Butte War Production Day To Highlight Local Effort
Butte will host a June 2 war production day with two WWII heroes Lieut Commander Edward O Hara and Captain Hewitt W Reuters representing Navy and Army. A large parade and two demonstrations will showcase copper zinc and manganese contributions from miners smeltermen and craftsmen of Butte and Anaconda to war needs. The event aims to mobilize western Montana in a historic display of patriotism and industry.
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Butte
United States
Edward O’hare
Navy
Hewitt T. Whreless
Anaconda
Montana
Butte Hill
Butte High School
Price Control to Bring Hardships, Businessmen Told
Clem W. Collins, regional OPA administrator, told Montana businessmen price control will cause hardships but is needed to curb inflation. He urged patience, warned against cheaters, and praised retailers for supporting ceilings while noting civilian goods have halved while purchasing power rose.
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Helena
Clem W. Collins
Office of Price Administration
Montana
Collins
OPA
Montanans, Inc
Marshall and Doolittle Inspect San Francisco Bay Bases
General George C. Marshall and Brig. Gen. James Doolittle visited Army bases in the San Francisco bay area on Monday. The party met with Western defense officials, naval leaders, and defense staff including Admiral Greenslade and Rear Admiral Holmes, after earlier talks in Los Angeles and San Diego.
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San
U.P
George C. Marshall
Army
James Doolittle
Japan
San Francisco Bay Area
S. H. Sherrill
Frank McCarthy
War Departmental
A. P. Ebright
Inter- American Defense Board
Fourth Army
General Marshall
West Coast
Los Angeles
John L. Dewitt
Western Defense Command
San Diego
Ralston
Holmes
11Th Naval District
Thomas Girdler
Consolidated Aircraft Company
Marshall
Frederick Gilbreath
San Francisco
Raushenbush Declared Not Communist by Senate Panel
The Senate appropriations committee restored an $8,000 item for Stephen Raushenbush, chief of the interior power division's research and planning branch, after a House vote removed it amid claims he was a Socialist Communist. The panel found the charges unfounded and unjustified and urged keeping him employed.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Stephen Raushenbush
Interior Department
Power Division
House
Representative Winter
R.-Kas
America
Raushenbush
Department
Ickes
Newsman Arthur Winton Dies in Salt Lake City
Arthur Stuart Winton a veteran Salt Lake City newspaper man died Monday after a major surgical operation He was 56 and had recently undergone surgery in Salt Lake City May 25 Salt Lake City newspaper obituary notes his long career and age
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Salt Lake City
Arthur Stuart Winton
Storage Battery Power lecture by Edison agent
Frank W. Hooper, Butte district engineer for Thomas A. Edison, Inc., spoke to the Montana section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers on storage battery power. The talk at the Montana Power auditorium noted that storage batteries power industry far more than autos, with Edison nickel iron alkaline cells suited for heavy, continuous power rather than automobile use.
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Frank W. Hooper
Butte
Thomas A. Edison, Inc
Montana
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Montana Power Company
Bozeman
Anaconda
E. W. Schilling
Department of Electrical Engineering
Montana State College
Mexicans Move Closer to Entering War
Mexico City May 25 President Manuel Avila Camacho urged Congress to convene in extraordinary session and declare war, signaling Mexico’s alignment with the United Nations. The move follows Axis sinking of vessels Potrero Del Llano and Faja De Oro and demands emergency powers and control measures. Detachments of sailors and marines marched in the capital as mobilization looms.
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Mexico City
Manuel Avila Camacho
Mexico
Congress
United Nations
Permanent Congressional Commission
Avila Camacho
Potrero del Llano
Congressional Commission
Gulf
Pacific
Order cancelled on gas rationing plan
The Office of Price Administration cancelled plans for card rationing of gasoline in Oregon and Washington starting June 1 due to improved supplies. A 33 1/2 percent cut remains in effect in both states, with continuation noted.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Oregon
OPA
Corporations Section Reaches 150000 in Hospital Campaign
The corporations division of the St. James improvement project hits its 150000 goal for a modern hospital in the mining city. Butte plans to contribute 300000, with establishments and payrolls divisions still short. Ray MacDonald led advance gifts to 50000, first to hit target. Contributions total 241000 so far as Memorial Day push begins. J C Maguire, ex-Butte resident now in Los Angeles, donated toward the hospital. D M Kelly of Anaconda Copper Mining Company leads the drive for vital hospital facilities to safeguard local families.
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Corporations
St. James
Butte
Ray MacDonald
Drive
Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Maguire
Los Angeles
D. M. Kelly
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Butte Hospital
Brazilian ship Commandante Lyra torpedoed but not sunk
Agencia Nacional reported the 5,052 ton Brazilian merchant ship Commandante Lyra was torpedoed by a submarine in the Atlantic on May 18 but not sunk. The vessel’s status was confirmed by the semi official news agency on May 25.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Commandante Lyra
Atlantic
Agencia Nacional
Health educator Lela Ewart leaves for Port Lewis duty
Helena report states Lela Ewart a field assistant in health education with the state board of health for three years departed today for duty at the Army hospital in Port Lewis Washington. No successor has been named.
