Fighting in Syria Ends as British Capture Momentum Shifts
London dispatch reports Syria fighting ended by midnight after a five week campaign. Gen Henry Maitland Wilson and French officials began talks toward a final armistice while Britain prepared to redeploy forces to boost actions against Axis in North Africa and Libya. The ceasefire frees naval and air assets for use in Africa as Auchinleck eyes stronger Eastern front.
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London
U.P
Syria
Eastern Command
Axis
Midight
Ancient
Cre
Richard the Lioncarted
Enry Maitland Wilson
C. J. E. Auchinleck
Bouber
Libya
Erwin el
Royal Air Force
Naples
Lyganse
Sicily
Italy
Africa
Mine Work Suspended at St Lawrence Mine
The St Lawrence mine suspended work Saturday night due to electrical trouble. Officials say the men who would have worked Saturday night will report for work Sunday evening.
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St. Lawrence
Walker Declares No Peace While Hitler Rules Germany
Postmaster General Frank C. Walker said there can be no peace or security by treaty while Hitler and his doctrines govern Germany. Speaking on KGIR and a NBC network hook-up, he rejected calls for negotiated peace and planned to answer critics of the stance.
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Walker
Hitler
Germany
Frank C. Walker
Butte
KGIR
National Broadcasting Company
Roosevelt policy stance echoed in Butte remarks
President Roosevelt critics say the conflict in Europe affects the United States. In Butte on a stopover since becoming postmaster general, he says isolationism is wrong and dismisses Axis invasion fears as unfounded, arguing for active foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Walker
Walker
Butte
Roosevelt
Frank X. Monaghan
Mining
United States
Britain
Russia
Europe
America
Soldiers Describe K P Duties at Camp Roberts In Civilian Terms
Camp Roberts California July 13 Special Some of the K P s recall air duties in the kitchen and discuss automatic dish washing gadgets. Soldiers expect labor saving machines but find few in standard use. About 250 men eat in the mess hall and a private does K P about once a month.
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Camp Roberts
Calif
K. P
Police
Army
Selr
Rocky Mountain Sportsmen Forecast Echo Lake Picnic
Western Montana residents from Butte Anaconda district gather at Echo Lake for the first annual Rocky Mountain Sportsmen’s picnic. The program includes a beauty contest, amateur boxing, rifle and pistol shooting, and trapshooting with officials supervising traffic and events.
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Montana
Butte-Anaconda
Echo Lake
Rocky Mountain Sportsmen's Association
State Highway Patrol
Georgetown
M. E. Buck
Butte
Paul Temple
Dillon
Austin B. Middleton
Helena
Ralph Thorson
Anaconda
al McLeod
Adolph Eiselein
Boulder
William Sweet
Troy Evans
Sev
Boys in Camp Hope USO Campaign Presses For Funds
The United Service Organization drives to fund recreation centers in Army training camps goes ahead in Butte with local volunteers. William Ball of 2025 Nevada Ave and Fort Douglas furloughs urged support as cards for donations were posted. Rex Henning will speak with Charles Davis, and campaigns continued across theaters and venues.
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Camp
United Service Organizations For
Army
William £. Ball
Martha Jane Ball
Nevada Avenue
Ball
Fort
Butte
Phoenix
Sargey MacDonald
KGIR
Rex Henningsen
Charles C. Davis
Reds Report New Nazi Drives Opened
Moscow dispatch says the German forces renewed pushes toward Leningrad Moscow and Kiev after a two day lull. Soviet high command claims battles occurred near Pskov Vitebsk Novograd Volynsk with no major front changes. Red air fleet destroyed 102 German planes and hit aircraft facilities while attacking Constanza Sulina and Ploesti.
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Reds
Moscow
U.P
Red Army
Leningrad
Kiev
Pskov
Vitebsk
Novograd Volynsk
Red Air Fleet
High Command
Lake Peipus
Polotsk
Dvina
Smolesak
Ukraine
Constanza
Black Sea
Sulina
Prut River
Rumanian
Ploesti
Red
Ostrov
Park and Playground Begin on 80 Acre Hamilton Ranch
Preliminary construction starts on an 80 acre park and playground southeast of Butte. Work includes dirt moves to fill swampy areas and rerouting Blacktail Deer creek through the site. WPA labor totaling about 250000 dollars supports the project alongside city and county funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Ranch
Butte
Peter Potter
California
Silver Bow County
Federal Relief Agency
Dan D. Sullivan
Board of County Commissioners
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
WPA
Montana Mining Convention Set
The seventh annual Mining Association of Montana convention will meet at Cooke City Silver Gate near Yellowstone Park on Sept. 5 and 6. Dr. Francis A. Thomson and other college leaders will speak. reports from key committees will follow. Plans include business sessions, a banquet, entertainment, and women’s events. reservations through P R Gorman or William Thayer.
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The
Mining Association of Montana
Cooke City Silvergate
Yellowstone National Park
Carl J. Trauerman
Twe
Silvergate
P. R. Gorman
William Thayer
Cooke City Chamber of Commerce
Thauerman
Francis A. Thomson
Montana School of Mines
E. &. Perry
George L. Shue
Butte College
L. M
Lyman H. Brooks, Jr
Tom JL. Pittman, Jr
Cooke City
Lightning Kills 3 Caddies on Two Louisville Courses
A bolt struck at the Louisville Country Club and Audubon Country Club on Saturday, killing three high school caddies, Richard Cougler and William Karger both 14 or 17, and Robert Harding 17. Two other golfers were knocked down but unharmed while shielding.
