Plan to produce bombers in auto industry gains plant sites
Washington reports a defense plan to gear car factories for bomber production. Kansas City and Omaha will host assembly plants with capacity for about 2,400 two motor bombers annually, plus two more western sites to build large four motor bombers at 1,200 yearly.
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Omaha
Mississippi
War Department and Defense Commission
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Knudsen
Defense Commission
Detroit
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Mr. Roosevelt
Britain
Missoula Man Files Complaint Against Salt Lake Robber
Missoula county attorney Edward T. Dussault sent a certified complaint to Salt Lake City charging Alex Keckenan with robbery for the Ocal Finance holdup in Missoula. Keckenan, once of Butte, was arrested in Salt Lake City and is said to have confessed to robbing Montana finance firms. About $70 was taken from Helena’s Columbia Finance. Missoula witness Byrdie Jane Allison identified a photo of Keckenan. Butte police seek extradition. Montana finance firms reported $250 in robberies. Salt Lake officials say extradition not waived.
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Edward T. Dussoult
Salt Lake City
Utah
Alex Keckenan
Ocal Finance Company
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Butte
Montana
Coumbia Finance Company
Helena
Helens
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Dussault
Dan M. Stewart
Man Rlager
Ocal Company
Stewart
Finance Company
F24
Keckenon
Salt Lake
Finland Faces End of War Danger Says Premier Ryti
Premier Ryti warned Finland remains in a danger zone as it marks independence day. He urged readiness for any eventuality and predicted fierce repercussions after the war ends. Field Marshal Mannerheim reviewed troops while Adolf Hitler sent congratulations.
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Finland
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Baron Gustav Mannerheim
Adolf Hitler
Henry Ford Earns 33rd Degree Masonry Honor
Detroit, Dec 6 A 34th degree Mason Henry Ford was honored at a special Masonic temple ceremony. The degree, highest in the Scottish Rite, was conferred by the supreme council of the 33rd degree for the northern Masonic jurisdiction of the United States.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Supreme Conunell
United States
Badoglio's Fall Reflects Defeat of Italian Army
The unexplained resignation of Marshal Pietro Badoglio, Italy's top army chief, sparks debate on Rome's war policy after the Greece debacle. Critics suggest Mussolini seeks a scapegoat while planning a renewed drive in Albania, possibly reshaping command as Italy faces wider Axis strain.
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Rome
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Mussolini
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Germany
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Hitler
Ti Duce
London
Egypt
Balkans
Army to Endorse Two Wassermann Tests in Draft Rules
New York Dev All military medical records shift under new army ruling two positives on Wassermann tests disqualify a draftee The Journal of the American Medical Association calls the move unique and a potential knockout blow to syphilis The plan also introduces two five day cures for early syphilis and promotes clinic treatment for those rejected by the test The policy aims to curb syphilis on a national scale and could affect young men seeking honorable professions
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Dev
Army
Wassermann
Journal of the American Medical Association
High Court of Medical Opinion
United States
Mt. Sinai Hospital
AMA
Livingston Pupils Donate Pennies For War Relief
In December at a Livingston school pupils voted to skip their usual Christmas gift exchange and donate pennies nickels and dimes to war affected children in Europe. A total of 23 dollars was sent to relatives of local residents in England Scotland and Norway for Yule gifts to needy youths.
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Livingston
Europe
England
Scotland
Norway
Zinc and copper markets seen without serious foreign threat
J B Haffner of Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining in Kellogg Idaho told the Northwest Mining association that zinc and copper markets face a favorable outlook with no serious threat from cheap foreign metals. He noted lead demand is good but high foreign lead stocks are eroding the market.
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Wash
J. B. Haffner
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining and Concentrating Company
Kellogg
Idaho
Northwest Mining Association Today
Haffner
Big Beaver given 10 years for killing Navy Running Wolf
Great Falls, Dec 6 7 A federal judge sentenced Aaron Big Beaver to 10 years in a federal prison for voluntary manslaughter in the July 7 death of Navy Running Wolf during a Heart Butte celebration on the Blackfeet Indian reservation. The verdict came from a jury findings.
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Great Falls
Aaron Big Beaver
Navy Running Wolf
Heart Butte
Blackfeet
United States
Charles N. Pray
British cruiser engages German raider in Atlantic chase
British Carnarvon Castle fought a German raider about 700 to 1,060 miles northeast of Montevideo. Reports say the ship took on 22 presumed German passengers from a Brazilian coastal steamer Itape, while other British ships pursued. Casualties noted aboard the Carnarvon Castle as damage and possible losses.
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Carnarvon Castle
Montevideo
London
Itape
Trinidad
Rio de Janeiro
Graf Spee
Mexico May Trade Old Destroyers for Naval Bases
An authoritative source reports talks underway in Mexico City for transferring six to twelve old United States destroyers to Mexico in exchange for access to Mexican naval bases. While discussions have occurred for weeks between the State Department and the Mexican Foreign Office, no agreement exists yet. The deal would allow the American fleet to use Mexican facilities for fueling and repairs, with other concessions unclear. An Australian note follows about motorists in New South Wales averaging ten years of car usage.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
State Department
Washington
Foreign Office
Britain
Campbell sentenced for grand larceny of ranch cow
Havre Dec G P L Bud Campbell was sentenced to 20 years in the state penitentiary by Judge C B Elwell after conviction in district court on grand larceny charges. Campbell was charged with stealing and selling a cow owned by a Bear Paw rancher.
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Déc
L. J
Bud) Campbell
C. B. Elwell
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