Otto Krieg Wins City Council Seat In Local Election
Otto Krieg, proprietor of A A Garage, won a city council seat by 248 votes, tallying 1 571 to Amos M. Shellady s 2 822. The race saw low turnout with 2 889 votes cast of 7 072 registered voters. Krieg to lead department of public safety, while Nobie Evans becomes street commissioner and Mayor Jack Hagan heads the water department.
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Otto Krieg
Helens
Amos M. Sheilady
Krieg
Department of
While Safety
Nobie Evans
Jack Hagan
Shellady
Mye
Byiti Epochamut- Me
Goent, Si
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Krieg Shellady
British Air Offensive Hits Sofia Nazi Base Hard
London reports a savage RAF strike on Sofia Bulgaria targeting German military concentrations, railway facilities, warehouses, and a large Nazi factory. Thunderous explosions and fires described as a major early blow in the Balkan theater with raids confirmed by Cairo HQ.
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London
Royal Air Force
Sofia
Bulgaria
Balkan
Rudolph Cyar Reelected East Helena Mayor in tight race
Rudolph Cyar won reelection as mayor of East Helena with 335 votes. The city council will include Lon Blackmar, Jake Hahn, Fred Smith and John Petek alongside Cyar. A B Smole received 11 percent. Ward results show Cyar 150 in first ward and 183 in second. Smole 59 and 56 respectively. Jim Haslip won city treasurer with Ili votes amid seven candidates. Other treasurer totals: Penman 97 Hollander 92 Hrella 72 Lessar 57 Sinker 25 Wegman 11. Ray was unopposed for police judge with 381 votes. Ward alderman results list Bleckmen 120 Hahn 86 Vook 66 Sasek 55 Muftich 49 in first ward. Smith 136 Patek 113 Graham 72 Njek 53 Stipich 27 in Berod ward. The top two in each ward win the council. All figures are unofficial.
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Rudolph Cyar
East Helena
Lon Blackmar
Jake Hahn
Fred Smith
John Petek Willl
Counci
A. B. Smole
Coar
Smole
Jim Haslip
Ili
W. J. Penman
Ina Hollander
Peter Hrella
John Lessar
Mary Sinker
Lawrence Wegman
R. T. Ray
Bleckmen
Mr. Hahn
Matthew Vook
Jos Sasek
John Muftich
Smith
Mr. Patek
Robert Graham
Lazo Njek
Victor Stipich
Uny
Weather Montana Partly Cloudy With Isolated Showers
Partly cloudy forecast for Montana with a chance of showers mainly in the extreme east on Tuesday. Wednesday remains mostly dry with continued light precipitation possible along the eastern and southern edges.
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Montana
Bomb raid report on Sofia and Balkan developments
The official Sofia raid report notes many explosions a large fire and smaller fires, with trucks hurled into the air. British planes attacked near the Strum valley while Albania was bombed again, as reports say German forces entered Sofia March 1 and Axis push toward Salonika continues amid Greek resistance.
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Sofia
Salonika
Turing
Strum Valley
Bulgaria
Yugoslavian
Vardar
Aegean
U S Court of Claims Reviews Wheat Growers Case
The North Dakota Montana Wheat Growers Association seeks about 900000 from the Federal Farm Board for losses during 1929 to 1939. In oral arguments attorney Thomas Y Sullivan urged upholding findings of Commissioner C Walmsley regarding the case. Court official Remaeyer previously calculated total losses exceeding 900000 after suits filed against the government in 1931.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Claims
North Dakota-Montana Wheat Growers’ Association
Federal Farm Board
Thomas Y. Sullivan
C. Wamseyer
Court of Appeals
Remaeyer
Biggers Warns U S Must Wake Up To Defense Urgency
Washington April 7. John D Biggers defense production chief urged full use of persuasion before force. He said labor and industry acted selfishly and warned a democracy cannot be forced to act. Senator Thomas D Utah and Harrison introduced a bill to authorize 2300 million dollars for federal aid to state defense programs with money apportioned to states. The next 100 days are seen as pivotal and unpredictable.
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Birsome Casee
John D. Biggers
Gers
O.P M
Biggers
Ed Committes
Representa Ncational Systems
National Defense Program
Biggernitive Shafer
Mich
Thomas D
Utah
Harrison
Miss
Hull Sees Soviet Awakening as Peril to Nazism Pact
Secretary Hull welcomed signs that Yugoslavia and Soviet Russia seek mutual non aggression and that France must honor its commitments. He noted growing awareness of the global conquest threat and indicated U S aid to Yugoslavia would proceed, though details remain secret under lease lend rules.
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Hull
Washington
United States
Russia
France
Yugoslavia
Soviet Russia
Henri Fetain
Three Members Appointed to State Board of Education
Gov. Sam C. Ford named G. E. Besley of Great Falls G. M. Brandberg of Hamilton and Victor Weber of Deer Lodge to the state board of education. Besley fills a term to 1942 Weber and Brandberg to 1944 and Cowan’s successor Weber fills a term to 1944. Appointments mirror selections sent for senate confirmation.
