British RAF Sweeps Northern France in Major Air Armada
London reports a large RAF air armada swept German occupied France with little Luftwaffe resistance. Daylight bombing of Oldenburg targets preceded a dusk raid over northern France as fighters pursued few enemy planes and no casualties were recorded.
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London
U.P
France
Luftwaffe
Germany
Royal Air Force
Oldenburg
Borkum
Channel
Air Ministry
Interpreting the War News Amid Soviet German Front Reports
The article contrasts Moscow and Berlin claims on the Russo German war center front. Nazi reports promise victories north and south of the Pripet marshlands while Red Army resistance appears demoralized. Soviet statements urge orderly withdrawals, while Berlin claims of Nazi advances suggest a contested and shifting frontline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Berlin
Pripet
Red Army
Poland
Ukraine
Lwow-Luck
Minsk- Smolensk
Minsk
Minsk-Smolensk
Orsha
Russia
Gulf of Finland
Leningrad
Rostov
Don
Transcaucasia
White Russia
Butte Plans Grand Fourth of July Celebration
Butte prepares a three day Patriotism event starting Thursday with two large parades a fireworks display and a street dance. Mayor Barry OLeary chairs the committee and reports everything is ready for the lid lifting.
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Butte
Barry O’leary
Butte Prepares for Three Day Independence Day Festivities
The city of Butte plans two mammoth parades a fireworks show a street dance and a gala jamboree for three days with strolling musicians. Mayor invites Montana towns to join and expects about 15000 out-of-town visitors. Opening day features a comic parade at 7 pm and a Park Street street dance for 5000 with a 10 piece orchestra.
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Butte
Montana
Park Street
Idaho
Paul Rooney
Frank Curran
Carl Smith
John Quinn
Earl Simmons
William Pickthall
O Daniel elected to U S Senate in Texas contest
Gov W Lee O Daniel won the Texas U S Senate race by a narrow unofficial margin over Lyndon Johnson after complete county returns, with 175 368 for O Daniel and 174 273 for Johnson. Returns were unofficial and an official canvass was anticipated. Johnson led early, dominating cities and Austin, while O Daniel drew strength from rural provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. O’daniel
Texas Election Bureau
W. Lee O’daniel
United States Senate
Dallas
Texas
U.P
U. S. Senate
O’daniel
U. S
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Roosevelt
Austin
O'Daniel
Martin Dies
Congressional
UN American Activities
Gerald Mann
Delegates and Committees Named for National Rotana Convention
Butte Rotana club delegates were named at a Chequamegon cafe dinner. Helen Davis presided with nine delegates including Jessie Roscow and Veronica O’Sullivan. alternates listed with Beulah Enochson and Kathleen Brogan among them. Clara Weast announced special committees for the July 18 1920 convention in Butte and reported progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotana Club
Butte Club
Helen Davis
Jessie Roscow
Veronica O'Sullivan
Olive Fowler
Cora Williams
Geraldine Kessell
Daisy Quigley
Jennie Mae Bickel
Lulu Christie
Alter
Nates
Martha Davies
Beulah Enochson
Margaret McHale
Mary Whittaker
Kathleen Brogan
Stella Bonino
Edna LeSage
A Boyington
Pearl Schroeer
Clara Weast
Butte
Deathless Fourth Object of Drive
Highway patrol announced strict enforcement for the Fourth of July weekend. John C. Flanagan said three extra patrolmen join five regular officers to police all roads during the celebration.
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John C. Flanagan
State Highway Patrol
Safety rules urged for Fourth holiday in Chicago
The National Safety Council issued Fourth of July guidance advising to skip fireworks and attend supervised displays. Other cautions include road safety, moderate eating and sun exposure, and not swimming alone or overheated with a wait after eating and awareness of water depth.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Traffic safety drive aims to cut deaths over Fourth
An officer warned drivers to curb speeding drunken driving and ignoring stop signs during the Fourth observance promising no state deaths last year and requiring strict enforcement. Assistant Chief Flanagan noted statewide curbs are working citing the Butte-Anaconda highway which has had only one death since February 1940.
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Flanagan
Butte-Anaconda
Unscheduled freight car runs on wind blown track
A lone freight car rolled 10 miles from a siding onto the Rock Island main line at West Liberty Iowa when a high wind pushed it free. Trainmen redirected it onto a second siding at Nichols Iowa to halt the runaway.
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West
Liberty
Iowa
Rock Island Main Line
Nichols
Nazi Assault Is Thwarted In Major Fronts
Moscow radio reported Soviet troops checked a German drive on Murmansk and repelled attacks in the Karelian isthmus. Battles raged toward Dvinsk and Minsk as Soviets inflicted heavy losses on enemy infantry and armored units. Russia confirmed withdrawal from Lwow and said 56 German planes were shot down, with 17 Russian planes lost.
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London
U.P
Moscow Radio Early Today
Murmansk
Kexholm
Kakisalmi
Karelian
Dvinsk
Baltic
Dvina
Minsk
Pripet
Lwow
Lemberg
Poland
Riga Naval Base Falls to German Baltic Forces
Berlin reports the Soviet naval base at Riga, Latvia, was stormed and captured by German Baltic armies after two days of fighting. Mitau was overrun, and Nazi forces penetrated toward the Berezina river as Red Army losses mounted.
