Helena City Finances Steady. Warrant Total Drops
Helena's city administration remains within budget after six months, cutting registered warrants from 52,376.69 on May 31 to 3,590 on Dec 31, and reporting an unencumbered balance of 183,549.79 to cover the next six months. Mayor Jack Haytin praised economy and noted a daily requisition system, while the Montana Taxpayers association highlighted improved fiscal discipline and specific warrant totals from 1958 to 1949.
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Helena
Montana Taxpayers Association
Jack Haytin
H. “J. Ruege
Fred Bennion
Helens Chamber of Commerce
Youth to Hike 60 Miles for Draft Report in Snow
Livingston dispatches note Herbert de la Marre a 21 year old Gardiner Mont drafter plans a 60 mile snowshoe trek from Yellowstone Lake Hotel interior to Mammoth Hot Springs park HQ to report for a physical exam under the selective service act. He heads out with a heavy pack at noon and expects three to four days’ travel.
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Livingston
Herbert de la Marre
Gardiner, Mont
de la Barre
Lake Hotel
Snowhound
Yellowstone National Park
Tdvingston
Mammoth Hot Springs
Park
Baby Bond Sales Hit New Record In 1940
J R Wine postmaster reports U S savings bonds sales reached a record $489 300 in 1940 up from $444 412 50 the previous year. Bonds sold in 5 to 1000 dollar denominations have risen since 1935. Migratory bird hunting stamps brought $27 014 in the state through Dec 31 1940 vs $24 836 in 1939. More returns await full state totals.
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United States
Helena Postoffie
J. R. Wine
Australians Take Half of Bardia Forts. 5000 Prisoners
Australian troops stormed the Italian fortress of Bardia in Libya and have taken more than 5,000 prisoners, about a quarter of the garrison, according to a British communique. The assault began at dawn and by noon a fairly deep penetration had been achieved, with tanks aiding the attack as it continued against the fortifications.
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Gairo
Egypt
Bardia
Libya
First Arrivals Signal Economy Push for 27th Montana Legislature
Helena awoke to legislative fever as lawmakers and political minds convened in hotel gatherings. Interests focused on economy and streamlined government with talks of a driver license bill and a school funding measure. A Democratic House and Republican Senate promise a balanced, less partisan session, while pre caucus activity suggested cautious optimism.
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Helena
Placer Hotel
Tom Burke
Yellowstone
Hlect
Sam
Ford
House
Senate
Desperate Italian Attacks Beaten Back by Greeks
Greek forces repelled Italian counter-attacks around the Kilistra and Kilsura-Tepeleni sectors. Front reports say tanks were forced to retreat by heavy anti tank fire as fighting persisted from the Adriatic coast to Lake Ochrida amid harsh weather.
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Greece
Talian
Kilsura
Itajan
Adriatic
Kulsura
Tepeleni
Fapeleni Kilstra
Lake
Ochrida
Kitsura
Telepell
Albania
Valona
Chimara
Pogradetz
Lake Gohrida
Klsure
Montana Young Republicans set to pick delegates in Helena
Columbus Jan. 3 A state wide Montana Young Republicans meeting will be held in Helena Saturday Jan. 11 to choose five delegates for the Des Moines national convention Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 announced by Nel D Helly state president. The event opens at 2 pm with Gov Sam C Ford and other state officials speaking at a banquet at 2 30 pm Arrangements are by William Brown James Anderson and Alex Canningham of Helena.
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Columbus
Montana
Young Republicans
Helena
Des Moines
Iowa
Nel D. Helly
The
Helly
Sam C. Ford
Wiliam Brown
James Anderson
Alex Canningham
Petain Plans Cabinet Reorganization In France
Marshal Philippe Petain seeks to reorganize his government after a day of confusion. Reports say a three man directorate could replace Laval as vice-regent, with Jean Darlan handling interior, Albert Hintzger defense, and Pierre-Furne Flandin economics and foreign affairs. Officials cautioned the timing and German reaction remain unclear.
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France
Philippe Pezai
Paul Baufouin
Earler
Pierre Laval
Petain
Nevy
Jean Darlan
Laval
Charles Hunitziger
Pierre-Fuerne Flandin
Darlan
Interior Department
Hintziger
Flandin
Roosevelt Announces Massive U S Ship Building Plan
President Roosevelt disclosed a government backed program to build 200 standardized cargo ships, each about 7,500 tons, in new yards as assembly plants. The fleet would cost 1.5 million to 1.75 million dollars per ship, funded by 36 million from Congress, with some vessels potentially ready within a year.
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Roosevelt
Britain
Atlantic
Hay
Brstain
Congress
Montana Man Freed on Evasion Charges
Spokane dispatch reports Fred Munyon of Williams Montana aged 25 had draft evasion charges dismissed by Federal Judge Lewis Schwellenbach after the district attorney's motion. Munyon pledged to register for selective service as part of the settlement. In Denver a collision at a grade crossing near the city claimed the life of Joe Bemelia of Adams City in a westbound Union Pacific freight train wreck.
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Spokane
Wash
Fred
Munyon
Williams, Mont
Lewis Schwellenbach Todsy
Schwellenbach
Denver
Jao
Joe Beamelia
Adams City
Union Pacific
Foutskirts
Bremen Bombardment Deepens German Ports Plight
London reports Bremen endured a second all night bombing by RAF on January 3, with fires set in shipyards and factories aiding Hitler’s war effort. Cardiff suffered heavy damage in retaliatory raids as German raiders attacked coastal targets. The Thetis submarine, renamed Thetis after being raised and rebuilt, was sunk in 1939 with heavy loss. reports say 99 lives. A mysterious flagless steamship off Alaska sparked speculation it could be a raider or armored vessel navigating toward Bering Strait, fueling wartime suspense along the Pacific coast.
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Bremen
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Air Ministry
Cardiff
Wales
British Press Association
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Thupdeebolt
Irish Sea
Adolf Hitler
San Francisco
Alaskan
Bering Streit
Martiners
Oxe
Pacific
Unifi
Dublin Bombed Again by Single Plane in Raid
Dublin is bombed before dawn by a single plane wounding about 20 persons. De Valera protests to Germany as Ireland reports further Nazi attacks on neutral territory. British observers see the raids as part of preparation for invasion while U.S. Congress convenes to debate Roosevelt’s aid to Britain and defense programs.
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Donore Avenue
de Valera
Germany
Ireland
Irish Department of External Affairs
Bertin
London
England
Eion of
Brittain
Greek Breakthrough Through Italian Central Sector in Albania
Greek troops breached Italian defenses in Albania in the central sector near Kitsura Tepeleus area and northeast of Chimara coast. The government spokesman said the gains pave the way for an important development in the war, with advances toward Yalona Berali and Elbasani inland.
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Athens
Albania
Iay
Kitsura-Tepeleus
Chimara
Yalona
Berali
Elbasani
Two More British Towns Hit by Bombs and Fire Raids
London reports heavy night raids with explosives and incendiaries on two towns in the west midland and west England. Vast anti-aircraft fire and multiple alarms marked the attack as civilians fought fires and authorities issued all clears.
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London
England
Tustowa
Cardiff
Wales
West Midlands
Birmingham
Tax collections exceed 1939 by large sum for year
State board of equalization reports calendar year totals surpassed 1939 by nearly a million dollars. Chairman B A Dye and members John A Matthews and Sam D Gow noted largest gains in corporation license taxes, gasoline license taxes, and income taxes with substantial increases across multiple tax categories.
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State Board
B. A. Dye
John A. Matthews
Sam D. Gow
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