Three Italian Generals Reported Dead in Milan Riots
Telegraph reports from Belgrade and international wires claim three Italian officers were slain during street rioting in Milan as German troops intervened. Dispatches describe German occupation of Milan railway station and key communication hubs, with Italian forces possibly fighting on both sides.
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Ion Guard
Milan
Llanan Ro Valley
Burdett
New York
Belgrade
Associated Press
Italy
Byrnes Picked for Supreme Court Post
President Roosevelt selected Senator James F. Byrnes of South Carolina to succeed James C. McReynolds on the Supreme Court. Announcement delayed until the aid to Britain bill is disposed of. Byrnes viewed as a White House-Senate liaison and urged by key senators Barkley Glass and Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
O.R
Senate
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
James C. McReynolds
Supreme Court
McReynolds
White House
Byrnes
Norris
John
Long
Mr. Roosevelt
Arms flooding East Africa as Italians lose in North Africa
Italian arms poured into North Africa to back a fascist empire are being seized by British forces and routed to East Africa where Ethiopian tribes oppose Italian rule. Emperor Haile Selassie rekindles the banners as arms captured in battles such as Sidi Barrani and Tobruk aid Ethiopian resistance with British help. No official counts but reports say the stockpiles are large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkel. Simpson
North Africa
Egypt
Libya
Italy
East Africa
Haile Selassie
Lion of
Juda
Sidi Barrani
Bardia
Tobruk
Cairo
William A O Kelly Named President of Country Club
Country Club directors after the annual meeting elected William A O Kelly president for the coming year. He succeeds J C Ryan as leader with a large crowd noting reports of a banner year and plans for the season. Oscar Peterson was chosen vice president E J Nash treasurer and Eugene Savage secretary both re elected. J C Ryan William A O Kelly and Willard Thompson were named directors with William Meyers W B Daly E J Nash and Oscar Peterson holding over as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Ryan
Oscar Peterson
E. J. Nash
Eugene Savage
Butte Country Club
William A. O’kelly
Mr. O'Kelly
William A. O'Kelly
Willard Thompson
William Meyers
W. B. Daly
O'Kelly
Butte Club
Montana Golf Association
Willkie Backs Full Aid to Britain After Lisbon Visit
Wendell L. Willkie said he favors full aid to Britain and opposes appeasement. After meeting Portuguese Premier Salazar, he reiterated alignment with President Roosevelt and planned to fly to London Sunday night.
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Lisbon
Portugal
U.P
Wendell L. Willkie
London
Britain
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
United States
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Butte Roosevelt Birthday Ball Draws Large Crowd
A large crowd gathered at the Masonic temple in Butte for the Roosevelt birthday ball to aid infantile paralysis victims. The event, part of a nationwide series, featured a pink and white cake and dove motif with Andrew Pettet handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Masonic Temple
President Roosevelt
National Foundation For
Irish minister warns invasion danger not passed
Dublin dispatch reports Sean Lemass, Fife's minister of supply, stating the threat of invasion remains and the crisis of war will come within weeks or months. He warned readers that the danger is far from over and that recent conditions do not signal safety.
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Dublin
Sean Lemass
Fife
Bullitt Warns of Urgency in Britain Aid Debate
William C. Bullitt, testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, warned of a terrible urgency as Britain needs wartime military aid to stand against Germany. He argued that a British defeat could invite a Western hemisphere invasion and totalitarian encirclement. Bullitt stressed the ship of America and called the situation perilous while outlining administration goals.
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Washington
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
France
Bullitt
Daladier
Roosevelt
America
Bloom
D-N. Y
Registered alfalfa seed production rises in Montana in 1940
Montana seed growers report gains in registered alfalfa and small grain seed for 1940. 249 growers held 19 399 acres of registered alfalfa, up from 14 225 acres in 1939, while 140 growers had 2 699 acres of small grain seed passed inspection and 36 crested wheatgrass growers inspected for 2 421 acres. Mercer notes better seed quality and a potential strong demand in 1941.
