The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-12-28

January

January
stTwenty:eight men and two women
10NCongresS ~reconvenes.
11-Roosevelt asks for National Service
ia budget of sos. 7ss. ooo. 900 is Presi.
dents estimate Of 1874 needs.
20-Army allows induction Of loyal JAP
anese.Americans.
90-mi ng fer y Rsyy,m bin p os ed; provid'
2e-World's = most powerful battleship.
February
TAX bill sent to White House. It
provides IT for $2.al5. zoo. 900 of addition.
1e-War Relocation authority twRA)
17-Army announces more thai 200. 900
Paei3e ea tron bse m returned ear1 + from the
the sick and wounded. and that the
90 rotation furlough plan is in full swing.
lS-selectiye service orders farm work.
22-Tax bill is vetoed as wholly IN.
adequate"
2HSongress overrtdes veto on tax bill.
sen: Aiben Barley. Democratic ma.
5ority leader who resigned In 1areup
on veto. Is renamed.
March
Give veterans organizations com.
pine IN asking for a bonus up to
2o,UoO tor all MEMBERS OF the armed
1+Draft deferments for men 10 to Is In
essential industry ended except for
1s-"Soidier vote" bill providing for
short federal ballots Is passed and
sent to President
2l-S S;;1 department. DUN that it
WI , nave no dealings with the vichy
men and two women are con.
yicted as spies. and sentenced to
long terms.
April
Army. reports that l,058. 900 enlisted
men have been discharged between
December l.. 1871. and January 81.
+House committee reveals that the
federal government now owns one.
fifth Of the land area Of continental
United States.
defeat in Wisconsin.
l2-Attorney General Biddle .reopens In
ye;stttigat d9 ri Ef Political Action com.
ia new chemical treatment that will
give wood any degree Of hardness
desired. is announced.
26-Federal troops take possession of the
Co. BY order Of FDR when tie com.
pany refused to obey his order 70
recognize a CIO union.
May
1-Pulitzer prize for novels awarded 10
Dark" Musical comedy "Oklahoma"
won a special war; for authors.
M meats are removed from "a.
tioning: Steaks and beef roasts are
1l-New draft regulations defer most
scheduled for early induction. Men
SsI2s in war.supporting Industries
and those 80 and owe an indefinite
stay.
1s-senate voted to delay action on poll
2o-communist party votes to disband
as an association"
22-S1preme eeurt decision upholds va.
3l-Synthetic sugar Is produced at the
University of California. Process ia
too expensive to be practical at
June
1-Secretary Of State Hull pledges that
IN the postwar world Organization,
small nations will be kept on an
equality with large in every pract.
SdolG way.
2-War Manpower commission an.
nounces that it will take over 'abso.
UTE control Of all male workers over
~ dns TO- check turnover in essential in-
eTwenty.one brigadier generals pro.
NOTED to major generals and So colo
rel ne!s to %R51ga q. Risn,s.. ,,..r. .,n.
gress.
l3LDemocrats lose majority In the
house with the election of Rolla Nc.
Millen. 10th Illinois.
2l-S SfiI of So gsiS es. 7as s 7ssy appropriation
-%FEss pp%ss E. pe e=Sayen soverno a9% n asw
York. for President, and John W.
Brtcker.. governor Of Ohio. as vice
president
"a serum to prevent measles has
been developed and will be made
available soon. the Rex Cross re.
veals.
July
3-Treasury reveals that war costs for
fiscal year total 90 billion dollars.
THE Grammar F.7-F, new two.mo.
tored nava fighting plane. is tested,
and Is called superior to the Hellcat.
eRoosevelt's conversations with Cen.
Charles DeGaulle of France end. De.
Gaulle reported to be highly graft.
eVice President Wallace returns from
China. He predicts an era Of peace
IN the Pacific. with Russia and Chi.
il-President Roosevelt says that he
will run again III nominated"
lS-ErtC Johnston. president NJ n G