R A F Prepares to Step Up Raid Intensity
London reports the Royal Air Force plans to reach 30 000 bombing run rate per month by deploying up to 2000 aircraft in a night against Germany. Overnight raids on Essen continued while fighters swept across the Channel harassing airfields and trains from Holland to Brittany.
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London
R. A. F. Bomber Command
Essen
Germany
Cologne
Ruhr
Channel
Holland
Brittany
Boston
Cherbourg
le Havre
Rhine-Ruhr
Britain
$300000 Goal Seen in St James Hospital Drive
Campaign directors reported $277147.09 already pledged toward a $300000 goal for the St James hospital improvement drive. They said enough pledges and unfinished work remain to reach the quota by next week. The effort funds a modern hospital structure at St James hospital.
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St. James Hospital
Friday June 5 to Be Big Day in Butte
Butte merchants plan a special event to mark Friday June 5 known locally as Dollar Day. They promise exceptional values and sales, inviting shoppers to visit downtown businesses for the promotion.
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Butte
Commandos Raid Boulogne Le Touquet Coast Area
Special service troops conducted a minor reconnaissance raid on the Boulogne Le Touquet coast in northern France. The operation was escorted and reembarked by the Royal Navy with air cover from the Royal Air Force fighter command.
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London
U.P
France
Boulogne-Le Touquet
Navy
Royal Air Force Fighter Command
Boulogne
Dover Strait
England
Folkestone
le Touquet
Combined Operations Headquarters
Boulogne- le Touquet
Royal Navy
Royal Air Force
Fighter Command
Nine Minute Blue Alert Flashed in San Francisco
Western Defense command and Fourth Army announced a nine minute blue-alert issued in the San Francisco bay area on Wednesday night after an unidentified target was found in the area. The alert started at 10 28 p m and the all clear followed at 10 38 p m Pacific war time.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
Western Defense Command
Fourth Army
Radio Silence Ordered on Pacific Coast
Radio stations from Mexico to Canada were silenced by order of the Fighter Command Western Defense Command and the Fourth Army. The move, described as precautionary, covers the entire Pacific coast tonight in response to the situation earlier Wednesday.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Mexico
Canada
Fir Fighter Command
Western Defense Command
Fourth Army
Mexican
Fourth Fighter Command
Gasoline Ration Plan May Start After July 15
An OPA official said the East will operate a rationing program on a completely ceilinged basis possibly permitting a basic weekly allowance of more than three gallons, likely taking effect after July 15.
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Washington
East
OPA
Occasional Showers Forecast With Mild Temperatures
A weather forecast calls for occasional showers on Thursday with little temperature change. Wednesday’s high reaches 69 and the low 45 degrees.
Mayor Sheriff Thank Residents for Splendid Co operation
Sheriff Al Mcleod and Mayor Barry O Leary praised officers residents and visitors for splendid co operation in War Production day success. The sheriff thanked Col. Charles Sheridan highway patrol supervisor and H K Potter assistant for aiding in making the celebration accident free and managing traffic and pedestrians.
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al Mcleod
Barry O'Leary
McLeod
Col
Charles Sheridan
H. K. Potter
Highway Patrol
Soviet Drive Into German Lines on Kalinin Front
Soviet shock troops pierced German lines on the Kalinin front with a salient and heavy clashes left 5,730 enemy dead. Red Star reports 1,366 German planes destroyed in May and 479 lost. air contest intensifies as Russians strike from new air bases behind front lines. Guerrillas in Orel area claim 4,180 invaders slain and the 200th Hungarian brigade nearly wiped out. German high command says encircled Soviet groups were annihilated with 1,500 killed and 2,000 prisoners. Fierce fighting persists near the Vakhovka River and Muran sk port reports damage to six merchant ships.
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Moscow
U.P
Kalinin
Red Army
Red Star
Red Air Force
Bryansk
Tass
Orel
Vakhkov
Leningrad
Murmansk
Russia
Germany
Chinese Artillery Stages Heavy Push Against Japanese at Chuhsien
Chinese forces report heavy artillery and air barrage as Japanese spearheads press on Chuhsien in Chekiang province near the Kiangsi frontier. Reinforcements rush to the Chekiang front while fighting also flares in Kiangsi and near Canton as Tokyo and Berlin radio outlets describe the offensive.
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Chungking
Chuhsien
Chochow
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Fallen Kinhwa
Chekiang
Tokyo
Berlin
Ten French Cement Works on RAF Calling List
London June 2. The British radio European news bulletin warned the French people that ten cement plants in Pas de Calais district are on the RAF calling list. The sites named include Desvres Etaples Neufachatel Boulogne Camiers Samer Lumbres Longfesse Dannes and San-
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London
Pas de Calais
Germany
Desvres
Etaples
Neufachatel
Boulogne
Camiers
Samer
Lumbres
Longfesse
Dannes
San
Battle of Libya Rages In Desperate Desert Clash
The nine day Libyan battle intensifies as British Eighth Army and German African Corps slug it out along the Ain El Gazala Bir Hacheim line. Rommel seeks westward supplies while Allied columns strike German supply routes near Rotunda Segnali. Sand storms limit air activity as fighting continues.