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Sam C. Ford
G. E. Besley
Great Falls
G. M. Bragdberg
Hamilton
Victor Webey
Deer ‘Lodge
State Board of Education
Besley
Wiliam T. Boone
Missoule
Brandberg
Job T. Fabric
Bozeman
Weber
Willam. T. Cowan
Box Elder
State Senate
Senate
Steel Strike Halted Until CIO Chief Talks With President
The CIO called a midnight stoppage at U S Steel plants as Philip Murray prepared to meet with President Roosevelt to discuss labor relations and contract negotiations. Reports from Detroit and Milwaukee described progress in related strikes, while elections were ordered to decide bargaining agents at Purdues Dearborn and Detroit plants.
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Associated Press
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United States Steel Corporation
White House
Philip Murray
C.1.0
Roosevelt
C.I.0
U. S. Steel
Detroit
Portl Motor Company
Milwaukee
United Automobile Workers Local
Allis - Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Tmainly
Naval
To Labor Relations Board
Purd
Dearborn
Mich
C. O Ua.w
A.F.L
Pardon Board Refuses Release of Idaho Husband Slayer
Idaho pardon board rejects release of Lyda Southard 49, known for alleged spouse murders. The case recalls her escape from Idaho Penitentiary in 1931 and subsequent recapture after a stately marriage claim in Colorado.
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Pardon Board
Idaho
Boise
Idaho Pardon Board
Lyda South-ard
Iraq Officers Make Coup Force Chief to Resign
Reports from Baghdad state Iraqi army officers staged a coup d etat forcing the premier to resign. The action followed a night of bombing and gunfire in the capital as conspirators surrounded the palace and asserted control. Casualties and exact details remain unclear as chaotic radio messages emerged.
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Taha al Hashimi
Law
Tandon
Rashed Ali al
G. W. Blackburn
U. S
Gallant
London
G. W. Marson
Lideq
Baghdad
Regent
T. F. Mieller
LC. Litton
Fiest
F. W. Crowe
Thailand drawn toward Axis as Matsuoka tour sparks crisis
Reports from Batavia indicate Thailand may join the Axis, signaling a shift in Far East alignment. Yosuke Matsuoka’s Moscow return feeds speculation of Tokyo’s close tie with Berlin and Rome as observers foresee a near end to the Far East waiting period and a concrete move toward Japan’s Asia order. Beachheads near Singapore and the Malaya Peninsula would bring Axis forces within striking distance of Singapore and the Netherlands East Indies.
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Netherlands East Indies
Yosuke Matsuoka
Thailand
Avis
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Singapore
Matsuoka
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Hitler
Mussolini
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Ionian Sea
Germany
Asia
Robert Brooke- Popham
Manila
Japan
Malay Peninsula
Nazi Drive to Cut Greeks Off From Turks Is Successful
Berlin reports say German air power clears the way for mechanized divisions on a double Balkan front as ground forces push into Yugoslavia. Greek and Yugoslav units claim heavy losses, with reports of German progress along the Struma valley and in western Thrace.
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Germany
Balkan
Yugoslavia
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Switzerland
Aegean Sea
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Greece
Turkey
Hungary
Austria
Athens
Rhodope
Unita
Struma River
Istinbey
Kelkaya
Thraca
Troona
North Africa
Struma
Bulgaria
Berngard
Rumania
D.N.E
Belgrade
D.N.B
Reuiers
Ljubljana
Scutari
Albania
Hiath
Appeal Procedure Fixed as Wheeler Assails Draft
Washington reports that the hearing officer and Justice officials will shape a draft appeal process. Wheeler contends conscientious objectors have civil liberty concerns, urging separate appeal types for religious scruples and other objections. A federal judge will appoint hearing officers in each district to handle private hearings when needed.
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Jackson
Tynes
Wheeler
Mont
Jay
Montana
Cften
New York
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of In- Wheeler
Waa
Hog Prices Soar to All Time High
Chicago markets show hog prices advancing 60 to 75 cents per hundredweight with strong demand. Choice weights sold freely at top levels, as several short loads hit extreme highs, aided by fewer salable receipts in active trading.
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Chicago
Mexico Defying Axis on Seizure of Ships
Mexico City flatly rejected Axis demands to release twelve Axis merchant ships seized in Mexican ports. Germany had filed four separate protests, but Mexico stated no concession would be made despite the Axis pressure and Italian and German requests revealed in a brief office statement.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Italy
Germany
Mexican
Aigm
Historic Sarajevo Ruined by German Air Attacks Recalls 1914
New York April 71 The German radio broadcast carried by NBC said Sarajevo was mostly in ruins after recent air attacks. The city is linked to the assassination that sparked World War I in 1914.
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Sarajevo
New York
Franz Fewlinand
NBC
Italians Hasten to Retire from Eritrean Port
Cairo April 7 Italian defenders at a Red Sea port near Addis Ababa retreat under Allied pressure. French and British units push north and west while Axis defenders sabotage harbor links to shipped supplies. British and Allied commanders report no strong resistance as they advance, signaling a potential orderly withdrawal and impending surrender plans in Cyrenaica and the region.
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Egypt
Addis Ababs
Nok
Red Sea
Bengasi
Libya
Hritrean
Massanal
Cyrenaica
Addis Ababa
Tanner
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Twin Falls
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