Wickard Orders Rationing of Meat and Fats
Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard ordered the Office of Price Administration to ration meats, edible fats and oils, including butter and cheese, with enforcement starting by April 1. The plan estimates 2 1/4 pounds of meat per person weekly in April to June, but actual allotments depend on cuts and eating habits, and include meat in restaurants and farm-slaughtered meat.
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Washington
U.P
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Office of Price Administration
Department of Agriculture
Wickard
OPA Lowers Point Values on Prunes and Raisins
The Office of Price Administration cut point values for prunes raisins dry beans peas and lentils to 12 4 and similar reductions to ease purchases amid stock concerns and large imports from Mexico. Dates and figs are removed from the ration list except when canned or bottled.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Mexico
Montana Salvage Campaign Meeting Planned for 1943
Helena March 11. Montana scrap dealers will meet Salvage Chairman W. E. Rae Monday to plan the 1943 salvage drive. L. J. Todhunter of Denver WPB conservation division will attend, called by Ben Barnett of Helena, dealers group chairman.
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Helena
Montana
W. E. Rae
L. J. Todhunter
Denver
WPB Conservation Division
Ben Barnett
House Battles Over Salaries
President Roosevelts ceiling on after tax salaries at 25000 is challenged on the House floor by a coalition seeking a legislative rider. The debate over the rider and the national debt bill grows acrimonious as lawmakers clash over demagoguery charges and the measure's fate.
Jobs for Everybody After the War Discussed by Butte Man
Kenneth Christie, president of the Butte Chamber of Commerce, reported that a Northwest branch of the Committee for Economic Development outlined a postwar jobs program at a Minneapolis meeting. About 400 business and professional people attended, with other Montanans present including A T Peterson, Frank Connelly, George Leich, Henry Sawtell, and Ham Gordon. Continued on Page 14.
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Committee For Economic Development
Ninth Federal Reserve District
Minneapolis
Kenneth Christie
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Christie
Walker in Butte to Visit Friends
Postmaster General Frank C. Walker arrived in Butte for a brief visit to his hometown during a coast to coast inspection tour of postal conditions. He will depart Saturday noon for the West and is staying at the Finlen hotel with Ambrose O Connell William N Roach and Hallie Walker. He plans no political conferences in Butte, focusing on visiting relatives and old friends while interviews are conducted elsewhere.
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Frank C. Walker
Butte
Northern Pacific
West
Finlen Hotel
Mr. Walker
Ambrose O'Connell
William N. Roach
Helena
Hallie Walker
Butte Press Club
Aviation Students End Course Here
Twenty Navy flying cadets from distant states completed eight weeks of training at Fox Flying Service and Montana School of Mines in Butte. They logged 40 hours of flight per student in 36 days, setting a training record despite winter conditions. The group headed to Ontario Oregon for further school, and praised Butte hospitality as they left for continued instruction. John Fox praised the cadets, noting Butte’s role in Navy flight training.
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Air Arm
United States Navy
Fox Flying Service
Montana School of Mines
CAA
Navy Department
Navy
Butte
Northwest
Union Pacific
Ontario
Ore
John Fox
The
Weather forecast hints at light snow flurries Friday
A small temperature change expected Friday with daytime highs around 42 and night lows near minus 2. Snow flurries possible Friday and Friday night as conditions stay chilly.
Bill Extending Lend-Lease Becomes Law
President Roosevelt signed a bill extending the lend-lease program for one year amid anniversary celebrations. The Senate approved 82 to 0 and the House 407 to 6. Lend-lease administrator E. R. Stettinius Jr. and other leaders attended the signing. Stettinius reported $9.632 billion in aid in two years and growing, with Soviet gratitude noted by Ambassador Litvinov.
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William T. Peacock
Washington
Roosevelt
Lendlease
Senate
House
E. R. Stettinius, Jr
Barkley
Connally
D-Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bloom
D-N. Y
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Klein
Eaton
R-N. J
Oscar Cox
Maxim Litvinoff
Congress
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
United States
Rum Backers Predict Victory for Abatement Tax Plan
Washington March 11 Backers of the Rum pay as you go tax plan gain momentum after Republican leader Martin and his steering committee back the proposal A conference of Republican House members is planned for Monday to mobilize support for skipping a full income tax year Martin expects a large Republican vote with some Democrats joining In the House with 209 Republicans to 222 Democrats most Republicans are not bound by a caucus positions Gearhart Calif and Crawford Mich oppose the plan The Ways and Means Committee rejected it 16 to 9 with Democrats voting against and Gearhart aligned with opposition Continued on Page 5 Col 7
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Alex H. Singleton
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Cooper
D-Tenn
Disney
D-Okla
Gearhart
R-Calif
Representative Martin
Martin
Republican House
Carlson
R.-Kan
R.-Calif
Crawford
Michigan
Ways and Means Committee
Oakland Captain George J Dover Jr Named Assistant District Recruiting Officer
Captain George J Dover Jr of Oakland California, executive officer at the Montana Army Recruiting and Induction Center since mid January, is named assistant district recruiting officer at the Butte post. He succeeds Maj W L Kindred, who moves to Camp Roberts California for active duty with the U S Field Artillery. Col Irwin Clawson announced the staff change. Dover, UC Berkeley graduate, was commissioned January 7 1937 and rose to first lieutenant by April 1940 before entering inactive status.
