Senate Inquiry in Uproar Over Propaganda Films
The Senate inquiry overheated as Wendell Willkie accused Sen. D Worth Clark of falsehoods during testimony by Warner Bros head Harry Warner. Warner defended realistic Nazi-terror depictions and said the industry cooperates with defense needs while denying government dictates on propaganda. The session also touched on foreign policy and isolationism.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Wendell L. Willkie
D. Worth Clark
Idaho
Clark
Willkie
White House
United States
Harry Warner
Warner Bros
Hollywood
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
Butte Urges Big Hole Basin Highway Progress Ahead
Butte Montana leaders press for a year round highway to the Big Hole basin to unlock a major livestock and farming region. The Butte Chamber of Commerce plans to send a committee to Helena to seek approval for a four mile Dickey bridge to Ralston link. A joint meeting with Big Hole residents backed the effort to fix a bottleneck and prevent isolation this winter.
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Butte
Montana
Big Hole Basin
Treasure State
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Dickey’s Bridge
Ralston
Warren Shaw
Wisdom Stockman
Big Hole
Highway Commission
Wisdom
Dickey Bridge- Ralston
Duke and Duchess of Windsor Visit Washington
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor paid a combined business and social visit to Washington on Thursday. Thousands of Washingtonians cheered as the couple appeared, with the Duke meeting President Roosevelt, two cabinet officers, and Emory S. Land, chairman of the Maritime Commission. He waved and saluted the crowds between engagements.
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Washington
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Capital
Elks Honor 40 Year Members in Butte Lodge Ceremony
More than 300 Elks attended a Butte lodge gathering at the Elks temple to honor 13 members with 40 year pins. Initiation dates ranged 1896 to 1901, led by Harry A. Doering, former Montana Hardware manager, who joined May 21 1896.
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Elks Temple
Order
Butte Lodge
Harry A. Doering
Montana Hardware
Frosh and Sophs Duel on Rush Day at Montana School of Mines
Students vote at 11 on two at large executive committee seats for the A S S M. Polls close at 1. At 2 the sandbag contest and tug of war follow, with Heinz Apostol leading sophomores and Philip Johnson guiding freshmen.
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Montana School of Mines
D. C. McAuliffe
George L. Shue
W. M. Brown
O. A. Dingman
R. A. Micken
Will Mitchell, Jr
Leonard Field
Dodgers Are Champs In Subways Series Hype
Brooklyn’s Dodgers ignite national excitement as they chase another Fall classic while the New York Yankees bring a seasoned title machine image to the World Series. Boston’s Braves fall silent as Whitlow Wyatt seals the NL pennant with a shutout and birthday win.
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Judson Bailey
New York
Brooklyn
Dodgers
New York Yankees
Yankees
Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
U.P
Flatbush
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Maine
Rio Grande
All America
Boston Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Whitlow Wyatt
Braves
Dixie Walker
Wyatt
French Residents in Le Havre Flee Because of Bombings
French officials report British air raids on Le Havre are frequent and severe causing most residents to flee nightly with only a few thousand remaining each evening. Economy Minister Yves Bouthillier visited to reassure and discuss reconstruction plans as the port city endures over 200 RAF raids.
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le Havre
Vichy
U.P
Yves Bouthillier
France
Anaconda Man Burned to Death in Cabin Fire
Owen McGovern 61 a longtime Anaconda resident died in a cabin fire at 611 East Front Street. Fire started from a gasoline camp stove and flames engulfed him as he slept. Coroner ruled accidental. no inquest. Survived by wife Mary E McGovern four daughters a brother and several grandchildren. Body at Finnegan mortuary with funeral plans pending.
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Anaconda
Owen (Killie) McGovern
East Front Street
Mr. McGovern
Arthur A. Longfellow
McGovern
Longfellow
McGowen
County Monaghan
Ireland
St. Peter
Weather Outlook for Butte and Montana
Butte forecasts show partly cloudy conditions Friday with light rain Friday night and snow plus colder temperatures on Saturday. Montana regions expect increasing cloudiness Friday with rain at night and snow Saturday, plus warmer weather in the extreme east Friday and colder conditions Saturday.
