National Farmers Union warns of acute food shortage
James G. Patton, president of the National Farmers Union, says Congress must rapidly enact a food policy to utilize 4,000,000 inefficient farmers and boost output. He outlines a plan including a billion-dollar gov ernment investment, neighborhood machinery pools, price guarantees, and wider seed use to widen production.
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Washington
James G. Patton
National Farmers’ Union
Congress
Patton
Hewsmen
Economic Stabilization Board
James F. Byrnes
Wickard Orders Meat Controls
Secretary Wickard announced strict meat and livestock controls to curb black market activity effective April 1. Slaughterers must obtain permits and stamp each wholesale cut, dealers need permits and records, farmers keep purchase and sale records, and uniform price ceilings begin with pork with beef veal lamb and mutton to follow.
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Washington
Wickard
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Navy Reports Casualties and Missing From Montana
The Navy announced 41 casualties Friday across forces, with 8 dead 17 wounded and 26 missing. Totals to date reach 24 119 Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard casualties since December 7 1941 including 6 715 dead 4 594 wounded and 12 811 missing. Montana figures list Gregory Douglas Parker missing son Parker Douglas Richard Parker and Shelby, Montana residents named in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Montana
Parker
Gregory Douglas
Douglas Richard Parker
Shelby
House Panel Approves Pay as You Go Tax Plan
The Ways and Means subcommittee tentatively approved a pay as you go plan affecting 44 million taxpayers to start July 1. It would require wage withholding of 20 percent on taxable wages for most, with exemptions for armed forces, domestic workers, and agricultural labor. Farmers pay two thirds before December 31 and the rest with the March 15 return. Quarterly returns and estimated payments follow for other taxpayers.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
D-N.c
Cooper
D-Tenn
Missing four motor bomber from Lockbourne base
The Lockbourne air base public relations officer said a four motor bomber based there is missing on a flight from Portland to Las Vegas. The aircraft left Portland on March 3 and did not reach its destination that night and has not been heard from. Crew member names will not be released immediately.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lockbourne Air Base
Portland
Ore
Las Vegas
Nev
State Music Festival Opens in Butte For Young Artists
Montana musicians gathered in Butte for the Federation of Music Clubs Competitive Music Festival. Three divisions compete at St John Episcopal Church Guild Hall with piano duos at Orton Brothers, piano solos at noon, and a state board meeting at 12. Miss Eleanor McTucker presides as state president. The festival ends with a banquet tonight.
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Eleanor McTucker
St. John Episcopal Church Guild Hall
McTucker
Montana Federation of Music Clubs
Orton Brothers Musical Hall
State Board
Wheeler Proposes Draft Ban on Fathers in War
Senator Burton Wheeler charged the draft law favors deferments for government workers and calls for barring fathers from induction to protect homes. He argued single men should be exhausted first, and criticized plans for a 11 million man army, urging use of able men on the home front to support the war effort.
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Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
D-Mont
United Nations
Opposition rises to absenteeism bill at capitol
At the capitol a union official warned the naval committee that reporting absentees to draft boards could turn the nation into a penal institution. Representative Celler said absenteeism is used as an attack on labor while others questioned probing labor conditions. The Senate panel weighed the Austin Wadsworth plan to draft for farm or factory work, amid debate spurred by Hoover’s 1943 vs 1944 military expectations.
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Washington
Capitol
House Naval Committee
Representative Celler
D-Ky
House
Celler
House Labor Committee
Naval Committee
N. P. Alifis
International Association of Machinists
Alifis
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Maas
R-Minn
Senate Military Committee
Grenville Clark
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Germany
Clark
Curtis
R-Neb
Allies Blast Japanese Base at Lae
Allied action reports show heavy air strikes on Lae and Huon Gulf, with a three day attack sinking a 22 ship convoy and destroying most of its 15 000 Japanese troops. MacArthur says fighters and bombers pounded the Huon Gulf base, fires visible for miles and three enemy planes shot down.
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Allied
Australia
Bismarck Sea
High Command
Huon Gulf
Douglas MacArthur
Lae
New Guinea
MacArthur
Bodies of 66 Found in Bearcreek Mine Disaster
Bearcreek March 5 Miners have recovered 66 bodies from the Smith coal mine with eight of 74 trapped still unaccounted. 32 victims were brought to the surface today by electric coal cars. Among identified decedents are Adam Wakenshaw 72 and Jules Besinque 51 with metal neck tags listing 31 names.