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Cairo
Libya
Eighth Army
Ain el Gazala-Bir Hacheim
Rotunda Segnali
Erwin Rommel
Ain el Gazala
Bir Hacheim
Rommel
Tengender
Public Asked to Watch for Japs in Uniform
The Western Defense Command and Fourth Army urged the public to report any Japanese in Army uniforms, warning they may be fifth columnists. The notice said all Japanese in the Army of the United States had been removed from the command except three on special assignment at Ford Ord, California.
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San Francisco
U.P
Western Defense Command
Fourth Army
Western Defense Command Headquarters
Army of the
U.S. O. Runs 407 clubs aiding war workers in towns
The United Service Organizations now operates 407 clubs, with quarters government built or donated, rented, borrowed, or gifted. Fred I. Root says thousands of women in war industry towns face crowded conditions that harm health and production, while U S O aid helps keep workers fit for the armed forces. The Butte unit campaigns actively, seeking more volunteers and workers.
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United Service Organizations
Butte
Fred I. Root
War Department
High Scouting Honors Awarded to Two Troop 28 Members
High Scouting honor goes to Bob Cannon aged 17 and Harry Parrell aged 15 of Troop 28, who received Eagle badges at a court of honor in Judge J. J. Lynch's courtroom. Other local scouts were promoted and 14 earned merit badges. the youths’ address is 1109 West Broad Way, son of Dr and Mrs H G Farrell. Leo C Maney, assistant Scout executive for the Silver Bow area council, was introduced.
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Bob Cannon
Harry Parrell
J. J. Lynch
Butte
H. G. Farrell
West Broadway
Leo C. Maney
Silver Bow Area
Solons Exhibit Levity as War Declarations Pass
The House voted without dissent to declare war on Bulgaria Hungary and Romania after earlier actions against Japan Germany and Italy. Roll calls showed 357 to 0 for Bulgaria, 359 to 0 then 360 to 0 for Hungary, and 361 to 0 for Romania, with Rep Jeannette Rankin the lone dissent on Japan.
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Washington
House
Senate
Bulgaria
Mendation
Roosevelt
Congress
Japan
Germany
Italy
Uncle Sam
Hungary
Romania
Jeannette Rankin
R-Mont
Army Navy Forces On Alert in Canal Zone
The U S Army said Army and Navy forces in the Canal Zone have been on alert since noon Tuesday with all leaves and passes cancelled. Officials called the move precautionary and aligned with U S measures, as Japanese air attacks were reported on Dutch Alaska. Alert conditions, in place since December, were tightened to keep personnel closer to posts.
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Balboa
C. Z
United States Army
Canal Zone
United States
Dutch
Alaska
Mass Navy enlistment slated for Sunday in Silver Bow
Local Navy recruiters plan a 12 55 PM Sunday ceremony on the Silver Bow county courthouse steps to enlist men and set a record. Helena officers Dr Bry Shearer and Lt Ben Harding will administer the oath with Mayor Barry O Leary delivering the welcome. Amer Legion, Elks, Eagles and union members mobilize for a large turnout amid Pearl Harbor’s six month anniversary and peak Navy production.
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Navy
Silver Bow County
Bry Shearer
Ben Harding
Helena
Barry O'Leary
American Legion
Elks and Eagles
Pearl Harbor
Navy Reports Warehouses Set on Fire
Two Japanese air raids hit Dutch Harbor at Alaska naval base within six hours on Wednesday. Four bombers and about 15 fighters caused fires in warehouses and minor casualties. A second raid occurred that night with few details available. Emergency alerts were issued in California and Panama Canal Zone.
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Navy Department
Dutch Harbor
Unalaska
Washington
United States Naval Base
Alaska
Pacific
California
Los Angeles County Defense Council
Panama Canal Zone
Balboa
Tian Island
City Council Moves to Stop Appeals That Delay Fines
City councilmen on Wednesday night urged halting the practice of appealing convictions to higher courts to avoid payments. They urged appointing an assistant city attorney to prosecute such appeals, citing fines left unpaid since 1931. Assistant would be paid $200 monthly. city set aside about $13,000.
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Ann
Barry O'Leary
State Bank Essay Winners Named in Montana Contest
Winners in the state wide essay contest by the Montana Bankers Association were Joan Gleason Helena Cathedral high school first prize of 100 dollars Beverly Priess Sacred Heart academy second prize 50 dollars and Donald Voelker Kalispell Flathead county high school third prize 25 dollars The top winner receives a free trip to the annual state bankers convention at Yellowstone National Park Several thousand state students participated and judges included Dean Robert Co Line and Judge Ralph L Arnold The contest topic was Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps and other services rendered by banks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Bankers’ Association
Guy D. Pratt
Joan Gleason
Helena
Cathedral High School
Beverly Priess
Sacred Heart Academy
Donald Voelker
Kalispell
Flathead County
Yellowstone National Park
Defense
Robert Co. Line
School of Business Administration
Montana State University
Missoula
Ralph L. Arnold
Fener
Banking
Accntenn
Essort
Montana Missoula
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Petropavlovsk
NAPAN
Karaginiski I
Kiske
Cape Lopatka
Kodiak
Vladivostok
Sitka
Ogasawara
U.S. C
Harry Farrell
Army
Bankers Group
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