War Production Day rally in Butte and Anaconda
Butte and Anaconda workers prepare for a War Production Day event on Tuesday to showcase copper’s role in the war effort. Air heroes Lieutenant Commander Edward H. O’Hare and Captain Wireless will attend with army and naval contingents arriving from Fort Lewis Fort Francis E Warren and other bases. Military equipment including tanks and artillery will be displayed while a private dance for visiting soldiers and their companions is set for tonight at the Knights of Columbus hall.
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Wyo
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Andrew C. Biemiller
War Production Board
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Russians claim gains on Kalinin sector amid heavy German losses
Moscow reports Russians captured important Kalinin lines after three days of counter attacks leaving about 1100 German dead and wounded on the battlefield. Kharkov operation drained German reserves and diverted 36 divisions from Rostov. On Leningrad front, several strongholds, twelve machine guns and two trench mortars were destroyed and over 200 enemy troops killed. The Black Sea fleet fired 1000 shells at Sevastopol, destroying several battalions of German and Romanian units.
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Yugoslav Guerrilla Leaders Refuse German Ultimatum
Tass quotes Yugoslav reports that guerrilla leaders refused the German ultimatum to surrender and warned that their wives and children held as hostages would be mercilessly exterminated.
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Japanese Face New Difficulties in Pacific Offensives
Moscow May 31 The Red Army newspaper Red Star reports Japanese command faces new difficulties expanding the combat zone. Colonel M Tolchenov writes that these issues slow Japanese offensives and let Allies reinforce to stop moves and strike back, as Australia battles show growing Allied power.
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Odd Fellow Rebekah Lodges to Meet in Butte Saturday
Odd Fellow and Rebekah members from seven communities will gather in Butte for District No. 8 meetings. The event includes afternoon discussions, schools of instruction, and addresses by grand lodge officers. Ruth Ann Dart of Dillon will attend as guest of honor. Samuel Hazelton of Billings and W. D. Kendrick are expected to attend. A banquet will follow at Grace Hall.
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Grand Lodge
Ruth Ann Dart
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Rebekah Assembly of
Gigantic War Equipment Display Planned for Butte Event
The Army Navy will bring the largest war equipment display yet seen in the state for Butte War Production day. The lineup includes four tanks, 105 mm guns, infantry squads, armored and heavy trucks, mechanized units, light and heavy machine guns, and 30 personnel from Walla Walla Army camp plus sailors and Marines with planes and transports.
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Formation Set for Gala Parade Hero
The parade plan announced for the Butte-Anaconda War Production day event lists four parade committee members. The procession starts at 7 30 p m Tuesday evening, moving east on Granite to Arizona then south to Broadway, west to a river, south on Washington to Park, and finally to Wyoming street and the stadium for the evening demonstration.
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Miners Urged to Join War Production Parade in Butte
Notice to all members of Butte Miners Union No 1 urging non shift members to join Tuesday evening parade lineup by 7 00 pm. Union section to assemble on Main street north of Granite and on East Quartz street. Financial Secretary Paul Falls Jr signs.
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Miners’ Union
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East Quartz Street
Paul Fall, JR
March parade urged wide attendance at 3:30 pm demonstration
A marching parade plan urged each local president to ensure strong representation. The stadium opens after parade participants are seated for an afternoon demonstration at 3:30. South bleachers are reserved for Anaconda residents and Butte residents are asked to use the north section. VFW members across Montana are called to join the parade in support of the war effort.
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R A F Knocks Out 400 German Tanks
Cairo May 31. The fierce Libyan desert tank battle swayed toward Britain after five days of fighting. The RAF alone knocked out 400 enemy tanks and trucks in 48 hours as Auchinleck praised his troops and the Eighth Army tightened the pressure on Rommel.
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Tidal Wave Drowns Six near Cleveland on Lake Erie
A freak tidal wave six to 26 feet high struck the Lake Erie shoreline near Cleveland early Sunday. At least six people drowned and several were injured as coast guardsmen reported a wall of water offshore and warned the death toll could rise beyond initial counts.
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Radio Messages Describe Fall of Corregidor
Washington reports a poignant sequence of Corregidor radio messages recorded as the fortress faced surrender. Messages from soldiers describe heavy shelling, dwindling supplies, and a plea to loved ones as they await aid and consider imminent capitulation.
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War Outlook Looks For Turn In Near Future
Interpreting the war news, the next days may reveal the war's immediate course withKharkov and Libya tests. Rommel's panzer offensive and the southern flank’s security face near decisive scrutiny as a major air raid on Cologne and Ruhr is weighed. Prior Luftwaffe failures temper expectations for swift decisive air results.
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Paris food riots leave two policemen dead
In Vichy France, food riots in Paris left a police sergeant and a cycle policeman dead and three wounded after a crowd looted a left bank food store. Communist activity was blamed for the looting as food was tossed to awaiting crowds. Laval paid respects to police and promoted collaboration while pressuring industrial production for Germany.
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Japs Use Gas to Drive Chinese Back
The article reports Japanese forces using poison gas to repel Chinese troops and recapture Lanchi after heavy losses, with ongoing fighting around Lanchi and Kinhwa. Chinese actions include recapturing villages in Chekiang and threatening Japanese bases near Hofei Anking, plus operations severing land links from Hankow.
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Lanchi
Chekiang
Anhwei
Hofei
Luchow
Anking
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Nanking
Yangtze
Ichang
Hankow
West China
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American Volunteer Group
Germans Execute 20 More Persons in Prague
London reports Nazi firing squads executed 20 more people in Prague on Sunday as reprisals for the Heydrich attack. The Prague radio named two high officials from the Bohemia Moravia agriculture ministry among the victims, bringing total executions to 82 since the Wednesday assault.
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Raid on Cologne Massive Fire Destroys City
London reports Saturday night bombing by 1,250 RAF planes hit Cologne with nearly 6,000,000 pounds of bombs. Three-fourths of the city set afire and a vast area laid waste, with smoke visible from the European coast on Sunday.
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Three Jap Subs Sunk After Sydney Harbor Raid
Three Japanese midget submarines attempted a raid on Sydney Sunday night but were sunk with only minor damage to a small coastal merchant ship. The action, disclosed by Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s UN headquarters, indicates a brief, limited Japanese presence off southeastern Australia.
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Monday Shower Outlook With Storms and Cool Highs
The forecast calls for showers and occasional thunderstorms Monday with little temperature change. Sunday highs near 58 degrees and overnight low around 29.
Explosions Hit Mexican Tanker Killing Four at Tampico
Three blasts possibly by saboteurs tore through the Mexican tanker Faja de Oro during loading at Tampico. Four crewmen died and twenty were wounded as authorities, amid a war declaration against the Axis, began a sabotage probe led by Pemex official Efrain Buenrostro. The damaged vessel Cacalilao could be salvaged despite severe burning.
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