Storms Wash Out Bridges and Track Across County
Storms over the past week rendered nineteen bridges unsafe and a 60 foot stretch of Northern Pacific track washed out near Reed Point. Trains delayed 10 to 12 hours as crews worked to repair washouts. Families fled homes, livestock moved to safety, and ongoing repairs faced severe material and manpower shortages.
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Ellison
Ed Brannin
Basin Creek
John George Neumayer
Sour Dough Road
Duck Creek
Bade
Harlowton Road
Lassie Hanson
Goforth Ranches
Dry Creek
W. P
Ward & Parker
Campbell
Melville
Morris Tronrud
George Tronrud and Son
Ruddy
Noyes
Harry Hart
van Cleves
D. D. Johnson
R. H. Urich
Hart
Gibson
J. E. Mitchell
Clyde Chapel
Reed Point
Northern Pacific
J. T. Deeney
Nationwide gas cut may be postponed in rubber survey
Washington today discussed delaying any nationwide gasoline rationing until a comprehensive survey of available scrap rubber is completed. Senate leader Barkley and other lawmakers noted estimates vary from 700 thousand to 10 million tons of reclaimable rubber, potentially influencing a president Roosevelt decision on private auto fuel limits.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Roosevelt
War Production Board
Hitler Attends Funeral for Reinhard Heydrich
Adolf Hitler has a state funeral for Reinhard Heydrich calling him a martyr. Himmler pledges revenge as the top Gestapo official is honored posthumously. Hitler briefly appears, places a wreath, and greets Heydrich’s two sons before departing.
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Hitler
Reinhard Heydrich
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Secret Police
Bohemia and
Moravia
Heydrich
Hailstorm Pummels Sweet Grass County Crops
Anniversary note recalls the June 11 1914 hailstorm that rained eight inch deepest hail at Otter Creek and damaged crops on Race Lyons Magelssen ranch Grey Cliff Upper Deer creeks Melville and nearby areas. Jack Scarlett sheltered in his car as hail battered the region largest hailstones reached one and three quarters inches.
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Pioneer Files
Sweet Grass County
Otter Creek
Race Lyons
Magelssen
Grey Cliff
Deer Creeks
Melville
Jack Scarlett
Walter Tucker Ranch
J. O. Cady
River rises to eight year high on Yellowstone at Livingston
J. R. Cortese, superintendent of the city water department, reports the Yellowstone river at Livingston is higher today than at any time in eight years. The river stood four inches higher at noon than in the morning and four and a half inches above yesterday's peak, with the daily peak typically seen around noon.
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Livingston
J. R. Cortese
City Water Department
O ConnorFiles for Congress in Montana Primary
James F. O Connor of Livingston filed for the Democratic nomination for representative in congress from Montana’s second district. He is serving his third term. With filing due at midnight he faces two opponents for the July primary, Robert A Patterson of Havre and William M McCracken of Great Falls.
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Helena
James F. O'Connor
Livingston
Montana
O’connor
Robert A
Bob) Patterson
Havre
William M. McCracken
Great Falls
Montana Senators Vote on Army Pay Measure
Washington dispatch reports Rocky Mountain senators split over sending the military pay adjustment bill back to conference and accepting house amendments that set a minimum pay scale of 50 dollars monthly. Support came from Murray Wheeler and Millikin. opposition from O'Mahoney and Schwartz.
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Washington
Rocky Mountain
Senate
Murray and Wheeler
Montana
Millikin
Colorado
O’mahoney
Schwartz
Wyoming
Germany admits loss of eight thousand killed in air raids
Berlin reports official acknowledgment that eight thousand people have been killed since the begining of air attacks. The figure likely refers to deaths from British raids on Cologne and Essen, with European private sources citing Cologne casualties around twenty thousand.
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Germany
Bern
Berlin
Cologne
Essen
New York Times
Europe
Biddle Shapes Germany’s Downward Path Amid Sedition Trials
Chattanooga June 7 Attorney General Biddle said Germany is on the home stretch of a death by own action as he warned of an invisible revolution within the nation. He cited recent sedition trial outcomes and explained how Congress's directives guided decisions in cases involving Browder and Bridges.
