German forces poised to strike from Kiev pocket toward Moscow
The fall of Kiev prompts German forces to threaten southeastward toward the Donets Don basin and northeast toward Moscow. Encirclement may isolate Red Army units numbering about a half million as Berlin and Moscow offer differing casualty tallies. A renewed German push risks severing Smolensk contact and forcing a 1000 mile Russian retreat toward the Sea of Azov.
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Kiev
Moscow
Donets-Don
Desna River
Bryansk
Kharkov
Donets
Rostov
Don
Berlin
Smolensk
Sea of Azov
Donetz-Don Basin
Matricide Fugitive Escapes Washington Jail Inmate Vanishes
Eric Miller a 22-year-old prisoner awaiting sentencing for murdering his mother escaped Klickitat county jail by severing leg irons and forcing an outside door. Northwest police and state patrol hunted the blond youth believed traveling with two accomplices. Miller previously faced a sanity hearing amid narcotics concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldendale
Wash
Eric Miller
Klickitat County
C. R. House
Miller
Olympia
Northwest
Archie Binn
Annetta Miller
Superior Court
House
Aland
Wenatchee
Anaconda Co unions Agree on Proposals for New Contract
Anaconda Copper Mining Company and the Joint Negotiating Committee representing the Butte miners and the Anaconda and Great Falls mill and smeltermen issued a statement outlining a proposed one year contract from October 1 1941 with a 75 cent daily wage increase, a week of paid vacation for qualifying employees, a check off system for dues and assessments, possible bi weekly pay, a central hiring system and family doctor and hospital contribution limits. A referendum vote on the contract will be held September 27 by the three unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaconda
Anaconda Company
Butte
Great Falls
Miners’ Union
Mill and Smeltermen's Union
Germans Claim Red Fleet Units Trapped
Berlin reports claim major Russian fleet units encircled near Leningrad and heavy Soviet losses in the Black Sea. German sources say European ports are sealed against aid, with about 30 Red divisions annihilated east of Kiev and losses of vast Russian supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Leningrad
Black Sea
Soviet Union
Britain
United States
Kiev
Donets
Kharkov
Army Flyer Dies as Planes Collide in Bay Crash
At Hamilton Field California two U. S. Army air corps P-40 pursuit planes collided in mid air over San Pablo Bay. Second Lieut. W. E. Scott 22 of Newkirk Oklahoma was killed and Second Lieut. W. J. B. Morehead 25 of Washington Oklahoma parachuted to safety. Scott's plane exploded on water impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Field
Calif
U. S. Army Air Corps
W. E. Scott
Newkirk
Okla
W. J. B. Morehead
Washington
San Pablo Bay
Scott
Marin County
Stanford 25 is killed by accidental shotgun discharge
Robert W. Stanford age 25 was fatally shot when his shotgun discharged during a hunting trip with his parents in Wenatchee Washington He is survived by his widow and an infant daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Wash
U.P
Robert W. Stanford
Stanford
Weather Forecast for Butte and Montana
Butte, Tuesday and Wednesday mostly partly cloudy with occasional showers on Tuesday. Temperatures little changed. Montana likewise partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday with showers mainly in the southern portion Tuesday and slightly warmer temperatures east of the divide in the south portion.
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Butte
Montana
South Portion
Divide
Montana School of Mines Opens With Registration in All Classes
The Montana School of Mines opened with first day enrollment about 10 percent below the previous year, registrars say. Students of all classes enrolled on Monday and registration will stay open to allow late entrants. Officials note nationwide declines due to private industry demand and the Selective Service Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana School of Mines
W. Milton Brown
Brown
Army Officer Slain by Guard at Honolulu Pier
U P reported customs guard John K Yueng killed 2nd Lieut Martin R Connelly 26 US Army Air Corps at pier 8 during a confrontation over a package inspection. Yueng claimed it was in the line of duty after finding photographs inside the parcel and searched Connelly before firing. Connelly's nearest kin is Mrs P J Connelly of Syracuse New York.
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Honolulu
T. H
U.P
John K. Yueng
Martin R. Connelly
U. S. Army Air Corps
Connelly
Pier 8
Pier
San Francisco
Manila
Young
Yeung
Hiberly
Yueng
P. J. Connelly
Syracuse
N. Y
Dardanelle Straits Closed to Passage of Fleets
The Turkish press Aksham said no fleet would pass through the Dardanelles under any pretext. The statement, from a government station, indicated Bulgaria could not transfer former Italian warships to the Black Sea for use against the Soviet Union. Aksham questioned whether Sofia made the request and said if so the answer would be no.
