U S Bases Loan Lease Bill Favored by Senate Group
The report outlines campaign results from the Butte Chamber of Commerce Flying Corps finance drive. Officers and flyers achieved 523 hits totaling 21 380 dollars toward a 25 000 dollar goal to support Butte interests this year. Wing and squadron leaders led top contributions across bomber and fighter units with hundreds of hits and thousands in valuation.
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Butte Chamber of Commerce Flying Corps
Butte
Ucommander
V. Jones
Aces
A. J. Knievel
J. H. Rowe
C. H. Gallagher
C. W. Jones
N. L. Richmond
J. R. Thomas
J. J. Burke
Ben Hardin
J. D. Newman
OC. W. Jones
Flying Corps
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Agreement Reached on Eight U S Bases in British Isles Possessions
Secretary Hull announced that the United States and Great Britain agreed on eight American air and naval base sites in British possessions in the western hemisphere. Formal 99 year leases will be signed after an American mission, including Fahy Malony and Biesemeir, resolves technical details before traveling to London January 17.
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Washington
Hull
United States
Great Britain
Western Hemisphere
Charles Fahy
Harry J. Malony
U. S. Army
Harold Biesemeir
U. S. Navy
Oil shortage may limit Axis war effort in Libya and Albania
British report notes a seized fleet of grounded Italian planes in Libya and links Axis reverses to fuel scarcity. The piece argues fuel constraints affect air and sea performance in Africa and Albania, and even Naz i air attacks on England may reflect oil shortages more than weather.
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Africa
Albania
Italy
Libya
Axis
England
Channel
Armstead robbery suspect jailed on West Coast
William Kerckel age 26 and two others allegedly robbed the Armstead post office on December 19 stealing money order blanks. He was arrested Friday in San Francisco and will face removal hearings in California. Three bags linked to the men were found December 29 at a local hotel in Butte. Kerckel formerly served 10 years for forgery in Cascade County and was paroled in 1940.
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William Kerckel
Armstead
San Francisco
Associated Press
U. S
Ernest E. Williams
California
Butte
Kercker
Ed Molthen
Kerckel
Molthen
Montana State Penitentiary
Cascade County
Ambulance Tour To Visit Montana Cities On War Aid Mission
An ambulance en route to war torn Europe will stop in Montana including Missoula Anaconda Butte Bozeman Livingston Helena Great Falls Lewistown Billings Miles City and Glendive The trip aims to rally American aid for Britain and allies and raise funds for England supplies The visit in Butte will occur late this month with details and date to be announced.
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Europe
Butte
Douglas Oldershaw
New York Giants
United States
Great Britain
England
Montana
Missoula
Anaconda
Bozeman
Livingston
Helena
Great Falls
Lewistown
Billings
Miles City
Glendive
House to Act First on Legislation
A Senate foreign relations panel backed Roosevelt war materiel aid to resisting aggressors with eight for and four against the bill. The House will lead action next, amid committee clashes over jurisdiction and possible amendments. Speaker Rayburn expressed confidence the legislation would pass, while opposition formed in the Senate led by Senator Wheeler.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Bloom
D-N.y
Rayburn
Senate
Wheeler
Dmont
George
British Planes Bomb Valona as Dukati Front Flareups Rise
British and Greek air forces bombed Valona Saturday night causing harbor damage and seven deaths with 19 wounded. Italian counter-attacks near Dukati were repelled while Greeks reportedly seized weapons and vehicles. six German bombers were seen at Tirana before moving to Elbasan.
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Struga
Yugoslavia
Valona
Dukati
Tirana
Elbasan
Athens
Cvon
London Stands Firm Against Fire Onslaught
London faced a heavy raid as hundreds of bombs and incendiaries fell on the city. Fire watchers and volunteers battled blazes while observers noted the attack did not match the 1940 great fire in scope or destruction.
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London
Britain
Civic Club Banquet Tuesday Night Attracts Crowd
A joint civic club and Chamber of Commerce banquet at the Finlen hotel Tuesday evening features W H Hoover western general counsel for Anaconda Copper Mining Co. The program includes an address on Chamber work and state industrial development, with music by an orchestra and Evelyn Rouleau and others. Reservations close Monday at 5. Proceeds aim to boost community effort.
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W. H. Hoover
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Chamber of Commerce
Finlen Hotel
Butte Alimony Club Members Pay Dues Worth 2200 Monthly
Sixty five members of the Butte alimony club pay dues totaling 2200 a month with an average 33.24 per member. Some men forward payments to their ex wives while others route through the clerk of the state district court.
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Butte ‘Alimony Club
Butte “Alimony Club
State District Court
Selective Club
John
Butte
Hoover to Speak at Civic Club Banquet in Finlen Hotel
Mr. Hoover will deliver an address of importance to every citizen of Butte at the joint Civic Club and Chamber of Commerce banquet in the Finlen hotel next Tuesday evening. Reservations indicate a capacity crowd.
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Butte
Hoover
Civic Club and Chamber of Commerce
Finlen Hotel
Wheeler Will Discuss Lease Lend Measure in Two Talks
Senator Wheeler of Montana will discuss presidential policies and the lease-lend bill in two Sunday radio broadcasts. He joins a Chicago University round-table on the President Speaks at 12:30 p.m. and appears on the American Radio Forum of the Air at 6 p.m. on Mutual.
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Washington
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Chicago University
National Broadcasting Company
Red Network
American Radio Forum of
Mutual Broadcasting System
Oil Company Files Articles With Secretary of State
Helena Jan. 11 The Mills Oil company filed articles of incorporation with Secretary of State Bam W. Mitchell declaring intention to operate oil wells and pipelines with headquarters in Shelby.
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Oil Company
Secretary of State
Helena
The
Mills Oil Company
Bam W. Mitchell
Bhelby
Weather watch for Butte and Montana
Generally fair conditions expected across Butte and Montana on Sunday and Monday with little change in temperatures. Local readers are advised to plan outdoor activities accordingly.
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Butte
Montana
New England Suffers Attack of Flu
Hundreds of New England businesses ran with reduced staff as a mild flu outbreak kept thousands home and prompted school closings. Boston reported about 18,000 ill students. Salem Haverhill Gardner Massachusetts Augusta Maine also affected.
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New England
Boston
Massachusetts
Salem
Haverhill and Gardner
Mass
Augusta
Maine Woods
Maine
Services Held for Mrs. Theodore Brantley in Helena
Funeral services were held in Helena for Mrs. Theodore Brantley 76 widow of a Montana chief justice The Rev C B Whittler of the Presbyterian church officiated and burial followed in Forestvale cemetery She died early at the home of Mrs Frank Hazelbaker in Dillon Montana
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Helena
Theodore Brantley
Montana
C. BE. Whittler
Presbyterian Church
Forestvale
Brantly
Dillon
Frank Hazelbaker
Survey Finds Rising Cost to Fill Family Market Basket
The Labor Department reports a 1.4 percent rise in food prices over five weeks from Nov 12 to Dec 17, with increases up to 39 percent in 54 cities. A family of four now spends about $10 weekly on food, about 24 cents more than a year ago, while overall prices remain three percent below the 1935 39 average. Principal gains occurred in butter chickens and fresh foods, with other items like flour pork and lard also showing increases.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Home Economics
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Black Sea
Hungary
Hitler
Civic Club
Mr. Hoover
James H. Rowe
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