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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
6
The text cites a Christian Endeavor World piece noting the danger of long golf time and the lack of savings as a rainy day approach. It quotes Thomas Mann warning that a Hitler victory would force U.S. involvement, highlighting economic and moral intolerance of such an outcome.
In a Dundee People’s Journal tale a miner asks how to overhaul a car and is told by a quiet mechanic that a tricycle would do. A Persian ruler Ghazan Khan supposedly wins by out eating Abdul Baddis of Syria, tying appetite to power in 1299.
In the 15th century the Earl of Warwick fed about 30 000 people each day at his London residence. He reportedly used six oxen for breakfast to supply the large meals.
The passage explains that centrifugal force keeps Earth in orbit and would cause a fall toward the sun if motion ceased. It notes the initial drop would be about one ninth of a mile in the first second, and impact with the sun would involve speeds around 380 miles per second.
A state survey finds 70 percent of women drivers exceed 45 miles per hour while 54 percent of men do so. The study highlights gender gaps in speeding behavior among Texas motorists.
The Boston terrier originated from cross breeding between the English bulldog and the English terrier, a task carried out by Americans in the United States.
Local notes report elections in Coutts Sweet Grass Lions club and leadership for several organizations. bids for a new Hamilton post office open in Washington with $100000 allotted. Great Falls director elected to American Dairy Association. Plus obituaries, travel aims, and park notices across Libby Laurel Missoula and more.
Jay G. Diamond, statistician for the federal agricultural marketing service, predicts Montana farm income in 1940 will be at least 100 million dollars if weather stays normal. This compares with about 97 million in 1939. The outlook is encouraging despite world market uncertainty as months remain before crop and livestock profits are realized.
A note explains that eating potatoes with their skins helps retain nutritive value. Cooking in the skin reduces nutrient loss and improves overall dietary benefits.
A renter or new homeowner can create a simple formal garden from seed late in the season. The design centers on the house porch with a key axis and balanced mass and color on both sides. Alyssums and nicotiana provide fragrance for evening visitors, and oyster-shell fertilizer offers a natural option.
The piece notes romance among airline stewardesses during a busy vacation period. Northwest Airlines reports 45 stewardesses with nearly a dozen bitten by the love bug. Some are engaged or married, leaving aviation duties for home life. Lois Long is highlighted as the first to become engaged and married among the group.
A Elgin girl Dorothy Mack quits nursing after two days in stewardess training in Minneapolis when a fiancé wedding ploy brings a diamond ring and a plan to wed before takeoff. Northwest Airlines faces a question if an airliner captain can officiate, with stewardesses seeking guidance from Washington officials. Dan Cupid is credited with sparking a wave of romance in flying.
Senator James E. Murray announced competitive examinations for West Point and Annapolis to fill vacancies. Open to Montana residents within age limits, tests will be held Oct 5 in Billings Bozeman Butte Glasgow Glendive Great Falls Havre Helena Kalispell Lewistown Miles City Missoula and Plentywood.
Western Montana will gain a new livestock market as Stockmen's Commission Co begins operations in Missoula after receiving a Montana license and leasing the Northern Pacific stockyards. An inspector will be stationed there while the firm already runs yards in Spokane and Pasco Washington. The note also recalls that the first American cotton mill was built in Massachusetts in 1803.
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