Soviet Seeks Fortifications Concessions as Talks Open
Moscow reports a 4000 ton Soviet freighter Metallist torpedoed by an unidentified submarine off Estonia with five crew missing amid intensifying German Russian talks. Estonia is accused of harboring naval bases while unofficial reports say concessions to fortify Estonian waters in the Gulf of Finland and Baltic Sea are demanded. German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop arrives for talks as Estonia's Karl Selter visits. Sukru Saracoglu also present.
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Moscow
Estonia
Metallist
Baltic
Gulf of Finland
Baltic Sea
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Karl Selter
Sukru Saracoglu
Uruguay Seeks End to Civil Population Contraband Lists
Uruguayan delegation at the Inter-American neutrality conference proposes removing from war contraband lists all items destined for civilian populations in warring nations. The proposal, seen as highly controversial, urges a joint declaration against including such products in any form.
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Panama
Uruguay
OHI Operators Protest Pending Neutrality Move
Ship operators protest a neutrality resolution amid fears of reduced business. Leaders refused requests for changes and said the act keeps the nation out of war with other considerations secondary. They warned Congress could revisit the measure in January if it harms shippers.
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Washington
Congress
United States Lines
Dollar Line
70 Mile Gale Sweeps Butte
A strong gale hit Butte with 70 mph winds at the surface and up to 73 mph aloft. The U S Weather Bureau reported 10 000 feet winds of 73 mph at 8 30 am and 70 mph at 13 000 feet at 3 pm. Ground speeds ranged 25 29 mph. Temperatures peaked at 66 and dropped to 39 degrees.
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Butte
U. S. Weather Bureau
Butte Scandinavian Fraternity plans golden anniversary
Butte lodge No. 1 of the Scandinavian Fraternity of America marks 15 years since founding February 6 1890. Tonight’s meeting at Scandia hall will discuss celebrations and past presidents night with officers and members present.
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Lodge
Butte
Butte Lodge No. 1
Scandia Hall
W. F. Axelson
James Jeppsen
Walter Strom
Alex Skoog
Pay 15 Highest Ever In Butte Miners Referendum
At an old high school auditorium meeting the Butte Miners union approved a Saturday referendum on a new contract offer from Anaconda Copper Mining company. The union seeks amendments to working conditions after rejecting the prior proposal that would raise pay by 75 cents a day bringing minimum wages to six dollars per day. Negotiations for contract amendments occurred earlier this week.
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Butte Miners’ Union
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
American Legion declares neutrality shift at 21st convention
United Press reports Chicago September 27 the American Legion opened its 21st annual convention by declaring neutrality in the European war and withdrawing from the Federation Interallies Des Ancien Combattants to avoid violating U S neutrality law. National Commander Stephen Chadwick urged Congress to stay in session and the armed forces to expand.
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United Press
Chicago
American Legion
United States
Congress
America
Federation Interallies Des Ancien Combattants
Organization of Allied War Veterans
Stephen Chadwick
Stock Exchange Plans Move to Reno Nevada
The San Francisco stock exchange has formed a Nevada corporation as a step toward relocating to Reno if the $30 every Thursday plan passes in the November 7 election.
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Stock Exchange
Reno
Nevada
San Francisco
San Francisco Stock Exchange
Montana Area Faces Scattered Showers and Cooling Irregular Outlook
A Montana forecast calls for scattered showers and a drop in temperatures on Thursday and Friday, with partly cloudy skies lingering in between. Strong winds unlikely. highs in the 50s and 60s, lows in 40s.
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Montana
Germany and Britain Claim Naval-Air Victory in North Sea
Berlin broadcast that German planes destroyed a British aircraft carrier and crippled a British battleship in the North Sea, claiming the first successful battle between air and sea forces. London disputed the claim, calling the raid a failure and praising seapower’s resilience.
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Berlin
U.R
North Sea
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
London
House of Commons
Admiralty
Winston Churchill
Hermann W. Goering
Britain
Masked Robber Steals Cash From Continental Oil Station
A masked bandit robbed the Continental Oil station at Front and Arizona last night. He fled into the Northern Pacific yards after taking an undetermined amount of cash from the till. Frank Whalen reported the armed robbery to city officers around 9 30. The attendant described the bandit as about 25 years old.
