Former Montana Reporter Found After Jungle Mission
Vern Haugland, AP war correspondent and former Montana reporter, reached Allied Port Moresby after parachuting into New Guinea jungles seven weeks ago. He was brought to an Australian outpost Sept. 21 emaciated and delirious, treated for malaria hunger and exhaustion, and sent by plane to Port Moresby. Born May 27, 1908 in Litchfield Minnesota, he studied at Montana State University and worked for the Missoulian, Montana Standard and AP bureau in Salt Lake City before moving to Los Angeles in 1939.
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Vern Haugland
Associated Press
Montana
New Guinea
Port Moresby
High Command
United Press
MacArthur
Haugland
Townsville
Australia
Litchfield
Minn
Claus
Hanna Haugland
Montana State University
Missoula Sentinel
Daily Missoulian
8400 Tank Cars Released To Move Oil East
The Office of Defense Transportation releases 8400 tank cars for petroleum shipments to the Eastern Seaboard after restricting short hauls. August saw a 2426 decrease in short haul cars as traffic shifts to tank trucks. By Sept 1 these cars could move 117600 barrels daily from the Midwest to the East under General Order No 7 with an October 10 permit rule covering all movements 200 miles or less.
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Eastern Seaboard District
Office of Defense Transportation
Middle West
ODT
Chrome Deposits Mapped at Casper Mountain Natrona County
Geophysical surveys guide mineral exploration in Natrona County Wyoming where chromite in Casper Mountain chromite schist forms vertical lens bodies within surrounding igneous rocks. Diamond drilling reaches at least 500 feet depth in the largest body.
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Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
Casper Mountain
Natrona County
Wyo
E. L. Stephenson
H. K. Stephenson
Bureau of Mines
Increased Pay for East Helena Smelter Workers
The East Helena smelter workers of the American Smelting & Refining Co. receive a 123 cent hourly raise retroactive to July 1 after a war labor board order boosting wages for 14,000 copper, lead and zinc workers in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Helena
American Smelting & Refining Co
War Labor Board
Bob Hope Encounters Wordy Bore in Banter
A playful exchange unfolds as Bob Hope meets a talkative bore who greets him with chatter. Hope responds succinctly, delivering a witty retort that showcases his humorous delivery. The brief vignette captures comic timing in a casual encounter.
Montana brief highlights local obits politics and agriculture
A Helena widow born in Sweden and an 80 year old Helena man who died are noted along with a Socialist candidate filing for US Senate in Missoula. Montana butter output fell 4.4 percent in August while turkey exports rise and 250000 birds head to markets. Nurses Association opens state HQ in Helena. several other obituaries occur across Great Falls Chinook Kalispell and Roundup with notable births, Navy reserve, and public posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Ben Munson
Sweden
America
Chicago
Sycamore
22000 Fish Planted In Fort Peck Lake
The federal hatchery in Miles City released more than 22000 warm water fish into Fort Peck lake including 8000 bream 10000 bass and 4400 catfish. G A Bertsch of Valley Sports association reported. An additional 5200 fish comprising 3000 bream and 2200 catfish were planted at Nelson reservoir in Phillips county.
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Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
Miles City
Fort Peck Lake
G. A. Bertsch
The
Valley Sports Association
Nelson Reservoir
Phillips County
Four-H Girls Lead Wartime Clothing Makeover Program
Four-H club girls in the state pursue the motto Make and Mend to Victory by converting old garments into usable fashion. They assess fabric, color, and style before alterations and aim to showcase skills in the national 4-H clothing achievement contest with awards, trips, and scholarships including gold medals and two state winners, two from each extension section, and four at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spool Cotton Co
Chicago
Sugar Goal Set At 2,100,000 Tons for U S Stockpile
The foods requirements committee chaired by Claude Wickard set a year end goal of 2.1 million short tons of sugar in continental U S inventories. The stockpile plan aims for equitable distribution among sugar industry branches and postpones a ration cut solely to build stock. If supplies exceed civilian and military needs, inventories may reach the target and timing or method of accumulation will be reviewed.
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Foods Requirements Committee
United States
Committe
Claude R. Wickard
Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard
Former Falls Woman Prisoner in Manila
Mrs Myrtle Johnson Jackson of Great Falls, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry M Johnson, confined in Santo Tomas internment camp in Manila after the Japanese capture of the city. Believed to be the first Great Falls woman prisoner, she was employed at the U S air base in Manila and is said to be in good health. Her husband Donald F Jackson, foreign representative for Wahl Co of Chicago, was in Batavia when the war began.
