Battle For Paris Imminent as Allied Drive Nears
Allied forces report a decisive surge toward Paris with Le Mans Nantes and St. Malo taken and Caen defenses broken. Canadians push toward Paris from Falaise as American vanguard closes in from Le Mans. Seventh Army encircled and under pressure near Vire. Guam retaken after 1941 Japanese occupation with heavy Japanese losses and 300 American prisoners.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
London
le Mans
St. Malo
Nantes
Paris
Seventh Army
Caen
Falaise
Adolf Hitler
Seine
Loire
Vire
Guam Ends Major Japanese Resistance in 20-Day Battle
United States Pacific Fleet reports all significant Japanese resistance on Guam ended after 20 days of fighting. Marines and Army forces cleared more than 15 square miles, leaving only a tiny pocket inland from Pati Point to be mopped up in the final push.
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United States
Guam
United States Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guam Island
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Pati Point
Predicts Authorization Missouri River Plan
Governor Sam C. Ford told a North Montana fair crowd that early authorization of the Missouri river basin development is likely. He cited Montana’s need for industrial expansion and said Congress will approve the plan soon, bringing irrigation and electric power to hundreds of thousands of acres.
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Great Falls
Missouri River Basin
Montana
Sam C. Ford
North Montana
Omaha
Missouri Basin
Missouri River
Congress
Ford
Allied Casualties in France Total 116 148
Supreme Headquarters reports Allied forces in France suffered 116 148 total casualties from D Day through July 20. Americans accounted for 70 009 of the total with 11 156 killed 52 710 wounded and 6 143 missing. British Canadians and others also listed.
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Supreme Headquarters
France
United States
Claude Bovee Dies Of Saipan Wounds
Private Claude Bovee 20 died July 21 from wounds received in the Po valley battle. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Cody Bovee of Reed Point were notified by the war department. The Bovee family is known for its Stillwater county dance orchestra. Claude’s half brother Gayle is a submariner third class serving four years. They recently visited Stillwater before traveling to New London Connecticut.
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Cody Bovee
Reed Point
War Department
Claude Bovee
Bovees
Stillwater County
Bud
Gayle
Claude
Hawaii
C. E. Smart
New London
Conn
Rigid Employment Ceilings Inaugurated
Washington Aug 4 War Mobilization Director James F Byrnes ordered rigid employment ceilings on civilian plants in 181 labor scarce areas to free excess workers for war jobs and choke off civilian openings. He warned enforcement would block materials equipment fuel power or transport from violators. He said the enemy is on the ropes and must not recover.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Americans Push Across Guam Center of Fighting Line
American troops advanced three miles toward the center of the Guam battle Sunday, seizing nine tenths of the island’s 225 square miles. Admiral Chester Nimitz announced the move, noting the capture included a large new Japanese cemetery with evidence of mass burials. Nipponese forces were pushed into a tenth of Guam, with final collapse of the garrison expected soon.
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Guam
United States Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Pilot L E Hull Jr Killed In Bomber Crash Near Great Falls
Second Lieutenant Lance E. Hull Jr., 24, of Gorefield and Denver, was killed instantly when the A-20 bomber he piloted crashed into a plowed field 14 miles northwest of Great Falls. He was the sole occupant.
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Great Falls
Mont
Lance E. Hull, Jr
Gorefield
Lance E. Hull
Denver
Here
Col Douglas McNair Killed on Guam in Japanese War
Col. Douglas McNair aged 37, son of Lt Gen Lesley J McNair, died in Guam as announced by the war department. He served with General Bruce’s 77th Division and had been an instructor at Camp Hood. Surviving are his widow Freda McNair and infant daughter Benny Clare, and his mother in Washington, D. C. The department will release fuller details when received.
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Washington
Guam
Moustae McNair
Aece
Lesley J Nair
War Department
A. D. Bruce
Seventy-seventh
McNair
Army
Benny Clare
Santa Barbara
Calif
Washington, D. Cc
Walter Aitken Returns for Pioneer Picnic Reminiscence
The annual Pioneer Picnic in Big Timber drew a smaller crowd on a warm Sunday. Walter Aitken Bozeman attorney spoke on early county days, with music by the Big Timber band and free coffee served by local volunteers. Attendance from outside the county included Mrs. Otto Maerchan and the Marley family. The future of the Society hangs on plans to be discussed at the November meeting.
