Coal Miners Ordered To Go Back
Wilkes Barre January report says United Mine Workers officers vote 63 to 45 to return about 24 000 anthracite miners to work Monday. A committee will seek an answer within a week to the miners protest against a $4 annual union dues rise. War Department urged resumption to ease oil rationing, while Ickes called strikes intolerable and urged coal production. The unauthorized walkout has cut oil production by over 300,000 tons and centered on wage debates amid broader labor disputes.
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Wilkes-Barre
United Mine Workers
WAR Department
C. W. Kerwood
Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Pennsylvania
Tekes
John Hessum
Hazleton
Anthracite Committee
Lofey
Industrial Plant In Holland Targeted In RAF Raid
RAF bombers attacked the Smulden iron and steel works in Holland aiming to hit Germany’s industrial base. The operation followed a Ruhr raid and involved Spitfire protection, while Mosquito bombers hit northern France and Belgium railway targets. Sir Stafford Cripps warned of heavier air assaults as weather limited operations. London reports a Ruhr strike by bombers on Sunday night targeting industrial sites.
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London
Jan. Y
RAF
Smulden Iron
Holland
Germany
Aly
Ruhr
France
Belgium
Fockewulf
Stafford Cripps
Italy
Britain
Japanese in Solomons Reinforced Japanese in Solomons Reinforced
A Navy communique says Japanese bases in the Solomons area were reinforced despite daily U S air raids. The report notes two U S aircraft were lost in a Rekata Bay raid by Marauders and Zero encounters near Bougainville with no U S losses. Liberators bombed Kiska with unobserved results.
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Washington
Solomons
Navy
United States
Rekata Bay
Santa Isabel Island
Guadalcanal
Airacobra
Bougainville Sland
Governor Ford's Bills Cap State Reorganization Push
Bills of Governor Ford to reorganize state government and modernize services are set for floor appearances next week in the Montana House. A new committee on reorganization, to be chaired by Speaker O Connor, will introduce the measures including a state financial code and civil service revisions. Existing proposals include a separate Department of Labor and protections for Montana residents serving in the armed forces. Many legislators remain in Helena during a weekend recess as party leaders finalize House and Senate organization. The House Appropriations Committee is actively working this period.
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Gay
Sam C. Ford
28Th Legislative Assembly
Eigil
House
Committee On
O'Connor
Carbon
Ford
State Department of Labor
Montana
Senate
Helena
House J Appropriations Committee
Alleged White Camellias Leader Detained in Springs Arrest
George E. Deatherage, named by the justice department as a leader of the Knights of the White Camelia, was arrested in Springs Arkansas on wartime sedition charges. He faced an arraignment before U S Commissioner Byrum Hurton on conspiring to cause insubordination and disloyalty in the armed forces and posted a 2500 dollar bond. Deatherage, from St Albans West Virginia, said he was too busy to engage in politics and cited attorney Wendell Willkie, who denied any knowledge of him. He has been living in a hotel and working as superintendent at a Lake Catherine aluminum plant project. He wore a Navy E badge at the hearing.
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United States
Deatheraga
Wendell Willkie
Deatherage
Willkie
New York
Lsted
St. Albans
W. Va
Lake Catherine
Here
Allies Bomb Bizerte as French Push in Tunisia
Allied air forces bomb the Tunisian port of Bizerte in three waves, while attacks target Tripoli, supply routes to the south and Tunis. Maj. Gen. Carl Spaatz is named commander of American and RAF air operations in the North Africa theater. French troops advance on the Sahara front, capturing Turn out Mullet and Tachimuet near the Algerian border, as German attacks are repelled northeast of Fichon.
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Ry Wees Gallagher
North Africa
Bizerte
Tripoli
Tunis
Stax
Dwight D. Lisenhower
Carl Spaatz
Sahara
Turnout Mullet
Tachimuet
Litharraes
Algeria
Rabinnet
Tunisia
Fichon
Kalimuau
Ponti-Da-Fabs
Berlin
Bernard
Y Montgomery
Tripoliin
Libya
Government urges caution in talks to protect security
Washington, van. The government reiterated today an urgent plea to citizens to help preserve national security by keeping military secrets. The Office of War Information urged individuals to act as their own security officer and avoid spreading information that might aid the enemy.
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Washington
Van
Office of War Information
Hull to be heard later on trade agreements
Secretary of State Hull said he and many others would have plenty to say about a congressional proposal to terminate reciprocal trade agreements. He spoke in reply to a press conference request for comment on Rep. Knutson's measure to end the 25 trade treaties under Hull's reciprocal trade policy.
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Washington
Hull
Tater
Rep. Knutson
Minn
Swedish Ships Sunk Off Norwegian Coast Likely Mines
Swedish tanker Svenjarn of 16,460 tons and motor ship Geesel Israzil of 7,760 tons were reported sunk off the Norwegian coast. Dispatches said they were en route to South America and that survivors were rescued from the Brazil and the Svenjarn.
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Stockholm
Norewegian
South America
Nore Weelan
London
Submarines Sink Japanese Liners Off Shanghai
Two American submarines sank ten Japanese liners off Wensur g, about 25 miles from Shanghai, last November 11. Only 42 persons were saved from roughly 1,000 aboard the vessels Tencha Maru and Kohe Marutuo, according to a Chungxing report cited by Reuters.
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London
Jan
Wensurg
Shanghai
Chungxing
Teuters
Cooperation Sought to Fight Spy Plots by Local Police
President Roosevelt renewed a 1939 appeal urging local police, sheriffs, and other law enforcement to promptly surrender any information on espionage sabotage and other subversive acts to the nearest FBI representative.
