Sweet Grass High Plans Closing Week Events
Sweet Grass High School maps a three week closing schedule with graduation for 35 seniors on May 21. Prom, junior dinner, queen crowned Evelyn Smart, and a senior class play titled In the Dog House highlight a week of social events and performances.
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Sweet Grass High School
St. Mark’s Guild
John Roe
Kenneth O'Dell
Ben Slanger
Prin. H. C. Olson
Bernice Tronrud
Mary Louise Shunk
Margaret Coster
Dick Olson
Erys Evelyn Smart
Pegey Cole
Betty Clark
Grace Bieber
Bernice Tronand
Adolph Tronrud
Betty Officer
Shirley McKenzie
Irene Stole
Olga Hegdahl
Ardelle Holland
Victor Tronrud
Kathryn McAllister
Keith Gottlob
Earl Green
Mary Counter
Marion Nicholson
Punch and Check Room
Olea Hegdahl
Lillian Peterson
Iris Sandage
Erwin Weener
Emory Roth
Warner says aid to Britain must be effective even at war
Milo J. Warner national commander of the American Legion told an Ohio Bar association gathering in Columbus that U S aid to Britain must be effective even if it means war. He argued that weaker support would stultify efforts and encourage aggressor nations.
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Columbus
Ohio
United States
Britain
Milo J. Warner
American Legion
Ohio Bar Association
Warden Nominated for U.S. Chamber Board
Nine teen businessmen including O S Warden of Great Falls Montana are nominated for the United States Chamber of Commerce board by the chamber's national council. All will be elected Thursday in a formal election.
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Washington
O. S. Warden
Great Falls
Mont
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
National Council
Montana License Rules Tighten On Plates And Transport
Helena April 25. A $10 minimum fine for failing to display proper license plates on a motor vehicle is in the 1940 act as amended by the 1941 law. Attorney General John W. Bonner ruled for H O Wralsted. He said out of state for profit vehicles must buy a Montana license at the first county seat entering the state unless on a regular scheduled route.
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Helena
John W. Bonner
H. O. Wralsted
Judith Basin
Bonner
Montana
Repile
Hugh J. Lemire
Custer
Indiana
Sir Gerald Campbell Defends English Way in Washington
Sir Gerald Campbell told an audience in Washington that Britain would reject any negotiated weak peace, calling it yellow. He defended Britain's expeditionary force as fixed by the French staff and sent to defend Belgium, with a note on past military blunders and the light brigade comparison.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Gerald Camonbell
Great Britain
International Chamber of Commerce
Lindbergh
America First Committee
New York
England
Sir Gerald
France
Belgium
Norway
Greece
Balaclava
Light Brigade
Architects Draw Plans for Warm Springs Dormitories
The Montana state board of examiners set estimated costs for five buildings at the Warm Springs insane asylum under a $500,000 bond issue and selected J G Link Billings Roscoe Hugenin Butte to plan men's and women's dormitories. Men 125000 women 130000 plus 10000 each furnished.
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Helena
State Board of Examiners
State Insane Asylum
Warm Springs
J. G. Link
Billings
Roscoe Hugenin
Butte
A. V. McIver
Great Falls
Sam C. Ford
John W. Bonner
Eleven Women Named on Jury Panel for May Damage Case
The May 14 term will hear two personal injury suits arising from an automobile accident involving Samuel Langhus driving a Langhus truck. Judge Berg drew 40 jurors, 11 women, including Marie Ueland Rose Louise Myers Thelma Hauge Stella M Ryan and Susanna Anthony.
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K. Haugstad
Langhus
Andrew Jacobson
Samuel Langhus
Ole Langhus
Langus
B. E. Berg
Dick Armstrong
Montana Power unveils across the board rate cuts
Montana Power Company announces a $339,000 reduction in electric rates for all classes, effective May 1, approved by the Montana railroad and public service commission. The plan cuts residential minimum to 75 cents with 12 kWh included, lowers top step to 4.14 cents, and adds a 1 cent water heating rate for 250 to 650 kWh. It marks the second cut in 17 months, totaling $649,000 annual savings for customers.
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Butte
Montana Power Company
F. W. Bird
Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission
Helena
Bird
Montana
Montana official to attend Pearl Assurance hearing in New York
State Auditor John J. Holmes will attend a May 10 hearing in New York on Montana activities of Pearl Assurance Co. Ltd and two subsidiaries. The session will review books and records and consider the legislative committee's recommendation to bar the company from Montana and deny license renewal amid a disputed $40,000 refund claim. Holmes’s presence is mandatory as the state seeks resolution of the license and examination report.
