Defenders of Malta Claim Great Victory Over Axis
Malta reported a major air victory with 101 German and Italian planes destroyed or damaged over three days. Spitfire reinforcements helped turn the tide as 63 planes fell on Sunday, while Malta’s 270,000 residents endured ongoing bombardment and Axis supply disruption to Libya.
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Malta
Earl B. Steele
United Press Night
Britain
Spitfire
Valletta
Bedlam
Mediterranean
Libya
Boulogne
London
Churchill
Germany
Thereich
Concert Program Wins Support in Butte Campaign
The Butte Community Concert association reports strong progress in Deer Lodge Anaconda and Dillon as workers boost membership. Enrollment offices in the Butte Chamber of Commerce will operate 9 to 5 this week and daily May 18 to May 23 to close the drive for the 1942 43 season.
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Butte Community Concert Association
Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Dillon
G. E. Mill
Association
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Mill
Tokyo Sees Coral Sea Battle as Concluded
Berlin radio reports Tokyo regards the Coral Sea engagement as concluded. The acknowledgement comes after battles near London on May 12 and reflects shifting wartime assessments.
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London
Berlin
Tokyo
200 Will Attend Hospital Drive Meeting Tonight
About 200 civic leaders will gather Tuesday night to launch the Payroll division of the St. James hospital extension program in Butte. James R. Sullivan will preside as the drive aims to raise 50000 for hospital modernization and care.
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Butte
St. James Hospital
James R. Sullivan
D. M. Kelly
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Radio Paris Saboteurs Wreck Major Station and Marguery
Saboteurs destroyed Radio Paris masts at Bourges and damaged the Marguery restaurant in Paris, with reports of casualties at the restaurant. The incidents coincide with rumors of French collaboration with the Axis as Vichy considers its stance amid German talks. Police observed as crowds clashed with demonstrators outside the American embassy and discussions of German high officials negotiating in Paris emerged. Reports mention hostages shot near Rouen, signaling a tense climate in occupied France.
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Radio
Paris
France
London Daily Mail
Bourges
Marguery
Vichy
Pollice
Cintra
Bar
Jacques Doriot
Stockholm
Hermann Goering
Berlin
United States
Germany
N. Y. A. Dagligt Allehanda
Italy
Rouen
Old Plates Rally Aides War Effort In East Butte
Walter Hattick of East Butte has collected 700 sets of old license plates for scrap to aid the war effort. County Treasurer George O’Brien Jr notes the haul weighs about 700 pounds and tops the county’s single-collector record, with more plates expected to arrive for deer lodge processing. Remember Pearl Harbor as residents curb tire shortages by donating plates to support license tabs.
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Walter Hattick
Uncle Sam
George O'Brien, Jr
Butte and
London
East Butte
O’brien
Anaconda
Hattick
O'Brien
Mr. Hattick
Butte
Jack Healy
Deer Lodge
Pearl Harbor
Montana Society of Engineers Meets in Butte Saturday
The fifty fifth annual Montana Society of Engineers meeting will convene in Butte Saturday at the Finlen hotel with both business and banquet events. Professor A E Adams of the Montana School of Mines presides. Fred D Schwanz of Butte Water Co serves as secretary. the program includes president and secretary reports, election results, installation of new officers for 1942 43, and a talk by Professor B R Cooke on spectroscopy. The banquet begins at 7 PM in the Treasury State room.
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Montana Society of Engineers
Butte
Finlen Hotel
A. E. Adams
Montana School of Mines
Fred D. Schwanz
The
Butte Water Company
R. B. Cooke
Treasure State Room
R. T
Weather Forecast For Butte Region
Intermittent showers expected in the Butte area with snow at higher elevations. Temperatures light and winds variable as systems move through the region.
Lunge Toward Kerch Point Opens Major Crack In Crimea
Moscow dispatch reports the first big Nazi spring thrust began in eastern Crimea with a lunge toward Kerch a key peninsula. The Soviet communique notes stubborn battles as German forces press toward the oil rich Caucasus region. Tass says poison gas was introduced on the Crimea front and Britain vows retaliation if used against Russia.
