Rescue of Bastogne Garrison by American Forces
Allied reports confirm the relief of Bastogne after encirclement since December 20 as American tanks pierced the German bulge and linked with the besieged garrison. The Brussels Luxemberg broadcast noted the siege ended, with U S forces gaining several miles and destroying multiple enemy tanks.
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London
Belgium
Bastogne
Paris
Brussels
Luxembourg
Supreme Headquarters
U. S. gasoline hijacked in France amid black market boom
Paris reports thousands of gallons of American gasoline intended for Allied front lines are diverted into the French black market. Cigarettes and post exchange supplies also stolen in carload lots, mostly by American soldiers, with hundreds arrested. In one Paris detention barracks 1,306 Americans held, over half charged with misappropriation. another cage contains 181 men and three officers selling goods to the black market. They face general court in early January. Col. E. G. Paribles notes more than 200000 in postal orders and cashier checks sent home, with men carrying 5000 to 6000 dollars on arrest.
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Paris
Col. E. G. Paribles
Schenectady
N. Y
Production of Book Matches Curtailed
Sharp curtailment of book match production will not cause a shortage but will boost use of large kitchen matches, industry spokesmen say. In 1944 total match production runs at 85 percent of 1943, itself at 80 percent of 1942. Paper back matches disappear with 35 percent of output for armed forces. all small safer type box matches are earmarked for military use.
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New York
United States
King Haakon Speaks to Norwegians in Christmas Broadcast
King Haakon of Norway addressed his people in a Sunday night radio message promising eventual victory and liberation. The 72 year old sovereign expressed disappointment that he could not celebrate Christmas at home and noted that fate prevented it.
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London
Haakon of
Norway
George McFarland Dies In Billings Hospital
George McFarland a Twodot rancher died in a Billings hospital after weeks of illness following a stroke and severe burns from a stove accident. He was 78 and unmarried. Funeral services will be in Harlowton with burial there. He came to Montana in 1889 with John P. Campbell and later co owned a Twodot ranch with his brother Gib. He is survived by his brother and sister in law, their daughter Mrs W B White and her granddaughter Mary Kay White.
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George McFarland
Twodot
Billings
Harlowton
Mr. McFarland
Montana
Jefferson County
Missouri
John P. Campbell
Big Timber
Sweet Grass County
Musselshell
George
Gib
Twedot
W. B. White
Mary Kay White
Navy Identifies Lost Warships
The navy identified two American vessels lost off Leyte in the Pacific as the destroyer Quahians and the destroyer escort Aid. The losses bring the wartime naval death toll to 236, first announced by General MacArthur on December 8.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Ee Pines
China Sea
Mindoro Island
Washington
Leyte
Pappies
Qeahians
Aid
Douglas A. MacArthur
Governors Invited To Inauguration
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt aims to have 48 governors attend his fourth inauguration on January 20 at the White House. The decision hinges on Thomas E. Dewey, the New York governor, who faced defeat in the 1940 Republican nominating contest and the 1944 presidential race.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
White House
New York
Pennsylvania Avenue
Roosevelt
Executive Mansion
Governor Ford Takes Oath of Office in Helena
Governor Sam C. Ford of Helena, a 62 year old Kentucky born attorney and jurist, has taken and filed his oath of office for a second four year term. The oath was administered quietly in the governor's office by notary Ann Kain and filed with Secretary of State Sam W. Mitchell.
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Helena
Sam C. Ford
Ann Kain
Sam W. Mitchell
Conversion of Dillon Normal Site Proposed as Home for State Aged
Helena December 20 conversion of the Montana State Normal college campus at Dillon into a home for senile, non insane inmates is proposed to relieve Warm Springs overcrowding. Officials note only about 24 students remain at Dillon and that much of the dormitory space is unused. Projections show the three dormitories could house 350 people with remodeling. Appropriations for the normal college are 96520 next year and 103970 the following year. Governor Ford has not yet stated a reaction.
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Dillon
Helena
Montana State Normal College
Boeings
Wien
Isme
State
Normal College
Sam C. Ford
Warm Springs
Ford
German Spies Executed in France After Court Martial
Paris reports the first Nazi spies captured wearing American uniforms were executed by firing squad after a court martial. An officer candidate and two noncommissioned officers admitted they were to reconnoiter bridges and roads along the Meuse and were caught by U S military police at Aynaille Belgium while driving an American truck.
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Paris
Supreme Headquarters
Meuseey
United States
Aynaille
Liege
Belgium
Power Co. Ordered to Write Off Huge Losses
Helena dispatch reports the Montana Public Service Commission directed Montana Power Co to write off 28 641 606 68 from its books via transfer within its account system and to provide 10 years of Superemate in an additional 169. The ruling reclassifies electric plant accounts on original cost and is not a rate hearing. The earned surplus reduction requires commission approval and protection for $6 preferred stockholders.
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Helena
Montana Public Service Commission
Montana Power Company
State Public Service Commission
Commission
No Tires For A Card Motorists As Output Cuts Hit Plans
Washington reports a reduction in passenger car tire casings, ending hopes for A card motorists to receive new tires soon. Only late 1945 offers faint hope, with B and C card holders also set for fewer tires than planned. First quarter 1945 production drops to about 5 million from 8 million.
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Washington
OPA
Prison Inmates Have Turkey for Christmas
DEER LODGE December 24 350 inmates at Montana state penitentiary will have a luxurious Christmas dinner featuring roast turkey with all trimmings. Before dining the cell block inmates and 90 trustees attend a first run movie, then proceed to the dining room for a full menu including roast turkey and dressing, whipped potatoes, candied yams, cranberry sauce, early June peas, salad, cheese, cherry pie, cake, coffee and bread.