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Helena
State Board of Examiners
John J. Holmes
New York
Montana
Pearl Assurance Co., Ltd
Holmes
Pearl Company
House of Representatives
Byrd calls for Perkins dismissal from cabinet
Senator Byrd of Virginia urged President Roosevelt to remove Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins over alleged fumbling and cowardice in labor disputes. He accused her of delaying certification in the coal dispute to avoid offending John L. Lewis and pressed for stronger authority of the mediation board.
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Washington
Byrd
Virginia
Perkins
Senate
Miss Perkins
Defense Mediation Board
Labor Department
Roosevelt
Seemcene
Dedicating Morrison Cave Next Sunday in Montana
Whitehall April 28 A statewide dedication will mark Morrison Cave as the first unit of Montana s state park system. The Sunday May 4 ceremony at the cave will feature Governor Sam Ford Tom Davis of Rotary and Major Sullivan Civilian Conservation Corps. A refreshments stand will be on site and the event aims to showcase the cave to Montanans and visitors alike.
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Tom Davis
Rotary
Sullivan
Civilian Conservation Corps
Rotary Club of
Whitehall
Montanans, Incorporated
Montana
Southern Coal Miners Resume Operations
The White House announced that southern coal operators have agreed to resume production immediately. L. Ebersole Gaines said 13 southern districts not yet with a wage deal accept Roosevelt’s plan and will reopen mines while wage negotiations continue. Gaines noted a $1 per day wage increase would be applied pending a new contract.
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Washington
White House
Stephen Early
L. Ebersole Gaines
Southern Coal Operators
Roosevelt
Gaines
Southern
Roosevelt says U.S. ships not barred from combat zones
President Roosevelt stated that American naval vessels are not barred from combat zones and that patrols will extend as necessary for Western Hemisphere defense. Admiral Stark noted patrols reach about 2,000 miles offshore, with possible further extension acknowledged.
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U.S
Washington
Roosevelt
Western Hemisphere
Harold R. Stark
Chief of
Naval Operations
Secretary Jones
Commerce Department
Congress
Atlantic
Pacific
Stark
Maryland
United States Chamber of Commerce
Norris urges president to seize coal as defense needs
Senator Norris argues that the defense system would halt without coal and calls for legislation to give the president power to take over coal mines or other strike bound industries. He says a rapid bill could pass within a week, with fair wages to workers and no compulsion to work.
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Washington
Norris
Ind
Anaconda Woman Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Isabelle Grace Kitchings, 22, of Anaconda, died in a Butte hospital from injuries after a late Thursday night crash on the highway east of Whitehall. The accident left driver Bill Quinlan and passenger Elma Savage injured. all were treated in Whitehall before transfer.
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Butte
Isabelle Grace Kitchings
Anaconda
Whitehall
Kitchings
Bill Quinlan
Quinlan
Elma Savage
Dayton
Aviation orders rise to four billion dollars
Unfilled aircraft orders have topped 4.03 billion dollars, aviation magazine reported. The backlog is four times higher than a year ago, reflecting strong demand in the industry.
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New York
Aviation Magazine
Secretary Knox vows aid to Britain amid Atlantic risk
Secretary Knox declares the United States must prevent goods from being sunk in the Atlantic and fulfill a promise to aid Britain. He warns that Hitler will be defeated if U S war supplies and food reach England, stating strong resolve to supply Britain.
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New York
Knox
Atlantic
Britain
Hitler
England
Navy
Forty first division holds sham battle near Fort Lewis
The Forty first division staged a war game at Fort Lewis Washington on Tuesday as 15 000 troops and artillery trainees simulated defense against an advancing foe toward Tacoma and Seattle. The mock battle ends Wednesday before the unit departs for California for upcoming maneuvers involving about 65 000 men.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
California
Tacoma
Seattle
Hopkins Added to Federal Payroll at $10,000 Salary
President Roosevelt placed Harry L. Hopkins on the federal payroll at an annual salary of $10,000. Hopkins, previously adviser at the White House and former secretary of commerce, will advise on implementing the lend-lease law H. B. 1776.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
White House
War Department Accepts Lindbergh Resignation From Air Corps Reserve
The War Department accepted Colonel Charles A. Lindberghs resignation from the air corps reserve after the White House criticized his resignation letter. Stephen Early questioned Lindberghs loyalty and noted prior public letters. The president indicated Lindbergh would have no duties if he kept his commission, and the resignation was accepted under discretionary authority amid wartime policy.
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War Department
Lindbergh
Air Corps Reserve
Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
White House
Stephen Early
Hitler
Early
Roosevelt
Senate
Tobey
New Hampshire
Stimpson
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