Women in War Plants Rise in Chicago Ordnance District
Army ordnance officers forecast women will hold a majority of shell plant jobs in Chicago with strong dexterity and patience aiding assembly and inspection work. Plants report faster production, with women often preferred for heat tolerance and hands-on tasks, while flags and slogans underscore shared wartime effort.
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Chicago Ordnance District
Shell
Army Ordnance
Ordnance Department
Ordnance
Ellis Island
Chicago
WPA Aids Many in Getting Jobs Across Montana
Joseph E. Parker announces that since January 1 1942 the WPA has helped 1710 workers on WPA rolls find private jobs and 1540 more have voluntarily left WPA for other work. Over 1000 Montana WPA workers have used vocational schools to aid war production. Special efforts focus on older workers the physically handicapped and World War I veterans with expanding training for women.
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Joseph E. Parker
Work Projects Administration
WPA
Parker
Montana
Sugar as Medicine Before Elizabethan Era
Before the Elizabethan period sugar arrived for household use and was primarily employed for medicinal purposes as a sweet remedy.
Dunedin Quadruplets Reach Six-Year Mark
The Dunedin quadruplets in New Zealand reach age six as family and community note milestones.
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Dunedin
New Zealand
Sherburne's Life Remembered After Browning Fire
The Sherburne Mercantile Co store in Browning burned, ending a cornerstone of the Blackfeet community. J. H. Sherburne, an Indian trader and advisor to both red men and white, built a frontier enterprise and helped shape Montana history through trading, banking, and pioneering settlement across Ponca, Pawnee, and Browning.
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Sherburne Mercantile Co
Browning
J. H. Sherburne
Montana
Phillips
Minnesota
al Newman
Arkansas City
Kan
Sherburne
Daniel Beedy
Walnut River
Newman
Indian Territory
St. Louis
Old Fort Sill
Mr. C. Scott
Ponca
Whiteagle
Ponca City
Chekaska River
Joseph
Tom Hill
Little Band of Indians
Pawnee
T. M. Finney
Theodosia
Great West
Helen P. Clarke
Miss Clarke
Frank Stevenson
Stevenson
Helena
Studebaker
North Country
First National Bank of
Frank
Joe
Carter Oil Leases 14023 Acres on Poplar Dome in Montana
Carter Oil Co of Tulsa files record leases on 14023 acres of the Poplar dome structure in Roosevelt County northeastern Montana. The Texas Co holds a large block atop the dome with no development plans announced.
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Carter Oil Co
Tulsa
Poplar Structure
Montana
Roosevelt County
The
Texas Co
Poplar Dome
High School Pupils To Get Air Training
United States education commissioner J W Studebaker announces a program to teach aeronautics in high schools with at least 15 prospective air cadets. The plan aims to prepare students for pilot training as part of expanding America’s air armada.
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America
J. W. Studebaker
United States Commissioner of Education
Silver Proves Valuable in War Effort
Government stores of despised bar silver will aid the war by replacing strategic metals. Some forty thousand tons will substitute for tin in solder and for copper in bus bars used for heavy electrical loads. The quantity equals four fifths of the treasury’s uncoined silver supply.
A C M Stockholders Hold Annual Meeting in Anaconda
The Anaconda Copper Mining Co. held its regular annual stockholders meeting at its Anaconda office with James R. Hobbins presiding. Directors W C Potter and Gordon S Rentschler were re elected for three years. The 1941 chairman’s report was accepted and filed. About 4 772 168 shares were represented in person or by proxy and 114 993 stockholders of record as of December 31 1941 were noted.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Anaconda
James R. Hobbins
William C. Potter
Hobbins
Gordon S. Rentschler
Fire Damages Milk River CCC Camp in Malta Vicinity
Fire at the Milk River CCC camp near Malta caused heavy damage estimated between 15000 and 20000 dollars. Three 60 by 40 foot structures including two garages and a machine shop were destroyed along with four dump trucks two pickups and shop equipment. Firefighters saved other camp buildings and equipment after hoses were laid from nearby hydrants. The camp had about 10 boys evacuated May 15 and was discovered by a camper who alerted the general alarm.
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Milk River
CCC
Army Quartermaster Corps
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Chicago Ordnance Factories
C. E. Matson
Carter Oil
Montana State College
Gladys Braneegan
Division of
Household and Industrial Arts
Daphne Roddy
Fort Benton
Mills College
California
Jean Tait
Whitehall
Michael Reese Hospital
Mildred Anderson
Deer Lodge
University of Washington
Rachel Wilson
Edgar
University of Iowa Hospital
Malta
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Mayflower
Wim Sam Mantle
Hotel
Harney
Grant Counties
Oregon
Cassia County
Idaho
Pacific Live Stock Company
Miller and Lux Incorporated
G. N. Jameson
Burns
Merchants Exchange
San Francisco
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