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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1940

Page

7

Senator Wheeler urges anti war den be selected

Senator Wheeler from Montana urged both major parties to nominate candidates with records showing they will resist influence from international bankers and avoid entering the European war. He criticized the New York propaganda and opposed appointing Henry L. Silmson as secretary of war and Frank Knux as secretary of the navy.

Washington Wheeler Mont Poth New York Willem Allen White Henry L. Silmson Frank Knux Mavy

Pepper Box Defeats McGaffick’s In Softball Thriller

The Pepper Box team defeated McGaffick’s 7 to 0 in a girls’ softball game. Battery for Pepper Box was Pat Dowd and Hooper, while McGaffick’s pitchers were McMekin and MecGafick. McMekin struck out 13 batters and Dowd fanned five.

Pepper Box McAffick Pepper McGaffick Pat Dowd Hooper

U S Starts Purchase of Tin Rubber War News Continues

Export-Import bank extends a loan to fund U S purchases of tin rubber and related industrial goods as Argentina seeks finance amid wartime disruption. A South Atlantic naval presence grows with cruiser Phoenix headed to Valparaiso and ships Wichita Quincy and OBrien already in the region. London officials discuss rubber production expansion in British and Dutch East Indies and Malay areas amid Pacific tensions. There are 166 000 physicians in the United States about one per 78 7 people.

United States Jones Argentina Uruguay South America Lewis Compton Phoenix Pacific Valparaiso Chile South Americas Porta Wichita Quincy O’brien Montevideo Congres Sir John Hay London International Rubber Committee Hayold Netherlands East Indies Bialay

Audacious raids push German bases under pressure

British and Allied reports describe a series of coastal landings along a wide front from the Scandinavian peninsula to the Spanish frontier. Raids wreck harbor works and defensive works while French and Turkish talks unfold and India moves toward defense measures as Germany faces intensified pressure.

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Land Department Records Grazing Rentals Rise With Acreage

The Land Department reports grazing leases increased from 2,901,875 acres yielding 161,835 in 1938 to 3,840,141 acres producing 200,664.20 in 1940. Mrs Sharlock says higher acreage offsets a 60 percent cut in grazing rental by the Montana legislature while preserving conservation practices such as crop sharing and alternating summer fallowing with cultivation where possible.

Mra. Sharlock Montana Ith Athte

Langer Wins North Dakota Senate Nomination Over Frazier

Fargo, June 24. William Langer, former North Dakota governor, clinched the Republican nomination for U.S. senator by defeating incumbent Lynn J. Frazier and Senator Thomas Whelan in Tuesday's primary. With 1,852 of 2,287 precincts counted, Langer led 51,217 to 41,? and 38,061 for Whelan, advancing to face Democrat Charles Vorel of Fargo in the general election. North Dakota has never elected a Democratic senator.

Fargo N. D William Langer Rovernor North Dakota U. S Lynn J. Frazier Biste Thomas Whelan Langer Frazier Whelan Charles Vorel

Nazis Assert England Will Be Destroyed

A Nazi dispatch reports England facing intensified air raids as Germany continues strategy after armistice. It notes bombings of central English airports and factories, raids on northern and western Germany, and claims British losses while asserting vigilance with expanded air raid precautions.

England Duster Dea Invalides Dows Nono- Jean Banka Seine Fuehrer Bittel Tower Ile Apire Britain Bellingham High Command Germany Ireland Saranac Bayonne France Stavanger Norway

Rumanians Service Ends After Clash

Reports claim clashes between groups across the Dalester river divide Romania and Soviet Nursia in Dessarabia Rumania's eastern province. King Carol contemplates a new party alignment as Juliz Maniu resigns from royal councilor post. Mikhalacho’s victory seen as unity. Britain overtakes Germany in the global toy market.

Salalors Dalester Rumania Nursia Ofifeiain Dessarabia Tear Moscow Carol Fumania Morento Wan Ween Jon Mikhailacha Juliz Maniu National Peasants’ Party Mikhatlacho

France Surrender Terms Scrutinized By Allied Powers

The article critiques terms offered to France after defeat, arguing the plan would keep France a non belligerent ally while preserving her colonial empire and fleet under German Italian guard. It notes Allied fear, German Italian propaganda, and the need to clarify the status of French ships and colonies before assessing postwar power.

France Comatal Fronte England Britain Wallan Axta Parton

Fragmentary note on reform and penalties in raid case

A garbled fragment mentions a person named Denes and apologies for a wrong done in a raid by force. It references a wall panel and a large measure, but lacks clear details on action, date, or outcome. This reads as an uncertain historical snippet with minimal identifyable facts.

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