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Pioneers
O. J. Ellingson
Big Timber Band
Leo J. Esp
Ralph Kneeland
Walter Aitken
Bozeman
Aitken
Melville
Big Timber
Big Timber Express
Jennie Esp
A. Grande
P. J. Deegan
Otto Maerchan
New York
May Marley Gary
Joe Marley
Nels Hellerin
Columbus
Homecoming Week For Sweet Grass County Servicemen
Local servicemen and women return or pass through, with visits from relatives as detachments conclude furloughs. Sgt Kenneth O'Dell comes from Camp Shelby to visit his parents. Pvt Lola Westervelt Garrett arrives from St Joseph en route to California. several others travel between Camp Roberts Camp Maxey and overseas posts.
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Kenneth O'Dell
Camp Shelby
Miss
O. B. O'Dell
Charles McComb Jr
Camp Roberts
Calif
North Carolina
L. A. Westervelt
Pvt
Lola Westervelt Garrett
Air Corps
St. Joseph
California
Cpl
Ed Bray
South Pacific
Australia
New Guinea
J. D. Holmes
Billings
Chicago
Miami
Fla
Georgetown
South America
John Hager
Bertia Baun
E. L. Manning
John Carney Jr
Three Japanese Sisters Face Treason Trial in Denver
In Denver a trial opens accusing three Japanese American sisters Mrs Tsuruko Wallace Mrs Florence Otani and Mrs Billie Tanigoshi of conspiracy and treason aiding two German POWs from a Trinidad camp. Witnesses include Haider and Loescher of Rommel's Afrika corps.
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Denver
U. S. District Court
Cparccy
Colorado
Watrous
N. M
Allies Concluding Phase of Burma War
Southeast Asia Command reports Allied forces advancing to the concluding phase of the monsoon campaign in Burma. The push goes beyond the Tamu frontier base into northern Burma as Japanese resistance collapses in the Kabaw valley. Official notes describe captured Japanese as being in a shocking state with only sick and wounded remaining west of the Chindwin river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
India
Burma
Tamu
Kabaw
Chindwin River
Evacuation of London Enters Seventh Week
London sent 22 special trains carrying 17,000 mothers and children as the evacuation of nonessential residents continued into week seven. Nazi flying bombs persisted overnight with some strikes causing casualties. a row of houses was hit killing three, a nearby school damaged though empty of children.
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London
C I O Political Action Committee Probed
Attorney General Francis Biddle told Rep Dies that the justice department is probing activities of the C I O political action committee. He said no Hatch Act violations by federal employees are alleged. Dies, chair of the House committee on un American activities, urged action and Hatch Act enforcement.
Famed Alsab Will Be Retired Next Spring
Chicago reports turf star Alsab, five years old, will retire to stud next spring after earning $350,015 from racing. Owner Albert Sabath said the move is to avoid possible injury from continued competition.
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Chicago
Alsab
Albert Sabath
English Planes Hit German Convoy
Torpedo carrying and cannon firing Beaufighters attacked a German convoy of 14 ships near Egero off Norway's southwest coast. Three merchant vessels of 2000 to 3000 tons were torpedoed, three others set ablaze, and six seriously damaged. three Beaufighters are missing as announced Wednesday.
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London
Egero
Norway
Wednes
Refuses Offer of $100000 for Pavot Colt
Walter M. Jeffords of Philadelphia refused a $100000 bid for his unbeaten two year old Pavot winner of $52475 after Pavot captured the United States Hotel stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday. Sol Rutnick trainer of Havahome stables made the offer.
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New York
Walter M. Jeffords
Philadelphia
Pavot
Sol Rutchick
Havahome Stables
Belmont
United States and Britain Sign World Oil Policy Pact
Washington reports the United States and Great Britain signed an agreement on world oil policy aimed at establishing competitive prospects as a contribution to international security. The accord signals cooperation between the two nations on energy strategy and security implications.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Eight More German Officers Fall In Purge
London reports eight expelled German army officers hanged in Berlin for high treason in the July 20 conspiracy to kill Hitler. Field Marshal Erwin von Witzleben among the executed with seven others as a two hour red robe court convicts them. rumors claim Himmler killed and Goering wounded, but unconfirmed.
