Comintern urges Romania to accept mutual aid pact with Russia
Moscow dispatch reports the Communist International urges Romania to accept an immediate mutual aid pact with Russia to avoid war. The Red Army had already invaded Finland after Finland refused a Russian demand for a similar pact, while Turkey’s shift to the Allies drew caustic critique. Romanian Communists were urged to mobilize for a struggle against all enemies of the working class.
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Moscow
U.R
Communist International
Comintern
Romania
Russia
Finland
Red Army
Rumania
Turkey
Prairie fire burns 50000 acres near Wyola Montana
A seven hour prairie blaze along the Little Horn river bottom and Lodge Grass creek in south central Montana consumed 50000 acres of grass and shrub. Firefighters saved Wyola by cutting an arm of the fire but lost homes and barns for at least one Indian family. The area lies in the Crow Indian Reservation near the Wyoming border.
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Billings
Little Horn
Lodge Grass Creek
Montana
Wyoming
Wyola
Mont
Little Horn Bottom
Crow Indian Reservation
Britain and Germany aiding Finland with war materials
London dispatch reports that Britain and Germany are supplying arms and war planes to Finland to bolster its resistance against the Soviet invasion. British firms allegedly provide a sizable shipment including about 25 fighting planes, possibly Gloucester Gladiators.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
Germany
Finland
Republican morale said higher than 1932 or 1936 eve
Chairman John D. M. Hamilton of the Republican national committee said the party’s morale is much higher than on the eve of the 1932 or 1936 campaigns. He noted executive committee members arriving for their meeting showed enthusiasm and optimism about a continued tide toward the Republicans since 1938.
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Washington
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
Montana Forecast Promises Fair Weather This Week
Montana weather outlook shows generally fair conditions on Thursday and Friday with milder western areas. The east portion turns colder on Thursday, bringing a dip in temperatures across eastern districts. Weather advisories remain minimal and no significant precipitation is expected.
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Montana
Montana Pioneer Mrs Limprich Dies in California
Mrs. L B Limprich a 73 year old Montana native and Montana Society of Pioneers member died Monday night in San Pedro California after a year long illness. She lived in Anaconda Divide Melrose Twin Bridges and ran the Stork hotel before moving to California in 1914. Funeral plans were unconfirmed but services and burial are expected in San Pedro.
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Anaconda
L. B. Limprich
Montana
Montana Society of Pioneers
San Pedro
Calif
Limprich
E. W. Reynolds
Greenhorn
Helena
Divide
Melrose
Twin Bridges
Stork
California
Dewey Attacks Roosevelt as Campaign Starts in Minneapolis
Thomas E. Dewey opened his Republican presidential campaign in Minneapolis accusing the Roosevelt administration of defeatism and a crisis of faith. HeCriticized the New Deal's outlook, called for sustaining the economic system, and argued social obligations require more than half measures.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Roosevelt
Dewey
Minneapolis
New York County
Wheeler 10 Give Address at Meet in South Dakota
Butte will send representatives to the Northwest division meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce in Sioux Falls S D next Tuesday to hear Senator Burton Wheeler as the principal speaker and other notable men. The gathering draws delegates from seven Northwestern states to discuss agriculture labor and business viewpoints on the topic Where Are We Going and What Can We Do About It The senator will speak on The Preservation of American Liberty.
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Butte
United States Chamber of Commerce
Sioux Falls
S. D
Burton K. Wheeler
Northwestern States
Wheeler
Italian planes crash near Lucca. thirteen fliers die
Thirteen army fliers and one farmer killed as three Italian bombers crash while en route from Milan to Rome. Five crewmen survived using parachutes. Civilian victim crushed beneath a falling aircraft. Cause of disaster not yet determined.
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Rome
Milan
Lucca
Soviets Break Through Finnish Defense on Karelian Isthmus
The Soviet Union claimed a breakthrough of the Finnish defensive line known as the Maginot-Kirke on the Karelian isthmus after an artillery prep. The communique from Leningrad military HQ said troops crossed the Taipaleenicki river and advanced northwards.
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Moscow
Karelian
Leningrad
Taipaleenicki
Roosevelt Sends Hope for Finnish War End
President Roosevelt expressed earnest hope that the Russo Finnish war may end soon so Finland can continue development untroubled. He cabled Finland's President Kallio on Finland’s 22nd independence anniversary and praised Finnish achievements and institutions. The United States began steps to aid Finland and condemn Soviet Russia.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Kallio
Finland
United States
Soviet
Russia
Morgen
Thousand-strong posse hunts kidnapper of seven-year-old Betty Lawrence
A mob over a thousand men joined a citywide search in Parsons Kansas for seven-year-old Betty Lawrence abducted from her yard. State patrol, police, and sheriffs led searches along Labette creek and nearby woods amid fears the child may have been assaulted or killed.
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Parsons, Kas
Betty Lawrence
State Highway Patrol
Labette Creek
Fred Cristell
Kansas State Convicts Subdued After Gunfire
Guards at Kansas State subdue inmates Phiome RG Lourpe Tay after gunfire forces them to flee for cover. No injuries reported.
