Southampton Rocked by German Bombardment Casualties
Southampton suffered extensive devastation after two nights of heavy air raids. Casualties were reported around 370, with the seaport left in ruin and many residents homeless. Widespread damage closed businesses and disrupted employment as residents salvaged what they could.
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Southampton
England
U.P
Air and
London
United Kingdom
H. G. Wells
High Street
German concerns over Romania threaten Nazi war effort
The AP reports Berlin eyes Romania as key to Balkan strategy and vital supply depots. Uncertain blood purge by pro-Nazi extremists sparks a major internal risk. Germany may not move against Greece until Romania’s turmoil resolves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rumania
Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Balkans
Romania
Italy
Dies Cites Five Sabotage Acts in Plane Factory
Chairman Dies reports five acts of sabotage at an undisclosed experimental plane factory. He cites a sixth unrecorded act and warns Nazi fifth columnists in defense industries. He details tampering with controls gas gauges and brakes to illustrate urgent purges ahead of January 3 committee end.
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Washington
Dies
D.-Texas
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Defense Industries
Texan
America
Butte Woman, 70, Missing Since Sunday
Police search for Alice Frostick, 70, who vanished from Mrs. E. M. Hier’s home at 508 East Broadway around 3 o’clock Sunday. Described as five feet tall with gray hair, a black fur trimmed coat, magenta hat, and no teeth. Believed possible amnesia victim due to prior automobile injury. Reports said she was seen in various city areas after a broadcast description.
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Alice Frostick
E. M. Hier
East Broadway
Secretaries Hull and Morgenthau Get Senate Backing for China Aid
Senate banking and House commerce committees informally approved a plan to extend up to 100 million dollars in credits to Chiang Kai-shek's government. Up to 50 million from stabilization funds would back China's currency, with 50 million more from the Export-Import Bank for general purposes. The action aims to finance war supplies and stabilize Chinese currency amid the war with Japan.
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Washington
Hull
Morgenthau
Senate Banking and House
Chiang Kai-Shek
Japan
Chungking
China
Export-Import Bank
House
Food Stamp Program Hits New High in County
More than 110000 in food stamps were issued in four months ending November 30. About 1800 recipients buy more goods monthly. November orange stamps total 20591, yielding 10295.50 in blue stamps for surplus commodities.
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Harold M. O’braun
Silver Bow
O’braun
Rails of Death and Drift: Raiders Hit Convoy Off Ireland
Underseas raiders attacked a convoy of merchant ships about 500 miles west of Ireland, torpedoing at least seven vessels and bombing two others. Survivors and distress signals crossed a 14 hour window as a British freighter and a Yugoslav freighter were among ships struck. the fate of the convoy remains unclear.
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Ireland
New York
Mackay
Insalehead
Cetyru
W. Hendrick
W. Hendrik
North Atlantic
Weather Forecast For Butte And Montana Regions
Butte sees partly cloudy skies Tuesday and Wednesday with little temperature change. Montana reports partly cloudy conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday, with warmer readings in the eastern portion on Tuesday.
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Butte
Montana
Beavers Menace City Water Supply With Dam
Great Falls depots report beavers disrupted the water intake by building a dam at the plant tunnel south of the city. Workers removed five truckloads of trees used as the dam base while beavers rebuilt after the initial destruction. A game warden authorized shooting, with pelts proceeds undecided between city and state.
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Great Falls
U.P
Four Men Die In Tacoma Dynamite Plant Blast
Four men were killed when a ton of dynamite exploded at the Frederickson plant of the Columbia Powder Company in Tacoma Washington. Police and officials hinted government sabotage and planned a federal investigation. The blast followed another explosion in the Tacoma area five days earlier at a Du Pont mill near Fort Lewis with no fatalities.
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Tacoma
Wash
Frederickson
Columbia Powder Company
du Pont
Fort Lewis
J. A. Dean
Columbia Company
Winchester Arms
Winchester Powder Companies
Here
Clyde Knowles
Tax payments boost county and city receipts reported
County Treasurer George OBrien Jr and City Treasurer Bernard Holland announced about 768 659 dollars in tax payments received for the installment at offices Monday. Envelopes postmarked by November 30 would add several thousand dollars to the total. County taxes reached roughly 500 000 by Monday noon and municipal taxes 268 659 29 by last evening. Delinquency percentage for the installment was expected to be lower than last year. The Northern Pacific railroad paid 19 318 dollars toward first half receipts, with a similar sum due next May as the 1940 tax balance.
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George O’brien Jr
Bernard Holland
O'Brien
Holland
Northern Pacific Railroad
Montana
Collapse of Italian line prompts Greek advance in Albania
Greek mountain troops push back Italian defenders near Delvino and threaten to cut off seaport forces as 5,000 surrender in central Albania. Greek communique says road to Ar Girocastro is under fire, with 150 prisoners and more equipment captured in the Aoos river region.
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Athens
Italy
Albania
Delvino
Santi Quaranto
Porto Edda
Mussolini
Santi Quaranta
Argirocastro
Aoos
Premet
Fascista
Highland lodge elects Harold P Price as master
Harold P. Price was elected master of Highland Lodge No 142 A F and A M at the annual election held last night in the Masonic temple. Charles A Joy Wilbur F DesChene Wenzel A Brown and Pascoe Hocking were named senior warden junior warden treasurer and secretary respectively. Installations set for December 21 with Silver Bow county Blue lodges. Members of Butte Lodge No 22 to elect officers this evening.
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Harold P. Price
Highland Lodge No
Masonic Temple
Charles A. Joy
Wilbur F. DesChene
Wenzel A. Brown
Pascoe Hocking
Silver Bow County
Butte Lodge No
Volunteers for Draft Highlight Local Efforts and Rules
Jarlath W Hamill 23 of the Acoma hotel volunteered for draft board No 3 with his name added to the eligibles list for the next selective service call expected early in January. Two replacements for Silver Bow county have joined the Army at Fort Lewis after acceptance following induction tests.
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Jarlath W. Hamill
Acoma Hotel
Fort Missoula
Silver Bow County
Army
Fort Lewis Wash
Harry B. Oleson
West Mercury
William O’brien
East Broadway
Roman J. Bury
Butte Jockey
Bury
Navy Defense
Montana
Missoula
Rehabilitation Auxiliary Elects Advisory Board in Butte
Representatives from 20 organizations attended the annual meeting of the Butte Auxiliary for the Rehabilitation of Crippled Children at the Butte Chamber of Commerce. Dr. F. E. Savage presided as E. M. Sylvester reported a cash balance of 3532 dollars and 33 cents after year expenditures of 2869 dollars 05 cents. Louise Schrupp detailed muscle training results and related humanitarian efforts. Two new advisory board members were elected to replace Mrs. T. J. Walker and the late Charles R. Leonard: Mrs. D. M. Kelly and Leonard Ripper.
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Butte
Butte Auxiliary
Butte Chamber of Commerce
F. E. Savage
E. M. Sylvester
Louise Schrupp
T. J. Walker
Charles R. Leonard
D. M. Kelly
Leonard Ripper
Clerk's Union
Ree
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Edward W. Beattie JR
the War News
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Dies Committee
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France
Blast Rocks
Tacoma Powder Plant
Martinique
U. S
Yates Stirling Jr
United Press
West Indies
United States
Bearn
Isle of Guadeloupe
Mar
Masonic Lodge
J. W. Hamill
Rehabilitation of Crippled Children Auxiliary
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