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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1923
Page
4
Shelby Montana gears up for the heavyweight title bout as Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons prepare. Public opinion leans toward Gibbons while seasoned reporters call this Dempsey’s toughest challenge, predicting a patriotic Fourth of July outcome if Gibbons wins.
Alvin Owsley national commander faces a cool reception at a civic luncheon in Great Falls. He had condemned the Dempsey Gibbons fight, angering local Legion members who supported Dempsey during his Montana visit. The city turned out for Dempsey but not for Owsley.
The Montana press reconsiders Wheeler after his Russia return. He calls Russia a century behind, preferring jail here to liberty there, and the Pioneer argues presidents like Harding should travel widely to learn the nation and its resources, with officials paying their own way.
Chicago Tribune argues Henry Ford’s straw poll strength signals potential public willingness to elect him. The piece warns his lack of education and awareness of his limits would make him unfit for president, risking rapid governmental degeneration without a strong corrective response.
The passage argues that Henry Ford is ignorant of key historical facts and that his success as a businessman does not guarantee effective leadership. It contends Ford’s belief that history is bunk and his celebrity status risk democratic governance, warning that wealth and advertising do not justify public trust.
Colonel Robert W. Stewart spoke at Coe College on opportunity for youth in the United States. He cited Standard Oil directors who rose from common jobs, rejected the wage slave myth, and urged honesty, energy, and advancement based on performance. He argued that employers reward faithful service and that the country remains a land of opportunity.
Miss Helen Goddard of Billings arrived Sunday for a visit to Miss Eline Adam. Mrs C T Schenck and daughter travel to Iowa for the summer. Dr and Mrs John Moore and child depart for Boise Idaho to stay indefinitely. Lee Smoot of Boulder ranch hosts his brother William and wife from Missouri. Capt Ernest R Patterson and Miss Beulah Elizabeth Busha wed last Saturday night in a formal ceremony.
U S Senator William E. Borah of Idaho in Spokane said Ford should not be regarded as a joke as a presidential possibility. He predicted Harding would be renominated by acclamation and suggested Ford could head a potential third party, noting Ford's broad popular appeal and backing from eastern business interests.
Beginning July 2 for two weeks the Congregational church hosts a vacation school for children ages 4 to 14. Sessions run Monday through Friday from 9 a m to 11 15 a m with music Bible study games and craft work. Rev Bettell of Oberlin directs the un denominational program.
Rhubarb four cents per pound and currants forty cents per gallon listed at the Webb ranch in a brief sale ad.
I wish to express my sincerest thanks to so many kind friends whose assistance and sympathy were extended during the illness and burial of my wife.
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