War's Fiercest Fighting In the West Rages
Allied forces under Montgomery pushed into the Ardennes bulge on a 35 mile front as U S First and British Second armies advanced more than two miles. German counterattacks pushed back Pattons Third and Seventh armies. Tillet fell and Bastogne drew closer to La Roche while Alsace Lorraine threats prompted notes of high level talks.
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U.S
Second
St. Vith-La Roche
Bastogne
Third
Michamps
France
Maginot Line
Bitche
U. S
Seventh Army
Wissembourg Gap
Paris
U.P
Bernard L. Montgomery
Ardennes Bulge
la Roche
St. Vith- la Roche
Bulge
George S. Patton
U. S. Third Army
Patton
Tillet
Alexander ‘M. Patch
Rhine
Strasbourg
Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
Dwight Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Alsace- Lorraine
Montgomery
Abrefontaine
St. Vith
Grupont
Marshal Montgomery
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Second Panzer Grenadiers
Bure
Belgium
Arnhem
Ardennes
162000 Pounds of Paper Collected Here
The community waste paper and rags drive led by the Boys Central High School War Fund Memorial committee ends today with county wide pickups. Friday’s canvass yielded 162000 pounds, 113000 pounds short of the 275000 pound target set by the War Production Board for January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys’ Central High School War Fund Memorial Committee
Butte
War Production Board
Jack Healy
Drive
Healy
Boys Central
Superfortresses Smash at Isle of Kyushu
General Arnold announced that B-29 Superfortresses from the 20th Bomber Command conducted daylight bombing raids on Kyushu, Japan. Maj. Gen. Lemay's force struck from China bases targeting the Yawata steel center and other industrial sites, with further details to follow.
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Washington
U.P
Japan
Kyushu
W. H. Arnold
War Department
20Th Air Force
Curtis E. Lemay
20Th Bomber Command
China
Honshu
Tokyo
Yawata
Arnold
Foreign Policy Outline Becomes Urgent
President Roosevelt prepares a long address to Congress discussing war industry manpower and foreign policy as Soviet recognition of Poland’s Lublin government heightens tension with Britain and the United States. He plans a public summary broadcast from 8 to 8 30 mountain time and will keep policy flexible for talks with Churchill and Stalin.
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Washington
Lublin
Poland
Roosevelt
Congress
Soviet Union
Moscow
House
Senate
America
Churchill
Stalin
MacArthur's Forces Make Landing on Marinduque Island
MacArthur's troops report an unopposed landing on Marinduque in the Sibuyan sea near Mindoro as U S forces push toward Manila. The briefing notes carrier attacks on Formosa and Okinawa with ships sunk and planes destroyed, marking a major expansion of air and sea operations in the Pacific theater.
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Seventh Island
Marinduque
Sibuyan Sea
MacArthur
Arrow
U. S
Marinduque Island
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Formosa
Ryukyus
Minoro
Carriers
John S. McCain
Philippines
Okinawa
Kyushu
James
Chester W. Nimitz
Luzon
Verde Island
Mindoro
Ford reiterates call for investigations of state university system
Governor Sam C. Ford pressed anew for a full inquiry into physical and functional conditions of Montana's university system and custodial institutions. The Senate initially voted for a joint study due by Jan. 20, then reversed course to propose two joint committees. Ford refused to soften his demand, urging urgent investigations despite legislative moves.