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Berlin
Riga
Latvia
Red Front
High Command
Mitau
Berezina
Moscow
Path Is Cleared for Shipment of Supplies to China
President Roosevelt completed America part of a reciprocal bargain enabling free flow of supplies into China via the Burma road. He issued a proclamation suspending tonnage duties and discriminatory imposts on British Burma vessels bound for U S ports retroactive to June 10, and lifted duties on Burmese goods reaching the United States in Burmese ships or from any country in Burmese vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
America
China
Burma Road
British Burma
United States
Lucky Break 18 Right! Cedar Falls Boy Survives Lightning
In Cedar Falls Iowa on July 1 Raymond Ragsdale aged 14 faced a lightning strike that killed a dog he held. He escaped with a blister on his back and a remarkable lucky break noted by locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Raymond Ragsdale
Raymond
Selective Service Orders Deferment for 28-Year-Old Men
Acting Draft Chief Lewis B Hershey directed state boards to defer men who are 28 or older as of July 1 1941 awaiting final congressional action. The 30 day deferral bridges to a likely early enactment and applies to those who reach 28 by Tuesday. House committee chairman May said automatic deferment would begin once the law passes.
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Selective Service
Washington
U.P
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
House
Senate
Draft
Andrew J. May
House Military Affairs Committee
May
Butte and Montana Weather Forecast Outlook
Partly cloudy weather in Butte Wednesday and Thursday with afternoon thunder showers. Montana sees scattered afternoon cloudiness Wednesday and Thursday with a few mountain thundershowers and warmer conditions in the southwest on Wednesday.
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Butte
Montana
Wet June For Butte with .57 Inch Above Normal
Weatherman reports June in Butte was wet with 2.70 inches of precipitation, 0.57 inch above normal. Six month total reached 693 inches, 5 inches below the normal for the period. Temperature ranged from 32 to 90 degrees with mean around 54.06, wind from the south, and July 1 brought a mix of rain and sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Command Shuffle in British High Command and War Cabinet
In London on July 2 a redistribution of top posts was announced. Sir Archibald Wavell moves from Middle East to India as commander in chief while Claude Auchinleck swaps into the Middle East post. Oliver Lyttelton becomes minister of state and war cabinet representative for the Middle East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Archibald P. Wavell
Middle East
India
Claude Auchinleck
Oliver Lyttleton
Board of Trade
No. 10
Downing Street
Churchill
Soviets Lose 322 Warplanes in Tuesday Air Battles
Berlin reports 322 Soviet warplanes shot down in air battles Tuesday as per the German news agency D N B. The tally underscores intense fighting and relative air superiority for opposing forces.
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Berlin
D. N
Butte Miner Turns 21 and Registers for Draft
Fred A Peese, a mine motor man born July 1, 1899 in Butte, registered for the draft at the Lewisohn building on his 21st birthday. He lives with his mother at 218 North Emmet and works at the Anselmo mine.
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Butte Miner
Fred Austin Peese
Fred
Lewisohn
North Emmet Street
Butte
Anselmo Mine
Enrollment Day Registers 268 Draft Eligibles in Lewisohn Building
Two hundred sixty eight young men registered for the draft yesterday in Butte under the selective service act. Of these, 265 are 21 since October 16, while three had prior Army status. Twenty one reside outside Silver Bow county and will be sent to their hometown boards. After adjustments, the net tally of Silver Bow registrants reaching majority since last fall is 244. All others registered outside the county or failed to appear.
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Lewisohn
Butte
Melrose
Divide
Silver Bow County
Strike Called in St Louis WPA Labor Test Case
The A F L Building Trades Council called a strike on the 4 million dollar Jefferson barracks expansion in St Louis over WPA labor wages. They instructed members not to report to protest 75 WPA painters paid below union scale. A WPA spokesman said the War department certified the project as necessary and workers would remain on the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
A. F. of L. Building Trades Council
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
WPA
War Department
A. F. of L
Curtiss-Wright
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Kearny
N. J
Navy
Maritime Commission
Defense Mediation Board
Labor Department
Peter Flynn
Local
C. TI. O. Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Hearny
President Roosevelt Signs Five Appropriation Bills
President Roosevelt signed five appropriation bills Tuesday night adding over 3.5 billion dollars to the wartime spending program. The measures lift total cash outlays and contract authorizations to about 39 billion since January, funding relief labor agriculture Congress District of Columbia and related programs. A two year extension and larger crop loan fund for the Commodity Credit Corporation was also approved as Congress completed action. One deficiency appropriation bill of 1.03 billion may be signed Wednesday.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Congress
Labor Deparment and
Federal Security Agency
Agriculture Department
District of Columbia
Commodity Credit Corporation
Washington
Funeral services today for Rev Father James M Nolan
Hundreds of Butte residents and visitors will attend the 10:30 a m mass at St Marys church for Rev Father James M Nolan pastor of St Marys since 1928 who died Monday at St James hospital after an operation Msgr J C Willging will celebrate the funeral mass Assisting priests from the diocese The body lies in state at Daly Shea chapel until 5 30 then will be taken to Emmetsburg Iowa for burial Mourners will march in procession from church to the undertaking home Public viewing at the chapel ends at 4 30 with only immediate relatives remaining until 5 00 Continued on Page 11 Col 4
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Butte
St. Mary’s Church
James M. Nolan
St. Mary’s
St. James Hospital
Msgr
J. C. Willging
Daly-Shea
Northern Pacific
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Daly- Shea
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By Kirke L. Simpson
U.S
Lenin
New York
Gen
A. P. Wavell
Father Nolan
Iow
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