Turbulent Peninsular plant tale ends in staff cutbacks
Tessa Leigh, a sharp stenographer at the Peninsular works, faces a brutal layoff after challenging Miss Ratcliffe, the firm’s ruthless administrator. Don, a respected scientist, resigns amid reshaped company power, while Ted Lockwood cautions Tess about choosing personal loyalty over ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peninsular
Clement Dodd
John Aspinall
Peninsular Works
John
Tessa
Don
Miss James—Ratcliffe
Miss Leigh
Miss Ratcliffe
Tess
Montana University Adopts Wartime Speed-Up Plan
Montana State University initiates a wartime speed-up to let students finish college work up to nine months early. A four-quarter year replaces three quarters plus summer session, with a 10-week summer term and earlier spring quarter, and holidays except Aber day are discarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana State University
Ernest O. Melby
Forty Food Preservation Training Schools Planned
Bessie E. McClelland of Montana State College announces forty food preservation training schools across Montana from March to about June 1. The program expands wartime efforts, trains local home demonstration leaders, and covers canning, drying, brining, egg preservation, and frozen storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Bessie. E. McClelland
Montana State College
Montana Extension Service
Turn
Montana to supply horses for Army remount program
Montana remount agents led by Chester S. McNair of Great Falls report 55 000 army horses already in service with plans to expand purchases this year. The group attended a Fort Robinson three day conference at a major remount depot and noted ongoing stallion loans to improve U S horses. The Northwest region centers date to Salt Lake City with a new Cheyenne station planned for efficiency. Col E M Daniel oversees Fort Robinson station with 300 civilians and soldiers assisting and Lieut Col Floyd C Sager praised for veterinary work.
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Montana
Chester S. McNair
Great Falls
McNair
Browning
Fred Lewis
Jack Galbraith
Fort Robinson
Neb
Army
Northwest
Wyoming
Utah
Utah, Wyoming
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Front Royal
Fort Reno
Oklo
E. M. Daniel
Floyd C. Sager
United States
E. N. Hardy
Washington, D. C
West Border Country by Eric Thane to be published this summer
The book High Border Country by Eric Thane will be released May 21 by Duell Sloan Pierce. It covers the high border states of Montana, the Dakotas and Idaho with a chapter on Butte and its turn of the century history. Eric Thane is the Helena pen name of Ralph C. Henry, publicity director for Montanans Inc. He has appeared in major magazines and won a 1940 documentary writing prize that led to the contract.
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Butte
Eric Thane
Helena
Ralph C. Henry
Henry
Montanans, Inc
State Chamber of Commerce
American Mercury
Liberty
Redbook
Final Decision on Applicant After Appeal
A claimant pleads for another chance, explaining she came from Canada after her parents died and has no friends in England. Miss Ratcliffe remains unmoved, delivering a final decision as she touches her belt.
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Canada
England
Sioux Scouts Lead West Coast Defense Walkthrough
A Sioux band trained with coastal defense forces as vital scouts ahead of the main troops. The group, led by "Chief Brave Heart," demonstrated camouflage and stealth for newsreel cameramen while posing the threat of invasion defense.
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Bronx
Brave Heart
How to bake and store fruit cakes in casseroles
Bake fruit cakes in covered casseroles to keep them moist fill no more than two thirds full as they rise before storing let them cool wrap in several layers of waxed paper and place in a cool dry place seal airtight by pouring melted paraffin around the edges where the cover meets the dish
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Anaconda
James Sweeney
St. Anne Hospital
Julia Sullivan
Emerson
Lewistown
Mollie Searle
Everett Redeen
Forsyth
Montana County Superintendents Association
Frances Forgy
Hamilton
Upper East Fork
Bitter Root Valley
Missoula
Bob Johnson
Civil Air Patrol
James
George W. Spanl
Malta
Evan
Kodalen
Deason
The
Councy
Luruer Suielyi
Norway
United Slates
Loys
James Miller
Porn
Virginia City
Wen Loca
Buzemun
Jacer Muvea
Wooavue
Buute
Choteau
Mars
Ace Fowell
Akassia Alu
Iys
Wauci
Klueu
Sue
Dusdaiu
Marladge
Cauie
Peuawares
Gascaue County
Julesss
Highwood
Pauline Bauer
We Earny Nineves
St. Joun’s
John Turk
Turk
Bart Riley
RED Lodge
R. L. Davis
Mount Vernon
Wash
Davis
Billings
Elks Lodge
O. S. Warden
North
A. L. Strand
Roosevelt
Wilson
Cascade County Bar Association
I. W. Church
Roy H. Glover
H. H. Ewing
J. W. Freeman
Howard S. Greene
Ransom Cooper
E. C. Alexander
E. J. Stromnes
David R. Domke
News Syndicate Co., Inc
Tessa Leigh
Pennsular Dye-Stuffs Corp
Finance Department
Peninsular Laboratory
Ratcliffe
Donovan
Ted Lockwood
Clement
Ted
Clem
Lockwood
Dodd
Oxford
Montana University
ListTor
Main St
Butte, Mont
Hotel Rainbow
Eddy Gallivan
Mer
C.J. Dean
N. E. Cor. E. Burnside and
Grend Ave
Portland
Oregon
Columbia Network
Jenny
Ann Eden
Powers
West
World
West Coast
Hame
Bourdon
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