Allied Forces Capture Ten Key Points In Sicily
Allied forces led by the British Eighth Army and American Seventh Army report capture of Syracuse and nine other major Sicilian towns. Eisenhower visits front as Messina lies within 90 miles. Invasion of Sicily launched from North Africa by Allied air and sea forces marks first step in liberation of Europe.
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Sicily
North Africa
Syracuse
Eighth Army
Seventh Army
Messina
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Mediterranean
Big
United States War Department
Dwight David Eisenhower
Algiers
Eisenhower
France
Africa
Sardinia
Europe
Italy
Sicilian
American Troops Operate From Forty Localities Worldwide
From east to west and north to south the United States faces a global front as 2,000,000 American troops abroad operate in more than forty announced localities besides Sicily. The list includes Canada Iceland Newfoundland Greenland England Scotland Ireland Bahamas Bermuda Trinidad Cuba Dutch Guiana Mexico Panama Guatemala Brazil Liberia Libya Tunisia Algeria Morocco Egypt Eritrea Iraq Iran Syria Palestine Dakar Gold Coast Capetown Aden Alaska Aleutians Australia New Zealand New Guinea New Caledonia Solomons Fiji Midway Hawaii China India Burma and other regions.
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New York
Sicily
Canada
Iceland
Newfoundland
Greenland
England
Scotland
Ireland
Bahamas
Bermuda
Trinidad
Cuba
Dutch Guiana
Mexico
Panama
Guatemala
Brazil
Liberia
Libya
Tunisia
Algeria
Morocco
Egypt
Eritrea
Iraq
Iran
Syria
Palestine
Dakar
Gold Coast
Africa
Capetown
South Africa
Aden
Alaska
Aleutians
Australia
New Zealand
New Guinea
New Caledonia
Solomons
Fiji Islands
Hawaiian Islands
Midway
China
India
Burma
Havre Clerk Called for Army Air Corps Training
Charles L. O'Donnell of Havre and law clerk in the attorney general's office was ordered to report for preliminary Army Air Corps training at Wichita Falls Texas early next week.
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Helena
Charles L. O'Donnell
Havre
Attorney General's Office
Army Air Corps
Wichita Falls
Texas
Willard Killed at Oil Rig North of Hedgesville
Harry Willard died instantly yesterday afternoon at an oil rig north of Hedgesville Wheatland county when a falling object hit him at the derrick base. Relatives in California were awaiting word as funeral plans formed in Harlowton with burial in the family plot. The couple ran a general store at Hedgesville for two years leaving two daughters Joan 15 and Helen 11.
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Harry Willard
Hedgesville
Wheatland County
W. E. Wells
Mary Willard
Willard
C. W. Haas
Harry
Harlowton
California
Willards
Joan
Helen
Republicans Consider Borrowing Democrat for President
Senator Aiken of Vermont suggested Republicans might borrow Senator Gillette of Iowa as a presidential candidate. He said nominating Gillette would give the party a credible figure, though Gillette plans to retire after this term. Aiken argued the GOP cannot defeat Roosevelt by sticking to a “Beat Roosevelt” plank alone.
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Washington
Senator Aiken
Vermont
Senator Gillette
Iowa
Gillette
Aiken
Senate
Senate Farm Bloc
Roosevelt
Birth and death rates rise in the nation
The census bureau reports rising birth and death rates in the United States with May provisional figures showing 20.3 births and 10.5 deaths per 1000, up from 18.4 births and 10 deaths a year earlier. The birth rate growth (10.3%) far exceeds deaths (5.0%), and military casualties abroad are not included.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Girl, 11, Becomes Mother in New Haven Hospital
An 11-year-old gave birth to a normal-sized boy last Friday at New Haven hospital. Hospital authorities said both mother and child are doing well.
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New Haven, Conn
New Haven Hospital
U. S. Navy Sinks Jap Cruiser and Three Destroyers at Kula Gulf
U S naval units sank four Japanese ships in the second battle of the Kula Gulf near Kolombangara and Munda air base. Reports say two more destroyers probably sunk as Japan renews efforts to aid its garrison. Air battles over Munda and bombing raids on Rabaul and New Guinea continue.
