Japanese land in force near Foochow
Japanese forces landed thousands of troops on the north bank below Foochow Fukien, under naval bombardment, creating a second active front in the Chekiang Fukien seaboard. Chinese commands say about 25 000 troops participated, part of a larger 125 000 in Chekiang Fukien and Kiangsi.
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Chungking
China
Japan
Chekiang Province
Foochow
Fukien Province
Min River
Formosa Strait
Chekiang
Fukien
Kiangsi
Chekiang-Fukien
Yunnan Province
Burma
Kanglanchai
Lungkiangkiao - Tengyueh
Mexico Prods Toward War with Axis Nations
Mexico plans to declare war on Germany Italy and Japan after an Axis reply to protests over the Potrero Del Llano sinking. President Avila Camacho prepares a manifesto to be read before Congress as Cabinet discussions intensify and public sympathy rises for wartime ship victims.
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Mexico City
Foreign Office
Mexico
Avila Camacho
Berlin
Florida
Manuel Avila Camacho
Congress
Germany
Italy
Japan
Lazaro M. Cardenas
National Palace
Butte Merchants to Attend Helena Price Meeting
A delegation from the Butte Chamber of Commerce merchants division will travel to Helena next Monday for a state wide price control meeting at the Helena civic center starting at 10 a m. The event is sponsored by the Office of Price Administration and Montanans Inc with Clem W Collins of Denver as principal speaker.
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Merchants Division
Butte Chamber of Commerce
Helena
Office of Price Administration
Montanans, Inc
Clem W. Collins
Denver
Collins
OPA
Denver University School of Commerce
American Institute of Accountants
American Accounting Association
Australia Calls Up 39 000 Additional Men
Allied and Australian forces report raids on New Guinea and Timor bases. Submarines destroyed a Kako class cruiser and two cargo ships. three enemy aircraft were shot down or damaged in Timor and New Guinea operations. Timor raids target Dili and Koepang with air and ground damage and Japanese Zero losses reported.
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Australia
Guinea
Timor
MacArthur
New Guinea
Lae
Koepang
Douglas
Port Moresby
Moresby
Paris bomb blasts kill about a score of Hitlerites
The Moscow radio, via Geneva, reported that about twenty Germans were killed in dynamite explosions in Paris occupied quarters. The broadcast was heard by C. B. 8.
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New York
Moscow
Geneva
Paris
St James Drive Corporations Division Nears $150000 Goal
The Corporations Division of St James Drive moved closer to its $150000 goal, with Frank W Bird reporting a $2000 boost to reach 137000. The drive aims to fund half of the $300000 hospital project in the city as other divisions push toward their 50000 targets.
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St. James Drive
Corporations
Wheel Horse
St. James Hospital
Frank W. Bird
L. Burle
James R. Sullivan
Ray J. MacDonald
Butte
Margaret Corette
Robert E. Dwyer
Dudley Dowell
J. R. Hobbins
C. F. Kelley
W. J. McMahon
James E. Murray
E. J. Nash
John Norris
L. B
Tip
Two Die In Crash East Of Livingston On Highway 10
Two Livingston men die and two companions are hospitalized after a car left Highway 10 and struck a telegraph pole 47 miles east of Livingston. Corporal Harold J. Bullock 22 dies instantly. Beverly A Sturges 24 dies later. Authorities cite loss of control near Greycliff and unclear driver identity.
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Livingston
Highway 10
Here
Harold J. Bullock
Fort Lewis
Wash
Fort Benning
Beverly Arthur Sturges
Northern Pacific Railway
Harry Burnham
Greycliff
Bullick
Smith
Billings
WPB to Limit Volume of Merchandise
The War Production Board announced steps to curb inventories of all types of merchandise held by retailers and wholesalers. It cited heavy buying restricting others from obtaining goods and said forthcoming regulations will ensure reasonable stock levels and equitable distribution among dealers.
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Washington
The
War Production Board
WPB
Ford Plant Starts Building of 30-Ton Army Tanks
Detroit May 21 Henry Ford has converted the River Rouge plant to military tank production The government ordered eight months ago and the plant is now in production The tanks will be 20 ton and powered by a variation of the Ford V-8 motor The assembly line method Ford pioneered will be used for manufacturing
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Great River Rouge
Ford
Public urged to mark Memorial Day observance in Butte
A. W. Anderson of the Veterans of Foreign Wars calls Montana citizens to observe Memorial Day on Saturday May 30. A parade through town leads to services at Butte High School Memorial Park monument with Lieut. Ralph E. Davis of the USMC delivering the address.
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A. W. Anderson
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Montana
Anderson
Butte High School Memorial Park Monument
Ralph E. Davis
United States Marine Corps
Butte
Treasury proposes broad check-off income tax system
Treasury tax adviser Randolph Paul urged Congress to authorize employers to deduct 10 percent of wages, interest, and dividends above fixed personal exemptions, easing the March 15 deadline. The plan mirrors social security withholding and would apply broadly. some exemptions for farmers or homemakers may be considered.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Randolph Paul
House
Ways and Means Committee
Will
Paul
Trial on Patent Case Derailed by 50 MPG Gadget Claim
In Detroit on May 21, E G Baker testifying in a federal patent suit diverted to his Indianapolis based work. He claimed a method for 50 miles per gallon with heavy cars and noted public availability soon. Known racer Cannonball Baker discussed his long distance mileage device.
