Allied Bombers Score Hits on Three Jap Ships
Allied air forces struck into Rabaul and scored direct hits on three large Japanese merchant ships in their third raid on the base in four days. MacArthur reports Allied and Australian troops widening wedges toward Buna and splitting enemy defenses in the swamp and jungle fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buna
New Guinea
Rabaul
Brydon Taves
MacArthur
Australia
U.R
Buna Mission
Gairopa Point
Communitie
British Report Allied Air Forces Now Superior on All Fronts
London reports 1942 saw Allied air strength rise while Luftwaffe manpower waned. RAF and allies countered U boat threats as Germany repurposed bombers and transports. An RAF commentator warned the front would reveal Axis weakness first amid growing Allied air superiority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Air Ministry
R. A F
Germany
New Contingent of Americans Lands at Dakar
A new contingent of American troops landed at Dakar as reported by a Morocco radio broadcast to French Africa recorded in Washington. The French authorities welcomed the group and provided use of the airdrome for their arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakar
New York
U.P
Morocco
French Africa
Federal Communications Commission
Japanese Suffer Another Blow at Guadalcanal
American patrols on Guadalcanal killed 155 to 165 Japanese and sank two cargo ships in a Tuesday strike at Wickham anchorage. Marines and Army forces also reported heavy Japanese losses in two land thrusts, with ambush kills and artillery exchanges, as supplies and reinforcements failed to reach the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guadalcanal
Washington
U.P
Navy
Marine Corps
Wickham Anchorage
van Gunn Island
New Georgia Island
Henderson Field
Solomons
Eisenhower warns of North Africa disturbances if aid delayed
Milton Eisenhower warned that serious disturbances could erupt in North Africa by February if fod and clothing shipments do not reach the area. He described widespread poverty and hunger seen during a two week North Africa visit and said civilian distress could threaten military operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Africa
United States
Milton 8
Eisenhower
Office of War Information
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Elmer Davis
OWI
Victory Book Drive Set by A W V S and U S C
A W V S and USO unveil a two month victory book campaign from January 5 to March 5. Lougheed Milford will direct local collection. headquarters at 5 North Main Street serves as the official drop site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Venable
George Nelson
Silver Bow
Lougheed Milford
West Granite
Butte
North Man Street
Victory Books
Armed Bands Attack Three Mexican Towns in Zacatecas
Armed bands attacked Miguel Auza Rio Grande and Nieves in Zacatecas Sunday, killing the mayor and a son, wounding police and aides. Local forces and reservists repulsed the invaders after fierce street fighting. three prisoners reported, two attackers wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
U.R
Zacatecas
Torreon
National Union of Sinarquistas
Mexican Congress
Miguel Auza
Durango
Rio Grande
Nieves
Fresnillo
Rafael Vazquez
Francisco Estrada
Edmund Sanchez
Octavio
Jose Trinidad Ruelas
Czechs Detail Nazi Atrocities Toll in 1942
The Czechoslovak government in exile says about 100000 Czechs died or were killed by Nazi firing squads or in camps during 1942. Up to December 1 1937 Czechs killed and thousands more starved or tortured. Lidice men and 72000 Jews also added to the toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lidice
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Edouard Benes
Gestapo
Denmark
Montana Standard Chronicles 1942 Events Review
The Montana Standard prints a day by day chronicle of 1942 detailing events that affected Butte residents throughout the year. The full year’s story appears on Pages 8 and 9 in this morning edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Standard
Butte
Allied Guns Shell Nazi Strongpoints Across North Africa
Allied artillery shelled enemy strongholds in the Teidous hills northeast of Hedjez el Bab as Libya and Tunisia hostilities merge into a single African battle. U S troops reportedly neared Gabes, while raids targeted Sousse and Tunisian routes. Mud and bad weather slow actions as Rommel’s forces, rumored split with Nehring, complicate the strategic picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Teidous
Hedjez-el-Bab
North Africa
Libya
Tunisia
Africa
Reuters
United States
Gabes
Tunisian
Tripoli
Tunis
U. S
Sousse
Rommel
el Alamein
el Agheila
Walter Nehring
Mediterranean
Chinese Military Mission Ordered Home
General Chiang Kai-shek ordered the Chinese military mission in Washington to return to Chungking. General Hsiung Shih-Fei confirmed receipt of instructions to depart, with officials offering no reason for the move amid reported dissatisfaction in Chungking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chiang Kai-shek
Chungking
Hsiung Shih-Fei
American Bombers Blast at Submarine Nests
