Greatest Air Offensive Planned by Allied Air Forces
U S Army Air Forces and British officers announce a planned peak air offensive over Nazi-occupied Europe. Maj Gen Carl M Spaatz and Air Marshal Robert H Peck describe a near joint command linkage after the Rouen raid led by Brig Gen Ira C Baker. The effort aims to maximize bombing impact with continued assaults on France and beyond.
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Britain
Ira C. Baker
Rouen
France
Normandy
Seine
Paris
Eaker
U. S. Air Force Bomber Command
London
U.P
Carl M. Spaatz
U. S. Army Air Forces
Robert H. Peck
U.S
Europe
Spaatz
School District Levies Listed for 1942 43
The Butte area and rural Silver Bow districts reveal levy changes with Fish Creek district exempt from district levy due to past savings. Levies range from 5.75 to 10 mills in districts 2 through 9, plus an eight mill countywide levy. District No 1 totals 30.125 mills with a 10 mill addition. Butte city cuts 6.35 mills to 32.35 mills. Silver Bow budget rises 2.667 mills to 26.6125 mills. state levy set at four mills, down 2.5 from 1941-42.
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Silver Bow County
Board of County Commissioners
Maybelle Hogan
Fish Creek
Ramsay
Divide
Melrose
Brown's Gulch
Feeley
Meadow Gulch
Butte Area
Butte
Churchill and Stalin Hold Secret Meeting
Churchill Stalin and Allied commanders met in Moscow for four days to discuss turning back the Germans. Communiques say decisions were reached on war aims while Russia Britain and the United States reaffirmed their alliance and promised full effort until Hitlerism is destroyed.
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Moscow
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
United States
United Nations
Kremlin
Churchill
London
Churchill-Stalin
Stalin
Soviet Union
Russia
Britain
Germany
Europe
Japan
Pacific
Great Britain
United States of America
Brazil Faces War Possibility After Five Ships Sunk
Rio de Janeiro officials report the sinking of five Brazilian vessels by Axis submarines including the Itagiba and Arara. The Baependy went down with 700 to 1,000 troops aboard as Brazil pursues strong responses and possible declarations of war.
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Rio DE Janeiro
U.P
Brazil
Germany
Buenos Aires
Department of Press and Propaganda
United States
U. S
Italy
Japan
Chile
Argentina
Eclipse of Moon to Be August 25
Captain J F Hellweg of the Naval Observatory announced a total lunar eclipse on the night of August 25 26 visible across the United States The eclipse begins at 7 02 p m and will be complete by 12 34 a m Washington noted
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Washington
J. F. Hellweg
The
Naval Observatory
United States
W. T
Butte Public Schools Set To Open 1942 43 Term
Butte public schools will open the 1942 43 school year on Tuesday September 8. Superintendent Lowell W Johnson announced. Children born on or before October 20 1942 are eligible to enter. Readiness tests for underage children will be given to determine if they have attained school readiness.
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Butte Public Schools
Lowell W. Johnson
Johnson
Catherine Nutterville
Meat Rationing Anticipated to Curb Shortage
Chicago reports Roy F. Hendrickson, head of the Agricultural Marketing Administration, says meat may be rationed to fair distribution amid a looming 3 billion pound civilian shortage. He cites 21.7 billion pounds coming from a bumper crop and 3.2 billion pounds sent to Russia and England, with 11 billion pounds left for civilians. He proposes high livestock production, price ceilings, and possible rationing or meatless days.
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Chicago
United States
Roy F. Hendrickson
Agricultural Marketing Administration
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Russia
England
Hendrickson
Brigham Young Liberty Ship Launched in Wilmington
The Liberty ship Brigham Young was launched in Wilmington with Mrs Emma Lucy Gates Bowen of Salt Lake City serving as sponsor. It is the 58th vessel built by California Shipbuilding Corporation.
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Wilmington
Calif
U.P
Brigham Young
California Shipbuilding Corporation
Emma Lucy Gates Bowen
Salt Lake City
Reds Tighten Defense of Stalingrad
Moscow reports tense defensive battles against German tanks and infantry around Stalingrad. In one sector 30 tanks and 5,000 soldiers were destroyed while Soviet forces in the Caucasus claimed success against a German column near Krasnodar and Kavkaz oil corridors. The Don front and Black Sea area also saw heavy fighting and air losses for the Axis.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Kuban
Krasnodar
Caucasus
Novorossisk
Kletskaya
Kotelnikovski
Red Army
Rostov-Baku
Mineralnye Vody
Grozny
Black Sea
London
Don
Kretskaya
Don Basin
Berlin
Vyazma
Rzhev
Don Elbow
Keltskaya
WPB to Intensify Probe Into Higgins Black Market Claims
The War Production Board announced an intensified inquiry into steel warehouses amid Higgins Industries charges. A 2000 word WPB report found no direct evidence of shipments violating orders, but indicated possible quota violations by some warehouses. No black market evidence emerged from the Higgins family members, while a House subcommittee hearing focused on Higgins shipyard contracts and Liberty ship construction.
