Shuri Castle Falls as Okinawa Push Reaches Key Heights
American forces press toward Kamizato and Chan villages while Seventh Infantry drives inland from Yonabaru. The 96th Division seals off the central pocket near Shuri with strong hill positions captured. Less than 20,000 Japanese remain as weather hinders attacks and U S forces push toward Yonabara to complete Okinawa base.
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77Th
96Th
Conical Hill
Shuri
Seventh Infantry Division
Yonabaru
Naha
Chan
Japan
Okinawa
U. S
Sakishima Islands
del Valle
Seventh Division
Chinen
Yonabara
Montana Eyes 12 Million Highway Bond Vote After War
Montana lawmakers discuss a $12,000,000 highway debenture bond issue to fund a $46,000,000 three year postwar road program. Federal aid at 57 percent would match state gas tax funds, with June 5 election open to all registered taxpayers. The plan prioritizes primary and secondary roads, grade crossings, city work, and planning.
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Montana
Bell
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Deadline for City and County Taxes Falls
Unpaid 1944 city and county real estate taxes became delinquent at 5 PM Thursday. Tax receipts totals will be ready next week. Delinquent amounts incur 2 percent penalty and 8 percent annual interest. County Treasurer Phemia McPhail and City Treasurer Bernard Holland could not estimate delinquency rates due to partial tabulations and mail returns.
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Phemia McPhail
Bernard Holland
Tennessee infantryman saves comrades by stamping grenade
Private First Class Dora Wilcox of the 32nd Division earned the nickname after stamping a Japanese grenade into the ground to save two fellow soldiers during a Leyte ridge fight. His foot was shattered, and he is receiving treatment at Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco.
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Washington
Army
Dora Wilcox
Elmo
Wilcox
Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco
32Nd Division
Leyte
Ormoc
Divorce Decree Filed in Court Names Custody to Sjoblom
Rosanna Sjoblom was granted a divorce from Leo Sjoblom in district court by Judge J. J. Lynch and awarded custody of their 13 month old son. The same judge quieted Mrs. Rose Olson’s title to 617 North Henry in a separate judgment. Mary E. Dawe and others were named defendants. Kathryn Shes, Margaret Doran and Thomas Mulcahy named appraisers for the estate of Margaret Lenehan. Letters of administration previously issued to Edward Lenehan. Ernest Bates petitioned for letters of administration in the estate of Frank T. Bates with a hearing set for Monday at 2 PM.
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Rosanna Sjoblom
Leo Sjoblom
J. J. Lynch
Rose Olson
North Henry
Lynch
Mary E. Dawe
Kathryn Shes
Margaret Doran
Thomas Mulcahy
Margaret Lenehan
Edward Lenehan
Ernest Bates
Frank T. Bates
Alexander Bell Ties to Noted Speech Professor Father
Alexander Graham Bell known as the inventor of the telephone is identified as the son of a renowned speech professor. The biographical note underscores his parentage and early influences shaping his work in communication.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Powell County Soldiers on War Bond Drive Progress
DEER LODGE May 31 Powell county lags in the Seventh War bond drive though workers believe the county will meet the goal as in prior drives. They are anxious to reach the target soon and push donations forward.
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Deer Lodge
Powell County
Local Lt Dave Drummond Returns From Pacific Stop
Lt Dave Drummond of the air corps and his parents Mr and Mrs Thomas C Drummond of Galen were guests of Mr and Mrs Sam Harris. He recently returned from the central Pacific war zone after five years of local schooling before enlistment.
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Deer Lodge
Dave Drummond
Air Corps
Thomas C. Drummond
Galen
Sam Harris
Drummond
Central Pacific War Zone
Flinn Services Set Today For R L Flinn
Funeral services for R. L. Flinn, veteran Milwaukee employee, will be held Friday at 3 PM at the Christian church. Rev. Nickerson officiating. Burial in Hillcrest cemetery. Pallbearers: Charles Davis, Earl Stewart, Robert Middyng, E. A. Cole, W. J. Reed, O. D. Speer.
Deer Lodge Schools Conclude Terms
Deer Lodge public schools will report to their classrooms Friday for report cards. Graduation for the eighth grade was held Thursday evening at the high school auditorium with parents and friends present.
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Deer Lodge
Marriage License Granted in Deer Lodge Names Ambrose Williford and Jaanita Wyrick
In Deer Lodge on May 31 a marriage license was issued to Earl Ambrose Williford and Jaanita Wilma Wyrick, both residents of Deer Lodge.
