Strike cripples defense area across eastern states
A nationwide trucking strike cripples Pitts burgh defense shipments as 2200 drivers from 179 firms walk out. Union and management cite stalled contract talks from May 13, seeking wage hikes and 48 hour weeks, with broader effects feared on railroads and factories. Talks continue under mediation board scrutiny.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
A. F. of L
Teamsters’ Union
Motor Truck Association
Defense Mediation Board
Puget Sound
International Woodworkers of America
Ralph T. Seward
Mediation Board
Roosevelt
C. A. Dykstra
Philip Murray
Washington
Inglewood
Calif
North American Aviation Corporation
C. I. O. United Automobile Workers’ Union
Incendiary Fires Hit Norfolk Firms Causing Major Damage
Three fires in Norfolk on a Sunday night were deemed incendiary by Fire Chief E. J. Cannon, tying up city apparatus for two hours and prompting requests for aid from the Norfolk Navy yard. Damage reached about 75 000 dollars at M. T. Blassingham Lumber Co and 15 000 at Hurst Oil Co with 1 000 gallons of oil and equipment destroyed. Dr Pepper Bottling incurred lesser damage. The plants sit near each other within blocks of the naval base amid an alert order for Virginia protective force units guarding critical facilities.
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E. J. Cannon
Norfolk Navy Yard
Naval Operating Base
M. T. Blassingham Lumber Co
A. B. Lackey
Hurst Oil Company
Beig
Dr. Pepper Bottling Works
Lumber Company
Virginia Protective Force
Crete Survivors Describe Escape Amid Bombardment
Survivors recount brutal escape under incessant bombing and machine gun fire. They wear torn clothing and bandaged wounds from a field hospital. They blame lack of air support and note Germans photographed gun positions and used dive bombers to silence defenders.
Army Officer Visits Butte Relatives
Lieutenant John Whitfield of the U S Army at Fort Lewis Washington visited briefly over the weekend at the home of his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Maurice Whitfield 3625 Albany Street He arrived here and returned by airplane.
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John Whitfield
Theu. S. Army
Fort Lewis
Wash
Maurice Whitfield
Albany Street
Twin Bridges Man Hurt in Mishap
Edgar Williams an instructor at the State Orphans home in Twin Bridges was seriously injured when his car plunged down a 70 foot slope atop Moose Creek hill about 30 miles south of Butte. Williams faces severe head injuries and condition pending X rays. Also in the car were his sister Mrs Marion Stephan Dillon Swen Larson Dillon and an unnamed man. Stephan uninjured Larson with facial cuts. the other passenger uninjured. The group was returning from Dillon.
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Twin Bridges
Moose Creek
Butte
Williams
Murray Hospital
Marion Stephan
Dillon
Swen Larson
Stephan
Larson
Pioneer Matron of Butte Dies
Esther D Styles a longtime Butte resident died Sunday evening at her daughter’s home 736 South Dakota Street in ill health for a year Survived by two sons and daughters in law John Dempsey and Peter Cullen plus three sons in law and four daughters Mary Gavigan Lloyd Birmingham Frank Goforth and David Sullivan Grandchildren numbered twenty and four great grandchildren. Body at Duggans Merrill mortuary arrangements to be announced later.
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Esther D. Styles
Butte
David Sullivan
South Dakota Street
Styles
England
John Dempsey
Peter Cullen
Camp Roberts
Calif
Mary Gavigan
Lloyd Birmingham
Frank Goforth
Seattle
Duggan
Merrill Mortuary
Four Drown in Lake West of Laramie Overturned Boat Sinks Party
Four people drowned when their boat overturned on a lake 25 miles west of Laramie. Surviving member, Mr. B M Woodruff of Laramie, said the group included Mr. and Mrs. Bert Shoemaker of Fort Collins Colorado and John Graff of Laramie. Woodruff found by a ranch house at 5 30 p m after a daylong search.
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Laramie
Wyo
Ed L. Wood
B. M. Woodruff
Bert Shoemaker
Fort Collins
Colo
John Graff
Woodruff
Lake Hattie
Two Are Injured in Auto Crash Near Butte
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Bickford of Great Falls were treated at St. James hospital Sunday for minor injuries from an automobile accident about four miles east of Butte on the Butte Helena highway. Mr. Bickford had facial cuts and Mrs. Bickford a broken nose and hand cuts before they were discharged.
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H. K. Bickford
Great Falls
St. James Hospital
Butte
Butte-Helena
FBI Agents Kill Bank Robber in Buffalo Shootout
FBI agents killed an alleged bank robber, John Carl Archer, 27, of Chicago, in a gun battle near Buffalo's downtown. He was identified by Assistant Detective Chief Thomas Meegan and linked to the May 14 Eldred bank hold up that netted over $5,000. Russia admits it needs more barber shops and laundries.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Thomas V. Meegan
Meegan
John Carl Archer
Chicago
First National Bank
Eldred
British Announce Loss of Armed Merchant Cruiser
The admiralty announced Sunday night that the armed merchant cruiser Salopian formerly the Shropshire was lost. The Salopian, a 10,549-ton Bibby liner, operated between England and India and was renamed to avoid confusion with the cruiser Shropshire, a 9,830-ton vessel.
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London
Salopian
Admiraltty
Shropshire
England
India
Admiralty
Salop
Charles Olson Dies In Butte At 66 After Illness
Charles Olson 66, longtime Butte resident, died Sunday at a local hospital after an illness. He led Fidelity lodge No. 8 I O O F and helped charter Basin lodge, was past president of Linnea lodge No. 174 Order of Vasa, served Emanuel Lutheran church board, and belonged to the Butte Miners union. Survived by wife Signa and three sons Walter Roy Kenneth, daughters and grandchildren, with funeral arrangements pending at White's funeral home.
