Roosevelt declares national emergency to aid Britain
President Franklin D Roosevelt proclaimed a full national emergency and pledged all necessary measures to speed war supplies to England. He warned Hitler nations will resist sea domination and called on capital and labor to unite for survival of democracy, with Atlantic patrols aiding delivery.
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Washington
America
Roosevelt
England
Adolf Hitler
Atlantic
Hitler
Berlin
Tokyo
White House
United States of America
Pioneer Anna Myhre 90 dies in Helena Montana
Helena mourns 90 year old pioneer Anna Myhre who died today. Born in Trondsheim Norway in 1850 she lived in Montana 51 years after moving from Ishpeming Michigan in 1873. Survived by four children including Mrs E J Rowe and Mrs W D Hungate of Helena and John F Myhre of Butte plus Selma Myhre and eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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Helena
Anna Myhre
Montana
Myhre
Trondsheim
Norway
United States
Ishpeming
Mich
Samuel Myhre
Butte
Amazon
Myhres
E. J. Rowe
W. D. Hungate
John F. Myhre
Selma Myhre
Wool Labeling Act Enforce Rules Set for July 15
Washington May 23 The federal trade commission released the enforcement rules for the new wool labeling act which becomes effective July 15 The act requires labels on all woolen products showing exact fiber content including percentages of virgin and wool fibers.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Wheat planting allotment established for 1942 crop
Secretary Wickard set a national wheat planting allotment of 55,000,000 acres for 1942, down 7,000,000 from 1941 due to surplus and lost export markets. The cut is the minimum under wheat control laws, to be allocated by a legal formula, with a May 31 referendum for marketing quotas. States listed include Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, and Wyoming with specified shares.
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Washington
Wickard
Agriculture Department
Colorado
Montana
New Mexico
Wyoming
Boddy
AAA
Department of Agriculture
Eastern States Endure Severe Heat Wave
A midsummer heat wave bared across the nation from the Missouri valley to the Atlantic seaboard and central Michigan to Wisconsin and the gulf. Chicago set a new high for May at 92 degrees surpassing the 1895 record of 88 while Washington, D. C. and Richmond, Va. reached 98 as the hottest day of 1941 in those locales.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Missouri Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
Michigan
Wisconsin
Gulf
United States Court House
Washington
D. C
Richmond
Retail sales show nice increase in three western states
Salt Lake City May 23 In dependent retail sales in three mountain states for the first four months of 1941 were 6 to 9 percent higher than last year Virgil D Reed acting director of the bureau of the census said. The four months produced an 8 percent gain in Montana with apparel stores posting a 19 percent rise. Motor vehicle sales were 11 percent higher. City gains included Butte 2 percent Great Falls 5 percent Billings 19 percent Helena 7 percent Missoula 10 percent.
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Salt Lake City
Mountain
Virgil D. Reed
Bureau of the Census
Montana
Butte
Great Falls
Billings
Helena
Missoula
Lads Who Attained Age 21 Since Oct 16 Register July 1
President Roosevelt ordered about 1,000,000 men who turned 21 since October 16 or will reach 21 by July 1 to register for possible military training on July 1. Registration will be via 6,500 selective service boards nationwide, with a new national lottery determining order.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Selective Service System
National Defense
United States
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Memorial Day Observed With Exercises at Athletic Park
Memorial Day activities planned for Friday begin at 9 40 a.m. with a parade from the courthouse to Athletic Park if weather allows. The program includes Pledge of Allegiance Scouts America Band Invocation and Addresses followed by a cemetery salute and taps.
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Athletic Park
Court House
McLeod Street
Library
Scouts America
J. F. Howlett
Claire L. Harris
Rev
Howlett
Wheat Growers to Vote on Marketing Referendum Next Saturday
In Sweet Grass county two polling places will open 8 a m to 8 p m for farmers to vote on the wheat marketing quota referendum. Ed F Boddy urged every farmer to cast ballots to express the opinion on emergency features of the Triple A farm program.
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Sweet Grass County
Lucky Center
Ed Boddy
Court House
Big Timber
Ed F. Boddy
Lindbergh Assails War Vote In America First Speech
Charles A. Lindbergh told an America First rally at Madison Square Garden that the United States was led toward war with no real vote. He compared the situation to Hitler’s German voters and urged leadership that puts America first for 130 million people. He argued democracy cannot be spread by force of arms.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Adolf Hitler
America First
Madison Square Garden
Lindbergh
Hitler
Goering
America
Washington
Hoquiam Fire May Have Been Incendiary
Hoquiam Washington May 25 Superintendent Herman Snider believes the $100000 fire that destroyed part of the Acme Door company Sunday was incendiary. He called it sabotage noting the flames started in a storeroom with no motors and no electric wiring beyond conduit lines.