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Bozeman
Jaan
Montana
Ralph D. Mercer
Extension Agronomist
Montana State College
Mercer
Eleven Indicted in Porto Rico Draft Evasion Case
In San Juan Puerto Rico on January 25 eleven men including Nationalist party members were indicted for failing to register for selective service.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Nationalist Party
United States
Porto Rico
Two Young Men Get Prison Terms in $2 Robbery
George Freeman of Everett Washington and Jack Petty of Seattle were sentenced to three years and two and a half years respectively for a December 22 robbery that netted about $2. The case followed a month of detective work by Sheriff Al McLeod and Deputy Bill Dalling and linked to a car prowling in Rimini. Both had parole histories and FBI records.
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George Freeman
Everett
Wash
Deer Lodge
Jack Petty
Seattle
T. E. Downey
al McLeod
Bill Dalling
William Mengan
Norman Rogers
Rimini
Livingston
McLeod
Washington
Butte
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Caddy From Butte New Tops in Golf
The Professional Golfers' Association announced Joe Novak of Los Angeles as chairman of the teaching program committee. President Tom Walsh said the group would study fundamental golfing mistakes and cures scientifically to simplify the game for the average golfer.
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Miami
Pla
Professional Golfers’ Association
Joe Novak
Los Angeles
Tom Walsh
Novak rises to No 1 in golf world and teaches with film
Novak, once a caddy at Butte Country club, becomes a top golf instructor at Bel Air in Los Angeles. He rarely plays tournaments due to time demands and is famed for introducing moving picture aided golf instruction. He helped set local records during visits from Spokane to Berkeley and remains one of the wealthiest figures in the sport.
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Novak
Joe
Butte Country Club
Pioneer Club
Spokane
Berkeley
Bel Air
Los Angeles
Weather Outlook For Sunday And Monday In Montana
A forecast shows rain or snow for Butte on Sunday and Monday with colder conditions Monday. West of the divide expects rain or snow, while the east is partly to mostly cloudy with light snow in extreme north central Monday. Warmth in the far east and far north on Sunday, but the extreme west turns colder Monday.
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Butte
Montana
Divide
North Central
Butte Skating Carnival Postponed Again
Weatherman postpones final events of Butte Municipal Grade School Skating Carnival due to insufficient ice. Finals were moved from Sunday to await favorable weather as John Lindquist and the parks committee say a proper sheet of ice cannot be guaranteed yet.
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Butte
Clark Park
John Lindquist
City Parks and Playgrounds
Rumanian Frontiers Closed to Halt Iron Guard Rebels
The I N B Hungarian news agency said borders with Russia and Bulgaria were shut to stop escape by rebel Iron Guards. Unconfirmed reports also claimed Romanian rebels blew up the Ploesti to Buzau oil pipeline.
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Budapest
Hungary
Bucharest
Russia
Bulgaria
Iron Guards
Ploesti
Buzau
Italy Reich Plan for One Command
Rome reports Italy and Germany seek a single supreme command over all Axis forces to coordinate land sea and air operations. The Italian high command acknowledges losses at Tobruk but touts new Axis successes at sea as discussions of merged German Italian forces move forward.
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Rome
U.P
Italy
Germany
Tobruk
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Quits as Minister to Norway
Mrs J Borden Harriman testified before the House foreign affairs committee that she had resigned as minister to Norway about six weeks earlier. She said she had no official word but believed the resignation was accepted January 21. She was the first woman officially in a war zone for the United States.
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J. Borden Harriman
Washington
Jaan
Norway
Legislature Guests Tour Butte Mines and City
About 225 members of the Montana House and Senate with wives visited Butte during a weekend recess. The group traveled by five special buses and more than 200 toured underground at Leonard and Mountain Con mines after a luncheon. The Chamber of Commerce staged city tours and a dinner for the visitors before they returned to Helena.
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Montana
Butte
Montana House of Representatives and
Senate
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Capitol
Leonard
Mountain Con
Chamber of Commerce
Helena
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Berlin
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Camp McCoy
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Door
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Tony Peterson
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Ed O'Bryne
Ann M. Quinn
James Burns
al LaForest
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Steve Harvey
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W. J. Sullivan
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Paul Erler
P. BE. Burke
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