German advance to Paris amid claims of vast French losses
German forces push toward Paris claiming massive war material booty and hundreds of tanks and planes destroyed. They report capturing Reims Rouen and crossing the Seine and Marne while warning Paris would be a crime to defend. Sources note Allied transports sunk and Le Havre attacked as Dieppe-like peril looms.
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Reims
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Seine
Marne
Paris
Compiegne
Marshal Foch
Dienst Aus Deutschland
French
Germany
Flanders
England
Channel
War Bulletin Reports Soviet Expansion In Lithuania
Kaunas reports Prime Minister Merkys returned from Moscow amid signals a secret agreement may boost Soviet military forces in Lithuania. Soviet garrisons in the Baltic states rival the three nations' combined forces, with Minsk protocol links cited and no comment from Merkys.
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Lithuania
Merkys
Moscow
Russia
Germany
Baltic
Lithunia
Estonia
Latvia
Hill Observance Parade Opens With Union Rally and Banquet
Thousands of union members will parade from the courthouse at 9 o clock in three sections. The Butte Mines band Eagles drum corps and numerous groups will perform. Ed Mason leads as marshal with committees handling arrangements barbecue speakers sports and publicity.
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Butte High School
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Elks Drum
Montana
Granite Street
Washington
Park Street
Park
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Arizona Street
Broadway
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Glen Zorn
Paul Fall, Jr
Andy Pottet
Arthur Kelley
Charlie Black
Joe Stover
Ed Mason
Stanley Babcock
Tom Fargo
Sam Orlich
R. C. Brown
Dennis McCarthy
Dan Orlich
Steve Harvey
French oil port drive amid Rhine front battles
The report describes a heavy artillery exchange on the southern upper Rhine front involving German east forces as part of a broader German plan to envelop France from the Channel to the Rhine. Italy’s entry is celebrated on German radios with a military communique and war song. A U‑boat halted the U S liner Washington, mistaken earlier for a Greek steamer.
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English Channel
Italy
United States
Washington
Twelve Counties Remit Last Half of 1939 Taxes
Twelve counties today remitted to Treasurer Ray N Shannon the state's share of last half of 1939 tax collections. Blaine 8503.86 Carbon 10623.93 Flathead 20828.12 Jefferson 8925.51 Judith Basin 8095.35 Mineral 5669.42 Park 12969.69 Prairie 5457.78 Richland 7882.22 Rosebud 11577 Teton 9385.23 Yellowstone 39252.02.
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Italian air war moves amid bombings and Swiss inquiry
Swiss officials linked bombs killing four to British origin near Lake Geneva area. Italy reported dawn and sunset attacks on Malta with apparent results and said land sea and air forces deployed at midnight June 10. Crown Prince Umberto urged troops with confident revival of past triumphs.
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Lake Leman
Italy
Aeneas
Geneva
Britain
Great Mediterranean
Malta
Cyrenaican
Umberto
Marne Crisis Deepens as German Forces Advance
Reported German advances threaten Parisian approaches with Rouen and St Valery in German hands. French claims of 20 000 prisoners and heavy German losses contrast with continued bombardment along the Oise Meuse axis and new Italian-Russian diplomatic shifts. British air operations target Libya from Egypt as actions unfold.
Butte Discusses Army Air Base and National Defense Plans
Federal appropriations and local support advance a Butte army air base proposal. Montana WPA and city officials pledge facilities and labor for a Great Falls air base plan, while school districts offer buildings and land for national defense training programs across aircraft mechanics welding engineering and related crafts.
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WPA
Parker
Great Falls
Great Falls City
Chamber of Commerce
Montana
Lowell W. Johnson
J. W. Studebaker
National Commssioner of Education
Old Butte High School
Washington Junior High School
Johnson
Charles Davis
Smith- Hughes
Studebaker
Department of Education
Germans Reach Farthest Point at Chateau Thierry During 1918 Spring Offensive
The Germans had thrown training tanks up from Germany as they advanced toward Chateau Thierry where French forces dug in to stem the German rush. The American expeditionary force's second and third divisions finally checked the offensive, and a large stone bridge spans the Marne at that point.
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Germany
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Expansion of Civilian Pilot Training Programs Announced
Expansion plans include refreshed courses free of charge to qualify students for private pilot certificates under a standardized training system. The aim is to produce more than twice as many pilots this summer as were trained in the entire previous year, with new courses for 18 to 26 year old high school graduates who hold solo or private certificates. Active private pilots and active or inactive commercial pilots will join in phases of the expansion.
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Johnson
Montana School of Mines
Butte
Wright
Shirt Factories of Derry to Produce 500000 Shirts
Shirt factories in Derry Northern Ireland will manufacture 500000 shirts for sailors. The project involves local plants and aims to supply naval service wardrobes this year.
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Derry
Northern Ireland
Montana Woman Injured in Head On Train Journey
Anna Winston Smalley of Roundup Mont grand matron of the order of Eastern Star was hospitalized in Salt Lake City after a sleeper berth fell and struck her head while en route from the East to Idaho state meeting in Boise. Dr A M Okelberry said X rays showed a sprain but no serious injury. hospitalization for several days advised.
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Anna Winston Smalley
Roundup
Mont
Order of Eastern Star
Idaho
Boise
A. M. Okelberry
British Bombers Sink Libyan Naval Base Ships
CATRO Egypt June 13 British bombers attacking Tobruk in Libya set fires to two Italian warships including a battleship used as a depot ship and two submarines. The battleship reportedly burned and was beached by its crew to avert sinking.
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Egypt
Au.p
Italy
Tobruk
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