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Biddle
Chattanooga
Ogen
Germany
George W. Christians
Crusader White Shirts
Japanese Losses Provide Allied Encouragement After Midway
The tally shows Japan lost two to three aircraft carriers at Midway, with casualties added to prior tolls, and overall naval losses since Pearl Harbor include battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and submarines in multiple categories. The report notes hidden ships and ongoing builds may alter strength estimates.
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Midway
Japan
Admiral Mimitz
Pearl Harbor
Janes Fighting Ships
Pacific
WPA report cites 8 million benefited from seven years of work
A $280 million WPA bill to hire 400 000 people monthly starting July 1 was sent to the House with notice of inevitable retrenchment. The report warns of a possible sharp drop in employment and notes WPA has served over 8 000 000 individuals in seven years amid unemployment and war production pressures.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Work Projects Administration
WPA
Bids Open for Chrome Mine Road Access in Stillwater County
Montana highway department will open bids June 24 for a 34.8 mile access road in Stillwater County to move chrome concentrates from the Benbow development to the railhead at Columbus. The project is 100 percent federal aid with costs totaling about 358 thousand four hundred forty six dollars and ninety one cents plus bridges and a Yellowstone River bridge strengthening. The road aims to improve shipment but may not allow year round rapid movement. The highway commission meeting was postponed to June 24 and will also consider port of entry stations.
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Helena
Montana Highway Department
Stillwater County
Benbow
Columbus
Yellowstone River
Montana
Benbow Mill
Highway Commission
Port of Entry Staons
Army Seeks Record Breaker Grant To Sustain War Effort
President Roosevelt urged Congress to approve a record breaking $39.4 billion appropriation for the army starting July 1, lifting total war program costs to about $200 billion. The plan includes an $11.043 billion fund for the army air corps to push toward 60 000 planes this year and 125 000 more next year plus a measure to curb excessive contractor compensation and bonus deductions.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Rayburn
Army Air Corps
War and Navy Departments
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Explosion Kills Nine in Army Building in Stockton
A blast followed by a fire swept through an army building in Stockton California killing nine and injuring eleven. The blaze began about 11 30 pm and burned for about 30 minutes with victims trapped inside. Firefighters and medical staff rushed aid as officers transported plasma and serum to the post.
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Stockton
Calif
Army
San Francisco
Priorities Good for Two Condemned Men
The War Production Board denied priorities for electric chair materials at the South Dakota penitentiary. Warden G Norton Jameson says executions for Clifford Hayes 30 and Paul Sewell 29 would be postponed until after the war. Hayes is to die the week of August 9 for slaying Sheriff Melbourne Lewis. Sewell for killing Jens Jensen.
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Sioux Falls
War Production Board
South Dakota
G. Norton Jameson
Clifford Hayes
Grant County
Melbourne Lewis
Paul Sewell
Jens Jensen
Roosevelt says 18 19 year olds not drafted soon
President Roosevelt told reporters there will be no immediate move to draft youths aged 18 and 19. He said any such step would come only in several months and that the exemption from compulsory military service remains in place without legislation. He advised waiting a few months before further questions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Barrymore Ignores Wives in His Final Will
Hollywood reports John Barrymore’s will filed in superior court excludes his four wives. The actor leaves his three children Diana, Dolores, and John Blythe Barrymore Jr. as beneficiaries with a possible Beverly Hills estate interest, an automobile, personal effects, and cash.
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Hollywood
John Barrymore
Superior Court
Read
Gordon Leroy
Barrymore
Diana
Dolores
John Blythe Barrymore, Jr
Beverly Hills
Japs Lose in Mid Pacific Fight
News from Pearl Harbor reports heavy Japanese losses in a Midway battle as Admiral Nimitz notes many ships sunk and survivors left adrift. Allied actions include air attacks on Lae Salamaua and Ermera, while Lidice's destruction is attributed to German vengeance. Civilian deaths and injuries within the British Empire are tallied, and Sevastopol reports fierce Russian hand to hand fighting.
