Roosevelt Orders Credit Control On Consumer Installments
President Roosevelt imposed an executive order directing the Federal Reserve Board to curb consumer installment credit for durable goods. The measure targets $10 billion in credit across banks stores and finance firms, aiming to conserve materials for defense and curb inflation. Penalties include up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine, with regulations to phase in limits on down payments and payment lengths for regulated items.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Board
Merriner S. Eccles
War games test nerve as 50 000 Fort Lewis troops await invasion
Fort Lewis Washington is staging a simulated west coast invasion with about 50 000 personnel under arms. The exercise began Monday with no actual combat yet, but soldiers anticipate the moment reports signal the landing of a hypothetical enemy force and prepare to counter the attack.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Senators Prepare Iceland Inspection Trip
Chairman Robert R. Reynolds and fellow Senate Military Affairs Committee members will sail next week for an inspection visit to Iceland, disclosed Monday night.
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Iceland
Washington
Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolina
Senate Military Affairs Committee
OConnor Backs Extended Army Service in House Vote
Congressman James F. O Connor announced his vote in favor of extending the active service of draftees militiamen reservists and enlisted men as Senate approved the measure. He said America needs trained men and the defense program would suffer if experienced personnel are released. He emphasized preparedness and the nucleus role of current trainees for a strong U S army.
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Livingston
James F. O'Connor
House of Representatives
United States Army
Senate
America
O’connor
United States
Richard Whitney Leaves Sing Sing Prison a Free Man
Richard Whitney 53, former NYSE president, left Sing Sing after 40 months of confinement. He had served three years four months of a 5 to 10 year sentence for stealing $214,000 from client accounts and had earned $181.10 in profit during parole. He was met by his brother George and driven to Barnstable Massachusetts to supervise a dairy farm.
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Ossining
N. Y
Richard Whitney
Wall Street
Sing Sing
New York Stock Exchange
George
Whitney
J. P. Morgan
Barnstable
Mass
Bids Open Planned for Montana State Hospital Bonds
The Montana board of examiners will open bids August 26 in Helena on a 500000 bond issue to fund new buildings at the Warm Springs state mental hospital. Bonds mature September 15, 1945 and bear interest up to 4 percent, issued in 1000 dollar denominations.
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Helena
Montana Board of Examiners
State Mental Hospital
Warm Springs
W. L. Fitzsimmons
Consolidated State Boards
Forest group spends ten days studying forest problems
A representative group traveled about 200 miles by horseback and pack train over 11 days through Absaroka National Forest to study forest management issues. They reported daily rain, wildlife glimpses, and bear destruction of ranger cabins. They endorsed multiple use of forests and submitted recommendations to the Forest Service for the land user management plan.
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Absaroka National Forest
Four Mile Ranger Station
Boulder River
Divide
Slough
Buffalo Fork
Hellroaring
Box Canyon
Forest Service
Claiborn Named Chairman of county defense savings group
Dr. D. Claiborn of Big Timber is chairing the Sweet Grass county defense savings executive committee. Other Big Timber members include A R McDonnell F M Lamp C E Davis Margaret J Deegan Ed F Boddy Ben Clark Cc Nicholson.
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Dr. Claiborn
County Defense Savings Executive Committee
D. Claiborn
Big Timber
Defense Savings Executive Committee
Sweet Grass County
Wm. H. Bartley
Defense Savings Staff
Montana
United States Treasury Department
A. R. McDonnell
F. M. Lamp
C. E. Davis
Margaret J. Deegan
Ed F. Boddy
Ben Clark
Cc. C. Nicholson
Big Timer
Defense Savings
Bartley
Extension of Selective Service Period Passed by One Vote
The House approved the army service extension bill 202 to 202 on Tuesday night, with 21 Republicans and 182 Democrats voting for. The measure allows draftees and reserves to stay up to 18 months beyond their induction term and raises monthly pay by $10 after one year. The previous 900,000 draftee cap is removed.
