At Least 29 Die in Flash Flood in Pennsylvania
Debris strewn eastern Pennsylvania area reports at least 29 dead after torrential rains. Twenty one bodies recovered in a mountain community of 5 687 with eight more found within a 100 mile area. Homes wrecked and relief efforts underway as floodwaters from Susquehanna Lehigh Schuylkill and Lackawanna rivers surged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honesdale
Pennsylvania
Gertrude A. Baleser
Lehigh
Adams Island
Allentown
Susquehanna
Schuylkill
Lackawanna
Gas Rationing Sparks Congressional Outcry
Washington dispatch reports heated response on nationwide gasoline rationing plans from Capitol Hill. Senators O Mahoney Johnson and Bone challenge executive control and rubber concerns while warning about West Coast impacts and tire storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
Office of Defense Transportation
Johnson
Mississippi River
Bone
Wartime Invasion Drills Open Ocean Grove Gates
In Ocean Grove New Jersey on a Sunday exercise Army trucks and troops simulated repelling invaders at the Methodist community. The event opened gates to vehicular traffic on Eveiis bar for autoists, a feat the article says even President Grant could not have achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Grove
N. J
New Jersey
Grant
Mexicans Burn Swastika in Demonstration
In Mexico City 15 000 protest Axis aggression and burn a Nazi flag as President Avila Camacho watches. Toledano proclaims war as Mexico's sole path, denouncing Nazi and fascist forces and Spaniards accused of monopoly, while Falangists are denounced. Government backs defensive war stance without Mexican troop deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Manuel Avila Camacho
Axis
Germany
Mexican Revolutionary Party
Vincente Lombardo Toledano
Mexican Workers’ Confederation
Toledano
Theater of Arts
Portrero del Llano
Carroll College to Add Aeronautical Engineering Department
Helena May 24 Carroll College will establish an aeronautical engineering department next fall. Plans include pooling instructional staff and facilities with the Montana School of Aeronautics to create the only department of its kind between Seattle and the Middle West, announced by Very Rev Dr Emmet Riley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Carroll College
Emmet Riley
Montana School of Aeronautics
Seattle
Middle West
Sixty-Seven Boys Central Seniors to Get Diplomas
Sixty-seven seniors of Boys Central high school will receive diplomas at the sixteenth annual commencement on Wednesday at 8 15 pm. Most Rev Joseph M Gilmore bishop of Helena will preside. Rev Norbert C Hoff Ph D pastor of Immaculate Conception parish and former Carroll college president will deliver the address. The prize list includes Classical and Scientific Medal for excellence and Francis H scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central High School
Joseph M. Gilmore
Helena
Norbert C. Hoff
Immaculate Conception
Carroll College At
Francis H
Hospital Drive Effort Boosted for St James Campaign
Civic minded workers in two divisions push an all out effort to raise 300000 for a modern St James hospital.pledged totals reach 227415.23 with gains from establishments payrolls large corporations and advance gifts sections ahead of Memorial Day deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Hospital
Butte
R. L. Ruhle
J. R. Sullivan
Frank Bird
Rayepee
D. M. Kelly
Anaconda
Doolittle Says Raid on Tokyo Will Be Repeated
Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle announced in a radio address from the Pacific coast that the Tokyo raid will be repeated and extended to other Japanese and German targets. He stressed that the mission was accomplished and will be done again, without detailing methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doolittle
Tokyo
Pacific
James H. Doolittle
NBC Army Hour
Warship Survivors Reported Picked Up By Rio Iguazu
Buenos Aires May 24 The state merchant fleet said the Argentine steamer Rio Iguazu picked up 53 survivors at sea, reportedly from a United States warship. Italian claims of a sunk Maryland class battleship prompted this report as the ship neared Buenos Aires with possible landings in Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
United States
U. S
Atlantic
Brazil
Noticias Graficas
Bahia
Rio de Janeiro
Barbarigo
Recife
New York
Army plane crash near Teaneck injures none as craft falls
Two Army planes collided or broke apart at 12 000 feet over Teaneck New Jersey Sunday. Both aviators parachuted to safety while the pilotless wreckage crashed near residences. Fire and falling debris caused alarms but no serious injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teaneck
N. J
Sinking of Nineteen Allied Merchant Ships Reported
The Associated Press notes last week saw 19 Allied merchant ships sunk and two damaged in Atlantic waters, raising UN losses to 210 since Pearl Harbor. Over 425 survivors were landed in the US, Caribbean and Canada, with more than 185 lives lost and about 101 missing. The toll included seven US ships and mixed nationalities among the unidentified vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
United Nations
Pearl Harbor
United States
Caribbean
Canada
Congress May Lower Draft Age Minimum
A source says Congress will consider lowering the draft minimum to 19 or possibly 18, with War Department support. The proposal may take form as a presidential message, a secretary of war letter, or hearings. A June 30 selective service registration for 18 and 19 year olds is planned, though they are currently ineligible to be drafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
War Department
Roosevelt
War Stimson
House
May
D.-Ky
House Military Affairs Committee
Hill
D.-Ala
Austin
