U S Planes Score New Successes in Middle East War
The U S Army Air Force in the Middle East reports continued success against Axis port facilities and sea convoys in its third weekly summary. It notes Eritrea repair yards are returning aircraft to service, while Axis raids near Cairo and Alexandria are repelled by Allied fighters.
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Cairo
United States Army Air Force
Middle East
Democracy
Eritrea
Alexandria
Suez
Rome
Alamein
Greece
Lewis H. Brereton
Brereton
Primaries Set in 16 States
Washington dispatch notes August primary contests in 16 states. Key test in New York between Roosevelt forces backing Mead and Farley backed Bennett for governor. Outcome will shape New York delegation to the 1944 Democratic national convention and indicate party strength.
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Washington
New York State
Senate
New York
Roosevelt
Nations
Big Jim Farley
Farley
John J. Bennett
Brooklyn
James M. Mead
Buffalo
Kentucky
A. B
Happy
Dowager Grand Duchess Marie Anne Dies at 81
The Dowager Grand Duchess Marie Anne of Luxembourg died at Doctors Hospital in New York on Friday night after five weeks of illness following abdominal surgery. She fled Luxembourg in 1940 as Nazi forces advanced.
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New York
Marie Anne of
Luxembourg
Germany
France
Doctors Hospital
Gullickson Resigns Montana Attorney General Job
Montana attorney general Howard M. Gullickson resigned to enter the armed forces. Governor Sam C. Ford named R. V. Bottomley to succeed him. Gullickson said he offered service shortly after Pearl Harbor and must report for duty immediately. He will depart Monday for an undisclosed destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Howard M. Gullickson
Montana
Sam C. Ford
R. V. Bottomley
Gullickson
Ford
Pearl Harbor
John W. Bonner
Judge Advocate General's Department
Mobilization of Labor Is Studied
Washington officials say a proposal to Congress would grant the President power to assign any of the nations 55 to 60 million workers to jobs where needed for war production. The plan aims to end labor poaching and may reinforce a 48 hour limit for war workers. McNutt would administer the program with beliefs of public and labor support. Ottawa reports a Soviet minister to Canada and Kenneth Stuart visits Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
Stephen Early
McNutt
United States Employment Service
Daylight Savings Plan for Federal Taxes Considered
Treasury experts and the Senate finance committee discuss a daylight savings plan to move tax payments to the next year. The proposal, outlined by Rum of Macy, would treat current year payments as credits against 1942 taxes, aiming to ease the impact of higher rates on individuals.
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Washington
Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
George
D-Ga
Congressional
Beardsley Rum
R. H. Macy & Co
New York
Rum
Raids Hit Duesseldorf With 150 Two Ton Bombs In 50 Minute Strike
British RAF forces unleashed a massive bombardment on Duesseldorf using 150 two ton bombs and heavy incendiaries in a 50 minute attack. The raid, described as a ceaseless rain of destruction, damaged large parts of the city and its Rheinmetall Iron and Steel Works as fire and smoke rose up to 4000 feet.
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London
RAF
Rhineland
Duesseldorf
Air Ministry
Rheinmetal Iron and Steel Works
Vereinigte Stahlwerke
Oil Shortage in East Predicted
President Roosevelt warned eastern households who heat with oil to expect severe fuel shortages this winter. The OPA cancelled its recent price increase on gasoline and petroleum products along the Atlantic seaboard. Secretary Ickes warned some oil furnace homes may face heatless days unless they switch to coal.
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Washington
Roosevelt
OPA
Atlantic Seaboard
Ickes
Ohio
Indiana
Chandler Leads in Kentucky's Primary Election
Senator A. B. Chandler extended his lead over John Young Brown in the Democratic primary as unofficial returns came in from Kentucky. Republican results showed Richard J. Colbert leading in Lexington with 11,046 votes and other candidates trailing in distinct tallies across 2,663 precincts.
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Louisville
A. B
McKee
Charles B. Chandler
Somerset
Allies Bomb Japanese Cruiser and Bases in New Guinea
General MacArthur announced Allied air strikes against a Japanese cruiser south of Ambon and bombardments at Kokoda Buna-Gona in New Guinea. Planes also attacked Kai islands while Japanese aircraft raided Port Moresby and Horn Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Australia
U.P
Kokoda
Buna-Gona
New Guinea
Ambon
Dutch East Indies
Kai Islands
Port Moresby
Horn Island
Picnic Parades and Mountain Outings Thrill Western Montana Readers
Butte residents savor summer picnics with frequent notices of annual outings at Columbia Gardens Basin Creek reservoir Nez Perce lakes Elk Park canyon Nine Mile Passmore canyon Toll mountain and other scenic retreats. Nearby Anaconda Helena and Boulder Valley regions offer Foster creek Flint creek Spring hill Cable mountain Warm Springs camps Ruby Shamrock Basin creek and numerous nature nooks beckoning travelers.
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Butte
Columbia Gardens
Basin Creek Reservoir
Nez Perce Lakes
Elk Park Canyon
Nine Mile
Way
Nineteen Mile
Passmore Canyon
Toll Mountain
Anaconda Way
Foster Creek
Flint Creek
Spring Hill
Cable Mountain
Warm Springs Creek
Helena
Ruby Camp
Shamrock Camp
Basin Creek
Boulder Valley
Montana
Sub Attacks on Three Ships Revealed
Submarine attacks on three Allied merchant vessels occurred 50 miles off the east coast on one day. One ship was sunk, a small Nicaraguan vessel, with two seamen lost. A US and a Panamanian cargo carrier reached ports. AP tallies 407 sinkings since US entry. US planes sunk a German U-boat in the Caribbean after it surfaced. Maritime Commission reports 71 ships built in July totaling 790,300 deadweight tons. Japanese invasion losses reach 314 vessels in all categories.
