British Raiders Hit German Targets Across Wide Front
British air raids silence twelve German and allied radio stations from Bremen to Strasbourg as R A F targets include Bremen aircraft factory Paderborn Diepholz oil plants and refineries Gelsenkirchen Hamburg and Bremen with fires and explosions reported. Two planes failed to return and attacks also hit Ghent oil tanks and freight yards.
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London
Germany
England
Bremen
Cologne
Munich
Leipzig
Berlin
Breslau
Frankfurt
Saarbrucken
Vienna
Brussels
Hilversum
Strasbourg
Air Ministry
Paderborn
Diepholz
Gelsenkirchen
Hamburg
Hamm
Soest
Ghent
High Command
Bankhead and Farley assail G. O. P platform speech
In Chicago, July 15, Speaker William B. Bankhead denounced the Republican platform as political subterfuge and urged a vigorous campaign built on eight years of Democratic record. James A. Farley, chairman of the DNC, framed the race against Wendell Willkie as a test of performance and warned that victory requires a platform satisfying the majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Turner
Chicago Stadium
William B. Bankhead
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Wendell L
Willkie
Farley
Nazi Press Expresses Resignation to Battle for Britain
Berlin reports indicate informed quarters and the German press accept the likely need to strike Britain with a decisive blow. Dienst aus Deutschland notes German forces ready for a decision and that attack bases from Norway to the Atlantic shore are prepared. air raids on England have not yet reached scale.
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Berlin
Britain
Churchill
London
Deutschland
Norway
Atlantic
England
Campaigning Closed in Montana Primary Final Day
Montana candidates closed campaigns as voters prepare to cast ballots from noon to 7 pm in the 1940 presidential year primary. Silver Bow County will use paper ballots with 63 precincts, election equipment to be delivered before polls open.
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Montana
Silver Bow
Saloon Closures Enforced During Poll Hours
Chief of Police William H. Breen announced all Butte liquor and beer establishments will close from 12 noon until 7 pm today while polls are open and warned that violations will be prosecuted.
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Butte
William H. Breen
Primary election looms with 80 candidates in Montana race
Helena July 15 80 candidates the largest field since 1924 and 253000 registered voters awaited tomorrow's primary. Campaigning ends at midnight with ads banned and candidates flood airwaves in final blitz. Key races include Senator Wheeler versus Freebourn and Gov Avers facing Lamey and Kathan with results keenly watched.
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Helena
Montana
Burton K. Wheeler
Harrison J. Freebourn
Roy E. Avers
Arthur F. Lamey
A. E
Bert) Kathan
Funds Belonging to Three Nations Frozen by F D R
President Roosevelt issued orders freezing all funds in the United States belonging to Estonia Latvia and Lithuania. The move follows Soviet influence over the three nations and mirrors earlier freezes on Norway Denmark Holland Belgium Luxembourg and France. Estonia holds 320000 and Latvia Lithuania 270000 in U S credits. no funds may be touched without a Treasury license.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
Esthonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Russia
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
France
Esthenia
United States
Where to Vote Today for the Primary Elections
Balloting locations listed by precinct with addresses and voter counts. Precincts cover Walkerville Sherman school Fire Hall East Center and many city blocks, concluding with Swede's Place Melrose precinct 63.
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North Main
Sherman School
Walkerville
Fire Hall
East Center
City Hall
Anaconda Road
Blaine School
Centerville
North
Wyoming
Montana
Silver Lake Hotel
Empire Street
Washington Junior High School
West Copper
Arizona Street
North Montana
Fact Park
Caledonia
Grant School
Caledonia Street
South Main
Immaculate Conception
South Arizona
Courthouse
East Second
Gallatin
North Crescent
Commercial Hotel
Lincoln School
St. Joseph
McKinley School
Warren
West Granite
Grand Avenue
Doyle Block
West Mercury
Emerson School
West Silver
St. John School
Old Butte High School
West Park
Longfellow School
East Side Fire Hall
West Galena
Meaderville Fire Station
Garfield School
Franklin School
Phelan Hotel
Hall
Cherry Street
Webster School
Greeley
South Jackson
St. Ann
South Emmett
Whittier
South Dakota
Hawthorne
Boulevard Fire Station
South Montana
Rocker School
Brown's Gulch
Thompson's Place
Silver Bow
Log Cabin
Five Mile
King’s Place
Divide
Melrose
Butte Youth Hurt in Horse and Auto Collision
James Mooney Jr., 22, son of Police Officer J E Mooney, was thrown from a horse when it struck a car at Casey and Arizona. He landed 15 feet away and was taken to St James hospital with injuries to his right arm. Driver Tom McGree of 500 South Main Street reported the incident.
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James Mooney Jr
J. E. Mooney
Utah Avenue
Casey
Arizona
Butte
Tom McGree
South Main Street
Young Mooney
St. James Hospital
British Ships Targeted as Gibraltar Raid Strikes La Linea
Columns of smoke rose from Hood and Ark Royal as raiding planes bombed near Gibraltar. The La Línea area reported growing casualties from anti aircraft fire with ground defenses engaging the raids. Spanish authorities limited information on outcomes while Britain denied Gibraltar bombardment.
