21 Apr 1941
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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1941
Page
1
As the Greek crisis tightens, observers fear the conflict may spill east toward Iran and the Dardanelles. Britain’s Iraq deployment signals vigilance on empire frontiers while Moscow moves to shape a broader regional outcome.
German daylight raiders strafed two Scottish towns killing a boy and injuring 10 as London rescue squads cleared wreckage after a large Luftwaffe attack. RAF retaliated with daylight raids on German shipping and targets along the French coast.
Tokyo reports outline a potential triple axis clash with Japan and Soviet Russia moving troops in Manchukuo while Soviet border talks suggest a broader Eastern Europe risk. Miyako and other papers warn of a possible war with the United States and Britain, with June as a possible milestone.
German tanks opened fire on about 1,000 Italian infantrymen as Fascist forces fled under heavy British artillery. A sandstorm reduced visibility to 20 yards, and a subsequent Australian patrol captured 847 Italian prisoners, including a German officer and an Italian colonel.
Nashville reports Marcell Wackenie of Indian Lake hooked a large spoonbill catfish with 14 hooks in its mouth. The tale drew apologies from 14 fellow fishermen who had claimed the big one that got away.
Montanans gather for the funeral of Albert E Wiggin manager of the Anaconda Copper Mining reduction departments who died in Butte Friday. Services are at 2 pm at First Congregational Great Falls with Rev Paul W Pgsed officiating. Burial at Salt Lake City and Great Falls pallbearers. City offices and stores will close during the service as police escort the funeral cortege to the cemetery. Hundreds from across the state expected to attend.
Hungarian circles warned of a possible fresh civil upheaval in German-occupied Romania after Ion Antonescu’s Easter message. They noted a hardline order to guards and reported Iron Guard statements calling him an enemy of the state.
Berlin dispatch says Adolf Hitler marked his 52nd birthday Sunday near a Balkan front location. He studied maps with military leaders, received tributes from army, navy and air units, while his special train rested on a siding. Leland Morris, the US charge d affaires, visited the Reichskanzlei.
Nine districts covering Northern Ireland are declared defense areas by the Northern Ireland minister of public security. Belfast is included and was recently struck by a four hour German raid with casualties and fires prompting Dublin aid to Belfast firemen.
Congress prepares a record defense program of 3.444 billion dollars with expanded income taxes. Assistant Secretary John L. Sullivan will explain details to the House Ways and Means Committee. Public hearings are planned, with aims to pass the measure by mid May and send it to the Senate for clearance.
German dispatches describe the war in Greece as a hot chase across Thessaly with British and Greek forces retreating. They report Greek divisions disintegrating and British efforts to reach the ports of Volos and Khalkis, while Trikkala falls and Nazi forces push toward Athens. The advance places Germans within about 160 miles of the capital as Panzer divisions sweep the Thessalonian plains.
Dr. Roger I. Lee, president elect of the American College of Physicians, says draft regulations are overly rigid and that many deferments for defects like teeth and eyesight do not threaten national manpower. He notes medical boards can still assign roles for those with minor conditions.
Senator Wheeler warned a packed Fox theater in Butte that Roosevelt is the nation’s greatest isolationalist and that if the U.S. enters war it may be left alone. He urged a stronger national defense and urged the public to demand campaign promises to avoid being dragged into overseas fighting.
Y M C A workers plan a four day drive to raise 21000 to sustain youth recreation and education programs. A noon luncheon will conclude the session with President George N Short announcing key updates. Bam R Parker cites withdrawals and aging facilities as reasons for renewed giving.
Partly cloudy in Butte Monday and Tuesday with normal temperatures. Montana also sees partly cloudy skies on Monday and Tuesday with warmer conditions in the eastern areas.
King George II in a combined monarch premier role urged Greeks to stand firm as British and Greek troops withdrew before German blitzes. Cabinet reshaped to ten with Admiral Sakellariou as vice premier and minister of marine. Axis attacks reported repelled in Albania while to the north, aviation pressed through Macedonia and Thessaly.
Optometrists from western and central Montana gathered in Butte for a monthly educational program. Dr J J Kelley chaired the general forum held in his office as educational material from the national extension program was reviewed.
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