Butte Miners Unite For All Out War Production Drive
War Production Chief Donald M. Nelson urged miners and managers in Butte to keep non ferrous metal output at peak year round. The nationwide broadcast, with labor and management leaders, emphasized a 12 month busy season for essential metals.
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Donald M. Nelson
United States War Production
Butte
Anaconda
Se Ee
Butte Miners’ Union
Old Western Federation of Miners
War Department
Mgr. Kelly
Navy Department
Service of Camp Stores Improved
A committee of noncommissioned officers at Camp San Luis Obispo has been appointed by the camp commander to improve camp exchanges. They have reviewed prices and services and are making recommendations to benefit all enlisted men, with changes including larger ice cream portions on pies and bigger hamburgers with more pickles.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
Grass Farms Basis for Agriculture
Dr. W. J. Butler and Montana experts warn Montana’s grass is the state’s natural heritage and the key to its vast livestock industry. They note grass supports cattle, sheep, hogs, dairy, and more, with farmers earning over 100 million dollars last year. Prospects look brighter for crops and livestock, despite past droughts.
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Helena
W. J. Butler
Montana
Butler
Montana Livestock Sanitary Board
Sanitary Board
Montana State College
Jay G. Diamond
United States Department of Agriculture
Band Drum and Bugle Corps to Compete at Elks Meet
The 40th Montana State Elks convention in Butte July 2 3 4 features a band drum and bugle corps contest with 1000 in prizes. Entrants come from Lewistown Missoula Billings Great Falls Kalispell Anaconda and R Venable presides. Edward L Curman will deliver the featured talk as trapshooting and sightseeing add to the program.
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Corps of State
Elks
Montana State Elks’ Association
Butte
Lewistown
Missoula
Billings
Great Falls
Kalispell
Anaconda
R. Venable
Edward L. Cur
Army Navy Strike Japs in Aleutians
American Army and Navy aviation pressed operations when weather allowed to drive Japanese from the Aleutian outposts. Attu saw a Japanese landing and Kiska harbor reported enemy ships, while Midway losses limited any northern expansion, with Attu seen as a potential listening post against Alaska.
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Army
Navy
Aleutians
Washington
Far North
Aleutian
Alaska
Attu
Kiska
Rat Island
Lonely Attu
Nippon
North Pacific
Midway
Japan
Legion District Officers Named
Legions district officers were elected at a Dillon meeting led by Hugo Kenck of Butte selecting C. A. Bechler as district commander. Anaconde's O. B. Silvey became vice commander and Dillon’s Luther B. Smith was named chaplain with Ray Leighton of Butte as sergeant-at-arms. Auxiliary officers chosen include Townsend president R. E. Thurston and Dillon’s Rita Johnson historian. Banquet closed the district meeting weekend.
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Dillon
Hugo Kenck
Butte
Gertrude Lyon
Rita Johnson
Wendell Johnson
Glen Skyle
Twin Bridges
Gg Teller Ge
Scrumgard
Helena
Cne
Allied HQs Report Small Japanese Damage in Australia
General MacArthur announced Allied forces did little damage in Australia on Sunday, June 4, noting limited effects from the recent air and ground actions. The report reflects cautious progress in the campaign directions seen at Allied command.
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Allied Headquarters
Australia
General MacArthur
Weekend Warmth With Passing Thunder Showers
A weather forecast notes slightly warmer conditions on Sunday with possible thunder showers in the afternoon. Saturday reached a high of 66 and a low of 34 as colder air moves in later.
War metals push shown by labor and industry leaders
Front row includes Reid Robinson of the International Union of Mill Mine and Smelter Workers and D M Kelly of Anaconda Copper, with James F O'Brien of the Metal Trades Council. Back row lists Allen Buchanan, Herbert Heasley, Bela Low, and Frank Ayer of the WPB who met with the Victory Labor Management committee after air conference on Friday and Thursday.
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National Broadcasting Company
D. M. Kelly
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
James F. O’brien
Butte
Metal Trades Council
A. F. of L
Reid Robinson
Denver
Ata
International Union of Mill, Mine and Smelter Workers
I. O
Victory Labor Management Committee
Allen Buchanan
Labor Advisory Board
Herbert Heasley
Bela Low
Frank Ayer
WPB
Tank and Plane Battle Rages Near Tobruk Front
Cairo reports a fierce desert battle as Rommel’s Italo German armor renews assault 13 miles from the Tobruk perimeter. The XI force clashes center along a 14 mile triangle including El Adem and Acroma while RAF losses total 13 Axis planes and nine craft destroyed in supply-base strikes.
