Two Die in Plane Crash While Hunting Armed Bandits
Clem Spencer a Billings pilot and Undersheriff Ed O'Donnell both of Billings were killed when their plane crashed near Biddle while hunting two armed bandits linked to a string of robberies from Iowa to Washington. A large posse scouted the Broadus area with Sheriff Claude Anderson leading the search. No witnesses reported the crash and the cause remains undetermined.
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Broadus
Clem Spencer
Billings
Ed O’donnell
Biddle
Here
Mervin Amick
Powder River
Spencer
Claude Anderson
Iowa
Washington
Anderson
W-Bar
C. A. Mallett
Montana
Amick
O'Donnell
Charles Scofield
Eddie O’donnell
Eddie O'Donnell
Yellowstone County
Mont
Idaho
R A F Strikes Nazi Targets in Sixteenth Night of Attacks
London reports the Royal Air Force conducted its sixteenth straight night of raids on German targets while daytime strikes hit the invasion coast and occupied northern France. In ten days ending June 25, RAF claims 161 German planes destroyed for 66 British losses, with Luftwaffe morale noted as lowering under relentless pressure. A magazine says the RAF’s actions threaten Luftwaffe superiority and push it toward defense. In Milton Florida, Susan Kelker lists her age as 104 when registering for civilian defense.
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London
Royal Air Force
Western Front
France
Aeroplane
Ickes Calls for Immediate American War Entry
Secretary Harold Ickes urged immediate United States entry into World War II in a Hartford speech. He branded Charles Lindbergh a Nazi ally and urged unceasing action to aid the Allies, arguing Germany’s focus on Russia creates a rare chance.
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Hartford
Conn
Harold L. Ickes
Charles A. Lindbergh
Adolf Hitler
Quisling
Lindbergh
Ickes
United States
Germany
Russia
Fight For Freedom Committee
Committee
America
War News Reassesses German Panzer Tactics in Early Fronts
Kirke Simpson argues Nazi failures to claim bold victories undermine reports of breakthrough in the Russo-German war. He notes German panzer doctrine relied on fast infantry follow-ups and air power, citing past campaigns such as France and Dunkirk. The piece weighs Moscow claims of cut-off Nazi units in the Pripet marshes and warns detached tanks lack fuel and infantry support.
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Moscow
Poland
Norway
France
Flanders
Balkans
Meuse
Channel
Belgium
Dunkerque
Greece
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Struma
Salonika
Vardar
Pripet Marshes
Red Army
Officer Killed in Crash Well Known in Butte
Ed O'Donnell a famed Northwest lawman died in a plane crash while pursuing a kidnap murder case. He helped crack the Kilmer kidnap murder last November and aided Montana officers including Butte deputies in the ensuing arrests. Downey and Goff are serving life terms in Deer Lodge for the crime.
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Ed O'Donnell
Northwest
Butte
George Kilmer
Harold I. Goff
Clyde Downey
Deer Lodge
Kilmer
Billings
O'Donnell
Goff
Government Project
Shawmut
Downey
Calif
Butte Fourth of July to Feature Big Sports Program
Butte's three day Fourth of July celebration closes with an old fashioned sports program for children. The event is set for Saturday July 5 at Butte high school stadium from 1 to 3 pm. Ted Rule and Pat McCarthy supervise with Mayor Barry O Leary leading staging efforts.
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Butte Kiddies
Butte
Butte High School
Ted Rule
Pat McCarthy
Barry O'Leary
Boy Scouts
Park Street
Senator Andrew Jackson Houston Dies at 87
Senator Andrew Jackson Houston of Texas dies at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore after surgery for a stomach ailment. He was 87 and the son of Sam Houston. He died about 8 p.m. with his daughters Ariadne and Oldest man ever to enter the United States Senate. He was appointed by Governor W Lee O Daniel to fill the late Morris Sheppard’s seat.
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Washington
Andrew Jackson Houston
Texas
Sam Houston
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
D. R. Potter
Potter
Houston
Ariadne
United States Senate
Butte Campaign Urges $6000 for Soldiers Leisure Fund
A local group in Butte plans a $6000 drive to support the United States Service Organization for National Defense. The effort, headed by Rev. Floyd Logee, aims to raise 16 cents per capita in cities over 5000 to fund wholesome recreation for Army camps.