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George J. Dover, Jr
Oakland
Calif
Montana
Butte
W. L. Kindred
U. S. Field Artillery
Camp Roberts
Irwin Clawson
University of California
Dever
Army Infantry
Planes battle overhead as Jap raid repelled near Oro Bay
General MacArthur announced that forty Japanese planes raided Oro Bay New Guinea on Thursday. Fourteen enemy planes were shot down in dog fights and our losses were light. Our fighters dispersed a second wave of 24 bombers with 16 fighters, shooting down 12 fighters and two bombers.
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M’arthur
Australia
U.P
Oro Bay
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations Command
Buna
MacArthur
Pacific
New Britain
Rabaul
Lakunai
Federal wool purchase program expected within a week
A government official said a formal wool purchase program announcement is expected within a week. Ray Willoughby of San Angelo Texas and other sheep state representatives doubt it will come sooner than 7 to 10 days as final points remain to be ironed out.
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Washington
Ray Willoughby
San Angelo
Texas
Woman Triggers All-Uniform Detainment in Detroit
In Detroit on Wednesday night two thousand soldiers and sailors on leave were ordered back to base after a jilted woman armed with counterfeit calls caused mass arrests. Barbara Brown, 22, confessed to forging the calls to cancel leaves and furloughs since her boyfriend chose another girl.
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Detroit
Army
Selfridge Field
Fort Wayne
Romulus Ferry Command
Sixth Service Command
Chicago
John S. Bugas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Barbara Brown
Butte Patriots Agree to Match Red Cross Donations
A group of patriotic Mining City men will match every dollar donated to the Red Cross war fund in Butte, doubling subscriptions in the drive. Campaign chairman A. F. Rice cited aims of reaching the $46,000 local quota with 100 volunteers ready for a final push as of Thursday night.
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American Red Cross
Butte
A. F. Rice
Silver Bow County
Red Cross
West Broadway
Rice
French Patriots Wreck Train In Largest War Operation
Guerrilla forces within France in cooperation with Fighting French destroyed a speeding troop train at Chagny 10 miles from Chalons Sur Laon in what sources call their largest operation to date. The communique cites multiple train wrecks across Cote dOr and other regions with heavy German casualties and material losses.
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London
Chagny
France
Europe
Chalons-Sur-Laon
Cote Do
Italy
Belgium
Adleerbeeck
Acree on Size of Armed Forces
Washington reports a final agreement setting total armed forces at 10,800,000 with plans to reach this by year’s end. War Manpower Chief McNutt and War Production Board Chair Nelson back the target, saying it can be met without disrupting production. The five member committee will approve Army Navy Marine and guard plans, while civilian needs may be met by voluntary recruitment and reclassification moves.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
United Press
Little War Cabinet
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
McNutt
WMC
Morgan Reported in Grave Condition
New York March 11 The office of J P Morgan announced his condition had deteriorated while ill in Boca Grande Florida and was regarded as grave. The 75 year old financier suffered a heart ailment on vacation in Florida and had shown improvement the previous day as the illness continued to worsen.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
Boca Grande
Fla
Florida
Exams Start Today In Montana Cities
National teacher examinations begin today in Billings Havre and Miles City Montana and will continue through Saturday with a full schedule of tests for teachers seeking certification.
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Billings
Montana
Havre
Miles City
Heavy Attacks Repulsed Near Kharkov Amid Crises
Reports from Soviet command said attacks west of Kharkov were repulsed as German forces pressed forward. Moscow radio attributed Hitler gains to fresh divisions, while officials warned of a likely second front in western Europe.
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Kharkov
Moscow
United States
Hitler
Europe
Hiteler
Matey
Farm Bloc Wins Man Power Test
The Senate defeated a Bankhead plan substitute 49 to 32 deferring skilled farmers. Senator O Mahoney proposed a quota based deferment, while opposition argued it favored a single occupation and disrupted Army plans for 8.2 million troops by 1943. Pepper proposed a separate labor recruitment bill, but it had limited support.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Agriculture Department
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Program for Revamping National Economy Gets Silent Treatment
Washington March 11 Congress showed little interest in the National Planning board's postwar plan to revamp the economy and expand social security. Senator Wagner said he generally agreed with welfare and employment ideas but favored private enterprise. He warned about using government plants for jobs as peace comes. On the House floor Rizley called it national socialism needing tutelage, Rankin blasted the recommendations as bureaucratic stupidity.
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Washington
National Planning Board
Congress
Wagner
D-N. Y
Rizley
R-Okla
Re Rankin
Congress of the
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Pere Et
Butte Man
Democratic National Committee
Walker
Air Arm of Navy
Reds
G. J. Dover, Jr
Nips
Acree
By Fred Mullen
Morgan
Africa
William Smith White
Associated Press
Farm Bloc
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