Allies Move Toward United War Planning With All Nations
The White House said joint planning for unity of action would soon include all governments defeating the Axis. The U S and British liaison missions in London and Washington will continue as broader coordination is pursued with Russia China the Netherlands and others. Major General James E Chaney Vice Admiral Robert L Ghormley represent the United States in London Admiral Sir Charles Little and others represent Britain in Washington.
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Washington
White House
Russia
China
Netherlands
United States
London
U. S
James E. Chaney
Robert L. Ghormley
Sir Charles Little
Colville Wemyss
A. T. Harris
Great Britain
Butte Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy Sunday with showers or snow flurries and cooler temperatures. Saturday highs around 43 with a low near 30. Western districts near the continental divide expect similar mix of sun and mountain snow flurries. eastern areas stay partly cloudy with showers and cooler conditions in the mountains.
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Butte
Montana
Continental Divide
Divide
Supreme War Council Considered by Roosevelt
Washington reports President Roosevelt eyed forming a small supreme war council to run war policy, reporting three to five members. Named candidates include Wendell Willkie, Rear Admiral William D. Leahy, Vice President Henry A. Wallace, and Philip Murray. The plan remains embryonic with details on page 10.
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William B. Ardery
Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme War Council
War Council
Wendell L. Willkie
New York
William D. Leahy
Vichy
France
Naval Operations
Puerto Rico
Henry A. Wallace
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Draftees Now Are Dead Serious From Christmas War News
Camp Roberts Calif December reports a morale breakthrough as Japan launches a surprise attack. News flashes sent soldiers back to posts and civic authorities ordered urgent recalls. The impact turned idle draftees into ready fighters as theaters paused films and convoys filled city streets.
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Camp Roberts
Calif
Japan
Masonic Blue Lodges Install Staffs for Year
Six Masonic Blue lodges in the county installed officers for the ensuing year during a ceremony at the Masonic temple after a banquet for more than 550 attendees. Ralph M. Hattersley of Conrad led the installation with help from Luther T. Hauberg and other grand officers. ceremonies featured the Masonic chorus.
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Masonic
Masonic Temple
Butte High School
Silver Bow Lodge No. 48
Sam R. White, Jr
Ralph M. Hattersley
Conrad
Grand Lodge of
Montana
Luther T. Hauberg
Helena
Hitler Appeals to Germans for Warm Clothing Gift
Adolf Hitler urged the German people to donate warm clothing for soldiers on the eastern front as Goebbels read the appeal on Reich radio. The high command noted African forces withdrawing westward while fighting in severe Russian winter conditions.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Goebels
Fuehrer
Russia
Americans Strikes Burma Road Air Blow Pierce Japanese
In Chungking on Saturday American volunteer airmen attacked Japanese bombers, shooting down four aircraft and suffering no casualties. Chinese forces near Kowloon advanced on Shumchun and Canton outskirts as Japanese supply lines were targeted and warehouses burned.
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Chungking
U.R
Burma Road
China
United States “Volunteer” Air Corps
Burma
Malaya
U.S
Kunming
United States
Kowloon
Shumchun
Central
Canton
Loyang
War in Brief overview of Axis and Allied fronts
Axis partners faltered in Europe and Africa as Japan pressed on in the Pacific. Highlights include Japanese landings in Davao Mindanao and raids on Nichols Field, U S reports of submarines off coasts, Dutch airstrikes near Miri, and American attacks in Burma defense.
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Japan
Pacific
Hong Kong
Philippines
Malaya
U. S
Red army drives forward severing Nazi lines near Moscow
Soviet communique reports the capture of Volokolamsk 65 miles northwest of Moscow and gains across the front from Finland to the Sea of Azov. Viobokalo and other villages are retaken as German losses soar with 40,000 men killed in two weeks. Leningrad forces strike anew and Russian submarine sinks three German troop transports in the Arctic.
