FDR Backs Russians in War Aid and Frees Russian Assets
President Roosevelt pledged all possible American help to the Soviet Union against Germany and freed frozen Russian assets to permit U.S. purchases. He noted aid would depend on American production and defense needs, with details to be listed by Russia and funding through either lease lend or direct purchases.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
Roosevelt
United States
Red Forces
Great Britain
Treasury
Italy
European
Sumner Welles
Welles
Air Corps Board to Visit Butte
Northern flying cadet examining board will return to Butte July 17 to conduct examinations for young men interested in entering the U S Army air corps. The traveling board will tour Montana cities June 30 to July 21 with several prior acceptances from Butte.
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Northern Flying Cadet Examining Board
Butte
U. S. Army Air Corps
Air Corps
Associated Press
Montana
Glasgow
Glendive
Miles City
Billings
West Yellowstone
Bozeman
Helena
Missoula
Auto Crash Pins Man, Finds Artificial Leg
In Marion Ohio on June 24 a collision between an auto and a truck crushed into a concrete bridge. Frank Hills 63 of Galion was trapped and injured his right leg which rescuers later found to be artificial. Levi Varnes 65 was killed in the wreck.
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Marion
Ohio
Frank Hills
Galion
Levi Varnes
Coal Shutdown Threat From Miner Group in South
In San Francisco the U P reports unions and non union machinists largely ignored Navy pleas to replace 1100 striking AFL CIO machinists at 11 Bay area shipyards. The United Mine Workers policy committee voted to halt work at southern Appalachian mines after July 7 without a two year contract, pending further talks. northern mines would not be affected.
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San Francisco
U.P
U. S. Navy
San Francisco Bay
Associated Press
United Mine Workers’ Policy Committee
Washington
Southern Appalachian
Northern
Appalachian
Southern
John L. Lewis
Southern Producers Wage Conference
Harlan
Gov Carr Defends State Rights in Western Resources Talk
Gov Ralph L Carr of Colorado argued for local control of water and power in a joint civic club meeting at the Finlen hotel. He warned against an external artificial authority over semi arid West regions and stressed local agencies solving local problems.
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Ralph L. Carr
Colorado
Chamber of Commerce
Portland
Ore
Butte
Tom J. Davis
Rotary International
Carr
Finlen Hotel
Governor Carr
Sam C. Ford
G. Leipheimer
Montana Standard
Leipheimer
Davis
Rotary
Kiwanis, Exchange
Lions, Active
Rotana
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Kenneth Christie
Butte Chamber of Commerce
James H. Rowe
Montanans, Inc
F. A. Thomson
Montana School of Mints
Don Marcellus
Minneapolis
Northwestern
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Montana
West
U S Admiral Says War Possible at Any Moment
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, commander of the U S fleet, left by plane from San Francisco to rejoin the Pennsylvania with the main battle fleet in Hawaiian waters. He warned against actions that interfere with ship production and said America’s interest must come first. He reiterated the possibility of war at any moment.
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San Francisco
Husband E. Kimmel
Mining City bids farewell to 33 in 12th draft
A large crowd gathered at the Milwaukee depot in Mining City to send off 33 draftees for Uncle Sam, part of Silver Bow County totaling 440 sent to Missoula for examination and acceptance. The departure occurred under a hot sun with about 2,000 spectators, as the group prepared for national defense duty.
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Mining City
Butte
Milwaukee
Goodby
Uncle Sam
Wansfers
Silver Bow
Relief From Heat Seen Wednesday
Helena records a June 24 heat peak of 94 ties a 1919 record while Miles City hits 101 and other cities report upper 80s to high 90s. Showers predicted by the weather bureau promise cooler weather Wednesday as the heat wave subsides.
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Helena
Weather Bureau
Miles City
Billings
Broadus
Glasgow
Glendive
Havre
Great Falls
Free Transportation for Communists to War Front Petitioned
Portland branch of the Sailors Union of the Pacific adopted a resolution urging the U S government to provide free transport for U S Communists to the Russo German war front. The resolution argued that Communists support the U S S R democracy and should aid their comrades there.
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Portland
Ore
United States
Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
U. S
Communist Party
Three Teachers Are Employed by School District No 1
The board hired Eileen O Boyle Dorothy Kiely and Mary Franick as teachers for fall on the recommendation of Superintendent Lowell W Johnson. Salaries are 1395 1170 and 1260 dollars respectively. The resignation of Catherine Dowd was accepted and a condolence resolution was adopted.
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Kiely
Catherine Dowd
Britain and Soviet Union Agree to Fight Germany Together
Britain and the Soviet Union will act as military and economic partners to defeat Germany. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said Moscow accepted Britain’s offer to send military and economic missions to coordinate efforts. Turkey reaffirmed its Anglo Turkish treaty, while Cripps hopes to return to Moscow soon for further talks.
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London
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Germany
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Russia
Stafford Cripps
Moscow
Foreign Office
Adolf Hitler
Eden
Turkey
Donovan Named by Mayor to Housing Board
John J. Donovan of 117 Hamilton street was appointed by Mayor Barry O Leary to the Butte Housing Authority board, succeeding L A Hinchcliff. The appointment is immediate and the board meets Wednesday night. other members are Fred I Root William Honey Stanley D Griffiths and John B Wulf.
