Roosevelt cautions on speculation over convoy policy
President Roosevelt warned against assuming convoys are the sole method to shield merchant ships in defense waters. He refused to confirm convoy plans, saying military and naval assessments will guide any announcements on further sinkings or clashes. He also dodged questions on neutrality act revisions and German raiders near the Panama Canal.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Frank Knox
Iceland
Navy
South Pacific
Panama Canal
Dodgers Fall In Extra Innings To Reds In Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on September 16 the Reds defeated the Dodgers 4 to 3 in 11 innings. Bill Werber delivered a game winning single driving home Eddie Joost after Joost reached on a single and stole second. Rookie Ray Starr earned the win as Elmer Riddie starred on the mound for Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn Dodgers
Reds
Dodgers
St. Louis
New York Giants
Bill Werber
Eddie Joost
Werber
Joost
Joe Medwick
Ray Starr
Indianapolis
Elmer Riddie
Georgia
Peasant Shah of Iran Abdicates as Allies Advance
Shah Riza Khan Pahlevi abdicated amid Anglo Russian pressure as British and Soviet forces moved toward Teheran. His 21 year old son Crown Prince Mohammed Riza Pahlavi named successor while the shah cited poor health. Parliament met in special session to address the new crisis.
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Shah
Iran
Teheran
U.P
Shah Riza Khan Pahlevi
Isfahan
Mohammed Riza Pahlavi
Karaj
Ali Furughi
India
Russia
Ahwaz
Persian Gulf
Bandar Shahpur
Freighter keel to be laid at Richmond shipyard
The keel of the first of 24 10,000 ton freighters to be built at Richmond Shipbuilding Corporation yards will be laid Wednesday in Richmond California.
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Richmond
Cal
U.P
Richmond Shipbuilding Corporation
Butte Red Cross Sets Goal for 1942 Membership Drive
The Butte chapter plans a high turnout for the 1942 Red Cross roll call starting Armistice Day. J. L. Markham is named roll call director as the board, including James H. Rowe and D. G. Stivers, outlines leadership and aims to enroll every adult in Butte and Silver Bow County to meet anticipated wartime needs.
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The
American Red Cross
Silver Bow County
Markham
J. D. Newman
James H. Rowe
D. G. Stivers
Mr. Ryan
Eugene Carroll
J. Fred Garer
Ray L. Fpuhle
W. J. McMahon
Walter G. Hansen
George A. Hill
Bulgarian reply denies Soviet war plans and German fleet base
Sofia rejects Russia and Soviet accusations over Bulgaria allowing German and Bulgarian ships in Black Sea harbors. The note claims Bulgarian defenses are internal and denies Raeder’s fleet base, pontoon bridge moves, and any anti Soviet intent. Moscow is informed by Ivan Stamenov with a 10 point reply.
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Bulgaria
Germany
Italy
Black Sea
Russia
Erich Raeder
Danube
Ruschuk
Greece
Moscow
Ivan Stamenov
Hoover Outlines Constructive Policy for America
Former president Herbert Hoover argued a middle path of impregnable defense, aiding democracies, and preserving strength for postwar reconstruction. He criticized escalating risk to ships and urged Congress to declare any war actions, warning that step by step steps could pull the U.S. into conflict.
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Chicago
Herbert Hoover
United States
Hitler
America
Hoover
Roosevelt
U. S
CBS
Congress
La Guardia Claims G. O. P. Nomination
New York report says Mayor La Guardia claimed the Republican nomination for a third term at his campaign HQ after primary vote tabulation showed him far ahead of rival John R. Davies former President of the National Republican Club.
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New York
P. H. la Guardia
la Guardia
John R. Davies
National Republican Club
Nazi Ambassador Refuses to Leave Argentina
Baron Edmund von Thermann, the German ambassador, defied a chamber resolution by admitting propaganda activities and stating he has no intention of leaving Argentina. The deputies censured him for axis propaganda after a long Dies committee inquiry into subversive activities in Argentina.
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Baron Edmund von Thermann
Chamber of Deputies
Argentina
United Press
Herr von Ribbentrop
United States
Britain
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Dies Committee
Raul Damonte Taborda
Fritz Wiedemann
San Francisco
Adolf Hitler
Edmund von Thermann
Eft
Rio de Janeiro
Wiedemann
Chile
Ambassador von Thermann
New York
Mass Delivery of Bombers to Reds Seen
British and American missions to Moscow forecast large scale air ferries from the United Kingdom to the Soviet Union. Long range bombers would strike Berlin and German cities en route, with hundreds of fighters also being sent as Britain shifts arms to the eastern front.
