Congressmen Consider War Tax Bill
Emergency war tax eyed to reach nearly all income earners and possibly added to the revenue bill. Senate finance committee may seek at least 1.5 billion dollars more from individuals, with discussion of gross income at the source and postwar savings bonds as possible complements. Only 27 million of 54 million annual earners face regular levies under the House bill, while corporate taxes may replace current levies.
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Washington
Treasury
Congressional
Senate Finance Committee
House
George
D-Ga
City Seeks 400000 to Buy Plans and Weapons
Butte residents are expected to contribute at least 400000 this month to support War Bonds for national defense. James H. Rowe, county war savings chief, says the goal is to fund planes, guns, and ships across six fronts. Eight of ten miners buy regularly with 83 percent saving at paydays, including the St. Lawrence mine which holds the War Bond Champions flag after passing Leonard in weekly gains.
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Uncle Sam
Butte
James H. Rowe
St. Lawrence
Leonard
Japs Strengthen Troops in Milne Bay Battle
Allied forces report heavy fighting in Milne Bay as Japanese reinforcements reach the area. A Japanese cruiser and eight destroyers entered the bay with possible landings while Allied air and ground forces inflicted heavy damage and casualties. Japanese attacks at Kokoda Buna Gona were repulsed.
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Milne Bay
MacArthur
Australia
New Guinea
Kokoda
Buna-Gona
Allies Launch Mass Aerial Raid on Nazis
Allied air forces pound Nazi targets across occupied Europe in a prolonged strike led by the Royal Air Force with crucial support from American Flying Fortresses and fighter squadrons. The 60 hour campaign targeted airfields, docks, and industrial sites from the French coast to Bavaria with no Fortress losses reported on the return.
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London
Germany
Europe
Britain
Royal Air Force
France
Bavaria
Ruhr
Gdynia
Tom J. Davis to Lead Butte Boy Scout Finance Drive
Tom J. Davis accepts the chairmanship of the annual Boy Scout finance campaign in Butte with plans for organizational setup at a Chamber of Commerce meeting. Vigilante council president Guy D. Pratt and finance chairman M. E. Leslie announced the drive, stressing strong leadership and community support.
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Tom J. Davis
Butte
Guy D. Pratt
Vigilante Council
M. E. Leslie
Mr. Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Anness
Soviets Hold Ground as Germans Face Stubborn Fronts Near Stalingrad
Moscow reports a day of heavy fighting with the Red Army repelling German assaults around Stalingrad while Soviet forces north west of Moscow crossed a river in the Kalinin sector. Berlin claimed stiff Soviet resistance with continued bombardment of Stalingrad and gains elsewhere.
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Moscow
Red Army
Stalingrad
Kalinin
Berlin
Caucasus
Kotelnikovski
Krasnodar
Rzhev
Mozdok
Grozny
Kletskaya
Butte Soldier in Front Office
In CAMP ADAIR, OBE., August 20, soldiers note division headquarters as a coveted top post. The piece humorously contrasts recruitment slogans about office work with a look at the quiet pre-dawn scene in the division’s front office, where many seek hard work and steady assignment.
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Camp Adair
Obe
Sam
Wheeler Urges Copper Price Boost
Senator Burton Wheeler urged President Roosevelt to raise copper prices to enable Montana mines to pay wages comparable to living costs and wages in other fields. He warned current prices deter labor from mining and processing copper and zinc, risking reduced Montana output amid war needs.
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Helena
Burton K. Wheeler
Roosevelt
Montana
Wheeler
WAACs First 436 Lieutenants Commissioned at Fort Des Moines
The Army commissioned 436 Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps officers at Fort Des Moines Iowa on Saturday. The new lieutenants received gold shoulder bars after six weeks of intense training. A jubilant crowd of women returned to barracks amid celebration and relief.
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Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Women's Auxiliary Corps
Regulations Clamp Taxicab Industry Nationwide
The Office of Defense Transportation issued an order to freeze the industry and conserve tires gasoline and vehicles. Effective September 1 the order bans cruising for hire prohibits drivers using cabs for social or recreational trips and forbids commercial deliveries affecting about 60 000 vehicles and current operators.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Chinese Forces Advance Again Across South China Front
Chinese dispatches report a new offensive 40 miles north of Canton with Japanese forces in retreat. Two air bases in Chekiang were recaptured, Sungyang garrison faced annihilation, and Changshutan fell as Chinese mopping up progressed along the Chekiang Kiangsi front.
