Helena Firms Boost War Production and Jobs
Under Howard W. Bogie the Helena war effort expands as Caird Engineering works and the School of Aeronautics secure navy contracts totaling about 100 thousand dollars for low pressure valves. About 82 workers including three women now toil 24 hours at Caird with shifts to meet delivery, while other Montana plants like Great Falls Iron Works and Eaton Metals also engage in war production.
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Howard W. Bogie
War Production Board
Helena
Caird Engineering Works
Navy
Army
School of Aeronautics and Related Trades
L. W. Fahrner
Lovelace Motor Co
Bozeman
Bogie
Caird
Army Air Corps
Eastern Steel
East Helena
G. A. Porte
Helena School of Aeronautics
Montana
Great Falls Iron Works
Eaton Metals, Products
Billings
Montana Iron Works
Butte
Shelby Sheet Metal Works
Kalispell
Quartermaster Corps
Treasure State News Briefs From Across Montana
Victor Sara Elizabeth Wood 77 died at home in Victor after long residence in the Bitterroot valley since 1886. Lewistown council and Fergus board handed Lewistown airport to the government for wartime use. Montana counties report debt freedom with Malta’s Norman Storbeck citing a 43000 cash balance. Helena reports August petroleum production at 22700 barrels. Sergeant Rodney Grim 20 killed in California air training accident. Clifford Orie 52 dies at Fort Harrison VA hospital. Kalispell couple Samuel and ??? Graham fatally injured in Idaho crash. Butte trader Louis Lienemann dies in city. Jane Mahugh 11 fatally injured in bicycle-truck collision. coroner clears driver. Chinook postmaster Hal E. Thompson found shot. Rochester hospital return noted. Great Falls forecasts Cascade County wheat yield around 3.39 million bushels from 113000 acres. Noise complaints prompt hotel-tenant concerns. city reviews police. Helena reports state contracts for gauze and bandages awarded to Great Falls drug firms and others. White Sulphur Springs pioneer Reinhart Zehntner observes 95th birthday. Winnett A J Bohn ranch yields 562 bushels wheat per 11 acres. Malta Frank J. Hohman dies at local hospital after stroke signs. Malta hospital neighbors discover body. Helena reports three carloads of gasoline purchased for state highway use in Great Falls Kalispell Miles City Missoula. Great Falls park expansion attempts fail as squirrels escape enclosure at Gibson Park. new pairs ordered. Helena Carroll College trains production officers in all four services with reserve enlistment and continuing education. Forsyth county attorney files second-degree murder against James Allison in shooting of Mack Hall. Helena state rationing chief notes August...
Two Delights Strawbe rry Desserts Conserving Sugar
Two tested recipes for strawberry preserves cream pie and peach dessert cake offer satisfying sweets with little sugar. The strawberry pie uses a delicate cream filling, milk, gelatin, and a meringue topping, plus a top layer of strawberry preserves and cream cheese flowers. The peach dessert cake combines fresh peaches with spiced walnut topping and whipped cream, baked in a square pan for serving warm or cold.
Flood of Creo Pore Used in Iowa Grasshopper Fight of 1940
In 1940, authorities in Iowa used over 1,000,000 gallons of Creo Pore to combat a grasshopper invasion. The large-scale chemical effort aimed to protect crops and curb the swarm affecting farming districts.
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Iowa
Girdle deemed health asset not vanity in health article
Health expert states girdles support the body and prevent fatigue by keeping vital organs in place. Marion Dixon, author, defends girdle use amid corset shortages, arguing posture and spine health favor upright wear and abdominal support.
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Hygela
American Medical Association
Marion Dixon
Dixon
Nothing But The Best at Sea Ends With Saving Breath
An ultra-rich man vacationing by the seaside sees his wife nearly drown. She is rescued and in critical condition. The doctor recommends artificial respiration, but the man insists on paying for the real thing, creating a clash over rescue methods.
Fresh Freddie Learns His Roots at Ross Manufacturing
Freddie reveals his name is Ross after passing a building with the Ross Manufacturing Company sign. His mother questions the meaning as he explains discovering his origins.