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Hoquiam
Wash
Herman Snider
Acme Door Company
Fire destroys eight West Yellowstone establishments
West Yellowstone suffered a Sunday morning blaze that destroyed eight businesses in the heart of the district. Unconfirmed damage was about 75000 dollars. The buildings included a clothing store a bar a theater a service station a barber shop a beauty shop and a restaurant. No injuries were reported. The community lacks a regular fire department.
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West Yellowstone
Ranger Cahill
Yellowstone National Park
Park
Brown Bomber Beats Baer on Foul Claim at Griffith Stadium
In Washington May 23 the Brown Bomber defeated Buddy Baer to defend his title but the decision sparked controversy over a foul. The fight opened with Baer hurting Louis early as a near capacity crowd at Griffith Stadium watched Louis recover and then win on a controversial call.
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Griffith Stadium
Washington
Joe Louis
Buddy Baer
Buddy
Louis
Max
British Evacuation Efforts Amid Crete Losses In War News
Dispatches report British forces scrambling to evacuate Crete after Crete fell to German mountain troops. Canea captured. Nazis reportedly press south of Suda Bay. In England, German artillery shells invade the southeast coast while invasion coast bombardments continue. In Alexandria, a British naval squadron sinks German and Italian vessels attempting a Corsican-like landing on Crete. New York reports Collier’s notes the largest ocean convoy crossing to England without losses.
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Berlin
Crete
Canea
Capitotal
Mediterranean
High Command
Suda Bay
London
England
Channel
Boulogne
Kent
New York
Collier’s Weekly
Canada
Quentin Reynolds
Collier
British Avenges Hood By Sinking Germanys Largest Ship
The German battleship Bismarck was sunk after a 1,750 mile pursuit by British ships and air power. The Hood, Britain's 42,100 ton battle cruiser, was destroyed with most of her 1,341 crew as Churchill’s forces claimed a decisive naval victory.
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London
Bismarck
Bergen
Brest
Hood
Guenther Luetjens
Denmark Strait
Prinz Eugene
Churchill
Britain
Greenland
Iceland
Hemisphere
Royal Navy
Royal Oak
Scapa Flow
Admiralty
Queen Victoria
Horace Hood
Jutland
Schmeling Killed Escaping Captivity in Crete
Former world heavyweight champion Max Schmeling was killed in Crete while trying to escape with British soldiers escorting him to a prison camp. Reliable British sources said he was wounded earlier in the fighting and identified by papers as the boxing great.
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Alexandria
Max Schmeling
Crete
Schmeling
Shortage of steel forces Montana to consider alternatives for license plates
Helena May 23 The Montana purchasing department may use paper or other substitutes for license plates if the defense emergency continues. bids were received for 50 tons of material while 50 tons of steel were needed for 1942 plates at the state prison factory. Steel suppliers cited war demands and delays, with one saying steel could arrive only by late August. If the emergency lasts into next year, nondefense materials may be used for plates.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury
Coast Guard
Navy
Roosevelt
Federal Power Commission
Helena
Montana
State Purchasing Department
Carlsbad Flood Leaves City Counting Homeless and Losses
Carlsbad New Mexico reports more than 1400 homeless, at least five dead, and over 300 homes destroyed after floods. Relief efforts are directed by Major E. E. Powell of the New Mexico home guard and Colonel E. L. Safford from the adjutant-general's office.
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Carlsbad
N. M
E. E. Powell
New Mexico Home Guard
E. L. Safford
State Adjutant-General’s
Northwestern Highway Urged From Alaska to United States
The Alaska international highway commission urged immediate construction of a 25 million dollar highway about 1600 miles from the United States to Alaska as a defense against Siberian invasion. The plan would run from Prince George, Canada, to Fairbanks Alaska and enable supply transport in roughly 60 hours, compared with seven to eight days by current routes.
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Washington
United States
Alaska
Siberia
Hull
Alaska International Highway Commission
Representative Magnuson
Democrat
Russia
Prince George
B. C
Fairbanks
Quintuplets Turn Seven In Ontario Birthday Bash
Canada's five little sweethearts the Dionne quintuplets marked their seventh birthday with a noon party in Callander Ontario. Yvonne Annette Cecile Emilie and Marie joined close family for a mammoth cake celebration.
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Callander
Ont
Canada
Dionne Quintuplets
Yvonne
Annette
Cecile
Emilie
Marie
Governor Ford urges reform to cut state government costs
Gov. Sam C. Ford told the Montana Stockgrowers banquet that Montana could save money if government is reorganized and simplified. He noted past creation of duplicative boards and said changes would be made if approved by the advisory board and implemented by the governor. The talk followed reports of cattle numbers rising by 110,000 head and remarks from Albert K. Mitchell on meat demand. Chester H. Gray spoke on highway plans.
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Great Falls
Montana
Sam C. Ford
Montana Stockgrowers Association
Ford
Albert K. Mitchell
Belk Ranch
N. M
Mitchell
National Livestock and Meut Board
Chester H. Gray
National Highway Users Conference
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Yellowstone
Egypt
Germany
Carlsbad, N. M
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