Submarine shelling hits Estevan Point in Canada
Canadian reports confirm an enemy submarine shelled the radio telegraph station at Estevan Point on Vancouver Island for about thirty minutes. No damage beyond broken windows and scattered concussion effects. Officials could not confirm submarine nationality or full details of the attack.
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Victoria
3. C
Dominion Government
Estevan Point
Vancouver Island
Kenneth Stuart
Stuart
Rocky Point
Ottawa
J. L. Ralston
Ralston
Prince Rupert
British Columbia
Lake St. John
Quebec
Strong Bloc Seeks To Curb Power Of Leon Henderson
A bipartisan bloc in Congress plans to limit Leon Henderson's appointive authority as the Price Administrator. The move accompanies his request for about 161 million dollars in OPC appropriations to reach the house floor. Critics cite Adams appointments above the 4000-dollar threshold and insist on senate confirmation for higher posts.
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Leon Henderson
Washington
Price
O.P.A
House
Congress
Senate
Henderson
Office
Price Administration
Leon
Midway Battle Harsh on Japanese Fliers
An Associated Press eyewitness account recounts the Battle of Midway from a U S carrier perspective. Fireworks and shelling erupt as Japanese air attacks are repelled with ships and planes composing a ferocious, long afternoon duel. The narrative notes the last enemy aircraft shot down at sunset and describes intense close range intercepts and the relentless air and sea combat across the fleet.
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Battle of
Midwa
Japan
Tobruk Falls to German Troops in Quick Axis Victory
Cairo dispatch reports the second Tobruk siege collapsing after a rapid assault that put the port, a key supply hub, in Axis hands. Some 25,000 British soldiers and several generals were captured, with claims of vast stores and the seizure of Bir Et Gobi and Wardia as Rommel’s forces advance toward Egypt.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tobruk
Erwin
Bir Et Gobi
Wardia
Feyptlaa
Tobruk Fall Shocks Allied Plans In World War II
London reports confirm Tobruk fallen and threaten Allied plans for a second front. Axis forces push toward Bardia and Bir El Gobi with claims of 25,000 British prisoners. Libyan port loss seen as a major blow amid scarce details and BBC exchanges.
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J. Wes Gallagher
London
Tobruk
Egypt
Suez
Bardia
Bir el Gobi
Richard Dimbleby
British Broadcasting Corporation
Libya
BBC
Dimbleby
Japs Land Forces On Kiska But U S Fights Back
The Navy says Japanese forces landed on Kiska in the Aleutians and intend to establish a shore presence near Dutch Harbor. Army bombers raided the harbor hitting a transport and likely a cruiser as weather and distance hampered further action.
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Kiska
U.S
Washington
Dune Pe
Navy
Kiska Iland
Aleutian
Cavy
Dutch Harbor
Attu
Alaska
Japan
Aleutians
Anl
Thunder of Guns Like Earthquake in Sevastopol Battle
Berlin radio reports the thunder of guns in the Sevastopol battle shakes houses on the Turkish coast 200 miles away across the Black Sea and has been mistaken for an earthquake. The remark appeared in dispatches quoted Sunday.
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Berlin
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Number of Taxpayers Nearly Doubled From 1939 to 1940
The bureau of internal revenue reported 14,710,661 persons filed tax returns on 1940 income, up from 7,648,683 in 1939. Increases attributed mainly to lower exemptions. Returns by state include 10,038 in Colorado, 641 in Montana, and 28,920 in Wyoming.
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Wa Siungin
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Department
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
Lexington Crew to Fight On Loss of Ship Did Not Mean Loss of Will
The Lexington survivors came home on three ships after the Coral Sea battle and planned to continue aboard a new carrier named Lexington II. Captain Fred Sherman announced the crew would be unified aboard the new ship, while the fleet recovered and prepared for further action as enemy forces were deemed finished in those waters.
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Lexington
Associated Press
Chicago Tribte
Staniston
Johnson
Stanley Johnston
Chicago Trbune
The
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Coral Sea
Ing
Car
Lexington Li
Fred Sherman
Sherman
Pye
Navy Department
Ton
Leaington
Meerdiser
Qmaat Galverie
Monty
Wington
D. C
Refugees Eagerly Await Drottningholm Sailing
In Lisbon the Swedish liner Drottningholm carrying 949 refugees from Axis nations waits for State Department sailing orders. Many aboard had endured German camps and, under Portuguese rules, cannot disembark once on board.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Drottninghahn
State Department
Washington
Mmany
Local Fathers Expand in Number and in Chest Measurements
Father’s Day at St Johns and St Peters Hospitals yields multiple newborns. Arthur Shoberg of route A has a son, while Wesley We Werts of 404 Montana Avenue greets a son and Disraes Taine cock of 25 Raleigh Street DO Ky receives a daughter. (Note: OCR clarity limits full names and locations.)
