Auto Tires May Be Confiscated
President Roosevelt warned that it may become necessary to requisition all automobile tires if war conditions worsen. He noted scrap rubber could help but is not a cure and called for continued conservation while leaving gasoline rationing undecided. East coast motorists were told to curb non essential use to aid war workers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
War Production Board
FBI Aims to Disband German Bund Nationwide
Federal agents launched a coast to coast drive to dissolve the German Bund. Indictments name 26 in conspiracy to dodge the draft and to hide band affiliations on alien forms, plus 3 more for draft violations. Officers include Fritz Kuhn and Wilhelm Kunze, with denaturalization actions targeting top leaders.
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New York
Fritz Kuhn
Wilhelm Kunze
Mexico
United States
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Minnesota
Indiana
Washington
California
P. E. Foxworth
FBI
U. S
Mathias F. Gorrea
Henry J Bolles Dies Suddenly At Hebgen Lake
Henry J Bolles, 42, English instructor at Montana State College and noted poet, died suddenly of a heart attack while encamped on Hebgen Lake south of Bozeman. He was stricken Monday night and died Tuesday morning before a doctor could reach him. Survived by his wife Martha Maxey Bolles and two brothers. cousins include Barlow Cheadle, Ned Cheadle, and Mrs Harry Lay.
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Bozeman
Henry J. Boles
Montana State College
National Note
Bolles
Hebgen Lake
Ennis
Martha Maxey Bolles
Barlow Cheadle
Ned Cheadle
United States
Harry Lay
Lewistown
President-Elect Lopez Welcomed by Roosevelt at White House
Dr. Alfonso Lopez president elect of Colombia was greeted by President Roosevelt with full military honors on the White House lawn. Secretary Hull met him at Union Station and escorted him to the White House where he met Vice President Wallace cabinet members and congressional leaders.
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Washington
Alfonso Lopez
Colombia
Roosevelt
White House
Hull
Lopez
Union Station
Wallace
Plans for Legion meet in Butte next week
Butte will host the American Legion department convention and its auxiliary starting Monday. A pre-convention memorial service is set Sunday at Butte High School stadium. Army induction head Lieut Col John F Nelson will deliver the memorial address. National Commander Lynn A Stambaugh arrives Monday and speaks at the Montana theater. A joint Legion Auxiliary banquet at the Masonic temple follows that evening.
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The
American Legion
Butte
Legion Hall
Earl N. Genzberger
Butte High School Stadium
Frank L. Harrington
Floyd Logee
Carl Jehle
John F. Nelson
Army
Montana
Lynn A. Stambaugh
Northern Pacific
Joint Legion-Auxiliary
Masonic Temple
Butte Sees 644 860 Pounds Rubber Collected
Butte scrap rubber totals rise to 644000 pounds with 14860 pounds added Monday. Local drive continues as volunteers press the nation to hit the goal while crews wrap up in Walkerville and push on in Meaderville. Eugene W. Savage leads the citizens defense committee in coordinating salvage efforts.
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Butte
Citizens’ Defense Committee
Walkerville
Meaderville
Eugene W. Savage
Citizens’ Defense
Military Trial of Saboteurs Opens Amid Secrecy
Eight Nazi saboteurs face military tribunal starting tomorrow in Washington under orders from President Roosevelt. The commission led by Maj. Gen. Frank R. McCoy will decide guilt and sentence with at least a two thirds verdict required. Names include Burger Dasch Haupt Heinck Kerling Neubauer Querin Thiel with possible death penalty on war law charges.
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Washington
Justice Department
Pennsylvania Avenue
Justice
War Department
Frank R. McCoy
Roosevelt
Ernest Peter Burger
George John Dasch
Herbert Hans Haupt
Henry Harm Heinck
Edward John Kerling
Hermann Otto Neubauer
Richard Querin
Werner Thiel
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Long Island
Florida
Stop Gap Bill Passes Congress
Congress belatedly approved stop gap funding for the Agriculture Department about 56 million dollars for July operations and authorized grain sales at sub parity prices pending a fixed policy. The measure allows government loans on six major crops at full parity and aims to cover payrolls due tomorrow.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Agriculture Department
House
Senate
Army B-24 bomber crashes in mountains near Trenton
A four engine Army B-24 bomber crash near Trenton Georgia on Tuesday killed all six crew members. Sheriff Grover Tatum said the bodies were burned and mangled beyond recognition.
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Trenton
Here
Grover Tatum
Dade County
Tatum
Axis Southern Flank Bent by Allied Pressure
Cairo reports Allied pressure on the Axis in the Cattara Mediterranean corridor bending the southern flank. Rommel pulls back to form a defensive arc as Allied air strikes target shipping at Bengali Libya and ports entry. Ground fighting continues in the desert heat with cannons active and rumors of new action.
