Russians Capture Cherkassy Defenses In Major Soviet Advance
Soviet forces captured the Cherkassy defense bastion as part of a broad offensive south of Kiev. Moscow reports indicate heavy German tank and infantry counteractions, large losses on the German side, and Russian advances toward Kirovograd while closing in on the Tasmin river line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dnieper
Cherkasy
Kiev
Red
Radomysl
Teterev
Fritz von Mannstein
Ivan IS. Konev
Tasmin
Smela
Kirovograd
Hull denies Butler charge on good neighbor policy
Secretary of State Hull called Butler’s accusation that the United States is a helpless target in Latin America unfair and unfounded. Hull said the attack harms the good neighbor policy and praised Latin American nations for aiding the Allied war effort while defending decades of experience with the policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Butler
R.-Neb
United States
Latin America
Central
South America
Americas
Navy patrol plane missing with 18 crew in training flight
Norfolk based Fifth Naval District reports a Navy patrol aircraft failed to return from a routine training flight over the sea. Eighteen officers and enlisted men are missing. The incident was announced Tuesday by the public relations office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Fifth Naval District, Public Relations Office
Post-War Job Drive Nears Climax With $4825 Raised
Campaigners in the $5,000 Silver Bow finance expedition report $4,825.80 collected as renewed effort targets Gold Star eligibility. C. H. Gallagher says 59 workers remain in the race, needing one or two successful contacts in the next two days to join the honor roll. Gold Star recipients will be announced at a Friday luncheon with merit awards for top contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold Star
C. H. Gallagher
Chamber of Commerce
Wagoner
Driver
Prospector
Walter Arnold
O. R. Ashford
P. J. Berger
Guy Bliss
L. M. Burdick
C. J. Burns
Ralph Butterworth
F. B. Christy
F. T. Coleman
R. E. Crangle
John P. Cooney
John Degnan
T. L. Doran
Carroll Fabian
Marcus Golubin
Stanley Griffiths
W. A. O'Kelly
Joe
West Broadway
Davis Seeks Continued Food Subsidies in Congress
William H. Davis chairman of the War Labor Board urged Congress to keep food subsidies, warning that banning them would reignite a wage price race. He argued price controls affect daily life and noted wage earners fear Congress will drop cost of living measures. Senator Bankhead criticized the Banking Committee for delay on the subsidy bill, saying gridlock risks a year end jam after a canceled subcommittee meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
Congress
Davis
Wagner
Senate Banking Committee
Bankhead
D.-Ala
Senate
Banking Committee
Naval Air Center Command Passes to Buckmaster
Rear Adm. E L Gunther relinquished command of the Naval Air center and Naval Air station to Rear Adm. Elliott Buckmaster in San Diego. Buckmaster previously led carrier task forces including the Yorktown in the Coral Sea and the Midway battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Naval Air Center
Naval Air Station
E. L. Gunther
Elliott Buckmaster
Admiral Gunther
Admiral Buckmaster
Yorktown
Army Navy Bombers Smash Jap Islands in Mid Pacific
The piece notes World War II air activity as Army and Navy bombers attack Japanese positions in the mid Pacific. It also covers domestic policy and regional irrigation plans, urging coordination between Army Engineers flood control work and the Reclamation Bureau irrigation projects in Montana and the Missouri river basin. Leaders praise Gov. Ford and oppose western water diversions to protect Flathead lake, while calling for early sugar beet planting goals and wage scales for 1944. The Montana Reclamation association also backs Judge Clifford H. Stone for associate commissioner of reclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Montana Reclamation Association
Stimson
Interior
Ickes
Army Engineers
Missouri River
Reclamation Bureau
Big Muddy
Sam C. Ford
Montana
Ford
State Water Board
Flathead Lake
Congress
Murray
D-Mont
Clifford H. Stone
Denver
Reclamation
Association
Red Cross Chapter Names Directors at Annual Meeting
The Butte chapter of the American Red Cross re elected all directors at its annual meeting. J. D. Newman was chosen as chairman with J. H. Rowe as vice chairman, George A. Hill as treasurer, and W. S. Thompson as assistant treasurer and secretary. Additional directors include Eugene Carroll and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
American Red Cross
J. D. Newman
J. H. Rowe
George A. Hill
W. S. Thompson
Eugene Carroll
J. H. Dickey, Jr
T. L. Doran
J. Fred Garner
Walter Hansen
Price Survey Seeks 80 Women for Butte Data Drive
A two day price ceiling survey will occur in Butte Friday and Saturday led by Silver Bow price panel chair Stan ley Babcock. About 80 women are needed to conduct the survey as part of a nationwide project with training today at 1:30 p m in the Miners union hall led by L C Anderson Helena price executive and assisted by 10 state OPA members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Silver Bow
Stanley Babcock
Hugh O'Keefe
State Office of Price Administration
Miners Union Hall
Union Hall
L. C. Anderson
Helena
State Price Executive
OPA
Office of Price Administration
O'Keefe
The
Montana
Anaconda
Missoula
Great Falls
Aerial Raids on Nazis Continue in Northwestern Germany
RAF Mosquito bombers streaked through German defenses for a fourth straight night raid as U S heavy bombers hit northwestern Germany. The raids, aided by Thunderbolts and Lightnings, left 14 enemy fighters downed by American forces and cost the Allies five big bombers.