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John J. Donovan
Hamilton Street
Barry O'Leary
Butte Housing Authority Board
Donovan
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
L. A. Hinchcliff
O'Rourke
Fred I. Root
William Honey
Stanley D. Griffiths
John 8. Wulf
Auto Caravan Promotes Anaconda Stampede In Butte Visit
A large convoy of cars with loud riders promoted the Anaconda Stampede in Butte. Drugstore cowboys invited crowds as police and local clerks staged a kangaroo court at Park and Main with 120 defendants cited for western attire. Similar events were planned for the next two nights.
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Butte
Anaconda
Park Avenue
Main Street
Jack Baglin
Peggy Massey
Lucille Campbell
Ann Milkovich
Jeannette McCoy
Eva Blaskovich
Janet Matelich
Dorothy Stearn
Helen Tuss
Rose Connors
Genevieve Hickson
Barney Larsen
John Sajcich
Heavy Fighting Marked German Russian War Fronts
Soviet and German reports describe intense engagements across Belarus Poland and East Prussia with heavy air raids on Constanta Warsaw Sevastopol and Konigsberg. The Red Army claims to have destroyed Nazi tank formations and inflicted massive damage while suffering losses of hundreds of planes.
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Kremlin
Moscow
Red Army
Warsaw
Constanta
Lublin
NKVD
Berlin
New York
Germany
Black Sea
Moscow Radio
NBC
Grodno
Poland
Russia
Wilno
Vilna
Lithuania
Sevastopol
Finnish Gulf
Red Air Fleet
Konigsberg
East Prussia
Cernauti
Rumania
Bucovina
Brest Litovsk
Hitler
East Prussian
Pripet
DNB
Highway Division Is Reorganized in Montana
Montana announces a complete reorganization of the highway department to place more authority with 10 division engineers. The plan, effective July 1, eliminates some offices, consolidates others, and creates a public relations post. Roads, bridges, and maintenance will report directly to the chief engineer with updated staffing and salary structure.
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Helena
Montana Highway Department
Howard W. Holmes
Holmes
P. G. Poore
Scott Hart
R. J. Hale
Missoula
Bridge Department
B. J. Ornburn
R. A. Stephenson
EB. J. Nichols
Deer Lodge
Louis Schofield
Kruse to Attend Wheat Conference in Bismarck
Albert H Kruse state commissioner of agriculture left Tuesday for Bismarck North Dakota to attend a conference on wheat problems called by the governor of North Dakota.
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Helena
Albert H Kruse
Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Butte and Montana Weather Forecast Update
Mostly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday with afternoon and evening showers or thunderstorms. Cooler Wednesday. Montana sees considerable cloudiness with scattered showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, cooler east of the divide Wednesday.
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Butte
Montana
Divide
German Romanians push in Ukraine as war widens
Reports from Turkey and Vichy describe Nazi Romanian advances on three fronts in Ukraine with forces reaching 80 to 125 miles inland. Odessa is threatened, the Dniester frontier crossed, and twin thrusts near the Pripyat marshes loom, while Black Sea air sea battles indicate vast German Romanian operations centered on Ukraine.
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Germany
Russia
Ukraine
Turkey
Red Army
Odessa
Black Sea
Dneister
Bessarabia
Poland
Pripet River
Vichy
Baltic States
Leningrad
Removal of Daly Statue Began at 9 This Morning
The statue of Marcus Daly will be moved from the post office front to a Montana School of Mines site on campus. Contractor M. D. O Connell said the work starts at 9 AM with funding covered by Mrs. Marcus Daly. The move is organized by the Butte Pioneer club and local citizens.
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Marcus Daly
Montana School of Mines
M. D. O'Connell
Butte
College
Daly
Butte Pioneer Club
President Roosevelt backs British appeal for American technical volunteers
President Roosevelt praised Britain's request for American technical workers to service war equipment and said volunteers could join civilian technical corps without combat duty. He noted volunteers would be returned if needed and that joining a belligerent country is not barred by the neutrality act.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Britain
England
Protest Granted in Denver Parking Meter Case
Elton Jones telephoned police to protest a malfunctioning meter after paying a nickel for an hour. A patrolman issued him a ticket but Police Judge E L Pundingsland excused the citation.
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Denver
Elton Jones
E. L. Pundingsland
Butte Prepares Largest Fourth of July Celebration
The city plans its biggest Fourth of July events for July 3 4 and 5 with Mayor Barry O Leary as general chairman. He expects nearly all Mining City businesses to enter floats in the July 4 parade.
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Butte
Barry O'Leary
Bicycle Parade Planned for Fourth of July Event
All Butte youths with bicycles are invited to gather at the old high school gymnasium at 8:30 this evening for a bicycle drill and parade. Mayor Barry O Leary, fete chairman, says the parade will be held July 5.
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Fete
Butte
Butte High School
Barry O'Leary
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Pacific Coast
United States Chamber of Commerce
R. D. Corette
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Colorado Springs
H. M. Butler
Northwest
W. S. Thompson
Gov.Carr
J. J. Donovan
Housing Board
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