Butte Dinner Urges Modern Hospital As War Needs Rise
James R. Hobbins of Anaconda Copper Mining reports Montana produced over 73 million pounds of strategic metals monthly for the government as Episcopal and Catholic bishops press for a modern hospital in Butte. The event at the Masonic temple backed a drive with gifts toward the St. James hospital extension, with leadership from D. M. Kelly and Ray J. MacDonald and more than 1,200 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Hobbins
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte
Masonic Temple
Anaconda Company
Montana
St. James Hospital
Henry H. Daniels
Helena
Episcopal Church
Joseph M. Gilmore
Hobbins
Daniels
Bishop Gilmore
United States
Northwest
Sisters of Charity
James H. Rowe
D. M. Kelly
Advanced Gifts
Ray J. MacDonald
Frank W. Bird
Ray Ruhle
Kelly
S. R. Parker
J. J. Brett
Mexican Labor Urges War Declaration Against Axis
Organized labor in Mexico pleads for a formal war declaration against Germany Italy and Japan to avenge the sinking of a Mexican ship. The Confederation of Mexican Workers seeks Avila Camacho’s government action and offers 20 000 militia and militarized units to assist the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
WUP
Permanent Commission of Congress
National Industrial Committee
Confederation of Mexican Workers
Avila Camacho
Germany
Italy
Japan
Federal District
Fund to Aid Boy Scouts Posted
Announcement of a scholarship loan fund for Butte high school graduates who are registered Boy Scouts was made Monday by Scout Executive Herbert R. West. Funds totaling 5798.99 left by the late Dr. John A. Donovan will enable lending to Scouts who win the awards each year. Applications should be made immediately by eligible Boy Scouts. Loans are $200 annually for four years, total 800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte High School
Scout
Herbert R. West
John A. Donovan
West
Court of Honor Committee
Joseph Gitin
Butte Warms Tuesday With Showers After Noon
Weather outlook for Butte indicates a warmer Tuesday with occasional showers in the afternoon. Monday's temperatures range from a high of 52 to a low of 23.
Civilian Defense Training School Opens in Butte
The Silver Bow County Civilian Defense Training school begins Wednesday evening in the old Butte high school auditorium and runs nightly through June 2 from 7 to 10 30. Lieut Col Ralph E Davis and Major John F Neilson will speak at the opening event. About 75 attendees are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Defense Training School
Butte
Silver Bow County
Savage
Ralph E. Davis
United States Marine Corps of
John F. Neilson
Field Artillery
U. S. Army
Missoula
Helena
Oscar A. Dingman
Lowell Avenue
Edward J. Darragh
Ican Legion
S. Emmett Keyser
West Park
Citizens Defense Corps
Frank
Emmejane Gibson
Sehuaette
Jap Spearhead Repulsed by Chinese Troops
Allied reports say Chinese forces repelled Japanese spearheads from Burma into Yunnan province as Chiang Kai-shek's government fights on. Chinese troops claim destruction of a Japanese mobile column north of the Burma road and continued resistance to Nipponese advances toward Paoshan. Meanwhile Allied bombers hit Japanese shipping near Koepang Timor and Port Moresby in New Guinea, with some losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
Australia
Koepang
Timor Island
MacArthur
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Miles W. Vaughn
United Press Night News
Burma
China
Yunnan
Chiang Kai-shek
Cathay
United Nations
Chungking
Burma Road
Paoshan
Kummin
Yunnan Province
India
Fangoon
Tokyo
Body of Weir Is Brought Here for Funeral Services
The body of Lawrence Weir 43 the four term Silver Bow county sheriff was brought from Dubois Idaho to Butte and taken to Duggan's Merrill mortuary for funeral services at St Patrick church Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery The death is believed a self inflicted gunshot wound with $96 on his person and his car found nearby authorities say Weir disappeared from Butte April 20 and was last seen leaving town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Larry) Weir
Silver Bow County
Butte
Dubois
Idaho
Duggan
Merrill Mortuary
St. Patrick Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Sid Close
Clark County
Beaver Creek
Jack Duggan
Weir
H. K. Potter
Montana Highway Patrol
So Weir
al McLeod
Don Sheehy
Bill Dalling
T. F. O'Connell
Dalling
Mauna Loa erupts in April lava flow and flame
The Mauna Loa eruption began April 26 and lasted two weeks with lava rivers six miles downslope. Army bombers attacked to slow the flow and reduce danger to Hilo as the eruption eased after May 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Mauna Loa
Hilo
Maui
United Press
Sister of Montana Woman Released by Gestapo in Paris
Miss Kathleen Cannell American fashion writer for the New York Times was released by the German Gestapo in Paris after 48 hours of detention while authorities investigated her newspaper work. Her sister lives in Twin Bridges Montana and she was among Paris fashion writers who covered the shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
U.P
