Submarine Shells Strafe Oregon Coast in 2nd Attack
A large Japanese submarine shelling along the Oregon coast near Fort Stevens left craters and frightened residents in West Coast Seaside. No injuries or damage to military or civilian property were reported though shells fell within 500 yards of a home. Colonel Doney said submarines likely conducted the attack and a search was under way. Zeballos dispatch reports Indians fleeing after shells hit a radio station at Estevan Point.
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Seaside
Ore
Oregon
Columbia River
Fort. Stevens
Carl
Doney
Estevan Point
Vancouver Island
Ottawa
J. L. Ralston
House of Commons
Two Brothers From Crossroads See Parting of Ways
Angelos June 22. Bailey of Cross Hoads Cabt brought his two brothers Lincoln and William to the city for dental work and a sightseeing outing. Lincoln vanished in the crowd prompting William to seek police help. William is 83 and Lincoln 78.
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Angelos
Py—Willian) Bailey
Cross Hoads
Cabt
Lincoln
William
Polieca
War Department to Double WAAC Officer Candidates
Washington reports the War Department will double the number of WAAC officer candidates to be trained at Fort Des Moines Iowa. Original plan aimed at 430 officers with a rush to meet Army needs. Department expects 25 000 WAAC members enrolled by end of March 1943, earlier than previously projected.
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Washington
War Department
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Army
WAAC
Department
Nazis Renew Fighting At Kharkov
The German offensive on the Kharkov front resumed Monday while Sevastopol’s battered garrison retreated on two sectors as Soviet reports cited intensified German attacks in the Crimean naval base. The Kremlin communique noted regained German initiative on June 22 despite prior Russian counterstrokes.
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Moscow
Kharkov
Sevastopol
Crimean
Chinese Assaults Hit Rail Centers Along Chekiang Line
Chinese communique reports strong attacks on Lungyu and Chuhsien rail towns along the Chekiang supply corridor. Japanese efforts to cut the 450 mile Hangchow to Nanchang line stall in Kiangsi, with fighting near Limgya and near Chuhsien where Japanese garrisons face repeated assaults.
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Chungking
Lungyu
Chuhsien
Chekiang
Willeh
Kraingsi
Chekiung
Communnique
Kiangsi
Khinhwa
Limgya
Hangchow
Nanchang
Scrap Rubber Drive Under Way In Helena Montana
Helena launches a citywide scrap rubber campaign led by Boy Scout troops 213 and 114 with a house to house canvass at 9 30 am to collect old rubber. Contributions accepted as pennies per pound or donated to the Montana Civilian Defense Council with proceeds to Red Cross and relief funds.
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Helena
Sam D. Goza, Jr
Lewis and Clark County
Boy Scouts of Troops No
Kent DeVore
Selena Automobile Dealers Association
Boy Scouts
Montana Civilian Defense Council
E. J. Kerley
Montana Bureau of Industrial Conservation
Rubber Reserve Corporation
U80
Army and Wavy Relief
American Red Cross
Sem
Keeley
M. J. Griswold
Miles City
Little Dog Fights Bull in Futile Try to Aid Master
In toochester Massachusetts on June 22 a small dog bravely attacked a raging bull to help his master Elmer Jr. Lawrence a 49 year old dairy farmer. Lawrence was gored and knocked to the ground as he guided the bull to a watering trough before the beast was driven off.
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Bull
Toochester
Mass
Elmer Jr. Lawrence
Lawrence
Conference of Presidents Carried On By Roosevelt and Churchill
Washington June 23 AP President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill continued their strategy talks tonight aiming for the earliest maximum Allied war power concentration upon the enemy. They offered no details, noting only they were reviewing and coordinating measures to sustain the Allied effort, including lead team, combined chiefs, and Anglo American production and munitions programs.
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Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Europe
Amjs
Weypt
China
Sevastopol
Churchill
United Wations
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Offices in Placer Leased By State O P A
The Montana Office of Price Administration will occupy the Placer hotel third floor and staff about 150 to 300, with move scheduled by July 4. Arrangements were made with hotel manager Matt Balfour for the site, and a price administrator for Montana is expected to be appointed soon.
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Montana
Price Administration
Placer Hotel
Ompla Eure
Details of Tobruk Disaster Publicly Revealed for First Time
British defenders faced a rapid German blitz at Tobruk in 1941 as parachute troops and Rommel’s tanks overwhelmed port defenses. Paratroopers, ships and minesweepers exchanged fire. many Allied personnel were killed or captured. Tobruk’s perimeter and fleet positions framed the intense “triangle of action” as German forces advanced to seize the harbor.
