Great Wave Drowns Seven on Lake Erie Shores
A massive 60 mile long lake wave struck from Bay Village to Geneva before dawn, washing boats ashore and killing seven people including Esther Allen and George Ferrier. Witnesses say the wave reached four to twenty feet with a second crest. several others were rescued or missing as crews searched near Fairport Harbor. Weather and seismology experts suggested wind or minor earth disturbances as possible causes.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Bay Village
Geneva
Esther Allen
George S. Ferrier
Rora
Robert Michaels
Cleve-land
Merrill F. Riley
Merle Edward Miehl
Cortland
Ohio
Orla Leuney
Her
Fairport Harbor
Genev
J. d. Nassau
Case School of Applied Science
Nev
Joseph
Toliat
John Carroll University
Moe
Graduates Attend Timely Rites Of Baccalaureate
Helena high school marked its 203 graduates with a timely baccalaureate in the auditorium. The Very Rev Charl Wilson urged readers to seek life beyond words, citing Pearl Harbor as a call to read for liberty and humanity. He urged graduates to become leaders who sacrifice for a Christian world and social progress.
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Pearl Harbor
Dean Wilson
Jias
R A F Winning Battle in Libya Desert
Cairo May 8 AP. The furious tank battle in the Libyan desert below Tobruk turned Britain’s favor after five days of fighting. The RAF claimed 400 enemy tanks knocked out in the last 48 hours as Auchinleck praised the Eight Army. Axis forces faced air superiority and ongoing heavy fighting.
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Frank L. Martin
Cairo
Tourit
Tobruk
Britain
FLA
Ain el Gazala
Bir Hacheim
R.A
Knights Bridge
R.A.F
Sicily
Catania
Avis
Timimi
Geugasi
Soluk
Derna
Anis
United Service Organization Drive Opens in County Today
The United Service Organization drive in Lewis and Clark County starts today with a goal of 8500 dollars. County residents are urged to donate at First National or the Union Bank, with local chairs named in Augusta and Wolf Creek and state and regional leaders assisting in the effort.
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United Service Organization
First National
Union Tank
Augusta
C. A. Kenck
Wolf Creek
Nicholas Wirth
Payne Templeton
Helena
Dolly Dean Burgess
Norman Winestine
Helens
Russell Scott
Order on Rations In Gas May Lapse for Time
Washington May 31 Senator Wheeler Montana Republican warns federal officials may delay gasoline rationing. He says rationing considered to save tires and urges government not to tie up cars and let rubber deteriorate in gas rich states. A Western protest could delay the order until after the election.
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Washington
Wheeler
Fewer Cars on Roads Cut Memorial Day Fatalities
The Memorial Day weekend saw road and other fatalities under last year’s peak as fewer cars on the highways reduced deaths. An unofficial tally reported 99 traffic deaths plus 141 typical yearly totals. officials noted that 14 states had yet to report. Montana logged two deaths among miscellaneous fatalities.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Montana Sets June War Bond Quotas Across Counties
Washington May 1 Montana’s June war bond sales quota is set at 3,847,490 dollars, up from the seven month average of 2,481,811. County allocations range from 3,000 dollars in Mineral to 639,700 in Silver Bow, with other counties showing varied targets across the state.
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Washington
Montana
Mineral County
Silver Bow
Cascade
Custer
Flathead
Missoula
Yellowslane
Food Riot in Paris Marks First Major Uproar of Food Rush
A Paris left bank crowd mobbed a food store amid reports of communist influence, with several arrests cited. Pierre Laval, in Paris, saluted police amid the clash as anti British and pro German collaboration tensions surfaced in a Sunday incident. The communique outlined efforts to mobilize labor and resources for a continental war mobilization, urging French workers to support greater production under occupation.
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Pahes
Seine
Leovings
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Paris
Award VII
Jarval
France
Germany
Two of His Four Wives to See Actor in Coffin
Nollywood report notes John Barrymore will have a quiet funeral Tuesday in Calvary cemetery. A requiem mass is set for 3 30 a m in the Chapel of Calvary with about 75 seats. Elaine Barrie and Dolores Costelin, former wives, and actress-daughter Diana Barrymore are invited to attend. Entombment follows in the Barrymore family crypt after his death Friday night from a complication of ailments.
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Nollywood
John Tarrymore
Calvary Cemetery
Barrymore
Elaine Barrie
Dolores Costelin
Diana Barrymore
Calvary Mausoleum
Its a Dog Life Nicking War Savings Stamps by Nick
A Los Angeles dog Nickodemus a two year old dachshund performs for war savings stamps. Trained by Char Gallen kamp Jr, Nick licks stamps to raise funds as schoolmates buy MP books to send Nick on his fundraising run. The owner notes Nick has earned hundreds of dollars in proceeds.