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Southwest Pacific
Tap Gulf
United States
Japan
Munda
New Georgia Island
Flaming
Jones
MacArthur
South Pacific
William F. Halsey
Kolombangara Island
Kula Gulf
New Georgia
Solomons
Rabaul
New Britain
New Guinea
Mubo
Salamaua Air Base
Robert Guthrie Commended for Radar Work
Robert C. Guthrie of Reed Point commended for radar work with Robert M. Page at the Naval Research Laboratory Washington DC. He tested and installed radar aboard ships with the Pacific fleet from 1940, praised by Dr Albert Hoyt Taylor for installing the instrument. Guthrie, state gold medalist in physics 1924 and Sweet Grass county high school valedictorian at Big Timber.
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Reed Point
Robert C. Guthrie
Lewis Guthrie
Robert M. Page
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington, D. C
Army
Navy
Associated Press
Guthrie
Page
Atlantic
Pacific Fleet
Albert Hoyt Taylor
Sweet Grass County High School
Big Timber
Ewe Chased by Dog Crashes Big Timber Power Window
A stray ewe chased by a dog ran onto Main street Bi Timber smashing a $100 plate glass window at Montana Power Co. The ewe fled through back doors, fainted from loss of blood, and was later loaded into a rancher’s truck. Harvey Cort says the ewe will live. No insurance.
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McLeod Street
Montana Power Co
Main Street
Bi Timber
Second
Third Avenues
Montana Power
Ross Williams
Sam Cohn
Sam
Sheriff's Office
Harvey Cort
Court Rules Against Veterans Welfare Commission
Helena Montana July 12 court decision upholding 1943 House Bill 151. Supreme Court unanimous ruling states the veterans welfare commission lacks exclusive control over state funds for veterans claims and confirms $8,500 for salaries and $50,000 for claims as appropriated and to be used by the board of examiners as needed.
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Helena
Veterans Welfare Commission
Supreme Court
Claude F. Morris
Veterans Welfare Commissioners
Charles Davidson
Harold M. Mady
Great Falls
Charles E. Pew
Board of Examiners
Roosevelt signs 848 million agriculture bill in Washington
President Roosevelt signed today the 848,295,883 agriculture department supply bill in Washington. He expressed regret that Congress did not provide funds to continue the crop insurance program and urged renewed funding when Congress returns to session to stabilize farming.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Congress
Logan Pass Reopens for Travel on Going-to-the-Sun
Glacier Park announces Logan Pass is now open to travel. Park Superintendent D S Libbey warns one way traffic may prevail due to overhanging snow drifts and urges visitors to drive with utmost care. Highways opened to support road maintenance and transport of fire protection forces.
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Glacier Park
Logan Pass
D. S. Libbey
School trustees cleared to buy bus housing after levy
Attorney General Bottomly ruled that a school district board may purchase a building for bus storage if a special levy for that purpose is approved by voters at a special election. The ruling cites state law allowing such levies to cover other needs for school operation and maintenance.
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Helena
Board of Trustees
R. V. Bottomly
Carbon County
E. P. Conwell
Bottomly
Conwell
Giraud Pledges Allegiance to Allies in Paris Conference
General Henri Giraud announced that the United States will outfit a French North African army of 300000 troops and that France will continue fighting until Japan, Germany, and Italy are defeated. He said President Roosevelt promised modern arms to raise French forces from 175000 to 300000, alongside General Charles De Gaulle. He avoided comments on De Gaulle and French political tensions.
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Washington
Henri Honore Giraud
United States
France
Japan
Germany
Italy
Forces of Liberation
Roosevelt
Charles de Gaulle
Giraud
de Gaulle
Secretary Stimson Arrives in England for War Conference
Secretary Henry L. Stimson landed in London from Washington less than 48 hours after Sicily’s invasion began. He will confer with top military and civilian leaders, including General Jacob L. Devers, the American commander in the European theater, on forthcoming Allied moves in Europe.