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Pearl Harbor
Midway Island
Chester W. Nimitz
Midway
Hawaii
Nimitz
Isoruk Yamamot
Dutch Harbor
Two Candidates File for Montana Supreme Court Clerk Nomination
Helena June 4 Two candidates filed for the Democratic nomination for clerk of the Montana supreme court John W Mountjoy Dillon and Frank Murray Butte seek the post now held by Peter M Rigg Havre who was appointed after A T Porter died Mountjoy a former secretary of state and sheriff of Jefferson county campaigns with Remember our Montana boys after the war Murray a former Butte school trustee worked in retail groceries and cafes and presents the slogan Qualified by experience
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Helena
Montana Supreme Court
John W. Mountjoy
Dillion
Frank Murray
Butte
Peter M. Rigg
Havre
A. T. Porter
Mountjoy
Jefferson County
Montana
Murray
Congress Approves $50 Min Pay For Army
Congress approved a $50 a month minimum pay for armed forces with final steps needed for effect as of June 1. Senate action set $50 for back privates and apprentice seamen, $54 for first-class privates and second-class seamen, retroactive to June 1 for ranks up to second lieutenant.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Joint Conference
House
Army
Navy
Senate votes war declarations against Bulgaria Hungary and Romania
The Senate unanimously declares war on Bulgaria Hungary and Romania as World War II actions proceed. Senate votes were 67-0 for Bulgaria 71-0 for Hungary and 74-0 for Romania with President Roosevelt expected to sign the resolution.
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Washington
Senate
Bulgaria
Hungary
Rumania
Nazi Germany
House
Roosevelt
Two Montanans Held Prisoner by Japanese
Helena June 9 Rep Ran kin R Mont telephoned to Montanans that she has been notified the Japanese are holding Lee Dickey of Helena and Richard E O Hearn of Townsend captives in Shanghai.
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Helena
Rankin
Mont
Nazis Seize Vast Allied Wealth From Europe
Washington report estimates Nazi plunder at four and a half billion dollars yearly in goods and cash from occupied Europe. Over three years looted wealth could finance years of war, with Germany collecting roughly equal to WWI reparations every 41 days and driving occupied nations toward famine.
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Washington
Europe
Foreign Policy Association
Association
Ernest Hediger
Germany
Casey and Pilgeram File for State Offices
Helena June 9 Twenty two candidates have entered the July 21 primary. Latest to file are Horace F Casey seeking the Democratic nomination for member of the Montana railroad and public service commission a post he holds. Jerry J Clifford of Anaconda a candidate for the Democratic congressional nomination from the First Montana district and W P Pilgeram Democrat for supreme court clerk.
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Helena
Horace F. Casey
Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission
Jerry J. Clifford
Anaconda
Montana
W. P. Pilgeram
Supreme Court
Sweet Grass County Nutrition Committee Plans Outreach
The Sweet Grass County Nutrition Committee held its second meeting on Wednesday June 3 with chair Helen Everson and members outlining goals to inform residents about nutritious foods and reducing waste. Projects include Red Cross nutrition classes, food preservation, and a canteen course for group feeding.
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Sweet Grass County Nutrition Committee
Helen Everson
Myrtle Schump
Margaret Deegan
L. W. Baskett
Lois Williams
Ocelstos
Red Cross
Sweet Grass County
Office of Defense Health and Welfare Service
Jane Cole
Oefstos
A.W.V.8
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Moler
Adolf Myrstol
Carl Bue
M. C. McGreevy
Deer Creek
Arvid Larson
James F. O’connor
Earl Browder
Communist Party of the United States
Harry Bridges
Browder
Atlanta
Bridges
Communist Party
Chrome Mine
Stillwater
Mid-Pacific
Allied Headquarters
Australia
New Guinea
Lae
Salamaua
MacArthur
Ermera
Timor
London
Lidice
Bohemia-Moravia
Continental
Prague
Czech
Hangman
Clement R. Attlee
House of Commons
British Empire
Moscow
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Casey and
Pilgeram
County Nutrition Committee
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