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United States Service Organization For National Defense
Floyd Logee
Presbyterian Church
Logee
Reds Battle Smashing German Tank Thrust
German leaders claimed the eastern drive against Russia progressed to their satisfaction as Nazi forces fought on land and in the air. DNB reported heavy bombing of Leningrad and Russian naval bases along the Black Sea while rail centers and highways faced attacks disrupting Soviet traffic.
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Berlin
Leningrad
DNB
Russia
Reich
England
Adolf Hitler
High Command
Soviet Union
Black Sea
Elks From Los Angeles To Be Entertained In Butte
A special trainload from the Los Angeles Elks lodge will be entertained in Butte on the evening of July 11 during their journey to Philadelphia for the national convention. Exalted Ruler James E. O'Neil announced a committee to arrange the entertainment and listed new committees for the current year.
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Elks
Los Angeles
Butte
Philadelphia
James E. O'Neil
James T. Finlen, Jr
L. P. Schmid
Tom Kelly
Carroll Fabian
Leo Carter
H. A. Gallwey
O'Neil
E. O. Binder
D. J. Harrington
J. W. Gardner
J. A. Trimble
Ray Stoness
Lewis Herman
Butte and Montana Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy Friday and Saturday with little temperature change. The outlook covers Butte Montana with similar conditions and minimal temperature variation.
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Butte
Montana
Showers of Soviet Bombs Hit Finland as War Expands
Helsinki reports new air raids as 13 Soviet bombing runs target Turku and surrounding areas. The capital endured waves of attacks with many planes, one bomber downed, and significant damage near Turku, Kotka, and Hango, as laborers were strafed and casualties noted.
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Helsinki
Russia
Red Air Force
Turku
Abo
Hango
Sture
Finland
Kotka
Turks blame Italian submarine for Refah sinking
ANKARA June 26 Turkish officials confirm the steamer Refah sunk in the Mediterranean with 160 lives lost of 180 aboard. A delayed report says an Italian submarine sent the vessel down, causing a major wartime maritime tragedy.
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Ankara
Turkey
Refah
Mediterranean
Spanish Falangists Open Recruiting to Fight Russia
The Falange party in Madrid announced the opening of recruiting offices to enlist Spanish volunteers to fight Russia. Jose Luis de Arreso Magraz, secretary general, ordered provincial chiefs to form a legion of combatants. No number of volunteers was given.
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Madrid
Spain
Falangist Party
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Spapish
Jose Luis de Arreso Magraz
Falange Party
State Party
Attack Aimed at Minsk and White Russia in German Soviet War
Moscow dispatch reports Red Army engaging a major German tank thrust aimed at Minsk and other Polish and Ukrainian fronts. Fighting raged in central Poland near Luck and in White Russia as heavy tank battles and air offensives unfolded along the Prut and Ploesti regions with Soviet counterattacks and German-Romanian bombardment.
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Moscow
Red Army
Old
Poland
Minsk
Ukraine
White Russia
Byelorussia
Prut
Rumania
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Ploesti
Bucharest
Iasi
Constanta
Black Sea
Luck
Bug River
Ukraines
Hitler
Prut River
Cernauti
Bucovina
First Aid Meet Draws Thousands to Columbia Gardens
Butte hosts its annual first aid contest on Sunday at Columbia Gardens starting at 2 pm. Twenty seven teams vie for 1250 in cash prizes as Bureau of Safety of Anaconda Copper Mining Co and US Bureau of Mines supervise. Milton McCall acts as chief judge with the Butte Mines band providing music.
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Columbia Gardens
Butte
Bureau of Safety
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
United States Bureau of Mines
John L. Boardman
Anaconda Company
Butte Mines Band
Sam Treloar
E. H. Denney
Milton McCall
Salt Lake City
A. H. Zeilinger
Colorado Fuel and Iron Pony
Pueblo
Colo
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Centenarian Registers
Milton, Fla
Susan Kelker
Brands Lindbergh
Hitler’s Stooges
By Kirke Simpson
Senator Houston
Rev. Logee
Reds
Mary Ridge
Norton Infirmary
Louisville
John
Lashley
Beulah
Martine
Mildred
Monker
L. A. Elks
New York
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