Seven-Wavy Road Hub in Belgium in Allied Hands
American columns rolled into Belgium capturing the seven way road hub of Tournai and advancing toward Mons and the northwest while other U S armored forces neared the German frontier. Belgians celebrated as German resistance collapsed and Allied forces pressed from the frontier toward Brussels and beyond.
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Flanders
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Lorraine
Finland Breaks with Nazis Moves Toward Peace with Reds
Premier Hantti Hackzell announced Finland will withdraw from the war and Germany will pull armed forces from the country. The premier said terms from the Soviets are not yet known and Russia has been asked to grant an armistice. A Helsinki dispatch notes Finland severed ties with Nazi Germany as steps toward withdrawal from the war with Russia.
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London
Finland
Hantti Hackzell
Russia
Helsinki
Stockholm
Germany
Fear Maddened Nazis Slay Civilians in Desperate Flight
U. S. Army advancing near the Belgian border reports describe Germans burning villages and murdering French civilians as they withdraw. Eyewitness accounts from Plomig claim 14 Frenchmen were bound, shot, and maulled with pickaxes in a schoolhouse, with a memorial noting their deaths by the Germans and promised Allied vengeance.
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U. S
U.P
Adolf Hitler
Plomig
Reds Close On Bulgaria Border in Red Army Drive
Russian forces reached the 1940 Bulgarian border along a 65 mile front from the Black Sea to the Danube with more than 60 towns seized south and southwest of Constanta. Tolbukhin's Third Ukrainian Army drew level with the 1940 Vienna border while offensives pushed toward Yugoslavia and into Sakiai near East Prussia. Red troops also cleared Germans from the north bank of the Danube near Petesti and Oltentia as Moscow reported substantial advances in Romania.
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Black Sea
Danube
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Constanta
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Adolf Hitler
Vienna
Petesti
Ploesti
Sakiai
East Prussia
Cairo
Red Army
Romania
Sugar Shortage Forecast for U S in War Outlook
The Agriculture Department predicted a smaller sugar supply next year with rationing likely to continue until Japan is defeated. Cuba remains the largest producer while Caribbean, Russia, and the U K share supplies. End of Europe war won't ease the tightness soon, as shipments to liberated countries will persist after hostilities end.
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Agriculture Department
Japan
United Nations
Cuba
Philippine
Caribbean Islands
Russia
United Kingdom
Caribbean
Canada
Great Britain
Europe
Cuba to Maintain Military Bases After War Ends
Washington Sept 2 Dr Don Ramon Grau San Martin president elect of Cuba pledged that Cuba will help defend the hemisphere by keeping its military and naval bases available for U S use. The bases built during the war are to revert to Cuban control six months after the war ends.
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Washington
U.P
Don Ramon Grau San Martin
Cuba
United States
Norris dies at 83 former senator George Norris passes away in McCook
Former Senator George W. Norris aged 83 died at his home in McCook Nebraska after a cerebral hemorrhage on August 29. A liberal veteran of 40 years in Congress and author of the lame duck amendment he had rallied briefly but weakened. Norris was known for insurgent stance and helped found the Tennessee Valley Authority. Hidden illness kept his death from sudden shock as Mrs Norris and three daughters were at the home.
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George W. Norris
Congress
Norris
Tennessee Valley Authority
National Citizens’ Political Ac
Veterans Return Home In Montana 1940s Muster Out
More than 400 Butte men, World War II veterans, were mustered out and back in civilian life by August 1. Most have found work. a small percentage wait for jobs. About 3,800 Montana veterans returned by August 1, with over 520 registered with the Butte office. The local area covers Silver Bow, Beaverhead and Deer Lodge counties.
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Butte
United States Employment Service
Montana
Silver Bow
Beaverhead
Deer
Crush the Enemy Is First Task
Washington report states J A Krug, new War Production Board chief, urges an endless flow of munitions to crush the enemy and then to restore civilian industry. He directs 150 WPB officials to hammer production while keeping vigil to end wartime controls as soon as possible without major staff changes. Krug plans to loosen screws on civilian goods when war permits.
