Drafting of Fathers Authorized If Necessary After October 1
Washington reports local draft boards may call up pre Pearl Harbor fathers after October 1 only as needed to meet monthly quotas. Estimates show about 300,000 with dependent children born before Sept 15 and not in nondeferrable work would be inducted this year, while 150,000 more might be sent to induction stations to reach 300,000. Agricultural fathers remain largely draft-proof. boards to begin preparatory reclassifications and continue calling single and childless men first. Inductions follow draft order numbers unless deferments or hardship prove essential. hardship deferment considers dependents and other support options. Provisions include current and proposed increases in child allowances. House action expected after Sept 14.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Senate
House
Congress
Paul V. McNutt
Army
Navy
McNutt
Former Alice Frost Dies In Frisco
Funeral services for Alice Ethel Cross wife of Captain Haywood K. Cross at Crow Agency will be held at 2 p m Saturday. She died last Sunday at Stanford Memorial hospital in San Francisco after illness that brought her mother Mrs. John Frost and brother Hartford Frost to travel from Crow Agency. Born March 21 1906 at Grey Cliff she married in October 1939 and was Ottawa university Kansas graduate. Survivors include her husband her mother a sister Ida Frost Reno Nev and three brothers Hartford Harry Frost Crow Agency and Alvin Frost believed in Sicily.
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Crow Agency
Alice Ethel Cross
Haywood K. Cross
Presidio
San Francisco
Stanford Memorial Hospital
John Frost
Hartford Frost
Grey Cliff
Ottawa University
Kansas
Ida Frost
Reno, Nev
Hartford and
Harry Frost
Alvin Frost
Sicily
Army To Vacate Stephens Hotel
The war department said the army air forces will leave the Stevens hotel in Chicago on August 15. The 22 story, built in 1927 at over 25 million dollars, was purchased by the government for 5.5 million. Regular army installations now suffice, removing the need for further government occupancy.
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Washington
War Department
Army Air Forces
Stevens
Chicago
U P Freight Trains Derailed By Cow
Two Union Pacific freight trains derailed near Point of Rocks Wyoming after a cow was struck by a westbound train. The wreck derailed 28 cars and locomotive, while a following eastbound train collided with the derailed equipment, shunting 23 more cars. No crew injuries were reported.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Union Pacific
Point of Rocks
Cheyenne
GMC Is Biggest War Contractor
General Motors Corp reported production at 3.3 billion dollars annually as the nation’s largest war contractor. Second quarter output reached 832,275,349 dollars with Alfred P. Sloan Jr. noting an 8.7 percent rise from the prior quarter. Dividend-available income totaled 36,316,164 dollars, up from 24,613,218 last year and 53,579,568 in 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Motors Corp
Alfred P. Sloan Jr
Sloan
Civilians Ordered To Evacuate Berlin
Goebbels, in his Berlin gauleiter role, ordered the immediate evacuation of all Berlin citizens. NBC's David Anderson reported from Stockholm that a large exodus was underway amid fear of saturation bombing like Hamburg in recent days.
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New York
Goebbels
Berlin
David Anderson
NBC
Stockholm
National Broadcasting Company
Hamburg
Stimson Returns From War Area Tour
Secretary of War Stimson reports a sober determined will to win among American troops after three weeks visiting Iceland Great Britain and North Africa during the war area tour.
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Washington
Stimson
Iceland
Great Britain
North Africa
Regulations for Mailing Christmas Packages to Overseas Men
The six week posting window September 15 to October 31 covers mail to Marines Navy and Coast Guard personnel overseas. Senders must mark packages as parcel and follow strict addressing and packaging rules to ensure delivery. Packages limited to five pounds and 15 inches by 36 inches girth, with one parcel per week per addressee, packed in sturdy materials.
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Marines
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Post Office Department
Ness
San Francisco
Cal
New York
Seattle
State Board Drops 1943 General Fund Levy in Montana
Helena August 3 The state board of equalization says no general fund tax levy will be made in 1943 for state government saving Montana taxpayers about 690000. The 1943 legislature had allowed 2 mills if needed. Board reports 34 counties cut levies, 16 raised slightly, one kept 1942 level. Millages for university, hospital bond, livestock funds remain unchanged.