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Helena
Lela Ewart
State Board of Health
Army Hospital
Port Lewis
Wash
Normal Business Suspension for War Bond Sale July 1
Washington May 25. Stores will suspend normal selling from noon to 12:15 PM July 1 to open a Treasury campaign to sell 1 billion dollars in war bonds that month. Retailers Namm of Brooklyn and Schaeffer of Chicago head the pledge effort with bells and whistles across shops.
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Washington
Chicago
Group
Namm
Fire Bomb Demonstration Tonight At Butte Stadium
Eugene Savage announces a 9 30 pm display of a fire bomb replica at Butte high stadium. The event mirrors Stanford Army chemistry division tests and teaches fire control for thermite and magnesium bombs to about 120 defense course participants. Capt. Barker will award certificates at course end June 1.
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Butte High School
Eugene Savage
Citizens’ Defense
Savage
Stanford University
Chemical Warfare Division
Army
Hugh K. Potter
Montana Highway Patrol
Oscar A. Dingman
Emmajane Gibson
Frank R. Gersh
Joseph R. Barker
State Defense Commission
W. G. Perguson
Civilian Defense
Ceilings Set on 1942 Women and Childrens Garments
Washington May 25 1942 authorities ruled that 1942 fall styles of women and children's coats suits dresses blouses and outerwear could not be sold at prices higher than last season. A special price order barred any seller from adding lines at higher than the highest price line from last fall.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Butte Forecast Scattered Tstorms Tuesday
Butte expects scattered showers and thunderstorms Tuesday. High around 64, low near 44 with measurable precipitation.
Chinese hold Kinhwa as Japan storms Chekiang defenses
Chinese veterans report repulsing a major Japanese assault on Kinhwa in Chekiang while facing renewed pressure along the Burma road in Yunnan. Chinese communiques say heavy fighting, 500+ Japanese dead, 2,000 casualties, and gains for Japanese forces near Kienteh and Sanchi as Tokyo warned of pressure on Kinhwa.
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Chungking
China
Kinhwa
Chekiang
Burma
Yunnan
Kienteh
Chientang
Sanchi
Tokyo
Wuyi
Yomiuri
Salween
Burma Road
Army P-38 crashes near Millsfield kill pilot Lieut Hampton
An Army P-38 pursuit plane crashed into a high tension power line and burned at Millsfield south of South San Francisco on Monday night killing the pilot Lieut. Robert G. Hampton.
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San Francisco
Calif
U.P
Millsfield
Here
Robert G. Hampton
Russians Repel German Tank Assaults Near Kharkov Front
Russian forces hold Izyum-Barvenko positions after days of heavy fighting with German tanks and infantry. Reports say 150 tanks and armored support battered the line, while Soviet air and naval actions claim destroying German destroyers and a transport near base areas.
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Moscow
U.R
Izyum - Barvenkova
Kharkov
Red Army
Izyum-Barvenko
Pravda
Anthony McBride Dead Veteran Butte Streetcar Pioneer
Anthony A. McBride 79 a longtime Butte resident died at his home 1036 Utah avenue after years of ill health He piloted the first street car into Walkerville and Centerville later drove the first power car He worked 27 years for the Butte Electric Railway and later served as deputy sheriff deputy county treasurer and justice of the peace He organized the South Side Democratic club and led the Silver Bow Taxpayers league He was active in boxing promotion at the Holland rink in South Butte.
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Anthony A. McBride
Butte
Walkerville
Utah Avenue
Duggan
Merrill Mortuary
Ireland
Mr. McBride
Butte Electric Railway Company
Centerville
McBride
John K. O'Rourke
Larry Duggan
South Butte
Silver Bow
Memorial Day observance plans complete in Butte
A. W. Anderson, general chairman, states all plans for the annual Memorial Day services in Butte are finished. Officers include Paul Rooney as vice chairman and Margaret LaForest as secretary treasurer. Committees cover activities publicity parade and speakers with Colonel Ralph B. Davis set as speaker at the Memorial across from the U.S. Army, Navy, and Mars.
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Butte
A. W. Anderson
Anderson
Paul Rooney
Margaret LaForest
DeLoughery
A. Anderson
A. Deble
Wendel
Vi Memorial
U.S Army
Navy
Mars
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K. J. Berylson
Washington, D. C
Robert Patterson
War Production Board
Herbert Heasley
Heasley
Electrical Engineers of State
Edison Company
Washington, Oregon
Heart
India
Miles
Kunming
Anton
Changsha
Amoy
Gowainan
Manila
Fningpo
Philippine
Islands
Guam
Foochow
Hangchow
Ningpo
Hankow
Canton Railroad
Frank W. Bird
Anthony McBride
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