Reclamation Association Makes Case for Irrigation Boost
Senator Wesley A. D Ewart of Wilsall, president of the Montana Reclamation association, told Bozeman delegates irrigation of semiarid lands would provide jobs and help postwar recovery. Governor Ford urged orderly water and land development and irrigation of suitable lands in Montana.
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Bozeman
Montana
Sam C. Ford
Montana Reclamation Association
State Water Conservation Board
Five Railways Will Have Strike Dec. 30
The nation’s five railroad brotherhoods vote 97.7 percent for a nationwide strike to begin at 6 am on December 30. About 350,000 workers will walk out, with one fourth of railroads affected on day one and a progressive plan to halt others in the following days due to wage freezes and rising living costs.
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Cleveland
War Industries Set New Record
War industries set a new monthly production record in November despite a planned cutback in small arms ammunition. The War Production Board chair Donald M. Nelson announced that the index of production reached 665 points, up 18 from October, using November 1941 as the base of 100. The WPB report said major production problems, including manpower, are being solved.
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Washington
American War Industries
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
WPB
Montana Seeks Five Thousand Mexican Laborers for 1944 Crops
Lawrence E. Carr of the War Food Administration says Montana will request 5,000 Mexican nationals to aid 1944 crops. The program was outlined at a Denver conference, with fieldmen already contacting farmers statewide to assess needs. Carr thanks Montana farmers and the Great Western Sugar factory for last summer’s cooperation and notes Paul Anderson's transfer to the Missoula WFA office.
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Montana
Lawrence E. Carr
War Food Administration
Billings
Denver
Carr
Office of Labor
Great Western Sugar Factory
Paul Anderson
WFA
Missoula
Willkie Open to Unlimited Cross-Examination
Wendell L. Willkie said he would be delighted to undergo unlimited cross examination by a congressional committee over charges that supporters tried to buy votes at the 1940 Republican convention. Committee members signaled they would want him to appear. He telegraphed Senator Kilgore offering to testify in person regarding a resolution by Senator Langer seeking an investigation of irregularities at the Philadelphia convention.
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Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Kilgore
West Virginia
Senate
Langer
North Dakota
Philadelphia
New Rule on Motor Vehicle Transfers After December 31
After December 31 all persons transferring ownership of motor vehicles must present original copies of the OPA receipt for surrendered gasoline coupons to the registrar of motor vehicles. County treasurers must attach the form to title transfer applications and forward them to the registrar. The forms known as R-569 are available at the local board’s office.
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OPA
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Montana Governor Rejects Idaho Extradition Request
Gov. Sam C. Ford refused Idaho Governor C A Bottolfsen extradition seeking H. L. Patterson a Beaverhead County youth. Patterson faced charges related to horse theft in Lemhi County authorities reported.
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Helena
Sam C. Ford
C.A. Bottolfsen
Idaho
H. L. Patterson
Beaverhead County
Patterson
Lemhi County
Social Security Tax Rate Left At 1 Per Cent Throughout Next Year
The Senate finance committee voted 11 to 10 to keep the social security payroll contributions at 1 percent for both employees and employers through 1944. The move preserves the current rate as receipts outstrip benefits by more than six to one, despite a push to raise the levy automatically to 2 percent. The panel also approved tax provisions on unions, corporate excess profits rates, and reduced invested capital credits for large firms.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Vandenburg
Michigan
A. J. Altmeyer
Social Security Board
Altmeyer
Finance Committee
House
Eighth Airforce Bombers Down 138 Emden Foes
London dispatch reports United States Eighth Air Force heavy bombers and fighters shot down 138 German fighter planes over Emden. Seventeen American bombers and Liberators and three fighters were missing after a large raid led by General Ira Eaker, in what was described as a fierce sky battle amid German rocket plane defenses. The total downed by the Eighth still trails their record 307 on August 17 in the Regensburg and Schweinfurt raids.
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Eighth Airforce
Emden
London
United States Eighth Air Force
Ira C
Eaker
Germany
Eigth
Regensburg
Schweinfurt
Roosevelt Decorates Gen Clark On Sicily Homeward Flight
President Roosevelt, near Italy's battlefronts, visited Sicily on the return from Cairo. He reviewed Seventh Army troops under Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr and decorated Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark and five other officers for extraordinary heroism at Salerno during the Sept. 14 German counterattack. Eisenhower accompanied him as his C-54 landed at Castellevetrano airfield.
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Allied
Algiers
Roosevelt
Italy
Sicily
Cairo
Seventh Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Mark W. Clark
Malta
Castlevetrano
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Clark
Fifth Army
Salerno
Four Livingston Men Reunion on Kodiak Island
Four Livingston men who joined the armed services met by chance on Kodiak Island Alaska for a Thanksgiving reunion. Don Hutchings naval engineer Floyd Bame pharmacist mate Milton Stafford navy and Roy Anderson army laundry manager at Kodiak planned to roast two hens but Anderson secured a turkey last minute making the celebration more fitting for the occasion.
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Livingston
Armed Services
Kodiak Island
Alaska
Don Hutchings
Floyd Bame
Milton Stafford
Navy
Roy Anderson
Army
Kodiak
Anderson
Wartime Pipeline Nears Completion in Ohio Region
Cincinnati dispatch reports War Emergency Pipe Lines Inc. has welded the last section of the 1,475 mile 20 inch line to the big inch network. Water tests are underway and by December 30, 15 pumping stations will be ready to supply 150000 barrels daily.