Big four motor American bombers attacked Lorient on the Bis cay coast destroying submarine nests and engaging Nazi fighters. Three bombers were lost according to a joint European theater communique. US fighters then patrolled the Boulogne to Abbeville coast area and hit a freight train with three boxcars exploding. no fighters were lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Germany
Lorient
French Bay of Biscay
European Theater of Operations
U. S. Army
British
Air Ministry
Boeing Flying
United States
French Channel
Boulogne
Abbeville
Flood Waters Force War Plants to Close
Pittsburgh flood waters shut a dozen war plants and halted thousands of workers. Rivers rose rapidly, with the Ohio river at 33.4 feet and a crest of 37 feet predicted. Rescue boats operated in flooded streets as mass feeding aided 3,000 to 5,000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
St. Patrick's Day
Pennsylvania
Red Cross
Sharpsburg
American Bridge Co
Labelle Works
Crucible Steel
Dravo Corp
A. M. Byers Co
Jones & Laughlin Steel
Negroes Convicted of Sedition in Harlem Case
Four Harlem men were found guilty by a federal court jury of sedition and conspiracy for advocating a pro Axis stance among American Negroes. Foreman Mrs Flossie Hilliard announced the verdict after four and a half hours of deliberation. The defendants face up to four years in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Flossie Hilliard
Ralph Green Best
Leonard Robert Jordan
Lester Eugene Holness
James Henry Turnhill
Silver Bow County Behind in Bond Drive With One Day Left
James H. Rowe reports Silver Bow, Yellowstone and Cascade counties battle for war bond leadership in Montana. Silver Bow trails with a $300,000 goal, lagging behind Cascade at $300,000 and Yellowstone at $200,000, as the three county race nears its close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow County
Yellowstone
Cascade
Montana
Silver Bow
James H. Rowe
Butte War Savings
Thas
Billings
Soviet Troops Capture Eight Towns in Central Fronts
Soviet high command said on Thursday that Red Army forces advanced in the Middle Don and central fronts capturing eight villages southwest of Stalingrad. The offensives pushed toward Rostov, with gains along the Kalmyk steppe and rail line, routing two German infantry regiments.
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Middle
Don
Central
Moscow
U.P
Red Army
Stalingrad
Volga
Middle Don
Russia
High Command
Stalingrad Caucasus
Smichnaya
Kotelnikovski
Kalmyk Steppes
Remontnoe
Torgovaya
Rostov
Caucasus
Trudniko
Torgovay
Commandos and Guerrillas Harass Japs in Timor War
Australian Commandos and Dutch guerrillas continuously harass Japanese forces in Portuguese Timor since the war began. They use improvised weapons, snipe from cover, dynamite bridges, burn camps, and deny island conquest while Japanese artillery and air support intensify combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Haugland
Australia
Portuguese Timor
Timor
Bill Marien
Australian Division of Information
Dilli
Dili
Malaya
Singapore
Koepang
Darwin
Aus
Butte Hails New Year With War Reflections and Closure
Butte marks the end of 1942 and the dawn of 1943 with reflections on the war, prayers for victory, and hopes for peace. The city plans New Year celebrations despite the grim global conflict, with mine whistles, church services, and traditional closures to allow families to celebrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axis
United Nations
Butte
Light Snow Forecast With Small Temperature Change
A weather forecast predicts light snow on Thursday with little temperature change. Wednesday’s high is 37 and low 15 degrees.
Four-Motor Army training plane crashes near Musselshell
Eleven men were killed when a four engined Flying Fortress training craft attached to the Great Falls Army bomber base crashed 11 miles south of Musselshell. Army investigators will probe the cause as bodies were recovered from the burning wreckage and field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musselshell
Great Falls
Frank Ottman
Army Air Base
Ottman
John Lloyd
Army
Lloyd
George Swertelle
Harry A Gallwey Beloved Butte Citizen Laid at Rest
Harry A Gallwey longtime manager of the Butte Anaconda and Pacific railroad and civic leader is laid to rest. Burial followed a 9 30 am service at the Elks temple and a 10 am high mass at Immaculate Conception church with hundreds attending including a large Anaconda delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Gallwey
Butte
Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railroad
Montana
Holy Cross Cemetery
Elks’ Temple
Immaculate Conception Church
Mr. Gallwey
Anaconda
Gallwey
Butte, Anaconda and Pacific
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t‘Laursaay
A.W. V.S
U.S. C
Mexico
By Lewis Hawkins
Chinese Military Commission
By Henry Shapiro
Giraud
Algiers
Henri Honore Giraud
French North Africa
Robert Murphy
Roosevelt
Jean Francois Darlan
Burns
Britain
Sir William Jowitt
Harold McMillan
Northwest
W. 8. Morrison
Capt
H. F P
Treasury
E. Duncan Sandys
Major Arthur Henderson
War Office
Salem
Oregon
Keith Crosswhite
Charles A. Sprague
West Side Church
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