Anaconda Copper Makes Key Leadership Changes in New York
The Anaconda Copper Mining company announced board approved changes taking effect immediately at its Butte operations. W. H. Hoover becomes general counsel, Clyde E. Weed is named vice president in charge of mining, and Frederick Laist assumes vice president in charge of metallurgical operations. Existing officers were re-elected, including Cornelius F. Kelly as chairman and James R. Hobbins as president. Hoover, a long-time Montana figure with Harvard Law roots, also holds major civic and business roles in Great Falls and elsewhere. Laist is noted for international copper leaching and zinc process work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hoover
Clyde E. Weed
Frederick Laist
Butte
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
New York
D. M. Kelly
Western General Counsel
Cornelius F. Kelley
James R. Hobbins
Robert E. Dwyer
James Dickson
W. Kennedy Daly
Kenneth B. Frazer
Jeremiah D. Murphy
Thomas E. Conrad
Hoover
Anaconda Copper
Montana
Ohio
Great Falls
Harvard Law School
Cooper, Stephenson and Hoover
Anaconda Company
Great Zone
Willow Creek
Montana Power Company
The
Metals Bank and Trust Company
First Bank Stock Corporation
First National Bank of Great Falls
Glacier Production Company
Mr. Hoover
John H. Hoover
U. S. Navy
Mr. Laist
University of California
Graduation Set for Tonight
The 1942 school term ends Friday with 333 Butte high school graduates and 64 from Girls' Central high school. The Butte High program starts at 10 00 am with an invocation by Rev H B Ricketts and diplomas by Scott Lyle. The Girls' Central event begins 8 15 am at the Fox theater with remarks by Bishop Joseph C Wilging and diplomas by Bishop Joseph M Gilmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte High School
Central High School
H. B. Ricketts
Butte High
Lowell W. Johnson
Scott Lyle
School Board of Education
Joseph Gitin
Lincoln
Blaine
Longfellow
Monroe
Emerson
Franklin
Garfield
Grant
Greeley
Harrison
Hawthorne
McKinley
Sherman
Webster and Whittier
U S Bombers Hit Mingaladon Airdrome Near Rangoon
U S Army heavy bombers attacked the Mingaladon airdrome north of Rangoon Burma, setting fires visible 106 miles away. Japanese night fighters and antiaircraft fire met the force, but no further details were released by the Tenth U S Air Force.
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New Delhi
India
United States Army
Mingaladon
Rangoon
Burma
Tenth
U. S. Air Force
Anti
Soviets Push Offensive on Kharkov Front
Soviet armies in Ukraine reportedly pressed the Kharkov front and the Izyum Barvenkova sector, halting German counterattacks and gaining ground amid fierce battles. Midday notes spoke of position consolidation south of Kharkov, with heavy losses for German forces and 165000 prisoners claimed overall.
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Moscow
Ukraine
Kharkov
Izyum-Barvenkova
Izyum- Barvenkova
Red Command
Pravda
Great Battle Rages for Kinhwa in Chekiang Province
Chinese high command reports a fierce battle for Kinhwa, with Japanese reinforcements repulsed and 3,200 Japanese killed in four engagements. They acknowledge heavy Chinese losses, note Japanese gains nearby, and accuse Tokyo of using poison gas. The China Yunnan Burma front is also active with recaptured points near Tengyueh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Chekiang
Kinhwa
Japan
China
Yunnan-Burma
High Command
Tengyueh
Western
Spirit of Butte campaign boosts hospital fund totals
The Spirit of Butte drive reports $7 474.29 raised on Thursday with $32 990.50 in establishments and $24 899.79 in pay rolls toward modern hospital facilities. Nearly 100 more employee groups and four new businesses earned 100 percent clubs, with $23 129.89 contributed by 19 units of the Anaconda Copper Mining company. Top donors include Mountain Con $2 709, Emma mine $2 508, Anselmo mine $2 416.25, plus other units. Vehicle units and shops also listed significant gifts as the campaign continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
James J. Brett
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Mountain Con
Emma Mine
Anselmo Mine
St. Lawrence
Anaconda
Belmont
Steward
Tramway
Leonard Mine
Badger
Orphan Girl
Lexington
Travonia
Central
Rocker
B. M
Hennessy Company
Gleason Candy
Richards, Inc
Eddy Bakery
Keene Shoe Store
Meric
Hallnesd
Taxpayers Warned Today Last Day to Make Payments
Five o'clock this afternoon is the deadline for paying second half taxes on real estate in the office of County Treasurer George O'Brien Jr. Real property owners are reminded. About half the $500,000 due by midnight Sunday has been collected. Mail and over the counter payments are rising. Those paying before midnight Sunday will avoid interest and penalty charges. First half taxes for 1941 were paid last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O'Brien
I Jr
Solons Drive Against Gas Rationing
A group of senators from oil regions urged hearings before any nationwide gas rationing action. In hearings, Elliot E. Simpson accused big rubber firms of creating a false shortage to protect post-war interests and named key government-linked personnel. Clarence R. Bitting said officials discouraged synthetic rubber plans and described a potential 80 000 ton annual program using sugar cane and sweet potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee
Elliot E. Simpson
New York City
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
United States Rubber Company
B. F. Goodrich
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Arthur Newhall
War Production Board
Simpson
Clarence R. Bitting
United States Sugar Corporation
Senate Agriculture Committee
Stanley Crossland
The
Rubber Reserve Corporation
Bitting
Butte Mines Labor-Management Unit Outlines Duties
The Labor-Management Production committee of the Anaconda Copper Mining company explains its role in the war production drive. It aims to boost output by considering production-sim boosting ideas, improving tools and supplies, and securing daily worker participation. Labor and management will review practical suggestions for adoption.
