Mighty RAF Offensive Expanding Across France and Channel
London dispatch notes the eight day RAF offensive expanding with dawn raids on the German held French coast and British coastal guns joining the action. Night and daylight operations target Boulogne Cap Gris Nez and Normandy encampments as German retaliation focuses on the southeast coast. The campaign during a peak weekend involved thousands of sorties with Hurricanes and Spitfires escorting, while casualties from both sides appear limited.
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London
R.A.F
Boulogne
Cap Gris Nez
Germany
Ruhr
France
Channel
French
Continent
Air Ministry
Normandy
English
Maupertus
Helena duo lead Carroll College honor roll in 1941-42
Twenty six Carroll students earned scholastic honor roll honors for the final quarter of 1941-42 led by Helena sophomores Robert St. Germain and Alfred Sachs with perfect 3.00 averages. Other top performers include Butte and Helena students across multiple classes, all posting indices above 2.00, with registrar noting honors are open to those above B average.
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Carroll
Helena
Robert St. Germain
Alfred Sachs
William Antonioli
Butte
Daniel Coleman
Joseph Sullivan
Dixon
Gerald Tomis
George McGuire
White Sulphur Springs
Paul Cadwell
Anaconda
Paul Hardy
Reach
N. D
James Aylward
Donald Sullivan
Lawrence Stimatz
Lawrence Kelly
Lawrences Casey
Reymond Huthausen
Jack McCarver
Joseph Oblinger
Missoula
Harold Hagan
Arthur McCartan
Francis LaForge
Ironwood
Mich
Lawrence Simons
Townsend
Charles Vavruska
Hingham
Victor Kershul
Ralph Young
Joseph B. Gary
Bozeman
Midway clash yields decisive U S victory claims
Pearl Harbor era dispatch reports Admiral Nimitz announcing a major Pacific battle outcome. Japanese losses include aircraft carriers sunk or damaged and several battleships, with U S forces suffering light casualties as the fighting rages west of Midway Island. Additional Allied reports note submarine losses and ongoing pursuit of remnants of the Japanese invasion fleet.
Pearl Harbor headlines Midway victory in Pacific battle
United States forces report sinking or damaging 18 to 15 Japanese warships and transports at Midway Island. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz cites possible loss of two to three aircraft carriers and declares Pearl Harbor partially avenged as the great battle in the Pacific continues.
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Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Japan
Midway Island
Eastern Pacific
Richard Mmerray
Associated Press
United States
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S. Pacific
Reed
Nimitz
U. S
Midway
Hawaiian Islands
Lesses
Chinese Claim Repelled Japanese Attacks at Chuhsien
Chinese authorities reported heavy Japanese losses as repeated assaults against the walled city of Chuhsien were thrown back. Japanese sources claimed Chuhsien fell earlier, while China recaptured other Anhwei points and air units claimed over 200 Japanese killed along the Saleen river, Yunnan, and Burma road sectors.
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Chungking
China
Chuhsien
Yeserfay
Dome
Chekiang
Seaboard
Anhwei
Saleen River
Yunnan
Burma Road
Wain Theater
Myrna Loy and John D Hertz Jr Married in New York
New York June 6. Myrna Loy film star and John D Hertz Jr advertising executive wed at the bridegroom’s sister’s home with only immediate family present. Hertz, executive vice president of Buchanan and Company, is Chicago-born. Loy had been divorced from Arthur Hornblow Jr. on June 1 in Reno, Nevada after alleging extreme mental cruelty.
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New York
Myrna Loy
John D. Hertz
Arthur Hornblow
Hertz
Robert Treylan
Supreme Court
Ferdinand Fpecora
Buchanan and Company
Chicago
Miss Loy
Hornblow
Reno
Nerv
Nazi Thrust in Libya Is Futile With the British Forces in Libya
A German raiding party of 26 tanks with armored cars and support tried to disrupt British communications 20 miles east of the main Libyan battle area. The attack yielded little permanent gain but created tense moments for war correspondents near El Adem and Tobruk as the Axis pressed a night assault on Tobruk after a long desert engagement.
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Libya
el Adem
Trigh Capusto
Axis
Tobruk
Baltic Area Battles Rumor of Invasion Tactics
Moscow dispatch reports Stor movik dive bombers of the Soviet fleet air arm sunk 10 German vessels including nine transports in three convoy strikes and at a naval base. An ammunition dump was blown up and anti aircraft batteries knocked out. The Baltic activity follows reports of invasion craft moving through Kiel canal toward the Baltic.
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Moscow
Baltic
Stormovik
Soviet
Fleet Air Arm
Navi
Nayor
Stockholm
Kiel Canal
British Isles
Sweden
Hitler
Leningrad
Russia
Germany
United Nations
Norway
Black Sea
U S Air Force May Field 400000 In British Isles
The Army and Navy Journal estimates United States air force strength in the British Isles will reach at least 400000 men to support the air offensive against Germany. It says 150 additional airfields would be needed to match the Royal Air Force, noting Germany has yet to feel a bombing surge as high as 3000 to 5000 aircraft nightly. The figures cite Lieut General H. H Arnold, Army air force chief, returning from London conferences.
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Washingtons
Germany
United States Army
British Isles
Army and Navy Journal
Service Weekly
Royal Air Force
Henry Jf. Arnold
Army Air Force
London
Government approves civilian expense cuts to boost military funds
The Hahan Cabinet approved civilian expense cuts today, described by commentator Virginio Garde Wriling in Giornale alata as freeing up larger financial resources for the military effort.
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Hahan
Virginio Garde
Giornale Alata
Weather in Helena Forecast by U S Weather Bureau
Scattered showers are expected in Helena with slightly warmer temperatures on Sunday afternoon. The Helena forecast notes a mild weekend with increasing afternoon heat and unsettled skies. Local crews advise carrying light rain gear and staying alert for brief showers across the valley.
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Helena
U. 5
Weather Bureau
War Production Growth in America Newsing the War Effort
US war factories are rapidly expanding their output with modern, reliable weapons. After three weeks visiting 21 manufacturing areas and 46 leading remons the reporter concludes production will vastly outpace Axis plans, though the Axis hold a years-long armament lead.
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America
Axis
United Nations
Jap Radio Silent on Midway and Dutch Harbor
New York reports a Sunday broadcast from Tokyo ignored the Midway and Dutch Harbor dates, focusing on sensational tales of Japanese submarine actions at Sydney harbor and the Diego Suarez naval base on Madagascar. The discrepancy between rhetoric and factual timing is noted.
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Alaska
Gould P. Greves
U. S. Marine Corps
Marine Detachment
Dutch Harbor
U. S
New York
M.W.T
Tokyo
Midway Island
Sydney Harbor
Diego Suarez
Madagascar
D A V and Auxiliary End Convention in Helena
Montana Disabled American Veterans and the auxiliary closed a two day state convention in Helena with an election. A. B. Pederson of Kalispell was elected department commander, succeeding Marcus Rasminsson of Missoula. Billings was chosen as the 1943 convention city.
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D.A.V
Helena
Billings
A. B. Pederson
Kalispell
Montana
Disabled American Veterans
Marcus Rasminsson
Missoula
Veterans
Auxiliary
Telena
Da.v
Burt Replogle
Lewistown
C. C. Moore
Ben
Change in Tone Marks German War Bulletins
Interpretations of German communiques show a shift to hyperbole and exaggerated successes after Hitler centralized command in Russia. The change appears linked to purges of senior officers last winter, noted by U.S. observers in Berlin before the U.S. entered the war, with ongoing debate about its origins and purpose.
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Hitler
Russia
Preas
Berlin
United States
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