Death Summons John P Like of Butte and Drummond
John P. Like a Germany native and 55 year Butte resident died Sunday morning in a local hospital after a long illness. He was active in the Butte Butchers union Butte lodge of Elks and Modern Woodmen of America. The body was taken to Ross mortuary in Deer Lodge with funeral at 10 a m Tuesday at the Catholic church in Drummond Rev Father Patrick Casey to officiate. Interment will be in the New Chicago cemetery near Philipsburg. Survived by three sisters Mrs Mary Clark Grand Forks N D Mrs Elizabeth Rathmere Minnesota and Mrs Susie Dahlberg Sand Point Idaho and a son Leslie L Like of Drummond.
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John P. Like
Germany
Butte
Butte Butchers’ Union
Butte Lodge of Elks
Modern Woodmen of America
Ross Mortuary
Deer Lodge
Drummond
Patrick Casey
New Chicago
Philipsburg
Mgr. Like
Mary Clark
Grand Forks
N. D
Elizabeth Rathmere
Minnesota
Susie Dahlberg
Sand Point
Idaho
Leslie L. Like
Funeral Services Still Pending for Ole J. Olsen
Funeral arrangements for Ole John Olsen operator of a fruit and vegetable stand and longtime Butte resident were reported still pending. Olsen was found dead in his garage Saturday with his body at Duggan's Merrill mortuary. He is survived by a widow a son and three daughters plus numerous siblings in Montana Canada Idaho North Carolina and Mississippi.
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Ole John Olsen
Butte
Duggan
Merrill Mortuary
Mr. Olsen
Olive Olsen
Robert
Jean
Marlyn
Elling Olsen
Billings
George Olsen
Canada
Carl Olsen
Mississippi
W. K. West
Farragut
Idaho
Clare Lygre
Glendive
W. G. Edwards
North Carolina
John Olsen
William Butler
Leonard Harrington
James Peoples
Leo Butler
L. J. Butler
Butte Briefs Dismissals and Births at Local Hospitals
Dismissals from St. James Hospital include Weldon Else Wisdom Wayne Davis at 2307 Locust and Mrs. William Mongar 3106 Kennedy plus Mrs. Lawrence Pelland 2021 Johns. Births reported: a son to Mr. and Mrs. William Steyth 528 Garden Ave, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William Leddra 3034 Carter Ave, and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Trevena 2705 George St. Admittances at Murray Hospital Sunday include Mary Lou Irwin 432 East James Carpenter Anaconda John P Tolson Virginia City Mrs Howard E Brown Anaconda Burt Rodda 1938 Arizona Mrs Dave Edwards 09 West Broadway. Townsend Club No. 6 meets at 6 South Arizona Street for a business meeting and social program.
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St. James Hospital
Weldon Else
Wisdom
Wayne Davis
Locust
William Mongar
Kennedy
Lawrence Pelland
Johns
William Steyth
Garden Avenue
William Leddra
Carter Avenue
Stuart Trevena
George Street
Murray
Murray Hospital
Mary Lou Irwin
James Carpenter
Anaconda
John P. Tolson
Virginia City
Howard E. Brown
Burt Rodda
Arizona
Dave Edwards
West Broadway
Captured German Officers Double Down on Nazi Victory
In France, captured German officers insist Germany will win the war and praise the pilotless bomber as a decisive weapon. A 46-year-old colonel boasting of destroying London with robotic planes says fronts are more crowded this year. Oberlieutenant Kurt Blank claims surrender was just to flame throwers, while prisoners fear being sent to Siberia or handed to the Russians.