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Board
Helena
State Board of Equalization
Montana
Board of Equalization
Sam D. Goza
The
Equalization Board
University Millage Fund
State Hospital
State Livestock Commission Fund
Livestock Sanitary Board Fund
Livestock Bounty Fund
Estimates Place 200000 German Dead After Allied Air Raids
British bombers struck Hamburg in a ninth raid in 10 days with heavy explosives and incendiaries. Aftonbladet cited a Danish consular official estimating 200000 German dead, while London officials cautioned the figure may be uncertain. The city’s 50 square miles lay in ruins as 8000 tons had fallen since July 24.
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Hamburg
London
Air Ministry
Aftonblaedt
Stockholm
Europe
The
Ruhr
Liberty Ship S. B. Anton M. Holter Launched in Oregon
The Liberty ship S. B. Anton M. Holter was launched at Oregon shipyards, the 226th freighter from the yard. Named for Helena Montana's late miner, merchant and manufacturer, Holter founded A. M. Holter Hardware in 1867 and was a Montana hydroelectric and mining pioneer who died in 1921 at age 90.
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Portland
Ore
Anton M. Holter
Helena
Mont
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
A. M. Holter
Holter
Montana
Germans Announce Naval Victories in July Claims
Berlin disclosed a naval tally saying Nazi forces sank 94 Allied merchant ships amounting to 550 241 tons and destroyed three destroyers a submarine and eight smaller vessels in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during July. The figures, unconfirmed by the Allies, compare with May and June losses and imply a revival in submarine and surface action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Berlin
Associated Press
Berg-Greene Buy McCracken Building in Livingston
Dr. Paul L. Greene and Judge B. E. Berg announced the purchase of the J. N. McCracken building on South Main and West Lewis streets. The vacant property, once advertised in bankruptcy, drew two other bids. The new owners plan to rent the storefront once a suitable tenant is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston Enterprise
Paul L. Greene
B. E. Berg
J. N. McCracken
South Main
West Lewis Streets
Etiro
Ed C. Jones
McCracken
Nebraska Doctor Has Busy Morning
Dr. Moore of Sutherland attended two births in one morning in Sarben. He helped Mrs. Lee Lopez deliver Shirley Ann at 12:04 a m and then assisted Mrs. Joe Gonzales as she gave birth to a boy at 3:15 a m.
Allied troops use flames to blast Japs from caves at Munda
Tank assault units hurled into the battle for Munda to burn the Japanese from rock caves and foxholes and batter down pillboxes. The operation aimed to drive the defenders from their improvised shelters with flamethrowers and explosive charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munda
Borders Watch on Smuggled Axis Currency at Ports
Treasury officers guard borders to stop currency from Axis loot reaching the United States. A 1943 report cites a $30,000 deal by three South American seamen who bought dollars at a discount, smuggled them in, and exchanged for negotiable paper to send back home. the sailors were jailed.
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Washington
Treasury
Bureau of Customs and Foreign Funds Control Division
Tme
United States
South America
Pioneer Adds Many Names in July
A July list from the Pioneer includes L. H. Burns R. H. Cartwright Mrs. Helen Jones Frank Mack B. L. Covington Mrs. Ole Solberg Phil Langston M. T. Richards Mrs. Harry Shipton E. Hokanson Lester A. Mack Ray Becken Big Timber Peter Peterson Mrs. F. L. Carpenter Mrs. H. C. Gibson Mc Leod Sabra Ronning Livingston Otto Lovseth Grey Cliff Pete An dem Jardine Ruth E. Baker W asow Ind Beatrice Patterson Seattle Gene Parker Columbine Wyo Thad E. Busha Hanford Wa Sara Cole Atlanta Ga Mrs James H. Stephens Detroit Mich Chas H Chase Canada Soldiers A. H. Rudd W. R. Hokanson Victor W. Strub Arthur J. York C Moens Alfred A. Lien Almer L. Thorson.
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L. H. Burns
R. H. Cartwright
Helen Jones
Frank Mack
B. L. Covington
Ole Solberg
Phil Langston
M. T. Richards
Harry Shipton
E. Hokanson
Lester A. Mack
Ray Becken
Big Timber
Peter Peterson
F. L. Carpenter
H. C. Gibson
McLeod
Sabra Ronning
Livingston
Otto Lovseth
Grey Cliff
Pete Andem
Jardine
Ruth E
New Party Urges Germans To Revolt
In Pravda the Soviet Communist party backs the Free Germany National committee formed at a July 13 Moscow conference and publishing a July 21 manifesto urging Germans to revolt seek immediate peace and establish a democracy through anti Fascist refugees and prisoners.
