Roosevelt Plans Western Hemisphere Cartel For Resources
President Roosevelt approved a plan to marshal western hemisphere resources for an economic offensive against dictatorships. The scheme envisions a hemispheric cartel to control exports of foods and raw materials from 22 nations, financed by a revolving fund potentially reaching 2 billion dollars, with Canada included.
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Roosevelt
Western Hemisphere
Washington
U.P
Dominion of
Canada
White House
Stephen T. Early
France in chaos as Hitler demands peace terms at Compiegne
The Associated Press reports Hitler to dictate harsh terms for a 1940 peace at Compiegne, reviving the 1918 armistice site. French government flees Bordeaux, aims for Biarritz. Marshal Petain calls for continued resistance. Europe's refugees flee as Britain and Germany clash in air raids.
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Britain
Germany
Mediterranean
London
Bordeaux
Spain
Biarritz
Bay of Biscay
Butte Death Mystery Shocks County Heaps
Ray Rivers a 29 year old sheepshearer died in the county hospital seven hours after slumping into the sheriff's office asking for aid. Deputies launched an investigation amid conflicting stories and unknown residence. Rivers wore blood soaked clothing and said he felt sleepy before being treated at St James and county hospitals.
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Ray Rivers
Rivers
St. James Hospital
Miles City Wind Levels Stores and Wool House
A violent wind leveled a store a garage and the Milwaukee road wool house at Ingomar, about 90 miles west of Miles City. No injuries were reported and the railroad main line remained intact. Nearby Vananda saw a dance hall blown down while Forsyth escaped the worst of the storm.
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Miles City
Milwaukee Road
Ingomar
Vananda
Forsyth
Here
Nine Hurt in Bomb Explosions Near Nazi and Communist Offices
Two bombs exploded almost simultaneously in Manhattan injuring nine people. One blast hit the German money exchange at 17 Battery Place and the other struck the Communist headquarters at 35 East 12th Street. Investigators suspect a single group may be involved and indicate a time bomb used black powder.
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U.P
Anemey Exchange
Communist Party
Aufrage Buckwanderung Devisenfrangen
Battery Place
East 12Th Street
German Money Exchange
Jacob Rosenblum
John P. Kaufman
German Exchange
Rosenblum
Thomas P. Brophy
Ayers Announces Approval Of Big Dry Water Project
Gov. Roy E. Ayers says the Public Works Administration has approved the Big Dry water conservation project in Garfield County. The plan includes cancelling government bonds and a 45 percent WPA grant to cover costs estimated at 75000 dollars for repairs and an auxiliary spillway. The dam was damaged in February 1939 flooding part of Jordan. Plans were endorsed by the Southeastern Montana Counties association and construction will resume after bids are advertised.
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Germany
Italy
Welles
Bernard M. Baruch
New York
Department of State
Helena
Roy E. Ayers
Public Works Administration
Big Dry Water Conservation Board
Garfield County
Jordan
Southeastern
Montana Counties’ Association
Water Conservation Board
Roosevelts national solidarity cabinet sparks Republican dissent
President Roosevelt creates a wartime cabinet with Col Frank Knox and Henry Stimson as Navy and War secretaries. John D M Hamilton and others dispute the move, while Hoover and Dewey criticize it as political camouflage. Democrats call it a war cabinet.
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Frank Knox
H. L. Stimson
Navy
War
Knox and Stimson expelled by Republican National Committee
The Republican national committee formally ousted Col Frank Knox and Henry L Stimson for joining President Roosevelts cabinet. Chairman John D M Hamilton said they can no longer speak as Republicans, shifting allegiance to the presidents administration amid preconvention turmoil.
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Republican National Committee
Col
Frank Knox
Henry L. Stimson
Roosevelt
John D. M. Hamilton
Knox
Stimson
Herbert Hoover
Republican Party
Hamilton
Europe
Democratic Party
Washington
Conscription Bill Passes in Canada Awaiting Royal Assent
Ottawa reports the emergency conscription bill has passed both houses and awaits royal assent to become law under Prime Minister King. The measure grants broad powers to mobilize manpower industry wealth and property for defense, with assent expected after Lord Athlone is sworn in.
