Britain eyes Turkey test as Aegean shift unfolds
War News notes Eden predicts Turkey will resist Axis pressure while Berlin seizes Aegean is lands near Turkey. Italy seizes Cyclades as Axis tests Turkey, Egypt, and Suez strategy. Crete defense under Major General Freyberg strengthens Allied triangle with Cyprus and Alexandria. Malta continues to resist Axis bombardment.
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Turkey
Britain
Anthony Eden
Eden
Berlin
Aegean
Rome
Cyclades
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Iraq
Suez Canal
Russia
Germany
Italy
Alexandria
Libya
Egypt
Crete
Cyprus
Freyberg
Greece
Malta
Sicily
Red Cross Losses Reported in Britain Relief Run
Washington May 6 UP Chairman Norman H. Davis of the American Red Cross said about 1.056 million dollars of relief supplies for Great Britain were lost aboard 11 vessels. He noted 910 consignments have been shipped on 269 ships with losses amounting to nine percent, and no Red Cross laden ship to Europe with the flag has sunk. He reported the Greece shipment once thought lost is safe in a Mediterranean port.
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Washington
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Great Britain
Red Cross
Britain
Europe
Greece
Mediterranean
Stalin rises to premier as Molotov steps aside in Soviet reshuffle
In Moscow on May 7 Stalin dismissed secrecy and became premier of the Soviet Union replacing Vyacheslav Molotov who moves to vice premier and retains foreign affairs. Molotov cited the strain of running both posts while Stalin moves to head the U.S.S.R. government as decrees dated at the Kremlin confirm the changes.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Union
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Kremlin
Supreme Soviet
Molotov
Council of Peoples Commissars
Stalin
Stimson urges Navy to shield Britain munitions shipments
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson told a national audience that the United States should use its Navy to protect war supplies sent to Britain and warned Germany against sinking munitions in the Atlantic. He said the U S fleet could help check Nazi expansion while allied forces complete defenses. The speech had tacit approval from President Roosevelt per White House confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Henry L. Stimson
United States Navy
Britain
Germany
United States
Atlantic Ocean
U. S
Great Britain
Mutual
NBC
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen T. Farly
Stimson
Cordell] Hull
Navy
Frank Knox
Atlantic
Parade Opens Boys and Girls Week in Butte
Thousands of Butte youths take part as Boys' and Girls' Week opens with a 2 pm parade through the business district. Floats bands and novelty entries lead to talks and a citizenship program at Butte high stadium with Earle Genzberger to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Butte High School
William Breen
Clark Street
Park
Wyoming
Butte High Stadium
Utah University Dean to Speak at A I E E Meeting
Dean A LeRoy Taylor of the University of Utah and vice president of the Ninth district A I E E will address the Montana section meeting at 8 p m Thursday in Butte Chamber of Commerce rooms. Taylor will speak on Engineering Education and Affairs of the Institute. E W Schilling of Montana State College will preside. All institute members are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. LeRoy Taylor
University of Utah
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Montana
Butte
Harold Murdock
Bozeman
Institute
Dean Taylor
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Utah
E. W. Schilling
Montana State College
Butte To Share in Defense Contracts Survey Initiated
Butte Chamber of Commerce launches a comprehensive survey of all metal and wood plants and other facilities in the Mining City to aid a federal defense program. Data will be sent to Helena and then Washington. firms may gain government subcontracts and possibly 24 hour operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Butte Chamber of Commerce
AW Deme
Manhinan
Chamber of Commerce
Beeen
R. E. Towle
Helena
Federal Reserve
Washington
F. A. Thomson
Montana School of Mines
Hansen Packing Company
Montana Concrete Pipe Company
Montana Iron Works
Western Iron Works
Montana
Six Montana conscripts miss plane for KP duty
Six selective service recruits from Montana failed to board a Northwest Airlines plane returning them to Fort Lewis. They will likely face extra KP duty after missing roll call at reveille. Fifteen conscripts left the plane yesterday evening. several are from Butte with others from other Montana towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
Montana
Fort Lewis
Reveille
Northwest Airlines
Butte
Prime Minister Urges U S Convoys for Britain
Australian Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies told reporters in New York that the United States should convoy war materials to Britain. He said it would be wrong not to deliver aid where it yields the most effect and warned that a prolonged war could harm the world.
