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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1944

Page

7

Plane explodes over San Francisco Bay killing nine

A Martin mariner twin engine Navy patrol plane exploded in flight and crashed flaming into San Francisco bay near Hunter's Point, killing three officers and six enlisted men aboard. Rescue crews recovered two bodies. officials will move wreckage and bodies to the naval air station for investigation. The aircraft was attached to a transportation squadron.

San Francisco Navy San Francisco Bay Hunter's Point Twelfth District Naval Naval Air Station

Yanks Repulse Jap Counterattack on Biak Island

Allied HQ reports American infantry on Biak Island in Dutch New Guinea killed 160 Japanese Thursday while repulsing a tank led counterattack west of Mokmer airfield. U.S. Sixth Army forces enveloped ridges overlooking coastal areas as they push toward Boroxe and Sorido airfields. Japanese tanks were knocked out. bazookas and heavy machineguns stopped the assault.

Allied Southwest Pacific U.P Biak Dutch New Guinea Momer Douglas MacArthur U. S. Sixth Army Borcxoe Sorido MacArthur Biak Island Mokmer Philippines Southwest Pacific

Weymouth council ends class travel on official business

The Weymouth Town Council voted to stop first class railway travel for councillors and officials, treating all travelers alike. Subistence allowances of $6.50 a day were noted, and Councillor EF Ww Comben criticized snobbery as the anti-snob stance. The article also notes that one third of the globe's telegraph wire lies in the United States.

Weymouth England EF. Ww. Comben United States

Infant Donald Curran Laid To Rest At Mt. Moriah

At a local hospital in Butte Montana infant Donald Ray Curran died. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Francis P Curran. Richards funeral home reports services by Rev Floyd E Logee Saturday at 4 30 PM. Interment follows at Mt Moriah cemetery.

Donald Ray Curran Francis P. Curran Richards Funeral Home Floyd E. Logee Mt. Moriah Cemetery

Powell Funeral for Mrs Sara Powell

The funeral for Mrs. Sara Alice Powell will be held this Saturday morning at White's funeral home at 8 45 with a procession to St Patrick Church for a requiem high mass at 9 o'clock The body will be returned to White's funeral home and the place of interment will be announced later

Alton Daisy M. Alton Duggan Merrill Mortuary St. Mary Church Holy Cross Cemetery

Farrell and Sinclair Funerals Announced in City Notices

The Daly-Shea chapel will host the Farrell funeral Monday at 8:45 AM with a 9:00 AM Requiem at St Patrick church and Holy Cross cemetery interment. The Sinclair remains lie at Daly-Shea mortuary with arrangements pending word from his sons.

Sinclair Harry Sinclair Daly-Shea Mortuary

For Rent and Wanted Ads in a Southwestern City

Numerous apartment listings and wanted notices fill a midcentury classifieds page. Rentals include 1 to 5 room flats with electric stoves, gas heat, baths, and furnishings. prices from $3 to $45 weekly. WANTED items include golf clubs, bicycles, a four foot bath, and a good refrigerator. Contact numbers and box references appear throughout.

Japanese Road Block Cleared by British Troops Advance Near Kohima

Southeast Asia headquarters reports tank supported British forces cleared the Wiswema road block 16 miles south of Kohima and pushed to Khu zama. British units captured Kihima village on the Jessami track toward the Burma border and moved northward at Mani pur road, taking a hill near Sararmaina as artillery hit enemy positions east of Safarmaina.

Southeast Asia Kandy Ceylon U.P Wiswema Kohima Khuzama Kihima Jessami Burma Manipur Southeast Asia Command Sararmaina Imphal Safarmaina

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