Sugar Ration Books for Nation to Be Issued to Teachers
Washington reports that public school teachers will distribute War Ration Book No 1 enabling each person to buy about 12 ounces of sugar weekly. Hoarding penalties include a $10000 fine or 10 years in prison. The War Production Board will oversee distribution and weekly allotments across stores.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
War Production Board
Office of Price Administration
WPB
Montanans Inc Reduces Advertising Budget
Helena February 5 Directors of Montanans Inc approved a trimmed wartime budget for tourism advertising totaling 8000 dollars, down from 14750 last year. The plan allocates 500 for magazine ads 2000 for newspaper display 500 for dude ranch promotion and 1500 for answering mail inquiries. Executive Secretary W G Ferguson urged targeting Pacific coast defense areas while cautioning against retreating from the industry built up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montanans, Inc
Enna
W. G. Ferguson
Ferguson
Pacific Coast
Butte Firemen Call for Crowd Control During Alarms
Butte officials urge residents to stay home when fire alarms sound. Fire Chief Fred Martin Police Chief Bert Riley and Sheriff Al McLeod warn that explosions are more likely in incendiary fires during the war emergency and crowds delay fire crews reaching blazes.
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Butte
Fred Martin
Bert Riley
al McLeod
Wage Increase Demands Opposed by Price Chief
Price Administrator Leon Henderson urged the national war labor board to reject general wage increase demands by unions. He warned such raises would be inflationary as industry cannot absorb more cost increases.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
National War Labor Board
Labor Board
Henderson
Loans to boost Food for Victory program in Montana
Bozeman February 6 Farm Security Administration will offer quick loans to farm laborers tenants low income owner operators and part time farmers to boost production of vital war foods. Loans cover feed seed fertilizer tools equipment storage and related needs for new facilities and cooperative use of machinery.
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Bozeman
Food For Victory
Farm Security Administration
Vital War Foods
R. J. McKenna
Montana U.S. D. A. War Board
Nurse arraigned for alleged homicide over opium in infant nursery
A New York nurse faced a magistrate charged with homicide for giving opium to a 20 hour old baby at the Bronx maternity hospital nursery at about 1230 a.m. She also allegedly dosed another infant in distress and told investigators that the babies' crying drove her to madness.
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New York
Bronx Maternity Hospital
Martin Kraus
NYA Sends Trained Workers to Montana War Industries
Helena Feb 6 The National Youth Administration in Montana is sending 25 trained workers weekly into war industries. Montana has 160 NYA defense stations in operation for out of school youths 17 to 25. They gain work experience in lathe operation welding radio sheet metal auto mechanics and electricity. The programs employ 1 156 youths, aiding war industries and civilian defense.
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Helena
National Youth Administration
Montana
G. M. MacMillan
NYA
MacMillan
Normandie Salvage Battle Begins After Pier Blaze
The 83,423 ton Normandie lies flame damaged on her Hudson River pier as salvage crews plan a two to three month raise. Officials cite possible carelessness, no saboteur evidence, and a multi month survey before lifting with pontoons.
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New York
Navy
Hudson River
Fiftieth Street
Adolphus Andrews
Third Naval District
Manhattan
Frank S. Hogan
Hogan
Carlessness
Registrations Open For Men 20 21 And 36 44 At Masonic Hall
The Sweet Grass County Selective Service Board announces registration for men aged 20 to 21 and 36 to 44. Registration is Monday February 16 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Big Timber Masonic Hall. Special registrars Mrs. Busha Mrs. Armstrong and Mrs. Davis assist. Registrants answer nine questions detailing name address birth place employer and employment details. Height weight appearance and other data will be recorded.
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Masonic Hall
Sweet Grass County
Ted C. Busha
Dick Armstrong
Clyde E. Davis
MacArthur's Men Hold Out Against Japanese Invaders in Philippines
The war department reports renewed Japanese assaults on the Philippines met by heavy artillery from Corregidor and other forts. MacArthur's land forces repelled attacks on the Batan peninsula as dive bombers worked the lines and American fighters claimed air victories. Fort Drum Fort Mills Fort Hughes and Fort Frank endured bombardment with limited damage as defenders continue to slow the siege.
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Washington
Manila Bay
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
War Department
Corregidor
MacArthur
Batan
Cavite
Fort Drum
el Fraile Islet
Fort Mills
Corregidor Island
Fort Hughes
Fort Frank
Montana School District Apportionment Sets Record
In Welena Montana on February 5 1940 two hundred fourteen districts receive 100000 for a nine month term deficiency distribution from the state general fund. Regular apportionments will exceed 1 million and the per student share reaches 9.10, the largest ever. Additional funds will support student transportation.
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Welena
Montana
Elizabeth Ireland
Miss Ireland
Love Insurance Pays First Claim for Heart Balm
San Diego reports Love Insurance Ltd. issued 25 cent a month policies insuring soldiers against loss of affection. Private Clifford Elliott announced the first claim from a Michigan soldier unnamed pending investigation. If sustained, the insured gets a Hollywood date with Janet Blair and $15 plus costs.
