Italians Open Alpine Offensive Against France
Italian Alpine troops advance in the Maritime Alps north of Nice and into Savoy as Allied air and naval bombardments hit Genoa Savona Imperia Turin and Venice. The Italian high command reports a torpedo boat Calatafini sinking two destroyers and a seaplane sinking a submarine.
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Savoy
Rome
Switzerland
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Savona
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Turin
Venice
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Harvard Alumni Restrain Parade Digs of F D R
Harvard alumni leaders announce class day parade will not carry signs ridiculing President Roosevelt due to wartime. References to the war will be barred in the parade. Cambridge, Mass. June 5.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Roosevelt
National Income in 1939 Near 1929 Level
Secretary Hopkins estimates 1939 national income at about 70 billion dollars after price adjustments, up 9 percent from 1938 and 75 percent from 1932 low. He notes prices and living costs were lower, suggesting the 1939 income could buy as much as in 1929 despite the lower absolute figure.
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Washington
Hopkins
Hitler May Seek to Starve Britain Into Submission
Article by Kirkell and Simpson assesses Britain's peril from Nazi conquest across Europe. It argues Germany could starve Britain by sea while invasion remains risky, as Britain relies on sea-supplied sustenance and the British fleet still blocks German aims.
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Britain
Germany
Europe
Norway
Denmark
Holland
France
England
Arctic Circle
le Havre
Adolf Hitler
France Battles German Push As Paris Area Feels Strain
German forces crossed the Rhine into Alsace and pushed toward Paris while French troops retreated in order. President Leburn and Premier Reynaud met for hours as government officials planned next steps and denied an imminent peace with Hitler.
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Germany
Rhine
Alsace
Seine
Chaumont
Paris
France
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Reynaud
Weygand
Havas
Hitler
London
Colby College to Confer 119th Commencement This June
Tom Yeaman Brenner of Grant Montana a Colby senior earns the Foster Memorial Greek prize for excellence in interpreting Greek authors. Brenner son of Mr and Mrs C P Brenner is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and began at Beaverhead county high school before attending the University of Montana and Colby. Polygamy remains common in Egypt with 74 000 husbands having two wives and 118 having three wives last year according to Cairo statistics.
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Grant
Mont
Colby College
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Maine
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Beaverhead County
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Cairo
Couple Dies Within Days in Gainsborough
Married 63 years Mr and Mrs G Hudson aged 85 and 87 died within two days of each other in Gainsborough England.
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Gainsborough
England
Glasgow Leads Montana Population Gains in 1940 Census
Glasgow reports a 1940 population of 3 775 with a 10 year gain of 1 559. Nashua tallies 932 residents, up 581 for the decade. Other towns show increases or decreases across eastern Montana including Chinook Harlem Forsyth Malta Plentywood Fort Benton and Wolf Point with varied gains.
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Valley County
Fort Peckham
Glasgow
Nashua
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Broadus
Chinook
Circle
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Ekalaka
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Harlem
Harlowton
Havrem
Hingham
Hobson
Jordan
Malta
Plentywood
Rudyard
Ryegate
Saco
Scobey
Stanford
Terry
Wibaux
Winnett
White Sulphur Spring
Wolf Point
Montana Water Conservation Board Awards Two Irrigation Contracts
The Montana water conservation board awarded two contracts totaling 89889 for improving two major irrigation projects. J C Boesslug Miles City submitted the winning bid of 83889 for Tongue river work in Big Horn County. Caird Engineering Helena won the Nevada creek job in Powell county for 6000. Work will be done this summer without interfering with normal operations.
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Montana Water Conservation Board
J. C. Boesslug
Miles City
Tongue River
Big Horn County
Caird Engineering Works
Nevada Creek
Powell County
Financier Pleads Innocent in Court
Herbert Fleishhacker former president of a San Francisco bank pleads not guilty to 11 counts of misapplication involving fifty five thousand dollars. Judge Harold Louderback sets September 24 for trial.
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San Francisco
U.P
Herbert Fleishhacker
Harold Louderback
Louderback
Red Tanks Occupy Kaunas in Lithuania by Soviet Army
Soviet forces seized control of Lithuania with about 200 tanks moving through Kaunas and taking positions before public buildings. A main armored division arrived in the city as Soviet foreign officials arrived by air.