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Bern
Switzerland
Ankara
Aksham
Dardanelle
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Soviet
Russia
Sofia
Dardanelles
Win or Die Slogan Echoes From Soviet Fronts
Soviet troops and hastily recruited civilians vow to fight to the death outside Leningrad and Odessa as British and American delegations arrive to speed arms to Russia. The morning communique notes German losses and Romanian setbacks while reports from Smolensk area show Red forces pushing back to within 7% miles of Smolensk. The Putilev armament plant workers declare there is no other choice.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Odessa
United States
Russia
Germany
Soviet Information Bureau
Kiev
Smolensk
Red
Putilev
Air-Raid Wardens Guard Flood Region In New Mexico
In Albuquerque and Pecos river cities residents monitored rising flood waters after two days of cloudbursts in eastern New Mexico. The Hondo river rose about 40 feet, flooding flats west of Roswell near the Pecos and Hondo junction as Carlsbad mobilized hundreds of air raid wardens for last week’s blackout drill.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Pecos River
New Mexico
Hondo River
Roswell
Pecos
Hondo
Carlsbad
American Writer Tells of Visit to Fighting Front
Wallace Carroll reports from the Moscow censor and joins a tour of the Yelnia and Yartsevo battlefronts. Red Army forces claim gains against Germany with 17 to 23 miles in Yelnia and 6 to 10 miles on a 60 mile front at Yartsevo. Troops appear well fed equipped and high in spirits despite extended combat.
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Soviet Union
Wallace Carroll
United Press London
Europe
London
Moscow
United States
New York
Yelnin
Yartsevo
Smolensk
Timoshenko
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Yelnia
Dodgers Defeat Phillies 5-0 to Leap in NL Pennant Race
Curt Davis silenced the Phillies as Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia 5-0. The Dodgers exploded for four runs in the sixth inning, improving to 17 victories in two series against the Phils and moving one game behind idle St. Louis with four games left in the season.
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Philadelphia
Curt Davis
Phillies
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Davis
Philly
Dodgers
Frank Melton
Phils
Boston
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Bucs
Cubs
Chicago
Brooklyn
Alright, I'm a Failure Weatherman on Autumn First Day
The weather man laments a lack of summer and defends forecasting in a light note. He jokes July and August misread seasons, notes September dismal past 40 years, and contrasts with storm warnings in Gulf coast and southwestern states as fall arrives. (Continued on Page 2 Col. 7)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil
Gulf of Mexico
Butte
Missing Plane Wreckage Found on Mount Constance
Army twin motored bomber missing 13 days with six aboard found on Mount Constance on the Olympic peninsula near Tacoma. Wreckage appears exploded with only tail assembly intact. No signs of life. ship burned after blast as searchers confirm.
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Tacoma
Wash
Mount Constance
Olympic Peninsula
Seattle
Puget Sound
Olympia Peninsula
Hood Canal
William H. Cram
McChord Field
Spokane- Seattle
Fort Lewis
Mount Olympus
Japan Rushes Troops to Manchukuo Amid Dual Front Readiness
Shanghai reports say Japan is moving mass troops into Manchukuo as German Red Army gains boost Tokyo confidence. Observers note border clashes with Russia persist though a spokesman offers no predictions. Troop buildup around Hailar and Manchukuo suggests a policy shift.
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Shanghai
Japan
Manchukuo
Tokyo
Red Army
Germany
Siberia
Hailar
Lindbergh Cancels Saturday Broadcast for Fort Wayne Rally
National America First headquarters said Charles A. Lindbergh cancelled a Columbia broadcast from Washington in favor of a Fort Wayne rally on Oct 3. A spokesman said he did not want two speeches so close together. The report also notes Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell traveled to Tiflis to organize Caucasus defense for Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
America First Committee
Charles A. Lindbergh
Columbia Broadcasting System
Washington
Fort Wayne
Ind
Lindbergh
London
U.P
Algiers
Archibald Wavell
Iran
Iraq
Tiflis
Caucasus
Pink Star Latest Victim in War Patrol Zone
The Pink Star, an American owned freighter formerly Danish and now Panamanian registry, was sunk off Iceland while U S warships patrol and shoot first policy stands. The crew of 34 included Canadians Dutch Britons and others with no Americans aboard. This marks at least the fifth U S owned merchant ship sunk since the war began.
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Washington
Iceland
United States
State Department
Pink Star
Maritime Commission
Roosevelt
New York
Panama
United Kingdom
Pacific
City of
Rayville
Ausk
Aerial Warfare Demonstrated by Army and Navy Flyers
Army and Navy fighter pilots demonstrated modern air power to 4,000 ground officers at Shreveport on a practice field. Bombs and machine-gun fire pounded a 1 000 by 2 000 foot site with tanks and armored cars pretending to a battlefield while observers stayed 4,500 feet away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Army
Navy
United States
Labor Shortage Halts WPA Beet Harvest in Several Counties
Severe labor scarcity in the Milk River sugar beet fields forces suspension of WPA operations in Blaine, Phillips and Valley counties. Workers are told to report to the state employment service for field placement as emergency conditions persist. Brissenden of Great Falls cites the halt as lasting through the employment emergency.
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Milk River
WPA
Blaine
Phillips
Valley
State Employment Service
W. F. Brissenden
Great Falls
Division of Training and Reemploy
Butte
Joseph E. Parker
Brissenden
Blaine County
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Anaconda Co
Red Fleet
Army Flyer
Dardanelle Straits
Ukrainian
By Wallace Carroll
U.R
Semyon Timoshenko
Builiye
St. Louis
Ment
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