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London
Henry L. Stimson
Washington
Sicily
Europe
Britain
Jacob L. Devers
78th Congress Ends War Recess with Big Budget Push
The 78th Congress breaks for a wartime recess after six months, reporting record outlays for the army and navy and defense programs. Lawmakers passed about 114 billion dollars in new appropriations, with major battles over subsidies, crop insurance, and postwar planning. A return is set for September 14 unless an emergency arises.
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Washington
Congress
Army
United
War Department
Navy
Senate
Roosevelt
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
House
Manpower Commission
National Youth Administration
NYA
National Resources Planning Board
NRPB
Office of War Information’s
OWI
Bozeman Hosts State Legion Convention Schedule
Montana American Legion to hold annual state convention in Bozeman next Sunday and Monday. State Commander J B C Knight of Anaconda says Homer L Challaux of Indianapolis will be national legion official and principal speaker. Sessions run two days with officer elections and delegates for Omaha. Rev Frank Harington of Butte will deliver memorial address and Governor Sam C Ford may speak in conjunction with Legion and Auxiliary session.
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Bozeman
Montana
Butte
Sam C. Ford
The
Legion and Auxiliary
Miners Directed to Return to Work
The War Labor Board ordered 30 striking chrome miners of Anaconda Copper Mining near Columbus Montana to resume work as a condition for considering wage recommendations from the Nonferrous Metals Commission. The board cited violations of national policy by three local United Mine Workers locals and said it cannot act on the commission’s findings while the strike remains.
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Washington
War- Labor Board
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Columbus
Mont
Nonferrous Metals Commissions
Nonferrous Metals Commission
Billings
War Labor Board
District 50
United Mine Workers of America
Commission
Notice of Appeal in Phillips Case at MSU
The state board of education filed notice of appeal in district court from a judgment awarding Dr. Paul C. Phillips reinstatement as history professor at Montana State University and back salary totaling 24,802.70 plus costs. Judge George W. Padbury Jr. ordered reinstatement and back pay from Dec 13, 1937.
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Helena
State Board of Education
Paul C. Phillips
Montana State University
Missoula
George W. Padbury
Phillips
Liberty ship Granville Wart named for Montanan Dunbar
The S S Granville wart slid from the ways at the California Shipbuilding yard in Wilmington Calif It is Calships 221st liberty ship and took 26 days to complete The ship honors Montanans pioneer diplomat and gold prospector Stuart Granville wart who became a cattle rancher in 1879 He served as minister to Uruguay and Paraguay under President Cleveland from 1894 for over four years He died in Missoula Montana in 1918
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Wilmington
Calif
MontAna
S. S. Granville Wart
California Shipbuilding Corporation
Calship
Stuart
Grover Cleveland
Uruguay
Paraguay
Missoula
Mont
Martinique joins anti Axis with Liberation Committee control
Washington reports that Martinique, once seen as a weak link in Caribbean defense under Vichy French domination, has joined the anti axis camp after the French National Committee of Liberation took control.
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Washington
Martinique
Caribbean
French National Committee of Liberation
O Connor Proposes Land Aid From Rail Land
Congressman James F. O Connor, back in Livingston for summer recess, urged turning western land grant railroad lands into state aid for education and eleemosynary funds. He cites Montana holding 2 121331 acres from Northern Pacific and warns of replacements if lands are disposed before transfer. A water resources hearing plan includes Kalispell and possibly Polson and Missoula, with visits to Idaho.
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Livingston
James F. O'Connor
Northern Pacific
Montana
O'Connor
Arizona
Northwest
Bonneville
Kalispell
Polson
Issoula
Idaho
Auto
Washington
Jesse Jones
Wallace
Jones
Congress
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Robert Guthrie
AG Department
Gen. Giraud
Stimson
Solons
Liberty
Anti-Axis
O’connor
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