War Bond Drive Quota Set for Madison County
Madison County sets a Fifth War Loan quota of 141000 with 96000 for E bonds. Hugh C Wakefield chairs the county committee aided by William Kohls and O H Junod. Miss Clee M Hutchins named secretary, succeeding Leo Musburger who has joined the U S Navy.
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Virginia City
Hugh C. Wakefield
Madison County
Ennis
William Kohls
O. H. Junod
Sheridan
Clee M. Hutchins
County War Finance Committee
Leo C. Musburger
U. S. Navy
Roosevelt Signs Cabaret Tax Reduction Bill
President Roosevelt signed a bill increasing the national debt limit to 260 billion dollars and cutting the cabaret tax from thirty to twenty percent. William Lawrence Dixon, aged 17, enlisted in the Navy and will begin basic training at Farragut.
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F.D.R
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
NAVY
William Lawrence Dixon
Farragut
Airmen establish three landing strips in Normandy for relief missions
Allied forces report first use of three landing strips in occupied France by Ninth Air Force units. C 47 transports carried wounded to Britain within four and a half hours of takeoff, while RAF fighters refueled on site and returned to battle. Air raids targeted railways, roads, gun positions, and tanks as massive bomber and fighter activity supported ground troops.
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Wakde
Wakde Island
Dutch New Guinea
Sidney Simon
U. S. Army Engineers
Britain
Ninth Air Force
Normandy
Supreme Headquarters
Ninth U. S. Air Force
J.J. Livingstone
St. Louis
Max McRory
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Second Tactical Command
Royal Air Force
Paris
Mediterranean
Balkans
Ploesti
Trieste
France
Etampes
Berlin
Quineville
Saint Saveur le Compte
Fontaine
Caen
R. A. F. Heavies
Rennes
Lavel
le Mans
Flers
Philathea Class Meets at First Baptist Church
Philathea class of First Baptist church will meet at 8 oclock Tuesday at the home of Mrs Arthur Lehwalder 2105 Oregon avenue Mrs Edgar Dobb will be hostess.
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First Baptist Church
Arthur Lehwalder
Oregon Avenue
Edgar Dobb
Allied ships sink three Japanese cargo vessels at Manokwari harbor
Allied forces report sinking three 1 000 ton Japanese cargo ships in Manokwari harbor 130 miles west of Biak as Liberator bombers from Admiralty Islands strike Truk atoll and surrounding targets. MacArthur announced a long range raid on Palau with no further details.
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Manokwari Harbor
Biak
Admiralty Islands
Truk Atoll
Carolines
Dublin
Param Islands
Truk
Satawan
Ta Islands
Namoi Group
Japan
Polilu
Palau
MacArthur
Pala
Fifth War Loan Drive Opens In Butte With Rallys
The Fifth War Loan Drive begins with a 9 AM pep rally at the Montana theater, featuring a film The Battle of Europe and a program by Third Army, Navy and Marine personnel. Clerks will serve as privates in a citywide selling corps under J S Cohen, with later events on Flag Day at Butte High Stadium.
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Montana
Third Army
Butte
Europe
Larry Smith
Park Butte Theater Company
J. S. Cohen
Retailers
Butte High School
Gore Field Army Band
Gore Field
Jack Duggan
Mr. Ruhle
Butte High
D. J. McGonigle
Block Leaders
War Finance Committee
American Women's Voluntary Services
Civilian Defense Organization
Civilian Defense Victory Volunteers
Treasury Department
McGonigle
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Jim Spier
N. Main
Gen. MacArthur
Ameri
Board OF Trade
E. Park
Hotel Priess
Missoula, Montana
Pioneer Fuel
S. Maryland
America
Tarawa
Dodge
Chrysler Corporation
CBS
E.W.Y
Major Bowes
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