France and Germany clash as Dunkerque siege continues
French and German forces exchange heavy artillery fire along the Maginot line and Somme front. German divisions regroup after losses around Dunkerque and Sedan while Allied forces strengthen defenses along the Aisne and toward the channel coast.
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Hitler
Sedan
Siegfried Line
Flanders
Dunkerque
Maginot Line
War Office
Maginot Forts
Liege
Namur
Somme
France
Walther von Reichenau
Maxime Weygand
Aisne
Dunkirk siege fuels grim retreat across Channel
Allied forces in Flanders face German tanks and air strikes as Dunkirk and Calais endure heavy bombardment. British and French troops retreat toward the coast while naval and transport ships ferry survivors to England under fire.
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Flanders
Dunkerque
Furnes
Berlin
Yser
B.E.F
English Channel
Britain
Paris
High Command
Nelson
Germany
France
Somme- Aisne
England
Channel
Calais
Sebastian le Prestre
Vauban
Somme
Somme River
Corbie
Peronne
London
Shelltorn
Navy
Essex
War Office
Army
Lord Gort
B. EF. F
German Forces Renew Dunkirk Assault As Bombardments Rage
Allied defense stiffened along the Somme and Aisne while German air raids hit Marseille and southeastern France. Premier Reynaud and Petain visited the Somme front to report army morale high as continuous bombardments and infantry waves pressed on Dunkirk's debarkation point from Flanders.
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Dunkerque
Somme
Aisne
Rethel
High Command
Telefrance
Marseille
France
Italy
Reynaud
Henri Phillippe Petain
Raoul Dautry
Paris
Flanders Fields
Solons Favor War Training Program For U S Youth
Lawmakers debate universal youth military training as a cheaper alternative to a large standing force. Rep Smith estimates 1.5 million youth reach service age yearly and half could form an army with one year of training. Costello warns of a $2 billion annual defense bill. Guard strength lagged due to funding, now rising to 235,000.
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Smith
D.-Conn
Army
Navy
Costello
D.-Calif
United States
National Guard
House
Guard
Congress
Magnesite Deposits in Dolomites Tap 6000 Tons by 1941
Deposits of magnesite found in the Dolomite mountains of Italy are expected to yield about 6,000 tons of magnesium by 1941, signaling a substantial mineral capacity.
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Dolomite
Italy
Fatal youth auto crash shocks Butte area
Two youths hitchhiking near Cote's were struck by a passing vehicle, dying at the scene. The driver, Groo, was arrested for reckless driving but released on bond. Coroner Don Sheehy planned an inquest, with the body at Daly Shea mortuary and likely sent to Michigan. A separate Crescent City incident involved Lloyd Smith in a separate crash.
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Cote’s
Groo
Don Sheehy
Daly- Shea
Michigan
Butte
George B. Hallis
Great Falls
Elk Park
Lloyd Smith
Englewood
Calif
Californian
Butte-Helena
Smith
James Thomas
Boulder
California
John Williams
St. James Hospital
al McLeod
Air defense links urged by Whitney to Roosevelt
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, a World War II flying instructor and aviation pioneer, urged President Roosevelt to forge a strong link between United States air defense plans and those of Latin American nations.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Americas
Roosevelt
United States
Britain Ready for Invasion and Air Strikes at Dunkerque
British fighters set a record by destroying or damaging 78 German bombers near Dunkerque as 16 British planes went missing and 35 Nazis were downed. An official update later counted 35 German aircraft destroyed with eight missing fighters. Eden praised BEF spirit and urged Britain to endure losses and boost production while launching a large farm program to strengthen food supply amid retreating fronts.
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Dunkerque
Ministry
Air Ministry
Eden
Britain
Dwyer and Craig Death Notices Highlight Local Funerals
The remains of Dr William T Dwyer will be moved this Monday afternoon to Judge John V Dwyer's residence at 845 West Mercury street for a funeral Tuesday at 9 AM. A requiem high mass follows at St Patrick church at 9 30 AM with interment in Holy Cross cemetery. Nancy Ann Craig daughter of Mr and Mrs Leroy Craig rests at Daly Shea mortuary. funeral Monday afternoon at 1 45 at St Ann church with 2 PM service and Holy Cross cemetery interment.
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Craig
Nancy Ann Craig
Leroy Craig
Daly- Shea
St. Ann Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Maritila Dies at 22 In Michigan Native Died Near Butte Airport
Maritila Wilhe Maritila aged 22 a native of Michigan died yesterday at a local hospital He was employed near the Butte air port Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Maritila
Wilhe Maritila
Michigan
Butte
Crowley Funeral Set For Tomorrow At 9 Am
The remains of Jack Crowley lie at the family residence 917 Empire street. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o clock, proceeding to Immaculate Conception Church for a requiem high mass at 9 30. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Coutts Rites Proclaimed by Woodcraft Circle
Mrs Emma J Coutts of 94 Delaware Street dies Saturday. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Sherman and Reed Funeral Home with interment at Mount Moriah Cemetery. Guardian Neighbor Helen Cook presides. Mr Fa Mitchell to officiate.
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Woodcraft
Butte Circle No. 155
Sherman & Reed Funeral Home
Emma J. Coutts
Guardian
Helen Cook
Williams Funeral Notice
Mrs Joseph Williams age 54 of 1815 Lafayette street. Remains are at Sherman Reed funeral home. Funeral notice to follow.
Whitney Divorce Granted in Carson County Nevada
A district court in Carson City Nevada grants a divorce to Mary Elizabeth Liz Whitney and John Hay Jock Whitney noted millionaire sportsman. The decree ends their marriage after legal proceedings in Nevada.
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Mary Elizabeth
Liz) Whitney
John Hay
Jock) Whitney
Carson Aty
Nev
Browder Nominated for President by Communist Party
Earl Russell Browder, Wichita born leader of America's Communist Party, was nominated for president at the Madison Square Garden convention. He faces a prison sentence appeal over a fraudulent passport, having been the 1936 candidate with about 30,000 votes. James W. Ford was nominated for vice president. Browder accepted the nomination and spoke of the masses of the United States.
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New York
Earl Russell Browder
Wichita
Kan
America
United States
Communist Party
Madison Square Garden
Browder
James W. Ford
Alabama
Broweder
The
Striking Shipyard Workers End Walkout in New Jersey
About 8,000 workers at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock in Kearny, New Jersey, vote to return to work at midnight ending a three day strike that halted construction on six U S warships. Union leader John Green says action aimed to avoid charges against national defense and that talks with the company will resume under new conditions.
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Kearny
N. J
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
United States
John Green
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
C.I.O
Green
Cry out for a new party and modern Abraham Lincoln
The excerpt urges forming a new party to solve today’s crises, including capitalism breakdown and imperialist war. It pledges cooperation with labor toward a great goal and notes a convention platform opposing Roosevelt’s defense program and backing the Soviet Union’s peace policy.
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Abraham Lincoln
Roosevelt
Soviet Union
Madagascar Bans Import of Skimmed Milk
Madagascar imposes a ban on importing skimmed milk products, citing concerns over domestic dairy industry protection and market stability. The move affects all customs entries and related trade flows, signaling a shift in agricultural policy.
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March of
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W. Broadway
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