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Washington
Higgins Industries, Inc
New Orleans
War Production Board
WPB
Frank Higgins
Higgins Company
Compliance
Higgins
Frank
Andrew J. Higgins, Jr
Andrew J. Higgins, Sr
House Merchant Marine Committee
Maritime Commission
Senate approves allowance bill for armed forces dependents
The Senate passed a bill to allow immediate payment of allowances to dependents of armed forces members, overruling War Department opposition. The measure, by voice vote, removes the pre Nov 1 restriction from the dependency act but does not compel early payments. A second absentee voting bill faced delay due to printing issues.
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Washington
Senate
War Department
White House
Continental
United States
Elections Committee
Robert R. Reynolds
N. C
Military Affairs Committee
Air fighters poised for action in Egypt boosts North Africa effort
Catro reports American air units ready to enter Egypt in their own squadrons signaling a substantial reinforcement. The move promises stronger Egyptian defenses as the North Africa front remains crucial. Translation notes ongoing transfer of fighters and bombers via a long aerial ferry route amid continued U-boat threats to ships.
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Catro
Egypt
North Africa
Middle East
United States
Britain
Rommel
Auchinleck
Nile
Bengasi
Matruh
Italian Legion to Join Allies
Leaders of the Free Italian movement in Montevideo announced a Free Italian legion will be organized and trained in the United States. Rodolfo Pacciardi will command. volunteers are already enlisting and will be sent to Free Italian headquarters in the U.S. for deployment anywhere in the world.
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Montevideo
United States
Rodolfo Pacciardi
Garibaldi
Invasion progress: Guadalcanal Tulagi area held firmly
The Navy reports U.S. Marine forces occupy well established positions in the Guadalcanal Tulagi area of the Solomon Islands after an 11 day fight. Japanese losses include at least 36 aircraft and several ships damaged while U.S. casualties were not disclosed.
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Washington
Southwest Pacific
Guadalcanal-Tulagi
Solomon Islands
Navy
U. S
Guadalcanal
Tulagi
Solomons
Reorganization to Be Tasked in Montana September Meeting
Final discussions on state reorganization and a report to Gov. Sam C. Ford will mark the September 14 session of theGovernmental Reorganization and Economy committee. Proposals include state structure changes, financial administration, and personnel administration with agency consolidations to boost efficiency.
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Helena
Sam OC
Ford
Committee On
Fred Bennion
Bennion
Mines Students Enlist in Reserve Units
Montana School of Mines invites freshmen and sophomores to enlist in Army Navy or Marine reserve units for fall, placing students in inactive reserve status to continue mining metallurgy and geology studies. Enlisted students must meet physicals, maintain grades, and may receive commissions after service training. A second item notes Rodney Hake, 26, held for trial in San Francisco on a murder charge after his daughter testified to abuse.
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Montana School of Mines
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Navy Department
Army Enlisted Reserve Corps
Air Corps
San Francisco
A.P Rodney Hake
Madera
Weather forecast noted warm with afternoon thundershowers
Continued warm with occasional thundershowers expected Tuesday afternoon. Monday’s temperatures recorded a high of 83 and a low of 48.
59 Graduates of Naturalization School Receive Diplomas
Fifty nine graduates of the Butte Naturalization school received diplomas at an American Legion hall ceremony. Sixteen part time attendance and ten review certificates were awarded. Mayor Barry O Leary and Rev Frank L president Silver Bow Welfare Agencies spoke, marking the fifteenth semi annual graduation since sponsorship by the American Legion.
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Butte Naturalization School
American Legion Hall
Barry O'Leary
Frank L
Silver Bow of Welfare Agencies
The
American Legion
Howard Rich
Silver Bow Post
No. 1
Kenneth Mulholland
Butte-Wpa
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Badel
Soviet
Reds
Belgian Congo
Leopoldville
Congo River
Higgins Shipbuilding Firm
Measure
the War News
Edward Bomar
Mines
Naturalization School
Legion Hall
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