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London
Western
Germany
Berlin
United States
Rhine
Westphalia
Eighth Air Force
Weather sketch outlines cool start through Wednesday
Butte sees little temperature change through Wednesday and Thursday with highs around 29 and low near 3. Montana west of the divide faces cloudy or foggy skies with light snow or freezing drizzle in spots. Cold continues Wednesday and overnight. East of the divide remains partly cloudy and warmer on Wednesday with higher temps east and south Wednesday night.
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Butte
Montana
Last Day for Filing Federal Income Tax Returns
Today is the final day to file federal tax returns and amended forms. The Butte IRS office in the federal building will stay open tonight if people are waiting, with William Clavier noting farmers are included in the filing requirement.
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Butte
Internal Revenue Department
Federal
William Clavier
Clavier
War Industries Set New Record in November Output
War Production Board chair Donald M. Nelson announced a new monthly production record for November with an index of 665 points, up 18 from October. Major munitions categories rose, though ammunition and small arms ammo declined, while war construction fell 8 percent as most projects neared completion.
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Washington
American War Industries
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
WPB
Germans Execute Belgians and French for Sheltering Airmen
The Belgian news agency reports nine Belgians and two Frenchmen executed for sheltering Allied airmen. Ten Belgians were hanged at Antwerp for sabotage and assault with explosives and firearms.
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London
Antwerp
Nazi Losses in Italy Heavy in Tank and Soldier Deaths
Allied reports from Algiers detail heavy German tank and infantry losses as Eighth Army artillery harasses German counterattacks near Ortona, 11 miles from Pescara. Canadians push toward Ortona while New Zealand and Indian forces attack to relieve pressure, amid overcast weather and continued artillery duels along the Liri valley.
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Algiers
Pescara
Eighth Army
Ortonia
Adriatic
Africa
Italy
Ortona
New Zealand
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Chieti
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Liri
Mignano
Mexican air force chief attends Corpus Christi flight rites
Chief of the Mexican air forces Gen. Gustavo A. Salinas arrived at the Naval Air Station for flight instruction. A large group of Mexican aviators stationed there will graduate in a ceremony he is to witness tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Texas
Gustavo A. Salinas
Naval Air Station
General Salinas
Air Fleet Hammer Blows Make Big Inroads on Nazi Industry
United States and Britain report that about 60 percent of Germanys primary industrial targets have been destroyed by air hammer blows. The tally notes 50 to 90 critical centers marked for destruction, with 85 percent of German bomb damage occurring in 1943. The U S Eighth Air Force grows in strength as long range fighters join deep European raids and new American fighter types near deployment.
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Washington
Germany
Sir Arthur Harris
Harris
Reich
Hamburg
Cologne
Berlin
Schweinfurt
Emden
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Europe
London
Attacks Hit Wotje and Jaluit Bases in Marshalls
Allied air forces bombed Wotje and Jaluit in the Marshall Islands as part of a series against Japanese bases. Seventh Army Air Force four engined bombers attacked Wotje. two Navy Liberators struck Jaluit at dusk with light anti aircraft damage and one pilot wounded. Night raids on Tarawa also reported with no casualties or installation damage.
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Pearl Harbor
Mid- Pacific Marshalls
Wotje
Jaluit
Army
Navy
Pacific Fleet
Seventh Army Air Force
Marshall Atolls
Marshalls
Christmas Harbor
Fleet Headquarters
Tarawa
Gilbert
Stadium Receipts Report For Butte Naranche Stadium
The Butte high school Naranche Memorial stadium season receipts totaling 21406.64 were presented and approved by the school board. The report notes 13 games, disbursements, attendance of 44415 at high school games and 1123 at grade schools, with net profit of 1403.37 and payments to war fund and Montana High School association.
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Butte
Naranche Memorial Stadium
War Fund
Butte Boys’ Central
National War Fund
Montana
Montana High School Association
Boys Central
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U.P
Cherkassy
Clark
Roosevelt
Castelvetrano
Sicily
Army Signal Corps
Climax
E Lgoip
TAI
Silver Bow County
the Human & Financial Aei
Armed Services
Reed
Awe
Rik
Wee
A Et
Jap Islands
Mid-Pacific
By Hugh Thompson
U. S
Marshall Islands
Red Cross Chapter
War Industries
Southwest Pacific
Allied
Gasmata
New Britain
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