Landon denounces Roosevelt as war drift risks for America
Alf M Landon, the 1936 Republican nominee, accuses President Roosevelt of pushing the nation toward war without public support. He criticizes the Charlottesville speech and warns against feeding British speculation while urging continued preparedness and Congress’s war authority. He insists the U S stay neutral until thoroughly prepared.
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Wheeler
Charlottesville
Mussolini
America
Congress
Marine recruiters to interview in Butte today
Staff Sgt. Leslie R. Bennett and an aide will interview and examine applicants for U S Marine Corps enlistment in temporary offices at the Butte federal building. Contact 2 1134 or Postmaster Frank X Monaghan for interviews. Successful applicants go to Salt Lake City for final exams.
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Leslie R. Bennett
Butte
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps League
Con D. Silard
Western
Salt Lake City
Butte Federal Building
Frank X. Monaghan
Silard
Sergeant Bennett
Plan Considered to Send 100000 British Children Abroad
The Daily Mail reports an unofficial three member parliamentary committee is considering sending 100000 British school children to the United States for the duration of the war.
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London
The
Daily Mail
United States
Battleships Missouri and Wisconsin Named by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt announced the two new 45,000 ton battleships to be Maine? No, Missouri and Wisconsin, with construction ordered this week. The naming confirms the fleet’s expansion during the current naval program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Missouri
Wisconsin
Dead Man's basin project work resumes in Montana
In Harlowton on June 14 one hundred men have resumed construction on the Dead Man's basin project for the Montana water conservation board. Workers have restarted an intake canal near the diversion dam site located ten miles east of the town.
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Harlowton
Dead Man's Basin
Montana Water Conservation Board
Air Mail Bill Advances for Alaska Postal Service
The House post office committee approved a bill allowing air to carry mail in Alaska without airmail stamps since airplanes are the sole transport mode. This marks a step toward federal air mail service in the territory.
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Washington
U.R
House Post Office Committee
Alaska
Cromwell Defends Britain and Blasts Congress Critics
Former U.S. minister to Canada and Senate hopeful James H. R. Cromwell accused many Congress members of "Trojan jackasses" who misled the nation about Europe before World War II. He warned of economic pressure from Germany and urged a united Anglo-American defense if Britain seeks safety in Canada.
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Atlantic City
N. J
James H. R. Cromwell
U.S
Canada
America
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Cromwell
United States
Europe
Roosevelt
Hull
U. S
New Jersey
House
Hitler
Germany
Western
Atlantic
Pacific
Worth of air training offered at Montana School of Mines
The summer civilian pilot training at the Montana School of Mines begins Tuesday at 1 pm with ground school for 18 to 26 year old men. About 30 will enter flight training and 45 ground school students, free of charge though valued at roughly 500 dollars each. No military obligation. Applications via registrar.
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Montana School of Mines
George L. Shue
School of Mines
Shue
Hungary Bars Men of Military Age from Leaving Country
Budapest June 14. Hungary forbids men aged 18 to 61 to depart the country without special permission. Women 18 to 45 are also forbidden to leave Budapest during a mock air raid as the government tightens control of outgoing news dispatches.
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Budapest
Hungary
Senator Johnson kicks off re election bid on defense policy
San Francisco June 14 U S Senator Hiram Johnson opened his campaign for re election stating support for a strong national defense but opposing sending American troops to foreign battlefields.
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San Francisco
U. S
Hiram Johnson
Roosevelt Signs Bill On Little Missouri River Water Division
President Roosevelt signed a bill allowing Montana North Dakota South Dakota and Wyoming to negotiate and enter an agreement to divide waters of the Little Missouri River among the four states.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
Four Butte graduates win Montana college scholarships
Four Butte high school graduates receive four scholarships to Montana colleges. Winners are Virginia Malaskey and Kathryn Spiegel to the University of Montana Missoula, Daniel Popovac to Montana State College, and William Stern to the Montana School of Mines. Awards cover freshman year fees.
