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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1941
Page
2
A special porcelain painting exhibition will start at 11 o'clock Saturday in Hennessy’s Main Street display windows featuring Montana artist and illustrator Bob Hall. Dan True, Hennessy’s general manager, says Hall will produce paintings and sketches on porcelain Frigidaires throughout the day.
The report describes German efforts to push Soviet forces in Bessarabia while Romania seeks to reclaim the province. It also details Turkish anxiety over German activity in Syria with engineers, anti aircraft guns, and ships reaching Latakia, prompting diplomatic protests from Turkey.
Neutral observers doubt Britain will act on hints that Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson could advance in the Palestine front. Turkish officials say they would welcome a British occupation of the French mandate if it occurs, while some commanders take precautions on their frontier amid the shifting stance.
Selective service workers prepared induction notices and conducted physical exams as the 11th draft call nears. Thirty Silver Bow county men will form the contingent and depart June 16 for Missoula. Board allocations include 12 from Board No 1 and nine from Boards Nos 2 and 3. Nicholas T. Tregear Jr., 26, south of Butte, has volunteered for the draft.
Secretary of State warned that aiding Nazi efforts risks French colonial empire and cautioned over growing Vichy actions. Admiral Leahy reported talks with Petain and Darlan as Britain and France drift toward a crisis amid Near East tensions.
Fort de France Martinique June 5 The 5390 ton French steamer Arica was stopped by a British warship about 500 miles east of Martinique while en route east and her fate is not known according to the high commissioner of the French West Indies and Guiana. Arica was built in 1921 and owned by Compagnie Generale Trans Atlantique with Le Havre as home port.
Continuation of county records work for 1881 to 1938 authorized by a supplementary WPA grant of 8307 dollars. The project to assort clean repair ref ile and list records operates in the basement of Silver Bow county courthouse based on a telegram from Senator B K Wheeler.
The 82 ton B-19 built by Douglas Aircraft for the Army faces several weeks delay in its maiden flight. The long range bomber was to fly to March Field but brake assemblies weighed 2 700 pounds and were found to be faulty, delaying the test.
Four Butte Boy Scout troops and two from Anaconda have registered for the Silver Bow area council jamboree. The event is Saturday afternoon at Clark Park with a parade, nine events including first aid and a chariot race. Troops 3 10 12 15 from Butte and 40 48 from Anaconda are listed. more troops are encouraged.
The Butte Anti Tuberculosis Society plans an annual inspection of the tuberculosis sanitarium at Galen. The Mining City unit departs Wednesday at 4 PM. Directors will tour the hospital, dine with Superintendent Dr Frank I Terrill and Mrs Terrill, then hold a short business meeting. Members must call local office to reserve and arrange transport.
Japanese planes attacked Chungking for five hours ending at 1130 p.m. with 72 bombers in eight flights. The assault hit both old city and suburbs, started half a dozen fires, and caused damage over the widest area yet reported in the war.
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