Congress Overrides Roosevelt Veto on Major Tax Bill
The Senate approved the veto override 72 to 14, completing passage of the $42 billion wartime revenue act. The bill raises taxes, postals, and excises, freezes the social security rate, and allows renegotiation changes for war contracts, with effects beginning in 1944.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Langer
North Dakota
House
Playboy
C.O.D
States Lag in Meeting Draft Quotas Amid Change
Across states most lag in meeting draft quotas, AP reports show. Major cited factors include hesitancy to draft fathers, push to avoid war production disruption, and a shift from screening by local boards to military physicals before induction. Montana met its quota only by inducting many fathers.
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Washington
Associated Press
Montana
Axis agents arrested in Chile in spy ring crackdown
Washington reports that Chilean police have captured about 100 Axis agents in recent days. An official source said the drive to smash the spy ring intensified with the German embassy in Argentina identified as the center of Axis espionage in Latin America.
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Washington
Chile
Argentina
Latin America
District Court Session Yields Estate Matters and Tax Hearings
Judge B E Berg presided as administrators were appointed in multiple estates. Gertrude Huyser named administratrix of Dora Mos estate. Inheritance tax set at 867.80 on 51,390 net for the Sigurd T Lavold estate, to be divided among four children. Other orders include sales of real estate, show cause for sale, and termination of Laura Ellis estate lands. Final accounting and distributions ordered.
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B. E. Berg
Gertrude Huyser
Dora Mos
John Mos
Elizabeth McDonnell
State of Montana
Eleanor Cole
Fred L. Gibson
Alice Patterson
Iver M. Hoyem
Big Timber
Fredrick Frederickson
Lewis Rash
Laura Ellis
Sweet Grass
Sigurd T. T.avold
Sigurd Jr
Percy. I
June Lavold
Edna Lavold Green
Convoy Carries Large U S Troop Reinforcements into England
A British port reports arrival of a massive U S troop convoy for Eisenhower’s invasion force. Troops are well trained and equipped with the latest weapons. The voyage faced severe storms and some seasickness but avoided attacks by U boats.
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United States
Atlantic
England
Dwight D. Eisenhower
British Isles
Finland and Germany sign wartime trade pact
STOCKHOLM Feb 28 A trade agreement between Finland and Germany will ensure continued foodstuffs supply to Finland. Germany will also send some fuel for agricultural use. Negotiations began February 18 as Finland sought relief in its war against Russia.
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Stockholm
Finland
Germany
Helsinki
Russia
Wool Surplus Persisted While Clothing Rules Stayed Strict
Washington reports wool stockpiles grew after Pearl Harbor though clothing restrictions remained in place. WPB cites manpower and rayon shortages for limits such as no two pants with a suit and no vest for doublebreasted suits, while imports continued to rise and a 330 million pound foreign wool stockpile exists.
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Washington
War Production Board
Pearl Harbor
Australia
New Zealand
Frank Bliss Dies in Livingston Pioneer of Big Timber Succumbs to Pneumonia
Frank Bliss 81 a longtime Big Timber resident died Sunday at Park hospital Livingston from pneumonia after a long illness. Funeral at the Elks home in Livingston with many Elks members and friends. interment in Livingston cemetery. Born in Stevens Point Wisconsin August 22 1862 he helped build Big Timber with his brother Harvey Bliss and later operated the Grand hotel. He built Willow Park cottages near Livingston with his second wife and Milton Stafford. Survivors include son Arthur Bliss of Portland Oregon brother Harvey Bliss sister in Wisconsin and several grandchildren.
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Frank Bliss
Big Timber
Park Hospital
Livingston
Elks
Stevens Point
Wis
Wisconsin
Harvey Bliss
Harvey ‘Bliss
Yellowstone
Frank
Harvey
McLeod Street
Miles Company and
Doubhett
Dillon
Grand Hotel
Minnie Gould
Emigrant
Bliss
Willow Park
Park Road
Red Cross Solicitors Named For National Funds Campaign
The American Red Cross plans a March war funds drive totaling 200 million dollars with Sweet Grass county quota set at 2500 dollars up 600 from last year. Local chapter retains part to fund war work and supplies while solicitors listed include Ross Williams and Rev Axel Anderson with numerous volunteers across communities. Continued on page four.
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American Red Cross
R. A. Bray
Sweet Grass
Sweet Grass County
Red Cross
The
Ross Williams
Axel Anderson
J. N. MacFarlane
J. J. Lacklen
C. A. Bishop
Inga Lofts
McLeod
Lester P. Work
Carl Ewan
J. F. Clark
Greg Cliff
Bertel Idland
Andrew Peterson
Deer Creek
Sam Duffey
Leonard Esp
Melville
Paul L. van Cleve, Jr
D. D. Johnson
Kermit Anderson
Howie—Ole Rostad
Lers Messing
Raymond Hoem
Glasston
A. Olin
Walter Baker
Springdale
Julia Frederickson
Carl Myrstol
Tom Jarrett
John M. Carney
Montana Second in War Bond Sales
Montana trailed North Dakota in the E F and G fourth war loan bond drive, reporting 40.43 million dollars in overall subscriptions and 15.84 million in the E bond race. Silver Bow County pushed to meet its quota with 98.42 percent of its 1.43 million target, nearing a perfect state rating.
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Helena
Montana
North Dakota
Dakota
A. T. Hibbard
War Finance Committee
Silver Bow
Owner Fined Over Dog Hates Germans in Nazi Poland
In Plock Poland a Nazi court fined Mrs Sofia Czechonscoons 1000 marks or three months in jail after her dog growled at German Col Richard Kunats dog. The judge said Kunats’s dog was well bred and that Mrs Czechonscoons raised her dog in hatred for Germans.
