Record Motor Vehicle Taxes Rise in 1941
National Highway Conference reports motor vehicle tax payments jumped to an estimated 2.474 billion in 1941 from 2.130 billion in 1940. About 1.543 billion funded highways for defense civilian use, 891 million supported general government. Gasoline tax yielded 1.29 billion. other highway taxes totaled 1.543 billion with fuel 960 million, registration 458 million, carrier taxes 20 million, and tolls 105 million.
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National Highway Conference
Young at Forty Pattern Order Notice
Pattern department ad invites readers to send 15 cents for a "Young at Forty" frock and jacket pattern. Include size name address and style number and mail to MN Newspaper Pattern Dept 70 Fifth Avenue New York. The note adds a reflection on people forgetting names and titles of those they dislike.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Birthday Rennet Custard Holiday Dessert
An old fashioned yet healthful dessert idea for birthdays or anniversaries. Heat milk with vanilla rennet powder, pour into cups, chill until firm, then garnish with pink frosting in the child’s age number and decorate with piped rosettes. Serve with pink frosted cupcakes and a single birthday candle. Serves 4 or 5.
Canned Fruit and Vegetable Grades Explained by Specialist
Nutrition specialist Bessie E. McClelland of Montana State College outlines three grades for canned produce. Grade A (fancy) covers finest, fully ripe items. Grade B (choice) includes excellent quality with good color and maturity. Grade C (standard) offers good quality with more variation and often greater maturity or value in vegetables.
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Bessie E. McClelland
Montana State College
Miss McClelland
Department of Agriculture
Lucinda Scott Named State Historical Librarian
Mrs. Lucinda B. Scott of Helena elected state historical librarian and board secretary for a two year term at the Montana State Historical Library board biennial session. Mrs. Hepner elected president. Roy N. Crismas of Great Falls chosen vice president. John B. Ritch retires as librarian and secretary after four years.
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Great Falls
Charles J. Thronson
Montana Bank & Trust Co
Billings
Lucinda Scott
Josephine Hepner
Helena
Montana State Historical Library Board of Trustees
Lucinda B. Scott
Capital
Hepner J
Scott
Sam C. Ford
Hepner
John B. Ritch
Roy N. Crismas
O. F. Goddard
Ritch
Anne McDonnell
Slow Substitution of Women In Industry Is Anticipated
Brig. Gen. Hershey, national selective service director, says the government will pursue a gradual substitution of women in industry and agriculture for men fit for military service. He notes deferments will tighten around dependents and production needs, with registration set for Feb. 16 and possible early enrollment to avoid fringe production disruption. He emphasizes families support, continued study for students, and skill training for apprentices, insisting the nation must have a large army to win the war.
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Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Hershey
Pearl Harbor
State Mines School Cuts Commencement and Trips
Montana School of Mines faculty streamlines its program to fit the wartime effort by moving commencement from June 5 1942 to May 8 1942. The senior trip is canceled and the two weeks junior trip is omitted this year to repurpose time for the field class in mine surveying.
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Montana School of Mines
Tickling the Feet: From Torture to Modern Expression
An old Chinese practice of tickling the soles served as an early form of torture. This historical custom is linked to the contemporary saying tickled to death, reflecting how language evolves from past harms.
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China
Care of Your Liver in Daily Diet Notes
Doctor J A Tobey explains the liver as the body’s large working organ, storing nutrients, producing bile, and filtering blood. He warns against alcohol abuse causing cirrhosis, recommends a balanced diet with protein, vitamins B group including choline, and foods like milk, eggs, lean meats, vegetables, fruits and bread to protect liver health. The article also notes Australia’s population estimate of about 7,000,000.
4-H Announces Victory Policy for Wartime Civics
Under a wartime revision the 4-H citizenship program extends across Montana with 8,159 club members and 1,570 local leaders endorsing a seven point victory plan. The program, outlined by J C Taylor of Montana State College, builds on a Washington conference with Mrs. Roosevelt and emphasizes four freedoms, food production and conservation, scrap drives, health, skills, civilian defense work, democratic practice, and community discussion.
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Montana
J. C. Taylor
Montana Extension Service
Montana State College
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Montana State College Trims Year To Aid War Effort
Montana State College shortens its academic year by two weeks by canceling spring vacation to help supply college trained personnel for the war effort. President A L Strand announced the measure at a faculty meeting.
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Montana State College
A. L. Strand
Minnesota sportsmen shoot 4.5 million pheasants this fall
State hunters reported bagging about 4,500,000 pheasants in Minnesota during the autumn season. The figure reflects widespread activity among sportsmen, with favorable conditions boosting upland game hunting across counties.
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Minnesota
New medical advances give soldiers better survival odds
The article notes vaccines, antibiotics, plasma therapy, and growth factors improving recovery for American troops versus World War I. It highlights sulfanilamide cures for pneumonia and meningitis, plasma and bovine globulin prospects, gramicidin and penicillin, a brain surgery advance, and the envelope burn treatment, alongside reduced mortality from head injuries and vaccines for influenza.
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Mars
Earth
Camembert
Hebrew University
Jerusalem
England
Germany
Army
Navy
Slight Increase Seen in Farm Prices Forecast
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics expects farm prices in 1942 to rise about 5 percent over the current level. The forecast rests on factors affecting supply demand and government price controls. Read the Classified Advertisements.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
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Sidney
Elmer Sorensen
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Jack Suckstorff
Kalispell
John F Miller
Beatrice
Neb
Townsend
Elmer B. Telfer
Santa Claus
W. D. Swetland
Kalispell Public
Livingston
Yellowstone National Park
J. W. Emmert
Sam A. Roberts
Sam Roberts
Matherfield
California
Army Air Corps
Missoula
Montana State University
Butte
Montana State Elks Association
The
Automobile Association
Montana Optometric Association
Paul Ernst
Lewistown
Zion Lutheran Church
Greenfield
Fairfield
Butte Pioneers’ Club
Masonic Temple Ballroom
A. LaForest
Glendive
Charles A. Trowbridge
Yellowstone Valley Council of Boy Scouts
Dawson County High School
L. B. McMullen
Belgrade
William P. Porter
Illinois
White Sulphur Springs
National Safety Council
Venice
Ill
H. E. Brogan
P. J. Brogan
Forsyth
Henry Frederick Fahrenbruch
Henry Fahrenbruch
Hammond Flats
Flathead County
Here
Thomas J. Judge
Seattle
CAA
Fergus Post
American Legion
Hamilton
Ada Irwin
J. C. Irwin
Jane Adams
Hull House
Freeport
Cleve O. Westby
Philipsburg
Montana School Work Council
J. A. Woodward
Montana National Youth Administration
Dan Allen
Park County
Bozeman
Pearl Assurance Co. Ltd
London
John J. Holmes
Pearl Company
Victor
Philip W. Pillsbury
Minnneapolis Flour Milling Executive
J. EB. Peterson
United States Wheat King
United States
Chicago
James J. McVeigh
Northwest
Ireland
McVeigh
Alaska
Shelby
Ed Adams
War Department
Sheriff’s
John J. Hanley
United States Employment Service
James J. Harrington
Hanley
Harrington
Butte Council
Knights of Columbus
State Mines School
DR. J. A. Tobey
Australia
J. A. Tobey
Vicki VapoRub
VapoRub
VapoRus
Peter Beale
Truzzolino Food Products Co
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