Hess makes unscheduled British visit shocks world
Berlin reports Rudolf Hess flew to Britain in a solo mission hoping to end the war and return in days. British officials confirm his landing in Scotland and note fear Hess may reveal Nazi state details if he talks. Berlin denies secrets or treachery and says Hess acted on his own.
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Berlin
Fuehrer
Rudolf Hess
Britain
Germany
England
Rudolph Hess
Hitler
Hess
Reich
Thoroud
Scotland
Augsburg
Bavaria
British Broadcasting Company
No. 10
Downing Street
National Socialist Party
Glasgow
Miles City Star Builds Radio Station
Miles City May 12 Construction of radio station KRJF began Monday by the Star Printing company. The new Montana station will operate with 250 watts on unlimited time. Henry B Poole of Wenatchee Washington named chief engineer. station to be near Miles City on U S highway 212. Network affiliation not yet arranged. The Star Printing company also publishes the Miles City Daily Star and Weekly Star.
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Miles City
KRJF
The
Star Printing Company
Montana
Henry B. Poole
Wenatchee
Wash
U. S. Highway 212
Daily Star
Weekly Star
Rosier Seated as WV Democratic Senator
Washington May 13 The Senate voted to seat Joseph Rosier former president of the National Education Association as Democratic Senator from West Virginia succeeding M M Neely who resigned to become governor and who appointed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Joseph Rosier
National Education Association
West Virginia
M. M. Neely
First Lady to Reply to Lindbergh and Wheeler
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will address a June 7 gathering in St. Paul Minnesota nearing the end of a two day regional conference of party leaders. She will respond to critics Lindbergh and Wheeler who are slated to speak in Minnesota this month.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles A. Lindbergh
Wheeler
United States
St. Paul
Minn
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Lindbergh
Minnesota
Pioneers to convene state convention in Missoula in August
Members of the Society of Montana Pioneers and the Society of Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers plan the annual state convention in Missoula August 28 to 30. Mrs. George K. Dick announces events include banquets luncheons sightseeing trips officer elections and a talk by Lester H. Loble of Helena. Headquarters will be the Hotel Florence.
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Missoula
Society of Montana Pioneers
Society of Sons and Daughters of Montana Pioneers
George K. Dick
Sons and Daughters
Lester H. Loble
Helena
Florence
Holmes Reports on State Finances in May Balance
Helena May 12 The office of State Auditor John J Holmes said Monday the May 1 trial balance shows a net cash balance of 12614925.46 and bonded indebtedness of 9129724.75 versus last year. State funds invested May 1 1941 totaled 18452678.02 compared with 18107863.54 for 1940. A US property inventoried 20110.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Office of State Auditor
John J. Holmes
Mutual Settles With Society of Composers
St Louis May 12 The four month music controversy between broadcasters and Ascap ends for the Mutual Broadcasting system but NB C and C B linger. Mutual agrees to pay ASCAP 3 percent of gross receipts for four years and 314 percent thereafter until Jan 1 1950 to restore the society's 1 200 000 songs to the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Ascap
Mutual Broadcasting System
Nb.c
C. B
Mutual
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Orlando Miller 76 Dies at Helena Veterans Hospital
Orlando Miller aged 76 longtime county resident died May 10 at Veterans' hospital Helena after a third operation. The funeral was at Lutheran church with American Legion military services, pallbearers including Spanish American and World War veterans. Interment in Mountain View Soldiers' plot. He had lived in Montana since 1910 and owned a Big Timber second hand store with his wife Anna Larson Miller. He leaves widow, four children, a son who predeceased him, and many relatives.
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Orlando Miller
Veterans’ Hospital
Helena
Lowry’s
Lutheran Church
American Legion
Axel Anderson
W. J. Hannah
George Alden
O.A. Fall
Gugler Basin
O’brien
Big Timber
William
Boulder
First Bridge
William Miller
Sheridan
Wyo
Mellie Jason
Anaconda
Mont
Helen Gardner
Central
N. M
Edna Miller
William Gardner
Erie
Cass Miller
Gerard
Orlando
11Th Regulars
Cass J. Miller
Navy
Program Honoring New Citizens at Athletic Park Sunday
Citizenship week activities proceed statewide under Bar association direction. Sunday at 3 oclock at Athletic park a program includes flags, pledge, songs, and remarks by Judge Berg and Associate Justice Erickson. American Legion Post No 19 leads, City Band performs, retirement of colors follows.
