Special election on 160000 bond for new schools today
Taxpaying electors in school district No 1 vote today on bonds totaling 160000 to build Emerson Jefferson and Broadwater schools or keep children in the aging 50 year old buildings. Polls open noon to 8 pm with 1932 votes needed for success. sites at Dakota Broadway or Siath Montana under consideration. new one story buildings planned, with basements and future room for expansion.
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Hawthorne
Central School
Tygant School
Sirth
Jefferson
Dakota and
Broadway Streets
Siath
Montana
Helena
Inaugural Western Air Flight Cancelled by Rains
Heavy rains over the air course forced the scrapping of Western Air Lines inaugural flight from Great Falls to Lethbridge. Two planes carrying over twenty passengers including airlines officials and business leaders diverted to Cut Bank. both aircraft returned this afternoon.
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Great Walls
Western Air Lines
Great Falls
Lethbridge
Montana
Alberta
Cut Bank
Helena
Butte
Bank Robber Killed in F B I Shootout Near Buffalo
Federal Bureau of Investigation agents killed an alleged bank robber in a gun battle near Buffalo downtown. Assistant Detective Chief Thomas V. Meegan said the victim was John Carl Archer, 27, Chicago, identified as one of five men who robbed the First National Bank of Eldred, Pa., on May 14 and escaped with more than $5,000.
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Buffalo
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Thomas V. Meegan
Meegan
John Carl Archer
Chicago
First National Bank
Eldred
End to Fighting in Iraq. British Control Restored
Cairo June 4 AP A ceasefire ended fighting between British forces and Rashid Ali Al Gailani’s Axis-inspired rebels at 8 a m. under armistice terms. Iraq regent Emir Abdullah returned to Baghdad and King Feisal II was reported safe. The Mosul oil fields remained intact and a peaceful, independent Iraq under British guidance was assured. The armistice allows transit of British troops, release of POWs, and internment of Axis prisoners. About 500 Axis personnel were captured.
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Cairo
Egypt
Iraq
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Mere Annus
Abdullah
Rashid Ali
Baghdad
Feisal II
Rashiq
Iran
Mosul
Rashid Al'i Gang
Middle East
Rashid al and
Rastd Ali
Trajan
Wheat Quotas Adopted by Substantial Vote
The Agriculture department gains authority to set wheat sale and feed limits and to levy a 48 cent penalty on noncompliance. Rigid marketing quotas were approved by voters nationwide, with 397 299 for and 496 against, a margin over 80 percent. The measure ensures a government crop loan at 85 percent of parity, about 97 cents a bushel, up from last year’s 56 percent. Continued on Page 3.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
ASA
Plans and Accomplishments of Melenny School System
Superintendent Payne Templeton outlines upcoming and current year achievements for Melenny schools. He highlights innovations in guidance, vocational education, moral English, speech and drama, personal and social living electives, expanded manual arts, a Montana history course, increased standardized testing, and stronger interscholastic competition. He proposes optional physical education, and two English tracks for college bound and non college bound students.
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Payne Templeton
Melenny
Manual Arts
Montana
Hugh Walpole Dies Suddenly at Mountain Home
London reports famed British writer Hugh Walpole died at his Lake District home Brackenburn near Cumberland mountains at 67 after a weeklong illness. Known for the Jeremy novels and frequent lectures he also faced early criticism yet persisted writing, recalling his meeting with Hitler and an early comment that his work lacked gifts.
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Hugh Walpole
Mountain Home
London
Sir Hughston
Germany
Walpole
Boots
Brackenburn
Ims
Nick
Cumberland Mountains
Jeremy
Lerries
Thors
Adolf
Hitler
Reuth
Eversons
Munich
Sir Hugh Walpole
England
Nazis claim 10000 Crete prisoners in British retreat
Berlin reports the Axis mop up of Crete nears completion with about 10,000 British and Greek prisoners taken. German and Italian forces reach the south coast near Terapetra and strike at Allied withdrawals by land and sea while RAF fighters clash with Luftwaffe bombers. British losses acknowledged as severe. some troops said to have escaped toward Egypt.
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Berlin
Axia
Crete
Axis
Mediterranean
Egypt
Terapetra
R.A.F
Germans Reach South Crete Coast Harass British
Reports say German troops reached the south coast of Crete and harassed remaining British were evacuated aboard warships. Germans claim flotillas were driven from Cretan waters by dive bombers, leaving few Britons in small fishing vessels. Dublin reports bombs on Saturday killed at least 27, German origin confirmed. Irish protest planned. London shelters struck in the worst Luftwaffe raid in months with thousands of incendiaries and high explosives.
