Roosevelt and Churchill Meet Aboard Sea Venture
President Roosevelt returns from a historic at sea meeting with Winston Churchill aboard the Potomac off Rockland Maine. He says the talks covered the far east and the Russo German conflict and that both leaders see eye to eye on key issues while not indicating if America will enter the war.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Far East
Rockland
Maine
Hull
Britain
Potomac
Mr. Churchill
Far West
Russia
Germany
London
Moscow
Harry Hopkins
Churchill
Oils blamed for slick Highway sections in Montana
Helena Aug 14 Reconstruction begins on five miles of Montana highways identified as slick when wet due to faulty oils. State highway engineer Howard W Holmes said samples are with the U S bureau of public roads chemists while areas between Bearmouth and Missoula Ravalli and Plains and Plains and Big Arm will be torn up and resurfaced or treated with sand to restore safety.
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Helena
Montana
Howard W. Holmes
Holmes
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Bearmouth
Missoula
Ravalli
Plains
Big Arm
New Ruling on Stock Transportation Signed into Law
Washington August 19 President Roosevelt signed a law fixing a maximum penalty of 5000 dollars and five years imprisonment for interstate transportation of livestock. The measure allows federal and local officers to cooperate in stamping out modern cattle rustling using trucks to move stolen stock.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Holler Named New Boulder CCC Spike Camp Director
W Earl Holler replaces Frank E McLeod as director of the spike camp on the Main Boulder announced at Absaroka national forest offices. McLeod moves to Nez Perce forest at Grangeville Idaho. Holler, former Lolo NF official, oversees about 40 CCC youths doing road work and camp ground improvements.
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CCC
Spike Camp
Boulder
Health in Montana Reports New Communicable Diseases
Dr. Kilbourne reports four tularemia cases, three encephalitis, one poliomyelitis, and one Rocky Mountain spotted fever among Montana cases last week. Spotted fever numbered ninety five for the year. tularemia appeared in Fowler and Rosebud. encephalitis in Prairie and Valley counties. polio in Yellowstone. other diseases include whooping cough scarlet fever measles chickenpox diphtheria impetigo septic sore throat German measles pneumonia and cancer.
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Helena
Rocky Mountain
Montana
B. K. Kilbourne
Carbon County
Fowler
Pondera County
Rosebud
Prairie County
Valley
Yellowstone County
Woman killed by lightning at DeBorgia
Missoula Montana August 16 Mrs George R Cooper 51 of DeBorgia wife of a former state senator from Mineral county was killed Friday night when struck by lightning during a severe electrical storm in the town She was leaving a school board meeting with Mrs Harry C Wilkins when the bolt hit her Mrs Wilkins 15 feet away was knocked to the ground and stunned but not seriously injured Mrs Cooper is survived by her widower and two children
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Missoula
George R. Cooper
DeBorgia
Mineral County
Melville Amateur Rodeo Draws Crowd and Honors Winners
Large but smaller crowd at Melville annual amateur rodeo hosted by Lazy K Bar Dot S Dot and 69 ranches. Winners include Buck Ahern Lloyd Shelhamer Jim Wells Ed Small Paul Van Cleve Jr Spike Van Cleve Thorvald Anderson and others across saddle bronc bareback bronc calf roping team roping wild cow milking and races. Champ all around rider did not have a winner. Continued on page eight.
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Melville
Lazy K Bar
Dot S Dot
69 Ranches
Buck Ahern
White Sulphur Springs
Lloyd Shelhamer
Clyde Park
Jim Wells
Calgary
Canada
Don Doney
Lewistown
John Johnson
Ole Billingsley
Hardin
Carl Braime
Vern Harmon
the Blood Reserve
Ed Small
Miles City
Spike van Cleve
Homer Cook
Livingston
Thor
Vald Anderson
Buck Ball
Rex Morris
Lazy K Bar Ranch
Paul van Cleve
H. H. Heiser Co
Denver
Roper
Thorvald Anderson
Mabry McDowell
Jack Tracy
Bill Glenn
Maurice Flatness
Paul van Cleve, Jr
John
Shucks
Henry Hill
Micky
Annual 4-H Fair Set for Big Timber August 29 30
Sweet Grass county 4-H club Future Farmer and Rural School announce a two day fair at the county fair grounds in Big Timber on Friday and Saturday August 29 and 30. The tentative program lists exhibits in place by 9 00 am judging contests 9 30 am 10 00 am 1 00 pm 2 00 pm 3 00 pm and 5 00 pm with Friday open for exhibits until 9 pm and Saturday featuring recreation games races and horse races led by recreational leader Rolf Bye of Billings.
