Copper Lead at Stake Tonight Cards Browns Pace West
St. Louis and New York’s East West series wrap boosts. Cards and Browns post strong showings as Yanks Senators stumble. Brownies surge to first, Detroit and Chicago string long win runs while Giants climb in the National. Phillies slip from fourth to seventh in a tight standings arc.
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Legion Tryouts Slated For Junior Baseball Club
Silver Bow Post No 1 American Legion opens tryouts at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Cinders for boys born in 1927 or later. Eddie Gerry to coach with Lorin Hinchcliffe as assistant. districts race to determine champion by July 1 with state finals Aug 10. Gerry is District 6 commissioner. William Murray of Miles City is state commissioner.
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Eddie Gerry
Lorin Hinchcliffe
Butte
Anaconda
Missoula
Kalispell
Great Falls
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Billings
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Springfield
Ohio
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William Murray
Softball Meeting Called Tonight
A meeting for all interested in the city softball league is set for 8 o'clock in the council chambers at city hall.
Forest plan honors King Christian in Galilee hills
The Jewish community in Britain backs creating a forest in Galilee to be named The Forest of King Christian. London reports that Nazi pressure on King Christian to persecute Jews in Denmark was resisted.
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Galilee
King Christian
London
Denmark
Christian
Highland Event Entries Named for Twilight Golf Race
Entries announced Monday night for the Highland View club twilight golf race list competitors including Ted Benson Gar Bishop Art Boyer L O Bern Harold Bush Ray Carkeet Al Chouinard Gene Chouinard Jimmy Constantine Fred Cundy Tom Duffy and many others across local clubs among the 50 plus entrants from area courses.
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Highland View Club
Ted Benson
Gar Bishop
Art Boyer
L. O. Bern
Harold Bush
Ray Carkeet
al Chouinard
Gene Chouinard
Jimmy Constantine
Fred Cundy
Tom Duffy
E. Fogarty
Pat Fogarty
Abe Foutz
Harrison Freebourn
Frank Gabse
J. D. Garrison
G. B. Hammond
Les Hardy
Fred Henselt
Jim Henry
Allen Thomas
Hugh Tower
Glene Whalen
Ernie Welter
Fred Zemljak
Butte Soldier Wins Boxing Title in Far Off India
Pvt. Johnny Gayer of Butte, an American GI, becomes middleweight boxing champion of India after winning titles in the British Open tournaments. In his letter he recalls bout details against British and Scottish opponents, describes silent crowds in evening dress, and notes his Punjab Province title by forfeit and a TKO victory over an American staff sergeant.
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India
Johnny Gayer
Butte
All India
Gayer
Butte High
Great Falls
University of Oregon
Butte Elks Lodge
Troy Evans
Scotland
P. T
Punjab Province
Australia Faces Possible Sausage Shortage Amid Wartime Strain
Australia eyes a potential sausage shortage as wartime pressures affect supply chains and meat processing capacity. Officials caution shoppers to expect tighter stock and higher prices, with producers seeking alternate suppliers and rationing options.
Golf set for postwar boom says Bayside pro
Dan ny Walter Grego, Bayside golf pro, predicts golf will grow beyond 1942 levels after the war. He cites increased participation among middle aged men and returning servicemen, plus efforts to aid Coast Guardsmen and wounded veterans. He notes clubs and balls sent to hospitals and Army camps will seed future players.
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U.P
Danny Walter Grego
Grego
Walter
Pitcher Kennedy Remains Indefinitely Suspended
Cleveland Indians pitcher Vernon Kennedy stayed suspended indefinitely after a postgame conference with Manager Lou Boudreau. Kennedy described a dispute over pitching duties as the cause, with Boudreau saying Kennedy would not join the team for an upcoming trip while the status remains unresolved.
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Vernon Kennedy
Cleveland Indians
Lou Boudreau
Kennedy
New York Yankees
St. Louis
Indians
Browns
Mel
Lou
Boudreau
Grade School Nines Run Off Games
Western league action saw St. Mary crush Washington 28 to 2 while St. Lawrence beat McKinley 15 to 14 in American Legion grade school play. Callahan led St. Mary with three extra base hits. Ferko homered twice. Washington’s Sale hit a homer for his side.
