Alaska Road Seen as Great Boon to State
The Alaska highway will link Montana with Alaska and open lands in Canada and Alaska for settlement after the war. Rev. Fr. Bernard Hubbard, the glacier priest, said the road will benefit Montana and Alaska and be a major boon to Canada, aiding air bases and future development as peacetime industry decentralizes. He warned against emotionalism and faulted political leaders for war decisions.
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Alaska
Montana
Canada
Bernard R. Hubbard
Father Hubbard
Air Corps
Fourth Army
Army
Washington
Hubbard
Glacier Park
Juneaux
Taku
Ruhr
Pittsburgh
Stickine
Wrangel
Skeena
Portland
Ketchikan
Alaska Peninsula
Aleutian Islands
Asia
Pacific
Japan
United States
Rockies
Yukon Valley
Teller
Siberia
Siberian
Kamchatka
Russia
Anaconda Copper Reports Record 1941 War Production
The Anaconda Copper Mining Co reports 1941 war critical metal output rose sharply. Copper production reached 1.316 billion pounds from all sources, zinc up 22.1 percent to 371 million pounds, with large gains in manganese vanadium and other products. Net income totaled 43.4 million dollars, and employment averaged 53,442 while capital expenditures neared 16.34 million.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Montana Standard
Anaconda
United States
Anaconda Company
American Brass Co
Anaconda Wire & Cable Co
Montana
Procedure Reversed Leads to Police Action In Butte
Charles Cunningham found a strange suitcase in his car parked before a South Butte tavern. The bag contained clothing tools and a card for Axel Stallings of Mullen Idaho. Enrollment at the State university shows a 24 percent drop for men since last year while women fall 9 percent.
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Butte
Charles Cunningham
South Butte
Axel E. Stallings
Mullen
Idaho
State University
Quote on retirement and politics as career racket
A dated remark contrasts military service with politics once a public service, now a career and then a racket. The speaker calls for retirement of the old guard and urges the army to take the field. The diction emphasizes distrust of political elites and a call for reform.
University Operetta Cast Is Announced
Announcement of leading actors and actresses lists 22 women and 16 men for the Montana State University operetta cast. Directors report preparations are in full stride for the third annual all school operetta to be staged in May. Ad Karns, director of dramatics, will handle the school show New
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State University
Ad Karns
Dramatics
Honey in bread flavors and moistens products
The article outlines honey use in breads and baked goods from Hilda Sippel of Big Timber Montana. It covers honey in dough for texture and color, methods for Honey Syrup and Honey Butter, and a Honey Date Nut Bread recipe with steps and ingredients. Also notes the risk of vigorous fermentation and temperature sensitivity during rising.
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Hilda Sippel
Big Timber
Mont
Practical Health Hints On Food Conservation And Thrift
The article urges careful food use to prevent shortages during wartime. It advises buying wisely and using cheaper cuts, conserving fats, storing foods properly, cooking efficiently, and reclaiming leftovers. Home gardeners are encouraged to grow and can surplus produce for future use.
New Moon operetta cast announced with Signor Romberg ties
Moon by Sigmund Romberg to be staged with John Lester as voice coach and John Crowder directing staff. Clide Carr Kalispell and Shirley Strandberg Helena lead as Robert and Marianne in a France and island colony setting. Janet Nichols Missoula plays Julie with Roger Wilcox Drummond as Alexander. other cast members include Hustad Glendive Jillson Deer Lodge and Scott Plains.
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Moon
Sigmund Romberg
John Lester
John Crowder
Prince
Clide Carr
Kalispell
Shirley Strandberg
Helena
Robert Mission
Marianne
France
Janet Nichols
Missoula
Julie
Roger Wilcox
Drummond
Alexander
Robert
W. G. Hustad
Glendive
Herbert Jillson
Deer Lodge
Harold Scott
Plains
University Operetta Set for Missoula May 12 13 14
The third annual university operetta New Moon will be staged in Missoula on May 12 13 and 14 with 38 student chorus members eight principal singer actors and a director team led by John Lester and Ad Karns. Shirley Strandberg and Clide Carr will lead as Robert and Marianne after the film roles. An orchestra under John Crowder will be announced later.
