Lowered Physical Standards May Delay Induction of Fathers
Washington reports hearings show many of the 2.8 million men rejected for physical reasons could be reclaimed by lowered standards delaying father inductions. Selective Service Director Hershey and Paul McNutt testified that navy standard cuts may push father drafts three to four months, with most physically fit fathers expected to enter service by year end but some not called due to family status and quotas.
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Washington
Armed Services
House
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
War Manpower’s Commission
Navy
House Appropriations Committee
Paul V. McNutt
Hershey and
McNutt
Nnts
Hershey
New Shoe Ration Stamp Allows Four Months of Use
The office of price administration announced a new shoe ration stamp No. 18 will be valid from next Wednesday through October 31, replacing No. 17 which expires Tuesday night. Stamp 18 covers about four and a half months and is transferable within families. No extra stamps will be issued for white summer shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Lawmaker Dodges Question on WAAC Morality Rumor
Chairman May of Kentucky, Democrat, declined to confirm or deny a report that a subcommittee would examine rumors about the morality of the women's Army Auxiliary Corps. Sources say committee members talked informally with WAAC Director Oveta Culp Hobby and wartime officials after the report, which was officially denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
May
Kentucky
House Military Committee
Woman's Auxiliary Army Corps
Oveta Culp Hobby
WAAC
Roosevelt signs $6.27 billion lend lease bill
President Roosevelt signed the supplemental lend lease appropriation bill totaling 6.27 billion dollars on Monday. The measure provides funds to support allied military aid during the war effort and expands the U S lend lease program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Auto Use Stamp Reminder for July First Deadline
Car owners must display auto use stamps on windshields by July 1. Stamps are available at the post office and cost five dollars.
Allied Bombers Devastate Koepang and Rabaul
Allied Fifth Air Force weather aided raids hit Koepang with 42 tons and Rabaul with 19 tons of bombs. Fifteen Liberators attacked Koepang capital of Timor, destroying the powerhouse and igniting vast fires. Three of eight Zeros were shot down. one Liberator did not return.
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Australia
Fifth Air Force
Koepang
Rabaul
New Britain
Timor
Allie High Command
Shirts Turn War Aid by Shrinking Garments
The Office of War Information cites wartime measures that expanded productive capacity by 10 to 20 percent and saved raw materials. Ten million shirts were made possible and over a million Boones of rayon saved by removing ruffles and other features from women's nightgowns and similar wear. About seven million board feet of lumber were saved by shortening household matches.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Milk Shortage Warned by Midland Official
W J Soderlind secretary treasurer of the Midland Production Credit association predicts a critical milk shortage this fall and winter unless dairy farmers raise production. He cites hay needs at stockyards and Washington buyers seeking extra hay for next seasons. An eight point program by the War Foods Administration and dairy industry committee outlines steps to boost efficiency and output.
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Billings
W. J. Soderlind
Midland Production Credit Association
Washington
War Foods Administration
Dairy Industry Committee
Soderlind
Pantelleria Falls to Allies with 10000 Italians Captured
Allied forces report over 10,000 Italian prisoners captured at Pantelleria with no Allied casualties. About 3000 prisoners bound for the mainland, rest awaiting transport. Island’s surrender marked a key Casablanca formula victory and a new airfield 74 miles from Sicily. Twelve Allied planes lost. no warships sunk. General Howe and Admiral Cunningham witnessed the bombardments.
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North Africa
Pantelleria
Sicily
Italy
Sicilian
Casablanca
Hower
Andrew Cunningham
Supreme Court reverses flag salute ruling for religious scruples
The Supreme Court overruled its 1940 decision and held that school children cannot be forced to salute the American flag if religious objections exist. Justice Jackson wrote the majority. Justices Roberts Reed and Frankfurter dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jackson
Jehovah's Witnesses
West Virginia Board of Education
Roberts
Reed
Frankfurter
Minersville
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Justice Stone
Justice Frankfurter
Supreme Court Rules Salary Increase Does Not Benefit Present County Officers
Montana Supreme Court upholds district court rulings that current elective county officers cannot receive the 10 percent pay raise enacted in 1943 while deputies and assistants may gain up to 90 percent of chiefs’ salaries. The court also holds chapter 169 unconstitutional for applying the 10 percent raise to those already elected or appointed before its effective date.
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Supreme Court
Helena
Montana Supreme Court
Lewis and Clark County District Court
High Court
William Adams
Montana
District Court
A. J. Horsky
Will Whalen
Lewis and Clark County
Board of Health Revision Petition Filed in Montana
Fifty Montana voters filed a referendum petition with Secretary of State Sam Mitchell to block a 1943 health act and send it to a 1944 vote. The measure requires 12,281 signatures to trigger a public vote, and 36,841 signatures from 29 counties to suspend the bill until the election.
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Board OF Health
Helena
Sam W. Mitchell
Rct of
Montana
Wolf Point
Mitchell
Allied planes strike six Italian air centers in Sicily
Allied warplanes from North Africa Malta and the Middle East hit six axis air centers across Sicily. British Wellington bombs began Monday night. Tuesday saw heavy attacks by Flying Fortresses Lightnings Mitchells Marauders War hawks and Beaufighters. Five Sicilian airfields including Sciacca Bocca di Falco Castelvetrano Borizzo and Milo were pounded with heavy fire.