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Washington
J. A. Krug
War Production Board
WPB
Donald Nelson
China
Krug
Some Classes of Lumber Released
The War Production Board announced that certain lower grade lumber including Douglas fir Southern Yellow pine Western hemlock Western red cedar Sitka spruce and all species hardwood of number 3 or lower grades may be sold on uncertified orders to distributors and consumers if sale does not hinder war orders. The action aims to reduce accumulating stock with lumber suppliers.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Ford Leads Right to Retain Develop Transport Facilities
Gov. Sam C. Ford urged Meagher and neighboring county ranchers to unite with state leaders to preserve the White Sulphur Springs and Yellowstone Park railroad amid an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing set for September 18. He argued the line is vital to Montana’s economy as a feeder to the Milwaukee system, pledging broad support to prevent abandonment and to expand statewide transport facilities.
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Sam C. Ford
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Meagher
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Milwaukee Railway
Meagher County
Flathead Valley
Milwaukee Railroad
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Hitler to broadcast sensational Sunday speech in wartime rally
London report says Adolf Hitler plans a sensational talk Sunday likely to claim Patton’s tanks crossed the frontier. He may urge Germans to rally on their “holy soil” and echo Churchill’s wartime appeal for blood toil tears and sweat. No advance notice from Nazi media.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Lisbon
George S. Patton
Hitler
Churchill
National Reclamation Association Plans Fight Over Water Control
The National Reclamation Association will meet in Chicago on Thursday to plan opposition to pending federal bills that would centralize water control under the War Department. Delegates from 17 western and 12 eastern states aim to press for Joseph C. O Ma honey amendments to reserve states rights over watershed development and water use. The group seeks state participation, preservation of state water laws, amended bills, and congressional adoption of changes.
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National Reclamation Association
Chicago
Coke Stevenson
Texas
Congress
Secretary of War
War Department
F. O. Hagie
Washington
Association
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
O'Mahoney
Hagie
Army
Chief of Army Engineers
Musselshell Valley Rises as Montana Agricultural Powerhouse
The Musselshell valley spanning 300 miles in Montana is growing as an oil field develops near Roundup while remaining a coal mining region. Irrigation projects over the past decade added water to 100000 acres, transforming farming and livestock, with war-driven machinery aiding ditching and road work. The valley shifts from old cattle barons to modern mixed farming and ranching, boosting prosperity and consumer profit.
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Musselshell
Treasure State
Montana
Great Valley
Roundup
Northwest
Musselshell Valley
Victory
Germans Expected to Hold Kings For Bargaining Purposes
Washington dispatch reports the German army retreating through Belgium toward the Reich may capture Belgian King Leopold as a bargaining tool with the Allies. House Foreign Affairs chairman Bloom notes the Nazis previously took Petain and would likely seize Leopold to bolster leverage in negotiations. King Leopold, who calls himself a voluntary captive, has remained in Nazi hands since Belgium fell in 1940.
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Belgium
Reich
Leopold
Bloom
D-N. Y
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Petain
Denmark
Dunkirk
Chamber Dinner Set by Butte Chamber of Commerce
William Meyer will preside at the Butte Chamber of Commerce community dinner at the Finlen hotel at 6 30 p m on Sept 12. Fred Sperling of St Paul will be principal speaker, praised for insight on postwar research and materials. Ward Fanning will outline Butte postwar possibilities.
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William Meyer
Butte
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Finlen Hotel
Chamber
Fred Sperling
St. Paul
West
Ward Fanning
Pre-Invasion Air War in Pacific Flares
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, Southwest Pacific reports heavy action as Liberators destroy 38 Japanese planes in a Davao assault and bomb Palau with 137 tons. Tokyo says 40 Liberators struck southern Philippines with losses claimed. MacArthur confirms two aircraft downed and significant airfield damage with extensive fires.
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General Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Philippines
Davao
Palau
Tokyo Radio
Douglas MacArthur
Mindanao
MacArthur
Tokyo
Conscription Debate Highlights Socialist Candidate’s Clash with Marshall
Norman Thomas, Socialist presidential candidate, criticizes General Marshall's push for a small postwar army and conscription. He argues the plan mirrors militarism and undermines peace hopes from Dumbarton Oaks. Thomas, touring the Northwest, spoke at the University of Montana and plans a stop in Butte.
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Norman Thomas
George C. Marshall
Dumbarton Oaks
Thomas
Montana University
Marshall
Europe
Washington
Northwest
Butte
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