Sweden Eyes America to Defeat Axis War Effort
Swedish editor Alfred Oeste, visiting U S sites with fellow Swedish journalists, says Sweden relies on American resources and industrial power to crush the German war machine. He notes Sweden’s coalition government, 650000 soldiers, and wartime rationing while praising American industry and copper-smelting centers. The delegation travels from Anaconda to Seattle and California, then returns east with insights into U S war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
America
Alfred Oeste
Svenska Dagbladet
Stockholm
Butte
National Press Club
Washington
D. C
Department of State
Nils Horney
Social-Demokraten
Gustaf Nasstrom
Tidningen
Sten Hedman
Dagens ‘Nyhet
Oeste
Anaconda
Germany
C. A. Lemmon
Life at Fort Assinniboine with Pershing era recalled
A Montana woman recounts her life at Fort Assinniboine near Havre, from dangerous stagecoach journeys and road agents to winters at the fort. She recalls childhood episodes in Logan Utah, marriage to Robert McCulloh, travels with a 54 below zero trek, and the social life among soldiers and their families at the frontier post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Robert L. McCulloh
Fort Assinniboine
Havre
Old Fort Assinniboine
Great West
Gayety
Joseph
Sitting Bull
France
Far West
Logan
Utah
Salt Lake City
Robert McCulloh
Broadwater, Wilder and
Canyon
Pocatello
Idaho
Fuller
Wells-Fargo Express
Express
Mr. Toby
Mrs. McCulloh
Navy offers pilot commissions to student aviators in war effort
Commander Bert H Creighton announced Navy aviation training for cadets with limited flying time. Eligible applicants with about 50 hours flight time can apply for immediate active duty, receive CPT secondary and cross country training, then proceed to flight instructors and Pensacola. Applicants aged 19 to 33 may be selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Bert H. Creighton
Naval Aviation Selection Board
13Th Naval District
Navy
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Money Will Not Pry Cowboys From Saddle, Asserts Solon
Senator McNary of Oregon argues higher pay in war industries cannot lure cowboys from the open range. He describes the cowboy as a romantic, self-sufficient figure who carries a bottle of whisky and a poem, preferring his life on the prairie over rivet work in shipyards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solon
Senator McNary
Oregon
McNary
Senate
Butte Man Recalls Sub Attack and Rescue
Roy Ayers of Butte recounts being thrown into the sea when a torpedo sank his supply ship bound for Australia. Five aboard died near him. he survived four hours in the ocean before rescue and plans another voyage, despite the danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Ayers
Butte
James Ayers
Ayers
Australia
Portland
Great Falls Bum Has Cash Aplenty
A ragged bewhiskered man about 70 on the skid row beat drew police pity as officers tracked him through alleys for food. He was found with 170 in traveler's checks 35 bank draft and about 50 in cash. He made no statement. He was bathed fed and cash reduced to buy clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Harold M. Mady
Naval aviation cadet program opens for qualified men
The program offers commissions as ensigns and junior grade lieutenants to men under 33 with aviation experience, meeting high school, citizenship, and physical standards. Eligible candidates previously disqualified for aviation cadets due to flying time or minor defects may now apply at the naval aviation cadet selection board office in Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Naval Aviation
Creighton
The
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board
Marion Street
Seattle
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Montana
Deer Lodge
Eric White
United States Forest Service Office
Pershing
Helena
Fort Benton
Bird Tail Divide
Bear’s Paw Mountains
Frontier Post
McCullohs
McCulloh
Chief Joseph
Custer
Little Big Horn
McCaskey
Jack” Pershing
McCullloh House
Jack
Renezvous
Plummer
Bannack
Henry Plummer
Reynold Plath
Great Falls, Mont
Sioux City
Iowa
Haranteed
Pn Beye
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Bucking Bronco Coal
War Production Board
Roundup Coal Mining Co
Roundup, Montana
Ding Heart Discentra Spectabilis
F. O. B. Kalispell Stockwell Nursery
Kalispell
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