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London
Berlin
Heinrich Himmler
Herman Goering
Erwin von Wizleben
Adolf Hitler
Germany
People's Court
Hitler
Gestapo
Himler
Normandy
Himmler
Goering
Final Figures Worth Crowing Over Bond Drive Totals
Sweet Grass county reports a strong bond drive with 125.78 percent of its $195 000 quota and a $245 000 purchase. Montana as a whole surpassed its $41 million target by reaching $48 million. Military personnel contributed $1 059 000 with a per capita of $22.66 and 101.2 percent. Yellowstone and Park show lower per capita figures.
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Olmstead
Sweet Grass County
Montana
Sweet Grass
Yellowstone
Park
U. S
Two Montana Men Take Foreign Brides
An Australian port reports two Montana men among more than 300 American husbands for Australian brides bound for the United States. Among the wives are Sergeant Joseph W. Glenn of Ringling and David Lake of Harlowton. Seventy eight children accompany their mothers and become U S citizens at birth through their fathers. Citizenship may be completed after three years. Most husbands serve in the southwest Pacific theater and several children have been born since their fathers moved toward Tokyo.
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Montana
United States
Joseph W. Glenn
Ringling
David Lake
Harlowton
Southwest Pacific
Tokyo
Republicans Protest Postwar Mobilization Proposal
The Senate military committee tentatively approved a postwar mobilization office with sweeping power over production and manpower through reconversion. The plan, part of a broader reconversion bill sponsored by Senators Murray, Truman, Kilgore, and others, would authorize directives to agencies and review their regulations, amid Republican protests.
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Washington
NRA
Senate Military Committee
Murray
Montana
Truman
Missouri
Kilgore
West Virginia
14 Women Now on N. P. Section Gangs
MISSOULA Aug. 7 The Northern Pacific Missoula district now includes 14 women in its section gangs. The women, including two Missoula school teachers, work as track walkers and the rest clean cars and perform light maintenance tasks.
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Missoula
Northern Pacific
Marines Use Beer Bottles as Bomb Stratagem at Rabaul
Marine Lt. Michael G. Chilton reveals pilots in the South Pacific are dropping empty beer bottles with bombs to create whistling noise at Rabaul. He says the bottles alert Japanese gunners and disrupt fire supply by scattering broken glass on runways. Chilton, 25, of Helena, recently returned from combat duty with the South Pacific forces.
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Butte
Michael G. Chilton
Helena
Rabaul
Chilton
J. G. Chilton
United States
South Pacific
Bulgaria Seeks Peace Through Allied Overtures
Diplomatic circles report Bulgaria making peace overtures to American representatives in Bern. Earlier notes claimed Sofia asked Turkey to sound the Allies on withdrawal terms, seeking a guarantee of Bulgarian independence within its prewar frontiers.
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Ankara
Bulgaria
Bern
Switzerland
Turkey
Radium Needles Recovered After Wastepaper Cleanup
In Salt Lake City a doctor told Mrs. John Wahlquist she had tossed four radium needles worth 700 dollars into a wastebasket. Wastepaper salvagers borrowed a radium locator from the University of Utah and found the needles in a railroad boxcar after moving ten tons of paper.
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Salt Lake City
John T. Wahlquist
University of Utah
Hershey Sees All High School Boys In Service
Helena August 7 Maj Gen Lewis B Hershey national selective service director said all eligible high school boys will eventually serve in the armed forces whether or not the war in Europe ends He warned slow demobilization is likely noting it took 30 months to grow from 1 0 million to 11 million and may take time to release troops even at a high discharge rate.
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London
Adolf Hitler
DNB
Berlin
Hitler
Reich
Zurich
Tass
Heinrich Himmler
SS Orces
Hershey
Helena
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Germany
Navy
War Departments
America
Europe
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Col
Douglas McNair
Father
Rudolph Mosness
Camp Maxey
Tex
Mosness
Clouse
Jess Langston
Naval Service
San Diego
D. D. Johnson Ranch
Jimmie Anderson
Washington, D. C
Howard P. Forsythe
Orvin B. Flare
Bob
Army Air Corps
Williams Field
Betty
Mesa
Arizona
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