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Deer Lodge
Earl Ambrose Williford
Jaanita Wilma Wyrick
Jens Hansen Home on Army Furlough in Deer Lodge
Jens Hansen of the Army is home on furlough and visiting his father Jens H Hansen and other relatives in Deer Lodge for a short stay.
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Deer Lodge
Jens Hansen
Jens H. Hansen
U S War Crimes List Grows With 800 German Names
The United States reports ongoing work to publish a new list of war criminals. About 800 German names are cleared for publication and 2,787 individuals have been charged by 11 nations and three by the commission. Hermann Goering remains the only name previously released.
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Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Commission
United Nations
Lord Wright
Wright
Solon Says Dumbarton Oaks Plan Needs Overhaul
Senator LaFollette argues the Dumbarton Oaks draft at San Francisco needs basic overhaul to be a truly democratic peace preserving instrument. He warns the plan could fail unless it ensures a just peaceful order based on tolerance freedom and genuine international cooperation.
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Washington
LaFollette
Dumbarton Oaks
San Francisco
International Organization
Senate
Anaconda Sailor Killed at Sea
Anaconda native F 2/c Jack A. Carlson, 19, of Bremerton Wash, died May 26 aboard the U S S Colorado from an electrical accident. He enlisted June 1944 and served overseas since November 1944. Surviving parents, two brothers, grandmothers, uncles, aunts, and cousins are listed.
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Anaconda
Jack A. Carlson
Navy
Carl
Deer Lodge County
Bremerton
Carlson
Bremerton High School
Washoe
Farragut
Robert
James Carlson
Emma Carlson
Marie Marron
Grace A. Monahan
Clarence Carlson
James Marron
del McHughston
Elko
Nev
Mallard Hen Rears Family Under Milwaukee Bridge
A wild mallard hen adopted a nest under Milwaukee's busiest bridge drawing crowds and police to maintain order. The mother duck, her mate nearby, hatched multiple ducklings amid a near-bridge fire and a celebration parade, with birth announcements printed for helpers.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Earl J. O'Connell
Milwaukee River
Sheridan Briefs May 31 1944 Town Happenings
Mrs. Harry Stine of Tacoma returns home with daughter Beverly Grose after visiting her mother Mrs. Minnie Copp in Sheridan. Kiwanis speaker radio commentator Larry Smith will discuss war bonds. Madison county residents urged to attend May 31 school gym event. Mrs. Amos Spackman of Butte visited Dallas Hodges and attended granddaughter Mary Ellen Hodges eighth grade exercises at Sheridan School. Revila Morse, just out of Navy, visits with brother Dan Morse and parents Oliver and wife. Ben Schneider on Army furlough visits Sheridan. Donald Duncan on three years South Pacific service on leave, to report for reassignment after weeks with wife and James Duncan.
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Sheridan
Harry Stine
Tacoma
Minnie Copp
Beverly Grose
Larry Smith
Kiwanis Club
Madison County
Amos Spackman
Butte
Dallas Hodges
Mary Ellen Hodges
Sheridan School
Revila Morse
Navy
San Diego
Dan
Army
Germany
Oliver Morse
Ben Schneider
John Schneider
Donald Duncan
South Pacific
James Duncan
Australia’s celebrated poet finds money in writing
Ken Slessor, hailed as the country’s best poet by many, revealed to friends in Sydney that his volume One Hundred Poems, released recently, has sold 1,600 copies after more than two decades of work.
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Australia
Ken Slessor
Sydney
Is Epilepsy Inherited Causes Explained in booklet
A promotional booklet presents opinions of famous doctors on epilepsy covering inheritance and causes. Free copies offered to readers who write to the Educational Division at 35 Fifth Ave New York Dept F 782.
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Fifth Ave
New York
N.Y
Governor Declares June 10 16 Pledge Week in Montana
Helena May 31 Governor Sam C Ford designated the week of June 10 to 16 as pledge allegiance to the flag week urging Montanans to observe the period. The proclamation calls attention to the national observance and encourages civic participation in recognizing the flag and its meaning.
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Helena
Sam C. Ford
Montana Second in Ebond Race as War Loan Progress
HELENA May 31 Montana trailed Mississippi only briefly in the nations Ebond quota race of the Seventh War Loan Alabama stood third while the rest of the nation reached about 38 percent completion Montana was near 60 percent of its 16 million dollar quota with the E score hovering around that level as of Thursday.
