79th Congress Adjourns After Momentous Session
The 79th congress adjourned its second session in mid summer with the Senate at 7:27 p.m. and the House at 5:42 p.m. EST. Leaders praised the vast legislation passed, including a world court compromise and a social security tax freeze, while noting some items were left undone. Special provisions for veterans with leg amputations were approved and sent to the White House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Rayburn
Tex
Barkley
World Court
United Nations
Shipstead
Minn
Langer
N. D
White House
Veterans urge tracing defective shells to manufacturers
Veterans told the senate war investigating committee that defective 4.2 inch shells killing comrades can be traced to manufacturers. They urged lot-number records and immediate delivery of shell lot data to fix responsibility, noting defects found in Europe and the Pacific.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Italy
65Th Chemical Company
Belgium
Knowland
Cailif
Chemical Warfare Service
Alden H. Waite
Pacific
European
Two Divorces Granted by Judge Berg in District Court
Judge Berg granted two divorces Wednesday. Jeannette Beley Holland was divorced from Lee Holland for habitual intemperance with mother custody and paternal visiting rights. Eva Mae Wood won from John Calvin Wood with custody to the plaintiff and $15 monthly support. extreme cruelty cited. The docket also included estate actions for Mattie I. Fraser and Sidney Fraser, and continued matters for A. M. Grosfield. real estate sale confirmed in Gertrude Weidinger estate. Regular law and motion day set for Sept 4–11 at 10 a.m.
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B. E. Berg
Jeannette Beley Holland
Lee Holland
Eva Mae Wood
John Calvin Wood
Wood
Mattie I. Fraser
Sidney Fraser
Berg
A. M. Grosfield
Gertrude Weidinger
Britain Begins Four Million Pound Weekly Baby Bonus Plan
Britain will start a four million pound weekly baby bonus program on Tuesday under the family allowance act of 1945. More than two million mothers expect to receive five shillings per week for each child under sixteen, except the eldest, with the government funding the benefits. The payments mark the first step in a broad social security program extending to insurance, sickness, unemployment, retirement, maternity, widowhood, and health benefits.
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London
Britain
Rabbit crashes windshield in Missoula dash
Motoring hazard report from Missoula describes L S Mac Donald's car being pursued by a rabbit that leaped into the air and struck the windshield. MacDonald escaped unharmed while the rabbit died in the collision.
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Missoula
L. S. MacDonald
MacDonald
Two Broadus Residents Die From Local Snake Bites
Two Broadus residents died this week after being bitten by snakes within city limits. Officials reported sightings of rattlesnakes and blue racers by residents.
President Signs Reorganization Bill Boosts Congress Pay
President Truman signed a law overhauling congressional machinery and increasing pay from 10 000 to 12 500 dollars a year plus a 2 500 tax free expense allowance. The bill retires members after six years at 62 with civil service pension and cuts committees in both chambers. It requires lobbying registration and directs broader agency authority for bills. A yearly adjournment from August to January is set to give lawmakers more home time.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
House
la. Follette
Wis
Rep. Monroney
Okls
City Council votes to double liquor licenses allowed
The council approved increasing liquor licenses from five to ten at its Monday meeting. An amendment to close booth restrictions was not included. A request for a liquor license by S E Anderson to run a cocktail lounge at the Big Timber cafe was not acted on. The city accepted a bid from Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Co. for 1,746 feet of six inch pipe and 3,412 feet of four inch pipe. Sewer pipe is in short supply. The budget gained Montana Taxpayers association approval. A salvage bulletin urged iron and steel scrap drives to avert production delays.
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Ted C. Busha
S. E. Anderson
Billings
Upper Deer Creek
Big Timber Cafe
Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company
Provo
Busha
Montana Taxpayers’ Association
Fred Bennion
St Marks Plans 50th Anniversary and Pioneer Picnic
St. Mark's Episcopal church in Big Timber marks the fiftieth anniversary of its dedication with a banquet on Saturday August 17 and Sunday services led by Bishop Daniels. The event aligns with the Sweet Grass Pioneer Society picnic on Sunday August 18. Church history displays and letters from former vicars are planned, with special music and sermons by the Rev. Bristol.
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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Big Timber
Pioneer Society
St. Mark's Guild
Charles Connop
England
George T. Chambers
Malta
Mont
Livingston
Bishop Daniels
Helena
Bristol
Sweet Grass Pioneer’s Society
Fairgrounds
Wm. Churchill
Roy Osburn
A. Whitney
D. J. Walvoord
Louis Beley
Federal Construction Moratorium Cuts Big Projects Across Agencies
Director John R. Steelman ordered a 56 day pause on all federal construction contracts over $3,000 from Aug 6 to Oct 1 to trim the public works program by 700 million dollars. Exemptions cover veterans hospitals overseas projects the Manhattan project and timber land access roads.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
Manhattan
Steelman
Civilian Production Administration
National
Calgary Visitors Stay With Hayes Kin In Town
Mr and Mrs R B Hayes of Calgary Canada visited Friday to Sunday at the home of their nephew C E Smart and family. A car driven by Walter Jarrett crashed into guard rails at the overpass northeast of town early Sunday morning, wrecking one side but injuring none of the five occupants. The other occupants returning from the Melville dance were Gerald George Clayton Bill Esp and Justyn Stebbins.
