Red Army Granted Free Access Into Lithuanian Territory
Reports from Berlin and Moscow say Soviet troops were allowed into Lithuania with Kaunas government resigning and a new regime established. Official communiques claim Lithuanians accepted Russia demands including entry of troops and cabinet resignations as 200 Soviet tanks moved into Kaunas.
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Russia
Red Army
Berlin
Germany
Lithuania
Moscow
U.P
Kaunas
Antanas Merkys
Pavlov
French Army Staggered By German Blows
German armies drove into French territory and stormed the Maginot line as weary French troops fell back. Berlin claimed talks of peace were discussed elsewhere, while the Nazis pressed their campaign. Roosevelt pledged aid without military commitment as Britain expressed gratitude for his assurances. The front stretched from the Baltic to the Gulf of Aden in a widening war.
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Maginot Line
Berlin
Baltic
Russia
Lithuania
Antanas Smetona
Red Army
Germany
Paris
Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
France
Verdun
Roosevelt
United States
Reynaud
London
Britain
Gulf of Aden
Lindbergh Urges Hemisphere Defense and Bases
Col Charles A Lindbergh told a NBC radio audience that US defense requires cooperation with all American nations but insists on military bases wherever needed for safety. He warned against involvement in the European war and urged an end to gestures with an empty gun.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
Western Hemisphere
Lindbergh
Turkey Maintains Nonbelligerent Stance Amid War Shifts
Ankara reports to all foreign envoys that Turkey’s policy remains unchanged and nonbelligerent. Moscow’s suggestion to stay out of the war is viewed as evidence of a three power Balkan understanding with Germany Italy and Russia. Prime Minister Saydam to address Parliament. Turkey may seek German trade deals to replace cut Allies supplies.
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Russia
Ankara
Turkey
Moscow
Balkans
Germany
Italy
Britain
France
Mediterranean
Refik Saydam
Reich
Roosevelt pledges aid to France as Reynaud appeals
President Roosevelt radioed French Premier Paul Reynaud promising to redouble U S efforts to supply planes and munitions to Allied forces while France resists the German advance. He said the U S would not recognize any conquest of French territory and praised French courage on French soil. Continued on Page 10.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Paul Reynaud
United States
Reynaud
France
Britain
Dynamite Found Under Bridge In Butte Creek Area
Police officers Tompkins and ONeill recovered 50 to 75 sticks of dynamite from beneath the Oregon Avenue bridge over Blacktail Creek after a citizen reported the find. No blasting caps were found, and the origin remains unexplained with theories ranging from river dumping to hidden stock by workmen. Explosives were turned over to the city corral for safekeeping.
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George Tompkins
Herb O'Neill
Oregon Avenue
Blacktail Creek
City Corral
Serbians of Butte to Observe St Trinity Day Events
Serbian communities from Butte Anaconda Helena Philipsburg and nearby towns gather in Butte for St Trinity observances starting with a 10 oclock mass at the Serbian Orthodox church St Trinity led by Rev Nickolai Dazgich with the Young American Serb choir. A post mass banquet hosted by Circle of Serbian Sisters follows in the new church home. The group formed six years ago and supports church welfare charity drives and public causes.
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Butte
Anaconda
Helena
Philipsburg
St. Trinity
Nickolai Dazgich
New Church
Circle of Serbian Sisters
Red Cross
Filing Ends as 82 Seek Silver Bow Posts in 1940 Primary
The 1940 primary election in Silver Bow County heads into its final filing hours with 82 candidates for 22 offices. Addis A. McGrath reports 76 Democrats and six Republicans filed for county posts. many races show heavy Democratic interest, including 36 Democrats for state legislature.
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Silver Bow
Elimer Shea
District Court
George H. Wade
Justice of Peace
Silver Bow Township
South Butte Township
South Butte
Montana Weekend Forecast Warms With Fair Skies
Montana weather outlook calls for generally fair conditions Sunday and Monday with continued warmth.
