13 Dec 1942
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1942
Page
1
Allied heavy and medium bombers attacked Japanese air dromes at Salamaua and Lae as heavy rains limited ground fighting. In Gona, Allied forces buried 638 enemy dead and conducted mopping up, while dispersal installations at the Lae airfield were targeted. Desultory fighting and reconnaissance continued in other sectors.
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet authorities state 74,500 Germans captured and 169,000 killed since twin winter offensives began. German forces of about 300,000 try a northwest breakout across the Don to escape encirclement near Stalingrad as Soviet gains continue.
Miners and shop workers in Butte push war bond purchases as a key home-front effort. Leonard machine shop leads with 97 percent participation and 10.32 percent of wages daily, earning a blue Minute Man flag for wartime finance. Rowe notes Butte beats Great Falls and aims to top 10 percent by New Year.
Montana's ranchers and farmers must cooperate to meet the state's share of the 1943 war food production, based on production capacity and U N food needs. County histories and capacity guide tentative county allocations, with emphasis on diversifying wheat to other war crops and achieving minimums in milk meat eggs and feed grains.
The Office of Price Administration said Sugar ration stamp No 10 will be valid for three pounds of sugar from December 16 through January 31. Stamp No 9 carried the same value.
Allied heavy bombers and escort squadrons battered German targets at Rouen France destroying 18 enemy fighters in combat while 20 were downed overall in battles near British bases. R A F squadrons claimed two losses but one pilot reported safe amid a wide allied air offensive.
Royal Air Force coastal command and navy saved 173 passengers and crew after a merchant ship was torpedoed 500 miles west of Ireland. Planes logged 55 000 miles in the search as corvettes destroyers and tugs covered hundreds of square miles and supplied survivors over four days to a final rescue by destroyer.
Leonard machine shop workers earned a Minute Man flag for more than 90 percent purchasing war bonds. Ninety seven percent of employees invest, averaging 10.22 percent of gross payroll, supporting financing the war while aiding copper production.
Senator A B Chandler of Kentucky says the Japanese could have captured all the Aleutian islands and possibly Alaska last August. He adds the United States could seize the Japanese bases in the Aleutians now if willing to pay the price, but the military may opt to starve them out this winter remain in their toehold bases.
A 21,936 ton Army transport former liner President Coolidge with 4,000 men aboard sank after hitting a mine in the South Pacific. All but four were saved, in what officials call one of the Navy’s worst near-disasters. Details released were scarce, noting the loss occurred in recent weeks.
The admiralty said a small enemy convoy off Dieppe Friday night was intercepted by light British forces. One German supply vessel and an escorting ship were sunk, with a torpedo hit on another and all four boats were raked by gunfire. The extent of damage to the two surviving ships was not determined.
A large Army plane crashed in a cornfield about eight miles southeast of New Castle Indiana on Saturday. The craft shattered into pieces after an explosion and killed all of its occupants, sending shock through the countryside.
Miss Marion E. Martin of Bangor Maine is reappointed assistant chairman of the Republican National Committee by Harrison E. Spangler the newly chosen chairman. The news was learned Saturday.
Congress, wrapping up its first wartime session, signals an independence push in January to reclaim oversight. With leaders like Barkley balking at last minute admin bills, several proposals stalled including RF C borrowing, silver sales for industry, and Panama utility transfers. The body posted historic spending, yet adjournment may curb further action beyond war funding.
Berlin radio claimed the British Eight Army began an offensive against Axis lines at El Agheila with penetrations far south, as repulsed German counterattacks continued in northern Tunisia. Observers note timing with allied moves in Tunisia and potential coordination with Anderson’s forces.
Light snow expected Sunday with little temperature change. Saturday’s high reaches 41 degrees and low 10, signaling chilly conditions across the region.
The Butte Navy sub-station will stay open to interview applicants for enlistment Sunday per Chief Petty Officer H. H. Heckler. A telegram from Helena state recruiting headquarters confirmed the order as voluntary enlistments have drawn hopefuls since December 5. Twelve men were recently enlisted here with ratings including gunners mate third class and apprentice seaman across several units and addresses in Dillon Anaconda Harrison and Silver Star.
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