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The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1940

Page

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Bandits Caught After Wild Chase li nomen nates nnn te one

Unclear fragmentary report cites German troop trains moving through Banat Romania and a heavy German supply movement on the Timisoara Brasov line. SS Chief Lorenzo arrives at Constanta and may travel to Bulgaria and Ankara for conferences. Papen travels to Berlin for Balkan talks.

Bucharest Rumania Banat Timisoara Brasov S .S Elite Guard Lorenzo Constanta Bulgaria Ankara Turkey Franz von Papen Berlin Balkan Germany Greece

Italians Pushed Back by Greek Forces in Albania Front

Greek radio reports Italian corps about 60,000 men penetrated Greek territory Thursday but faced strong resistance and were repulsed. Two Italian companies routed. many fled leaving guns behind as British planes aid Greece. Greek ships shelled Albanian coast near Konispolis and Janina as prisoners reach Salonika.

Athens U.P Albania Greece Corfu Salonika Agean Florina Konispolis Ionian Janina Edda Italy

Hoover Blames Roosevelt for Sticking Pins in Tigers

Former president Herbert Hoover in a radio address accuses Franklin Roosevelt of provoking wars by meddling in Europe and breaking up the London world economic conference. He warns the United States needs strong defense and to rely on its own right arm to deter invasions of the Western Hemisphere.

Lincoln Neb Herbert Hoover Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt Wendell Willkie Hoover London Geneva United States

Four from East Held After Dillon Service Station Robbery

Four youths and two women from the East were arrested within two hours after holding up a Texaco station at Porphyry and Excelsior streets. They allegedly fled with $25 as a wild 33 mile chase followed on a rough dirt road.

Texaco Porphyry Excelsior Diloln Paul Temple Paul Austin Herb Nelson Lorraine Footh Florence Zenbinski Austin Eloy Wis Nelson Big Foot Footh Alamosa Colo Zenbinski Bellville Til Billings Butte West Coast St. Paul James Flynn Temple Beloit East Dubuque Ill Montana Dakotas McLeod Duggan Max Webber Dillon Jackson John Troupe Bob Wright Troupe Dillon Troupe

Greeks Hold Off Italian Advance In World War II Analysis

Interpreting The War News by Kirke L. Simpson cites Greece’s brave stand against Italy as a strategic concern for German Italian plans. The piece compares modern Greeks to Thermopylae defenders, noting each hour of resistance could bring British aid closer and reduce Axis prestige while shaping campaign dynamics. Continued on Page 22.

Kirke L. Simpson Associated Press Greece Thermopylae Italy Xerxes Thermopylae Ia

Chamberlain on Way to U. S.

Former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain reportedly left England due to ill health and is en route to California. A Birmingham source confirmed the departure but travel details and arrival timing remain undisclosed amid rumors he and his wife have been at sea for about ten days.

London Nerville Chamberlain England California Birmingham United States

Draft Boards Await Master Lists

Silver Bow county three draft boards awaited master lists for 7,522 potential Butte trainees to assign numbers and order calls. Lists were en route from Washington to the state draft board and then to local boards to meet the Army timetable for induction between November 1 and December 1. Nationwide 6,175 local boards waited, with 60,000 copies printed by eight lithographing presses at 5,500 per hour.

Silver Bow County Butte National Washington D. C State Draft Board Army Mississippi Associated Press

Democratic Women’s Tea at Finlen Hotel

Wives of Democratic candidates in Montana led by Mrs. Roy E. Ayers will be feted at a 3 to 5 p.m. reception in the Finlen hotel ballroom. Mrs. Lois McGovern heads the event with a list of prominent honorees and helpers, following a rally in Holy Saviour school bar and an evening program in Ramsay.

Montana Roy E. Ayers Finlen Hotel Lois McGovern County Central Committee Ayers B. K. Wheeler James E. Murray Ralph L Ramsay Rhiney Price Agnes Goodman Peter Ciabattari J. J. Lynch John W. Bonner Frank Murray Roy Ayers Frank Roe Joe O'Donnell Justices of the Peace Rudy Kline South Side

Willkie Attacks New Deal in Camden Speech

Camden New Jersey October 31 Wendell Willkie denounces the New Deal as accepting Hitlerian premises and a dying way of life He labels Roosevelt aides as the secret ballot behind a third term and criticizes one man rule ahead of an NBC red network broadcast at 6 30 p m MST.

Wendell L. Willkie United States Roosevelt Boston Willkie

City Newswire: Democracy’s Premise in Today’s Problems

Fragmentary passage notes democracy as the answer to major issues and mentions continuation on Page 2 Col 1, signaling a broader editorial stance and ongoing discussion about democratic solutions.

