Hitler Faces Darkest Day in Two Years
Soviet reports on Rostov describe a Red counteroffensive driving Germans westward from Rostov while the Don river entry to the Caucasus remains threatened. The USSR tallies 102 Nazi planes shot down and 118 tanks plus 210 field guns captured, with many more arms taken as the offensive continues.
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Russia
Middle East
Britain
United States
Rostov
Hitler
Poland
Reichsmarshal Goering
St. Florentin
France
Vichy
Marshal Petain
Germany
Japan
Washington
Tokyo
Don River
Caucasus
Devonshire Sinks German Armed Raider in South Atlantic
The British heavy cruiser Devonshire, 9 800 tons with catapult planes, sank a German armed raider in the South Atlantic after a dawn patrol on November 22. The German vessel, fueling submarines, fired a smoke screen and burned in 10 minutes with its magazine exploding. Survivors could not be rescued due to a prowling U boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Devonshire
South Atlantic
Admiralty
Settlement Reached in Rail Dispute Averts Strike
Washington dispatch reports a wage and vacation dispute resolved by Roosevelt’s emergency fact finding board. The accord averts a December 7 railroad strike, adding an estimated 300 to 325 million dollars yearly to payrolls. Details to be submitted to the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Wayne L. Morse
Six From Butte Among 29 Montana Men Released by U S Army
United Press dispatch reports 9 Montana men, including six from Butte Privates John J. Weingartner Alex S. Swan Jesse C. Nelson Richard M. Gamwell Joe Snyder Jr and Edward J Sullivan, freed from the 41st division at Fort Lewis Washington and sent home. Additional Montanans named include Privates Thomas F. Murphy William J Beausoliel SGT Kenneth H Torgerson and others from Anaconda Malta Hamilton Mis soula Billings Virginia City Great Falls White Sulphur Springs Miles City Missoula Dillon Townsend Livingston Poplar Columbus and Malta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana
Fort Lewis
Wash
United Press
John J. Weingartner
Alex S. Swan
Jesse C. Nelson
Richard M. Gamwell
Joe Snyder, Jr
Edward J. Sullivan
Anaconda
Thomas F. Murphy
William J. Beausoliel
Kenneth H. Torgerson
Bainville
Arthur H. Schlieve
Malta
Robert E. Kerlee
Hamilton
Luis R. Gutierrez
Missoula
Richard R. Tressman
Billings
Morris E. Bettum
Virginia City
Eddie Christiansen
Great Falls
George A. Kalanick
Elmer L. Nottingham
Highwood
Verne E. Atkins
White Sulphur Springs
Jack R. Popp
Miles City
Shirley A. Smith
Jackson B. Marsh
Dillon
Charles E. Bond
Townsend
Joseph L. Murray
Livingston
George W. Dupree
Poplar
Andrew E. Campbell
Columbus
Clair T. Kauman
Matt
Simac
James H. Buckner
Orville J. Mikelson
German set backs in Rostov and Libya shift war talks
The war analysis notes a major Soviet push in Rostov, a Libyan trap and British coastal advance, signaling weakened German prospects. It cites Berlin's admission of Rostov defeat and coordinated Allied offensives, with Goering and Petain discussing limited German aid to Hitler while Tokyo signals caution.
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Kirkel. Simpson
Russia
Libya
Washington
Hitler
Marshal Petain
France
Tokyo
Cabinet
Europe
Reichmarshal Goering
Petain
Rostov
Caucasus
Don
Crimea
Berlin
Moscow
Klin
Tula
F D R Hull Struggle to Keep Precarious Peace in Pacific
United States and Japan pursue talks on Pacific peace as Hull meets Nomura and Kurusu who return with no concrete reply. Nomura urges wise statesmanship to avert crisis while Japan tests ally Germany's fate in Russia and considers Thailand as a possible flashpoint with Western powers.
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F.D.R. Hull
Pacific
Japan
Washington
Hull
Kichisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
Nomura
Germany
Russia
United States
Britain
Orient
Thailand
Tokyo
Japan Keeps Expansion Policy Amid Washington Talks
Tokyo reports the cabinet will continue settlement efforts with the United States, avoiding a break in Washington talks. Peace in the Pacific remains uncertain as Japanese leaders meet at Tojo’s residence to decide next steps. British moves in Burma and Malaya spark concern while rumors circulate about Thailand's position.
