Allied Bombardment Presses Iwo Jima From Sea and Sky
Pacific fleet warships and B-29s and Liberators joined in a coordinated air and naval barrage on Iwo Jima, smashing airfield and shipping targets. Nimitz reported fires leaping thousands of feet as vessels burned. about 100 Liberators dropped over 70 tons and B-29s 117 tons on airfield zones. The raid left one enemy cargo vessel exploded and two others burning amid heavy destruction on the small volcanic island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Jan
U.P
Iwo Jima Island
Chester W. Nimitz
America
Tokyo
Saipan
Iwo Jima
Honshu
Pacific
Iow
Nimitz
Clark Field Falls to American Forces in Philippines Drive
American forces captured Clark Field and Fort Stotsenburg as part of a rapid advance toward Manila. Major General Oscar W. Griswold’s 14th army corps pushed beyond the air base, avoiding concentrated Japanese resistance and probing adjacent hills for remaining threats. Rescue actions and bombardments targeted nearby Corregidor Cavite and land mines clutter the area as the drive continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General MacArthur
Clark Field
Fort Stotsenburg
Manila
Lingayen Gulf
America
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
China
Oscar W. Griswold
14Th Army Corps
Griswold
Corregidor
Cavite
Mount Arayat
Luzon
14Th Corps
Sixth Army
Allied Gunners Bombard Siegfried Fortresses At Trier And Bitburg
Long-range U S Third Army guns and Allied aircraft battered Siegfried forts at Trier and Bitburg while German forces attacked in Alsace threatening Haguenau. Allied forces mass for a synchronized push with the Russian advance as German columns retreat under bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siegfried
Trier
Bitburg
Paris
U.P
Third Army
Alsace
Seventh Army
Haguenau
Agencies Clarify Draft Status For Butte Copper Workers
Butte labor leaders sought clarity on draft and manpower rules for copper industry workers. The Butte Victory Labor Management committee published statements from state representatives of the Selective Service, War Manpower Commission, and War Production Board after a Tuesday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte Victory Labor Management Committee
Selective Service
War Manpower Commission
War Production Board
Labor Management Committee
Butte
Warren Ferrin
Denver
J. H. O'Connell
F. A. Lange
O. C. Lamport
Oscar Baarson
Lieutenant John C. Brown Jr. Killed in Navy Plane Crash
Lt. John C. Brown Jr., 27, died in a Long Island plane crash, the Navy notified his parents of 520 West Fifth Street. He enlisted in the Navy Air Corps on February 13, 1941. Born August 7, 1918, in Durant, he later moved to Anaconda and worked as a railway messenger during school vacations. Details of the accident and funeral arrangements were pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
John C. Brown, Jr
Long Island
N. Y
Navy Department
John C. Brown
West Fifth Street
Brown
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway
British carrier planes attack Palembang amid Southeast Asia signals threat
Japanese broadcasts claim British carrier aircraft struck Palembang in southeastern Sumatra and damaged ground installations as Tokyo acknowledges a new two way challenge to communications with Southeast Asia. No Allied confirmation yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
William S. Halsey
U.S. Third Fleet
Nippon
Palembang
Sumatra
Southeast Asia
Tokyo
Singapore
Indian Ocean
Musi
United Press
San Francisco
Royal Navy
Madan
Sabang
Walker Nominated for Another Term as Postmaster General
President Roosevelt nominated Frank C. Walker for another term as postmaster general. The cabinet post has a fixed term by law, lasting through the presidential term plus one month, requiring a new nomination roughly every four years. Walker, once a Boy Scout in Butte and a local lawyer, later served as counsel for theater interests before moving East. He accompanied his brother Judge T. J. Walker’s funeral from New York to Butte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank C. Walker
Roosevelt
Walker
Butte
T. J. Walker
New York
New York City
Governor Attacks Missouri River Authority Proposal
Montana Governor Sam C. Ford spoke at the Great Falls Chamber banquet denouncing a Missouri Valley authority as a threat to state sovereignty. He favored development within the traditional federal and state framework, opposing a central board based out of St. Louis that could dictate Montana laws and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Missouri Valley Authority
Sam C. Ford
Missouri River
West
Gov. Ford
Congress
Montana
St. Louis
Union of States
Missouri River Basin
Notice of 1944 earnings statements for Butte Mines
Statements of earnings of employees of the Butte Mines for the year 1944 will be given out at the Mines Pay Office, 18 East Quartz Street, Friday January 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. These statements are needed for your Federal and State income tax returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
East Quartz Street
Roosevelt Nominated for Brigadier General Promotion
Col Elliott Roosevelt, 34, is nominated by his father to brigadier general. The nomination goes to the Senate military committee with 77 other one star promotions. Roosevelt, noted for North Africa and European theater service, has 1100 flying hours and 300 combat missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elliott Roosevelt
Senate Military Committee
Blaze
Young Roosevelt
Hollywood
Stewart
D-Tenn
Bridges
R-N. H
Maybank
D-S. C
Roosevelt
Faye Emerson
Revercomb
R-W. Va
Jonathan Daniels
White House
Army
K-9 Corps
Elliott
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