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Santo Tomas
Manila
Myrtle Johnson Jackson
Henry M. Johnson
Great Falls
Gripsholm
Betty Crocker Hungarian Coffee Cake Dough and Baking Method
This article provides a detailed method for preparing Hungarian Coffee Cake from a sweet yeast dough. It covers ingredients, temperatures around 80 F, rising times, shaping into a tube pan or muffins, layering with butter sugar cinnamon nuts and raisins, and baking steps with a final glaze of butter and sugar mixture.
Local graduate lists two alma maters
The subject completed high school at Great Falls High School and pursued higher education at the University of Washington, highlighting a sequence of academic achievement.
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The
Great Falls High School
University of Washington
Yellowstone Geyser Halts Traffic On Park Highway
A new geyser erupts through the pavement between Norris and Madison Junctions, blasting a two foot hole widened to four feet as workers detour traffic and tap the geyser to drain hot water into the Madison River. Park officials order a detour and tunnel work to reach the source.
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Yellowstone Park
Norris and
Madison
Park
Madison River
Ex-State Residents, Prisoners of Japs Return to U S
Dr. and Mrs. Chester W. Lawson and daughter Doris, formerly of Glasgow, held as Japanese prisoners in Canton since the Nippon occupation, expect to sail for the United States in September or October. Disembarkation port and future plans unsettled. Montana named as a goal. Lawson, once with the Smith clinic, left Glasgow in 1939 to teach at Hackett Medical Center.
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Chester W. Lawson
Doris
Glasgow
Canton
China
United States
Isabel Young
Smith Clinic
Lawson
Montana
Lawsons
Hackett Medical Center
Miss Young
Chinese International Broadcasting Station
Chunking
Charles Stuart
Ventura
Calif
Republic of China
Montana Newspapers Supply Many Men To Armed Services
Montana newspapers report 52 men have joined the army navy and marine corps. The Billings Gazette sent 12 to the army and 3 to the navy, while Great Falls papers sent 10 and 8 respectively. Helena papers tied with 9 in the army and 1 in the navy. Miles City Star sent 7. Lewistown and other papers contributed veterans in various branches. one AP staffer serves in the army.
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Montana
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Billings Gazette
Great Falls Tribune
The
Great Falls Leader
Helena Independent
Helena Record-Herald
Miles City Star
Lewistown Democrat News and Telegram
Havre Daily News
Livingston Enterprise
Helena Associated Press
Bridge Collapse Kills 300 Sheep at Dixon
A bridge over the Flathead River at Dixon collapsed, killing 300 sheep owned by Howard Nye. About 400 head in the flock survived, and the bridge had been condemned and closed to traffic in May of this year.
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Flathead River
Dixon
Howard Nye
Practical Health Hints for Flying Stress in Air Combat
The article advises aviators to maintain rugged health and a specialized diet to cope with high altitude hazards. It emphasizes vitamin A for night vision, avoidance of gas forming foods to prevent indigestion, and a bland, high energy, easily digestible menu. It warns that reduced oxygen lowers digestion and recommends buttered toast, bread, eggs, milk, potatoes, lean meat, cooked fruits, and certain sweeteners, while avoiding alcohol and gassy or allergic foods.
Porcupine Quill Removal Tip From a Mining Man
A mining man shares a simple method to remove porcupine quills from a dog’s nose. Clip the quill about a quarter of an inch from the end and deflate it to ease removal without pliers.
Magically slenderizing dress pattern by Marian Martin
Pattern 9138 features a slim paneled skirt and wide waistband with a soft front bodice. Revers may contrast or match. Available in women's sizes 34 to 48. size 36 uses 34 3/4 yards fabric with 1/2 yard contrast. Send 16 cents to Pattern Department MN, 232 W 18th St, New York.
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Marian Martin
Pattern Department
18Th St
New York
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Montana State College
Montana State Nurses’ Association
Lalonde
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Remsey Hospital
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Wolf Point
John C. Sullivan
Roosevelt County
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Lanark
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Lakeside
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Renee Terry
Renee
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Betty Crocker
Ringhis Gling
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