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San Diego
Cal
Love Insurance Ltd
Camp Callan
Clifford Elliott
Altoona
Kan
Farmer
Michigan
Hollywood
Janet Blair
Lowensurance Ltd
Pension would come easy to presidents
President Roosevelt said he could obtain a pension of $37,500 a year under the new law for government officials, paying only a few dollars annually for three years before retiring on the pension, according to a friend’s information.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Five Children Find Mother Dead In Malta
Five Totey children aged 1 to 8 were left hungry and cold before they could not wake their mother. Neighbors were called after the youngsters described their morning attempt to rouse her on Thursday.
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Malta
William Totey
Delivery on Certain New Cars Possible
Montanans who bought or ordered new automobiles before January 1 1942 may take delivery under a national order issued by Tom D Caverly state rationing officer The Montana rationing office will mail to county boards applications to acquire the autos bought or ordered before January 1 and these must be filed by February 26 Rationing will begin February 26 with eligible classes mainly public health and safety workers The rules for new trucks will be announced within two weeks
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Helena
Caverly
State Hospital Repairs Get Defense Priority Rating
Senator Wheeler announced the War Production Board assigned an A-10 defense priority to Montana State Hospital at Warm Springs. The project, funded by a $500,000 bond approved in 1940, includes dormitories for men and women staff, an employees' dormitory, laundry, and bakery, and aims to replace aging unsafe buildings.
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Washington
B. K. Wheeler
Montana
War Production Board
Montana State Hospital
Warm Springs
Wheeler
Todt Dies in Air Accident During Russian Front Mission
Berlin report states Major General Fritz Todt, Reich minister of munitions and chief of German engineering on the Russian front, was killed in an air accident while carrying out military tasks. Todt, long a close ally of Hitler, led Siegfried Line construction and other big defense projects, shaping Germany’s wartime industry.
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Berlin
Fritz Todt
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Russia
Todt
Singapore Bombarded as British Fight Holds City
British authorities reject the surrender demand while Singapore endures heavy Japanese bombardment and street fighting. Evacuation of women and children continues as Japanese troops push toward central Singapore city amid air and ground assaults.
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Singapore
Kranji
London
Berlin
Sullivan Loses High Post With Tammany
New York February 6 Christoper D. Sullivan was ousted as leader of Tammany Hall by a 111 to 12 vote. Charles H. Hussey elected interim leader after demanding Sullivan resign. Sullivan led Tammany for 35 years and 25 years in Congress. his defeat seen as win for younger county faction.
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New York
Christopher D. Sullivan
Tammany Hall
Manhattan
Democratic Committee
Charles H. Hussey
Sullivan
Hussey
New York City
Democratic
Congress
Tammany
Government fixes high prices for electric refrigerators
The Office of Price Administration set manufacturers' prices for mechanical household refrigerators at the highest February 2 levels. It has not yet approved the 1942 price lists from General Electric and Frigidaire division of General Motors. Manufacturers must file by February 25 reports on all models and maximum prices under the new schedule.
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Washington
Office of
General Electric Company
Frigidaire
General Motors Corporation
OPA
Georgian Buys Auto Use Stamp For Mule
A Charlton county man bought a government automobile tax stamp then sought advice from Postmaster W J Pickren on where to place it. With no car, only a mule, the postmaster suggested a conspicuous spot, and the reply joked he would need a board to mount it.
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Folkston
Charlton County
W. J. Pickren
Pickern
Russian Ski Troops Break Pincers Toward Smolensk
Russian ski troops captured Maklachi 25 miles north of Bryansk after moving nine miles behind German lines under a swirling snowstorm. The red army said the move further blocked the pincers drive on Smolensk.
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Moscow
Maklachi
Bryansk
Smolensk
Red Army
W. L. Steed Tanker Sunk Off New Jersey by Axis Submarine
The Third Naval District announced on February 11 that the Standard Oil tanker W. L. Steed was sunk by an axis submarine off the New Jersey coast on February 2.
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New York
Third Naval District
Standard Oil Company
W. L. Steed
New Jersey
MacArthur for President boom begins in Murfreesboro
In Murfreesboro Tennessee the Rutherford Courier editorialized that presidents emerge from wartime leaders. It cites General Douglas MacArthur and notes his wife Jean MacArthur hails from Murfreesboro and that the couple and their child Arthur are in the Philippines with her soldier husband.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Rutherford Courier
Washington
Jackson
Grant
Theodore Roosevelt
Hoover
Bataan
Corregidor
Jean MacArthur
State Department
Philippines
Arthur MacArthur
State Cowboys to hold reunion and banquet in Great Falls
The Montana Cowboys association will hold its annual reunion and banquet in Great Falls on February 28, announced secretary William Shea. Dr. Monroe, a director, bought the old Charlie Russell home at Cascade and donated it to the association to preserve as a memorial to the Montana cowboy artist.
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Great Falls
Montana Cowboys Association
William Shea
Monroe
Charlie Russell
Cascade
Shea
S-26 Sunk Off Panama After Collision. 33 Perish
The U S Navy reports at least 33 crewmen died when the submarine S-26 was rammed by a naval escort off Panama on January 24. Only three men survived including Lt Cmdr Earle C Hawk and Lt Robert Ward. Rescue attempts failed due to depth and hull damage.
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Panama
Washington
Navy
Earle C. Hawk
Saugerties
N. Y
Robert E. N. Ward
Antioch
Cal
Joe B. Hurst
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