United Kingdom
France
325Th
Montanan Wounded Second Time Since Last August
Pvt. William F. Bryan of Reichle was wounded in Luxembourg on December 28 for the second time since he went overseas last August. He had previously earned the Purple Heart for shrapnel wounds in France last September. The extent of his new injuries was not released. he is reported in a hospital in France. He was inducted with a Beaverhead contingent a year ago this month. he is the son of Mrs. Margaret Bryan of Reichle, where his wife also lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon
William F. Bryan
Reichle
Luxembourg
War Department
Pvt
Bryan
France
Margaret Bryan
Stilwell Named Commander of Army Ground Forces
Gen Joseph W Stilwell takes command of the army ground forces replacing Gen Ben Lear who moves to deputy commander duties in Europe The move signals heightened focus on reorganizing and training for a major assault on Japan Stilwell known for expertise in Japanese methods may be headed back to field command after Lt Gen Lesley McNair and Gen Lear assignments The change could imply a future role leading American troops in Japan or China and Tokyo would note Stilwells blunt remark about Japan becoming inactive in the war though blunt language is kept non-graphic
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jan
Japan
War Department
Joseph W. Stilwell
Stilwell
Ben Lear
Lear
Lesley McNair
Tokyo
Stillwell
Montana Senate introduces five coal mine safety bills
HELENA Jan 25 The Senate mines committee chaired by Sen Keeley introduced five bills to revise Montana coal mine codes focusing on safety with support from the state coal operators and miners associations. Also Sen Haight proposed repealing and restoring state revolving funds and juror room paper exhibit bills. House activity included 14 notices and seven do pass recommendations amid a half hour entertainment break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Senate Committee On Mines and Mining
Sen
Keeley
R-Powell
Montana
Montana Coal Operators’ Association
Sen. Haight
D-Fergus
Senate
Stewart
Rosebud
Aronson
Glacier
House of Representatives
House
Lucinda B. Scott
State Historical Librarian
Charley
Wallace Lashes at Jones in Senate Hearing
In Washington Henry A Wallace challenged Congress to probe the government lending agencies led by Jesse Jones to see if they should stay under commerce or be separated. Wallace pledged to serve the common man and small business and argued for retaining both posts under one leader. The commerce committee prepared to vote on Senator George’s plan to split the offices, with Wallace hopeful for a majority to back the change and his nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Congress
Jesse Jones
Wallace
Roosevelt
RFC
Jones
Senate Commerce Committee
Commerce Department
George
D-G
Bailey
D-N. C
Pepper
D-Fla
Commerce and Lending Agency
Federal Reserve System
Reds Cross River? Soviet Advance Surges Across Prussia and Poland
Berlin reports Soviet forces severed East Prussia rail links and pierced the upper Oder front near Breslau. Moscow claimed Briensdorf and Baumgarth taken near Danzig as Red armies press toward Poznan and Berlin, encircling German positions and threatening key routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Hercher
London
Red Army
East Prussia
Berlin
Upper Oder River
Breslau
Silesian
Baltic
Elbing
Danzig
Moscow
Briensdorf
Baumgarth
Konigsberg
Butte Child Dies After Bed Fall At Home
Lilian May Ross two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Ross of 637 South Dakota died Thursday evening from head injuries after falling from a bed in the family home. Her Navy father was en route from Bremerton to Butte. Survived by parents two sisters Sharon Marie and Roberta Lee two brothers Eugene Ross Jr and other relatives all in Butte. Body at Richards funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilian May Ross
Eugene Ross
South Dakota
Butte
Bremerton
Wash
Navy
Sharon Marie
Roberta Lee Ross
Eugene Ross, Jr
Blanche Neilson
R. B. Ross
Pennsylvania
Freda Paul
Bert Martin
Elsie Given
Richards Feneral Home
Weather forecast for Butte and Missouri headwaters
Butte expected to be partly to mostly cloudy with highs near 32 and lows around 5. West of divide shows light snow possible Friday and Saturday with little temperature change, highs 25 to 32. East of divide notes increasing clouds Friday with highs 30 to 40 and Saturday further snow flurries and colder conditions northward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana
Divide
Missouri
Troopship Sunk in European Waters With 765 Dead or Missing
Secretary Stimson disclosed the sinking of a U S troopship in European waters carrying more than 2,200 soldiers. The loss left 765 dead or missing, with 1,400 saved. The Navy and Army casualty totals rose sharply as the war progressed through Belgium and the Mediterranean theater.
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Washington
Stimson
Mediterranean
President
Coolidge
South Pacific
War Secretary
Pearl Harbor
Belgium
Navy
Armed Services
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Isle
Nip
By Frank Tremaine
By C. Yates McDaniel
West Front
P— Merrill Mueller
Supreme Allied
Gen
Eisenhower
Marshal Stalin
Mueller
Supreme Commander
James F. McGlincy
U. S. Ninth Air Force
St. Vith
Euskirchen
Rhineland
Aachen
George S. Patton
Kas
Tex
Strasbourgé
Okla
TEMN
ALA
Canada
Atlantic Ocean
Chicago
United States
Germany
J.C. Brown, Jr
Harry Wilson Sharpe
MVA
Col. Roosevelt
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Montanan
Army Ground Force
Tom Reedy
Briendsdorff
Poznan
Swarzedz
Murowana-Goselina
Warta
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