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Walter Jarrett
Yellowstone Bridge
R. R
Melville Dance
Gerald
George Clayton
Bill Esp
Justyn Stebbins
More Moose Than Applications In State
Montana officials report a slow start for moose hunting permits with only 30 applications so far while 90 permits may be issued. If applications exceed 90 a drawing will be held August 20. Antelope permits open August 15 to 30 with a drawing September 7.
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Helena
A. A. O'Claire
O’claire
State Game and Fish Commission
Boy Hurt In Plowing Accident At Harlem
Eddie Carlson, 15, of Harlem, was injured while operating a tractor pulling a disk plow. He fell backward when reaching to disengage a gear, and the rear disks passed over his legs and body. He suffered severe lacerations, several broken ribs, and possible internal injuries. condition described as as good as can be expected by local hospital staff.
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Havre
Eddie Carlson
Harlem
Swen Carlson
To Seek Employment Robert Burrows Leaves for Los Angeles
Robert Burrows departed Saturday for Los Angeles to seek employment. His wife and daughter remain with her mother Mrs. O Miller for the time being. Sister Dies Mrs Minnie Dickinson sister of Mrs J W Davis died yesterday in Long Beach California. Mrs Dickinson lived in Great Falls many years ago. From Billings Mr and Mrs Ed Nyhus visited last weekend with the Ed and Oscar Braaten families. Mrs Nelson accompanied them from Billings to spend the weekend with Mrs Anna Herman son.
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Robert Burrows
Los Angeles
O. Miller
Minnie . Dickinson
J. W. Davis
Long Beach
Calif
Dickinson
Great Falls
Billings
Ed Nyhus
Oscar Braaten
Nelson
Anna Hermanson
Truman Sees Prosperity Aiding Federal Deficit Wipeout
President Truman forecast that a surge in tax receipts from business prosperity and higher employment would shrink the current deficit. He ordered economy measures across federal agencies to trim spending, while noting new budget gaps and added costs from wartime legislation. The net effect is a peacetime deficit of about 1.9 billion for the year ending June 30, 1947.
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Washington
Truman
Veterans Administration
Congress
Post Office Department
War and Navy Departments
Maritime Commission
Former Grasston Resident Named Montana State Journalism Professor
Robert P. Struckman, 1933 journalism graduate and former editor of The Sheepherder, will join Montana State University Missoula as an assistant professor of journalism in September. He has taught at Great Falls High School and White Sulphur Springs, worked for Great Falls Leader, contributed to Esquire, Friction Parade, and other publications, and is married to Helen Bond. He will teach magazine writing and public relations and has begun master’s degree requirements.
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Robert P. Struckman
Emil G. Struckman
Grasston
Montana State University
Missoula
University News Bulletin
Sweet Grass County
Bulletin
School of Journalism
Montana Farmer
Great Falls
Journalism School
Struckman
Great Falls High School
White Sulphur Springs
Esquire
Helen M. Bond
Truman Backed Axtell Wins Missouri Democratic Nomination
Enos Axtell, 37, former Navy lieutenant, defeats incumbent rival by 2301 votes to claim the Democratic nomination in Missouri's Fifth District. Jerome Walsh finishes far back. Axtell faces Republican Albert Reeves Jr. in November.
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Truman
Roger C. Slaughter
Missouri Congress
Missouri
Enos A. Axtell
Jerome Walsh
OPA
Axtell
Albert L. Reeves, Jr
The
Army Engineers
Schulz Family Visit From Minnesota Arrives for Reunion
Visiting party from Zum brota Minnesota includes Mr and Mrs Winfred Schulz and their son and Victor Schulz. They arrived last Thursday for a visit with G O Schulz and his family, the men's brother.
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Winfred Schulz
Victor Schulz
Zumbrota, Minn
G. O. Schulz
Smith and Ella Mae Smith wed by justice of the peace
Herbert H. Wick son of Mr and Mrs James H Wick and Ella Mae Smith of Billings were married by Justice of the Peace J D Holly Saturday. Mrs Dorrene Huyser and Roy S Webber were witnesses.
Congress approves compromise to freeze Social Security tax
Congress moves a compromise social security bill to the president, freezing the 1 percent tax for another year and adding about 150 million dollars annually for 2 million aged, 75 thousand blind, and 772 thousand dependent children. The measure also extends survivor benefits for WW2 families, covers 200 thousand maritime workers, and doubles federal welfare expenditures for maternal health and child welfare programs.
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Washington
Congress
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