British Forces Prepare for Siege at Tobruk English Claim Submarine Victory
British admiralty says the submarine Tuna hit the conning tower of a German U-boat after sinking an armed tug. Tuna chased the U-boat for nearly an hour, forcing it to dive as enemy escorts arrived. A separate air raid hit an east Anglia town, killing two and injuring several, while Westminster and Temple sites suffered fire and water damage in raids.
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East Anglia
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Westminster Cathedral
England
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Temple
Inn of Court
Middle Temple
Stage Nearly Set for New Attacks on Tobruk
British forces consolidated in the Tobruk area and seized El Adem airfield as desert cavalry moved into position for a siege of Tobruk. Officials warned a rout could derail Mussolini’s plans to hold Bengasi and block a farther push toward Tripoli.
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Egypt
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Ymen
Rodolfo Graziani
Bengasi
Tripoli
Desert blitz drives toward Tunisian coast clears Libya
KIRKE L. SIMPSON reports Britain pushes through Libyan deserts after Bardia victory. Tobruk 80 miles west is cut off, Bengali 250 miles farther, Tripoli bombed as British claim 30,000 Italian prisoners taken with light casualties, signaling rapid coastal Libyan clearance.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
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Libya
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Tobruk
Tripoli
Tunisia
Egypt
Marshal Graziani
Peterson Leads Campaign Ace With 22 Hits
Hard working C. L. Peterson, captain of patrol bomber squadron D under J. R. Thomas, tops the 18 campaign workers with 22 hits and receives a special citation at the Finlen hotel dinner next Tuesday. N. L. Richmond leads wings with 145 hits, Thomas 58 as squadron commander. Chamber members should reserve for the annual dinner at Finlen, Tuesday at 7:30. campaign opens Tuesday and closes Jan 20. Chief of Staff R. J. MacDonald to preside tonight.
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J. R. Thomas
Butte Chamber of Commerce Flying Corps
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Finlen
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Chamber of Commerce
Finlen Hotel
Chamber
Jim Bertoglio
R. J. MacDonald
Chamber of Commerce Flying Corps
Death in Anaconda as bicyclist killed in city crash
Herbert Summers twelve-year-old of Anaconda died after his bicycle struck a car as he rode with two companions toward the city skating rink. The driver Maurice Adams of 510 Elm street was questioned by the county attorney. Summers’ body remains at Kendrick funeral home with an inquest to be held.
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Joseph Summers
East Eighth Street
Maurice J. Adams
Elm Street
Burke F. Flick
Young Summers
City Commons
Summers
Emmet Beck
Emmett Bock
Alder Street
George Lombardi
Andrew Lombardi
Bock
Main Street
Adams
Sixth Street
Steve Percin
Percin
St. Ann's Hospital
Dick Daniels
Arthur A. Longfellow
Ernest
Vera
Montana
Ruth
D. M. Campbell
Opportunity
Ray Bybee
Idaho Falls
Kendrick Funeral Home
Widely Known Butte Native Dies in Arkansas
John Joseph O Connor a 33 year old Butte native and noted resident died suddenly in Little Rock Arkansas yesterday He had moved there December 26 to take an engineering post with the federal government His body was found by wife Martha at their home in Little Rock after he had returned from work He was one of four brothers whose draft orders came in close sequence The Butte home remains at 834 Zarelda street Continued on page 12 col 7
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Butte
Little Rock
Ark
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Zarelda Street
Mr. O'Connor
Congress May Get Loan Lease Plan in 48 Hours
Roosevelt plans to submit a loan or lease program for war materials to Great Britain China and Greece within 48 hours. The proposal would require new legislation and be presented to both houses with leaders urging swift action.
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China
Greece
Record Peacetime Budget Sent to Congress
President Roosevelt sent Congress a peacetime budget of 17.485 billion dollars, a record for peace, with plans to request additional funds to boost U S armaments and war supply production under lend lease to England as the next fiscal year begins.
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England
Montana Youth Wins Sullivan Award
Gregory Rice of Missoula and Notre Dame fame won the 1940 Sullivan Award as the top athlete advancing sportsmanship. He led with 113 points among 600 sport leaders, ahead of Al Patnik of Ohio State in a nationwide vote.
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New York
Gregory Rice
Sullivan
Rice
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Missoula
Submarine Regulus Believed Lost by British Navy
The ad miralty said the Regulus is overdue and must be regarded as lost. The 1475 ton submarine carried about 50 crew and is the 22nd submarine lost by Britain since the war began.
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London
Admiralty
Weather Outlook for Butte and Montana
Butte and Montana forecast largely cloudy Thursday and Friday with little temperature change. The eastern edge of Montana may see warmer conditions on Thursday while western areas stay mostly unchanged.
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Butte
Montana
Legislators Move Swiftly On State Changes In Helena
In Helena the Twenty seventh Legislature quickened action on Gov Ford's reform agenda. House members advance a uniform drivers license bill and plan reapportionment following the 1940 census, while debate grows on repealing the "Hitler" law. A rapid $165000 appropriation bill funds mileage per diem and incidentals for lawmakers and staff, signed into law by Governor Ford.
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Jan
Sam C. Ford
Tom
Stone
Ted Cummings
D.-Cascade
E. J. Byrne
D.toole
House of Representatives
Ford
Sam Spiegel
Silver Bow
House
James Dougherty
D.powell
Appropriations Committee
Baxter Succeeds Sims as Bagdad Shrine Head at Butte Event
Bozeman businessman R George Baxter was elected potentate of Bagdad temple Shrine at the Butte Masonic temple election on Wednesday night. Also named were L R Margetts chief rabban Oscar A Johnson and J D Dyas high priest and prophet. delegates to Indianapolis Imperial Council are Baxter Kemma Hirsh. Newly elected officers were installed by retiring A R Sims of Butte.
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Masonic Temple
L. R. Margetts
Butte
Rabban
Oscar A. Johnson
Anaconda
J. D. Dyas
Joseph C. Patterson
Oriental Guide
William R. Youlden
John F. Lindland
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