Solons Refuse to Ban Conveying Ffitler Plans Address Early Today
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler will address Germans at 4 30 p m on the eighth anniversary of der tag. The speech, to be carried on radios, will be repeated at 8 20 p m after news. A special decree banned the holiday and ordered children to school and workers to their duties. Reichsmarschall Goering praised the Fuehrer by decree noting the Wehrmacht's role in freedom and unity.
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Solons
der Tag
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Fuehrer
Reichsmarshal
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Senate approves large naval expansion and small craft build
The Senate sent to the White House a 909 million measure for 400 small vessels and expanded shipbuilding facilities as part of a 1.209 billion naval expansion. Debate focused on where the crafts would be built with Great Lakes yards favored by some and contested by New England and Mississippi valley proponents.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Navy
Great Lakes
Theodore Francis Green
New England
Millard E. Tydings
D.md
Scott W. Lucas
D.-Tid
Robert M. la Follette
Wis
Mississippi Valley
Margaret C. Smith
R.-Me
House
Hiram Johnson
R.-Calif
Warren G. Magnuson
West Coast
California
Naval Academy
Naval Academies
Metaxas death tests Greek resolve amid Albania fight
The death of Greek premier Gen. Metaxas leaves Greece at a difficult moment as Greek and British forces press in Albania. Reports say Italys new Albanian front tactics may shift with the Klisura Tepelini line. British air aid supports Greek attempts to seize the Tepeliri pivot after taking Klisura. Cairo notes describe a British siege of Derna in Libya with Derna Mekili defense line penetrated as troops advance westward.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
John Metaxas
Greece
Albania
Athens
Rome
Klisura- Tepelini
Metaxas
Tepeliri
Klisura
Il Duce
Africa
Cairo
Derna
Libya
Derna- Mekili
Silicosis Bill Approved for Passage in Montana Senate
The Montana Senate approved S. B. 5 to pay totally disabled silicosis victims $30 monthly via the state public welfare department. The bill, backed by Gov. Ford and the Montana Federation of Labor, would coordinate with federal payments if enacted. Requirements include 10 years Montana residence and no other benefits equal to the act’s amount. James D. Graham praised the measure as pioneering for mining states.
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Helena
State Department of Public Welfare
Montana Senate
Burke
Yellowstone
Sam C. Ford
Montana Federation of Labor
Senate
Federation of Labor
State Commission On Industrial Hygiene
American Federation of Labor
Atlantic City
German Bombers Strike London Again on Eve of Hitler Anniversary
German bombers returned to attack London last night their first raid in ten nights on the eve of the eighth anniversary of Hitler's rise to power. Nazi heavy guns also bombarded the Dover Strait from across the Channel.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Dover Strait
English Channel
Inter-Fraternal Gathering Draws 200 plus Members
More than 200 members of the Pythian and Odd Fellow lodges from Butte and nearby cities attended an inter-fraternal meeting at the Sons of St. George hall in Centerville hosted by Damon lodge No. 40 K of P. Sam R. White served as master of ceremonies and spoke of the occasion’s spirit. Norman Scott Lyle, grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias for Montana, gave an address of welcome, with Fred I. Root replying for the Odd Fellows and Masonics. The Masonic order was not officially involved though many Masons attended as individuals.
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Pythian and
Butte
Sons of St. George Hall
Centerville
Damon Lodge No. 40
K. of P
Sam R. White
Eee Pythias Lodge
Mr. White
Norman Scott Lyle
Grand
Chan
Cellor
Knights of Pythias
Montana
Fred I. Root
Odd Fellow
Probe of State Government Object of Bill
Gov Ford pushes a full investigation of Montana state government as a step toward reorganizing for economy. A companion bill would centralize most state income in the general fund for legislative appropriation and a seven member board would study changes with a report due by March 31, 1942. Senate action followed House approval 96 to 0 of the revenue consolidation measure. Also, Sam Goza was appointed to the state board of equalization for a six year term ending in 1947.
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Helena
Sam C. Ford
Montana Senate
House of Representatives
Ford
28Th Legislative Assembly
House
Armstrong
Senate
Sam D. Goza
State Board of Equalization
Water Hearing Set on Flood Control and Water Use Initiatives
Delegations from Montana Wyoming and surrounding states gather in Billings for a one day hearing by the War department rivers and harbors board on flood control irrigation and other water uses in the Yellowstone and Big Horn basins. State officials discuss Montana water usage and a proposed Yellowstone river compact with Wyoming ahead of tomorrow’s meetings.