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Sweet Grass County
Future Farmer and Rural School
Big Timber
Baby Rolf Bye
Billings
60 Day Duck Hunting Season Starts October 1
The Interior announces a 60 day duck season in 1941 starting October 1 in northern states October 16 in intermediate states and November 2 in southern states The 10 a day bag limit remains with no bait or decoys allowed no waterfowl taken with cattle horses or mules as blinds Guns limited to three shells and no over 10 gauge Bow and arrow hunting allowed Shooting hours April sunrise to 4 pm Major changes include a 10 daily limit on canvasback and ruddy ducks New Mexico moved to southern zone and a snow goose closure in Idaho to protect trumpeter swans.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Ickes
New Mexico
Idaho
Slayer Sought in Beating Death of Three Forks Woman
Authorities hunt a slayer after Mrs. Laura Adams, elder proprietor of the Dempsey hotel in Three Forks, is found beaten to death near Three Forks. Adams' car is in a Butte garage and a suspect, registered as C A Harrison in Butte, is identified but not named.
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Three Forks
Butte
Laura Adams
Dempsey
Adams
Sherif Lovitt I. Westlake
W. W. Lessley
Bozeman
Jack Duggan
Northwest
Duggan
Arizona
C. A. Harris
Milwaukee Railway
Westlake
Lessley
Ford lays groundwork to land Cantonment in Montana
Governor Sam C. Ford sent letters to War Secretary Stimson and Montana lawmakers seeking to locate a proposed army cantonment near West Yellowstone in Montana. A preliminary survey favors the Idaho side of the continental divide, but Ford says Montana offers transport routes and advantages. An appropriation is needed to proceed if the army expands.
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Helena
Sam C. Ford
Stimson
Montana
West Yellowstone
Ford
George Shanley
Great Falls
Idaho
Continental Divide
The
Divide
McNutt urges support of national policy in Indiana Legion talk
Paul V. McNutt federal security administrator told the Indiana department of the American Legion convention in South Bend that America’s national policy is fixed and the nation may call on its citizens to support it whether or not they agree. He said the policy has been determined by traditional democratic methods.
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South Bend
Ind
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security
America
The
American Legion
the Legion
Indiana Department
Carbon County Man Killed by Horse
Helena August 15 A horse that refused to drink killed Louis Jamrozik 35 at Golden in Carbon county J Burke Clements Montana industrial accident board said Jamrozik and a companion took horses to water the horse struck him while attempting to drink and then the animal delivered fatal blows to his neck as the pair rode away
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Helena
Louis Jamrozik
Golden
Carbon County
J. Burke Clements
Montana Industrial Accident Board
Jamrozik
Montanans Pay Record Federal Taxes in 1940 41
Helena report shows Montanans paid federal taxes totaling 9.535 million dollars for the year ended June 20. Lewis Penwell notes a 39.6 percent rise from the prior year with miscellaneous taxes at 3.297 million and income taxes rising strongly. Individual income taxes reached 2.285 million, corporate income taxes 2.477 million, totaling 4.762 million in income taxes, with social security taxes up 8.3 percent to 1.476 million.
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Helena
London Quiet Day On Bombing Anniversary
London marked the anniversary of the first German bombing with a quiet day. Aug 15, 1940 attack on Croydon airdrome described as the prelude to an invasion that never occurred. The only reported incident was a German long-range bomber over East Anglia with no damage or casualties.
