C P M Branch Office to Open in Helena City
Montana headquarters for the defense contract service a branch of the office of production management will be opened in Helena to aid in correlating possible national defense production work in the state. R E Towle managing director of the Federal Reserve Bank and Montana representative announced yesterday. J E O Connell president of the Eddy Bakeries appointed by the government as coordinator of the new service and Towle will act as administrative director. Offices will be in the Federal Reserve Bank. O Connell a former Helena branch bank director will serve in production progress capacity to further the state's defense effort. Towle has not returned from Washington where he conferred with officials on Montana production in defense materials and will report to the Helena Chamber of Commerce on his trip.
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Montana
Defense Contract Service
Office of Production Management
Helena
Faature
R. E. Towle
Federal Reserve Bank
O.P.M
J. E. O'Connell
Eddy Bakeries
Mr. Towle
Federal
Coal Mines Set to Resume Operations Soon Across Regions
The Associated Press reports tentative reopenings planned for Dutumitou coal mines though southern mines faced stalled talks with the United Mine Workers on a proposed $1 daily wage increase. Northern and outlying mines expected to reopen promptly while New York talks yielded an extended operation for Pennsylvania hard coal miners beyond tonight.
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Associated Press
Washington
Southern
CLO United Mine Workers Union
New York
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
U.S
Roosevelt says US naval patrols will reach needed zones
President Roosevelt affirmed that American naval vessels are not barred from combat zones and will patrol as far as necessary to defend the western hemisphere. Admiral Stark noted patrols extend up to 2000 miles offshore, with further actions possible including cargo ship transfers and civilian air acquisition surveys for defense.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hemisphere
Harold KR. Stark
Roozevelt
Secretary Jones
Commerce Department
German Axis Shifts Balkan Links to Mediterranean War Plan
German sources place British forces in the Peloponnesus with escape routes cut off as bombing campaigns press hard in the Balkans. Berlin notes 300000 tons of allied shipping sunk and 400000 damaged off Greece, aiming to strain Atlantic routes while preparing Crete as a next strike point for Egypt and Suez.
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Berlin
Germany
Peloponnesus
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Greece
England
America
Lokal Anzeiger
British Isles
North Africa
Crete
Egypt
Suez
Samonthrace
Lemos
Thasos
Dardanelles
Balkans
German Raids Increase In Intensity On War Front
Reports from London and Berlin describe intensified German air raids across England and new Soviet restrictions on transit of materials through the U S R. Moscow bans munitions and heavy parts without permits, while Germany steps up bombardment of towns in the southwest of England, including Plymouth, with civilians feared killed and hospitals damaged.
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England
Germany
Berlin
Plymouth
Air Ministry
Ministry of Home Security
Bigland
Air One
Nea
D.N.B
Ministry of Health and Local Emergency Committee
Judge Advises Aliens To Tear Up Wheeler Literature
Circuit Judge William L. Pierce urged aliens in a citizenship class to tear up any Wheeler quotes they receive. He claimed Senators Wheeler and Nye are trying to drive a wedge between Americans, warning against foreign influence in U S policy.
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Belvidere
William L. Pierce
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Wheeler
Nye
Gerald P. Nys
Churchill Promises Debate on War and Greece Campaign
London reports that Prime Minister Churchill told MPs a debate on the war will be held next week to discuss the Greek campaign and conduct of the war, with a vote of confidence sought. Eden may report on Middle East efforts. Churchill urged critics to spell out flaws and promised fuller news without risking troops.
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London
Prine Mini
Churchill
Cntmimons
Supreme War Cabinet
Alsa
New York
M.B.S
S.t.lmands
Foralgax
Anthony Eden
Middle East
Edgar Louis Granville
Fhops
Uns
Greece
New Taxes on Staples Such as Sugar And Coffee Proposed at Hearing
Washington April 29. Witnesses before the house ways and means committee urged new taxes on staples like sugar and coffee not now taxed and on tobacco like products. A tobacco manufacturer urged a law to allow deductions for business expenses and to shield reserves against taxation, arguing the need to protect future revenue.
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Washington
Treasury
Bacco
Hany F. Clinton Davidson
Taylor
Winston-Salem
Cliniquetary Counsel, Incorporated
House
Jersey City
N. J
R. H. Stout
Morris Plan Bank
C. V. Sursa
Muncle
Ind.j Industria
Chat Curtain
Dustria
Banka
American Consulate Narrowly Missed in Kunming Attack
In Kunming China on April 39 a Japanese bombing raid by 27 bombers killed 40 people and caused heavy property damage, narrowly missing the American consulate.
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Kunming
China
Weather Outlook for Montana Wednesday to Thursday
Cloudy conditions persist in western Montana with partly cloudy skies in the east portion. Scattered showers are possible in the mountains, with warmer temperatures east of the divide and cooler conditions west of the divide on Wednesday.