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London
Sofia Czechonscoons
Richard Kunat
Plock
Poland
Ministry of Information
Kunat
Czechenscoons
Father of 13 Children Is Classified 1A
August Schultz, 37, an electrician with Brewster Aero nautical in Long Island City, classified 1A amid concern over supporting 13 children and a stepson. He earns 234 dollars a month and would lose six dollars if drafted, saying he would serve but fears leaving his youngsters.
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New York
Schultz
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation
Long Island City
Queens
New Nonstop Transatlantic Flight Record Set
Montreal reports a Trans-Canada Airlines transport plane set a new nonstop transatlantic record at 13 hours and 16 minutes. The prior record was 13 hours and 30 minutes by a Swiss Overseas Airways aircraft.
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Montreal
Trans-Canada Airlines
Sue Overseas Airway
Reign of Terror Sweeps France Report
LISBON February 27 Exceeding past terror eras a civil war rages in France with half a million armed men. Vichy's Security Chief Joseph Darnand's fascist militia, aided by Germany, crushes the third front opened by patriots. Darnand claims 30,000 loyalists in southern France and recruits in the north.
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France
Vichy
Joseph Darnand
Third Front
Darnand
Representative Cullen Dies in Washington D C
Representative Thomas H. Cullen of New York dies at Walter Reed Hospital from uremia after a two week illness. He lived in Brooklyn and served as the New York Fourth district member in the sixty eighth Congress before his death.
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Washington
Thomas H. Cullen
New York
Walter Reed Hospital
Cullen
Brooklyn
New York Fourth
New Bronze Star Shown For U S Ground Troops
Washington reports the bronze star, newest American decoration for action against the enemy, introduced to the public Thursday. The award cannot be won in an airplane, and it is intended to boost morale of ground troops while acknowledging airmen’s medals.
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Washington
Fewer Turkeys Will Be Raised This Year In Montana
In Helena on February 24 Montana growers plan to raise 209000 turkeys this year according to the federal bureau of agricultural economics. The figure marks a 15 percent drop from the 1943 crop and continues a decade long downward trend in Montana turkey production.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Gripsholm Sails March 4 With Exchange Group
The Swedish liner Gripsholm will sail on March 4 carrying the exchange group of United States and Latin American nationals from Germany and German-occupied territories.
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Gripsholm
Lisbon
United States
Germany
Rod and Gun Club Holds Annual Banquet and Elections
The Big Timber Rod and Gun club met in Fraternity hall with President Ed Cole presiding. Elmer Phillips outlined hatchery operations, new methods to rear fingerlings and early rainbow eggs, warning of over fishing next summer and urging conservation.
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ROD and Gun Club
Montana
Elmer Phillips
Big Timber Rod and Gun Club
Fraternity Hall
Ed Cole
Phillips
Madison
R. N. DiNio
Boulder
Mammoth
Absaroka Conservation Association
J. K. Dwinelle
Absaroka National Forest
Forest Service
Fish and Game Commission
E. A. Wilson
Park County
Leo Gilroy
Bataan Atrocities Story Hurts Bond Sales
Portland, Feb 29 The release of the Bataan atrocities story during the fourth war loan drive cost the treasury at least 500 million in bond sales. Treasury official Ted Gamble said the ill timed release drew protests and letters claiming it was used to boost sales.
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Portland
Ore
Bataan
Ted Gamble
Treasury
Treasury Department
War Finance Division
Republican Leader McNary Dies in Florida
Charles L. McNary of Oregon, 69, longtime Senate Republican leader, died Friday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where he had been resting after brain tumor surgery. A confidant of presidents, he helped push the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill and served as party leader since 1933. He was Willkie’s 1940 vice presidential nominee on the ticket.
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Washington
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Senate Republicans
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
McNary
Wendell L. Willkie
Senate
Harry Lane
Exchange Group On Way Home From IRMN Frontier
Six hundred forty four diplomats newspapermen and relief workers from the United States and Latin America cross the frontier from German held territory toward Lisbon and home. The exchange group includes 37 wounded U S soldiers and 300 U S nationals without official status.
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IRMN
United States
Latin America
Lisbon
Gripsholm
Memorial Services for 75 Men of Smith Coal Mine Disaster
More than 150 relatives and friends attended memorial services in the Bearcreek high school gym for the 75 men who perished in the Smith coal mine disaster at Washoe on February 27 1943. Commemoration day was designated and plans include monuments bearing the names of the 74 victims and a rescue worker to be placed in Red Lodge and Bearcreek cemeteries. Dedication of the monuments will follow.
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Red Lodge
Bearcreek High School
Smith
Washoe
Montana
Bearcreek
Teacher shortage seen in Great Falls Montana
February 28 report from Great Falls cites Montana Education Association Secretary M P Moe warning about a projected teacher shortage statewide. He predicts 600 to 1000 fewer teachers by September 1, based on a meeting of educators.
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Great Falls
Montana
M. P. Moe
Montana Education Association
Russia Bombard Helsinki In Massive 12 Hour Raid
Six hundred Russian bombers attacked Helsinki delivering a prolonged 12 hour raid that devastated much of the Finnish capital. The report notes extensive destruction across the city and significant military industrial targets were affected.
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Stockholm
Helsinki
Allied ships bombard Kavieng and Rabaul in new Pacific blow
Allied destroyers swept the northern Bismarck sea at dawn Friday to bombard Kavieng New Ireland for the third time this week. Allied bombers dropped 100 tons on Rabaul as the blockade tightened, the day ending with one Japanese ship sunk and several harbor craft hit.
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Bismarck Sea
Kavieng
New Ireland
Rabaul
New Britain
Bismarck Archipelago
Douglas MacArthur
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