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Freddie
Ross
Ross Manufacturing ‘Company
Skeletons Found During San Juan de Letran Excavation
Workmen unearthed several skeletons during foundations for a Seguros de Mexico skyscraper on the site of the old Santa Brigida church in San Juan de Letran Mexico. They are believed to be priest and other burials from years ago.
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Seguros de Mexico
Santa Bridida
San Juan de Letran
Mexico
Pasteurization Protects Milk Health For All Consumers
Pasteurized milk is safest when produced hygienically and heat treated properly. Unpasteurized milk caused outbreaks in New York and nationwide, with 1500 to 2000 preventable illness cases yearly. Pasteurization preserves nutrients, can be done quickly, and should be standard for all market milk.
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J. A. Tobey
New York
Montana visitor studies Missouri River at Omaha
Roy Towl a Great Falls resident and Omaha park system commissioner, with D S Meinzinger, current Omaha park superintendent, conducted a Missouri River watershed study on his first Montana trip. He charts flow and channel changes to assess reclamation navigation flood control impacts and notes Fort Peck dam stabilizes lower river flow and maintains a six foot channel. He asserts Missouri slope from Williston to Sioux City matches Kansas City to St. Louis at about one foot per mile.
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Omahan
Missouri River
Great Falls
Roy Towl
Omaha Park System
D. S. Meinzinger
Omaha Park Department
Montana
Towl
Missouri
Mississippi
Fort Peck
Williston
Sioux City
Kansas City
St. Louis
Restrictions Placed Upon Foreign Silver
The War Production Board restricts civilian use of foreign silver and bans its use after October 1 in silverware and jewelry and other items unless high priority orders are involved. Foreign silver is now considered an essential war metal replacing tin and copper. Domestic treasury metal remains unaffected except pre July 1 1939 silver and secondary metal sold by processors are classed as foreign silver. Private domestic silver purchases are not prohibited.
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War Production Board
WPB
Treasury
Marian Martin Pattern 9026 Offered in Women’s Sizes
The notice advertises Marian Martin pattern 9026 in women’s sizes 34 through 48 with size 36 needing 4 yards of 39 inch fabric. Send 16 cents for this pattern and write plainly size name address and style number. Appears in American Fashion review as a summer pattern from a fabric conserving parade aimed at miss and matron figures.
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Omartars Matin Slim Young
Marian Martin
Fabric Hats For Business Men And Sportsmen
Lightweight fabric hats arrive for this season with town and street wear designs. Styles cover conservative to dashingly discreet tastes across age groups. Colors include beige white rust natural brown and green with matching or contrasting bands. Special finish offers soft drape air flow and resistance to showers and stains without hindering ventilation.
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Sara Elizabeth Wood
Biter Root Valley
Lewistown
Fergus County Board of Commissioners
Malta
Phillips County
Norman Storbeck
Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission
Helena—Clifford Orie
Columbia Falls
Veterans’ Hospital
Fort Harrison
Samuel Graham
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Louis Lienemann
The
Ryan Fruit Co
Jane Mahugh
Lawrence Anderson
Anderson
Hal E. Thompson
Reidel
Thompson
Rochester, Minn
Cascade County
Police Department
State Purchasing Department
Great Falls Drug Co
Starz Pharmacy
McKesson-Robbins
Mills Hospital
Chicago
White Sulphur Springs
Reinhart Zehntner
Meagher County
Anna Schmid
Frank J. Hohman
Hohman
Harb
State Highway Department
Home Oil & Refining Co
Miles City
Texas Co
Big West Oil Co
Spokane
Missoula
Park Department
Gibson Park
Tom Lease
Pennsylvania
Carroll College
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Forsyth—County
T. W. Carolan
James Allison
Carterville
Mack Hall
Hall
Allison
Carolan
Tom D. Caverly
Caverly
George M. Kekich
Coral Sea
Kekich
Kekrich
Wolf Point
Scott P. Hart
Hart
Roosevelt County
Montana Highway Department
Montana National Guard
Port Ord
Calif
Betty Barclay
Pauline Drake
Newspaper Pattern Dept
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Hotel Rainbow
Great Fall
First Ave
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