Memorial Day Parade and Services in Helena Honor Veterans
Helena observes wartime Memorial Day with a large Main Street parade led by Gen. Phil Greenan and wreaths for fallen service members. WA Brown will deliver the main address at WA Brown Park if weather allows, with Catholic and other church services planned. Government offices close, postal and federal services adjust hours, while families and veterans participate in ceremonies and Army Navy pin presentation to Mrs. Charles Vanada. Mrs Vanada’s son Melvin died in a Navy crash. three other sons serve in Navy and Army.
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Helena
Veterans’ Organizations
Main Street
Brown
WI Park
Civic Center
EES Ut
Telena
Public Library
Montana
Resurrection Cemetery
St. Helena
Arthur K. Scrumeard
Bouth Main Street
Mgr. Scrumgard
Roster of Officers Given for Ana conda Copper Mining Co
Butte May 29. Directors in New York revised the official roster listing officers. Cornelius F. Kelley of New York chairs the board, James H. Hobbins is president, Robert E. Dwyer executive vice president, Daniel M. Kelly vice president western operations, Glyde E. Weed mining, Frederick Taisi metallurgical, W. H. Hoover general counsel, Elbert C. Sowerwine assistant to the president, James Dickson secretary and treasurer, W. Kenneth Daly comptroller, Kenneth B. Frazer assistant secretary, Jeremiah D. B. Murphy and Thomas E. Conrad assistant secretaries and treasurers.
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Butte
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
New York
Cornelius F. Kelley
James H. Hobbins
Robert £. Dwyer
Daniel M. Kelly
Western
Glyde E. Weed
Frederick Taisi
W. H. Hoover
Elbert C. Sowerwine
James Dickson
W. Kenneth Daly
Kenneth B. Frazer
Jeremiah DB. Murphy
Thomas E. Conrad
Acsistant
Marshall Promises Invasion Will Bring Hitler's Downfall
General George C. Marshall told a West Point war class that American troops would invade Europe landing in England and France. He projected the Army reaching 4.5 million by year’s end, noted Allied deployments to the Soviet Far East, and urged unwavering effort to defeat Germany and Japan as the nation backs the war with broad public support.
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West Point
George C. Marshall
Hitler
Europe
U. S. Military Academy
Marshall
England
Leland
France
Siberia
Rus- Sront
Sia
Germany
Japan
Congress
Laly
Africa
Germans Execute 12 More Czechs for Attempt On Life of Gestapo Chief
London May 29 German firing squads executed 13 more Czechs a day after a swift court martial. Four of the 12 executed today were women. The action followed the attempted assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the Gestapo chief known as Der Henker. Reports said Heydrich remained in critical condition with bullets in his spine as Nazi reprisals loomed. Martial law is in force in Bohemia Moravia and the Czech government urged resistance.
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London
Reinhard Weydrich
Gestapo
Europe
Heydrich
Slevani
Prague
der Henker
Germany
Bruno
Ells
Moscow Radio
Adolf Hitler
Bohemia
Markz
Lieyditch
Berlin
Zurich
Switzerland
Moravia
German Airforce Reported Dwindling In Numbers and Pilot Quality
London reports war losses and replacement difficulties have thinned the German air force in numbers manpower and quality below wartime standards. Experts estimate first line strength at about 5 000 fighters and bombers, down 1 500 from spring 1947 figures, amid fronts in the west coast and the Mediterranean.
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London
Theatndard
Europe
United States
Geremany
Western Front
Teussan
Lahyan
Malta
Luftwaffe
Token Shipment of Japanese to Arrive Here Today
A token shipment of Japanese workers from Washington is to arrive in Montana today to aid in sugar beet field work. The operation, overseen by local supervisor Penn Montane, aims to assess conditions before broader intake. The evacuees will be staged at Puvalhar Wash and reported to state and county officials, with final disposition contingent on ongoing findings.
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Washington
EH. Penn
Hert
Puyallup
Menten
Mil Tivenyan
Montana
Wheat Threatens Alberta Fields Amid Stem Weevil Threat
Lethbridge entomological lab official Dr. G. W. Farstad reports millions of acres of Canadian prime wheatlands again facing a serious stem weevil infestation this year. He spoke after touring experimental fields across Alberta and Saskatchewan.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
G. W. Farstad
Lethbridge Entomological Laboratory
Saskatchewan
Factories Keep Running On Memorial Day Despite Pause in War
The AP reports factories will work through Memorial Day turning out arms for the fighting forces. War Production Chief Donald Nelson says honoring fallen heroes means showing resolve to defend the country. Pearl Harbor deaths rise to 4712 known. Navy 2501. Army 72. Countless remain missing. The nation remembers World War I dead too, with 130,128 listed in total.
