Allies Rush to Aid as British Bomb Italian Airfields
British planes attack Libyan and Eritrean air bases crippling Italy's striking power in the Middle East. Roosevelt pushes defense bills and urges aid to Allies while Congress advances naval and military construction measures.
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Eritrea
Middle East
Cairo
Egypt
Italy
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Italian East Africa
Africa
Benito Mussolini
Germany
Middle-East
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Committee
America
Hitler
Flanders
Robert E. Sherwood
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
Finland
House
White House
Army Air Corps
Suez Canal
Asmara
British War Office
Malta
Sicily
Gibraltar
War Refugees Are Menaced as They Flee Europe Across Sea
Aboard the Washington off the Swedish coast Captain Manning defends an American liner from submarines. Lifeboats filled as 1,020 passengers and 540 crew faced threats, while the ship maneuvered to protect itself and aid evacuees heading toward Galway, Ireland.
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Europe
United States
Childrn
Harry Manning
Manning
Washington
Galway
Ireland
Uruguay
Marie Jose
Berlin
U. S
Weathered flight losses hit Eastern airfields in fog
Ten U S Army attack planes were forced down at eastern airports with one missing after heavy fog near New York City. Planes reportedly headed from Patterson Field Dayton or March Field California toward Buffalo New York. Landings occurred at Lakehurst Providence Camden Middletown Albany Brooklyn Keyport and East Keansburg. Aircraft were Northrup all metal monoplanes used for light bombing and strafing.
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U.S. Army Communications
New York City
Army
Buffalo
Patterson Field
Dayton
Ohio
March Field
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Brooklyn
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Camden
Middletown
Albany
Keyport
East Keansburg
Northrup
Legion Women Seat Officers Tall Honor
The Silver Bow post auxiliary held a fall season meeting at Legion hall. Newly elected officers were installed led by president Gertrude Bennetts. Girls from Girls' Central High tied for first in a state essay contest on Americanism and national defense and received certificates plus five dollar checks.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary of
Silver Bow Post
The
American Legion
Legion Hall
Gertrude Bennetts
Central High School
Legion
Pat Tutty
Jean Dunn
Joe Richards
Fred Lehn
Jean Dunkley
Isabella Richards
Montana Weather Forecast Sees Warm, Fair Midweek
The Montana forecast calls for generally fair skies on Wednesday and Thursday with continued warm temperatures. No significant precipitation is expected as high pressure remains in control across the region.
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Montana
Student Flyers Rush To Join Montana Mines Training Plan
Officials at the Montana School of Mines civilian pilot training program prepare to start a summer course by week’s end. Dr. George L. Shue notes high application pace may fill the 30 flight and 50 ground school quotas, with a total 80 possible, urging early registrar visits on campus mezzanine.
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Shue
Montana School of Mines
George L. Shue
School of Mines
Calpin Named Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus
Thomas Calpin was elected grand knight of Butte council No. 668 Knights of Columbus at a meeting last night succeeding Anthony Craig. Officers include Timothy McCarthy deputy grand knight Seph M Cullen chancellor Frank Doonan warden Ed Foley advocate Joseph Sullivan treasurer William Hickey inside guard Ray Manning and William Fritz outside guards. William Doonan Jr elected trustee for three years. Emblems were presented to 35 Blood Donors Club members. McDonough and Craig reported on the state convention at Bozeman last month.
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Thomas Calpin
Butte
Knights of Columbus
Anthony Craig
Timothy McCarthy
Seph M. Cullen
Frank Doonan
Ed Foley
Joseph Sullivan
William Hickey
Ray Manning
William Fritz
William Doonan Jr
Blood Doners’ Club
Patrick McDonough
Bozeman
Ethiopian Revolt Alleged in Italian Occupied Ethiopia
A BBC radio report transmitted in New York on June 11 claimed reports from London noted a revolt in Italian-occupied Ethiopia and the raising of the Abyssinian imperial flag. The broadcast said Abyssinian tribesmen were preparing to seek revenge.
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London
Britain
Libya
Eritrea
Mussolini
Malta
Mediterranean
Red Seas
New York
Ethiopia
Railway Engineer to Hang Up His Gloves After Pulling Train
M A Gudmundson, a Union Pacific engineer for almost forty years, pulled his last Butte to Pocatello run yesterday morning. He will retire with a pension, return to Pocatello, and soon attend a farewell party in Meaderville before leaving for Boston for a family reunion known as the Chace-Chase affair.
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M. A. Gudmundson
Union Pacific
Butte
Pocatello
Riley
Meaderville
Lawmakers push repeal of neutrality and Johnson acts to aid Allies
In Congress on June 11 proposals emerged to repeal the Johnson act and alter the neutrality act to speed aid to France and England. Dingell calls the Johnson act Nazi propaganda while Austin and Pepper urge broad suspensions. Woodruff and Hoffman critique Roosevelt. Lee urges rushed supplies to the Allies.
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Congress
Dingell
D-Mich
Hitler
France
England
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R-Vt
Pepper
D-Fla
Woodruff
R-Mich
Roosevelt
Charlesville
Hoffman
Rmich
Italy
Lee
D-Okla
Senate
War Bulletins Report Geneva Bomb Target
Geneva reports a bomb attack in a residential suburb near a French fort killing one and wounding six. An Italian aircraft was suspected. The item notes wartime tensions and casualties amid Allied reporting.
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League of Nations
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