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Moscow
Crimea
Kerch
Adolf Hitler
Caucasus
Sevastopol
Tass
Winston Churchill
Britain
Russia
Germany
Poland
Lower Exemption on Income Taxes Favored
Washington May 11 Leon Henderson price administrator recommended lower tax exemptions to the House ways and means committee and urged wage stabilization to curb inflation. He endorsed cutting exemptions for single persons from 750 to 600 married couples from 1500 to 1200 and dependents from 400 to 300. He suggested even deeper reductions, while warning that wage freezes might be considered to slow price gains.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Morgenthau
Henderson
Roosevelt
Community Banquet in Butte Draws Wide Attendance
A Monday night banquet at the Masonic temple in Butte invites 1000 attendees for a city wide dinner. Speakers include James R. Hobbins president of the Anaconda Copper Mining Co and Bishop Joseph M. Gilmore of Helena. Reservations close Saturday noon at the Chamber of Commerce. tickets cost 1 dollar.
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James R. Hobbins
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Temple
Butte
Masonic Temple
Montana
Chamber of Commerce
John L Lewis Calls UMW Policy Committee to Washington
John L Lewis president of the United Mine Workers summons the union policy committee and executive board to Washington to resolve conflicts with the CIO and address war-related problems. Meetings set to begin May 25.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers’ Union
Legion Conclave to Be Streamlined This Year
The American Legion announced a condensed 1942 convention limited to a weekend business meeting for a smaller delegate and official turnout to ease transportation demands. Sessions planned for September 19 to 21 at Indianapolis headquarters with about 400 to 500 attendees, dropping parades and contests.
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Chicago
Legion
Indianapolis
Lynn A. Stambaugh
Atlanta
National Executive Committee
New Orleans
Office of Defense Transportation
Leo J. Custer
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Butte Civic Luncheon to Feature Copper Boss Speaker
More than 200 service club members from Rotary Kiwanis Exchange Active and similar groups in Butte will attend a noon luncheon at the Pinsen hotel. D M Kelly vice president of Anaconda Copper Mining Co will be principal speaker with J R Thomas presiding.
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Butte
Pinsen
Rotary, Kiwanis, Exchange
Active Clubs
Business and Professions Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
D. M. Kelly
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
J. R. Thomas
Vichy Warns U S Over Caribbean Pacts
Vichy leader Pierre Laval warned that Vichy will outlaw any U S arrangements with French colonial possessions in the Caribbean that the home government has authorized. Berlin radio broadcast claims the United States demanded a lease on Martinique, disarmament of French naval units, and surrender of French tankers. The U S has cited about 200 million in French gold reserves on the island. Laval traveled to Moulins on the border between the occupied zones.
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Vichy
Pierre Laval
United States
Caribbean
Berlin
New York
Martinique
Laval
Moulins
Occupied
St Patrick ceremony awards 13 nursing diplomas
In a candle lit service at St Patrick church Rev Frank Harrington conferred diplomas on 13 graduates of St James Hospital School of Nursing. He urged readiness for possible military service and praised nurses as potent examples to their colleagues. Names listed include Henr ietta Ackermann Montana Lindquist Santi Butori Dorothy Tallent Marjorie Cooper Dorothy Southard Lorraine Dooley Frances Harrington Jean Sullivan Mary Brunzell and Charlotte Alder.
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St. Patrick Church
Frank Harrington
St. James Hospital School of Nursing
Father Harrington
Henrietta Ackermann
Montana Lindquist
Santi Butori
Dorothy Tallent
Marjorie Cooper
Dorothy Southard
Lorraine Dooley
Frances Harrington
Jean Sullivan
Butte
Mary Brunzell
Alder
Charlotte
Butte High School Announces Commencement Week Schedule
Principal Scott W. Fries says graduation activities begin May 25 with class day dinner May 26 at 7 p.m. Rehearsal May 28 at 9 a.m., caps and gowns distribution 11 a.m. to noon. 1042 class meets May 29 at 8:30 a.m. for graduation. Students urged to file college transcripts by June 8 and apply for University of Montana scholarships. Final exams set for May 22.
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Butte High School
Scott W. Fries
Pries
University of Montana
Montana
University of Scholarships
Deal
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