Merchants and Clerks to Open Bond Drive Rally
Merchants and clerks of the Mining city gather at the Rialto theater Thursday morning to kick off Silver Bow county's campaign to buy 3,879,600 dollars in war bonds as part of the Fourth War Loan drive. Final arrangements were set after a meeting with R L Ruhle and the county loan chairman. The rally includes an outline of clerks’ participation and a tribute to local residents’ sacrifices, with doors opening at 8 40 and attendees urged to be seated by 8 45.
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Rialto Theater
Silver Bow County
Butte Merchants’ War Bond Committee
R. L. Ruhle
Silver Bow
Paul Cannon
Merchants’ War Bond Committee
Russians Cite Story on Proposed Peace
London telegram reports Moscow acknowledged Britain’s rejection of peace talks with Germany while citing a Sunday Times story as basis for rumors of Nazi peace overtures. Pravda published a Cairo rumor about British figures meeting von Ribentrop on the Iberian peninsula. Britain denied it. Tass relayed the denial.
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London
Moscow
Britain
Germany
Pravda
Communist Party
Cairo
Joachim von Ribentrop
Iberian Peninsula
Tass
Moscow Radio
Ankara
Sunday Times
Wilhelmstrasse
Schmidt
Papen
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Sunday Times of London
Times of London
Lack of Snow Threatens Midwest Crops
Chicago January 18. Drought and little snow threaten winter wheat and spring crops across the Central states. Weather forecaster G L Canaday notes Chicago snow fell 3.6 inches Dec 1 to Jan 15 1944 versus 13 inches normal. Chicago moisture 4.26 inches vs 11.24 inches expected, signaling potential serious crop risk without heavy rains or snow.
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Chicago
Central States
G. L. Canaday
Canaday
Stores Open Late For Victory Rally In Butte
Butte retailers and clerks will open at 10:00 AM Thursday instead of 9:30 AM to attend the Retailers for Victory War Bond rally at the Rialto theater. Report at 8:45 AM, must be seated by 9:00 AM as the rally begins promptly.
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Butte
Rialto Theater
Rally Opens With Pep Songs For Fourth War Loan Drive
The audience led by S. M. Haslett of the Navy V-12 unit at Montana School of Mines will sing pep songs with Larry Smith and Bert Henson assisting. The 9 o'clock rally features a color guard from Butte, with Mrs. James Cummins leading “God Bless America” and Mr. Cannon outlining the rally’s purpose and the Fourth War Loan drive. War films will follow, showing reels including graphic action scenes from the car.
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S. M. Haslett
Montana School of Mines
Larry Smith
Bert Henson
Merchants’ Group
Haslett
Butte
James Cummins
Cannon
Nazis mock U.S. war bond buyers on Berlin radio
New York report from January 18 notes Berlin radio labeled American buyers of war bonds as "boobs." The broadcast, captured by CBS, ridiculed the Roosevelt Morgenthau bond program and criticized U.S. citizens who invest in bonds. The remark reflects wartime propaganda aims to undermine American morale and support for funding the war effort.
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New York
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Berlin
C.B.S
Bridges Appeal Set On Deportation To Australia
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals said it will sit February 8 to hear Harry Bridges appeal from an order that would deport him to Australia where he was born.
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San Francisco
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Harry Bridges
Australia
Hitler's Army in Italy at New Lines
Allied reports from Algiers on January eighteenth describe Hitler’s Tenth Army withdrawing to the Gustav line near the Rapido river to defend Cassino en route to Rome. American patrols crossed the Rapido, French troops advanced toward Sant'Elia, and Canadian forces pressed the Tommaso front while Allied air power targeted Arezzo, Pontassieve, Pratt and other railway hubs to choke German supply lines ahead of a major Cassino thrust.
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Algiers
Hitler
Gustav Line
Rapido River
Cassino
Rome
Sant’elia
Rapido
Naples
Volturno
Fifth
Fifth Army
Mark W. Clark
Tommaso
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Arielli
Fifteenth
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Italy
Arezzo
Pontassieve
Pratt
Florence
R. A. F. Wellingtons
Pisa
Chiaravelle
Viterbo
Orte
Anzio
Polo
1500 Known Dead in Earthquake
Buenos Aires reports 1500 dead and 3000 injured from the weekend earthquake that wrecked San Juan. Officials fear the toll could reach 3000 with 600 identified. Damage estimates rise to 400 million pesos about 109 million dollars as Argentina observes a day of national mourning.
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Buenos Aires
San Juan
Argentina
Railroads Return to Private Control After Wage Deal
Washington January 18 1944 the railroad wage dispute ends with raises for 1 100 000 non operating workers and the government seized lines ordered back to private management at midnight Tuesday. Secretary Stimson says carrier and labor agreements approved by the wage stabilization director ensure uninterrupted service as Army control ends and the War Department exits the railroad business.
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Washington
Henry L. Stimson
White House
Stimson
War Department
Cherbourg Bombed Report Suppressed in Allied Updates
A Vichy radio broadcast claimed Cherbourg was bombed but R A F and U S Headquarters in England did not announce any Allied air operations on Tuesday. The report remains unconfirmed by official sources and details are unclear.