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Helena
Sam C. Ford
Montana
Senate
Burke
Yellowstone
Mundy
Hill
House
Bricker
R-Cascade
Officials Push 4-F Draft for War Work or Uniform
Draft officials on Capitol Hill press for a work or fight law for 4-F registrants to be drafted into war work or military service. Maj. Gen. Hershey notes older registrants may be called. lawmakers hint at using 4-Fs for entertainment units and noncombat roles as President Roosevelt weighs manpower plans.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Francis Keesling, Jr
House Military Committee
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Johnson
D-Colo
Senate Military Committee
Army
Navy
Commander In
Armed Services
War Production Board
J. A. Krug
Byrnes
O’toole
D-N.y
Byrnes Proposes Cancellation of All Conventions
James F. Byrnes urged Friday night that conventions after February 1 be canceled unless essential to the war effort. A voluntary ban would apply to meetings with more than 50 people, Roosevelt approving, with no enforcement measures planned. A committee led by J. M. Johnson will review applications for such meetings to decide if transportation taxes are warranted.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Roosevelt
Byrnes
J. M. Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
War and Navy Departments
War Production Board
War Manpower Commission
Man Found Injured After Wreck Near Donald
Sam W. Seyle, 54, of 480 East Broadway, was found unconscious five hours after being admitted to St James hospital Friday night. He suffered facial lacerations and substantial blood loss after a car swerved off Highway 10 about two miles west of Donald and plunged down an embankment. A soldier on furlough and an unidentified companion brought him to the hospital for emergency care. Highway Patrolmen cited the car’s path toward Butte and ruled out witnesses, suggesting a heart attack or sleep loss caused the crash. Deputies later identified the victim from wallet papers.
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St. James Hospital
Sam W. Seyle
East Broadway
Highway 10
Donald
al Boehme
John Garland
Butte
Secret Weapon Breaks Nazi Counterattacks in Belgium
Jan 5 Beffe Sector Belgium reports a new American artillery weapon used on a large scale for the first time. It helped shatter Nazi counter attacks as snow blanketed the area and Beffe saw tank losses. German resistance remained stiff south toward the bulge with ongoing fighting near Coleigne.
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Beffe
Belgium
U. S. First Army
Belgium Bulge
Bulge
Coleigne
Barkley Named Majority Leader
Senate Democrats unanimously renamed Sen. Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky as majority leader. At a party conference they also nominated Sen. Kenneth D. McKellar for president pro tem and re elected Sen. Lis ter Hill as Senate whip. McKellar will replace Carter Glass when the caucus action is ratified.
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Washington
Senate Democrats
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Kenneth D. McKellar
Tennessee
Congress
Sen
Lister Hill
Alabama
McKellar
Weather Forecast West of Divide
West of divide mostly cloudy with light rain or drizzle Saturday. East of divide Saturday partly cloudy with mild south but colder north as snow flurries appear northeast and temperatures drop in the extreme northwest.
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Divide
Hannover and Berlin Hit by RAF Night Bombers
London reports massive RAF raids on Hannover and Berlin as part of a around the clock Allied air offensive. Halifax and Lancaster formations struck Hannover and Berlin with Mosquito blockbusters, following a daytime blow by U.S. heavy bombers and fighters targeting road and rail junctions.
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London
Hannover
Berlin
RAF
Germany
U.S
R.A.F
Missing Butte Sailor Arthur B. Morgan Listed
Arthur B. Morgan, 24, of Butte and Butte High School graduate, served as electrician's mate second class aboard the U S submarine Harder. The sub's status is listed as overdue and presumed lost by the Navy. Morgan last visited Butte in January 1944 and enlisted in October 1942. He trained at San Diego and is survived by extended family in Butte, Spokane, Kali spell, and Scranton.
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Arthur B. Morgan
Butte
Butte High School
U. S
Harder
Navy Department
Morgan
Roy Zollman
Garrison
St. John Parochial School
The
Post
Montana Power Company
San Diego
Zollman
Patricia Morgan
Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing
Spokane
W. J. Pascoe
George P. Murphy
Kalispell
J.J. O'Leary
Scranton
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Philippine Islands
Pacific ‘Ocean
Brussels
LIEGE
LUX
Soberstein
Karlsruhe
Stuttgar
West
Biche
By James F. Meeglincy
Isle of Kyushu
Associated Press
Ford
By Lee Ferrero
James F. Brynes
Col. Keesling
May
D-Ky
By Wes Gallagher
Barkley
Majority
By Richard D. McMillan
Charles Chamberlain
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