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Continental
Front
Arizona
Northern Pacific
Frank Whalen
South Main
Pursuit Planes Fire on French Reconnaissance Ship
United Press correspondent reports from Saarbruecken on September 27 that four German pursuit planes shot down a French reconnaissance aircraft at 10,000 feet. The air battle featured flashing machine gun fire as the French plane tumbled to the earth in flames. the envoy toured Saarbruecken and Zwei Bruecken, noting German control near the French border and no significant French advance between the Rhine and Moselle.
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United Press Staff
Saarbruecken
Zweibruecken
West Wall
Rhine
Moselle
German high command reports Warsaw surrendered after siege
German forces claim Warsaw capitulated unconditionally after 20 days of siege. Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop’s Moscow trip raises expectations of a broader German Russian accord. Warsaw radio earlier urged resistance, but surrender set to transfer control to German besiegers by September 29.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Moscow
Naz
Johannes von Blaskowit
Nas Beerr
Budapest
Anacondans Tell of Thrilling Ocean Journey
Anaconda residents Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Brown traveled from Ireland to New York aboard the 8.8 Cameronia escorted by two battleships and 11 cruisers. They described zigzagging for two days over the Atlantic during the war upheaval and expressed relief at returning to American soil.
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Anaconda
Atlantic Ocean
Cameronia
Frank E. Brown
West Park Avenue
Ireland
Europe
New York
Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway
Belfast
America
Mr. Brown
Judge Baldwin denies federal land condemnation bid
U S District Judge James H. Baldwin rejected the government's application for entry of judgments on declarations of taking in a Red Rock lakes area condemnation suit. He left open the option to seek a time and terms for possession delivery, ruling the present forms insufficient.
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Baldwin
Red Rock Land
Beaverhead
U. S
James H. Baldwin
Red Rock Lakes
Abnormal Heat Delays Threshing Across Montana
In Montana from September 20 to 23 abnormally warm weather delayed threshing of small grains and harvested alfalfa seed while sugar beets matured. Night temperatures stayed high enough to avoid frosts, but rainfall was scant west of the Divide and in eastern regions, leaving deficits in September rainfall and stock water in several counties.
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Helena
Montana
Federal Weather Bureau
Agricultural Marketing Service
Glacier Park
Fergus County
Divide
Yellowstone
Milk River
Agriculture Officials Express Concern Over Severe Conditions
Agriculture Department officials expressed concern today over severe conditions affecting crops and farming. Further details continues on Page 12, Col. 2.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Hitler signals peace bid amid Poland split with USSR
Paris dispatch says Hitler seeks peace talks with France and Britain by leveraging Poland’s partition and a potential Soviet accord. Ribbentrop in Moscow reportedly works to show Stalin openness to alliance, while Allies refuse terms.
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Paris
Adolf Hitler
Western Front
France
Britain
Germany
Nazi
Fuehrer
Poland
Soviet
Russia
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Citizens Graduation From Americanization School
One hundred and twenty-five members of the Americanization school, run by Silver Bow post of the American Legion, will receive graduation diplomas at a Saturday night party in the American Legion hall. Established in 1935, the program has graduated 1,509 foreign-born applicants, including 250 in outlying districts via correspondence. Of these, 680 have already received citizenship papers.
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Americanization School
Silver Bow Post
The
American Legion
American Legion Hall
Butte P T A Plans City Wide Membership Drive
The Butte P T A will run a city wide campaign next week to raise membership by ten percent. Mrs Paul Cannon chairs the effort naming a unit chair for each of 16 schools. Pupils will bring home membership blanks for parents to sign with a 25 cent annual fee.
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Butte Parent- Teacher Association
Paul Cannon
P.T. A
Butte High
Edward Yeager
Emerson
A. L. Greenwell
Franklin
L. Ruffato
Garfield
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Nation
Witt Hancock
Sir Loring Christie
Canada
White House
Roosevelt
Sir Herbert Marler
OHI
Richard L. Turner
ACM
Tol
U.S
E. W. Kieckhefer
Pacific Coast
Long Beach
Calif
California
George E. Kidd
England
Robert Bunnelle
Pulich
Reich
Oteko Club
Fuhrer
H. Taylor Henry
Finton Legion Citizen School
Parent-Teacher Association
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