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Helena
Montana
Mississippi
Alabama
Montana railroad officials to open Missoula hearings
Helena May 31. Paul T. Smith and Horace F. Casey Montana railroad commissioners will begin hearings in Missoula Friday on applications for intrastate motor carrier operation permits. Paul T. Keller secretary counsel of the board will also attend.
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Helena
Paul T. Smith
Horace F. Casey
Montana Railroad Commissioners
Missoula
Paul T. Keller
Senate confirms nominees for labor and agriculture
The Senate approved Federal Judge Lewis B. Schwellenbach of Spokane to be secretary of labor by unanimous consent. At the same session Rep. Clinton Anderson of New Mexico was approved for agriculture and Tom C. Clark’s attorney general nomination awaits a June 10 vote. Claude Wickard’s rural electrification post hearings set for June 11. Chairman Guy Gillette resigns as surplus property board head after warning his role was temporary.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Spokane
Wash
Schwellenbach
Frances Perkins
Roosevelt
Clinton Anderson
D-N. M
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Tom C. Clark
Texas
Carl A. Hatch
DN. M
Clark
Francis Biddle
Philadelphia
Agriculture Committee
Claude R. Wickard
Indiana
Guy M. Gillette
Surplus Property Board
Truman
White House
War Food Administration to Offer 1.38 Bushel Wheat Loans
The War Food Administration announced a 1945 crop wheat loan program at an average of 1.38 dollars per bushel, higher than last year’s 1.35. Loans cover wheat stored on farms and in terminal markets with specified regional rates for several terminal markets and wheat types. The report also notes Marine nicknames such as Webfoot Soldiers and Leathernecks.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Kansas City
Omaha
Galveston
Chicago
St. Louis
Portland
Ore
Minneapolis
Philadelpia
Baltimore
Louisville
Big Five Try to Resolve UN Charter Disputes
The Big Five face friction over voting and council powers as Moscow delays guidance on Yalta formula. Small nations gain access to council actions via assembly reports, despite Soviet and Ukrainian objections. A Canadian amendments proposal reopens charter changes after seven years, while Australia pushes to curb veto rights.
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Moscow
Yalta
Committee On the General Assembly
Security Council
Big Five
Assembly
United Nations
Russia
Belorussia
Ukraine
Council
A. A. Rostchin
General Assembly
Dumbarton Oaks
United States
Australia
Five Montana Men named on Army Navy casualty list
Washington May 31 Five Montanans were listed in the Army Navy casualty report. Navy wounded Marine Pfc Bernard I Cummins Lodge Grass Marine Pvt Ewald S Schock Billings Navy missing Second Lt Fred Gene Skrederstu Jr Forsyth Army dead European area Pvt Henry Bow Brockton Army missing European area Pfc Johnnie J Waldbridge Plains
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Washington
Navy
Bernard I. Cummins
Lodge Grass
Ewald
Schock
Billings
Fred Gene Skrederstu, Jr
Forsyth
Henry Bow
Brockton
Johnnie J. Waldbridge
Plains
Tragedy in San Francisco Couples Deaths Case
Jack Arrighi 51 shot and killed his wife after she did not explain her absence, then killed himself in San Francisco. The May 31 report notes the double tragedy and investigation by authorities.
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San Francisco
U.P
Jack Arrighi
San Franccisco
War Production Board to authorize 4 million radio tubes monthly
The War Production Board disclosed on Thursday a plan to authorize civilian manufacture of four million radio tubes each month. The statement outlines production targets and aims to boost civilian radio availability during the period.
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Washington
War Production Board
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77Th Infantry
Hitler
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Berchtesgaden
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United States Army Air Force
International Soundphoto
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Cate
Pacific
Flinn
WED
Solon
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A. P
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Fred Harvey
Floral Park
Harrison and Amherst
Calso Gas
R. P. M. Motor
Eddy’s
East Park
Tierney Bros
Reardon
Atlantic City
Constance Moore
Jerry Colonna
Buck
Bubbles Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
Brad Taylor
Charley Grapewin
Belle Baker
Bob Livingston
Robert Lowery
Montana and
Mercury
Owsley Bldg
Sebutteg. Business College
Butte, Montana
OY A. 1
Gregory Peck
Thomas Mitchell
Vincent Price
Hopalong Cassidy
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