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Butte
Anaconda Company
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Anaconda
Sidney Hillman
Anaconda Copper Mining
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Ces
Guana We Genel
C. Nelson
Butte Mines Department
Workmen Here to Be Shown War Machines
A military demonstration showing war planes and equipment will be held in Butte and Anaconda on Tuesday for miners and workers. The event features Lieut. Com. Edward O’Hare and Capt. Hewitt Wireless and will involve officers, sailors, marines, and numerous labor groups.
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U. 8
China
Russia
Butte
Anaconda
Ihe United Press
Washington, D. C
War Department
Walla Walla
Wash
America
Edward O'Hare
Navy
Hewitt T. Wireless
Army
Union Men Urged to Parade War Production Event
The general War Production committee urges all unions in Butte to participate in the War Production parade Tuesday evening. Each union will be assigned a place at the Carpenters' union hall, with offices handling lines for Women’s Protective Union and other locals. Presidents J F O'Brien Henry Grabenstein John Crawford Teresa The bold James Byrne and John Gilbert urge member unions to join and showcase strong support.
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Butte Metals Trades Council
Carpenters’ Union Hall
J. F. O'Brien
Building Trades Council
Henry Grabenstein
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Council
Carpenters’ Hall
John Crawford
Women’s Protective Union
Teresa Thebold
Miners’ Union
Engineers’ Union
Union
James Byrne
John Gilbert
War Department
Himmler to direct Czech reprisals over Heydrich attack
London reports Himmler, head of the Gestapo, flew to Prague to oversee the inquiry and retaliation after the attempted assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. Czech officials fear harsh actions, with a government spokesman noting about 15,000 Czechs possibly held in concentration camps in the protectorate.
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London
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Europe
Prague
Reinhard Heydrich
Protectorate
Camacho asks Congress to declare war on Axis
Mexico's president Manuel Avila Camacho formally asks the congress to declare a state of war with Germany Italy and Japan effective May 22. He pledges Mexican forces will defend the continent and asks to suspend certain constitutional guarantees if needed. Deputies meet Friday and Saturday to consider the move with final approval expected early next week.
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Mexico City
Uu.p
Manuel Avila Camacho
Congress
Mexico
Germany
Italy
Japan
Emilio Guitierrez Roldan
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Gulf of Mexico
Bridges Ordered Deported to Australia
Washington May 28 Attorney General Francis Biddle ordered Harry Benton Bridges long time Pacific coast labor leader deported to Australia due to past communist affiliations.
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Washington
U.P
Francis Biddle
Harry Benton Bridges
Australia
Weekend Showers Expected With Mild Temperature Change
Scattered showers forecast Friday with little change in temperature. Thursday’s high near 54 and low around 34. Forecast calls for unsettled conditions into the weekend with cool mornings and mild afternoons.
British Fight Axis Tanks Near Tobruk
RAF pummeled Rommel’s tanks and supply columns in a major desert clash near Tobruk and El Adem Bir Hacheim, forcing Axis forces to retreat from near Tobruk as British armor held. Nine Axis planes were downed while raids targeted air bases and supply lines. overall frontline lines remained intact with no clear breakthrough.
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Cairo
U.P
Royal Air Force
Erwin Rommel
Desert Front
Tobruk
Rommel
el Adem
Bir Hacheim
Claude Auchinleck
Libyan
General Headquarters
Brazil Attacks Axis Submarines Net Hits Off Brazilian Coast
Brazil declared war on the Axis and said its air force attacked three submarines off the Brazilian coast, sinking one. The incident followed torpedoes on the Commandante Lyra and comes as Brazil reports seven ships lost to undersea raiders, with one missing.
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Rio DE Janeiro
U.P
Brazil
Air Ministry
United States
All Is in Readiness for Butte Memorial Day Observance
preparations are complete for Butte Montana Memorial Day parade. Servicemen home on furlough will report at 8:30 a.m. to march from the courthouse led by the Butte high school band and colors. Lieut Col Ralph E Davis will give the principal address at the memorial, with veterans separating to cemeteries afterward.
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Butte
United States
Butte High School
Jack Duggan
Wyoming Street
Ralph E. Davis
Marine Corps
Montana
A. W. Anderson
Holy Cross
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A.C. M
Board of Directors
U. S
Libya
Eteeneierssénses
Butte Hospital
de Rol
Roos
General Committee of the War Production
Thursay
Himmler
Camacho
Harry Bridges
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