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Egypt
Tobruk
Conans
Anis
Junkers
Marshal Rommel
Wivell
Druk
Loss of Ships Grows as Nazi Blockade Tightens Atlantic
The Associated Press reports sinking of three to four ships in the Atlantic, including a freighter from Argentina, signaling a tighter German naval blockade north of the West Indies and Ireland. The toll reaches 292 Allied ships since Pearl Harbor. Navy canvases to protect east coast shipping. Rio Tercero, a 4800 ton Argentine freighter, is reported sunk near Buenos Aires. fate of its crew unclear. Columbian and Cardite torpedoed near Belom Brazil with survivors arriving at Port Salinas. details incomplete.
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Gentral
Argentina
Adolf Uifler
West Indies
Ireland
Europe
United Nations
Atlantic
Penl Harbor
Navy
Buenos
Guinazu
Belom
Brazil
United States
Columbian
Cardite
Port Salinas
Subchaser Patrol Turns Dramatic On Ocean Test Mission
A Navy indoctrination cruise aboard an 88-foot sub chaser becomes a vivid drill as a collier explosion, a periscope sighting, and rapid depth charge action unfold near port. Coast Guard crew, led by a 20 year veteran bosun, execute emergency maneuvers under fire and anchor the convoy's defense in a tense sea scene.
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I. Norman Lodge
Navy Public Relations Officrr
Harber
Aston
Coast Guard
Port
Bo'am
Weather in Helena Warmer Tuesday and Pac Day Evening
The U.S. Weather Bureau reports warmer conditions for Helena with temperatures rising through Tuesday. Expect milder daytime highs and cooler nights as pac day evening weather settles in.
Tom Davis of Butte Addresses Large Rotary Meeting
President Tom J. Davis of Butte Mont urged Rotary delegates from 25 nations to unite in peace during the opening session. He said too much money is spent to die together and called for joint efforts toward peaceful cooperation. The Earl of Athlone welcomed the international gathering as Canadian governor general.
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Toronty
Tom J. Davis
Batis
Mont
Whck
Earl of Athlone
Judith Kingsly Faces Spies in Glamour Grit Gumption Tale
Judith Kingsly embodies glamour grit and gumption as she confronts a nest of enemy spies during a dangerous on the job assignment. Her daring resolve and quick wits drive the action in this period spy thriller fragment.
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Judith Kingsly
Special Investigator Special Investigator Beginning Thursday
A historical note indicates a feature titled Special Investigator will begin on Thursday in The Independent newspaper, promising investigative content and expanded coverage by the paper’s staff.
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The
Independent
Merchant Ships on East Coast Guard Convoys
Washington June 22 Officially disclosed today that U S merchant ships along the East Coast are moving in convoys protected by small fast warships. The convoy system has been in operation for about 30 days and may expand as anti submarine craft become available. Total American and Allied shipping losses since the war began in the Atlantic stand at 290 tankers freighters and other merchant types with 150 of those losses on the American side.
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Washington
United States
Navy
Maine
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic
Nazis Execute 130 More Czechs in Reprisal Program
Stockholm dispatch reports 130 Czechoslovaks were executed by German authorities over three days in reprisal actions. The killings follow the capture and execution of Reinhard Heydrich’s alleged hangman. A protest demonstration in Trellberg drew a thousand Nazi agitators, requiring military intervention.
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Stockholm
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
Svenska Daghladet
Reinhard Neydrich
Bohemiz-Moravia
Trellbberg
Sweden
Gas Rationing in East Delayed to July 22
Washington reports permanent gasoline rationing on the east coast will be delayed from July 15 to July 22 to allow motorists to form car sharing clubs. Officials say allowances will partly depend on the extent of sharing transportation with others.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Axis massed for assault on Egypt near Capuzzo
Cairo dispatch reports Axis tanks and motorized infantry massed 12 miles from Capuzzo on the Egyptian frontier after Tobruk fell. British and German columns clash near Sidi Azeiz as air forces attack enemy transport. Reinforcement from the United States likely two months or more, with heavy losses among Tobruk garrison and several vessels escaping under shell and air attack.
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Tobruk
Egypt
Capuzzo
Sidi Azeiz
Sidi Aveiz
Nile Valley
Asia
United States
Youngsters Invent New Way to Scare Old Folks
Omaha on June 22 report three youths arrested for throwing firecrackers at gasoline storage tanks at the Omaha and Council Bluffs street CAE garage. The incident adds to juvenile acts that shock and alarm adults in the city.
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Omaha
Omaha and
Council Bluffs Street
Interpreting The War By Kirke Te. Simpson
A World War II column analyzes Axis offensives one year after the invasion of Russia. Hitler’s forces strike Britain’s lines in North Africa and threaten Sevastopol, Tobruk, and the Crimea. Suez and Middle East oil loom as critical stakes in a widening European war.
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Kirke TE. Simpson
Russia
Hitler
Britain
North Africa
Crimea
Tobruk
Herot
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Middle East
Sevast Anol
Moscow
Caucasus
United Nations
Dutch Indies
Burma
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State O.P.A
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