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Butte
Montana
Four Educators Indicted in Unemployment Fraud Scheme
Los Angeles based grand jury indicted Raymond Kilian principal of Templeton Union High School Leonard W Sledge former Auburn Junior College dean Martin Lange former state employment official and John A Jilk cousin of Kilian on six counts of forgery and six counts of false claims. They allegedly defrauded the state of about 13000 over the past two years via a fictitious unemployment scheme. All four remain in county jail with 10000 bail each awaiting arraignment scheduled by Superior Judge Edward R Brand.
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Los Angeles
U.P
State
Raymond Kilian
Templeton Union High School
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Leonard W. Sledge
Auburn Junior College
Martin Lange
State Department of Employment
John A. Jilk
Kilian
Edward R. Brand
Catholic Student Action conference opens in Butte
About 1 500 students from Western Montana attend the sixth annual Students' Catholic Action conference opening in Butte with an open forum at the Fox theater at 10 a m. William E Lohman presides at the opening business session and Rev J A Rooney gives the invocation and Magr J C Willgin holds a mass at St Patrick church at 9 o'clock.
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Montana
St. Patrick Church
Magr
J. C. Willging
Frank L. Harrington
Christ the King
Camp Fire Girls official visits in Butte
Eldora DeMots of Portland Oregon visits Butte to discuss Camp Fire Girls defense minded citizenship training. She outlines programs including birthday projects Fortifying the Family and home meal planning while Bluebirds and Horizon clubs expand nationwide. About 600 Butte girls are members.
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Camp Fire Girls
United States
Eldora DeMots
Portland
Ore
Miss DeMots
Butte
Camp Fire Girl
Camp Fire Girl Organization
Copper Bowl
Camp Fire
Y. M. CG
Bluebirds
Horizon Clubs
Berlin Admits Savage Russian Counter Attacks and Repulsals
Russian forces attack Leningrad and central front victories are claimed as Soviet troops recapture villages and push toward Gomel Odessa and Lake Ladoga are cited with Romanian divisions routed. German reports deny a Russian breakthrough while noting losses and strategic countermeasures.
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Berlin
Leningrad
Gomel
Odessa
Desna
Red Star
Tass
Russia
U.P
Red Army
Postmasters Set 1942 Montana Convention in Missoula
The Montana Association of Postmasters will hold its 1942 convention in Missoula. State president Cletus J. Walsh said 22 of 23 executive board members approved the site. The date will allow attendance by Washington postal officials. Earlier bids came from Butte Great Falls and Missoula.
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Billings
Montana Association of Postmasters
Missoula
Cletus J. Walsh
Polytechnic
Walsh
Postal Department
Washington, D. C
Butte
Great Falls
Silver Gate
Boat Falls On Sheriff’s Car On Highway in Nebraska
Sheriff Irvin Gates met a trailer loaded boat that broke loose from another vehicle and toppled onto his car after sliding into a ditch. The incident caused minor damage with no injuries reported amid recent heavy rain.
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Falls City
Neb
Irvin Gates
Gates
65 Aliens to Seek Citizenship Papers in Federal Court Today
A class of 65 aliens faces Examiner Edgar R. Bonsall in U S district court to answer questions on United States government knowledge. Successful applicants will take the oath before Judge James H. Baldwin and receive final papers as the semi annual hearings in Butte end. Twelve Butte residents gained citizenship in state court this week with Judge T E Downey presiding. Read more on those who earned Americanization in the afternoon and morning sessions.
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Edgar R. Bonsall
U. S
United States
James H. Baldwin
Butte
T. E. Downey
Britain rushes tanks to aid Red Army on southern front
London reports Britain is sending tanks to Russia by sea to bolster the Red Army in the Crimea region. British sources say up to 70,000 German troops are pressing toward the Crimean peninsula while Britain shifts tank production to the Soviets and increases supply routes via the Middle East and allied allies.
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Kiev
DNB
Leningrad
Murmansk
M. P. Kirponos
Lake
Ladoga
Moscow
Tula
Britain
Red Army
London
Russia
Crimea
Caucasus
Ukranian
Yanikale
Dnieper River
United States
Middle East
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Germany
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