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Cairo
Tobruk
Erwin Rommel
Bir Hacheim
Mediterranean
el Adem
Acroma
Royal Air Force
Empire
Hundreds of U S Troops Land in Northern Ireland
Thousands of American troops equipped with 28 ton tanks arrive in camps in Northern Ireland from the great American convoy crossing the Atlantic. The force, part of the A E F, moves to prepare for engagement with German forces amid a tense war climate.
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Northern Ireland
United States
Atlantic
RAF Spitfires Hit Trains in Northern France Sweep
London dispatch reports RAF Spitfires shot up trains and gas tanks and a factory in northern France on Saturday. Near Etaples witnesses saw a locomotive explode after a cannon shell hit, with three other locomotives and railway cars struck including one near Dieppe.
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France
London
Etaples
Air Ministry
Dieppe
Lewistown Man Heads Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
F E Simkins of Lewistown was elected senior vice president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to succeed Hans Hanson of Great Falls. Missoula was chosen the 1943 convention site. Leaders announced include Mildred Eilefson Billings as senior vice president and Ada Ballard Great Falls as secretary treasurer, along with district commanders and national defense committee chair Jack England of Montana. Whitefish won the drum and bugle corps contest, Havre second, Butte third.
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Havre
F. E. Simkins
Lewistown
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hans
Vern R. Kelly
Kalispell
Montana
Whitefish
Butte
Germans Capture Over 12000 British Prisoners in Libya
Berlin radio quotes competent quarters that 12 000 British prisoners were taken in Libya operations. Four generals and an admiral are said to be among those captured.
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Berlin
Libya
Butte and Nation Observe Anniversary of Stars and Stripes
Butte plans a parade and patriotic program tonight at the Mining city streets and Butte high school stadium to mark 165 years since the flag’s birth. A large crowd is expected as residents reflect on the symbol of freedom and current wartime unity with Allied nations.
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Continental Congress
Butte
Butte High School
Butte Mobilizes Vast Salvage Drive For War Effort
In line with President Roosevelt, Butte gears up for a sweeping salvage campaign to reclaim rubber metal and textiles. Citizens urged to gather discarded rubber goods, scraps, and rags from every household and yard to aid the war. the drive aims to leave no material behind.
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Roosevelt
Butte
Montana
Ray Ruhle
Silver Bow County
Ruhle
Salvage for Victory drives scrap collection citywide
The Salvage for Victory program calls residents to gather scrap metal rubber goods rags and related items starting June 22. Citizens Defense HQ offers help with lifting. Boy Scouts will assist with locating and placing scrap piles for efficient pickup. Roosevelt urges national support.
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Citizens Defense Headquarters
WPA
America
Roosevelt
Avenger Torpedo Bomber Revealed By Navy
The Navy disclosed a new high speed torpedo bomber, designated TBF and publicly known as the Grumman Avenger. It can reach 270 miles per hour and was described as one of the surprises that met Japanese forces at Midway Island.
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Washington
Navy
Midway Island
TBF
Grumman “Avenger
Great Losses Inflicted on Germans
Soviet forces report repelling a major Nazi offensive on the Kharkov front with heavy German losses. Sevastopol garrison holds, Kalinin front battles near Moscow claimed 900 German casualties, a Soviet ship sank a 6,000 ton enemy vessel near Odessa, and the air force damaged submarines and many trucks. Stormovik bombers pressed operations against Axis targets.
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Moscow
Kharkov
Soviet Bureau of Information
Red Army
Long Front
Sevastopol
Kalinin
Black Sea
Odessa
Stormovik
Japs Smash at China Defense
Japanese assaults across China report limited gains with strong Chinese counterattacks along the Kan river and near Nanchang. Fighting centers southwest of Changshan and around Liangshan, with no major change on the Chekiang front. The effort to seize the Chuhsien to Nartichang rail line shows little progress, while the Yushan airfield remains under Chinese control as a potential Allied base.
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Kan River
Nanchang
Changshan
Liangshan
Chekiang Province
Chuhsien
Nartichang
Yushan
Tokyo
Oklahoma City Cares for Tornado Victims
Red Cross and relief agencies cared for 250 homeless after a tornado killed 30 in a southwest Oklahoma City district. Pvt. G. J. Prince described it as it “whistling like 10,000 devils” as it lifted a truck and struck nearby. Army soldiers from Will Rogers air field aided in rescue and care.
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Oklahoma City
Red Cross
G. J. Prince
Will Rogers Air Field
Army
Butte Women Sew Knit 18912 Garments for Red Cross
About 700 Butte volunteers in the War Production Department of the American Red Cross donated 105 111 hours of sewing and knitting since the start of the project. The record is described as outstanding in the local chapter’s annals and honors the patriotic humanitarian effort of all participants.
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Butte
Red Cross
War Production Department
The
American Red Cross
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