03 Aug 1950
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Newspaper
Billings Herald
Location
Billings, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1950
Page
1
Fragmentary remarks show a divided county with two camps debating whether they are at war with an unnamed adversary or plagued by nuisances. The text hints at political tension and internal conflict within the community.
Local citizens sign peace petitions denouncing atomic arms as Moscow inspired. The piece notes Secretary Acheson calls the drive fraudulent and warns voters to reject such petitions. Henry Morgenthau Jr urges drastic wartime measures and tax restoration to confront potential war with Russia, while Elks Leader L T Anderson condemns communism as treasonous and urges firm action.
A quirky compilation notes a New York man building a war room from newspapers, local auctioneers’ success stories, high prices for onions, a returning king of Belgium, and soldiers facing a fast rotating opponent in Korea. It mentions a bank storing gold for dentists and a Pravda critique of American communists, with several local anecdotes about life in Billings and Helena.
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