School Bonds Approved By Big Vote in Helena
Helena voters approved a $160000 bond for a new Emerson Jefferson and Broadwater school complex by a 2145 to 100 margin. Precincts showed strong support with Bryant 290 17 Central 104 for 40 against Hawthorne 851 4. sites chosen Broadway Dakota Montana Sixth Ave State Rodney and present Broadwater site retained. Voter turnout met the 40 percent validation rule with late last minute rushes.
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Sabotage Feared in Fatal Crash of Bomber for Britain
A $250000 British Liberator bomber crashed in San Diego bay killing four aircraft experts with suspected sabotage. The plane failed to respond to controls after taking off from Lindbergh Field, side-slipped, and struck its left wing. Debris broke apart, salvage teams recovered a wing, nose, and tail sections while missing bodies included William Wheatley and Brice Craig. Survivors included Lewis M. McQannon, 25, of Woodstock, Ill, taken to the naval air station sick bay. William H. Reiser, 23, of Cambridge, Mass., a mechanic, was recovered. FBI and other agencies investigated the crash.
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Chester
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Consolidated
Alan T. Austen
Kansas City
Aid Brice Craig
Chicago
Minnesota Woman Believed Dead After Glacier Tumble
Mrs Simona B Olson 48 Moorhead Minnesota is believed drowned after tumbling into Avalanche Creek gorge at Glacier Park while posing for a photograph. In the party were Mr and Mrs Henry Figenskau of Underwood North Dakota and T L Flgenskau of Kalispell. CCC enrollees directed by park rangers conducted the search for the body.
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Simona B. Olson
Moorhead
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Underwood, N. D
T. L. Flgenskau
Kalispell
C.C.C
Park Rangers
Roosevelt Returns From Hyde Park To Washington
President Roosevelt motored from Hyde Park to night and departed for Washington by special train.
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Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Washington
Weather: Partly cloudy with afternoon showers in western mountains
Montana forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with afternoon showers in the western mountains Tuesday and Wednesday. Expect little temperature change across the region.
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Montana
Three Men Die In Abilene Airport Crash
Three Abilene men George H. Kaltfen Charles H. Belgin and Albert H. Walker were killed when a Randolph field plane struck their automobile parked on a runway during landing at Abilene municipal airport. The tragedy occurred June 2. The victims were all residents of Abilene.
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Texas
Randolph Field
George BH. Kalt
Fen
Charles HE. Belgin
Albert H. Walker
Chief Justice Hughes Retires From Supreme Court
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes will retire from the Supreme Court on July 1 due to health and age. President Roosevelt accepted his request, expressing concern for Hughes's health, while Hughes cited increasing difficulty in duties. A second vacancy would occur unless McReynolds’ seat is filled by July 1, with Robert H. Jackson commonly tipped as Hughes’s successor. Hughes, 79, had a long career including governor, secretary of state, presidential candidate, and twice a Supreme Court justice, and played a key role in resisting Roosevelt’s court-reorganization plan.
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War Department Seeks Wider Presidential Power
The War department asks Congress for blanket authority to seize defense related property and to acquire manufacturing capacity with swift compensation. The proposal, backed by the president and key offices, would curb profiteering and stabilize prices, enabling use of limited parts of plants or full facilities for defense needs amid wartime demands.
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Bridges Cross Examined Over Communist Allegations
San Francisco June 2 Barry Bridges faced a sharp cross examination at his deportation hearing. Longshore leader C S O Longshore leader and government counsel Albert Del Guercio clashed as Bridges denied communist affiliation while partially conceding some government points. The dialogue touched the 1934 coastwise maritime strike and Australia’s stance on aid to Britain, but the matter was interrupted by examiner Sears.
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Barry Bridges
Albert del Guercio
Bridges
del Guercio
Britain
Charles B. Sears
Gehrig death shocks baseball world and Helena sets graduation
Lou Gehrig the famed Iron Horse died at his Bronx home at 7 10 p m after long illness. Physicians cited spinal cord degeneration causing muscle atrophy. Helena prepares to finish the school year with graduation exercises at Grayle Center Bryant and Central schools. Hawthorne graduates included scholarship recipients and a safe driver awards. Tom J Davis of Butte will speak.
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Helena
Giyle Center
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Central
Central School
Hawthorne
Tom J. Davis
Butte
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W. W. Wahl
Sam
C. Ford
Margery Phyllis Green
Valocity Parole Commission
Gwen
Jeanneth Steffenson
Yankees
New York Yankees
Cora Robertson
William Plantenberg
Violeague
Employment At All Time Peak Says Official
Denver June 2 Arthur C Altmeyer chairman of the social security board told the 29th annual convention of the International Association of Public Employment Services that employment is at an all time peak. He warned of labor shortages in over 100 essential defense occupations and said skilled labor must be drawn from less essential industries as defense expansion continues. He noted 8,900,000 people entered National Employment Service offices last year with unemployment insurance claims and over 3,260,000 placements were made in private employment.
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Arthur ¢. Altmeyer
Soceial Security Board
International Asssociation of
Altmeyer
United States
War Front Reports Syria Isolated Amid Middle East Tension
The Associated Press says Syria cut off contact with Egypt, signaling a possible eastern war front. Turkish capital sources claim German motorized units landed at Latakia, with troop transports arriving from the eastern Mediterranean. A Berlin broadcast noted a siege order in eastern Syria and new border restrictions with Iraq. In Dublin bombs killed 34 and left 500 homeless, Germany protesting. Vienna reports General Weygand, commander of remaining French forces, elsewhere.
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Syria
Middle East
Mediterranean
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Latakia
Berlin
Iraq
Anit
Axis leaders meet at Brenner Pass amid Crete victory
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini conferred for five hours in a cordial session at Brenner pass following Germany's Crete victory. The communique spoke of complete agreement of views and possible upcoming actions, with focus on future Axis plans and threats from the United States and Cyprus as a next potential target.
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Benito Mugsolini
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Mussolini
America
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Mediiterranean
Fuehrer
Daen
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Galeazzo Ciano
British Seek Head Start In Campaign
June 2 London reports indicate British plans for a swift early strike against the French mandate of Syria to thwart Nazi footholds and bolster Turkey. Observers say Cyprus defenses rise as Britain aims to seal eastern Mediterranean sea lanes, with Vichy Axis alignment and Crete’s fall shaping Turkish leverage.
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North Africa
Archibald P. Wavell
Los Angeles Dog Regulation Stirs City Council Action
City council moves to curb dog behavior and hydrant misuse in Los Angeles. Ordinance proposes fines and enforcement to control dogs in buildings and sidewalks, outlining owner responsibility and penalties for violations.
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