Atlantic patrols face intensified U boat offensive near Iceland
The Reuben James destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the north Atlantic west of Iceland. British American garrison at Iceland holds a defensive line while US warships protect convoys and shoot on sight. Berlin appears to have ordered renewed U boat activity to threaten England’s lifelines as Russian setbacks mount and winter approaches.
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United States
Reuben James
North Atlantic
Iceland
England
Berlin
Washington
Hitler
Atlantic
Britain
H. L. Edwards
Navy
Congress
Roosevelt
U S Military Mission to Arrive in Cairo
A U S military mission led by Brig Gen Russell L Maxwell will arrive in Cairo within two weeks to oversee American aid to Britain in Africa under the lend lease act. The mission will include hundreds of technicians to implement war material supply, maintenance of equipment, and related construction projects, with surveys for potential American expeditionary forces in Africa.
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Cairo
Egypt
United States
Russell L. Maxwell
Britain
Africa
War Department
Nazi Troops Break Tula Defenses
German forces shattered outer defenses at Tula a city 110 miles south of Moscow and moved toward the Crimean coast forces pressed toward Sevastopol or Kerch while fighting raged in Tula suburbs and Rostov remains a bloody stalemate per Moscow radio reports.
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London
Uup
Tula
Moscow
Crimea
Rostov
Caucasus
Tagarog
Moscow Radio
S. A. Lozovsky
Juibyshev
Crimean
Sevastopol
Kerch
Woman Run Over by Car in Street Tragedy
Marjorie OConnell, about 25, of 1017 Nevada, was taken to St James hospital after being run over by an automobile in a freak accident on Mercury Street near Shields Avenue. Lester LeBert, 18, of Basin Creek, reported the incident saying he could not stop in time.
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Marjorie O'Connell
Nevada
St. James Hospital
Lester LeBert
Basin Creek
LeBert
Mercury Street
Shields Avenue
Jack Duggan
Two Thanksgiving Days Approved in Montana
Montana will observe two Thanksgiving days in November as President Roosevelt and Governor Ford set different dates. Attorney General Bonner ruled that state law grants equal authority to declare holidays, allowing November 20 for those aligning with the President and November 27 for those following the Governor. State offices counties cities and schools will close on both days. Public employees and students accept the ruling.
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Helena
Montana
Roosevelt
Sam C. Ford
Atty
John W. Bonner
Bonner
Nazis Report Russians Falling Back In Crimea And Donets
Berlin reports Russian retreat in Crimea and Donets basin pursued by Axis infantry and dive-bombers while admitting strong resistance on Moscow and Leningrad fronts. Germans target Sevastopol as a hinge toward the Caucasus and attack Yevpatoriya and Kerch. In Donets the pursuit continues. Leningrad battle reports claim heavy artillery hits but no full encirclement. Moscow line distances not updated after eight days.
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Berlin
Crimea
Donets
Moscow
Leningrad
Sevastopol
Perekop Isthmus
Caucasus
Yevpatoriya
Kerch
High Command
Rostov
Lake Ladoga
Allies Await Reports on French Standstill Strike Effectiveness
Allies await underground reports on the five minute standstill strike called by Gen. Charles de Gaulle in France to protest hostage executions. The move tests occupied Europe readiness and could influence later revolt plans with an Allied invasion.
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France
London
U.P
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
Priday
Nantes
Bordeaux
Vichy
de Gaulle
British Broadcasting Company
Britain
Cairn
Britton
V For Victory
Nanates
Purebred Hereford Bulls to Be Sold at Butte Auction Today
Butte hosts its first cattle sale in five years with seventy five Domino bred Hereford bulls to be auctioned starting 12 30 PM. Col Fred Reppert of Decatur Ind will auction with Russell Tank assisting. The stock is owned by A C Bayers of Twin Bridges and cattle will be shown in a wire ring at the stockyards south of the city.
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Butte
George F. McWhirter
Butte Public
Fred Reppert
Decatur
Ind
Russell Tank
The
Livestock Commission
Great Stockyards
A. C. Bayers
Twin Bridges
Two Army Planes Crash Off Kahuku Point
Honolulu dispatch reports two Army pursuit planes from Wheeler Field crashed in the ocean near Kahuku Point on Friday. One flyer was killed and the other rescued.
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Honolulu
T. H
Wheeler Field
Kahuku Point
Bitter Senate row over Reuben James sinking and Roosevelt blame
The Navy reported 44 crew members rescued from the torpedoed destroyer Reuben James, with six officers and 114 enlisted aboard. Senators clashed over presidential responsibility for wartime orders as debate on easing neutrality laws continued.