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Athletic Park
Bar Association
Ronald McDonnell
American Legion Post
Library of Congress Seeks Jerome Williams Poem Collection
The Library of Congress requests a copy of Jerome Williams's Ole and Tillie Olson and Maud Muller Parodies original poems for cataloguing. The note explains depository card catalogs, post free delivery, and asks for a gift copy or notification of feasibility.
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Jerome Williams
Library of Congress
Washington
Big Timber
Montana
United States
Ole and
Tillie Olson
Maud
Muller
Vaughan Chosen Security President After Bank Leadership Change
W B Vaughan was elected president of the Security Trust and Savings bank in Billings after the death of W B Waldron who led the bank since its 1916 founding. Vaughan helped organize the bank, has served since opening, and becomes part of a series of promotions including Jorgenson to vice president Waters to cashier and White to assistant cashier. Mrs Vaughan was named a director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
W. B. Vaughan
The
Security Trust & Savings Bank
W. B. Waldron
Vaughan
Waldron
O. M. Jorgenson
Rev Norwood Elected President of Baptists
In Livingston on May 8 Rev H R Norwood of Livingston was chosen president of the Montana Baptist convention at its thirty fourth annual gathering. Kalispell will host the 1942 meeting and Rev M J McPike of Helena will deliver the sermon in Kalispell. Officers include Rev M J McPike as vice president and Rev L M Darnell Kalispell recording secretary. Trustees are Rev R P Douglas Salt Lake City Tom J Davis Butte Rev R H Barrett Bozeman and C A McDonald Lewis town. The convention opened in Livingston Tuesday with 383 registered delegates and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
H. R. Norwood
Montana Baptist Convention
Kalispell
M. J. McPike
Helen
Helena
L. M. Darnell
Wheat farmers to vote on 1941 crop quota referendum
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard proclaimed a wheat marketing quota for 1941 42 based on 1 236 billion bushels supply 217 million above quota level Two thirds of producers must approve on May 31 to make quotas effective About 200 Sweet Grass county farmers will vote. penalties apply for overseeded allotments and excess production
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Wickard
Sweet Grass County
Roosevelt to Deliver Fireside Chat on May 27
President Roosevelt will speak in a fireside chat on May 27 replacing the Pan American Union address. The event, likely broadcast worldwide from 9:30 to 10 p m Eastern, will be given in the presence of Latin American diplomats who were to receive him Wednesday night.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pan American Union
White House
United States
Britain
Stephen T. Early
Funds Asked to Build Inter American Road
President Roosevelt asked Congress to fund completing a 1550 mile inter American highway linking the United States with the Panama Canal Zone. The route would pass through Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Costa Rica and Panama. A $20 million appropriation was requested to span from the southern Mexico border to the canal.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Burma
United States
Panama Canal Zone
China
Guatemala
el Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Mexico
Canal
Hull
War and Navy Departments
Caribbean
Argentina
Record Prices Hit Spokane Junior Show Auction
The Spokane junior livestock show closed with 480 youth exhibitors from Idaho Montana and Washington earning $46 762 12 in cash from selling 1200 hogs lambs and steers. Top prizes went to Stanley Maiden Bruce Maxson Ralph Reifenberger and Bernice Heinemann with grand champion entries and payouts ranging from 28 70 to 344 25 across FFA and 4 H divisions.
