Celebrating History: War news and crop reports

By Emily Mayer

Apparently, people were taking it easy either attending the Chautauqua or trying to escape the heat by going to the mountains 100 years ago. As with both last week and this week, there isn’t much news in The Havre Plaindealer. In war news, those who were ranching sheep were encouraged not to slaughter them, but to keep them for breeding purposes; motorists were warned to save gasoline (rationing, anyone? It wasn’t just World War II); and the Army was assuring draftees that they would be placed where their skills were most beneficial, such as those with training in hospi...