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Moscow
Russia
Communist Party
Free Germany National Committee
Pravda Today
Burma Declares War On Allies
The Tokyo radio reported Burma, under Japanese occupation, has formally declared war on the United States and Britain. The broadcast said Burma's independence is recognized by Japan and defense responsibilities transfer to the new state.
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Burma
Tokyo Raido
United States
Britain
Associated Press
French War Prisoner Count Held at 872473
New York August 1. The number of French prisoners of war still held in German camps is 872473, based on a report from the International Red Cross committee at Geneva, announced by French relief organizations.
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New York
International
Red Coons Nating Counitl
Geneva
Negro to hang for murder of Roslyn Pearson
Missooula reports Phillip J. Coleman Jr., a 39 year old St. Louis Negro, sentenced by District Judge Albert Besanc on Tuesday to be hanged September 10 for the knife murder of Mrs. Roslyn Pearson, 30, at Lothrop July 25. The death sentence is mandatory under state law due to a guilty plea and premeditation. A companion, Lewis Brown, also Negro, is implied in the case and charged in related proceedings.
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Missoula
Slim
Phillip J. Coleman, Jr
St. Louis
Albert Besanc
Roslyn Pearson
Lothrop
Coleman
R. D. MacLean
Missoula County
Fremont Wilson
Lewis Brown
Herrington
Kan
C. E. Comer
Polson
Pearson
Dussault
Bulen
Brown
Justice of the Peace
Pearson Brown
Fremont W. Wilson
Carl W. Pearson
Lothrop Railroad
No Labor Day Holiday For War Workers
On August 2 1942 Charles E Wilson executive vice chairman of the War Production Board urged workers and management in national war plants to skip the Labor Day holiday to beat the Axis. He said increased production reduces lives lost and pressures the production line to dent the Axis armor.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
Believed KKK Incited Harlem Riot
Reports that Ku Klux Klan agents and out of town hoodlums were sent to Harlem to provoke rioting are under investigation. Police Commissioner Valentine said the matter is under investigation as life in Manhattan's Negro district returned to normal after rioting that left five dead, about 200 injured, and 500 arrested, with a curfew observed.
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New York
Ku Klux Klan
Harlem
Lewis J. Valentine
Manhattan
F. H. LaGuardia
Millions of Italians Flee Homes Amid Bomb Warning
Reports from London say as many as three million Italians fled city homes to avoid anticipated Allied bombing. The mass exodus follows warnings linked to Marshal Badoglio's government sheltering German forces and Eisenhower's plea to civilians to steer clear of military targets to survive the air offensive.
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London
Pietro Badoglio
Bern
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Niarada Rancher Killed in Montana Traffic Crash
Otho Herman, 44, a Niarada rancher, died when his automobile struck a roadside tree three miles south of Whitefish. Driver George East cited glare from an oncoming car as cause. two women passengers suffered minor injuries. The death marked the 49th Montana traffic fatality this year.
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Whitefish
Jay
Otho Herman
Niarada
George East
Kalispell
H. H. Campbell
Herman
Montana
China’s Lin Sen Dies at 81. Chiang Kai-Shek Acts as President
Lin Sen, 81, longtime president of China, died at 7 04 p m Sunday in Chungking after months of illness. Chiang Kai-Shek was immediately named acting president by the Kuomintang central executive committee. Lin, who had led since 1932, was born in Foochow Fukien in 1862 and earlier studied in California, adopting American psychology in his administration.
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Chungking
Lin Sen
China
Chiang Kai - Shek
Monay
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kuomintang
Central Executive Committee
California
Foochow
Fukien
United States
Lin
Labor Needed To Save Western Crops
San Francisco July 31. Emergency workers must be enlisted in numbers within a few days to avert failure of California effort to pack 45 million cases of fruits and vegetables. William E. Yeomans, secretary treasurer of California Processors and Growers, Inc., says thousands of tons of fruit are in immediate danger of rotting and are needed for armed services and civilian use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
William E. Yeomans
California Processors & Growers, Inc
Yeomans
Tragic Glider Crash Kills St Louis Mayor and 9 Others
Ten people including St Louis Mayor William Dee Becker and Thomas Dysart of the Chamber of Commerce died when a cargo type glider demonstrates at Lambert Field. The craft released from a Douglas C-47 at about 2000 feet, wings buckled, and both sections collapsed before the craft crashed and exploded.
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St. Louis
Lambert Field
Paul H. Hazelton
Army Air Force
Max Doyne
Klugh
Seventy-first Troop Carrier Command
Stoutfield
Indianapolis
Ind
J. M. Davis
Robertson Corporation
Army Air Forces
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