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London
Croydon
British Isles
East Anglia
RAF
State Employes Warned On Use Of Automobiles
Helena August 18. State highway engineer Howard W. Holmes announced that department employees who ignore limits on state owned cars will be discharged. He pledged a strict crackdown, stating mileage on state cars must be for state business only.
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Helena
Howard W. Holmes
Holmes
Western Area May Be Called On To Share Gas Shortage
Eastern seaboard faces a winter gas shortage while the nation risks a cutback in commercial airline transport. Oil supply cuts and transfer of 50 to 100 tankers to Britain threaten fuel and air service. 100 liners shipped abroad leaving about 300 civilian transports to meet defense needs and keep the Atlantic supply lines open.
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East
New York
Seaboard
United States
Langlie announces 4 million settlement for Tacoma Narrows collapse
Gov. Arthur Langlie announced settlement of Washington state insurance claims from the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse amounting to 4 million dollars in cash with salvage rights and interests in remaining properties valued at over 3 million. Salvage estimated at over 250 thousand. Replacement cost set at 4.3 million by a state board. original cost was 6.5 million. A new bridge design is being developed.
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Olympia
Wash
Tacoma Narrows
Arthur B. Langlie
Langlie
Bridge Authority
Curtailed Production May Hit Labor Shortages
The American Federation of Labor warns of a new unemployment crisis within 60 days due to reduced consumer goods production and cut raw material supplies for non defense plants. Officials estimate 5 000 to 6 000 plants may close, 1 000 000 to 2 000 000 workers could lose work, unless plants switch to defense work swiftly.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Dudley Heads National Veterans Defense
Washington announces the establishment of a national veterans division with Henry H. Dudley of Omaha named chief. Dudley, 50, has led defense activities for the American Legion since July 1 and will serve for the duration, loaned by the Legion with headquarters at Indianapolis.
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Washington
F. H. LaGuardia
National Veterans Division
Henry H. Dudley
Omaha
Dudley
American Legion
Indianapolis
Legion
Ex-Servicemen’s Organization
More Italian Seamen Taken to Missoula
Seventy two more interned Italian seamen will join about one thousand others at Fort Missoula in Montana. They will be brought from the Atlantic coast, increasing the camp population to 1,065. Sixty prefabricated barracks are finished with 16 more near completion. The fort nicknamed Bella Vista by the Italians is now under immigration service, its last active army post in Montana. The internment camp orchestra, largely drawn from interned liner musicians, will give its first public concert Monday with a collection for the internees.
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Missoula
Fort Missoula
Atlantic Coast
Bella Vista
Immigration Service
Montana
Tower guards at pen given new rifles
Helena August 18 The state board of examiners approved the purchase of eight modern rifles and 1 000 rounds of ammunition for tower guards at the state penitentiary in Deer Lodge. Warden Dudley Jones told the board rifles on hand fired black powder and were obsolete.
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Helena
State Board of Examiners
State Penitentiary
Deer Lodge
Dudley Jones
Livingston Kiwanis Lions Club goodwill meeting report
A joint Livingston Kiwanis and Big Timber Lions gathering drew 27 local business leaders to a Fraternity hall banquet in Big Timber. Officials urged cooperation to promote Park and Sweet Grass counties resources and resist Billings suburban influence, highlighting civic pride and regional tourism.
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Livingston
Fraternity Hall
Ladies of the Homeland Circle
Les Swanson
George Allen
Joe Patriot
Cloyd
Dr. Snow
C. D. Clement
Miles O'Connor
Tom Madden
Elmer Lindquist
Edna Calhoun
Maurice Pederson
Henry Quested
Ed. Duffy
Clark Volberding
Jack Roseborough
Big Timber Lions Club
Big Timber
Ben Olness
Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
W. W. Cloyd
Kiwanis Program Committee
Park
Sweet Grass
O’connor
Billings
Yellowstone Valley
Boulder Valley
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Prince of Wales
Augusta
Greece
Crete
Holler Jis
Boulder CCC
DR. Kilbourne
Gov
M’nutt
Air Line
War Department
Navy
Atlantic
Great Britain
Tacoma
National Veterans Defense
Pen
Livingston Kiwanis
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