Congress Readies Stormy Session Over Cabinet Picks
Washington rats a clash as Congress reconvenes to confirm President Roosevelt’s Republican appointees to the national solidarity cabinet. Knox faces Senate Naval Affairs questioning while Stimson heads toward a likely confirmation amid GOP conservatives wary of the purge. House debate looms on sine die adjournment as European crisis stirs urgency.
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U.R
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National Solidarity
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Navy
Henry L. Stimson
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Senate Naval Affairs Committee
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House
Wendell L. Wilkie
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
McNary
Hitler Aims to Divide Americas for Economic Domination
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace warned at a University of Chicago forum that Adolf Hitler seeks to create inter American dissension to dominate the western hemisphere. He said a united economic front is needed as Britain fights for survival and Hitler uses divide and conquer to seize power. News from South America notes growing concerns. Continued on page 5.
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U.R
Henry A. Wallace
Adolf Hitler
Western Hemisphere
University of Chicago
Wallace
Great Britain
Hitler
North
South America
Germany
Europe
Consumers in U.S. to Get First Taste of Defense Taxes
Washington reports that as of July 1 new defense taxes take effect on many manufactured goods. The measures also include floor taxes raising retail prices on cigarettes beer and liquor in the initial roll out.
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U.S
Washington
Wheeler anti war party urged by senator in Chicago speech
Senator Burton Wheeler warned a new anti war party would form unless the Democratic Party pledges to keep the United States out of war. He attacked the GOP and called for a peace party while labeling Wendell Willkie a Wall Street ally. The piece also notes forthcoming floor taxes on cigars liquor beer and theater admissions and lists expected consumer price effects.
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Chicago
Burton K. Wheeler
D.-Mont
Democratic Party
America
Wheeler
Wendell Lkie
Wall Street
Europe
United States
Republican Party
Congress
Treasury
Chamberlain Vows War to Bitter End and Defiant Resolve
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declared in a radio address that war would continue until one side is utterly destroyed. He warned Germany could invade by sea or air at any moment and pledged to fight on beaches and across the country. The speech contrasted with Munich policy and stressed a strongest war cabinet and Britain’s history making army.
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Wallace Carroll
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U.P
Germany
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
United States
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United Kingdom
France
England
War Council
Munich
Czechoslovakia
Plans announced for Camp Fire Girls annual outing
Miss Janet Ralph announces four week Camp Fire Girls outing at Camp L O Evans on Georgetown lake west of Anaconda opening Sunday and running to August 4. Weekly activities include swimming rowing horseback riding tennis badminton archery puppetry handicraft nature study and camp craft with themes Romany Patterns Roundup Folk Festival and Tradition Week culminating in Gypsy Queen crowning. Enrollment limited to 90 per week with first week deadline July 3.
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L. O. Evans
Georgetown Lake
Anaconda
Janet Ralph
Camp Fire Girls
Montana Weather Forecast Monday and Tuesday
Partly cloudy conditions sweep Montana on Monday and Tuesday with a rising temperature trend. Winds light to moderate. Highs expected in the 60s to near 70s degrees, lows in the 40s to 50s across regions.
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Montana
Anselmo Mine Team No 3 Wins Annual First Aid Contest
The Anselmo Mine Team No 3 captured first place in the annual first aid contest sponsored by Anaconda Copper Mining. Captained by Homer J. McCauley, the crew scored 490 out of 500 with 9.5 discount points, beating Tramway Team No 1 led by Charles Hanna by a slim margin. Twenty eight teams competed under tight judging as officials praised safety efforts and training.
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Anselmo NO. 3
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Luther Stanhope
John Hewitt
Garth Nicholls
Bruce Tout
Alfred Chouinard
George Roe
Gene Hogan
Homer J. McCauley
Lancelot Smith
Anselmo Foreman
Louis Bertoglio
Anselmo Mine Team No. 3
Anselmo
Tramway
No. 1
Charles Hanna
Leonard No. 1
Joe Harkins
Leonard
John L. Boardman
Anaconda Company
Bureau of Safety
Butte Youth Evacuated From Rome College
Butte youth Emmett O Neill attended American College in Rome as war clouds formed in Italy. The rector Rev Ralph Leo Hayes kept the college operational longer than similar Catholic schools abroad, aided by United States dioceses, allowing continued studies for nearly three weeks.
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Mussolini
Rome
Emmett O'Neill
Butte
American College
Ralph Leo Hayes
Helena
United States
England
Canada
France
Scotland
O'Neill
Evacuation of Americans from Hong Kong under way
Hundreds of American residents in Hong Kong, mostly women, prepared to leave on the President Coolidge for Manila amid rising British Japan tensions. The ship had left for Manila earlier and returned under consular orders for immediate evacuation as British forces reposition.
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Hong Kong
Coolidge
Japan
Manila
President Coolidge
U. S
Percy Noble
China
Butte Invites State Postmasters to Next Convention
Postmaster Frank X. Monaghan announced that Butte invites the Montana Association of Postmasters to hold its 1941 convention in the mining city. The invitation was referred to the association’s executive committee for site decision. About 200 Montana postmasters attended the Wolf Point 1940 conclave.
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Butte
Montana Association of Postmasters
Frank X. Monaghan
Wolf Point
Monaghan
Montana
National Association of Postmasters
State Association
W. J. Dixon
Russians seize Reni as battles erupt on Prut front
Reports from Bucharest say Russian baby tanks landed by planes seized Reni at the Danube Prut juncture, giving Moscow a strategic hold on the Danube mouth while fighting raged along the Prut and across Bucovina. Diplomatic observers warn of a serious blow to Germany as Romanians resist the advance.
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Bucharest
Reni
Danube
Prut
Germany
Bern
Red Army
Black Sea
Bucovina
Olorescu
Odessa
Rumania
Russia
Constanta
Transylvania
Russia asks Turkey to join Dardanelles defense
Diplomatic circles report that Soviet Russia asked Turkey for permission to participate in defense of the Dardanelles straits linking the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. The move signals a broader push to fortify western defenses and project influence across Southeast Europe, challenging German interests and curbing Balkan revisionist aims.
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Dardanelles
Budapest
Russia
Black Sea
Mediterranean
West
Europe
Germany
Bessarabia
Free children matinee at Butte rodeo scheduled
The Butte rodeo announces a free matinee Saturday July 13 for children 14 and under. The event will include all standard rodeo events and features nightly performances July 11 to 14 with flood lights, plus advance ticket savings and limited box seats available.
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Boulder
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