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Detroit
Baker
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Arthur F. Lederle
Cannonball Baker
Army Trains Glider Pilots for Commando Raids
The Army air corps plans to train 3,000 glider pilots to take part in commando raids. The program aims to be in full operation by June 1 at the west coast air corps training center. Gliders will be towed by Flying Fortresses and other heavy aircraft, carrying 15 crew with rifles machine guns and eight cannon aboard.
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Santa Ana
Calf
Army Air Corps
West Coast Air Corps Training Center
Official Warns Against Optimism During War Prolonged Struggle
A high ranking defense official, speaking anonymously, cautioned that optimism could mislead the public. He warned of inevitable disappointments and a long war, saying victory will come from American resolve and effort, not tricks or inventions, and noted a fragile upswing of optimism.
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Washington
U.P
Japan
Germany
Pork Products Go Under Permanent Price Ceiling Level
Washington reports ham bacon and other pork products placed under permanent wholesale price ceilings. The rule replaces the 60 day temporary cap set mid March and fixes dressed hogs and wholesale pork cuts at the March 3 to 7 1942 prevailing levels.
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Washington
Dominican steamer President Trujillo torpedoed near Martinique
The Dominican steamer President Trujillo of 922 tons was torpedoed and sunk about one hour from Fort de France Martinique. Twenty four crew members are reported missing in the official announcement issued Thursday.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republc
President Trujillo
Martinique
Fort-de-France
Butte Forecast Indicates Scattered Showers and Cooler
The Butte area is expected to see scattered showers on Friday with a cooler air mass. Temperatures range from a high of 73 degrees to a low near 35 degrees.
Paper Collection to Be Halted in Mining City
Butte scrap paper collections end due to transportation shortages and war materiel priority. Eugene W. Savage of the Citizens Defense corps instructs local groups to suspend ordinary paper drives until further notice. The Bureau of Industrial Conservation notes transportation constraints and temporary mill over supply affecting Montana efforts.
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Butte
American Legion
Eugene W. Savage
Citizens Defense Corps
Montana
Jury Convicts Man After He Had Been Shot to Death
HARLAN Ky May 21 Marc Shepherd 274 was shot to death in the Harland circuit court room where he was being tried for slaying a taxicab driver and the jury convicted him and recommended the death penalty during the few minutes which elapsed between the time he was shot and the time he was pronounced dead Sheriff Clint Bajl said Jack Heaton 26 a coal miner from Louellen and a nephew of the man Shepherd was charged with killing surrendered to officers immediately after the shooting and was placed in jail.
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Harlan, Ky
Marc Shepherd
Harland Circuit Court Room
Clint Bajl
Jack Heaton
Louellen
Shepherd
Russians Push Into Open Battlefield Near Kharkov
The Red Star reports a 40 minute assault breaching a fortified German line near Kharkov and driving Timposhenko's tanks six miles into open ground. Karelia combat pushes 12 miles deeper into enemy territory while a southern counter drive by General von Schwedler is checked. In Kerch a stubborn defense remains, and guerrilla forces reportedly retake a big city in White Russia amid ongoing fighting. page 6 continuation noted.
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Central Press
Timoshenko
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
Russia
Red Army
Olga Ussupova
Moscow
Semeon Timoshenko
Red Star
Karelia
Viktor von Schwedler
Barvenkova-Izyum
Crimea
Kerch
Caucasus
Izyum
Barvenkova
Pravda
Communist Party
White Russia
Protest Over Gasoline Rationing in Montana
At Kalispell on May 21 business leaders labor organizers and farmers protested proposed gasoline rationing in Montana and across the nation. Speakers warned rationing would raise unemployment and harm business. They urged the Chamber of Commerce to mobilize Montana’s congressional delegation to oppose rationing.
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Kalispell
Montana
United States
L. D. Spafford
Interlake
Chamber of Commerce
Alo
Washington
Power and Light Executives Close Conference Activities Planned
The seventeenth annual meeting of the Northwest Electric and Power association’s accounting and business practice section concludes with a full day. Morning sessions feature trade talks by R W Peterson and Hogan. Afternoon tours and golf at Butte Country Club precede an evening Meaderville dinner with entertainment led by R H Pletcher.
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Butte Country Club
Meaderville
Northwest Electric and Power Association
Montana Power Companytorium
R. W. Peterson
Puget
Sound Power and Light Company
Seattle
P. Hogan
Montana Power Company
Berkeley Snow
Portland
Northwest Electric Light and Power Association
R. H. Pletcher
J. R. Thomas
The
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Civilian Construction Corps
War Works Army
Dili
Port Darwin
Pearl Harbor
Dai Nippon
Tokyo
Mandated Islands
Guam
Army
Uly
Power, Light
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