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France
Germany
London
England
Isle of Wight
Hiter
Goebbels
Luftwaffe
Hitler
Kurt Blank
Siberia
WPB to Relax Controls on Steel and Copper Soon
The War Production Board plans to ease steel and copper controls as soon as possible as part of a broader shift toward postwar reconversion. Chairman Donald M. Nelson indicated aluminum and magnesium relaxations already begun and signaled further metal changes at a Truman committee hearing. Relaxations aim to keep industry ready for quick consumer goods production once war orders end, with July 1 openings for orders on machines tools and dies.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Nelson
Senate
Truman Committee
WPB
Tornadoes Kill at Least 13 in South Dakota Area
A series of tornadoes hit six towns in northeastern South Dakota causing 13 deaths and many injuries. Wilmot and Florence reported the highest fatalities, with Bath severely damaged. Communications outages hinder casualty reports as property damage runs to thousands of dollars.
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South Dakota
Aberdeen
Bath
Wilmot
Florence
Flaton
Warner
Webster
Roslyn
US to Recognize Bolivian Government
The United States plans to recognize Bolivia’s revolutionary government led by Maj. Gualberto Villarroel in concert with 18 Latin American republics. Argentina currently maintains relations. a formal date is being discussed, with June 23 as a probable target.
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Washington
U.P
United States
Bolivia
Gualberto Villarroel
United Press
Argentina
Admittances to St. James Hospital Over Weekend
Admitted patients included Mrs. George Cavana of 214 West Quartz Mrs. Clifford McCauley of 651 South Main and Mrs. John Fragomeni of Fort Benton during the weekend at St. James hospital.
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ST. James
St. James Hospital
George Cavana
West Quartz
Clifford McCauley
South Main
John Fragomeni
Fort Benton
Tokyo Radio Claims U S Battleship Sunk in Saipan Action
Tokyo radio, without Allied confirmation, said a U S battleship and an unspecified warship were sunk in Saipan action with 124 American planes shot down since invasion began. NBC recorded the claim noting one battleship sunk off Guam on June 16 and multiple enemy ships and carriers damaged. The piece adds a quirk about New York’s first auto taxi in 1904.
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Tokyo Radio
U. S
Saipan
New York
Tokyo
United States
Marianas
Guam Island
Fifth Avenue
Cherbourg Port Blockade Could Trigger German Counterattack
The war analyst notes that isolating the Cherbourg peninsula may provoke a major German counterattack on the Normandy front. American forces are positioned to reduce Cherbourg defenses, with Cherbourg’s port able to handle 8000 tons daily, enabling direct ship unloading and rail loading for Allied supply lines.
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Cherbourg
Ninth Air Force
U.S
Associated Press
Normandy
Barneville
Eee
Cherbourg- Barneville
Isigny
Rome
United States
England
French
Penguin excursion boat explosion Injures 21 at Whiskey Rock
At Lake Pend d’Oreille near Farragut Idaho on June 18 the privately owned boat The Penguin exploded and burned as it returned from a U S O tour. About 30 people were aboard including 13 U S O hostesses. 14 Navy personnel and seven civilians from Sandpoint were injured and treated for burns at the U S Naval hospital.
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Farragut
Idaho
U. S. Naval Hospital
Whiskey Rock
Lake Pend d'Oreille
Lake Resort
Farragut Naval Training Center
Navy
Sandpoint
American Planes Sink Five Jap Cargo Ships
World War II brief reports Liberator bombers dropped 89 tons on Truk as Japanese fighters countered with a time bomb weapon. Lightning fighters claimed 24 enemy planes, Mitchells credited four with one probable, while Biak island advance raised enemy KIA to 1,655 through Saturday. Alexis Smith wed actor Craig Stevens in a Forest Lawn ceremony with nearly 300 guests.
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Marianas
Truk
Sorong
Biak
Geelvink Bay
Dutch New Guinea
Borokoe
Sorido
Glendale
Calif
Alexis Smith
Craig Stevens
Forest Lawn
Church of the Recessional
Movie Colony
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Ole J. Olsen
Eddie) McCarthy
Constable Political Adv
Ed McCarthy
Townsend Club No. 6
South
Arizona Street
Signal Corps Radiophoto
International
O. D
Peterman
Peterman's
Afganistan
Asociated Press
Pep Billings
Belgrade
Weather Bureau
Symons
Kossen
Agency
Metals Bank
Montana Hardware
Great Falls
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