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Butte High School
Montana
Scott W. Fries
Montana State University
Montana School of Mines
Montana State College
Virginia Malaskey
Kathryn Spiegel
University of Montana At
Miss Malaskey
John Malaskey
Aberdeen Street
National Honor Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Miss Spiegel
Sam Spiegel
South
Montana Street
Journalisc
Stern
William Stern
Warren Avenue
Popovac
Obren Pop
War Bulletins From the Front Alley Echoes of June Attacks
Reports from Jugoslav points describe air attacks lasting an hour and 35 minutes with a plane seen falling near Susak amid rain. French civilians are urged to stay home during invaded territory. A British warship was attacked off Malta but repelled the Italian bombers. In Tours planes and anti aircraft fire amid loud detonations. Princeton President Dodds proposes universal military training for ages 21 to 45. Canada pledges full support to France and Britain, offering resources of the continent. NBC notes a Paris relay broadcast claiming Paris surrender not a German victory while focusing on future western front victories.
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Jugoslav
Susak
Fiume
Princeton
N. J
Harold W. Dodds
Princeton University
Dr. Dodds
New York
Paris
Mondial
NBC
Mediterranean
Italy
London News Chronicle
America
Vernon Bartlett
France
United States
Daily Mail
Laborite Herald
Britain
Hitler
Harold Nicolson
Ministry of Information
Europe
Americas
Nicolson
Leicester
Adolf Hitler
England
PoThen
Czechos-Slovakia
Elimination of Nut Drivers Would Save 15000 Lives Yearly
New York report at the American Medical Association closing meeting says eliminating nut drivers with mental tests could save 15,000 lives annually. Detroit official Dr. Lowell Selling cites court tests showing many offenders lack judgment, despite adequate reaction times, leading to license cancellations after intelligence assessments.
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U. S
New York
American Medical Association
Lowell
Selling
Detroit
Mich
Recorder’s Court
Church Women and Garden Club Activities Reported
South Side News covers Shortridge Memorial church Women’s council meeting with officers re elected. Bazaar club set for June 25 and plate party planned for June 27. Garden clubs announce June events. United Congregational guild meets with book review. Local students and residents featured in campus and home visits.
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Max Weber
Lee Colston
Shortridge Memorial Christian Church
Clyde Clawson
B. F. Lewis
B. C. Kerr
Bazaar Club
Weber
Kate Knouff
W. T. Groom
Charles Trostle
Florence Taliaferro
George Marr
C. E. Root
Knouff
George Peery
Hosking
Hattie Jones
Colston
Myrna Little
United Congregational Guild
O. L. Lenz
Yale Avenue
W. A. Boyer
Margaret Claybourn
E. W. Harris
Constancia Dela Mora
FE. Russell Smith
Claybourn
Harris
Boyer
William Wallace
Glenn C. Reed
L. M. Falcon
Louis Freeman
E. J. Richardson
Rose Thorn
Maurice M. Moore
W. T. Johnson
C. R. Strong
Harry Dun
Paris Surrender Questioned as Part of France Defense
Allies will redirect manpower and materiel to the battle of France. Paris fell not as a strategic victory for Germany but because it was not vital to the French line of defense.
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France
Paris
Track removal to start Monday in Butte
The M. F. Kiely and Son Construction Co. begins removing streetcar rails in Butte on Monday. The $69,923.75 project covers about 13 miles of tracks, excluding Montana Street from Park to Second, and must be finished by October 1. Funds come from Anaconda Copper Mining Co., with $70,500 remaining after initial spending.
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Butte Streets
M. F. Kiely and Son Construction Company
Montana Street
Park
Second Street
State Highway Commission
Anaconda
Finland to pay war debt installment as Congress delays others
Washington dispatch reports Finland will pay its scheduled war debt installment tomorrow despite a concurrent resolution allowing the United States to postpone June and December payments. Finnish officials call the payment a matter of principle and credit.
