French Hold on Somme Front Despite German Pressure
German pounding along Weygand defense line has stretched French lines east and west but produced little clarity on the battle’s outcome. French morale remains high as Weygand’s slow retreat seeks to wear down the German advance while preventing a Meuse-like breakthrough.
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Associated Press
Weygand
Somme
Channel
Aisne
Oise Valley
Somme-Oise
France
Flanders
Meuse
Peronne Bulge
Amiens-Peronne-Chauny
Paris
Ailette
Oise
Abbeville
Bresle
Dieppe
le Havre
Oise-Aisne Canal
Forest of
Compiegne
Amiens
Peronne
Aisne- Oise
Avre
Low Countries
Rites Held for Mrs. J Williams at Sherman Reed Chapel
Last rites for Mrs Joseph Williams were conducted at the Sherman Reed chapel with Rev H W Moehring officiating. Burial followed in Mount Moriah cemetery. A son Norman Schilling attended the funeral as music by Mrs Paul Bailor featured songs including Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Lead Kindly Light and Good Night and Good Morning. The deceased, a Mining City native, died Sunday at 1815 Lafayette Street.
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Joseph Williams
Sherman & Reed Chapel
H. W. Moehring
Mount Moriah
Norman Schilling
Paul Bailor
Isle of Somewhere
Williams
Lafayette Street
Michael D Thornton Dies After Lingering Illness In Butte
Michael D Thornton 55 a Butte resident for 27 years died yesterday at a local hospital after a lingering illness. He lived at 18 East Gagnon street born in County Donegal Ireland and was a member of the Sarsfield club. Survived by widow Mary Partelow and Eugene Thornton two sons Patrick and Emmett Thornton two grandchildren Dian Thornton and Norman Partelow and siblings in Ireland. Body remains at Duggan's Merrill mortuary pending funeral arrangements.
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Michael D. Thornton
Butte
East Gagnon Street
County Donegal
Ireland
Sarsfield Club
Mary Thornton
Norman Partelow
Eugene Thornton
Patrick
Emmett Thornton
Dian Thornton
Duggan’s
Merrill Mortuary
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Cole held yesterday
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Cole were held at Duggan Merrill mortuary with W B Frame officiating. Burial took place in Mountain View cemetery. She died Monday in a local hospital and had lived in Butte for 20 years making her home at 500 South Main Street.
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Charles Cole
Duggan-Merrill Mortuary
W. B. Frame
Mountain View
Cole
Butte
South Main Street
Helena NYA to Enroll 100 Young Men in Aeronautics School
More than 100 youths will join a Helena NYA resident training project at the aeronautics school. The program, run with Helena School District No. 1, will expand with two shop units and a dormitory. Applications due by June 15, with separate eligibility tracks for aviation mechanics, general training, and construction related work.
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Helena Aeronautics School
NYA
Aeronautics School
Helena
National Youth Administration
Montana
William A. McMurphy
McMurphy
Aeronautics
Mc Murphy
Butte
Montana CCC quota set for July enrollment period
Montana’s Civilian Conservation Corps quota for July is 475, with Silver Bow county’s figure pending county welfare input by June 10 and state decision around June 17. July 8 to 13 is tentatively scheduled. eligible unemployed men aged 17 to 23 must apply promptly, and civic groups are asked to encourage youth applications.
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Montana
Civilian Conservation Corps
H. M. O’braun
County Welfare Department
Silver Bow
O’braun
French forces count 28000 religious officers in active service
In the French fighting forces are 28,000 priests and ministers of religion serving, not as chaplains, but as officers.
France Resists As Retreat Tests Attacker’s Drive
France holds firm with intact forces and a fighting mood while a slow strategic withdrawal wears down the attacker, potentially sustaining hope for ultimate victory.
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France
Illicit Denatured Alcohol Sale Cut by Law Change
J H Searls of Seattle says new regulations effective since Feb 18 have reduced denatured alcohol sales for beverage use by at least 50 percent in the western district. He spoke in Butte with J H Cosgriff about the change restricting sales to registered pharmacists.
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J. H. Searls
Seattle
Federal
Searls
Butte
J. H. Cosgriff
Broadcasters Move to Simla To Escape Delhi Lahore Heat
Broadcasters and artists flee the furnace heat of Delhi and Lahore each summer. Many migrate to Simla where a new station links with Delhi and Lahore, letting artists broadcast as if they were at their original stations.
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Delhi
Lahore
India
Simla
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