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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1940
Page
2
London reports 90,000 Allied soldiers rescued from Flanders despite raids, spies, and submarine activity. Britain seeks more planes as RAF and naval spokesmen describe the operation as magnificent. Casualties and losses are disputed while preparations for further action continue.
In Limoges a meeting of Belgian refugee senators and deputies labeled King Leopold III stigmatized and unfit to reign. They blamed him for surrendering to Germany and urged continuing the Allied fight with a new Belgian army. Germany calls Leopold a prisoner of war. 88 of 202 deputies and 54 of 167 senators favored continuing the war. Australia reports wheat crop booming.
Former Butte resident and real estate man Edamn Slemons died Thursday in Long Beach California after a brief illness. He led Slemons and Booth, served as vice president and manager, and is survived by wife Ella, stepmother, sister, and two brothers. Funeral was in Long Beach.
Protests mount over a Communist program on the CBS network during a 15 minute slot with patriotic music. WCAU at Philadelphia also refused to broadcast. Former Rep John J. O Connor sought an injunction but FCC said it lacks authority. The Communist convention reports 196 newspapers in 1939, up from 82 in 1938.
Washington May 31 reports Neville Miller of the National Association of Broadcasts urged reconsideration of the communications act amid protests over Earl Browder's Sunday broadcast. He urged equal time or exclusion for all candidates and warned against fifth column threats. Senator Wheeler noted CBS calls for amending the act to shield stations from libel liability or allow censorship of subservient foreign party influence.
A Butte Chamber of Commerce executive board discussed hosting 20 East Coast tourist promoters for a June 17 visit. Delegates from Detroit, Chicago, Washington D C and other cities will tour Morrison cave and Butte sights, with a sight seeing itinerary coordinated by Ray L. Ruhle.
A bomb exploded in Londonderry injuring no one. It appeared aimed at a moving picture theater, with the device tossed into a street near the Midland theater. Police on duty fired at a man fleeing the area and then conducted house-to-house searches as they halted multiple cars.
Arturo Toscanini and 100 members of the National Broadcasting Company symphony orchestra sail from New York aboard the liner Brazil for a South American concert tour.
Communist agitators have been heard on the air in Montana in recent weeks. Their speeches attack American institutions and the country’s economic system, openly advocating the Russian model of economic control over the people and their efforts.
Officials in Addis A Mc Grath's office announce June 15 as the filing deadline for nominating petitions for county offices. Voter registrations surged on the final day, with several hundred new ballots to be eligible for the July 16 primary. Names will be recorded and distributed to precincts, a process expected to take about two weeks.
French bombers attack German concentrations north of the Somme and near Abbeville as medium weight tanks lead a mobile assault. Bridgeheads east of Amiens have fallen and Dunkerque remains under Allied flood barriers while German forces mass for a potential new front protecting Paris.
Officers said there are no new developments in the search for Paul B Score a 45 year old special officer for the Northern Pacific railroad missing since May 21 His car was found near Melrose and a two county search around the vehicle yielded nothing toward locating him The car was locked and undamaged.
Allied withdrawal from the Flanders pocket continues under fog as British troops evacuate with some reports of heavy German pressure. Officials say the shock army is destroyed and the main French forces are isolated, while German forces push concentric attacks toward Dunkerque and Gravelines.
Eighteen graduates from the Montana State University law school will travel from Missoula to Helena to be admitted to the bar by the State Supreme Court. A. T. Porter notes the group includes one woman and lists the names of graduates from Billings Butte Helena Missoula Kalispell Shelby Glasgow Great Falls Columbus Somers Conrad Wolf Point Wolf Point Belt Terry and Lewistown.
Tokyo reports Japanese bombing planes hit military targets in Chungking for the fifth day in a row with no Chinese air opposition.
Washington May 31 Senate confirms Albert S Black of Iowa for a second term as governor of the Farm Credit Administration.
Bible vacation school will open Monday June 2 at Covenant Mission church for two weeks with daily sessions from 9 to 12. Children aged four and up are invited. Teaching staff includes Mrs. Lily Darlington Mrs. Martha Bawden Mrs. Corinne Smith Mrs. Tom Blythe Mrs. Paul Nelson Miss Charlotte Johnson Miss Lela Moorehead and Miss Rachel McDonald.
About 320775 in county and city taxes was paid last night as the deadline for the second installment 1939 assessments approached. County Treasurer George OBrien Jr and City Treasurer Bernard E Holland reported 225646 and 95129 respectively with mail payments to come. Long lines formed at offices as residents rushed to meet the deadline though May postmarks may still arrive to be counted. First half taxes were due in November.
Mrs Grace Gill longtime Butte resident and former president of the Butte V F W auxiliary died Thursday night in Hamilton after more than a year of illness. Funeral services will be held Monday in Hamilton with ritual by the Hamilton unit V F W auxiliary. Surviving are her husband James Gill three sons James Jr Roland and Whalen Gill and a daughter Madge Gill with several other relatives in Montana.
The Butte Archers club acquired a lodge and roving range near the Nine Mile with the cabin and grounds provided by Charles Tout. They held a picnic and roving shoot and plan their annual election meeting for June 16 at the new roving range. Members and friends are urged to attend at 11 AM in Beaver block and lunch will follow. The club will compete for state archery trophies at the new Emmett and Steel streets range built by the city.
Los Angeles May 31 Gov Culbert Olson unveiled a plan to create a California council for defense to cooperate with the national defense program led by President Roosevelt.
Cards announce the birth of a daughter born Monday May 26 to Mr and Mrs FE Saville of Richmond California. This is their first child and the first grandchild of Mr and Mrs William J Lawrence of 2412 Harrison Avenue. Mrs Saville is formerly Miss Bernice Lawrence.
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