Celebrating History: Society news and Old Glory Bread

By Emily Mayer

Local news was scant in The Havre Plaindealer’s June 23, 1917, issue. Two weddings were announced in the Society column, those of Miss Marjorie Williams and Professor J. Warren Stehman and Miss Anna Johnston to Mr. Virgil Harden, along with the following two entries:

Anniversary Surprise.

Thirty six friends of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Webber delightfully surprised them Wednesday evening, June 20, the occasion being their 24th wedding anniversary. J. H. Devine in behalf of the company presented Mr. and Mrs. Webber with a beautiful gift as a token of esteem and in remembrance of...