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Robert Gordon Menzies
Australia
United States
England
Britain
New York
Lisbon
Dixie Clipper
Menzies
Weather Forecast For Butte And Montana
Butte reports partly cloudy skies Wednesday and Thursday with cool temperatures. Montana also shows partial cloud cover and unsettled conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with cool air throughout.
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Butte
Montana
Britain seeks faster aid from United States in wartime vote
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Churchill’s government urging fuller and faster US aid. Foreign Secretary Eden says rapid, certain assistance will shorten the war and aid battles in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, as Lords approve the government’s wartime conduct. Hitler’s regime, Eden says, cannot rule the hearts of Europeans for long.
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London
U.P
Churchill
United States
Mediterranean
Anthony Eden
Britain
Atlantic
House of Lords
Lord Moyne
Greece
Egypt
Balkans
Near East
Commons
Middle East
Eden
Asia
Africa
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Army Draft Calls Baseball Ace Greenberg Headlines Tigers Win
Detroit defeats New York 4 to 1 as Hank Greenberg hits two homers in his final game before draft induction. He informs his club he will report to the draft board at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow and remains in second place, four games behind Cleveland in the American League.
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Detroit
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Greenberg
del Baker
Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Montana C. I. O. 1 0 Bars Reds From Council
Anaconda May meeting of the Montana State Industrial union council of the C I O adopted a resolution barring officers or representatives who are members of the Communist party. The council includes about 15 000 C I O unionists in the state. The resolutions committee named John McPherson Stanley Cabul Ernest Thomson Walter Norum and Claude J Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Party
Governor to receive safety certificate for Montana in 1940 record
Montana's 1940 highway safety record, with traffic fatalities well below the national average, will be honored Friday as Gov. Sam C. Ford receives a certificate of honorable mention from the National Safety Council. The event at Helena High School will be led by Col Charles L. Sheridan with John L. Boardman presenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
National Safety Council
Sam C. Ford
John L. Boardman
Butte
Charles L. Sheridan
Highway Patrol
Boardman
O Leary Takes City Hall as Mehrens Clashes for Mayor
O Leary moved into the mayoral office in city hall while Alderman Mehrens occupied the clerk’s office and claimed he remains mayor. Crowds greeted O Leary, who prepared his message to the council as Mehrens issued a halt on city warrants without his approval. The city attorney doubted the efficacy of Mehrens action, stating such orders only create work for printers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry O'Leary
Arthur Mehrens
Mehrens
Mayor O'Leary
Floyd
O'Leary
Statue of Daly May Be Moved
The Butte Pioneer club discussed relocating Marcus Daly’s statue from North Main Street to Montana School of Mines campus. Dr. Francis A. Thomson said Mrs. Daly agrees to contribute to moving costs and a committee will seek city council permission. M. D. O’Connell urged aldermen to approve the transfer. The 1904 Albert St. Gaudens statue currently stands opposite the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Daly
North Main Street
Montana School of Mines
Butte Pioneer Club
Francis A. Thomson
Daly
Thomson
Action Against Axis Advocated by Sen Pepper
Senator Pepper urged immediate measures to counter the Axis including convoys and occupation of Atlantic islands and Dakar in West Africa. He proposed American aviators join the Chinese army to attack Tokyo and criticized government leadership while noting public readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Pepper
Washington
Pepper
D.fla
Senate
Atlantic
Dakar
West Africa
Tokyo
Cuba Receives $25 Million Export-Import Bank Loan
The United States Export-Import Bank approved a $25 million loan to Cuba for agricultural development and public works including irrigation highways and sanitation. An additional $11.2 million sugar stabilization loan was possible, to be signed by bank president Warren Pierson in Havana. The announcement followed visits by U S officials and Cuban ambassadors to Washington.
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Washington
Cuba
Jesse H. Jones
Jones
Warren Lee Pierson
Havana
Geor. S. Messersmith
U.S
Aurelio F. Conecheso
State Department
Mechanical Respirator Demonstration Set for Butte May 14
A mechanical respirator known as an iron lung will be shown in Butte from 9 AM to 5 PM on May 14 and 15. Purchased by Milwaukee railroad workers through their Women’s club and Veteran Employees' association, the device will be displayed at the Milwaukee Road ticket office and later stationed in Deer Lodge for free public use.
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Butte
Milwaukee Railroad
Women’s Club and
Veteran
Milwaukee Road
Deer Lodge
Milwaukee
Chicago
C. R. Strong
Milwaukee Women’s Club
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Utah University
K. P
United States of America
Army
Council
Missoula
Montana Bankers’ Association
Mines Campus
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