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Waasington
Van
Roosevelt
FBI
Swedes Hear Hitler Aide Rebels Over Caucasus Crisis
Edwin Shanke reports from Stockholms Sweden that German Marshal Fedor von Bock urged Adolf Hitler to withdraw forces while danger rose in the Caucasus as Russian offensives mounted. Neutral German sources say von Bock, once Stalingrad commander, challenged leadership and then vanished from front headquarters amid a shakeup.
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Edwin Shanke Stockheln
Sweden
Fedor von Bock
Caucasus
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
von Bock
Stalingrad
Volga
Jin
Hitler
Hoyd Smith Dies in Lewiston Idaho Editor Linked to Montana Papers
Floyd Y Smith longtime editor and journalist died in Lewiston Idaho from heart disease. He worked at the Helena Independent and Montana Wildlife Magazine and served with the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, wounded at Chateau Thierry. He began in Lewiston in 1906 and held roles at the Montana Record Herald and Western Progressive before moving into management. Survived by widow and two sons, one in the air corps. He helped organize Helena gun clubs and hunting groups. In Cheyenne, Albert Coon Can Sama Perk ins faces remand for trial on first degree murder of his wife on December 7.
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Inwiston
Idaho
Fin
Floyd Ya. Smith
Kporta
Lewitoi
Chicago
Trihwne
Mindeapolix Tithune
Montana
Lewiston
Flo
ARF
Artinn
Chateau Thiery
Aeris Floyd Y. Smith
Berowme Sports Niitar
Air Corps
Mr. Smith
Asit
Helena
Kileing
Cheyenne
Wyo
Albert Coon Can Sama Perkins
Laramie County
Russian Drives on 80 Mile Front Still Unchecked
Moscow reports the Red Army pushing toward Rostov along a 80 mile front after routing over 100 German tanks and infantry in a major counterattack. Twenty two towns along the Don and the Stalinograd railway line were said to be reclaimed, with Bogoyavlenitsys advancing on the north bank of the Don as of the latest Soviet communique.
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Moscow
Red Army
Rostov
Jowler Don
Stalinsgrad-Tikhoretsk
Caucasus
Red
Advancs
Bogoyaviensiays
The
Don
Economy Advocates Plan Fight in Congress
Reported efforts in Congress to rally support for President Roosevelt s annual budget proposals. GOP leaders push to curb bureaucracy and reform tax and spending plans amid fierce debate.
German ammunition depot blast in Norway reported
A large German ammunition depot at Tioome th Gsehond in Norway reportedly exploded tonight. Many German soldiers were believed killed or wounded, with Norwegian forces claiming they avoided reprisals and that no counterattack followed. Oslo dispatch notes uncertainty and scattered details.
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Norway
Stockholm
St. 9 Py
Tioome
Helena and Toston Flyers Earn Navy Awards
Helena and Toston residents receive high Navy commendations for valor and service. Lieutenants Richard M. McLamore and Lewely I. Conrad, with George Mitchell of Toston, are noted for roles during early Japanese aggression. Bianca Bil and other local figures are referenced as connected to postwar duties and education, with background on schooling and a Navy career beginning last November. Continued on page 27.
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Richard M. McLamore
Clyde McLemorr
North Jackon Fleet
Helena
I. Conrad
Mig
George Mitchell
Toston
Navy
Voth Meg
Blelona
Conrad
Uni
Yoetan
Farutient Mebomoere
Telona High School
Mantas State College
University
Modite
One Son Dead Two In Service Mother Enlists
One son is dead and two serve. a mother joins WAAC amid war news. The text mentions Chapman family members, diver-related misfortune, and training at a wartime base, with references to Gene and Harry Chapman in service or oblique roles. Details are fragmentary and largely unclear.
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Dan
Baa Char Ves
Cen Jy
WAAC
Drivers for Pleasure Warned by Officials Tough Enforcement
New York and five eastern states plus the District of Columbia prepare for stricter enforcement of the into Pleasure driving order. OPA officials said authorities will bear down on violators with police efforts across New York New Jersey Maryland Delaware and Pennsylvania. The enforcement aims to curb risky driving and ensure compliance as leaders promise to act decisively.
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New York
District of
Colmobie
OPA
New Jersey
Maryhind
Delaware
Testo
Evry
New York District
Great Victory Won by U S Airmen
Allied headquarters in Australia reports a devastating air battle over Tae, New Guinea, where 133 enemy aircraft were destroyed or damaged. Lockheed Lightnings and Curtiss P-40s fended off Japanese Zeros, with Fortresses Liberators and other bombers drawing fire from six warships. The escort and bombing runs disrupted the convoy and reduced Japanese air cover in a decisive victory.
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Yates
Australia
Sumday
Tae
New Guineas
Allied Airforce
New Guinea
Allied Victory Castle Japs
Curtis Kiltiyhawks
Relaise
Gasmata
New Britain
New Continuum
War Interpreting The War Ba RTE 1
Fragmented OCR style summary hints at wartime reporting with mentions of Roosevelt, Bellin, and references to tactics, attrition, and a Papuan bridge. Appears to be a page fragment with continued notes about 1944 events and seating arrangements at a venue, indicating ongoing war coverage and political stakes.
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RTE
Wader Eben Shite
Bk Realiean
Worths Linns
Mme Baoatte
Fatih
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George E. Deatherage
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U. S
von Rock
Hoyd Smith
Lewis Conrai
Bient
Richard Melee
Brvery
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Transevelt
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