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Montana
Divide
Montana Guard Prepares for War Games Near Fort Lewis
The 41st division joins 15,000 troops in a major training battle east of Fort Lewis Washington as the unit readies for California maneuvers and early summer campaigns involving 3,000 men. The drill, a seven week training climax, wraps up Saturday with a two week rest before units head south. Officers say guardsmen from Oregon Washington Idaho Montana and Wyoming may take a three day leave May 4 5 and 6 to travel home before departing for the western games.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
California
Wacoma
Seattle
Oregon
Washington
Tolabo
Montana
Wyoming
Nazis Fall After RAF Strike at Benina Libyan Port
An eyewitness Canadian captain describes RAF attack on Nazi transports at Benina Libyan port. He recalls diving from 60 feet and firing on Junkers aircraft lining the landing ground as German soldiers were forced to the ground.
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London
R.A.F
Benina
North Africa
Air Ministry
Big Guns of Nazis Shell Britain's Coast in Raid
London reports German heavy artillery bombarding the English coast from Calais to Boulogne as Luftwaffe fighters clash with RAF over Kent and the southeast. British shelling and air patrols target channel ports while damage remains largely to shore cottages. several ships and aircraft engage in multiple aerial exchanges.
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London
Beitiehan
Yasi
Dover
Calais
Cap Gris Nez
Boulogne
R.A
RAF
Channel
British Association
U S Army Accepts Resignation of Colonel Lindbergh
Washington April 29 The War Department accepted Col Charles A Lindberghs resignation from the air corps reserve and the White House criticized his public letters. Senator Tobey condemned Roosevelts handling of Lindberghs speech as interference with free speech. Lindberghs move followed a press conference statement linking him to appeasers of the Revolution and Copperheads.
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Washington
War Department
Charles A. Lindbergh
Air Corps Reserve
White House
Stephen Harly
Salt
Lindbergh
Hitler
Barry
Roosevelt
Lindbergh i
Senate
Tobey
N. W
Hamilton Rancher Killed by Bull
Hamilton rancher E Burrell, 86, died from injuries after being attacked by two bulls on his West Hamilton ranch. Physicians cited shock and severe pummeling as the cause. Burrell fell and rolled and was aided by nearby workers who drove the bulls away. Survivors include his son Fr C Barret, Ravalli county treasurer.
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Hamilton
Rhert E. Burrell
West Hamilton
Burrell
Fr. C. Barret
Ravalli County
British Minister Held by Italians in Adriatic
A Berlin radio broadcast reported by NBC said Sir Ronald Campbell British minister to Yugoslavia and his military attache, missing since April 6, were captured by an Italian torpedo boat while escaping in a small fishing trawler in the Adriatic Sea. No further details were provided.
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New York
Berlin
N.B.C
Ronald Campbell
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
Body Found Of Vanderbilt In Staten Island Creek
The body of Cornelius G Vanderbilt I, 52, a wealthy contractor, was found today in a Staten Island creek as he was to appear before a grand jury probing an alleged city wire paving racket.
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New York
Cornelius G. Vanderbilt I
Staten Island
Frank Walker May Be Main Speaker at Postmasters' Meet
Frank Walker of Washington suggests tentative to be the principal speaker at the Montana Association of Postmasters convention in Silver Limits. Dr Alfred W. Lamsden, a Manchester physician, reports tonight that Walker may stand for election to the House on an independent reprisal party platform.
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Frank Walker
Postmasters
Billings
Frank ©. Walker
Washington, D. C
Birmingham
Eng
Montana Association of
Alred W. Lamsdenj
Silver Limits
Manchester
Gate
Mearl I
House of Com
Fagg
Germany
R.A
Montana Plans Defense Registration for Vehicles
Montana state officials said pleasure cars and trucks may be registered under a national defense program. Three truckloads of franked government envelopes arrived at the state registrar as a preliminary step, with more material due soon. Officials cautioned that Washington had not yet formally framed the procedure, and whether registration is for records or for defense use remained uncertain. Some speculated a plan could feed data for possible military convoy routing in Montana while maintaining civilian traffic, with highways 1 and 10 already named priority military lanes.
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Montana
State Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Wash- Inston
National Defense
Detroit Cattleman Jobe Gaine Rumney Dies at 90
Jobe Gaine Rumney, 90, long-time chairman of Detroit Steel Products and a leading local figure for nearly four decades, died at his home in Grosse Pointe. A native Detroiter, he previously ran cattle and real estate ventures in Helena, Montana from 1888 to 1896, and was remembered by Helena oldtimers last night for his early business years.
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Detroit
Jobe Gaine Rumney
Detroit Steel Products Company
Grosse Pointe
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