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LA Linea
Spain
Hood
Ark Royal
Gibraltar
Tock
Mediterranean
la Plana
British Broadcasting Company
New York
Firefighting Plane Crash Kills Pilot in Wilderness
Substantial cuts expected in School District No. 1 and Butte high budgets for 1940 41 as released by county superintendent Maybelle Hogan. District 1 expenditures rise to 496 237 50 with a 124 059 38 reserve. Butte high's budget totals 272 251 79 with a 54 150 36 reserve. Budgets cover a 15 month period with no income during July to December 1941.
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Butte High School
Maybelle Hogan
Leonard dies after long illness in Butte
Charles R. Leonard 79 prominent Butte attorney and Republican leader for nearly 50 years died at his West Broadway home after years of ill health. He had shown brief recoveries before final decline.
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C. R. Leonard
Charles R Leonard
Butte
Charles R. Leonard
West Broadway
Hailstorm Recalls 1932 Butte Primary Damage
In 1932 Butte faced a forty minute hail siege described as golf ball sized that smashed gardens and windows and ripped car tops. Forecasts today promise only clouds and storms not hail as voters prepare for a July primary with expected smooth turnout.
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Butte
Mountain plane crash kills pilot near Bitter Root
MISSOULA July 15. The pilot Robert Maricich hired by the Forest Service for fire duty was killed and co-pilot Del Clabaugh badly hurt when their private aircraft forced a landing in the Bitter Root National Forest near Cub Point, 25 miles west of Darby. The plane battled a downdraft between rimrocks and woods as it circled a pothole.
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Missoula
Forest Service
Bitter Root National Forest
Robert Maricich
del Clabaugh
Cub Point
Darby
Hamilton
Forest Fire Fought by 80 Men in Nez Perce Sector
Firefighters and CCC workers battled a four acre Nez Perce fire near the Little Boulder river across the Continental Divide about 18 miles northeast of Butte. The blaze proved hard to reach among granite boulders with little soil, delaying suppression efforts.
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Little Boulder River
Deer Lodge National Forest
Charles A. Joy
Forest Service
CCC
Flint Creek
Butte
Joy
Storm Lake
Montana Forecast: Partly Cloudy With Afternoon Showers
Partly cloudy conditions expected Tuesday and Wednesday across Montana with widely scattered afternoon showers or thunderstorms in the mountains Tuesday and the western portion Wednesday. Temperature to remain relatively unchanged.
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Montana
Roosevelt Rally Transforms Opening Session at Stadium
A Chicago stadium with a blue decked interior and 20 000 plus capacity hosted a Roosevelt rally as third term leaders discussed renomination. Mayor Edward J. Kelly gave a welcoming address that doubled as a nomination speech while Farley drew attention with a notable closing paragraph amid ongoing nomination speculation.
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Roosevelt
Edward J. Kelly
Farley
Field Being Combed for Running Mate
Chicago July 15 Managers of the draft Roosevelt movement weigh possible vice presidential picks. Leading names include Secretary Hull Senator Byrnes Jesse Jones Paul V. McNutt and Secretary Wallace as the field widens with withdrawals from the presidential race.
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Chicago
Hull
Byrnes
South Carolina
Jesse Jones
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security
Agriculture
Wallace
Roosevelt
Barkley Speech Highlights at Democratic National Convention
Chicago July 15 A summary of Speaker William B Bankhead's keynote criticizing the Republican platform as evasive and hypocritical. The speech argues Republicans attack the administration while failing to repeal major liberal laws and questions their readiness to contrast with Democratic achievements.
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Chicago
William B. Bankhead
Montana Delegation to Cast Unit Vote at Democratic Meet
Montana's 32 member delegation at the Democratic National Convention agreed to cast a unit vote under a majority rule. Each member holds a quarter vote, totaling eight votes, pledged to Senator Burton Wheeler's presidential nomination. They remain inactive on vice presidential nominations while supporting Wheeler.
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Montana
Chicago
Burton K. Wheeler
Wheeler
Butte Legion Women Win Honors at Glasgow Meeting
The Butte unit of the ladies auxiliary of the American Legion earned top marks at its department meeting in Glasgow. Attendance reached 192, the largest in five years, and Mrs. Floyd Ertel of Hamilton was elected department president. The unit received the highest activity rating, a membership growth citation, junior activities honor, the Corbin cup for membership gain, and citations for colors in the parade and for history books compiled by both senior and junior units.
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Butte Legion
Glasgow
Ladies’ Auxiliary of the American Legion
Doris Jordan
Butte
Floyd Ertel
Hamilton
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Bankhead
Senator Bankheads
Wilderness
C.R. Leonard
Federal Weather Bureau
Misodula
Chutst
Ranger
Nez Perce
Barkley
Republican Party
Department
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