Russians Roll Through Bulgar Capital
Red army troops moved into Sofia after capitulation, with Moscow reporting extended artillery reach along the Vistula and a broad northern offensive. Soviets pressed toward Belgrade and Yugoslav targets as other units shelled Warsaw and bridged the Vistula across from Praga.
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London
Sofia
Yugoslavia
Warsaw
Vistula
Praga
Berlin
Riga
Baltic Sea
Moscow
Red Army
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Ukraine
Koplje-Nis-Belgrade
Greece
Albania
Marshal Rodion Y
William D. Kyle Dies at 66 Prominent Butte Attorney
William D. Kyle 66 a longtime Butte attorney died suddenly of a heart attack at his home 1215 Steel Street Saturday. A leading figure in Montana law he was born in Ruby Hill Nevada and came to Butte with his family. He graduated from Butte High School in 1897 and had lived in the Mining City for sixty years.
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William D. Kyle
Butte
Steel Street
Mr. Kyle
Ruby Hill
Nevada
Butte High School
Kalispell Schools Closed for Week
Kalispell authorities ordered all schools closed for a week after reports of infantile paralysis. One death, a two and a half year old hospitalized patient, and precautions issued to avoid large gatherings were reported. Mrs. Laura Overly died, her husband an Army doctor stationed in England.
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Kalispell
Laura Overly
Overly
England
Dewey Uses Data Driven Campaign In Montana Tour
Thomas E. Dewey continues a campaign across Montana after a Rockies sweep, emphasizing knowledge gathering on industry farming and labor. He notes western development is only half begun and pledges to use gathered information to inform policy, including Missouri River water issues and flood control.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Montana
United States
Dewey
Treasure State
New York
Billings
Missouri Valley
Missouri River
Dewey Ups West Promise in Spokane Stop
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey told a Spokane crowd that the nation’s future lies in the West and can be achieved only with a Republican White House in November. He rebutted Pepper claims that Republicans would hand Pacific coast war plants to eastern monopolies and urged support for the GOP at the polls.
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Spokane
Thomas E. Dewey
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Claude Pepper
D.-Fla
East
Pepper
Republican Party
New Deal
West
West of divide Sunday weather outlook with showers
West of the continental divide to be partly to cloudy with occasional showers and mountain snow. temperatures little changed. East of the divide expect considerable cloudiness not very windy and mild temperatures Sunday.
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Continental Divide
Churchill Concludes Quebec Talks on War Ends
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill reported after the second Quebec conference that all points of winding up the war in Europe and the destruction of the barbarians of the Pacific had been decided.
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Europe
Pacific
Quebec
Roosevelt
Churchill
Japan
British
Germany
United Nations
War Expands as Finland Declares War on Germany
Finland and Germany fight as saboteurs strike Finnish harbors and shipping lanes. Berlin says troops in Finland will fight on after being ordered out. Finnish and Russian forces engage seven or eight German divisions. Suurasaari repelled. invasion fleet near Porkala moves toward Helsinki.
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London
U.P
Finland
Germany
Berlin
Suuarsaari Island
Gulf of Finland
Stockholm
Porkala
Helsinki
Moscow
Yanks Capture Peleliu Airfield in Pacific Drive
Marine veterans of Guadalcanal seized Peleliu airdrome after bitter fighting Friday. The 4,200 foot airstrip fell under a three way pincers with artillery, tanks, warships and carrier aircraft aiding the assault. American forces extended the beachhead to two and a quarter miles, occupying the island's southern end except for two small areas. Admiral Nimitz announced Saturday night. casualties cited include over 1,400 Japanese dead.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Marine Veterans of
Guadalcanal
Peleliu
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Bricker Plans Montana Stop in Butte October 9
Gov. John Bricker of Ohio will tour Montana October 9 with stops in Billings Livingston Bozeman Butte Helena and Great Falls. He is to address labor small business and industry groups and speak at the Civic Center in Great Falls at 8 p.m. The visit is arranged by state GOP leaders and Bricker aides.
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Helena
John Bricker
Ohio
Montana
Butte
Great Falls
Bricker
Billings
Livingston
Bozeman
Butte Uoon
Civic Center
Gov. Dewey
Point Values Boosted Sharply by Ration Changes
The Office of Price Administration ordered sharp increases in point values for remaining rationed processed foods and a broad removal of many items from rationing effective Sunday. New values affect canned and bottled fruits juices tomatoes and sauces with blue tokens becoming obsolete. Red point values for meats butter and dairy remain unchanged while certain prepared foods move to the red chart.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
First Army Breaks Through Siegfried Line Near Cologne
U S First Army drives through the Siegfried Line within 26 miles of Cologne as six Allied armies advance on a 500 mile front. Third Army frees part of Thionville and pushes behind Metz. Patton’s forces threaten Saar basin. Aachen contact widens. Brest reportedly fallen. Prisoners rise to 173 as Brandcheid sees a narrow penetration amid heavy opposition.
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Thionville
Saar
Metz
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S. First Army
Siegfried Line
Hitler
Cologne
U. S. Third Army
George S Patton
Maginot Line
Wallendorf
Aachen
Germany
Prum
First Army
Brandscheid
Hitler Seeks Peace With Russians Report
London dispatch says Hitler reportedly asked Japanese ambassador to Berlin to seek peace with Russia. The claim cites Morgentidningen via Stockholm and Bern sources but is unconfirmed and officials dispute its credibility.
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Hitler
London
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Russia
Stockholm
Reuters
Morgentidningen
Bern
Hiroshi Oshima
Waste Paper Drive Set for Sept 29 and 30
Butte's city wide drive organized by the American Legion Silver Bow post No 1 will collect 200000 pounds of waste paper and 35000 pounds of rags on September 29 and 30. E B Wainwright chairs the campaign with Miss Gertrude Gilmore and August Grunert as vice chairs. The effort aims to clear premises of fire hazards and dirt before winter while addressing national shortages of salvage materials for the armed forces.
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Butte
American Legion
Silver Bow Post No. 1
E. B. Wainwright
Legion
Gertrude Gilmore
August Grunert
Boy Scouts
Legionnaires
Europe
American Legion and Auxiliary
E. B Wainwright
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Bulgar
W. W. Hercher
Tom Dewey
G.O.P
State
George McVey
Gardner Bridge
W. L. Beale, JR
J. Edward Murray
Mr. Roosevelt
Peleliu Island
By Frank Tremaine
1St Army
By Howard Cowan
Rhine
Paris
Brest
F. A. Gunter
Auxiliary
Wainwright
J. A. Rooney
Frank O. Langevin
A. Berkley Compton
Pat Dowling
Joe Zupan
Pat Whalen
Fred Lehn
Charles Smith
Arthur Boyer
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