War Heroes to Be Read at Bond Meeting Today
Butte merchants and clerks plan a Rialto Theater rally to launch the Fourth War Loan drive for 3 879 600 dollars. The program features a roll call of local dead and missing and personal appearances by three overseas veterans Lt Comdr Ben F Hardin Fireman first class Francis Owens and Marine Kevin Clark.
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Bond Meeting
Rialto Theater
Silver Bow County
Butte
Ben F. Hardin
Navy
Aleutians
A. T. Hibbard
Montana War Finance Committee
Fourth War Loan
R. H. Ruble
Paul Cannon
Butte Merchants’ War Bond
Navy Planes Hit Caroline Island Raid Targets Kusaie
United States Pacific Fleet announces long range Navy planes bombed the Japanese mandating Caroline island of Kusaie and Army planes hit Mili atoll in the Marshalls. No aircraft losses were reported. The action marks the first American attack on the Carolines, seen as a potential staging base for fighters and bombers reinforcing the Marshalls north of the Gilberts.
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United States Pacific Fleet
Prat! Harbor
U.P
Caroline Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Kusaie
Truk
Tarawa Atoll
Gilberts
Mili Atoll
Marshalls
Carolines
Marshall Islands
Soviets Seize Two Key Fortress Areas
London reports a major Soviet offensive near Leningrad with 12 miles of gains taking the fortresses Krasnoye Selo and Ropsha. The drive broke through reinforced concrete fortifications and captured 36 large artillery pieces, while a parallel advance moved 19 miles across three railways in the Volkhov river area.
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London
Leningrad
Red Army
Volkhov River
Lake Ilmen
Krasnoye Selo
Ropsha
Oranienbaum
Pulkovo
Swiss Paper Suggests Hitler Plans Negotiations With Reds
Roosevelt domestic program hit another setback as the Senate banking committee approved a two point bill by Senator Bankhead to extend the Commodity Credit corporation and ban food subsidies after June 30. The measure, 10 to 9, would end the year with no new $1.5 billion price support authority. Taft and Tobey backed the revised bill on the second vote.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Banking Committee
Bankhead
D-Ala
Commodity Credit Corporation
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Tobey
New Hampshire
Officials Seek to End Strike of Foundry Workers
Seattle January 19 union officials and government representatives met to end a 6000 worker strike in Oregon and Washington. Rear Adm. Howard L. Vickery threatened to cancel maritime contracts. He noted shipcastings scarce and considered sourcing elsewhere. Moulders protested a wage decision that denied an 8 cent raise to journeymen, while smaller increases were granted in lower brackets.
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Seattle
Oregon
Washington
Howard L. Vickery
Maritime Commission
Vickery
Portland
Ore
A. F. L. Moulders and Foundry Workers Union
WLB
Weather Outlook for Montana Regions Through Thursday
Montana west of the continental divide shows partly cloudy skies with mild conditions through Thursday night and foggy valley conditions at times. East of the divide remains partly cloudy through Thursday night with slightly warmer readings in the northeast and fresh to strong winds across the west.
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Montana
Continental Divide
Russians Denounce Defeatists in Britain and America
The Geneva paper La Suisse reported Hitler drafted 1944 diplomatic moves and sent Baron von Papen to Ankara to broker with Moscow for Russian exit from the western Allies. Moscow magazine War and the Working Class condemned Nazi defeatists in the United States and Britain and urged cleansing of the political atmosphere.
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Bern
Switzerland
U.P
Geneva
la Suisse
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Basle
Ankara
Baron Franz von Papen
Turkey
Germany
Moscow
von Papen
London
War and the
Hitler
Teheran
Reuters
United States
Britain
Goebbels Predicts an Invasion Within 90 Days
London dispatch reports German Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels predicting an Allied invasion of Europe within 90 days in his Das Reich article titled In Ninety Days. He warned the German command to prepare despite enemy bluffing and said there can be no surprise if invasion occurs anywhere in Europe.
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London
Europe
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Das Reich
Washington
Goebbels
Fires Burn Over Montana Areas
Fires raged across 1200 acres near Great Falls and Saddle Butte, threatening Lohman and ranches, with 100 soldiers aiding civilian crews. The blaze, fueled by gusty winds, burned through grazing land, damaged stock and buildings likely, and required continued patrols as fire crews fought to protect farms and livestock.
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Saddle Butte
Montana
Cascade
Here
Lohman
Great Falls
Spanish Coulee
Ulm
Belt
Arthur Anderson
Anderson
the Tribune
Continuing Quakes Rock Ruined City
SAN JUAN Argentina Jan 19 The ruined city of San Juan was shaken again by an earthquake and toppling walls endanger workmen digging into the debris caused by Saturday night s shock which wrecked most of city s buildings and killed more than 1500 persons Since the quake Saturday night the city has experienced a series of tremblors
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San Juan
Argentina
Pilot survives terrifying spin to land in English farm field
Flight Officer Malcolm D. Hughes from Drummond Montana bailed out of a P-38 over England after a tail loss in a 35 000 foot hailstorm. He landed in a beet field with injuries but survived the spin and parachute mishap, aided by two English girls who helped later.
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England
Drummond
Mont
Malcolm D. Hughes
United States Army Photographic Reconnaissance and Mapping Group
France
English Channel
Hughes
Drummond, Mont
Flyer
Army Photo Reconnaissance Group
British Open Attacks on Way to Rome
Allied forces press a strong offensive along the Appian way toward Rome. British troops cross the Garigliano River, establishing bridgeheads at Suio Argento and near a Capua to Capua–Tome railroad crossing amid heavy German resistance. Cassino remains the focal point as American artillery shells prepare an assault. The Fifth Army reports intense fighting east of Gaeta with German counterattacks.