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United Kingdom
Russia
Berlin
Moscow
Reich
Britain
Churchill
United States
Europe
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Home
Herbert Morrison
Nazis Claim New Gains Along 2 000 Mile Front
German forces suffer heavy losses as a second expeditionary assault on Oesel island fails. Four transports, one destroyer and many craft sunk. remnants thrown into the sea. On the Leningrad front a Soviet tank brigade destroyed 48 German tanks and armored cars, 27 guns and 13 mine throwers in a single engagement. Continued report on page 2.
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Russia
Oesel
Baltic
East Prussia
Crete
Barets Sea
Leningrad
Stettinius Named to Supervise Lease-Lend Plans
President Roosevelt named Edward R. Stettinius Jr to approve lend-lease applications from Britain and China. The move aims to speed final action and cut red tape. Roosevelt noted the processing time fell from 25-30 days to 16 days.
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Stettinius
Washington
Roosevelt
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Great Britain
China
Laddie the Collie Shot Dead in Butte Neighborhood
A six year old collie named Laddie, beloved by many children in the northwestern Butte neighborhood, was found shot through the eye near Dennis Harrington’s Empire street home. Sheriff Al McLeod said the dog was killed about 1 am and dragged to a spot by Harrington’s automobile. The killer’s identity is unknown and investigators continue searching for leads as residents mourn their canine guardian.
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Collie
Butte
Empire Street
al McLeod
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Excelsior Streets
U S Plans Haiti Lease-Lend Aid to Strengthen Canal Approaches
The United States agreed to send 1.1 million dollars of lease-lend materials to Haiti to bolster defenses and secure the Panama Canal approaches. Secretary Hull and Haiti's Fernand Dennis signed the agreement, with repayment speculated in Haitian imports. The Navy outlined a vast shipbuilding program including the battleships North Carolina and Washington and the South Dakota launch, while Jesse Jones urged Congress for 1.5 billion dollars more RFC borrowing power for defense.
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Panama Canal
Haiti
Hull
Fernand Dennis
Caribbean
Navy
Congress
House Banking Committee
Jesse Jones
Federal Loan
Jones
United States
Port-Au- Prince
North Carolina
South Dakota
Department
German drive east of Dnieper aims at Rostov and oil fields
The war page reports Hitler’s main push in southeastern Ukraine from bridgeheads along the Dnieper with aims likely Rostov on the Don and the Baku oil region. Allied pressure in Iran has forced Reza Shah to abdicate, as British and Russian forces move toward Tehran to thwart German oil threats.
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Simpson Hitler
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Ukraine
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Rostov
Don River
Acros
Zaporozhe
Don
Sea of Azov
Black Sea
Caucasus
Baku
Reza Shah Pahlavi
Iran
Teheran
Lower
Nine Russian Divisions Are Wiped Out
Berlin reports a major German push along the Dnieper with bridgeheads and advancing into the Nogaisk Steppe as nine Soviet divisions are said to have been annihilated south of Lake Ilmen. The purge included 53,000 captured, 320 tanks and 695 cannons seized or wrecked, with broader gains near Leningrad and the Dnieper crossing.
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Berlin
Dnieper
Adolf Hitler
Leningrad
Nogaisk
Crimean Peninsula
Lake Ilmen
High Command
Odessa
Black Sea
Karl Eckert
House Approves Record Defense Tax Measure
The House passed a $3.553 billion compromise defense tax bill without a roll call, sending it to the Senate where passage was expected. The plan lowers personal exemptions from 2000 to 1500 for married and 800 to 750 for single filers, raising taxable income for millions and boosting overall tax costs by hundreds of millions. The vote avoided public record of Senate changes as criticism rose in the House.
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Washington
House
Senate
Senate House Conference
Treasury
Weather Outlook For Butte And Montana Regions
Partly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday with showers. Cooler temperatures expected in Butte and Montana's west and north central areas.
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Butte
Montana
De Molay Honors Two Butte Youths With Chevalier Degree
Highland chapter Order of De Molay conferred the Degree of Chevalier on Henry M. Knudsen now in the Army and William I. Hester at a meeting in the Masonic temple. Ernest Thomas awarded the honor as officers installed included Harmel Dawson Edwin Wakefield and Robert Marsenich.
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Order of de Molay
Butte
Highland Chapter
Henry M. Knudsen
William I. Hester
Ernest
Dad) Thomas
Masonic Temple
de Molay
Harmel Dawson
Edwin R. Wakefield
Robert Marsenich
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