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London
Vichy
Cherbourg
U. S
England
Edith Fairbanks Weds British Royal Navy Officer
Edith Sylvia Fairbanks widow of actor Doug Fairbanks and former Lady Ashley married Lieutenant Commander Edward John Lord Stanley of the British Royal Navy Reserve in Boston on a Tuesday night. It marks her third marriage.
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Boston
Edith Sylvia Fairbanks
Lady Ashley
Doug Fairbanks
Comar
Edward John Lord Stanley
Royal Navy Reserve
Bushmasters Push Japs Back At Arawe In Jungle Fight
Advanced Allied Headquarters reports the 158th U S Infantry Bushmasters driven 1000 yards beyond the Arawe beachhead defeating 28 Japanese machine gun positions. Allied losses were light as 139 Japanese were killed and a portion of a field artillery battery captured.
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New Guinea
158Th
U. S. Infantry
Arizona
New Mexico
Arawe
Tokyo
Pacific Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Texas Cavalry
Panama
Kiriwina Island
Southwest Pacific
Ambon
Ambonia
Tanimbar
Senate Defeats Tax Bill Move
The Senate defeated an effort to strike from the new tax bill a provision that would require labor unions and other non profit organizations to file annual financial returns with the Treasury. The vote was 43 to 34 against removing the provision. Labor spokesmen argued it amounts to government intrusion into financing.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
Clark
D.-Mo
Butte Marine Dodged Grenades On Tarawa Fight
Private First Class Walter Daniel Green, son of Mrs. Mary Green of 3149 Placer Street, recuperates at United States Naval Hospital Oakland after Tarawa landing wounds. He recalls advancing past pillboxes and tank traps, noting the peril of machine gun fire and his luck in escaping serious injury. He wears the Purple Heart awarded overseas.
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United States Naval Hospital
Oakland
Calif
Walter Daniel Green
Mary Green
Placer Street
Tarawa
Green
Fighter Pilot Ties Record
Major James H. Howard, a Mustang fighter pilot, reportedly downed six enemy planes in a single day defending a Flying Fortress formation. His feat parallels the legendary O’Hare and compares with Foss and Boyington’s air battles, highlighting Howard as a rising American air hero in World War II.
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James H. Howard
Mustang
Howard
Comdr
Edward H
Butch) O'Hare
Pacific
O'Hare
Joe Foss
Sioux Falls
S. D
Gregory (Pappy) Boyington
Okanogan
Wash
Eddie Rickerbacker
Boyington
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Foss
President Roosevelt Confers With Eisenhower and Others
President Roosevelt disclosed at a press radio briefing that he had conferred with Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower Admiral William F. Halsey and Lt. Gen. George C. Kenney to explore coordinating forceful pressure against the enemy in Europe and Asia He stressed ensuring adequate supplies for war theaters and said he had no new information on Pravda rumors or the Polish situation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
William F. Halsey
George C. Kenney
Europe
Asia
Eisenhower
England
Halsey
South Pacific
Kenney
Southwest Pacific
Pravda
Moscow
Joachim von Ribbentrop
War production threatened by molders and foundry strike
The War Labor Board urged 6000 Oregon and Washington molders and foundry workers to end a stoppage disrupting critical war material production. Boeing and regional board officials warned of halted Flying Fortress output and broader war industry disruption if the strike continues, with potential impact on shipbuilding, trucks, and repairs.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Oregon
International Molders and Foundry Workers Union of North America
AF. L
Pacific Northwest Foundry and Employers’ Committee
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Seattle
A. F. L.-affiliated
Boeing Aircraft Company
Bernard D. Morley
Army Air Forces
Flying Fortress
T. A. Martin
Struck Iron Works
Portland
Tacoma
Red army launches two new offensives near Leningrad
London report says Soviet forces shattered German defense lines west and south of Leningrad and push to clear the ring around the city. Moscow claimed gains began days ago with Carl Manuilsky citing heavy German losses of about 550,000 men and 6,000 tanks over two months. Oranienbaum base remains in Russian hands as information continues from Moscow radio.
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London
Red Army
Leningrad
Oranienbaum
Novogorod
Moscow
Russia
Moscow Radio
Dmitri Manuilsky
Communist Party Central Committee
Baltic
Soldier Pay Bill in Lower House
Washington officials report a bill proposing a top $300 for war veterans upon discharge moving through the House amid debate over adequacy. Supporters call the figure modest while opponents warn it may be insufficient or tax the government. amendments to raise to $700 or $500 are awaited.
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Washington
House
Military Committee
Senate
Butte Weather Forecast and Regional Update
Butte reports include mainly cloudy skies with light rain or snow in northern mountains and modest temperature shifts. Tuesday highs reach 40 and lows near 21, with little change west of the continental divide and fair to partly cloudy conditions east of the divide. Wednesday brings mild conditions with increasing clouds and similar temperatures.
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Butte
Montana
Continental Divide
Unimpressed Committee Drops National Service Act Fate
Washington January 18 national service legislation was shelved by the House military committee after Roosevelt proposed it a week ago. Chairman May said action did not close future consideration. Two leading lawmakers privately doubted passage now, saying revival would hinge on war production disruption or casualties. They blamed late White House timing and controversial conditions tied to taxes subsidies and OPA.
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Washington
Congressional
Roosevelt
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
White House
Capitol
Pearl Harbor
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Cape Gloucester
New Britain
United States Navy
Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
Associated Press
Ore
H. W. Sprague
Sprague
Unimpressed Committee
All
National Service Act
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