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Tokyo
United States
Washington
Pacific
Burma
Malaya
Thailand
Bangkok
Mideki Tojo
Japan
Fire Equipment to Be Listed in County Inventory
Silver Bow county will inventory all fire fighting gear to ensure protection across the area in emergencies. The list covers equipment from nine volunteer units, Butte city department, and Anaconda Copper Mining Company, with Melrose-fire group hoped to join. Wade M. Plummer and John Hazen represented Butte in the county civilian defense group meeting at the Montana Power company auditorium.
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Silver Bow County
Montana Power Company
Butte
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Melrose Fire Fighting Group
Wade M. Plummer
John Hazen
Weather Outlook For Butte and Montana Regions
A forecast shows intermittent rain or snow in Butte Tuesday and Wednesday with little temperature change. In Montana areas near and west of the Continental Divide expect cloudy skies with similar precipitation, while east of the divide and into Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy and milder conditions prevail.
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Butte
Montana
Continental Divide
Divide
Norwegians Defy Nazi Pressure Says Returning American
Dr Frank Nelson, an American who lectured in Oslo, reports Norwegians face German occupation yet resist Nazism. He warns Germany may use brutal tactics seen in Poland and Czechoslovakia if resistance fails. Nelson, freed after seven months in Oslo jail, speaks Tuesday at Scandia hall and at noon at Finlen hotel to Butte Exchange Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Nelson
Dr. Nelson
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Nelson
Scandia Hall
Norwegian Relief, Inc
Finlen Hotel
Butte Exchange Club
Norway
University of Oslo
Oslo
10000 School Pupils to Aid in National Defense Drive
The Silver Bow county plan to enlist 10000 public and parochial school pupils in the national defense savings campaign was announced at a Butte public school teachers meeting. Lowell W. Johnson said trustees approved promoting stamps and bonds and a base supply will be stocked at 18 elementary schools and Butte high. James H. Rowe chairs the county defense savings group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow
Butte
Lowell W. Johnson
Butte High School
James H. Rowe
Silver Bow County Defense Savings
Board Reelects Crippled Tots Directors At Butte Meeting
Butte Auxiliary for the Rehabilitation of Crippled Children re elected all directors at a Monday night session in the Chamber of Commerce. Dr. F E Savage presided. A vacancy filled by Mrs Charles F E Woolfolk following Mrs Otto Simonson s death. Finance report shows cash balance 1706 28 as of November 30. Total funds this year 3652 33 after additions of 120. Miss Louise Schrupp orthopedic nurse reports 150 monthly salary with 146 05 expenses. Treatments logged include 758 muscle training 1537 physiotherapy 128 examinations 81 under observation 8 X rays 8 casts removed 976 calls. Fifty four patients treated this year with 11 discontinued and 43 receiving weekly care. End of column.
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Butte Auxiliary For the
Butte Chamber of Commerce
F. E. Savage
Otto Simonson
Charles FE. Woolfolk
W. B. Daly
Louise Schrupp
Schrupp
St. James Hospital
W. J. Walsh
War governors gather as Pacific crisis deepens
President Roosevelt and Cordell Hull met after talks with Japanese envoys Saburo Kurusu and Admiral Nomura. Admiral Harold Stark, head of naval operations, joined the White House conference as tensions rose from Hawaii to Burma.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Pacific
Warm Springs
Hull
Saburo Kurusu
Kichisaburo Nomura
Harold R. Stark
United States Naval Operations
Far Pacific
Hawaii
Burma
Hong Kong
Australia
Stark
White House
Sumner Welles
Halifax
American Ship Reported Lost
The U S maritime commission freighter Macbeth flying the Panamanian flag is missing in the North Atlantic. Unofficial reports say she was torpedoed while ferrying American supplies to England after being seized in Mobile last March and radio silence stalled official news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Maritime Commission
MacBeth
Atantic
Ida
U. S&s. Lines
Maritime Commission
England
Mobile
Ala
New York
Driver Fined 109 After Street Collision in Butte
In Butte police court, Joe Garcia was fined 75 for drunken driving and 25 for hit and run, with license revoked 60 days after striking Otto Binder on Park Main street. Binder testified Garcia did not stop immediately. Rich ard Goody paid 10 for speeding. other bonds of 10 were forfeited for failing to appear.
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Butte
Justice of the Peace
John Gardner
L. A. Buckley
Joe Garcia
Garcia
Otto Binder
Farrell Street
Park Main Street
Binder
Bart Riley
Dick Mundy
Richard Goody
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Associated Press
U.S
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Morse
U. S. Army
the War News
India
Vtosa
British India
Malay Peninsula
Singapore
China
Siam
Luang Bipul Songgram
Songgram
Great Britain
Civilian Defense Plans Inventory
Savin O'S
Crippled Tots Board
Navy
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