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Dr. Stork
St. John's Hospital
Arthur Shoberg
Route A
St. Peter's Hospital
Wesley We Werts
Montana Avenue
Aml Mes
Disraes Taine Cock
Tina
Scouts Launch Rubber Drive To Aid War Effort
About 150 Boy Scouts and Cubs will canvass Iselena Tuesday to collect scrap rubber for the war program. Chair Sam D. Gorm Jr warns the drive is essential to delay gas rationing, with collectors working house to house and at service stations.
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Ith
Iselena
Boy
Aml Cubs
Sam DP. Gorm, Jr
Thhe
Lewis and Clark County
Sulvage Committee
Ile
Tinlera Aqtanabile Deere
Bor
Toi Batty
Duffy
Helena
Arrsey
Young Yugoslavian King Arrives For Visit in U S
Washington June 2 The 1000 year old King of Yugoslavia lands in Washington by plane this afternoon with Yugoslav Foreign Minister M Nitchich. He will stay a few days incognito, then depart Wednesday to start his official program. The king arrived after a trip from England.
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Washington
Yugoslavia
State Department
M. Nitchich
Peter
Firgland
Weather in Helena by U S Weather Bureau
Warner Monday with scattered showers over mountains. Weather in Helena reports showers in the mountains as a cold front moves through the region. The flight pattern and daily temperatures are expected to vary with the incoming weather system.
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Helena
U. S. Weather Bureau
Warner
Chinese Fighting With Rocks Drive Japs Back
Chinese troops aided by rocks hand grenades and machine guns repulsed seven Japanese assaults north of the Yellow river along the Honan Shanai border. Chinese lines held a 50 mile front along the Cheklang Kiangsi railway as Japanese forces drove northward toward Fukien provinces. Japanese losses were heavy with 1,200 reported in the first day, while 20 steam launches carried 3,000 wounded up the Fu river near Fuchow.
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Spencer Moosa
Chungking
Mountain Pass
Honan-Shanai
Yellow River
Cheklang- Kiangsi
Kwaneteng
Fukien
Linhsian
Tatheng
Fuchow
Nanchang
Chekiang
Fu River
Reds Acknowledge Nazi Gains At Sevastopol
Moscow reports the Axis made a wedge into Sevastopol defenses during the war, with seven Axis divisions reduced by June 21 totaling up to 100,000 casualties. The article notes fierce fighting and the continuation of overall resistance on the front.
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Henry
Cassidy
Moscow
Russia
Sevastopol
Crimean
Hull Predicts Allied Victory Before Another Year Ends
Hull declares that before year’s end the Axis will be forced to confront the strength of the Allied nations as Roosevelt and Churchill press wartime talks. He notes Soviet resistance inspires confidence and pledges wider aid to Soviet armies while stressing the danger of underestimating peace-loving powers. The White House remains silent on Roosevelt Churchill discussions, with news pages signaling continued coverage on the war strategy.
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Hull
Roosevelt
Churchill
Washington
United Nation
Jiull
M. Molotov
Russia
Germany
Three More U S Vessels Ready for Fight
Three more United States war craft two destroyers and a submarine were launched yesterday at east coast yards in wartime effort against the Axis. The destroyers are named for the late Rear Admirals Jenkins and Lavaltette and were built at Federal Shipbuilding in Kearney. The submarine Haddo was launched at Electric Boat in Groton Conn in a brief wartime ceremony.
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Associated Press
East Coast
Thornton A. Jenkins
Elie 4
F. Lavaltette
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Kearney
Haddo
Electric Boat Company
Groton
Conn
Russian Leader Marks War Anniversary With Optimism
Moscow June 21. President Michael Kalinin says Hitler lost power to launch a general offensive after one year of war. He cites American British aid as pivotal for the Red Army to defeat the Germans and calls the invasion a turning point. He notes Nazis remain capable of some attacks but cannot replicate last year’s massive onslaught.
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Moscow
Russia
Michael Kalinin
Hitler
Red Army
Soviet Union
Arctic
Black Sea
Tobruk Disaster Signals Critical Summer for UN War Effort
War analyst Edward Fe, writing from the field, notes the Tobruk defeat may presage a dire summer for the United Nations cause. The Libyan loss threatens Mediterranean stability as 25,000 British troops are in jeopardy, with Sevastopol also described as in mortal peril. The battleships the setback deepens the grim outlook as Nazi main onslaught looms.
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Edward FE
Bomar
Tobruk
United Nations
Ruosala
Mediterranean
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