Why Not Appoint Thinks on Vacancy Fill for District
County commissioners canvassed the June 5 congressional and debenture election results with D Ewart Gray bill Yellowtail and Spriggs named. Only 579 of 1,486 registered voters cast ballots about 39 percent. The piece argues for gubernatorial appointment to fill congressional vacancies to save campaign costs and avoid months without representation.
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D’ewart
Graybill
Yellowtail
Spriggs
Ford
Wesley D’ewart
Capitol
Notes on Local Servicemen in Far East and Pacific Assignments
Lt Carl M Anderson headed to San Angelo to end furlough. Pvt Ivan Krone to receive Pioneer via APO San Francisco. Paul R Carter PhM1c via fleet PO San Francisco. Edward S Duffey with USS Black Hawk FPO San Francisco. Frank Deeney back to Sedalia AAFP Warrensburg as instructor. William Klein hesselink promoted to staff sergeant in Seattle. Cpl Harold Tjaaland writes from the Philippines detailing 134 days of fighting and moves through multiple campaigns. Pvt Jacob Helvik joins 32nd Red Arrow division in northern Luzon. Lt Wilburt Carter safely arrived in the Pacific after leaving Norfolk. Dan Ostenson and others noted in Iwo Jima and Pacific postings. Private Bill Ernst aboard a minesweeper in the Pacific reports preparation for invasions of Kwajelin Tinian Saipan Iwo Jima New Guinea. Cpl Harry Coster stationed in France with ordnance work. Burgund and Algin in Camp Wolters.
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Carl M. Anderson
San Angelo
Tex
Ivan Krone
APO
San Francisco
Paul R. Carter
Fleet PO
Edward Samuel Duffey
Black Hawk
FPO
Frank Deeney
Sedalia Aafp
Warrensburg
Hardin
B. J. Kleinhesselink
William Kleinhesselink
Seattle
Harold Tjaaland
Philippines
States
Hawaii
161St
32Nd
Luzon
P. I
Jacob Helvik
Julian Helvik
Big Timber
Mont
Red Arrow
Pvt
Helvik
Caraballo Mountains
Clinton Carter
Wilburt Carter
Pacific
Norfolk
New York
Soissons
France
Ordnance Department
Burg
Arthur
Camp Wolters
Court Upholds Ward Seizure in Chicago Case
The United States circuit court of appeals ruled 2 to 1 to sustain the seizure of Montgomery Ward and Company facilities in Chicago and six other cities. The ruling upheld the legality of the December 28 action and granted an injunction to stop Ward’s from interrupting army operations. The army still holds the properties in eight cities under a status quo order.
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Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Montgomery Ward and Company
Appelate
Roosevelt
Ward’s
Philip S. Sullivan
Detroit
Ward
Army
St. Paul
Minn
Denver
Colo
Portland
Ore
San Rafael
Cal
Jamaica
N. Y
Lend-Lease Wheat Sent From Hardin
Three hundred carloads of seed wheat will be shipped by Campbell Car Company this month to aid Czecho-Slovakia. The wheat, mostly winter variety, will go by rail to Fargo North Dakota for cleaning and packaging before distribution to southern Europe under lend-lease provisions. The shipment totals more than 450000 bushels from a large U S wheat farm.
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Hardin
Campbell Carne Corporation
Fargo
N. D
Europe
Campbell Corporation
United States
Couldn't Get Through Mud to Vote in Cascade County
Chaos in Manchester precinct 35 as voters could not reach the polls due to heavy mud. Election judge Oscar Johnson reports no voters voted while the other judges failed to cross the mud to the polling place. The incident leaves the voting outcome unresolved.
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Great Falls
Cascade County
Clares Regan
Manchester
Oscar Johnson
Johnson
Flag Day Reflections Highlight Betsy Ross and Old Glory
A June 14 Flag Day observance recalls the Grand Union flag's early use by the Continental Army and marines, Betsy Ross's star spangled banner of 1776, and Congress's 1777 adoption. It notes John Paul Jones, Fort Stanwix, and Ranger salutes, Washington's interpretation of the flag, and the 1818 decree keeping thirteen stripes with a star for each state, as national unity grew.
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United States
U. S. Marine Corps
Continental Congress
Continental Army
West Indies
Betsy Ross
Philadelphia
General Washington
St. Andrew
St. George
Ross
John Paul Jones
Portsmouth
Fort Stanwix
New York
Quiberon Bay
France
Burgoyne
Saratoga
Washington
Kentucky
Vermont
Samuel C. Reid
U. S. Navy
Armstrong
Congress
Henry Ward Beecher
Flag and Freedom Theme Echoes From Dawn to National Pride
The piece recalls dawn light over the flag and cites Wilson praising Old Glory as the emblem of unity and national purpose. It invokes Jefferson's oath against tyranny and urges steadfast resolve to defend the nation’s principles and liberty.
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Wilson
Thomas Jefferson
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