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Washington
House
Senate
Army
Rankin
Montana
O’connor
O’hara
Minnesota
Pershing Statue in France Smashed by Storm
In German occupied France on August 12 the statue of General John J. Pershing in La Fayette park toppled from its pedestal during a violent summer storm and was shattered into hundreds of pieces. The nearby Lafayette statue remained intact. The two figures mark the formation of the Lafayette Escadrille in World War I. The park lies between Versailles and Ville-d Avray.
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Versailles
France
John J. Pershing
LaFayette Park
LaFayette
Pershing
LaFayette Escadrille
Ville-d’Avray
Oldest Montanan Louise Finney to celebrate 111th birthday
Polson Montana August 11 Mrs Louise Finney believed to be western Montana s oldest resident and a survivor of the Flathead Indian band which welcomed Father DeSmet in 1841 will celebrate her 111th birthday August 14 She lives with her son Bill Finney seven miles east of Polson and though totally blind she moves about aided by guide ropes her son serving as interpreter due to language barriers.
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Polson
Louise Finney
Western
Montana
Flathead
Pierre Jean DeSmet
Montana reports bumper wheat harvest underway in most areas
Montana's bumper wheat crop is progressing on schedule except in the southern half of Wibaux county and parts of Daniels and Fallon counties. E K Bowman says rains last week delayed Wibaux, and a shortage of combines slowed Fallon and Daniels. He cites delayed arrivals of equipment from Kansas and Nebraska due to bumper crops there.
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Helena
Montana
Wibaux County
Daniels
Fallon Counties
E. K. Bowman
State Hail Insurance Board
Bowman
Fallon
Kansas
North Dakota
Nebraska
Montana ranges show good condition despite slight decline
Montana ranges remain productive with a healthy mix of dried and green feed supporting fattening cattle and sheep. The federal marketing service reports ranges at 91 percent of normal, water supplies adequate, with heavier expected fall weights and understocked operators likely selling cows and heifers.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Agricultural Marketing Service
Case of spotted fever at Lolo Hot Springs
Helena report notes another Rocky Mountain spotted fever case at Lolo Hot Springs in Montana last week. The Kilbourne weekly summary lists one tularemia at Crow Agency, one sleeping sickness in Garfield county, 26 whooping cough, 8 chickenpox, 5 scarlet fever, and single cases of typhoid smallpox and diphtheria, plus other diseases.
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Helena
Rocky Mountain
Lolo Hot Springs
Montana
B. K. Kilbourne
Crow Agency
Garfield County
Herbert Hoover Ends Yellowstone Visit Abruptly
Former president Herbert Hoover cut short a Yellowstone fishing trip, leaving on a Western Airlines plane to Palo Alto, Cal. He refused to discuss politics with reporters, saying he had nothing to say on any topic. Poor fishing conditions were noted during his stay.
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Yellowstone
Mont
Washington
Herbert Hoover
Western Airlines
Palo Alto
Cal
Hoover
Malignant Catarrh Hits Montana Cattle
Helena reports a first ever case of malignant catarrh in Montana cattle per Dr. W. J. Butler state veterinarian. The monthly bulletin notes 73 cases of equine sleeping sickness with 19 deaths this year and warns that late summer and possible frost reduce epidemic risk.
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Helena
Montana
W. J. Butler
Poindexter Leaves Walter Reed Hospital
Governor Joseph B Poindexter of Hawaii left Walter Reed hospital after nearly a month for a kidney operation. Physicians advised him to rest for three weeks or a month.
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Washington
Joseph B. Poindexter
Hawaii
Walter Reed Hospital
Territorial
Skidding Car Kills Two Billings Men Near Red Lodge
A rain slick highway five miles north of Red Lodge claimed two Billings men. Charley Thayer, 43, was killed instantly. Harry Douglas, 36, died later at a Red Lodge hospital. The others in the party escaped serious injury as the car skidded after two spins on the slippery stretch.