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New Moon
Missoula
John Lester
Ad Karns
John Crowder
School of Music
University School of Music
Department of Dramatics
Shirley Strandberg
Helena
Clide Carr
Kalispell
Robert
Marianne
Jeanette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
Farm Equipment Output Rises Sharply in 1941
The total value of farm equipment and related products manufactured in 1941 reached 734,758,280 dollars, up from 561,697,935 in 1940 and 473,170,300 in 1939, per the annual canvass by the Census Bureau Director J. C. Capt.
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J. C. Capt
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Wheat Grass Favored For Soil Building Under 1942 Program
Cascade county extension agent Theodore Fosse notes seeding crested wheat grass as an effective method for dryland farmers to earn soil building allowances under the 1942 agricultural conservation program.
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Theodore Fosse
Cascade County
Trout derby prize in Livingston worth $1000 war bond
Montana brief items report prize in Livingston trout derby, and updates from Kalispell Great Falls Hamilton Malta Lewistown Butte Helena Missoula and Helena on obituaries transfers Elks lodge installations essays union negotiations highway paintings and Carroll College aviation program.
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Livingston
Changes in Volunteer Wheat Program Allow Expanded Use
The Montana AAA committee chair R J McKenna announces new rules enabling wheat producers to pasture or harvest volunteer wheat while retaining conservation and parity payments if within allotments and compliant with program terms. Loans at 50 percent of normal rate available on farm stored volunteer wheat pending quotas, with May 2 nationwide referendum on quotas. Pasturing for hay urged to boost meat and dairy supplies and ease transportation surpluses.
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Department of Agriculture
R. J. McKenna
Montana Aaa Committee
AAA
McKenna
Difficult Highway Maintenance Program Confronts Montana
Montana faces a heavy highway load as gas tax and license revenue shrink and federal aid tightens. State highway engineer Howard W. Holmes notes states must “go it alone” with reduced funds, while Kalispell official A F Winkler says gasoline tax revenue may drop by half over 18 months, shifting maintenance burden to counties and the state.
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Montana
Howard W. Holmes
Holmes
A. F. Winkler
Kalispell
Commission
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J. A. Tobey
University
Margaret Morgan Peters
Flathead
Great Falls
Wilmont E. Egan
Harry Egan
Guam
Hamilton
Lawrence Humble
Malta
Mae Dee
Norman
Bataan Peninsula
Edward Victor Callahan
J. L. Callahan
Lewis and Clark County
H. A. Chambers
Albert Joseph Tetrault
Ontario
Lewistown
John Mann
Continental Oil Co
Ponca City
Oklo
J. R. Stevens
Mann
Bishop Gilmore
Jean O'Brien
Central High School
Marie Bigelow
Sacred Heart Academy
Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union
Kalispell Lumber Co
Montana Highway Patrol
Helena Ellis Lodge
Earl K. Hilger
F. A. Nelson
A. G. Fitzpatrick
L. F. Horan
C. F. Coleman
W. B. McClatchey
A. H. Cooney
Matthew Brown Wilson
Scotland
State Highway Commission
Irvin (Shorty) Shope
Highway Department
H. K. Gaw Sr
Montana Power Co
Fort Beavenworth
Kan
Kansas
Gaw
Montana State College
State Board of Examiners
R. F. Challender
Robert Ralph
Musicians’ Union
Montana Musicians’ Protective Union
Jim Gregg
Willis van Devanter
United States Supreme Court
Lewis and Clark
Stillwater
Wheatland
Park Counties
Edward W. Neuman
Civil Aeronautics Program
Carroll College
National Association of Colleges and Universities
B. K. Wheeler
Selective Service Administration
F. F. Palmer
Forsyth
American Water Works Association
H. B. Foote
Billings
S. R. Young
Hardin
Palmer
A. E. Heath
John Hall
Fort Shaw
John J. Jewell
Montana Automobile Dealers Association
Jewell
Congress
Kentucky
Mentane
Forrest Selley
National Distillers Products Corp
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