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U. S
Washington
Navy Department
Reuben James
Iceland
Navy
U. S. S. Reuben James
Heywood L. Edwards
San Saba
Texas
Benjamin Chetzler
Annapolis
Dewey G. Johnston
Eleason
Calif
John J. Daub
Salisburg
James M. Belden
Naval Reserve
Syracuse
N. Y
Craig Spowers
East Orange
N. J
Howard V. Wade
Glen Ridge
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Aiken
Officials Open Probe Into Plane Crash
Officials from the U S Civil Aeronautics Board took over the crash probe of an American Airlines transport that killed 17 passengers and 3 crew near St Thomas Ontario. Pilot David Cooper reported normal conditions at 9 39 p m before the aircraft disappeared in drizzle and flames on a Buffalo Detroit leg. Local farmers and Mrs Thompson Howe described a low flight path and a fiery impact in a field 14 miles west of St Thomas. witnesses noted sputtering engines and a possible flare.
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Northwest Airlines
Moorhead
Minn
Chicago
Seattle
Fargo, N. D
Clarence Bates
ST. Thomas
Ont
U. S. Civil Aeronautics Board
American Airlines
Here
David I. Cooper
Plandome
N. Y
Jarvis
Buffalo
Montana Hams Form Defense Network in Statewide Effort
Montana amateur shortwave radio operators organize a statewide defense network to sound alarms, aid in emergencies, and coordinate with national defense. coordinator Tom D. Caverly says about 75 hams joined, claiming Montana is among the first to unite in this effort.
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Denver
Montana
Tom D. Caverly
Defense Commission
Caverly
Cal
Butte Man Among Six Montanans Receiving Navy Wings
Sam Parker Jr of Butte is named among six Montana men earning Navy commissions today at the Corpus Christi naval air station. Forty six graduates will receive diplomas commissions and wings as the first class of Navy flyers. Other Montana names listed include J A McCasek of Great Falls L E David of Lewistown J M Ball of Miles City K W Bergner of Missoula and L Jones of Billings.
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Sam Parker, Jr
Butte
Rix
Montana
Sam RK. Parker, Jr
Corpus Christi
Texas
U. S. Naval Air Station
Gulf Coast
Associated Press
Navy
Parker
Sam R. Parker
Butte Y
Washington
Lewistown
J. M. Ball
North Center
Miles City
K. W. Bergner
Missoula
L. Jones
North 29Th
Billings
Roosevelt Silent On Halt to Strikes Amid Mediation Board Actions
President Roosevelt offered no details on anti strike legislation saying the strike situation worsens though not as severely as at the start of the defense program. The defense mediation board met to select a jury to judge John L. Lewis demands for a union shop in captive coal mines and the Army seized Bendix plant in New Jersey as directed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Full Defense Mediation Board
John L. Lewis
Bendix, N. J
Air Associates, Inc
William H. Davis
Lewis
United Mine Workers (C. I. O
Wek
Falls Youth Is Shot to Death Near Home
Robert Walden, 16, left his farm on a hunting trip and was found dead in his car near his Great Falls home. Sheriff says circumstances point to murder. A small rifle and shotgun were present, the latter missing. a pheasant lay in the back seat as officers investigated a possible attempted warning to trespassers.
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Great Falls
Robert, Walden
Andy Soberg
Great Paris High School
Ford Walden
Butte Weekend Weather Outlook
Butte area forecast for Saturday shows cloudy skies with snow flurries. Sunday trends toward partial sunshine and warmer temperatures. East of the continental divide, expect mainly cloudy conditions with very light rain Saturday and a colder Sunday. West of the divide, clouds with light snow ending Saturday and a return to partly cloudy and warmer Sunday.
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Butte
Montana
Continental Divide
Divide
Old Stoves Piling Up in Butte Scrap Drive
Scrap collection in Butte continues as trucks move west of Excel sior avenue toward Montana street. American Legion volunteers report scores of residents donating old stoves to aid defense production. The effort aims to supply iron and steel to the government.
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Butte
Excelsior Avenue
Montana Street
American Legion
Purples Rally To Beat Missoula 33-21 In Montana Battle
Butte high school’s Purples outscored the Missoula Spartans 33-21 at Dornblazer field in a high energy Montana Big Six game. A large traveling crowd of 469 on a Milwaukee train plus 1,000 local fans braved rain and snow as Missoula suffered its first loss this season.
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Missoula
Butte High School
Purples
Montana
Dornblazer Field
Butte
Billings
Great Falls
Coroner's Jury Recommends Zinn Be Held in Death
A coroner's jury ruled that William H. Zinn was the driver of the car that struck Mrs. Susan M. Christian, killing her on East Park street. The verdict, given after 30 minutes of testimony, recommended that Zinn be held for death pending manslaughter charges expected to be filed by the county attorney.
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Zinn
William H. Zinn
East Mercury Street
Susan M. Christian
East Curtis Street
East Park Street
Frank Roe
Christian
Susan Christian
William 4. Zinn
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Marjorie O’connell
Donets Basin
CAA
Capt
Bates
Montana Hams
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