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Bearcreek
Smith
Adam Wakenshaw
Jack Mourizh
William Pello
Jules Besinque
Clem Lodge
Clarence Williams
Sam Barovich
Richard Mallin
Martin Ratkovich
Pete Giovetti
Joe Meyer
Matt Hallila
John Bone
George Thomson, Sr
William Shepard
James McNeish
Lawrence Reid
Sam Alexander
Joe McDonald
Robert McDonald
William Beeney
Robert Whitehead
John Krop, Sr
Edward Kampala
George J. Saarela
Wilbur Muller
John Hodnik
James Allison
David J. Davis
Eino Rahkola
Montana Solons Mark Time
Montana legislators deadlocked over two major appropriation bills funding the University of Montana system and state boards for two years. Conference panels partly agreed on four other fund measures while the boards and offices bill advanced to about 2.907 million. The state custodial institutions appropriation rose to 2,833,420 with Warm Springs mental hospital boosted by 81,000. deficiency funds increased by 67,517.42.
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Helena
House
Senate
University of Montana
Montana
Warm Springs
Knox Announces New Anti-Sub Vessel as Navy Records February Output
Washington March 5 Production of 150 warships and 1,400 Navy airplanes in February was reported by Secretary of the Navy Knox. He cited a new escort vessel for convoy duty about 1,300 tons, with a 300 foot hull, 35 to 36 foot beam, larger than a corvette and smaller than a destroyer.
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Knox
Washington
Navy
The
Patriot War Fund Drive Nears Goal In Butte
Butte's Red Cross war fund drive has reduced the deficit to about 10000 dollars from a 46000 goal. Honor roll donors rose as late contributions pushed totals toward completion. Volunteer workers announced final reports and urged further calls for donations, with headquarters at 62 West Broadway.
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Red Cross
Worthy Cause
Butte
A. F. Rice
Rice
West Broadway
Earle N. Genzberger
William Cullen
R. M. Hobbs
W. P. Cooney
J. J. Burke
Guy D
Solon Moves to Prohibit Liquor in War Time
Washington March 5. Representative Bryson introduces a bill to outlaw liquor manufacture sale and transport in the United States and possessions until the war ends and mobilization ceases. A Senate committee hears Grenville Clark claim alcohol boosts absenteeism among workers. Edward B. Dunford of the Anti Saloon League says the league did not seek the bill.
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Washington
Bryson
Judiciary Committee
United States
Edward B. Dunford
Anti-Saloon League
Navy to Admit Governor Stassen to Service
Washington March 5 Secretary of the Navy Knox said that Governor Harold Stassen of Minnesota will enter the Navy but did not reveal his assignment.
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NAVY
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Weather Forecast Shows Bitter Weekend Cold
Continued cold conditions persist into Saturday including Friday with a high near 8 and a low around minus 24. Strong winds and nighttime wind chill expected, with subfreezing temperatures lingering through the weekend.
Russians Smash Nazi Front Near Moscow In Rapid Push
Soviet forces claim to have recaptured 102 towns in two days as they drive the German front back toward Smolensk. The midnight communique says 50 more settlements retaken beyond Rzhev and Sevsk near Bryansk Kiev railway. Germans counter with infantry tanks and artillery while Russians press toward the Smolensk base.
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Moscow
Bryansk-Kiev
Vy«azma
Gzhatsk
Smolensk
Rzhev
Hitler
Sevsk
Lgov
McGrath Staff Volunteers for Special Tax List
Addis McGrath and deputies from the county clerk and recorder’s office volunteered Friday to prepare a special tax list so freeholders in Butte can vote April 5 on a $1 per day raise for policemen and firefighters. McGrath had warned his staff could not print the lists in time unless they worked nights at a $3,000 city cost, which the county would not cover. The volunteers remove that expense, as announced by a joint committee of fire department officials.
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Addis McGrath
Recorder’s Ofefice
Butte
McGrath
Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee
Committee of Fire
Butte Women Receive Red Cross Home Nursing Certificates
Certificates awarded to 172 Butte women mark completion of home nursing training conducted with registered nurses under the Butte Red Cross chapter. The ceremony at the American Legion hall featured W. S. Thompson as chair and D. J. McGonigle delivering the principal address.
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Butte
Red Cross
American Legion Hall
Butte Red Cross Chapter
America
W. S. Thompson
Butte Red Cross
D. J. Mee Gonigie
Citizens’ Service Corp
Silver Bow Cnty Civilian Defense Corps
J. D. Newman
Butte Red Cross Chapeter
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Wheeler
Erwin Rommel
Ibeitla
Lisbon
Portugal
Solons
Mark Time
Solon
North Africa
William Smith White
Associated Press
Clerk Volunteers Election Service
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