Ayers Promises Continued Support for War Veterans

Governor Roy E. Ayers addressed a large Great Falls audience vowing to keep backing Montana veterans. He cited expanding veteran employment in state positions since 1937 and urged citizens to participate in next Tuesday’s election, reflecting on democracy and integrity.

Great Falls Roy E. Ayers Montana Treasure State Ayers

Montana Academy of Science to Be Formed

Faculty representatives from Montana colleges meet in Great Falls to organize the Montana Academy of Science. The group aims to unite science instructors to discuss problems across scientific fields at annual meetings.

Great Falls Montana Montana Academy of Science

RAF rain bombs on Flushing Emden and Antwerp ports

The Royal Air Force reported nighttime bombing of Dutch and German invasion ports including Flushing and Antwerp along with Emden. High intensity raids created large fires, damaged docks and quays, and interfered with harbor facilities, with visible damage across the Weicheren canal area.

London Royal Air Force Low Countries Germany Emden Air Ministry Flushing England North Sea Weicheren Canal Middleburg Antwerp Ostend

Dewey Speaks in Idaho in Caldwell Address

New York District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey spoke in Caldwell Idaho on Thursday night addressing political issues and mobilizing support ahead of upcoming elections.

Dewey Attacks New Deal Bürocracy at Idaho Rally

Dewey railed against New Deal bureaucracy in an Idaho Republican rally address carried nationwide. He accused the administration of enacting numerous laws beyond lawyers’ ability to locate and codify, noting the statutes could reach 20000 pages and may not be codified until 1946.

Idaho Dewey

Lure of Old Car and a Friend’s Help Tied to Deer Lodge Boy Tragedy

Ted Violette of Deer Lodge, a Powell County High School senior, lies unconscious at St. James hospital after a late night crash on the Butte-Dillon highway. A Ford towed from a ranch collided with a passing Butte car near Divide, leaving him badly injured including a fractured jaw and broken left leg while his father Fred T. Violette stays at his bedside. The incident followed a choice to assist a friend and involved an old model T being towed toward Divide.

Ted Violette Deer Lodge Valley St. James Hospital Butte-Dillon Powell County High School Deer Lodge John Hansen Divide Ted Fred T. Violette

Landon Opposes Third Term At Republican Rally

Alf Landon warned at a Republican rally that endorsing a third term would threaten liberties and enable a future president to name a successor. He contrasted Roosevelt's record with Wilson, noting wartime mobilization speed and citing Col. Ayres as a source for 1918 data.

Bioax City Iowa U.P Alf M. Landon Roosevelt Landon Woodrow Wilson Franklin D. Roosevelt Ayres War Department

Ayers Names Four to Commission

Gov. Roy Ayers appointed four to the veterans memorial fund commission created by the 1939 legislature. Named were Robert F. Merrill Havre representing the Veterans of Foreign Wars John J. Byrne Helena of the Disabled American Veterans H R Hampton Lewistown of the United Spanish War Veterans and W G Ferguson Helena of the American Legion A fifth member will be chosen later The commission will manage a fund from boxing show license proceeds to build and maintain a veterans memorial building The fund now holds about 45000 dollars

Helena Roy BE. Ayers Veterans Memorial Fund Commission Robert F. Merrill Havre Veterans of Foreign Wars John J. Byrne Disabled American Veterans H. R. Hampton Lewistown United Spanish War Veterans W. G. Ferguson American Legion

Montana Weather Forecast Shows Fair Skies This Weekend

Montana forecast calls for generally fair today and Saturday with showers possible in the west on Saturday. Temperatures expected to hold with little change.

Montana

Roosevelt Pledges Medicine Not to Be Socialized

President Roosevelt vowed the government would not socialize medical practice and spoke of building up a healthy people in Bethesda Maryland on October 31 as reported by United Press.

Roosevelt Bethesda, Md

President Roosevelt to Speak on NBC Red Network Tonight

President Roosevelt will address the nation over the NBC red network at 7 o clock tonight as part of the defense program. He emphasized a partnership with the medical profession similar to that with industry to further the preparedness effort while dedicating the new National Institute of Health in a suburb of the capital.

Wendell Willkie N.B.C. Red Network Roosevelt Red National Institute of Health

Ford to Speak at Anaconda GOP Rally and Tea

Republican gubernatorial candidate Gam C. Ford will address a large rally in Anaconda at 8 p.m. Friday in the junior high auditorium after a campaign banquet at the Montana hotel. Mrs. Ford will be honored with a tea at 3 to 5 p.m. at Republican headquarters.

Anaconda Gam C. Ford G. O. P. Central Committee Ford Butte Ignatius Polson Kalispell Torium J. B. C. Knight Laura French Ralph Thorson F. 8. Adams W. R. Taylor Oscar Johnson Hannah Carter Gail White Harold White Montana Republican

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