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Los Angeles
Nicodes
Nicodemus
Char Gallenkamp, Jr
Nick
Charles
Eeadi Thes
Axis Submarines Sink 3 Ships in Caribbean Toll
Axis submarines sank three American merchant ships on May 20 in the Caribbean. Nine sailors were killed and 125 rescued. Two vessels attacked within sight of each other. defensive fire from one ship halted a submarine briefly before another torpedo finished the second ship.
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Miami
Pho
Maibbean
Caribbean
Russians Pay Honor To Girl Sniper
Soviet war council honors Senior Sergeant Laidmila Pavitchenko for killing 247 enemies on the Sevastopol front through April 6. Dispatches report she vowed to continue fighting as more orders arrive.
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Moscow
Laidmila Pavitchenko
War Council
Southern Red Army
Sevastopol
Weather in Helena by U S Weather Bureau
The U S Weather Bureau reports showers in Helena with little change in temperature expected on Monday. A steady pattern continues as coastal and inland areas monitor raindrop activity and light winds persist through the day.
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Helena
U.S. Weather Bureau
Gigantic World War II Raid In Cologne Report
Berlin radio claimed 111 civilians were killed in a British raid on Cologne with great damage in the city center. German military quarters said about 76 planes took part, disputing British claims of over 1,200 aircraft in the raid. The report notes continued coverage on Tage 2.
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Berlin
Cologne
Incre.hen
Bomb raid devastates Cologne and Rhineland in record Allied attack
London reports the greatest air raid in history as 6 million pounds of bombs dropped by 1,250 British aircraft devastate Cologne and the Rhineland. Churchill praises the operation and warns Germany will face further assaults city by city. The strike, coordinated with U S input, targets Germanys war materials production and strategic industries.
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Drew Middleton
London
Fung 1
Cologne
Phineland
Britain
United States
Kritai
Rhinelind Vas
Churchill
Germany
Lott
Et Motors
Tanker Blasted in Mexican Harbor Four Killed
In Tampico Mexico three explosions punched a hole in a tanker. Four U S seamen died and 20 were wounded as U S troops patrolled docks and guarded a refinery amid tensions. The oil administration opened to inquiry into possible sabotage or negligence. Local residents feared amid Mexico’s new belligerence and guards surrounded the refinery.
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Tampico
Mexico
Japs Lose Three Subs in Raid on Sydney
Allied Headquarters reports Japanese miniature submarines were destroyed in a raid on Sydney. One submersible reportedly destroyed by gunfire, two by depth charges. Headquarters statement says damage limited to a single small harbor vessel and an infiltrary vale.
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Sydney
Allied
Als
Tapanese
Din MarArthurs
Bombing raids target Solomons sea lanes and Balkans
United States and Australian bombers sight 50 mile from Talagi and raid Japanese seaplane bases at Talagi, Tanamboga, and Ginwwitin. At least one seaplane destroyed, fuel dumps and wharves damaged. Concurrently reports from Istanbul and Moscow flag Balkan instability and Yugoslav resistance to German threats. In Prague, 20 executed in reprisal for Heydrich attack.
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Shird
Australia
United States
Talagi
Solomon Islaids
Tanamboga
Ginwwitin
Aso
Selonions
Austrait
Douglas MacArthur
Tuelagi
Solomons
London
Naazi
Prague
Gestapo
Reinhard Heydrich
Ministry of Agriculture
Bohenia
Moravia
War outlook and battles in early 1942 framing readings
Edward Fe. Bomar Witke analyzes the war’s opening summer phase noting how Kharkoyang in Libya and the Rommel panzer drive frame early victors. He cites Cairo dispatches on desert tank battles nearing climax and a cautious British view that the situation remains not unfavorable as the conflict shifts toward decisive tests across theaters. In southern Russia reports emerge from the newspaper SABHA noting continued fighting and strategic realignments.
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Edward FE
Bomar Witke
Kharkoyang
Libya
Rommel
Two Continents
Cairo
Russia
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Joseph Lazar
Riley
R.A. F
Inferno
Africa Zone
Claude Auchinleck
Eighth Army
Erwin Teemmel
Ain el Gaaala
Bir Taecheim
Klping
A. Teves
Salt Lake City
Utah
Wyoming
Upshaw
Great Falls
Will Ann
U.8.0
Camp Shows, Inc
Red Cross
Montama
IFQP
Marshal Tetain
Pierce Laval
Milanis
Pemee
Japan
Laval
Dibor Rainee
Roomnon
Lavals
Wien
Dle
Lavals Communque
Axis
Jingland
Colosne
Richr
Rhineland
Lois
Fitter
Gurone
Mexican
Bulletins
Istanbul
Turkey
Mayston
Humgary
Ruroania
Vis
Tunique
Walter Cowan
Africa
Tass
Newspaper Sabha
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