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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1929
Page
4
A curious look at canned editorials from an eastern syndicate. The Reid Editorial Service offers a five weekly newspapers condensed into one column with the claim that each line will read as the local paper’s own. The circular touts exclusive field use, a seven day cycle, and a fifty cent weekly rate.
In a Baltimore Sun feature, a boy asks his father to name the president's cabinet. The father and a neighbor named Jones stumble through potential secretaries from Mellon to Hughes, Pershing, and Will Hays, only to doubt their memory and call the public library for help. The piece riffs on civic knowledge and confusion about who holds cabinet posts.
The Columbus Dispatch reports Curtis listed as an incompetent Indian in Indian bureau records. It explains the label is a legal status preventing Curtis from freely transacting his 160 acres in Oklahoma, while noting tax advantages and the irony of his political rise.
The article portrays Mr Curtis as regarded incompetent by government while he thrives as a high public official and successful private businessman. It hints at irony in his demeanor and suggests Kaw tribe precedents may tempt others to imitate his example. The tone questions his public competence despite evident success.
A playful Omaha World Herald note to Lone Eagle about marrying Anne, warning that matrimony changes freedom and lifestyle. It praises the couple’s affection and calls out the upcoming wedding with light humor and affectionate praise for Lindy.
The annual Alumni banquet at Masonite last evening drew a large crowd and a varied program. Highlights included an address of welcome, class response, vocal and piano solos, a vocal duet, and dancing to close the affair.
In Edinburgh on May 24 the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church agreed to unite by overwhelming majorities, with final constitutional steps to follow in October. The move echoes Canada’s earlier church mergers, while a minority within the United Free Church vows to maintain a continuing separate church. The Church of Scotland has solid support, though concerns about state involvement persist among some members.
The president hopes the commission will secure an accurate determination of fact and cause and follow with constructive conclusions. The chairman said the panel would not arbitrate between wets and drys, but would consider reports and data from organizations that studied the issues. Prohibition is only one angle of their work.
George W. Wickersham, head of the National Law Enforcement commission, said in Washington on May 28 that the Hoover administration will overhaul all federal statutes. He indicated the commission would examine existing laws and report findings and recommendations.
Two Texas flyers completed the longest aerial endurance in history, bringing the wooden Fort Worth airplane to earth at 4 07 p.m. after 172 hours and 3 minutes aloft. The flight began 11 33 a.m. last Sunday from Meacham field amid soaking rain and heavy vibration signs.
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