are at work in the Billings area. exact acres saved remain undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Montana
Billings
Ralph E. Bodley
Bodley
Montana counties ship 2,183,115 pounds of waste paper in May
Thirty nine Montana counties shipped 2,183,115 pounds of waste paper in May, said William E. Rae of Havre, the state salvage director. Powell county led per capita with 12.82 pounds, followed by Leiis and Clark and Daniels counties, and Beaverhead county. Overall scrap iron and steel totaled 6,952 tons, 133 percent of the 5,250 ton quota.
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Helena
Montana
William E. Rae
Havre
Powell County
Leiis and Clark County
Daniels County
Beaverhead County
House Committee Plans Hearings on Indian Reservations
A special House committee on Indians affairs will visit Montana for hearings on reservations. The schedule starts in Billings July 31 with hearings at Crow and Tongue river reservations August 1 and Wolf Point August 2, following prior sessions in Iowa Nebraska North and South Dakota. Committee members include Mundt O'Connor and Murdock.
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Washington
House
Billings
Mont
Mundt
R-S. D
Montana
Iowa
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Crow
Tongue River
Wolf Point
Missoula Sergeant Dies of Wounds in Burma
Sgt. John E. Harman of Missoula died from wounds received in Burma while serving with the Army engineering forces. The War Department notified his parents Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Harman.
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Missoula
John E. Harman
Burma
War Department
M. T. Harman
Harman
Army
Fighter Plane Is Reported Down Near Pompey’s Pillar
Operations officers said a fighter plane en route to Gorefield’s local field was reported down near Pompey’s Pillar, 35 miles northeast of Billings. A farmer saw two planes, one went down. Search planes from Bismarck, North Dakota, were dispatched and Billings broadcast for sightings.
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Great Falls
Gorefield
Pompey’s Pillar
Billings
Bismarck
N. D
Evidence Complete in Murder of War Prisoners by Germans
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the Commons that Britain has a complete chain of evidence showing that 51 British and Allied prisoners in a German camp were murdered in cold blood. He named Stalag Luft Third as the site and pledged pursuit of all responsible after the war. The German explanation, alleging mass escapes, was called an odious confession and British prisoners were not ordered to resist if captured.
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London
Anthony Eden
Commons
Eden
Stalag Luft
Germany
Stanley Abbott En Route to Farragut for Navy Training
Dillon resident Stanley Abbott traveled by train this morning heading to Farragut Idaho to undergo Navy service training.
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Dillon
Stanley Abbott
Farragut
Idaho
Navy
C P Thomas Laid at Rest in Dillon
Last rites for C P Thomas were conducted at St James Episcopal church Dillon. Graveside ceremonies followed at Mountain View cemetery with Rev Lewis D Smith and Master Masons of Dillon lodge No 16 officiating. Pallbearers named John Orr Cornelius Hovren Harris Opp John Collins Frank Gorman and Frank Lasich.
Barracks Mess orderly Lance Corporal Jenkins
Lance Corporal Jenkins of Brentwood England serves as mess orderly in an Eastern barracks. The 53 year old is noted as a grandmother while remarks call Canada among the great SS countries of the world.
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Mand
Lance
Uw. Jenkins
Auxiliary Territorial Service
Brentwood
England
Canada
Anacondans Plan to Buy Bomber Deer Lodge County Named
Anaconda residents aim to buy $600000 or more in Fifth War Loan bonds to finance a B 29 Superfortress named Deer Lodge County. The county quota is 531000 for individuals, with a total county goal of 1105100. at day eleven receipts stood at 21179250. Sales on Thursday were 26356 25. Halfway mark arrives Saturday with 55000 needed to reach 50 percent.
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Anaconda
Deer Lodge County
R. J. Daniels
War Finance Committee
O. B. Silvey
Japan
John Albers Rites in Dillon at Methodist Church
Funeral services for John Albers will be held Saturday at 2 30 PM at the Dillon Methodist church. Rev J A Meeke, longtime pastor before retirement, arrived from Billings to officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery.
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Dillon
John Albers
Methodist Church
J. A. Meeke
Billings
Mountain View Cemetery
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Columbia
Broadway
Butte
Odegeard
George T. Odegeard
South Main Street
Duggan
Merrill Mortuary
Evanoff
Nicholas
Nick) Evanoff
Daly-Shea Chapel
Daly-Shea Mortua
Francis X. Dolan
Mgr
South Idaho
Snyder
Gretta (Kitt) Snyder
Sherman & Reed Mortuary
Sherman & Reed Funeral Directors
Arizona Street
White’s Funeral
Sam R. White
Geo
N. White
West Park Street
NE Pyrex
Ud Butte
Frances Hale
Phume
By Elton C. Fay
Associated Press
Legion of Moose
Moose
Guy D. George
Crosse & Blackwell
Meaderville Merc. CO
Meaderville
Consolidated Aircraft
Sky Giant
International
Warm Springs Hospital
Antwerp
Marseilles
Mediterranean
Maginot Line
Siegfreid
West Wall
Oliver J. Russell
Edith I. Russell
Dupuyer, Mont
State Highway Department
Broadus
O’connor
D-Mont
Murdock
D-Ariz
Mid-Central Produce CO. Distributors
C. P. Thomas
John Albers Rites
Warner
FRONT
Corselette
Swami
Ennessy
Hennessy
Kantrmn’s New
Viennessy
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