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North Africa
Malta
Italian
Sicily
Middle East
Aegean
Sicilian
Sciacca
Bocca di Falco
Castelvetrano
Borizzo
Milo
RUMORED PEACE FEELERS EXTENDED ACROSS AXIS
London reports two new roundabout peace feelers as the war of nerves persists. Berlin boasts about Balkan security while Ankara and Romania explore withdrawal gains. A German propaganda plot in Sweden and Germany and Russia reportedly discussed peace talks, but without success.
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London
Berlin
Balkan
Mediterranean
Ankara
Romania
Sweden
Germany
Russia
Dewey Favored by House Republicans for 1944 Nomination
In an informal poll of 180 Congressmen Representative Leo Allen reports Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York as the best qualified for the 1944 Republican presidential nomination. Dewey led with 54 votes, followed by General Douglas MacArthur with 32 and Governor John W. Bricker of Ohio. Wendell Willkie trailed.
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Washington
House
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Leo Allen
Dewey
Douglar
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Bac
Willkie
Wilson warns against too much optimism
Charles E. Wilson, executive vice chairman of the War Production Board, warns labor and industry in Detroit against complacency. He says the enemy has one hope to see us ease up as victory nears and urges a hard, second wind to avoid a supposed breathing spell and enemy propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
American Labor and Industry
Detroit Economic Club
Morgenthau Outlines Third War Loan Drive
Secretary Morgenthau announced the third war loan drive will start September 9 and aim to raise the largest amount from individuals in history. He warned private investors may need to contribute about twice as much this year unless taxes yield more, and stressed continuing voluntary financing plans.
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Kingston
N. Y
Morgenthau
Hudson River Valley
Mother-in-Law Day Declared For June 30 In Spokane
Spokane reports Mother-in-Law Day set for June 30 as humorists from the Spokane Athletic Round Table notify 2,500 members nationwide to drop grudges and honor mothers with a cheerful celebration. The gag groups sparked the idea amid lighthearted notes about family and marriage expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Mamma
Spokane Athletic Round Table
Washington
Congress
United States
King George VI visits Tunisian front in North Africa
King George VI makes a sudden flight to the front in North Africa where British soldiers cheer as American troops prepare for the assault on Europe. The king observes operations and reviews the battlefield amid wartime activity.
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King George
Tunisian
Allied
North Africa
England
George VI
Europe
U S 1943 War Program Aims 106 Billion Cash Outlay
The War Production Board chair Donald M Nelson reports to President Roosevelt that the 1943 war program totals 106 billion dollars, an 80 percent rise from 1942. The plan covers arms output war construction and provisioning of armed forces. Nelson says American industry shows astonishing economic muscle in the record report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Roosevelt
Office of War Information
Nelson
Commander In Chief
OWI
Half Wheat Crop Estimated In Montana State
Montana on June 1 shows 44,865,000 bushels of wheat, about half of 1942’s output, with winter wheat down to 11,835,000 bushels and spring wheat at 33,030,000. Other crops like oats and barley are forecast lower or similar. rainfall and sunshine affect growth, but late rains offer potential for improvement. The report also notes pasture condition at 85 percent of normal and includes broader war economy cautions and planning for peacetime transition.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
More Money and Questions on July 1 for Licenses
On July 1 marriage license fees rise to 2.25 dollars and applicants must state how many prior marriages. Dick Armstrong notes the increase funds reports to the state vital statistics department. The law also requires extra information on licenses including fathers and mothers’ maiden names.
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Dick Armstrong
Legislative Assembly
State Department of Vital Statistics
Potatoes Shipped From South Rot In Transit
New York on June 12 Buell Maben regional administrator of the food distribution administration said at least 90000 dollars worth of potatoes shipped here from the south last week rotted in transit because they lacked refrigeration.
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New York
Wool consignments hit five million pounds in Montana trade
Billings Gazette reports 5 000 000 pounds of wool placed on contract with growers. W C Hartpence of Merrion and Wilkins said shearing under way and shipments arriving for storage. Expect 6 000 000 to 7 000 000 pounds by season end. Half a million stored in Billings warehouse from recent arrivals. clips come from North Dakota South Dakota Washington and Wyoming Basin. Rain has kept wool unusually clean with reduced grease.
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Billings
W. C. Hartpence
Merrion & Wilkins
North Dakota
South Dakota
Washington
Basin
Wyoming
Alaska Cannot Be Invaded Says Priest
Father Bernard R. Hubbard known as the glacier priest told a full Kingsbury hall audience in Salt Lake City that Alaska cannot be practically invaded. He argued Japan would be isolated by terrain and supply difficulties and noted Japan seeks East Indies riches rather than Alaska. He said the Kiska and Attu seizures were token while 17,000 troops remain at Kiska.
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Salt Lake City
Alaska
Bernard R. Hubbard
Kingsbury Hall
Father Hubbard
Japan
East Indies
Kiska
Attu
Judge Frees Mrs. Keane and Son in Farnum Murder Case
Chief Justice John A. Sbarbaro discharged Mrs. Margaret Keane and her son William after finding them not guilty of the Theodore Farnum killing. The judge condemned Mrs. Keane’s conduct while noting William admitted stabbing Farnum 27 times. The decision followed a juryless trial in the Criminal Court.
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Chicago Herald-American
Margaret Keane
William
Theodore Farnum
John A. Sbarbaro
Criminal Court
Keane
Sbarbaro
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U.S. Supreme Court
Wilson
U.S
South Rot
Chicago
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