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Associated Press
United States
War Department
Donald Nelson
Wei
Pearl Tfarbor
Bataan Way
British Tanks Repulse Nazi Force Near Tobruk
British tanks repulsed a German armored thrust within 50 miles of the Egyptian border as Allied forces clashed around Tobruk and the Libyan desert approaches. Italian and German tanks, with Free French units, engaged in a broad battle across Am el Gazala and Bir Hacheim, while British defenses held Tobruk’s coastal lines.
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Cairo
Faypt
Avis
Tobruk
Am el Gazala
Egry
Betallion du Ponifique
Bir Hachem
el Adem
Sidi Rezegh
Russians Hold Front As Nazi Tank Charges Rise
Soviet forces repelled steady Nazi tank and infantry charges in the Haum Barvenkaya sector while Red airmen claimed 113 German planes down in two days. Barents naval forces sank a 12 000 ton transport and an 800 ton trawler as ground fighting produced no major changes. Moscow and BBC reports quote fierce action near Valanin and Kharkov with many German casualties and prisoners as both sides press for control of Izyum Barvenkova.
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Kharkov
Moscow
Ukraine
Haum-Barvenkaya
Barents Sea
Russia
Leningrad
Black Sea
Kalinin
Red
B.B.C
Messazé
Kuibyshev
Valanin
Moscow Radio
Timoshenko
C.B.S
Stockgrowers Urge Cutting AAA Grants At Montana Meet
Missoula May 28. The Montana Stockgrowers association urged halting payments to livestock producers under the A A A program and stopping unnecessary federal fund expenditures. The three day convention adopted 15 resolutions including a demand against grain discrimination for feeding livestock. J M Mungas of Philipsburg was elected president succeeding Carl K Malone. First vice president R J Miller of Lodge Grass, second vice president W P Sullivan of Square Butte. executive committee members listed. Butte and Billings bid for 1943, Miles City for 1944, which will mark the association’s 60th anniversary. Executive committee to decide.
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Missoula
Montana Stockgrowers Association
J. M. Mungas
Philipsburg
Carl K. Malone
Chateau
R. J. Miller
Lodge Grass
Bueen
W. P. Sullivan
Square Butte
FL. Stone
Fallatin Gateway
C.K. Warren
Deer Lodge
Tralph Selkirk
Fish
Rail
Milton Simpson
Volberg
W. A. White
Hinsdale
W. A. O'lwart
Walsall
Butte
Billings
Myles City
Cathedral High School Commencement Honors Sixth Ceremony
Sixteenth seniors from Cathedral High School received diplomas and honor awards at the sixth annual commencement last evening at St. Helena. The Rev John F Cronin delivered the commencement address as Rev Mo A Weber presented diplomas and awards. The program included processional, anthem, award presentations, diplomas, and remarks. Gold medals went to the top religion student, with additional college scholarships awarded to Chay Wen Hawkes and Pat Campbell.
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Cathedral High School
Gins
St. Helenahedral
Jatin FF. Croniy
Dota
Mo A. Weber
Princinal
Salve Regina
Toner
Ary College
Chay
Wen Hawkes
Carroll College
Pat Campbell
Soulest
Jack Roswell
Allied airmen down five Japanese planes over Coral Sea
Allied airmen reported shooting down five Japanese planes over the Coral Sea sixty miles southeast of Port Moresby, with two other units hitting Japanese bases in Timor and New Britain. Three Japanese planes were damaged and one Allied aircraft missing in a sea battle involving eighteen Japanese naval zeros. London RAF raids resume over northern France with two German fighters down and one British loss.
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Amed Soanaquarters
Wustralia
Coral Sea
Port Moresby
Timor
New Britain Islands
MacArthur
Australia
London
RAF
France
Four German Planes Shot Down Over English Coasts
London reports four German planes shot down during raids on east and southeast England with initial indications of limited damage. In Washington the Navy says a medium US merchant ship was torpedoed in the Caribbean area and survivors reached a Gulf coast port.
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London
England
Washington
Navy
United States
Carrbbean
Gulf Coast
Palace Guard Killed in Ecuador Coup Attempt
Mile Ecuador May 28 a palace guard was killed and three others wounded when university students tried to storm President Carlos Arroyo del Rio’s palace. Police arrested leading figures including Capt. Lionifas Plaza Lasso, his brother Gala a former defense minister Dr Antonio Quevedo and Col Francisco Urrutia.
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Union Nacional Ecuatoriana
Francisco Urrutia
Weather in Helena From U S Weather Bureau
Intermittent rain with snow on nearby mountains Saturday forenoon, warmer Saturday afternoon.
German High Command Strife Ties To Nazi Drive
SIMPSON Wide World War Analyst notes persistent rumors of friction inside the German high command as the Nazi bid for victory intensifies. Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch is said to be sidelined again for opposing Hitler’s strategic aims amid recent Eastward campaigns and the Rostov breakthrough. Continued discussion appears on Page 8.
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Guimai
Walther von Brauchitsch
Slitler
Fuher
Russia
Rostov
Hitler
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