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Moscow
Red Army
Volokolamsk
Finland
Sea of Azov
Viobokalo
Lake Ladoga
Soviet Information Bureau
Kalinin
Leningrad
Arctic
Barents Sea
Night Crowds Thyrong Butte Stores In Yuletide Shopping
Hundreds of Butte residents packed the mining city stores last night for the second night of the season's shopping events. Late shopping remains possible Monday and Tuesday night as merchants note strong sales likely to set a seasonal record. Stores stay open until 9 pm for Christmas week shopping.
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Happy Butte
Butte
Japanese Land on Island of Mindanao
Army headquarters report communication gaps as Japanese forces landed at Davao Mindanao harbor after an aerial bombardment. News notes Lu zon Island beachheads remain, with heavy fighting reported and MacArthur forces aiding defense.
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Island
Mindanao
R. P. Cronin, JR
Manila
Army
Davao
Philippine Archipelago
Douglas MacArthur
Lingayen
Luzon
Submarine Fires Eight Shots at One of Craft
Off California coast Saturday enemy submarines attacked two U S ships. The freighter Emidio reported a torpedo hit and later was seen riding low in the water. The tanker Agwi World was attacked with gunfire twenty miles off Cypress Point Monterey. the submarine surfaced nearby before firing.
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San Francisco
U.S
California
John W. Greenslade
12Th Naval District
Cape Mendocino
Coast Guard
Table Bluff
Agwi World
Santa Cruz
Cypress Point
Monterey
Dutch report four Jap ships bombed
Dutch airmen with American bombers off Miri Sarawak coast in Borneo scored direct hits on two Japanese cruisers a transport and an aircraft carrier likely. A second cruiser was reported hit last week while 17 Japanese planes sank the neutral Russian freighter Perekop in Dutch waters signaling possible consequences.
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Miri
Borneo
Washington
U. S&. Navy
Burma
Canton-Kowloon
Libya
Hitler
White House
Roosevelt
U. S. War Council
Italy
Admiral King
U. S. Fleet
Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Sarawak
Aneta
Perekop
Russia
Exchange Telegraph
London
Reuters
Butte Celebrates Christmas with Santa for All Children
Mindful of the season, Butte and nearby towns join in gift giving as parents play Santa for their children. In Twin Bridges 307 orphans at the Montana Orphans Home will receive gifts, with trucks delivering presents ahead of Christmas. The Anaconda Copper Mining company long has sponsored Santa roles for the home.
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Butte
Santa Claus
Kris Kringle
Twin Bridges
Montana
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Don McCaig Elected President of Silver Bow Photographic Society
Don McCaig was elected president of the Silver Bow Photographic Society at a recent meeting. Officers named include Stuart Barker as vice president Wayne Johnson as secretary and treasurer and Lyle E Downes as publicity director. The group decided to send several photographs to the Photographic Society of America headquarters in Philadelphia.
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Don McCaig
Silver Bow Photographic Society
Stuart Barker
Wayne Johnson
Lyle E. Downes
The
Photographic Society of America
Philadelphia
Yule Mail Rush May Set Mark in Butte
Postmaster Frank X. Monaghan expects this Christmas mail rush to be the largest in Butte history as stamp cancellations surpass last year. Friday 118941 letters passed through local cancelling machines, over December 19 1940 by more than two thousand. A parcel post window and stamp counter will operate 9 to 6 today at the main post office to speed mail and reduce lines. Substations at 43 West Park, 108 East Park, and 1659 Harrison Avenue handle huge volumes, with no money order business at Fast Park Street and Harrison Avenue locations.
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Frank X. Monaghan
Butte
North Main Street
United States
West Park Street
East Park Street
Harrison Avenue
Fast Park Street
Firms urged to report Red Cross donations early Monday
Butte businesses are urged to file remaining Red Cross campaign entries by Monday morning to close the drive that has raised 32 269 10 for relief. As of Saturday 8 161 residents had contributed with firms’ lists incomplete. An auction of a two month old red and white cocker spaniel donated by Kemper kennels will raise more funds, with the dog to be sold at 5 pm Monday.
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Red Cross
Eugene Carroll
Butte
American Red Cross
Pacific Ocean
Beryl Wilson
Butte City
Carroll
Kemper Kennels
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