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Terapstia
Eich
DNB
Crete
Berlin
Cretan
Dublin
Eire
Goverment of
Germany
London
Holiday Death Toll Exceeds 400
The Associated Press reports 405 holiday deaths nationwide as Memorial weekend ends. Traffic crashes caused about two thirds, with 270 motor vehicle deaths, 43 train fatalities, 65 drownings, and 66 from other causes. Highways clogged, authorities vigilant, airports reported heavy schedules despite cloudy weather. The year’s total exceeds 1940 figures. Montana logged one traffic death and one accidental gunshot victim.
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Associated Press
New York
Montana
Weather for Montana: showers and broken clouds ahead
Broken clouds and scattered showers are expected Monday across Montana with warmer temperatures. Tuesday brings scattered clouds and continued warmth. Local forecasts urge caution for outdoor plans and brief showers possible.
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Montana
Proposal for Peace Is Heard Again
Washington sparks renewed push for US leadership in negotiating European peace after Crete. Senators Johnson and Clark urge talks with neutrals, while George argues focus on boosting aid to Britain. Johnson plans a resolution for US leadership, Clark backs peace for defense buildup, Crete seen as turning point.
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Washington
Great Britain
Crete
United States
EU Lope
Johnson
Colo
Germany
Clark
Idaho
George
Senate
Britain
Johson
Congress
U.S
British Give Up Crete Save 15 000 Troops
Britain abandons Crete to German forces after 12 days of brutal fighting. The War Office confirms Axis victory and reports 15 600 Allied troops rescued to Egypt as Luftwaffe air superiority tipped the balance. The newspaper notes the epic air and sea clash and warns of future threats to the island and Suez region.
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Crete
London
Britain
War Office
Mediterranean
Egypt
Germany
Pope Pius Upholds Human Rights in Radio Address
Pope Pius XII defended individual and family rights against excess state interference during a Vatican radio address marking the 50th anniversary of Rerum Novarum. He argued society is not an end in itself and that the right to work and organize labor rests with people, employers, and workers with state intervention only as a last resort.
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Vatican City
Pius
Holy Father
Pioneer Dr Mary Atwater Died in California
Mary B. Atwater one of Montana’s first women doctors and a leading early resident died in Berkeley California after a surgical operation. She promoted Galen sanitarium and Eleanor Walsh memorial building at Galen and worked for woman suffrage and club causes. Her husband Ben Atwater predeceased her and she leaves a daughter Mrs Hugh Harron.
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Mary Atwater
California
State Hospital At
Galen
Mary B. Atwater
Montana
Berkeley
Calif
Hugh Harron
Atwater
Marysville
T. J. Walsh
Eleanor, Walsh
T He Daughters of the American Revolution
Jason
Israel Putnam
Mary King Babcock
Mary King Babcock. Dr. Atwater
Halena
D.A.R
Ben At+water
Dr. Atwater
Cousins of Three Little Fishes Swim Into Dizzy Derby
A whimsical regional dispatch recounts odd fish tales from Kan City to Independence Missouri and Miami Oklahoma. Jury duty excuses, an owl disturbance, and a bomb-signal fishing contest spark humorous misadventures among noted characters and local lore.
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New York
Independent Special News Service
Marinus
Kan
Chester Seigler
Isaak Walton
Minnesota
Successes Claimed by Italians in Africa
Rome reports Italian press dispatches stating a mine dump was blown up at Tobruk harbor defenses were damaged by bombs and a small munition boat sunk. An Italian air attack on the British garrison near Tobruk is claimed, with tank support aiding a repulse of British forces in the north. Ethiopia near Debarek in the Gondar region allegedly inflicted considerable British losses.
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Rome
Tobruk
North Africa
Ethiopia
Debarek
Gondar
Big Boeing Plant Damaged by Fire in Canada
Fire destroyed the administration building of Boeing Aircraft Company Canada Ltd eight miles south of Vancouver B C early today. The two hour blaze caused estimated damages of 60 000 to 70 000 to the administration building and about 3 000 to the nearby main factory. No injuries reported as employees escaped and saved records. Firefighters from Vancouver and Richmond, aided by Royal Canadian Air Force student fliers from training center No 8 fought the stubborn blaze.
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Vancouver
B.C
Boeing Aircraft Company
Canada, Ltd
Here
Stanley Burke
Boeing Company
Burke
Richmond
Royal Canadian Air Force
Training Center
No. 8
Kaiser Better Berlin June Firm Formers Wilhelm at Thoorn
A German representative states Kaiser Wilhelm and Crow Prince Friedrich Wilhelm moved to Kaiser Wilhelm’s side as Berlin and Germany brace for developments tomorrow. The Hohenzollern administration reports continued improvement amid wartime strain.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Thoorn
Netherlands
Hohenzollern
Wald
Friedrich Wilhelm
Germany
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Agricultural Bureau
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Peter
Canadian Air Force
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Europe
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Pope Pius
Claude Eskew
Skew
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Okla
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Holland
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