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Berlin
U.P
Kaunas
Lithuania
Red
Williams Denies Assault Charge in District Court Hearing
Clarence Williams pleaded not guilty to first degree assault after arraignment before District Judge J. J. Lynch. He posted a $3,000 bond. Police say Williams used a loaded shotgun against Harvey Fort and aimed at Basil Jones and Fort, but the gun was deflected and he was over powered. He is in custody at the Veterans' hospital near Helena, with deputies placing him under a bench warrant on June 5.
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J. J. Lynch
Williams
Harvey Fort
Basil Jones
Veterans’ Hospital
Helena
Silver Bow County
Sheriff's Deputies
Birthday party marks Mildred South twelfth birthday
Manhattan June 15 Mildred South celebrated her twelfth birthday Tuesday afternoon with friends. Prizes went to Jacqueline Bompart and Irene Shadoan. Refreshments served to Jacqueline Bompart Doris McLees Laura Jean Lambert Joyce South Irene Mickey Shadoan Peggy Hayes Helen Curtis Alice Marie Aughney and Judith Nread.
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Mildred South
Jacqueline Bompart
Irene Shadoan
Doris McLees
Laura Jean Lambert
Joyce South
Irene
Mickey Shadoan
Peggy Hayes
Helen Curtis
Alice Marie Aughney
Judith Nread
Two Divorces Granted in District Court
Two divorces were granted by district court judges yesterday. Robert Murphy was granted a divorce from Mabel Murphy on willful desertion. Mary Wilson was granted a divorce from Roy H. Wilson with custody of their minor son.
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Mabel Murphy
T. E. Downey
Mary Wilson
Roy H. Wilson
J. J. Lynch
Carl
Oscar
Julius Shiner
Emma Shiner
Pearl Beaudien
Everett Taylor
Mary Walsh
Charles B. Slater
Bernard Coll
Delia Coll
Mary Gavigan
John Florin
Frances Robe
Montana County Officials Meet in Havre Next Week
The Montana Association of County Commissioners plans its annual gathering in Havre from June 17 to 19 with Gov. Roy E. Ayers as a principal speaker. The Governor is slated to deliver the closing address.
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Montana Association of County Commissioners
Roy E. Ayers
Funeral Rites Held For White Sulphur Springs Residents
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Presbyterian church for Thomas Scotty Armstrong who died Thursday at the Mangers Fort Logan ranch from heart failure. Interment was in the local cemetery. He came to town from Roundup in 1934 and is survived by one sister Mrs James Jardine of Nakamun Alberta Canada. Also included is the obituary for Mrs Isabella Black who died Saturday at her son William Black’s ranch on Newlan Creek at age 95 years 6 months. she was born in Scotland in 1845 and lived in Iowa and Oklahoma before moving to Montana in 1918. Surviving are two sons William Black White Sulphur and Andrew Black British Columbia a daughter Mrs Burgess White Sulphur and three sons Harley Halter of Larmar Colorado Grover and Jim of Kendrick Oklahoma. Pallbearers were Horace Bonnie Tom Adams Forrest Chapman Alfred Mesmer Jay East and Floyd Johnson. London’s luxury hotels are giving reduced rates to soldiers on short leave for marriages as honey moon suites are being used.
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America
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Iowa
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Sugarnay
Oklahoma
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Montana
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Andrew Black
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Larmare, Colo
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Jim
Kendrick
Okla
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Forrest Chapman
Alfred Mesmer
Jay East
Floyd Johnson
Family Reunion Picnic Draws Large W. C. Manley Gathering
The W. C. Manley home in Pony hosted a sizable family reunion picnic on Sunday with attendees from Bozeman Helena Butte Sheridan Harrison and Pony. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Hartman Manley and many children and relatives while several members could not attend.
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W. C. Manley
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Marcia
David
Bozeman
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David Kneedler
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Helena
Ed T. O’brein
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Walter
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Mahlon
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Butte
Morie Rowe
Min
Nie Copp
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Beverly
Frances Darby
Dale
Frank Axtell
Sheridan
Walter Gendrow
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Harrison
Clifford Manley
Harvey Manley
Phil
Clara
Jane
Joe
M. C. Manley
Jack
Billy
Rita Ann Manley
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