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Associated Press
Navy
United States
United
Neutral Nations
Atlantic
America
Caribbean
Taca
San Jose
Costa Rica
United States Navy
United States Maritime Commission
Japan
Laval vows to stop French aid if Allies invade
Laval says precautions guard against a Gaulle led uprising and that second front agitation is Stalin's campaign. German maneuvers near an unidentified port are reported as anti invasion drills. In Washington the Office of Price Administration sets wholesale ceilings on milk and cream in bulk packaging.
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Vichy
Pierre Laval
Charlies de Gaulle
United States
France
Laval
Council of Ministers
French
Paris
Josef Stalin
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Navy Crew Survives 2000 Mile Ride From Corregidor to Darwin
The Navy reports Lieut. Comdr. John H. Morrill and 17 crewmen from the minesweeper Quail scuttled their ship at Corregidor then rode a 36 foot motor launch to Darwin Australia. They endured driftwood improvised propeller shafts, engine failure, and a near encounter with a Japanese patrol flotilla, surviving on a sparse ration of corned beef and rice. The crew camouflaged their boat to avoid a nearby destroyer, stood armed through the night, and pressed on for a month across hazardous waters. Morrill, a Miller South Dakota native and Navy Cross recipient, led the perilous voyage alongside Gunner Donald C. Taylor and Harold Haley among others.
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Washington
Navy Department
John H. Morrill
Quail
Corregidor
Darwin
Australia
Morrill
Waverly
Miller
8. D
Philippines
Cavite Navy Yard
Donald C. Taylor
Boise
Idaho
Harold Haley
St. John
Victory War Bond Drive Tops June with July Surge
Retailers for Victory campaign reports July bond sales far surpassed June, with total bonds listed reaching 1,400 in July versus 758 in June. Larger denominations also rose, and the month’s quota was more than doubled by 1941 figures, driven by Weinberg's leading $14,677 in sales and a $300 prize.
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For Victory Campaign
Campaign Committee
Weinberg
Sutiion
Nchaena
Truscott Grocery
Hema Onie
Giverm Grocery
Weinberg's
Symons
Shiners
Hennessy’s
Christie Waldorf . Ove
JO. Penney CO
Baleway Bos
Wein's Clothing
Stratford's
Ams Brothers
Givern Grocery
Cannon's Echncess
Mataie
Preliminary County Budget Drawn by Silver Bow Board
The Silver Bow county budget for the current fiscal year, prepared by the board of county commissioners, is slightly below last year's expenditures. Chairman Dan D. Sullivan announced Saturday. The budget is on file with County Clerk Addis A. McGrath and open for inspection until 10 o clock Monday August 10 when the commissioners will meet to approve and make appropriations for the final budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow County
Board of County Commissioners
Dan D. Sullivan
Addis A. McGrath
Budget details show emergency relief and general fund items
The public is invited to protest any item on the coin budget estimates page 22. Emergency relief items aim to settle outstanding warrants from the prior fiscal year ending July 1, 1942. General fund preliminaries total 365 278 dollars, slightly under last year. A 6175 dollar allocation for a 10 year delinquent tax system is noted, though no prior year expenditure occurred.
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Sullivan
General Fund
Legionnaires Collect 10500 Phonograph Records in Campaign
American Legionnaires had collected 10 500 old phonograph records at a late hour Saturday night reaching half the quota for Butte citizens to donate. The drive will continue to Tuesday as many residents request pickups. Walter Barnerd urged contributions and offered pickup via reception center at 110 West Broadway or by phone.
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American Legionnaires
Butte
Walter Barnerd
Legionnaire
West
Broadway
Printing Delayed By Power Failure At Montana Standard
The Montana Standard press run was interrupted Saturday evening due to a power outage. Several features were cut to compress the paper, but all essential and latest news remain available in Sunday's Montana Standard.
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Montana Standard
Standard
Nazi Troops Reach Salsk and Kushchevka
German forces push 50 to 75 miles south of the Don reaching Salsk and Kushchevka in the western Caucasus. Soviet communique reports heavy fighting, losses for the Germans, and attempts to blunt the push toward Stalingrad with reinforcements and counterattacks.
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Red Army
Caucasus
Don River
Bataisk
Rostov
Salsk
Tsimlyansk
Kalach
Moscow
Kushchevka
Stalingrad
Don
Nikolaevsk
Krasnodar
Rostov-Baku
Tikhoretsk
Kotskaya
Volga
Saboteurs Trial Ends as Roosevelt Commission Deliberates
The 18 saboteurs’ 18 day trial concluded with a seven member military commission awaiting a decision likely not over the weekend. If death is recommended, President Roosevelt must set the execution time and place under courts martial rules. The commission would specify the method of death. Hanging is deemed more ignominious and used for spies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
August Draft Quotas Include Men in 1-B and 3-A
Butte draft boards announce August quotas will include men in 1-B and 3-A categories. Induction dates for boards 1 2 and 3 set for late August. Most selections expected from category one as 1-A men are in service. Four draft workers hired with Miriam Sylvester as 3 and Jule Jennette and Gladys Smith filling occupational needs.
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Butte
Miriam Sylvester
Jule Jennette
Gladys Smith
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Red Communications
U.S
Armed Forces
Canadian Army
Kenneth Stuart
Canadian General Staff
Britain
Ottawa
MacKenzie King
House of Commons
Fyodor Gusev
Russia
Canada
Chandler
Nippon
Fallen Corregidor
Port Darwin
Kerch
Maikop
Gausk
Turkey
Kstalingrad
Astrakhad
Caspian
Legionnaires
Salsk, Kushchevka
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