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Chungking
Kwangtung Province
Kutungshan
Kweitouling
Nangchanngau
Canoa En
Cheklang-Kiangsi
Chuhsien
Lishul
Japan
Sungyang
Changshutan
Tokyo
Chekiang- Kiangsi
World War Moves Into Its Fourth Year With Fate in Balance
The 1939 war enters its fourth year as crucial decisions loom. Allied nations face the Second Front issue and whether Russia can endure another winter, with England and the United States expected to leverage their vast power. The report notes forecasts by leaders and observers amid ongoing global conflict.
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New York
Neville Chamberlain
Poland
England
America
Russia
Europe
Japanese Refuse Safe Passage for Mercy Ship and Lists
Norman H. Davis of the American Red Cross says Japan refused safe passage for a neutral ship carrying food and medical aid to US POWs and would not provide lists of prisoners. He notes Germany and Italy have allowed relief shipments while Japan uses exchange vessels with nationals. The Kangoora remains in port awaiting Japan’s response as the Red Cross seeks a continuing flow of relief under the treaty.
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Washington
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Japan
Red Cross
Davis
Germany
Italy
Gripsholm
New York
Lourenco Marques
Portuguese East Africa
San Francisco
A. L. Schafer
Pacific
National Red Cross
Fire destroys Sacramento storehouse hose pile
The Southern Pacific reported Saturday night that Sacramento storehouse No. 1 burned a pile of rubber hose and caused about 6000 dollars in damage to the building before firefighters from the city and the Southern Pacific company stopped the blaze.
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San Francisco
U.P
Southern Pacific
Inite
Sacramento
City
Southern Pacific Company
War Department to work regular hours on Labor Day
Washington Aug 29. All War Department employees will work their regular hours on Labor Day September 7 Secretary of War Henry L Stimson said Saturday. The plan covers both capitol and field service staff ensuring normal operations on the holiday.
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Washington
U.P
War Department
Capitol
Secretary of War
Henry L. Stimson
Oil Well Abandoned in Burkburnett Field After 30 Years
The Discovery well of the Burkburnett oil field, Christ Schmoker No. 1, has been abandoned after 30 years of operation in Burkburnett Texas on August 29.
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Burkburnett
Texas
Marines Hold Six Islands in Guadalcanal Area
The Navy announced that U S Marines now hold six islands in the Guadalcanal Tulagi area of the Southeastern Solomons. Japanese attempts to land troops have been smashed while American naval and air forces support. In raids against a Japanese destroyer squadron north of Guadalcanal Tulagi sector, one large destroyer was sunk and another badly damaged. The Solomons campaign has seen heavy Japanese losses, with at least 71 planes down in two days and total losses unofficially over 104 to date. Enemies have made small landings on held islands, the largest being 700 troops on Guadalcanal August 21. Our forces have been bombarded but losses are small.
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Wevelgheme
Courtrai
Belgium
French
Dunkirk
Calais
Boulogne
Kentish
Bomber Command
Ostend
Lille
Lens
Air Ministry
U.S. Air Forces
U. S. Army Air Force
Washington
Guadalcanal
Tulagi
Solomons
Navy
Guadalcanal-Tulagi
Australia
United States Army
Milne Bay
New Guinea
South Pacific
Summer oiling plans dropped in county and city
County Surveyor Jack Healy says no oil is available for planned summer road projects. The county aimed to use 200 000 gallons on two projects and the city about 150 000 gallons. City and county had requested oil earlier but received no replies from suppliers. The county has 16 000 gallons left for patching. the city has exhausted 27 000 gallons.
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Jack Healy
Healy
Frank Curran
Steward
Walkerville
Gandhi Leads Underground Disobedience
Reports say Gandhi's civil disobedience movement spreads underground after three weeks of surface protests in Indian cities. Pamphlets urge focus on the first 20 cities with a four week countdown to a rural and urban climax.
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New Delhi
India
Patna
Gandhi
Devadas
Hindustan Times
All-India Congress Party
Congress Party
Butte Schools Change Social Science Teaching Method
Butte public schools enter 1942-43 with a new approach to social studies. Textbooks are replaced by integrated history government and geography units, stressing present world conditions and democratic principles to show geography's role and civic life.
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Butte
Lowell W. Johnson
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