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Cincinnati
America
War Emergency Pipe Lines, Inc
Roosevelt Favored For Fourth Term
Wisconsin Democratic convention endorses President Roosevelt for a fourth term. Unanimous resolution credits his leadership amid world events and World War in guiding America toward victory and lasting peace.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Democratic Convention
Roosevelt
America
Pork Ration Points Reduced Further Nationwide
Washington December 11 Chester Bowles Price Administrator announced another general reduction in pork item values on the consumer point value table effective 12 01 a m Monday All pork steaks roasts smoked ham bacon and ready to eat meat cut by one point per pound Fresh hams and non frozen non cured ham down two points per pound Fresh smoked and cooked sausages containing no other meat except pork down one point Dry and semidry sausages such as hard salami pepperoni Mortadella down one point regardless of beef ingredients
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Finland Pays Another Installment to U S
Finland Tuesday paid the United States 233915.06 as another installment on money borrowed after the first World War. The payment included 84000 in principal and 136220 in semiannual interest on about 9 million total debt, plus 13695.06 due on the payment approved by Congress on June 12.
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Washington
Finland
United States
Congress
Bombers Strike Nazi Greece in Balkans Air Clash
Allied air command says over 300 American bombers and fighters hit Nazi-occupied Greece in the largest Balkans air offensive to date. The raid left 12 German fighters shot down in the big aerial battle centered over the region.
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Allied
Algiers
Greece
Balkans
Jerome Williams Pioneer Editor Dies Sudden
Jerome Williams longtime editor of The Pioneer died Monday morning at his Livingston home from a heart condition. Funeral services were held Wednesday with interment in Mountain View cemetery. Born July 27 1889 in Memphis Missouri he moved to Montana in 1888 and bought The Big Timber Pioneer in 1912. He and Grace Martin married in 1923 and ran the paper together. survivors include his wife a sister and four cousins.
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Jerome Williams
Lowry’s
Pemberton Funeral Home
Livingston
Mountain View
Montana
Axel Anderson
Big Timber Lutheral Church
Elnory Overland
Panis Angelicus
Cesar Franck
Anton Dvorak
Leon C. Olmstead
S. Oie
Mervin Sell
Haroley Boe
C. W. Haas
Ross G. Williams
Memphis
Scotland County
Eugene and
Mary Work Williams
Missouri
Ellowsiphe Park
Carbon
Enterprise
Court Reporter
Williams
Big Timber Pioneer
Jean P. Decker
Grace Martin
Pioneer
Sweet Grass County Pioneers Society
Helen Smith
Seattle
Wash
Lester P. Work
McLeod
Ray Holloway
Bozeman
Hatchet Packing Seabee Gets Jap Prisoner Medal Play
Carlson I Hull a 46 year old San Pedro California carpenter's mate second class who on Pearl Harbor anniversary day ventured into jungle action and returned with a live Japanese prisoner. Admiral Halsey praised Hull as a hatchet packing seabee and awarded him the silver star for the feat.
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Washington
Carl I. Hull
San Pedro
Cal
Pearl Harbor
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
William F. Halsey
Hull
South Pacific
Halsey
Dog Rescued From Icy Death on Fox River Bridge
OSHKOSH Wis Dec 14 Harold Parsons 23 rescued a German shepherd trapped in Fox river after it fell through ice crowds cheered as he climbed 15 feet to reach the dog then wrapped his legs around the animals neck in a scissors hold and carried the 70 pound animal back to shore swinging between girders with the dog secured.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Harold Parsons
Fox River
Crow Agency Homecoming Welcomes Decorated Soldier
Staff Sergeant Barney Old Coyote Jr. arrives at Crow Agency on furlough amid a planned homecoming celebration. Robert Yellowtail, Crow Agency superintendent, says hundreds of Crow Indians will attend as his personal war song greets him after two valor decorations in North Africa.
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Billings
Barney Old Coyote, Jr
North Africa
Crow Agency
Robert Yellowtail
Old Coyyote
Yellowtail
Ford appoints new Montana liquor board members
David R. Wallace of Helena elected chairman at an organization meeting. New board members appointed by Gov. Sam C. Ford include Carl H. Rippel of Butte and J. W. Corwin of Park City. First session focused on organization and policy discussion.
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Helena
David R. Wallace
Montana Liquor Control Board
Sam C. Ford
Carl H. Rippel
Butte
J. W. Corwin
Park City
Cutback in Ship Production
Washington reports a 1944 cutback as the maritime commission orders shipyards to close Sundays starting January 1. A spokesman says the move gives workers a regular day of rest after years of overtime to hit the five ships a day pace.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Commission
Worden Calls Reclamation the State's Top Issue in 1943
Bozeman scene as O S Worden of the National Reclamation association says organization of the Montana Reclamation association was the era’s key civic event. He notes Montana has 2 million irrigated acres and 2 million more arable. 2 million more could lift first-year land values by 60 million dollars. He cites targeted acreages across Flathead Valley, Sun River, Yellowstone watershed and other regions, and cites federal plans to invest 3 billion in western reclamation over five years.
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Bozeman
Montana Reclamation Association
O. S. Worden
National Reclamation Association
State Association
Great Falls Deena
National Association
Montana
Flathead
Big Horn
Yellowstone River
Sun River
Great Falls
Warden
War Production Board
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Reclamation Association
O. W. Monson
O. S. Warden
D’ewart
War Industries
Gen. Clark
U.S
U. S
Will Fete
Gov. Ford
New Liquor Board
Worden
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