R.-Vt
Gurney
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Army
Navy
97 Year-Old Jefferson County Man Recalls Sevastopol
Chris Keenan claims to be Jefferson county's oldest resident near 100 and recounts a life spanning Ireland to America. He describes sailing as a cabin boy, surviving a British seizure, fighting in the Crimean War, and once driving John L. Sullivan from a saloon with a pistol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Sevastopol
Butte
Chris Keenan
Montana
Ireland
John L. Sullivan
Keenan
United States
Alaska
Couple Drowns in Lake Near Harrison
Budd S Greenwell 28 of Butte and Mrs Lea Fanyak 22 of Roundup drowned Sunday in Willow Creek Lake five miles east of Harrison during a storm. Greenwell, a miner at the Anselmo mine, and Mrs Fanyak were in a three section boat with a motor when rough water capsized them. Mrs Fanyak's body was recovered. Greenwell's body remained missing as sheriff and coroner led a search with a six man party. The accident occurred about 10 o'clock Sunday morning. the pair were missed only after the storm subsided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd W. Brook
Virginia City
O. J. Olson
Sheridan
Harrison
Sheriff Brook
Olson
Jack Winton
Fanyak
Husbar
Panyakes
Boty
Frank Perlman
Butte
Perlman
Incendiary Bomb Demonstration Planned at Butte Stadium
Butte residents may witness the first incendiary bomb demonstration in the city at 9 30 Tuesday evening in the high school stadium. Eugene Savage, commander of local Citizens' Defense, says the display shows simple fire control methods for thermite and magnesium bombs and aligns with local defense training. Public attendance is invited and admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Butte High School
Eugene Savage
Citizens’ Defense
Savage
Citizens’ Defense Corps
Christopher Columbus Joins U S Navy in Pittsburgh
Christopher Columbus enlists in the United States Navy as a seaman first class. The 30 year old from Pittsburgh carries two birth certificates to prove his identity a English and an Italian. He says police held him 48 hours in Buffalo after he claimed to be Christopher Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Christopher Columbus
United States Navy
Columbus
Buffalo
N.Y
Berlin Axis Military Chiefs Meet in Rome
The Berlin radio reported that on Sunday night representatives of the German Italian and Japanese staffs held a meeting in Rome. Count Ciano Italian foreign minister presided the gathering. The purpose of the meeting was not explained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Japan
Rome
Count Ciano
Joan Barrymore Resting Well After Critical Phase
Hollywood report says Joan Barrymore was resting well on Sunday but remains in the critical phase as doctors monitor his condition. The actor’s physicians provided the update despite no discharge from care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Joan Barrymore
Weather Outlook Scattered Showers Monday Afternoon
Scattered thunder showers are forecast for Monday afternoon with little temperature change. Sunday’s high reached 63 degrees and the low was 41.
Navy Man Reports Jap Atrocities on U S Prisoners
Samuel Roberts a 26 year old Navy machinist mate related brutalities by Japanese in the Philippines including the killing and mutilation of American doctors and nurses. He said bodies showed horrific injuries after capture and that Japanese guards tortured him to extract information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Philippines
Samuel Roberts
Bombs Hit Axis Ports in Libyan Area by RAF
British bombers and fighters attacked Axis airports, motor transport, and shipping in Cirenaican Libya on Saturday, with six enemy planes shot down. RAF losses reported at eight, while Italian command claimed heavier British losses. Derna and Martuba airfields struck for the third straight night as both sides prepare for potential desert action and reinforcements across the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Cirenaican
Ihe Seale
Airncreasec Uvity
North Africa
Libya
Cirenaica
Martuba
Tmimi
Derna
Tobruk
Gulf of Birte
Bengali
Malta
Mediterranean
Africa
Nile Valley
Tripolitania
Bitter Battle Rages in South Sector
Soviet reports claim Timoshenko’s Ukraine armies seized the initiative on the Kharkov front and push south across the Izyum Barvenkova sectors. They describe heavy German losses, tanks destroyed, and a shift to counter attacks as Kharkov defense firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Sector
Moscow
Timoshenko
Ukraine
Kharkov
Izyum-Barvenkova
Izyum-Barvenko
Izyum-Bary
Pravda
Kerch Sula
London
Caucasus
Crimea
Hitler
Kerch
Red Army
Izyumir Barvenkova
Butte High Senior Banquet and Dance Planned for Tuesday
About 360 attendees are expected for the Butte high school senior banquet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the cafeteria with a patriotic V centerpiece. The dance follows in the gym, with table decorations in red white and blue and candy graduates as place cards. Principal Scott Fries will present awards and track letters after the banquet as part of the American Revolution themed event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte High
Butte High School
Scott Fries
Frances Brome
Also Mentioned on This Page
Capitol Hill
O’mahoney
D-Wyo
D-Coro
el Universal
Aeronautical School of Engineering
Carroll
Boys Central
Norbert Hoff
Norbert
Hoff
Nippon Force
Chekiang Province
Chungking
U.P
Kinhwa
Shanghai
East Asia
C.B.S
Chekiang
Yunnan
Burma
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Hangchow
Nanchang
Paoshan
China
East China
Hangchow Bay
Russian
U.S
Associated Press
Armed Services
Budd Greenwell
U. S. Navy
Libyan
Space Phi Ok Ae
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!