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Cairo
Cattara- Mediterranean
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
el Alamein
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Bengali
Libya
Qattara
Nile Delta
el Daba
Enthusiastic Clerks and Merchants Launch Bond Drive
Butte retailers and soldiers opened a county war bond and stamp campaign aiming for 609000 in sales. A rousing meeting spurred about 200 signups for the Com mando contest with a $3000 prize and daily sales records required by 5 pm. Ward Fanning urged prompt reporting as the drive proceeds.
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Butte
Ward Fanning
Weather forecast shows cooler Wednesday ahead
The forecast calls for a slightly cooler Wednesday after a Tuesday noting a high of 90 and a low of 51. No precipitation is expected and conditions remain sunny with light winds.
Huge Air Dock Damaged by Fire
Akron fire crews controlled a blaze at the Goodyear air dock within an hour on Tuesday night. The large, 1,175 foot long structure formerly housed dirigibles and now assembles aircraft sections. Fire started at the south door seal and spread to the sealing strip top, producing dark smoke while production continued at the dock’s other end.
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Akron
Ohio
Goodyear Air Dock
Macon
Goodyear
Civilian Defense Council
Mining City Goes Western for Navy Relief Rodeo
Butte prepares a three day Western themed Navy Relief Championship rodeo July 16 to 18. Chamber of Commerce rodeo committee chairman W B Elliott urges residents to wear Western regalia and decorate stores. American Women’s Volunteer Services will canvass the district selling tickets, sharing 10 percent of sales with the group. Proceeds benefit Navy families. Local and state Navy Relief leaders await news on star attractions and a thrill filled program.
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Butte
W. B. Elliott
Chamber of Commerce Rodeo Committee
American Women’s Volunteer Services
A. W. Vo
Park and Main Streets
Navy Relief Society
Navy
C. J. Burns
Navy Relief Committee
J. L. Markham
Elliott
RAF reports 24 Axis planes shot down in 24 hours
Royal Air Force fighters destroyed 24 enemy warplanes in the last 24 hours in a Malta area update. In six days of intensified Axis raids, 41 enemy aircraft have been downed, with 15 lost in three attacks yesterday and nine in two raids this morning.
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Valletta
Malta
Royal Air Force
Axis
Induction Center Sends Large Group to Utah
Montana selectees and six enlisted men were dispatched from Fort Douglas reception center to Salt Lake City as the Army induction and recruiting headquarters moved from Missoula to Butte. The transfer completed, the personnel began duties as they processed the second contingent here. Draftees arrived from Big Horn Garfield Custer Carter and Daniels counties and more are expected from Dawson Petroleum and Fergus counties. Lt Col John F Nelson noted a call for 19 women to be enrolled in specialist station complement positions.
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Army
Butte
Montana
Galt Lake City
Fort Douglas
Missoula
Bighorn
Garfield
Custer
Carter
Daniels
Dawson
Petroleum
Pergus
John F. Nelson
Women’s Army
Welcome to Butte Induction Pamphlet for New Recruits
A pamphlet provided at the induction center assists men entering the armed forces. It promises respectful treatment in Butte and offers hotel, cafe, and amusements guidance, with club facilities and communication addresses. The identification tag in the pamphlet serves as a passport and includes a downtown map.
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Butte
Induction Center
Army auxiliary exam window set for July 9 to 12
The colonel announced that the auxiliary corps applicants will be examined here between July 9 and 12. Details were noted as continued on Page 3 Col. 5 in the Tuesday report.
German Losses Heavy in Bitter Don River Fighting
Soviet and German combat raged along the Don front west of Voronezh with heavy casualties for the Germans as the Red army clung to prepared positions near Stary Oskol. The Moscow high command reported no breakthrough and noted intense fighting southwest of Stary Oskol and Voronezh.
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Moscow
U.P
Red Army
Don River
Voronezh
Stary Oskol
Don Front
Semyon Timoshenko
Stery Oskol
Fedor von Bock
Kursk
Stimson and Knox Pledge China Aid
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox pledged the United States armed forces to join Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek against Japan. The joint order of the day urged expelling about 800,000 Japanese soldiers and their air and naval support from Chinese soil. Chinese leaders demanded an immediate UN offensive and warned of continued discontent over U S military aid.
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Henry L. Stimson
Navy
Frank Knox
Uni
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Chu Shih-Ming
Washington
Shih-Fei
Chiang
United Nations
Japan
Nine Thousand Families Register for Spring Sugar
About 9 000 Silver Bow county family units have registered for spring canning sugar since the June 22 allotments. Bob Emmons, rationing office supervisor, urges that families applying for the one pound sugar per four quarts of final product quotas do so promptly. Registration for fall sugar begins about August 1. Stamps 5 and 6 exchange for two pounds, and stamp 7 the bonus stamp runs July 10 to August 22. WPA volunteers and the American Women's Voluntary Services assist with sugar handling chores.
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Silver Bow County
Bob Emmons
Butte
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Lucky” Teter
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