Roosevelt scoffs at Hitler pledge as air force plans unveil
President Roosevelt dismissed Hitler’s denial of western hemisphere invasion as grotesque while announcing plans to train 10,600 air force personnel annually. Randolph Texas Maxwell Alabama Moffett fields will host three training centers with 1,292 cadets starting by December. Of the annual total, 7,000 become pilots and the rest bombardiers and navigators. Senator Pepper urged presidential power to mandate wartime aircraft production by a fixed date.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hitler
Army Air Force
Carl von Wiegand
Hearst
Randolph Field
Texas
Maxwell Field
Ala
Moffett Field
Calif
Woodring
Capitol Hill
Pepper
D-Fla
Group Drags Big Hole for Drowned Man
A Dillon led search of the Big Hole river morning dragged the river for Joe Maceroski a 24 year old who drowned last evening while swimming. Sheriff Paul Temple headed more than 15 men with boats supplied by local residents. Recovery efforts continued as Larry Deadman described the failed rescue and the submerged body was not yet found.
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Deadman
Joe
Pioneer couple dead in Butte two generations mourned
Lottie Carlson died nine hours after husband Carl A. Carlson. Swedish-born residents of Butte for 60 years, the Carlsons were longtime members of local pioneer and relief organizations. Surviving are four daughters and sons-in-law. Funeral plans not detailed in the fragment.
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C. A. Carlson
Pioneer Butte
Carl A. Carson
Lottie Carlson
Walia
United States
Butte
Carlson
Sweden
L. O. Evans Place
Butte Pioneer Cub
Security Benefit Association
Butte Pioneer Club
Women's Relief Corps
Praternal Aid Union
West
Granite Street
Florence Leary
Sweetgrass
Finland Places Faith in Guns Says Finnish Visitor
Miss Myllikki Pohjala, Finnish parliament member, told an Emanuel Lutheran church crowd in Butte that faith shifted from the League of Nations to munitions and planes. She toured the United States, educated at Columbia, and spoke to a packed audience about Finland's invasion.
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Finland
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Myllikki Pohjala
House of Parliament
League of Nations
Pohjala
Butte
Points West
United States
America
Columbia University
Tribute to the Flag Headlines Montana Chief Justice Johnson
Chief Justice Howard A. Johnson of the Montana Supreme Court gave the address at a flag day ceremony at the Butte High School stadium. He framed the flag as a symbol of emancipation from fear and a guarantee of freedom and rights, praising its role in a changing nation. The event, sponsored by the Butte Elks and other groups, drew a record crowd including many naturalized citizens, who joined in patriotic songs.
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Land of Liberty
Howard A. Johnson
Montana Supreme Court
Butte Elks Lodge
High School
Johnson
Free America
United States
German Forces Claim French Collapse As Paris Falls
Berlin reports the German army has entered Paris amid claims of collapsing French resistance on the northern front. Montmedy fell and Verdun is threatened as Germany launches the third phase of its offensive, with Paris now in German hands and celebrations in Berlin.
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Berlin
Paris
France
Maginot Line
Saar
Montmedy
Argonne Forest
Verdun
Hitler
Sedan
U. S
William C. Bullitt
Montana Weekend Forecast Sees Warm Weekend
A Montana forecast expects fair weather across Saturday and Sunday with warmer conditions on Saturday. No precipitation is anticipated and temperatures should rise through the weekend.
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Montana
French Fall Back as Nazis Occupy Abandoned Paris
France's main forces conduct a fighting retreat far south of Paris after German occupation. Paris is seized and Tours abandons as Reynaud appeals for U S aid. French naval bombardment against Italy and air actions near Venice and Rome are reported.
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Paris
Tours
France
Maginot
Polius
Reynaud
Roosevelt
Bordeaux
Italy
Venice
Rome
Senate groups add 100 million relief fund in bill
Senate groups representing rural and urban interests joined to insert a new 100 million dollar relief fund into the annual relief bill by a lopsided 58 to 16 vote. They aimed to remove agricultural surpluses despite objections from Senator Adams who noted existing farm bill allocations and additional automatic diversions from customs funds.
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Senate
Washington
Adams
D-Corp
Congress
Butte Man Eugene Carroll Heads Naval Academy Banquet Honor
Eugene Carroll a prominent Butte resident returned home after attending the U S Naval Academy alumni banquet in Annapolis where he held the seat of honor as the oldest ranking graduate present. Accompanied by Mrs Carroll the 1881 class member led the honor post. About 400 alumni attended with two fellow 1881 graduates. Senator Walsh praised a future in which the U S Navy grows to be the largest in history. A ceremony unveiled a statue of Admiral Sims during the trip.
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U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Carroll
Academy
Hawaiian
Senator Walsh
Massachusetts
United States
Admiral Sims
Scotstoun sinks after torpedo hit in war at sea
The armed merchant cruiser Scotstoun was mortally wounded by a torpedo and sank as gun crews kept firing amid waist-deep water. Two officers and four seamen died, but rescuers believed they hit the submarine attacker before the Scotstoun settled. The ship, once the Anchor liner Caledonia, was a sister of Transylvania and among Britain’s armed merchant vessels lost in the war.
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London
Scotstoun
Caledonia
New York
Europe
Africa
Near East
Germany
Italy
Cairo
Libya
Royal Air Force
Seine
Union Pacific Bridge Burned at Gleason Wyoming
A 150 foot Union Pacific trestle burned at Gleason Wyoming cutting traffic on the Denver Cheyenne line. Officials expected no service until about 10 AM tomorrow with trains rerouted via Colorado and Southern tracks. Cause of the fire not yet determined.
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Gleason
Wyo
Union Pacific
Denver-Cheyenne
Colorado & Southern
Cheyenne
War beliefs confuse 82 year old German woman in Memphis
An 82 year old German woman, Mrs. Lucia Krischick, in Memphis, misreads press about World War I relations. Believes England and France fight while Italy sides with France. a daughter and grandson explain since her weak heart cannot bear excitement and she cannot read English.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lucia Krischick
England
France
Italy
France Faces Dire Straits as Germans Press Toward Paris
German forces push southwest through occupied France while French troops retreat from Paris. Montmedy falls as Maginot defenses bend under assault. Britain mobilizes funds and troops, hinting at a long war. Hitler expected to pursue a peace offensive as Allied fleets suffer losses along the Seine.
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Paris
France
Maginot Line
Montmedy
Maginot
Associated Press
Tours
Britain
Bordeaux
Venice
Italian
Italy
Germany
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Flanders
Harold Nicolson
Ministry of Information
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Hitler
Nicolson
le Havre
Loire River
Paul Reynaud
United States
Washington lands at sea bearing U S war refugees
The United States liner Washington sailed from Galway at 4 44 a m bound for New York with over 1000 American war refugees mainly women and children. Milk supplies of 1500 gallons were loaded and over 40 lacked funds but signed promissory notes.
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Galway
Ireland
United States
Washington
Gal Way
New York
Mines Class of 1940 Sees 90 Percent Take Jobs Soon
The Montana School of Mines reports 90 percent of the 50 graduates from the class of 1940 secured jobs within a week of graduation. Most work in Montana. others head to Canada, New Jersey, Texas, California, Chicago, Utah, or Liberia, with many opening positions still arriving from employers.
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Montana School of Mines
O. A. Dingman
Dingman
Montana
Massachusetts
British Columbia
New Jersey
Texas
California
Chicago
Utah
Liberia
South America
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Reich
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Eugene Carroll
U.s.naval Academy
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
UPI
Fiume
Adriatic
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