Wreck on Butte Anaconda Highway Involves Nineteen People
Nineteen persons were bruised in a crash involving five cars on the Butte Anaconda highway near the Bluebird refinery early yesterday. Only Gene Collins of Anaconda remained in hospital. others, including Bill Bolling, suffered only bruises. Patrolman Holdorf said the collision followed by cars driven by Carl Schmidt of Anaconda and Albert Wells.
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Bluebird
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Anaconda
St. Ann's
Bill Bolling
William Holdorf
Carl Schmidt
Albert Wells
North
Wyoming
Warsaw Battles German Assault on Capital
Capital in inferno as Warsaw endures all day bombardment by German planes tanks and artillery. Polish Captain Vaclav Lipinski says heavy fire attacked from dawn to dusk with air raids four times and anti aircraft batteries claimed 15 bombers destroyed.
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Warsaw
Vaclav Lipinski
Lipinski
Reserve Troops Pour Through Soviet Capital
Moscow reports thousands of reserve troops moved westward as reservists are called in Ukraine White Russia Lenin grad Moscow Kalinin and Orel districts. Trains run late amid the mass movement. Government seeks large scale requisitioning of supplies especially sugar.
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Ukraine
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Kalinin
Orel
Once It Was Kaiser Front Page of London Daily Mirror
A radiophoto shows the front page of the London Daily Mirror. Twenty-five years ago the Kaiser was pictured as the wanted criminal, a stark reminder of wartime propaganda and shifting public memory.
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Kaiser
London Daily Mirror
German Troops Counter-Attack on North Flank
Paris dispatch reports German forces countering in the triangle where the Moselle and Saar meet on the northern western front. French troops are said to advance 20 miles southeast between the Saar and the Vosges as German counter-attacks from Saar coal mines halt the push.
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Saar
Saarland
Saar River
Vosges Mountains
Moschelle
Shock Troops Launch Night Raids in Saar
German Siegfried line shock troops opened night raids on newly captured French positions in the Saarland under a curtain of fire from forts. Reports from Basel say the attacks met varying success as French counteroffensive delayed, with front lines within three miles of German forts beyond the Saar river.
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Switzerland
Germany
Siegfried Line
Saarland
Saar
Roosevelt expected to call Congress for special session
President Roosevelt plans a special session this month to revamp the neutrality act and remove the arms embargo. The exact date is undecided, with aides signaling a late this week or early October return to the capital. Isolationist concerns delayed the call, but the decision is to meet soon.
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N. Y
Roosevelt
Congress
Washington
U S Citizens Still Allowed Entry to Canada
Ottawa authorities clarified that Canada will declare war on Germany but U S citizens may enter freely. Immigration director F C Blair stated entrances remain unchanged for United States citizens unless they are German nationals.
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Canada
Ottawa
Ontario
Germany
F. C. Blair
United States
Two Butte PWA Projects Returned to Applicants
Two Butte applications filed with the Public Works administration for a civic auditorium and a street improvement project totaling 529000 are being returned. The action follows Congress adjournment without extending the PWA program. Applicants may seek other arrangements.
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Butte
Public Works Administration
PWA
Omaha
Congress
U S Extends Neutrality Act to Canada After War Declaration
President Roosevelt extended the arms embargo and other neutrality act provisions to Canada after Canada's formal declaration of war on Germany. The action, mandatory under the act, follows similar steps against other belligerents and was prepared before Roosevelt's Hyde Park trip.
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Washington
Roosevelt Jody
Canada
United States
Germany
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
State Department
Catherine Downing Remembered as Prominent Butte Figure
Catherine Downing of 217 West Woolman street, a 45 year resident of Butte, died after a brief illness in a local hospital. She led local clubs as past Rotana president and was active in the Order of Eastern Star, Butte Pioneers, and Daughters of the Nile. Born in Missoula on February 7, 1898, she moved to Butte decades ago.
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West Woolman Street
Butte
Rotana Club
Order of Eastern Star
Butte Pioneers Club
Tirza Temple
Daughters
Three British Vessels Sunk by Shellfire
London reports three more British ships sunk in eight days of war. Magdapur 8640 tons sank with casualties. Goodwood 2769 tons sunk in the North Sea. Rio Claro 4086 tons lost with crew rescued by a Dutch vessel in the Azores. Details incomplete.
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Magdapur
Ministry of Information
Goodwood
Rio Claro
Azores
British Press Association
North Sea
Montana Mines School Receives Flight Training Approval
The Civil Aeronautics Authority approved civilian pilot training for 55 colleges in 41 states, part of a plan to train about 1,000 new civilian pilots this coming school year. The program also expands to 550 noncollege applicants via university extension courses and aims to create a pool of airmen for national emergencies.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Robert H. Hinckley
CAA
Hinckley
The
Montana Pythians Open Annual Convention With 250 Registered
Sunshine Girls and Princes of Syracuse from Butte and Anaconda lead the opening day of the Pythian homecoming convention with over 250 registered. Initiatory work by Helena and Butte orders precedes Grand lodge duties, as Montana hosts prepare for meetings of three other Pythian orders.
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Butte
Anaconda
Meaderville Grand Lodge
Principality of Montana
The
Knights of Khorassan
Pythian Sisters
Knights of Pythias
Congress urged to end reciprocal trade pacts by co operative council
Joan D. Miller president of the National Co operative council urged Congress to terminate all reciprocal trade agreements that have increased farm product surpluses. She called for Senate ratification of any remaining pacts after a committee meeting.
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Joan D. Miller
National Co-operative Council
Congress
Miller
Senate
Co-Operatives
Montana Forecast: Fair Monday Then Unsettled Tuesday
The Montana outlook calls for generally fair conditions on Monday followed by unsettled and cooler weather on Tuesday. Patchy clouds and light winds may accompany the change with a drop in temperatures noted across the region.
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Montana
Canada declares war on Germany official wartime pledge
Ottawa reports that Canada formally declared war on Germany with King George VI signing in London. The declaration follows cabinet approval and a throne speech read by Lord Tweedsmuir, with a proclamation published in the official gazette announcing a state of war.
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Dominion of Canada
Germany
George VI
London
Farter
Lord Tweedsmuir
Official Gazette
Daladier to reorganize cabinet naming Petain war minister
Paris reports indicate Premier Edouard Daladier plans a cabinet shakeup. Daladier would take the foreign portfolio, with Marshal Petain becoming minister of war. Petain would be replaced as ambassador to Spain by Georges Bonnet, current foreign minister.
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Henri P. Petain
Paris
U.P
Edouard Daladier
Foreign Ministry
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
Daladier
Petain
France
Verdun
Spain
Rose Shaw Named President of Credit Bureaus Group
Rose Shaw of Butte was elected president of the Montana Association of Credit Bureaus at the closing session of the two day convention. F W Anderson of Helena was chosen vice president and Margaret Shaw of Lewistown was named secretary treasurer. Helena will host the 1940 convention.
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Rose Shaw
Butte
Montana Association of Credit Bureaus
F. W. Anderson
Helena
Margaret Shaw
Lewistown
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