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McKinley
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Barry
Sale
Lee
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Maier
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Sacred Heart
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Sherman
Immaculate Conception
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Wright Knocks Out Dell orto In 10 Round Fight
Chalky Wright of Los Angeles defeated Vince Dell Orto of New York by knockout in the third round of a 10 round bout in Washington on Monday night. Dell Orto suffered a broken right hand early in the second round and was counted out 48 seconds into the third after Wright landed a flurry of punches.
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Chalky Wright
Los Angeles
Vince Dell’orto
New York
Del'Orto
Wright
Boxing Commission
Dell'orte
Edward Gordon to enter national A A U meet in New York
Edward Gordon, the 1932 Olympic long jumper now serving as a private at Hobbs Field, Hobbs New Mexico, will enter the national A A U track and field meet in New York on June 18.
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N. M
Edward Gordon
Hobbs Field
New York
Cubs to Welcome Stan Hack Back After Retirement
Chicago June 5 Stan Hack veteran Cubs third baseman who retired this spring will rejoin the club within a few days GM James T Gallagher announced in Chicago. Hack left the team earlier this season and is set to resume duties as a player and mentor.
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Stan Hack
Chicago Cubs
James T. Gallagher
Vines Enters Utah Open Golf Tournament
Ellsworth Vines, former amateur and top pro, became the first entrant in Utah's open golf tournament set for June 23 to 25 in Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake City
Ellsworth Vines
Utah
Mixed Doubles Bowling Set For Tonight At Winter Garden
Mixed doubles will be bowled tonight at 7 30 o clock at the Winter Garden alleys. A new survey of South Africa finds Bodlam village, established in 1820, with only two voters.
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Winter Garden
South Africa
Bodlam Village
Parks Miners to Play at Clark Park
Parks of Silver Bow, third in the Butte Copper league, host Miners Union at Clark Park tonight at 6 45. A Parks win could lift them into a leadership tie with McQueen Addition. Miners aim to extend their unbeaten stretch and move ahead in the standings.
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Miners Union
McQueen
Eddie Gerry
Harvey Girard
Parks
Gerry
Miners
Doug Malkovich
Morris
Spremie
Don Healy
Pat Kenney
Williams Picked Over Angott In Outdoor Shibe Park Show
Ike Williams of Treton N J was a 7 to 5 favorite over Sammy Angott former lightweight champion in a Tuesday night bout at Shibe park Promoter Herman Taylor expects over 20000 fans and about 50000 gate Angott to weigh about 140 Williams about 137 Williams has won six fights since Bob Montgomery was knocked out last winter Angott has defeated Montgomery three times.
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Ike Williams
Treton
N. J
Sammy Angott
Shibe Park
Herman Taylor
Angott
Williams
Bob Montgomery
New York
New Jersey
Montgomery
Sportsmen to Hold Meeting Tonight
The Rocky Mountain Sportsmens association meets at 8 o clock tonight in City Hall with Jack Shone presiding. Elmer Phillips will discuss irrigation ditch screening on the Ruby and Madison rivers. The game-bird committee reports on holding pens at Warm Springs and pheasant stock from Wisconsin and California farms. Humane society members are invited. Garfield Bishop notes Richard Alsop reports progress in the pelican extermination on Madison with over 40 birds killed and bounties offered.
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Jack Shone
Elmer Phillips
Bozeman
Ruby
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Warm Springs
Wisconsin
California
Humane Society
Garfield Bishop
Richard Alsop
Madison County
Meadow Lake
First Fiddle wins fifth straight in Queens County Handicap
Mrs Edward Mulrenans First Fiddle surged from behind to beat Tola Rose by two lengths in the 39th Queens County Handicap at Aqueduct launching the 24 day spring meeting. The five year old Royal Minstrel colt ran 1 441/5 for a $7 780 purse returning $5.20 $3.20 and $2.50 to patrons.
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U.P
Edward Mulrenan
First Fiddle
Tola Rose
Royal Minstrel
Johnny Longdon
Major league pitching matchups listed for Tuesday
National League games show Philadelphia at Brooklyn with Barrett facing Davis and Cincinnati at Pittsburgh with De La Cruz meeting Sewell. American League has no games. Nearby report notes British Guiana mechanizing 12,000 acres of rice cultivation near Georgetown with 20 tractors and 20 tractor drawn plows.
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Brooklyn
Barrett
Davis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
de la Cruz
Sewell
British Guiana
Georgetown
Americans Gain in Burma Fight
Allied forces in Burma report gains around Myitkyina with Chinese and American units advancing more than 200 yards in the southeast city area. American planes destroy enemy tanks and transports on several roads as Allied columns push forward under air and artillery support. Kohima is reported cleared of Japanese threats.