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Montana
Verdun Falls to German Armies in World War II Drive
Berlin reports Verdun, once a famed fortified town and citadel, fell today to Adolf Hitler's forces after heavy battles. The realm also announced a breakthrough along the Maginot line toward Paris, with no halt to hostilities and comments denying a need for French capitulation.
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Berlin
Verdun
Adolf Hitler
Saarbrucken
Maginot Line
Paris
A C M Annual First-Aid Contest Set for Columbia Gardens
The Anaconda Copper Mining company schedules its annual first aid contest at Columbia Gardens on Sunday afternoon June 30. Additional contests occur in Great Falls on June 22 and Anaconda on June 29. Butte hosts 28 teams from mines and shops using the U S Bureau of Mines rules with chief judge E H Denny and a panel of judges from the bureau and safety appliance firms.
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Columbia Gardens
Great Falls
Anaconda
Butte
Mines Bureau
United States Bureau of Mines
E. H. Denny
Walter W. Kessler
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Salt Lake City
Alan G. Look
U.S. Bu
Senate approves 1941 relief bill and tax plan
The Senate passed a 1.224 billion dollar relief bill for 1941 and a 1.007 billion dollar special tax measure to fund rearmament. The package includes 50 million for civilian refugee aid, 100 million for food stocks via stamps and subsidies, and 975 million for the WPA focused on airport and defense projects. An adjournment target was cited by Finance Chairman Pat Harrison.
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Ronald G. Wantine
Washington
U.P
Senate
Finance
Pat Harrison
Finance Committee
Harrison
Europe
WPA
F. C. Harrington
House
Prentiss M. Brown
D-Mich
Britain and France United in War Determination
London reports authoritative quarters say Britain and France remain united in continuing the war against Germany despite reverses in France. Roosevelt pledges increased aid to the Allies, described as vital, though the U.S. commitment is not military. The Battle of Britain and France are seen as one struggle, with urgency for rapid material support.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
France
Germany
Roosevelt
United States
Britain
Buffalo Boy Drowns in Artificial Pond
Forrest Edwin Grove a 14 year old deaf and mute student of the state deaf and blind school at Great Falls drowned this afternoon while swimming in an artificial pond eight miles west of Buffalo Judith Basin county He was with his sister and others when a cramp is believed to have caused his drowning His sister attempted a rescue but could not reach him before he went under.
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Fr — Forrest Fdwin Grove
Fdwin T Grove
Buffalo
Judith Basin County
Great Falls
Harkness elected Montana Alberta Lions Governor
T A Harkness of Missoula was elected governor of the Montana Alberta district of Lions International at the fourteenth annual convention in Missoula. Glacier National Park will host the 1941 convention. Hamilton joins Missoula as co hosts for the event.
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Missoula
T. A. Harkness
Montana-Alberta
Lions International
Many Glaciers Hotel
Glacier National Park
Browning Club
Harkness
Herbert J. Klindt
Billings
Don M. Robertson
Calgary
Glacier Park
Alberta
Canada
Hamilton
Bitter Root
Former Boulder Matron Mrs Con Smith Dies in Rochester
Mrs Con Smith a longtime Boulder matron and recent Butte resident died in Rochester Minnesota after traveling there a week ago for medical care Her sons John J Smith Helena and Paul T Smith Boulder accompanied her They were with her when she passed away Smith native of Des Moines Iowa moved with her parents to Ogden Utah before marriage to Don Smith a Jefferson valley rancher and stockman They raised six children in Jefferson valley Continued on Page 10 Col 8
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Con Smith
Boulder
Butte
Rochester
Minn
John J. Smith
Helena
Paul T. Smith
Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Des Moines
Iowa
John Maguire
Ogden
Utah
Don Smith
Jefferson Valley
Smith
Jefferson
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Mariembourg
Belgium
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Altarkness
Distact
Rochester, Minn
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