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Billings
War Department
Rivers and Harbors Board
Yellowstone
Big Horn
Board of Engineers
Rivers and Harbors Division
Sam C. Ford
Montana Water Conservation Board
State Board
D. P. Fabrick
Chateau
Charles Raymond
Hamilton
Great Falls
Montana
Wyoming
Yellowstone River
Montana Water Board
Wyoming Planning and Water Conservation Board
Sidney
Forsyth
Glendive
Miles City
Prepa
Morgenthau Urges Congress to Raise Debt Limit to 65 Billion
Secretary Morgenthau told the House Ways and Means Committee that the Treasury’s borrowing power would exhaust in four months and urged raising the debt limit from 49 to 65 billion dollars. He outlined funding for defense, proposed new taxes, taxable securities, and small denomination stamps to borrow from savers, with a focus on trimming non defense spending.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Daniel Bell
The
Survivors Landed From Kvichak in Alaska Storm
Forty seven survivors of the Army transport Kvichak were landed at Ketchikan Alaska after a night of horror. Three men drowned and others were rescued as waves battered the ship off the Canadian coast. A lifeboat launch was delayed by giant waves and one lifeboat overturned trapping ten men. Chief Radio Operator W O Reeves Juan Peralta and Chris Sigan died.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
W. O. Reeves
Juan Peralta
Cook
Chris Sigan
Weather update for Butte-Fair Thursday and Friday
Montana forecast calls for generally fair conditions Thursday and Friday with little temperature change. Slightly warmer readings expected in the extreme east and north central portions on Thursday.
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Butte
Montana
American population grows older as 1940 census shows
Census Bureau reports 1946 averages reveal aging trends with an average age of 28.9 for Americans and a shift toward more older residents. Males remain slightly ahead, but the gap narrows. whites and non whites show age differences, while under 20 numbers decline and 65 plus increase.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
America
Europe
Mining Congress backs defense effort and stockpiles
The American Mining Congress pledged cooperation in the defense program and urged government agencies to share mineral requirements, establish shortages only when real, safeguard strategic minerals, and end emergency powers when the crisis ends. It also favored continued domestic stockpiling and selective foreign purchases. Howard I. Young of St. Louis was elected president with a slate of vice presidents and directors named.
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Washington
American Mining Congress
Howard I. Young
St. Louis
D. D. Moffatt
East Lake City
Donald A. Callahan
Wallace
Idaho
E. B. Greene
Cleveland
Young
E. B. Rice
Boston
J. R. Hobbins
New York
Merrill E. Shoup
Colorado Springs
Retired Major Foresees Japanese Assault on Singapore Base
Los Angeles January 29 A retired U S Marine Major Evans Fordyce Carlson predicted that Japan would attack Great Britain's Singapore naval base within 90 days, aligning with Germanys expected assault on Allied targets as World War II escalates.
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Los Angeles
Evans Fordyce Carlson
U. S. Marine Corps
China
Japan
Great Britain
Singapore
Germany
Willkie Visits Air Raid Shelters in England War Tour
Wendell L. Willkie toured five air raid shelters in London amid a German raid, moved to tears by the public’s courage. He praised the shelter crowds, accepted helmets from Churchill and Morrison, and expressed willingness to testify on the leaselend bill before the Senate committee. He was recognized with cheers and accompanied by Ellen Wilkinson and Malcolm MacDonald.
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London
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
England
Senate
Nye
Ministry of Home Security
America
Winston Churchill
Herbert Morrison
Morrison
Ellen Wilkinson
Malcolm MacDonald
Charles W. Key
House Committee Nears End on Measure Limiting Convoy Use
The House foreign affairs committee rejected an outright ban on using US naval vessels to convoy supplies to Britain while approving an amendment that the measure neither authorizes nor permits convoy duty. The panel set June 30 as the expiration for presidential powers and requires periodic lend-lease reports and Navy Army consultation before shipping war materiel. Senate talks with Secretary Stimson touched on salvaging Britain’s fleet if Britain falls.
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Henry L. Stimson
Senate
Secretary of War
U. S
Great Britain
Europe
House Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
United States
Britain
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Administration
Bloom
Mundt
Stimson
Congress
House Committee
Army
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Representative Fish
R.N.Y
Repub
De Valera Warns Ireland to Brace for Worst and Ration Tea
Ireland prime minister Eamon De Valera told listeners on radio that the country must prepare for the worst regarding imported supplies and announced tea rationing. He warned of ongoing danger of military attack until peace returns to Europe and urged strengthening defenses.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
Nation
de Valera
Europe
Max Dean Arrives as New Finlen Manager in Butte
Max Dean, a hotel veteran, arrived in Butte to assume leadership of the Finlen hotel succeeding Maurice Weiss. Weiss plans a California relocation before settling in Helena. Dean will study operations briefly before any changes and notes a recent shift toward distinctly American hotel brands. Mrs Dean and their seven month old child are in Salt Lake City and will join him in Butte soon. Continued on Page 12. Col 32
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Max Dean
Butte
Finlen Hotel
Maurice Weiss
California
Helena
Dean
Ager
Salt Lake City
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Federal Reserve Board
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