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Deer Lodge
Montana State Penitentiary
Fire Destroys Bozeman Cemetery Chapel
Fire at Sunset Hills cemetery in Bozeman destroyed the brick and white wood chapel one day before Christmas observances. Fire Chief MecCrosson said hundreds watched as the structure burned to a skeleton. origin undetermined and hydrant distance hampered efforts.
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Bozeman
John MecCrosson
Sunset Hills Cemetery
War Food Admin to Buy 1945 Wool Clip at Ceiling
The War Food Administration announced it will offer to buy the 1945 domestic wool clip at ceiling prices minus allowances for transportation and marketing, plus a service fee.
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WFA
Washington
War Food Administration
Christmas Holiday Death Toll Reaches 309 in U S
The Associated Press tally shows 309 holiday fatalities across the United States as Christmas weekend ends. Traffic crashes caused 177 deaths, fires 41, other causes 82, with 15 in plane crashes and one in a Belvidere New Jersey train wreck. The National Safety Council expects about 275 vehicle deaths.
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United States
Associated Press
Belvidere
National Safety Council
Montana tops nation in E bond quota surpassed
Helena reports Montanans on Christmas Day bought 140.8 percent of their E bond quota and 141.4 percent of total individual quota. State War Finance Chair A. T. Hubbard notes 56 of 56 counties largely met goals with Silver Bow the sole laggard likely to reach its target before the drive ends.
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Leon C. Olmstead
Sweet Grass County
Treasure
Carbon
Otter Creek
Oetveld
Duck Creek
Glasston
Wheeler Flat
Gibson
Swamp
Big Timber Creek
Bridger Creek
Stockade
Upper Boulder
Boulder
McLeod
Yellowstone
Springdale
Lower Deer Cr
White Beaver
Melville
Helena
France to Join United Nations as 36th Member
Washington December 27 France will become the thirty sixith full fledged member of the United Nations on New Year’s Day when it signs the United Nations declaration at a formal ceremony. The pact pledges to use all resources against Axis members and not to seek a separate armistice. It also embodies principles of the Atlantic Charter.
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Washington
France
United Nations
Montana Legislature Opens 29th Session in Montana
Montana legislators convene January 1 for the twenty-ninth session facing veterans employment and rehab programs, postwar tourism, water and reclamation plans, and a wartime revenue surge. Governor Ford urges prudent long range budgeting while preserving a $6 million cash surplus amid calls for employer and veteran aid. The Montana Taxpayer's Association backs a healthy financial cushion to weather postwar revenue declines.
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Helena
Montana
Assembly
Sam C. Ford
Congress
Casthy
Ford
Montana Taxpayer's Association
S. H. Mitchell
Selective Service
Leyte Campaign Closed After Palompon Capture
General MacArthur announced the Leyte Samar operation was closed except for mopping up after American troops seized Palompon sealing the Japanese last escape port. He said Yamashita suffered perhaps the greatest defeat in Japanese military history with about 112,728 killed and 493 captured in the 67 day campaign.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte- Samar
Palompon
Leyte
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Theft of Mail in France Ties to Black Market
Paris dispatch reports the U S army probing mail theft linked to black market activity. Authorities found 28 pouches and 56 sacks of mail plus 4 950 cartons of cigarets 150 gallons of gasoline and fuel cans in an abandoned army truck at a civilian home near Nantes. The truck driver, missing for three weeks, was found badly injured in a civilian hospital. It remains unclear if he was involved.
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Paris
United States Army
Nantes
Shipyard Workers Give Christmas Gift to Front Line Men
More than 1,500 Brunswick shipyard workers volunteered to work Christmas Day without pay on a cargo vessel to aid front line forces. An additional 500 joined the night shift. The volunteers are part of 13,000 employees of J A Jones Construction. Those who served sped the seventh merchant vessel built at the yard this month. Office workers and local families helped provide free meals through the shipyard cafeteria.
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Brunswick
J. A. Jones Construction Company
Billings Garage Destroyed by Fire in City Block
A fire at the McBee Motor Company building at 112 North Thirtieth Street destroyed the office and garage, leaving eight families homeless and one man dead. Charles Childs, 37, collapsed after hauling furniture from an apartment at 120 North Thirtieth Street as flames and a west wind sent fire through the building and into adjacent areas. The blaze damaged or destroyed 45 cars and trucks plus furniture, fixtures, tools, and carts.
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Billings Gazette
McBee Motor Company
North Thirtieth Street
Charles Childs
Third Street
Kendis
Motor Company
Sniper Targeted Churchill in Athens Shooting
Prime Minister Churchill was fired upon by an E L A S sniper as he stood outside the British embassy in Athens. A bullet narrowly missed him and struck a young woman about 300 yards away, according to reports.
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Athens
Churchill
New Order Expands Ration Program Including Canned Vegetables
Washington December 24 A broad food rationing expansion takes effect Tuesday with canned vegetables added to points based lists. About 85 percent of meats move under rationing from December 31 while sugar use cuts for restaurants and institutions are set for January 1. Blue and red stamp changes and expiration notices accompany the rollout.
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Washington
Bowles
Tues
CPA
OPA
Feliciia
Housewives urged by OPA to destroy rationed food
Washington report notes on December 26 that House wives were asked by the OPA Tuesday night to destroy all food rationed items, presumably to curb shortages or improper holdings. The brief item records the government appeal without detailing enforcement or outcomes.
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Washington
OPA
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U. S
King Haakon
Navy
Sweet Grass
Bozeman Cemetery
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