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Spokane
Wash
Idaho
Montana
Washington
Stanley Maiden
Walla Walla
Farmers of America
Bruce Maxson
F. F. A. Lamb
Ralph Reifenberger
Fairfield
Sweet Grass County High School Class of 1941 Graduates
The high school will award diplomas to 35 graduates at a May 21 ceremony in the auditorium. Valedictorian Mary Louise Shunk and salutatorian McLean Baskett lead the class, with a program featuring Grieg and Elgar selections, a Ben Berg address, and the presentation of minlentas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Grass County High School
Mary Louise Shunk
McLean Baskett
Gordon Amery McLean Baskett
Raymond Bieber
Donald Cameron
Clarence Chapel
Robert Cosgriff, Jr
Bob Deegan
Stuart Ellison
Bill Ellison
James Hanson
Charles Nicholson
Kenneth O’dell
Wayne Osterhout
Lee Overfelt
Eugene Tierney
Kenneth Thompson
Herbert Wick
Italian Seamen to Be Held at Fort Missoula
About 125 interned Italian seamen bound for Fort Missoula will be held there for the war. They passed through Livingston on a special Northern Pacific train with 25 guards on duty and barred window coaches. The men, cheerful and nonchalant, said to be from an Italian ship held in New York harbor, will reside in army barracks at the fort near Missoula, home to Montana State University.
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Livingston
Fort Missoula
Northern Pacific
Missoula
New York Harbor
Montana State University
Three Forks Postmaster Located at Greeley
James J. Price, 43, postmaster at Three Forks Montana, taken into custody at the railroad station in Greeley Colorado suffering memory loss. He was moved from a hospital to the city jail and will be held until postal inspectors arrive. Authorities say a complaint is in the mails and there is a shortage at the Three Forks post office. Price says he does not know how he reached Greeley.
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Greeley
Colo
James J. Price
Three Forks
Mont
United States
C. C. Hunter
Price
Hunter
Baccalaureate Services Set at Lutheran Church
Baccalaureate rituals occur Sunday May 18 at 8 p m in the Lutheran church with organ and chorus performances. Reverends Axel Anderson and J F Howlett deliver sermons and prayers, with musical pieces including Overland Hymn and Russian Air.
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Crusaders
J. F. Howlett
Russian Air High School
Axel Anderson
E. O. Overland
Yellowtail Exonerated of Political Charges
Crow Agency May 10 Robert Yellowtail superintendent of the Crow Indian reservation said the interior department completely exonerated him of Hatch Act violations. He attributed the charges to two disgruntled Indians and said one was expelled for assaulting family members and the other dismissed from a government job. He had been accused of campaigning for Roosevelt Ayers Wheeler and O Connor. Representative Martin urged action last Saturday.
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Crow Agency
Robert Yellowtail
Crow Indian Reservation
Interior Department
Yellowtail
Martin
Massachusetts
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Roy E. Ayers
Burton K. Wheeler
James F. O’connor
Collier
Damage cases settled out of court end jury term
Sweet Grass county’s first jury term since February 1939 ended abruptly as Haugstad vs Langhus and Jacobson vs Langhus were settled out of court. Thirty nine jurors appeared. eight requests to be excused were granted and one refused. Jury dismissed after cash settlements were reached. amount not disclosed. Attorneys Rankin Acher for plaintiffs Blenkner MacFarlane for Langhus. Other matters included judgments, divorces, and estate orders.
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Sweet Grass County
Haugstad
Langhus
Jacobson
Rankin and Acher
Blenkner and
MacFarlane
Ole
Samuel Langhus
Kenneth Haugstad
Andrew Jacobson
Ole Langhus
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Horn
Foreign Office
Miles City Star
Holmes
Society OF Composers
City Band
Court House
Security
Rev. Norwood
Baptists
Sec’y Perkins
Leland Ford
California
House
Perkins
Ford
Iona Aareskjold
Esther Allman
Betty Clark
Peggy Cole
Helen Cort
Ellen Fincher
Agnes Hereim
Winifred Johnson
Eleanor Lavold
Helen Plaggemeyer
Mabel Patterson
Hazel Skaarl
Erys
Evelyn Smart
Mary Louise Shunk Beulah Terl and
Evelyn Tucker
Clara Vik Maxine Wood
Grieg
A. J. Shah
Benjamin E. Berg
Jean Worden
Rev
H. C. Olson
Minlentas
L. Frang
Elgar
Saviour
John N. MacFarlane
Planet Mining Co
Louise M. Gunderson
Edward L. Gunderson
Eddie Lou
Clarence Bishop
Louis Beley
Alfred Rudd
Stella Weamer
Frank H. Weamer
John W. Cosgriff
John P. Hansen
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