Kathleen Cannell
New York Times
Paris
Miss Cannell
Twin Bridges
Mont
Thousands of U S Troops Land in Northern Ireland
Thousands of United States troops equipped with tanks guns and jeeps landed at a north Ireland port from the war’s largest convoy yet and began invasion training. The influx includes Dakotans New Yorkers and Kentuckians as Gen Marshall pledged a steady flow of troops for an early victory. Private First Class Marvin H O Neal of Philip South Dakota was the first man ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Ireland
U.P
United States
North Ireland
Dakotas
New York
Kentucky
George C. Marshall
United States Army
Britain
Marshall
Marvin H. O'Neal
Philip
O'Neil
Butte Hosts Friendly RAF Pilots From England
Two Royal Air Force cadets Dennis John Barlow and Charles Carr, both 21, on furlough visit Butte after training in Medicine Hat. They praise American friendliness, comment on rain and cars, and plan to return to England for flying service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis John Barlow
Charles Carr
Royal Air Force
Butte
Carr
Barlow
Engineering Corps
England
Iceland
Air Corps
Medicine Hat
Alberta
America
Convoy Outfoxes Enemy Raiders in Atlantic Crossing
John A. Moroso II reports from a Northern Ireland port on May 18 about a massive American convoy crossing the Atlantic. Destroyers and planes hit enemy submarines with depth charges as the ships pressed 2400 miles, while gunners hoped for air attacks and soldiers arrived in numbers with new gear and helmets. The voyage was marked by optimism, homesickness, seasickness, and the nickname Berlin Express for one freighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Moroso II
Northern Ireland
Atlantic
Hell
America
Harold Tanner Found Dead After Snowstorm Near Bishop
Harold L. Tanner 23 metallurgist for U S Vanadium was found dead in Pine Creek canyon near Bishop California after getting lost in a snowstorm while hiking toward a tungsten mill He was a Montana School of Mines graduate and is survived by his mother and two sisters Funeral services will be in Butte Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L. Tanner
Montana School of Mines
Bishop
Calif
Associated Press
H. L. Tanner
West
Porphyry Street
News Dispatch
Tanner
Butte High
Jardine Mining Company
Jardine
Butte
George Griswold
Cal
U. S. Vanadium, Inc
Mila Tanner
Charles Shaffer
Cliff Bishop
Ory
United States Vanadium Company
Pine Creek Canyon
Mont
Louise A. Tanner
Marvin Lutzk
Sailors Seek Shaving Cream Chain After Ship Sunk
In New Orleans on May 18 the captain and officers of a Gulf of Mexico ship sunk by a submarine last week faced a strange problem They wanted to know how to start their shaving cream tube chain again They have not found out yet
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Soviet Reinforcements Drive Red Army Advance At Kharkov
On the Kharkov front the Soviet forces reported steady progress as 2,000 Allied and Soviet tanks spearhead a push against German lines. The high command noted German parachutists neutralized behind Soviet positions and air forces claimed several tank, truck, and gun losses. Western Allied and Soviet troops also reported heavy fighting near the Kerch peninsula and ongoing operations along the Leningrad front with hundreds of German troops killed or captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Moscow
New York
Kharkov
Semyon Timoshenko
Red Army
Kerch
High Command
Red Air Force
Barents Sea
Leningrad Front
Director to Aid Concert Drive Opens Final Membership Push
David Ferguson of New York, Community Concert service director, arrives in Butte to run the last week of the local Community Concert Association membership drive. He will preside at a Finlen hotel banquet at 6 30 pm replacing President Alf Kremer. Awards will honor workers selling most tickets. A student season rate of 2 20 and adult 5 50 are announced with tickets at concert headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ferguson
New York City
Community Concert Service
Butte
Fergueson
Finlen Hotel
Alf Kremer
Association
Chamber of Come
Power and Light Executives to Attend Butte Convention
Power and light executives gather in Butte this week for the Northwest Electric Power and Light association Accounting and Business Practice section annual convention. James R. Thomas chairs the Montana Power company group and about 80 delegates are expected Thursday and Friday at the Montana Power company auditorium. The meeting marks the 17th consecutive year and focuses on defense areas housing problems and employee staffing as many men go to the armed forces and women fill in. Frank W. Bird, president of Power, will welcome attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Power, Light
Butte
Power and Light
Northwest Electric Power and Light Association
James R. Thomas
Montana Power Company
Frank W. Bird
Power
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City Episcopal
Edward P. Morgan
Hawaii
Gestapo
U.S
C. R. Cunningham
Ulster
R.A.F
Scribe
Harold Tanner
Enel
Vie Mae Iin
Mines School
California
Warwrnr
Henry Shapiro
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