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Butte
Princeton Avenue
Olson
Fidelity Lodge
Basin Lodge
Linnea Lodge
Order of Vasa
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Butte Miners’ Union
Signa Olson
Walter
Roy
Kenneth Olson
Verne Peaslee
San Gabriel
Calif
Lewis Holmes
Los Angeles
Adele Olson
Barbara Holmes
Charles Peaslee
Arthur Swanson
Spokane
Wash
Charles Bloom
Portland
Ore
Carl Nelson
Fresno
Albert Olson
Whitehall
Victor Olson
A. Eck
Oakland
White
Bourbons Urge Peace Effort In Senate Debate
Johnson argues for a peace move in Europe without cutting American defense, while Congress eyes a $9.45 billion Army bill for the coming week. The measure, the largest since 1918, includes President requests for more airplane construction. The House may act late in the week.
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Britain
Johnson
Europe
Congress
House
Four Arrests Made on Drunken Driving Charges In Butte
Butte police report four drunken driving arrests Sunday three by city officers and one by the highway patrol. Pa trolman Art Boehme arrested Andrew Duffy on highway 10 with Elmer Lundin in the car. The car later disappeared when Boehme brought Duffy to the city jail. Officer Dick Mundy later arrested Lundin. In the evening Officer Earl Holman arrested Lawrence Gronquist at Park and Main. A woman identified as Mrs Joe Smith was arrested after a minor crash at Front and Montana by Officers Huhtanen and Kohn.
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Butte
Art Boehme
Andrew Duffy
Boehme
Highway 10
Elmer Lundin
Duffy
Dick Mundy
Lundin
Earl Holman
Lawrence Gronquist
Park
Main Streets
Joe Smith
Ed Huhtanen
Cyril Kohn
Front
Montana
Butte Draft Ees to Leave for Induction Today
Butte's first draft contingent for June, 42 men, will be inducted into the U S Army. Three draftees come from outside Butte. They meet at 10:30 this morning at selective service headquarters for final instructions and depart by the Milwaukee line afternoon train to Missoula.
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Butte
U. S. Army
Selective Service
Missoula
Milwaukee Railroad
Carroll Seniors Get Degrees
Carroll college in Helena conferred degrees on 13 seniors at the 31st annual commencement. Edmond G. Toomey urged citizens to think through issues of war and peace and defend democracy with eternal vigilance. Award winners included Ayward and Cadwell for scholarships, with Butte and Anaconda grads among the graduates.
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Helena
Edmond G. Toomey
Carroll College
James Ayward
Butte
Paul Cadwell
Anaconda
Charles Verruska
Hingham
Francis Murphy
Powell
Wyo
Bernard Sullivan
Eamonn OD. O'Sullivan
Patrick J. Brown
John J. Kaparich
Odd Fellows District Meet Promises Large Attendance
District No. 8 S O O F meeting in Deer Lodge draws many Odd Fellows and Rebekahs from the area. A chartered bus leaves Intermountain depot at 10:30 a m with autos to Powell county seat. Local lodges set programs, social events, and interfraternal planning for June 23 activities. Memorial service with Edward C. Mitchell of Walkerville set for June 9 at Fidelity hall.
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Deer Lodge
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Intermountain
Powell County
Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge
Enterprise Hall
Colusa Junior Lodge
Odd Fellows
Meaderville
Fidelity Lodge
Fidelity Hall
West Broadway
K. of P
Front Street
Canton Wildey
Henry Staebler
Iowa Avenue
Miriam Rebekah Lodge
Edward C. Mitchell
Walkerville
State Jallopy Races Set
Local clubs announce restrictions for a junior car race with size limits 72 inches length and 42 inches width weight caps 135 pounds car and 250 pounds with driver. Specs require non home made wheels max 12 inches diameter solid rubber tires under two inches wide and brakes controlled by a hand lever or foot pedal. Entries open with no fee and rules available from County Surveyor Jack Healy at the courthouse.
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Jack Healy
Governor Ford Names All Montana Day July 3 at Livingston
Governor Sam C. Ford announced July 3 1941 as All Montana Day with Livingston as the observance site. The event marks the fifth annual statewide gathering to renew friendships and strengthen Montana ties amid national defense focus. Also noted, Ireland reduced tobacco rations by 20 percent.
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Helena
Sam C. Ford
Livingston
Montana
Robbery Charge Filed Against Thaddeus Jones
Police report Thaddeus Jones held in city jail on a robbery charge after being identified by Virgil Warran McDonnell of Silver Bow. Officers Ed Huhtanen Cyril Kohn and Joseph Blewett arrested him on West Park Street Sunday night following the complaint. McDonnell is the filing witness in the case.
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Thaddeus Jones
Jones
West Park Street
Ed Huhtanen
Cyril Kohn
Joseph Blewett
Virgil Warran McDonnell
Silver Bow
McDonnell
British Abandon Crete to Nazis
British and Greek prisoners total about 10,100 on Crete as German forces seize control. The Luftwaffe claims heavy sinkings of British Mediterranean ships and the loss of a key naval base, with Malta Gibraltar and Alexandria remaining as Axis pressure points. The defense collapsed after early RAF withdrawals, while German air power, up to about 1,000 planes, overwhelmed Allied positions. Turkey’s 1940 census records a population of 17,869,901.
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Lases
Britain
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
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Cyprus
Alexandria
Suez
Luftwaffe
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Malemi
Canea
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