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Red Lodge
Billings
Here
Charley Thayer
Alderson Avenue
Harry Douglas
Thayer
Douglas
Britton
Big Timber Hosts Neighborhood Barbecue Dinner
About 2,400 people attended a Sunday barbecue at the fairgrounds in Big Timber. Local businessmen organized the event with supervision by the Lions Club, Jaycees, Women's Club, and Professional Men. James J. Lacklen served as a key organizer.
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Lions Club
JayCees
Womans Club
James J. Lacklen
Coney Pelana barbecue crowds total 2 307 passengers
Fortune magazine estimated an average of 31 percent of cars carrying passengers to the event Sunday. Gate records show 670 cars with 2 307 passengers checked in two hours 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Montana and out of state tag numbers were noted. Local highway patrols managed traffic smoothly and no accidents occurred.
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Fortune Magazine
Coney Pelana
Floyd Bailey
Vic Christensen
Montana
Black
Burnham
Vacura
Thibodeau
Walter Osborne
Big Timber
Longest pipeline project planned from Texas to Northeast
Secretary Ickes announced plans for the longest pipeline, 1820 miles, to move crude oil from Texas and Louisiana to the New York Philadelphia area at 250000 barrels daily. The $80 million line would start soon and take about nine months to complete but would not fix the east shortage caused by tanker diversions to Britain.
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Washington
Texas
Louisiana
New York-Philadelphia
Ickies
Ickes
United States
Senate panel Lops Bill by Over One Billion Dollars
The senate appropriations committee cut 1.234 billion dollars from a defense money bill, leaving 5.828 billion in cash and 1 billion in contract authority for the army, navy, maritime commission and other agencies. The House version carried 7.101 billion in cash and 1 billion in contract authority.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
House
Silk stockings prove useless for service
Washington August 12. Women who saved old silk stockings for conversion into army powder bags were told their efforts are in vain. The office of production management said reprocessing to remove the dye makes the silk fibers too weak.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
Pioneers Society event features speeches by Ford and Olmstead
Chairman Lacklen presided at an afternoon program introducing Senator Olmstead Rep Leo Esp Mayor Nordstrom Ben Miles Assistant Attorney General Gullickson and Governor Sam C Ford. Gullickson praised the pioneers and Gov Ford spoke on conditions. A races program ran alongside and 93 pioneers registered during the day.
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Lacklen
Senator Olmstead
Leo J. Esp
Nordstrom
Ben J. Miles
The
Pioneers Society
Gullickson
Sam C. Ford
Mussolini’s Son Dies In Bomber Test Crash
Bruno Mussolini the Duce’s second son died aged 23 when a four engine bomber crashed during a test flight near Pisa’s San Giusto airport. Captain Bruno was at the controls along with two other crew members who also died and five were injured in the incident.
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Bome
Bruno Mussolini
Duce
Bruno
Russia
San Jiusto
Pisa
Northern Pacific reports improved business in Yellowstone division
The Northern Pacific Railway shows 27 percent higher business in the Yellowstone division in the first six months of the year versus last year, driven by crops and defense demand. Revenue totals rose 15 percent with passenger up 20 percent and freight up 15 percent. About 2,500 workers are employed there, and the railroad plans to add 1,700 box cars. The division runs from Mandan, North Dakota to Livingston, Montana.
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Billings
Yellowstone
Northern Pacific Railway
C. E. Sponsel
Glendive
Sponsel
Northern Pacific
Montana
North Dakota
Mandan
N. D
Livingston
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FT. Lewis
Paul Etchepare
Wool Growers Association
E. G. Rickman
Montana Livestock Association
Dean
Kenneth A. Reid
Isaak Walton League
Chicago
Ill
Joseph Severy
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Missoula
Claude C. Gray
Mon
Lic
S. C. Ford
Defense Savings Plan
Poindexter
Sam C, Ford
N.P
Northwest
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