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Adm
Louis Mountbatten
Mogaung River
India
Kohima
Tiddim Road
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Imphal- Ukhrul
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Republican Women Discuss Campaign in Silver Bow County
The Silver Bow County Women's Republican club met in the courthouse to discuss the current campaign. Speakers included Floyd Fluent Mrs. L. O. Evans and Dr. R. C. Monahan. The group aims to field a full ticket in the July primary and plans to stay active between elections led by Leila Hauswirth with officers John 8. Wulf and Georgia Sundberg.
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Republican National Committee
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John 8. Wulf
Georgia Sundberg
U-Boat Sunk By Allied Escort Forces
The Canadian destroyer St Laurent aided by H M C Swansea and the Royal Navy Forester sank a U boat with depth charges and gunfire. St Laurent crew fired pistols and threw shell casings at the submarine as it went down. Several prisoners were rescued by the three ships.
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Forester
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Weather capsule for W. W. T. and M. W. T.
Maximum temperatures and precipitation cover the 12 hour period ending 6 30 p m W W T. Minimum temperatures reflect the 24 hour period ending 6 30 p m M W T.
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British Submarines Sink 31 German Ships in Med and Aegean
British submarines prowling the Mediterranean and Aegean sank 31 enemy vessels including 26 merchantmen and five naval auxiliaries. Seven merchantmen were damaged and shore targets on the Italian and south French coasts and Crete were shelled. Naval task forces with carrier planes targeted Norwegian shipping and shore installations as part of a broader blockade. The admiralty noted a sixth successive strike in northern waters, destroying three ships from a convoy.
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Pioneer Club Memorial Program Tonight
The Butte Pioneer club will hold memorial exercises for deceased members at its meeting tonight presided by President Fred Scheur. The public is invited. New members Minnie Helen Nichols Margaret Karkla and Rose La Prouse will be initiated. Judge John J. McNamara thanked the club for the dance and congratulatory letters.
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Fred Scheur
Minnie Helen Nichols
Margaret Karkla
Rose la Prouse
John J. McNamara
Youth Enters Navy Under Brother's Name in Oklahoma
In Pushmataha county a 19 year old farm boy, John W McNatt, entered the Navy using his 17 year old brother Everett's enlistment papers after failing 4 F. He was sworn in and sent to boot camp at the Parragut base in Idaho. His mother, Mrs Archie McNatt, reported the situation to the draft board. Everett remains at home awaiting developments.
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Okla
Pushkataha County
Navy
Archie McNatt
John W MecNatt
Parragut
Idaho
John
Everett
McNatt
Rocket Powder to Be Produced in Greater Quantities
Hercules Powder Co announces rocket propellant will see a material supply increase in late 1944 with the opening of its Badger Ordnance works in Wisconsin. The Army has placed rocket powder on the critical list ahead of planes aviation gasoline tanks and ships.
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Del
Hercules Powder Co
Badger Ordnance Works
Wisconsin
Hercules
House Passes Bill Extending Sugar Control Act
Washington reports the House approved and sent to the Senate on Monday a bill extending the sugar control act and two related measures for two more years. The law governs domestic crops and imports and sets grower quotas, suspended since the war began amid Florida member protests.
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Florida
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Senate
Japanese Drive Gains Amid Heavy Casualties Near Changsha
Chinese forces report heavy Japanese casualties as six columns push toward Changsha from Pingkiang to Yiyang while U S air units harass the invaders. North of the Yangtze, Chinese counterattacks recapture Kungan and air strikes hit Japanese columns, depots, and river craft. General Hsueh Yueh urges renewed effort to defend the nation.
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Hupeh
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Hsueh Yueh
Little Tiger
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Yangtze River
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Yang
Butte Briefs a Busy Local Update
Baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Anthony Mathovick at St James hospital. Mrs Charles R Buton returns from a 10 week visit with her husband at Fort Jackson. Various patient admissions discharges and hospital notes listed for Murray and St James hospitals including names and addresses of those admitted discharged or in hospital with twins noted.
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Colorado
St. James Hospital
Charles R. Buteton
Walnut
Fort Jackson, N. C
Epifanio Sedillo
East Granite
M. D. Cahill
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Kevin
John A. Kerrasich
Deer Lodge
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George Shannon
South Main
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