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Ontario
House of Commons
Senate
Lord Athlone
W. L. MacKenzie King
House
Raoul Dandurand
Walkerville Woman Dies After Car Crash
Mrs. John Martin, 75, of 732 North Street Walkerville, died in hospital two hours after a two-vehicle collision at Majors and Utah avenues. The Buzzo car carrying her and her son in law Howard Buzzo, 74, struck a westbound vehicle driven by Eli Boucher, 2121 Lowell Avenue. Six others were injured and treated at St James hospital and at home.
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North Street
Walkerville
Majors
Utah Avenue
Howard Buzzo
Daly Street
Buzzo
Ernest Lienemann
North
Washington Street
Martin
Lienemann
St. James Hospital
Eli Boucher
Lowell Avenue
Boucher
George Brandon
Evans
Utah
Jim Clark
Alex Caithill
Larry Tromly
Herb O'Neill
Thomas Morgan
C. C. LeSueur
Frank Swee
Severe Penalties for Youths in Trout Dynamiting
Three youths from Anaconda and Philipsburg were fined 200 dollars each and jailed in Granite County for dynamiting fish in Fish Creek Philipsburg last Saturday. The arrests were made by deputy game warden C N Limt say and Sheriff Gus MacDonald.
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Philipsburg
Granite Courty
Ernest Cardinal
Charles Blawson
Walter Johnson
C. N. Limtsay
Gus MacDonald
Granite County
Fish Creek
Nest
Pioneer resident Simon V. Kemper to celebrate 85th birthday
Butte milestone figure Simon V. Kemper marks his 85th birthday today after a life in Montana since 1877. Born in St Joseph Missouri to a lineage with Revolutionary and gubernatorial ties, he helped build Butte through banking and business, marrying Sallie B. Shields in 1880 and fathering four children.
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Simon V. Kemper
Montana
Butte
Mr. Kemper
St. Joseph
Germany
Virginia
State Savings Bank
Miners National Bank
Butte Land & Investment Company
Kemper
Sallie B. Shields
Highland
Kas
Hitler's Terms for France Expected Today
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler’s peace terms for France likely to be transmitted tomorrow at Compiegne in the same historic railway car used in 1918. German observers note the site’s symbolism as Allied terms were signed and recall Scapa Flow’s 1919 deadline as the war nears its endgame. Four French emissaries traveled in a white plane to meet Hitler or his delegates to gauge further costs to France in the continuing lightning war.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
France
Forest
Compiegne
Marshal Foch
Germany
Berlin
Hitler
Europe
Bordeaux
Maxime Weygand
Foch
Scapa Flow
Victor
Britain
Fuehrer
Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy conditions cover eastern Montana while western areas may see local thunderstorms Friday and Saturday. Cooler temperatures expected Friday with variable wind and unsettled skies continuing into the weekend.
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Montana
French Move Government to New Location Amid Armistice Talks
The French government moved to Biarritz after secret talks with Hitler envoys secured terms for an armistice. Bordeaux was to remain an open city to avoid further German air raids that killed over 100 and caused extensive damage. German forces pushed toward La Roche and Poitiers, within about 125 miles of Bordeaux, with Franco frontier reports noting 60 miles to the north.
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Ralph E. Heinzen
Bordeaux
France
Biarritz
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Riun-Hendaye
la Roche
Poitiers
Henri Philippe Petain
Madrid
School Board Extends Term Raises Expenditures
District No. 1 trustees rescinded prior economy measures and reopened the budget to boost next year expenditures. They voted 180 school days for teachers, up from 175 amid union pressure, adding about $20,000 in salaries plus $8,000 automatic rise. The board warned the district may run deficits, with contracts to be month to month under negotiation. continuation noted on Page 7.
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Teachers’ Union
C. 8. Renouard
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