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Louisville
Richard Cougler
William Karger
Louisville Country Club
Robert Harding
Audubon Country Club
Cougler
Karger
Harding
Weather Outlook For Montana And Butte Regions
Partly cloudy with showers or thunderstorms Sunday and Monday, slight temperature change. In Montana expect partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with scattered showers and storms Sunday and Monday. Warmer in the southeast and extreme east Monday.
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Butte
Montana
James T. Annin of Columbus Heads Legion Butte Site
James T. Annin of Columbus was elected Montana department commander of the American Legion to succeed Frank E. Flaherty of Great Falls. Butte was named site of the 1942 convention. Several auxiliary officers were installed and 12 delegates selected for the national convention.
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James T. Annin
Columbus Heads
Legion Butte
Red Lodge
Columbus
Montana
American Legion
Frank E. Flaherty
Great Falls
Butte
Hugh Marron
Wolf Point
Louis J. Lematra
Oliver Phillips
Richey
W. John Fouse
Belfry
Dee A. Patton
Glasgow
Lloyd Ertel
Hamilton
Lemstra
Legion
Annin
Flaherty
Herb Kibler
Helena
George Gosman
Dillon
James H. Higgins
War progress contrasts Hitler Napoleon fuel and timing
War report contrasts Hitler and Napoleon raids on Moscow with delayed progress. It notes Napoleon reached Moscow in 13 weeks while the return voyage doomed his army, and cites Russian winter as the trap that disrupted supply lines and doomed both campaigns.
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Hitler
Napoleon
Moscow
Soviets Seek to Evacuate Estonian Port
Soviet forces try to evacuate Tallinn and the Baltic port of Baltiski by sea to Leningrad as German and Finnish naval forces harass routes. Land retreat via Narva also attacked. Leningrad bombed, Leninport port facilities described, and Swedish reports of fires in Leningrad noted as unconfirmed. Russian air raids hit Helsinki wounding three.
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Helsinki
Red Army
Tallinn
Baltiski
Leningrad
Estonia
Dunkirk
Pleskov
Narva
Leninport
Soviet Union
Russia
Germans claim Stalin line broken advance toward Leningrad Kiev and Moscow
Berlin dispatch reports Hitler’s headquarters saying the Stalin line has been breached at decisive points and German storm troops push toward Leningrad Kiev and the approaches to Moscow. Northeastern front says advances east of Lake Peipus toward Leningrad. Central front notes Vitebsk capture and 80 miles from Smolensk. Southern front mentions crossings with Slovak and Hungarian allies.
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Berlin
WU P
Adolf Hitler
Leningrad
Kiev
Moscow
High Command
Lake Pelpus
Stalin Line
Vitebsk
Dvina
Smolensk
Minsk
Dnieper River
St Mary Parish to Install New Pastor This Sunday
The Rev. J. A. Rooney will be installed as pastor of St. Mary parish during 11 o clock mass rites. He will preach his first sermon as pastor. Monsignor Willging will place the stole for Bishop Gilmore who is not in the diocese. Rev. Rooney succeeds the late Rev. Nolan who served since 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Rooney
Montana
Butte
St. Mary
Father Rooney
North-Side
Emmet Riley
Carroll College
Peter MacDonald
St. Lawrence
J. C. Willging
Immaculate Conception
Helena
Willging
Joseph M. Gilmore
James M. Nolan
Virginia City Elks State Champs Leave for National Convention
Virginia City lodge No. 390 B P O E state champions for 1941 have left for the national Elks convention in Philadelphia. The Montana team, led by Leo C. Musburger, won district and state titles with a 99.68 percent score. Members include Musburger Carey Osburn Oakwood Raymond Paige and others. The group plans a post convention tour returning to Helena by July 27 to initiate new members. They will travel over 2 300 miles in Musburger's station wagon.
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Virginia City
Virginia City Lodge No
Elks
Philadelphia
Montana State Elks Association
Virginia City Elks
Leo C. Musburger
Butte
Helena
Missoula
Great Falls
Leo OC. Musburger
Frank Carey
Ray B. Osburn
Ellis J. Oak
Lowell M. Paige
Twin Bridges
William G. Nelson
Nelson
Denver
Kansas
Mr. Nelson
Nils, Mich
Washington, D. C
Nelsons
New York
Order of the Eastern Star of
Montana
New
York
Columbus
Cincinnati
Des Moines
Musburger
R. B. Osburn
L. C. Musburger
W. M. Nelson
E. J. Oakwood
T. M. Raymond
L. M. Paige
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Ency
Ork
T. Lawrence
Butte Boys
Standard Post
Tom Wigal
Ed Chouinard
Uncle Sam
Wigal
Chouinard
Camp Hope U.S. C
Mining City
United Service Organization
Drive
Recrea
By Kirkel, Simpson
Dorothy Powell
Milwaukee
LaCrosse
Wis
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Estonian
Eeree
St. Mary Parish
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