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Kansas State
Escape-plotting prisoners subdued after guard gunfire
Gunfire from a guard halted an escape attempt by 12 state penitentiary convicts near the yard wall in Lansing Kansas. Four guards and officers were held as hostages. two prisoners were lightly roughed up. Warden Amrine reported no one shot. Officer Marrs delivered supper to eight isolated inmates.
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Lansing
Kan
State Penitentiary
Ralph Sanders
Amrine
Amline
H. C. Marrs
c@Ir
Churchill says U boat losses outpace replacements
London radio reports Winston Churchill stating five German submarines sunk in the past week with Britain doubling its submarine hunting fleet since the war began. He claimed an average of two to four U boats are sunk weekly and nearly 1,000,000 tons of new warships are in progress.
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Robert Fpf
Bunnellfe
London
Germany
Admiralty
Winston Churchil
Churchill
Britain
German Blockade Chokes Trade Says Nazi Economist
Berlin reports an economist in The Four Year Plan confirms Britain’s blockade strangled German overseas trade and worsened the Reich’s crisis. He notes ships in over 100 harbors seized and warehouses blocked, urging southeastern Europe and Scandinavia as new supply routes. He cites heavy taxes and credit pressures as firms struggle to pay interest and overheads.
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Great Britain
Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Reich
Emil Helferrich
Germany
England
Helferrich
Fuehrer
Hmself
Fueherer
Kiel
Lueeckb
Bremen
Hamburg
iMl
Winnie Ruth Judd Believed Hiding Near Phoenix Hospital
Phoenix searchers conclude Winnie Ruth Judd 34 year old trunk murderess may be wandering about one mile north of the Arizona state hospital in a state of mental confusion. State patrol assistant chief Jack Buzard and Dr. W C Judd cite recent escapes and renewed effort to return her to the asylum.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona State Hospital
Winnie Ruth Judd
Jack Buzard
State Highway Patrol
Winnie Ruth
Buzard
W. C. Judd
Los Angeles
Americans Held for Ransom Reported in Mexico
Mex City dispatch says Raymund Allison and Charles Ghinter, sons of wealthy ranch owners in Chihuahua, have been kidnaped and are held for twenty thousand dollars ransom, according to the Universal.
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Mexico City
Raymund Allison
Charles Ghinter
Camargo
Chihuahua
Universal
Don’t forget to wrap Christmas packages securely
Reminder to wrap all Christmas parcels with strong paper and heavy twine to ensure contents remain protected during handling and transit.
Montana Highway Commission Opens Bids for Six Road Projects
Helena dated December 6 reports the Montana Highway Commission will open bids December 21 for six road and bridge construction projects. The estimated total cost was not disclosed and the items include grading and construction of timber bridges, timber stockpass and drainage structures over a 4,925 mile area.
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Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Jefferson County Decision Upheld
The Montana Supreme Court upheld the Jefferson county district court ruling that W F Boulware was not qualified to act as Jefferson county commissioner. Charles A Snyder had contested Boulware’s November 1938 election, arguing he did not reside in the county for two years prior. The district judge had voided the election and declared a vacancy on the county board on the first Monday in January 1940.
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Helena
Montana Supreme Court
Jefferson County District Court
W. F. Boulware
Jefferson County
Charles A. Snyder
Boulware
Snyder
Henry G. Rogers
Finland Fights On As Russia Masses Forces For Invasion
News dispatch from Helsinki reports Russia amassing between 500000 and 700000 troops hundreds of planes and Baltic warships for a knockout blow against Finland to end the Baltic republic conflict. Estonia urged to aid and Tallinn notes say General Laidoner was summoned to Moscow. Finland, 22nd birthday, vows steadfast resistance as Kyost Kalio appeals for perseverance.
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Norman B. Devel
United Press Staff
Helsinki
U.P
Russia
Finland
Baltic Republic
Savoia
Estonia
Gulf of Finland
Tallinn
Johan Laidoner
Moscow
Kyost Kallio
German Attache Murdered in Brooklyn Home
Walter Engelberg, 42, a secretary at the German consulate general in New York, was found bludgeoned to death in his Brooklyn residence. Neighbors had complained of parties and suspicions, and the area had been watched by police amid FBI inquiries. The body was in night clothes and investigators suspected a brutal struggle with a hammer or ax. A feast for one remained set at the scene.
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New York
Brooklyn
Walter Engelberg
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Engelberg
Housing Authority Deducts Delinquent Taxes in Condemnation
District Judge T E Downey ordered the clerk to deduct delinquent taxes from rewards offered by the Housing Authority of Butte in the condemnation case against Ture Bjork and others. The court noted the authority deposited the awarded funds and that taxes remain due on portions of the properties involved.
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T. E. Downey
Housing Authority of
Butte
Ture Bjork
District Court
Downey
Plaintiff Housing Authority
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Minnesota Republian State Central Committee
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Qhaee
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