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Washington
U.P
Legation
Finland
Congress
Republic
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R.mich
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
White House
Roosevelt
Vandenberg
Great Britain
France
Italy
Yugoslavia
State Department
McCarran Downgrades Alarm Over German Invasion
Senator McCarran of Nevada argues that Hitler will not risk a costly invasion of England or the Atlantic even if France falls. He says Americans should not panic, noting the high costs of a sustained drive and Hitler’s war machine limitations.
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Salt Lake City
McCarran
D-Nev
France
Adolf Hitler
England
Hitler
English Channel
Atlantic
Fireman saves sons then drowns at Lake Vermilion
Virginia Minnesota June 14 47 year old Thomas Lapatka a fireman drowned after saving his two young sons from a squall on Lake Vermilion keeping them above water until rescuers arrived. A third son swam to shore. He exhausted sank leaving the boys alive.
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Virginia
Minn
Thomas Lapatka
Lake Vermilion
Delegates Plan Summer A I E E Meeting Tour
The delegate group of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers will attend the summer meeting and visit several cities including New York Philadelphia Washington Buffalo Niagara Falls Chicago and other eastern and mid western locales. A Galway cathedral will be built on the former jail site.
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American Institute of Electrical Engineers
New York
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Chicago
Galway
Ireland
Eight Year Old Alfred Ritter Killed in Allied Raid
In Genstein Germany an eight year old American boy Alfred Ritter, living with relatives, was the first American civilian casualty on land due to war activity during an Allied air raid.
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Alfred Ritter
Genstein
Germany
British Open War Chest to Buy Supplies
Britain opens its war chest to acquire immediate supplies as Paris falls and France integrates into the war. Officials and commentators discuss American intervention and the fight-on resolve, predicting Allied and American industrial mobilization to overwhelm Nazi Germany.
Warrants Due to Be Called From County Funds
Outstanding warrants totaling about 100000 will be called today per County Treasurer George O’Brien Jr. These warrants are drawn on the general county fund and School District No. 1 text book fund. Callable numbers include General fund 9043 to 9634, jury service 26791 to 26889, witness fees 14312 to 14323, and text book fund 500 to 509. All numbers inclusive.
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George O’brien Jr
General County Fund
General Fund
General
Defense job openings listed for chemists and other posts
The U S Civil Service Commission announced open competitive exams to recruit explosive chemists and other specialists for national defense programs. Salaries range from 2000 to 4600 dollars yearly with deadlines of June 27 and applications via the commission in Washington. Additional posts include marine engineers naval architects translators junior airway controllers and museum aides with various salaries at government agencies and museums.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
P. H. Pohlman
Civil Service Board of Examiners
Pohlman
Washington, D. C
Butte Post Office
Civil Service Commission
U. S. Maritime Commission
Navy Department
Naval Architect
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Naval Observatory
National Gallery of Arty
Smithsonian Institution
Swimming Victim Sought in River
A man disappeared in the river near Dillon while swimming. Sheriff Paul Temple led a rescue effort with boats and grappling gear and divers planned to drag the river bottom if the body is not found soon. The victim, Maceroski, worked for Leonard Lively and has two brothers and a sister in nearby towns.
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Deadman
Dillon
Paul Temple
Leslie Smith
C. F. Murphy
Pete Westergarde
Maceroski
Leonard Lively
Glenn
Elmer
Albert
Sheep Creek Basin
Germany's 5 Million Dollar Gold Deposit Reaches Bucharest
A German deposit of five million dollars in gold bullion arrived in Bucharest to speed shipments of food to Germany. The Soviet steamer Sakalin, a 9,500 ton vessel, reached Constanza with a full oil load for transshipment to Germany, the first such Russian oil shipment to Romania for Germany in about three months.
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Bucharest
Germany
Constasza
Rumanian
Black Sea
Romania
Willkie Declines Vice Presidential Nomination
Wendell Willkie, Republican presidential candidate, stated at a Boston press conference that he would not accept the vice presidential nomination under any circumstances. He said he was not interested in holding public office merely because it is a public office.
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Boston
Wendell Willkie
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Floral Boulevard
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University of Montana
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Fastlake
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