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Algiers
Rome
Garigliano
Cassino
Fifth Army
Gulf of Gaeta
Mark W Clark
Suio
Capua
Tome
Argento
Quick Veteran Aid Pushed
Walter Barnard of Silver Bow post No. 1 announced a comprehensive program by the American Legion to aid World War II veterans discharged as numbers rise. He cited a Montana department effort and noted 3,100 veterans statewide had returned to civilian life by December.
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American Legion
Walter Barnard
Silver Bow Post No. 1
Legion Hall
Barnard
Montana
Helena
George
Rome Waterworks Destroyed in Allied Air Raid
Berlin reports Rome water works destroyed in an Allied air attack on the outskirts of Rome. The Rome radio says residents were told to conserve water as repairs are underway. No Allied confirmation of the attack. rail yards and other suburbs were targeted last week.
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London
Rome
Aldermen Adjourn in Honor of Bereaved Mayor
The Butte city council adjourned in regular session with Alderman Emmet Malone presiding in Mayor Barry O Leary s absence. The mayor s daughter Mary Frances O Leary died Monday. Aldermen visited the O Leary home at 410 North Washington. Funeral services for Miss O Leary set for Friday at 9 30 am at St Patrick church. city hall to close from 9 to 1.
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Butte
Emmet Malone
Third Ward
Barry O'Leary
Mary Frances O'Leary
O'Leary
North
Washington Street
Miss O'Leary
St. Patrick Church
Signals From Shore Aided Japs in West Coast Attacks
Washington dispatch reports Lt. Gen. John L. DeWitt states shore signals aided Japanese attacks on the west coast early in World War II. After evacuating Japanese residents, signaling was virtually eliminated and outbound shipping attacks declined. DeWitt cites three incidents illustrating hostile communications, including Goleta oil installations and forest fire arson aims near Brookings and Mt. Emily.
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DeWitt
West Coast
Washington
John L. DeWitt
George C. Marshall
Western Defense Command
Fourth Army
West
Justice Department
Army
Pearl Harbor
Goleta
Santa Barbara
Calif
Brookings
Mt. Emily
Ore
Pacific Coast
Ernie Pyle Will Be Found on Page Eight
Columnist Ernie Pyle remains a feature on page eight of the edition, with readers urged to check the page for his latest dispatches and observations.
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Ernie Pyle
Stimson Urges Service Law in War Strain Debate
Secretary Stimson told a Senate committee that overseas troops resent home strikes and urged a national service law while Congress weighs civilian labor conscription for wartime production. He said labor shortages threaten 1944 goals in aircraft, coal, lumber, and ball bearings, and that public sacrifice must equal military burdens.
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Washington
Stimson
Senate
Congress
House Military Committee
Roosevelt
Stimpson
Austin
R.-Vt
Wadsworth
New York
Patterson
Raid sinks eight Japanese ships as 18 Nip planes fall
Advanced Allied Headquarters reports more than 100 American torpedo planes dive bombers and fighters hit Rabaul New Britain on Monday, sinking three Japanese ships and damaging three more while losing 12 American aircraft. U S Marines repelled a counter attack on Hill 660 killing 126 enemy troops. Bougainville patrols crossed the Torokina river with artillery support. Allied reconnaissance hit Banda islands destroying buildings and starting fires.
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New Guinea
U.P
Solomons
Rabaul
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
Nippon
U. S S
Cape Gloucester
Bougainville Island
Empress Augusta Bay
Torokina River
Simpson Harbor
Mkeravia Harbor
Simpson
MacArthur
Arawe
Banda Islands
Dutch New Guinea
Bank to buy $500,000 war bonds for four Northwest states
SPOKANE January 19 The Federal Land Bank of Spokane is purchasing 500000 in war bonds for each of the fourth Northwest states in the Fourth War Loan drive President R E Brown announced Wednesday.
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Spokane
Federal Land Bank of
Northwest
R. E. Brown
City-Wide Waste Paper Drive Planned in Butte on Friday
Butte starts its second 1944 city-wide waste paper collection Friday to aid the war effort. Ray L. Ruhle urged households to have paper ready for school children who will canvass neighborhoods and trucks will collect the paper at schools for transfer to a central point and shipment to mills. In Walkerville a separate community drive was announced with plans for participation and collection machinery.
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Butte
Young
Young America
Silver Bow County Salvage Committee
Ray L. Ruhle
Walkerville
Elmer Janovec
Pre-Flight Study Planned In Butte For Air Corps Reservists
Civil Air Patrol launches a pre induction aviation training program in Butte to prepare 17 year old enlisted reservists for Air Corps cadet training after they turn 18. Lt. R L Hendee and local CAP members outline CAPs nationwide role and benefits for future pilots bombardiers and navigators. The program will align with similar efforts across the nation as boys already in CAP study aviation careers and await active duty calls.
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Civil Air Patrol
Air Corps
Butte
R. L. Hendee
Army
Army Air Forces
Army Air Force
H. L. Casebeer
John Fox
W. A. Wood
P. K. Ramsey
George Vivian
John Truzzolino
R. J. Hill
Wilbur Pedlar
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Caroline Island
James M. Long
Deuce
America
United States Air
By Edward Kennedy
British Supply Council
Sir Andrew Rae Duncan
Legion Aids
Don Caswell
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