Retreat of Red Forces Reaches Considerable Magnitude
Dispatched reports from northern Norway say the Russian retreat toward the Arctic seaboard has grown to considerable size. Finns press the pursuit as Russians fall back toward Salmijarvi while icy conditions hinder movement and Finnish scorched earth tactics slow the advance.
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Arctic Sea
Oslo
Norway
Arctic
Salmijarvi
Hoyhenjarvi
Lieska
Lake Ladoga
Repola
Butte Stores End Evening Shopping Despite Snowstorm
Post office reports record holiday outgoing mail as Butte residents packed downtown stores during a Thursday snowstorm. Night shopping ends tonight with Saturday hours, while textile outlets close early.
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Butte
Mining City
Charges Arising Over Industrial Sabotage School
In New York the office of District Attorney Dewey charged two officials of Local 150 United Machinists of the Needle Industries with operating a sabotage school. Eight members pled guilty to conspiracy during a strike, while others including two union officers pleaded innocent. Trial set for January 8.
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New York
United Machinists of the Needle Industries
Thomas E. Dewey
Rubin Worsager
Sol Friedman
Bernard Yarrow
West 36Th Street
Montana awards seven road contracts in Helena
The Montana highway commission awarded six road and bridge contracts and one maintenance project totaling 275 885 85 dollars. Bidders include Union Construction Great Falls 22691 80. C and F Teaming Butte 88365 75. Prahl and Sawtell Miles City 57518 90. Walter Mackin Billings 16124.
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Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Helena-Lincoln
Lewis and Clark County
Union Construction Company
Great Falls
Deer Lodge-Butte
Deer Lodge County
C. and F. Teaming Company
Butte
Horse Creek
Walter Mackin
Billings
Fort Benton- Chester
Liberty County
Bombs Explode In London Post Offices
A series of bombings targeted post offices in the London area injuring several mail sorters during the Christmas rush. Police blamed the Irish Revolutionary Army terrorists for the scattered blasts in early reports.
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London
Governor Delays Clemency ruling in Slayer's Appeal
In Helena on December 21 Governor Roy E. Ayers delayed ruling on the clemency appeal of Lee Simpson the Ryegate slayer held in abeyance to gather full information and hear both sides Nat Allen Golden Valley county attorney was authorized to oppose the move Allen prosecuted the case Deputy Sheriff Arthur Burford was killed in a gun battle in April 1938 awaiting hearing date
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Helena
Lee Simpson
Ryegate
Roy E. Ayers
Nat Allen
Golden Valley
Allen
Simpson
Arthur Burford
Ayers
Germany protests Graf Spee crew internment in Argentina
Germany filed a sharp protest with Argentina over the internment of the Graf Spee officers and crew after the scuttling. Berlin argues international custom permits release of crews of sunken ships when they reach a neutral land and cites previous wartime practice.
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Berlin
Germany
Admiral Graf Spee
Buenos Aires
Foreign Office
Argentina
Montana Weekend Snow Flurries Forecast
Montana experiences unsettled weather with occasional snow flurries on Friday and Saturday. Temperature is expected to change little across the two days.
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Montana
Officials delay new study of Wallace plan
Washington dispatch reports Roosevelt's official committee endorsing only further study of Secretary Wallace's certificate plan to fund farm parity costs via an indirect processing tax. The panel seeks more information from Wallace and economists and then adjourns without scheduling another meeting. The lead critic, Treasury Secretary Morgenthau, opposes further consumer taxation, with Eccles Smith Delano Currie also cool.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Treasury
Morgenthau
Federal Reserve
M. G. Eccles
Harold D Smith
Frederic A. Delano
National Resources Committee
Lauchlin Currie
Former Butte Woman Dies in England at 74
Clara Basher, 74, longtime Butte resident and St. John Episcopal member, died yesterday in Oxford England after moving there seven years ago from Butte. Survived by daughter Mrs. Gilbert A Bennetts of Butte, two grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and a son-in-law. siblings live in England and South Africa.
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Clara Basher
Butte
St. John Episcopal Church
England
Gilbert A. Bennetts
Cornwall
Basher
Oxford
Liskeard
Bennetts
Elmer C Fitchen
Millicent O’connell
South Africa
Passenger recounts Soviet planes firing on Finnish express trains
A Finnish passenger aboard a Helsinki to Aabo express described Russian planes machine-gunning trains between Helsinki and Aabo. He said five planes circled at two to three meters, firing continually, as windows shattered on both trains.
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Helsinki
Russia
Finland
Karelian
Arctic
Asbo
United Press
Alex Matson
Aabo
Butte Baby Death Attributed to Violence in Inquest
A coroner's jury concluded two month old Thomas Charles Arnold Jr died from violence with shock and a cerebral hemorrhage. The baby's father, Thomas C. Arnold, is jailed on an investigation charge after testimony about a left hand slap as the child cried. Nine witnesses testified at the inquest led by County Coroner Don Sheehy.
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Thomas Charles Arnold Jr
Butte
Don Sheehy
Thomas C. Arnold
Flurry Kelly
Justice Court
Arnold
Italians in Tyrol granted year end to choose citizenship
Rome reports an accord between Germany and Italy offering 200000 plus German speaking Tyroleans in Bolzano Udine Trento and Belluno until year end to pick German citizenship or Italian citizenship and remain as Italian citizens. The plan aims to ease fears of forced repatriation while preserving minority existence on Italian soil.
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Rome
Tyrol
Germany
Italy
South Tyrol
Senator W. J. Paul Of Deer Lodge Dies At 58
Deer Lodge December 21 Special William J. Paul aged 58 a well known Deer Lodge attorney and former state legislator died suddenly near 9 o clock this morning The death is believed to be from a heart attack He was born April 4 1881 at Laurel Iowa and moved to Montana in 1904 settling in Deer Lodge He joined the College of Montana faculty after arriving and later began his legal career with the late Ed Schnarni k ow He served in 1911 as a member of the state House of Representatives.
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Deer Lodge
William J. Paul
Mr. Paul
Laurel
Iowa
Montana
College of Montana
Ed Scharnikow
State House of Repre
Copper Explot Tax Retained by United States
The State department announced that no tariff concession will be offered on copper or copper products in the ongoing trade talks with Chile. Officials stressed the decision is not a precedent for other products and will be published to inform the public.
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United States
State Department
Washington
Chile
Anaconda Officials Bring Santa to Twin Bridges Orphans
More than 300 homeless children at the state orphans home in Twin Bridges received gifts from Anaconda Copper Mining company officials. For about 29 years the company has played Santa for the orphans and later expanded to Galen and crippled children, delivering two truckloads of presents each year.
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Santa
Orphans Home
Butte
Galen
Twin Bridges
Santa Claus
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Anaconda Company
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