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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1941
Page
1
London reports the 1900 ton Irish mail steamer St Patrick was destroyed by four bombs on last Friday’s run from Hesslae to Fishguard. Forty four passengers and 43 crew were aboard. most women and children survived by leaping and rafting while rescued by warships and merchant vessels.
Helena welcomes eastern travel editors for a dinner at the Placer Hotel sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. The event features remarks by R. H. Fletcher with Lester Sable as toastmaster and includes film scenes of national parks. Attending editors hail from major papers in St. Paul, New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Detroit, and more.
Bonnie Lee McKay, seven, was struck by a car while walking with another girl near Atlanta. Witnesses recalled the accident as she ran into the road, prompting comments from Rep. Sumners urging national wakefulness to dangers facing the American way.
The United States demanded by July 10 the closing of all German consulates and three semi official Nazi agencies, including the German Library of Information in New York and the Trans Ocean news service. A note to Berlin, ordered by President Roosevelt and Sumner Welles, said removal of German nationals connected with the offices would follow. Congressional reaction ranged from approval to alarm as German officials in San Francisco reacted with measured indifference.
Anaconda Copper Mining opens the world’s largest manganese concentrator at its reduction works in Butte. Ore from Butte will rail to Anaconda as the plant nears full operation to roast ore for defense needs. The project, with Emma mine improvements, targets 240000 long tons annually under a Metals Reserve contract.
More than 300 Masons from across the state began a four day convocation of York Rite bodies at the Consistory Shrine temple with Percy W. Doles presiding. The event included a main address by Rev. L. Hicks, a 50th anniversary celebration for the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, and a series of regimens and dinners at the Montana club. Some sessions and services were scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday with visiting Knights attending at St. Peter's procathedral.
Survivors from the American freighter Robin Moor tell a harrowing tale after being torpedoed and rescued. Captain Meyers of Baltimore recalls doubting the submarine commander and ordering lifeboats to depart. Eleven survivors had earlier been picked up, with the fate of the ship prompting humanitarian war-law questions.
Flathead tribal leaders say white hunters and fishermen will be barred from reservation lands unless courtesy licenses are issued. Eneas Granjo, president of the tribal council, told the Montana Fish and Game Commission the move is needed to preserve game for the tribe and noted a 1855 treaty grant. The tribe plans to close tribal lands 640 000 acres unless an agreement is reached, while awaiting legal guidance on courtesy permits.
Washington June 11 Chairman Wheeler of the senate interstate commerce committee and the head of Columbia Broadcasting system agreed there should be clarification of the communications act as it applies to radio. The committee weighs a probe into the industry and a halt on new chain broadcasting regulations issued by the Federal Communications Commission amid charges of monopoly.
Partly cloudy to Grondy Tuesday and Wednesday with scattered Hightrain west portion Tuesday. Slightly cool er north central portion.
Tom J L Davis of Butte Montana, president nominee of Rotary International, told Ibero American delegates he hopes to be president of Rotary International and of the western hemisphere when he takes office Friday. He said he would lead not only the United States Rotary but a united Americas group.
Washington June 16 The House Military Committee approved a major revision of the Senate plant seizure bill. It would draft men who reach age 28 by July 1 and require them to serve if not already in the armed forces. The measure would allow the president to reopen defense plants and deploy troops to defend workers obeying orders to return to work. Sabotage penalties would include a $5000 fine up to five years in prison or both. Refusal to use mediation services would count as noncooperation in the defense program under the original provisions.
A dawn naval clash off Beirut saw a British squadron clash with two French destroyers while two French destroyers held position. Reports from Damascus and Beirut say Allied forces push toward the capitals as Vichy troops advance in three Damascus area directions. The front lines include Beirut and Damascus sectors with heavy fighting anticipated and the outcome uncertain.
London reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill appealed to the United States for a British American unity that can save and guide the world. In a trans Atlantic broadcast accepting an honorary degree from the University of Rochester he said Americans stand at the birth throes of a sublime resolve and pledged that Britain will endure to the end. His claim of American ancestry underscored shared ties in the war effort.
The Associated Press reports union officials and the defense mediation board work to end the San Francisco shipyard machinists strike. 585 voted to continue the walkout of around 1,700 machinists, while 400 favored ending it. Aimed at Bethlehem Shipyard, the effort also notes related labor actions including 175 sanitation workers in McKeesport and a walkout at Piper Aircraft. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company reached a wage agreement with the United Rubber Workers covering 14,000 employees.
A. H. Brown urges Montana cities to send delegates to the seventh Northwest Aviation meeting in Billings. Delegates from Washington Oregon Idaho Alaska and British Columbia will attend as host Montana welcomes a large state delegation to discuss modern airport developments and aviation trends.
Washington. The House passed and sent to the Senate a bill to provide compensation for dependent widows, orphans, and parents of World War veterans. Estimated annual cost is $22,000,000 with scale payments from $18 to $42 per month plus additional child allowances. later Senate reporting anticipated.
London reports a German push for oil grain and ore strains with Moscow. A foreign source says the crisis could erupt into open hostility unless a German Russian economic pact is found. Tass denies any rupture and notes amicable ties.
U S Ambassador Joseph C. Grew directly protested a bombing near the American safety zone in Tokyo. The incident damaged the Tutuila gunboat area but caused no injuries. The embassy in Chongqing awaited further action as Grew relayed a personal note to Foreign Minister Matsuoka.
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