03 Jun 1948
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Newspaper
Billings Herald
Location
Billings, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1948
Page
1
The statement declares the Herald will strive for impartial news presentation and independent views. It aims to present various public opinions regardless of editor sentiment, serving public welfare while attacking social economic and political wrongs. It roots principles in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
A commencement note salutes graduating classes from Rocky Mountain college Central Catholic High School and Billings High. It warns graduates that elders shape national policy yet youth can replace bungling with courage. The piece urges unity of youth and elders to avoid stagnation and promote hopeful progress for the nation.
A quotation from James M. Bruie urges youths to seek friendship and cooperation, courage, and true understanding. It warns against chasing worldly wealth and complacent rivals, urging ambition disciplined by character and effort to engage in life’s arena.
A city council report on Great Falls meter operations shows heavy costs and little net gain for the city. An alderman mocked meters as ornamental while a proposal to replace them with Miller meters on trial was not acted upon. The Herald disclosed Billings nets about 345,000 yearly from its meters.
The text laments wars not ending with shooting and warns of a helpless mood in global events. It highlights hunger disease and despair affecting 230 million children and urges concrete action for international peace by answering the Montana Crusade for Children.
An officer from the U S Embassy in Rio de Janeiro described Americanism to a Brazilian student who won honors at the University of Missouri The student said Americanism means freedom fair play and good apple pie The exchange captures a compact view of American values in a foreign setting
The slot machines work harder on Sundays and holidays than at any other time. They take only enforced vacations.
A sharply phrased remark portrays a bureaucrat as someone who moves from an unfounded assumption to an inevitable conclusion. The worded critique emphasizes rigidity and unexamined steps in official thinking.
A. B. Whitney, longtime president of the Railroad Trainmen, counterposes that railroad ads mislead the public about featherbedding. He argues that rules like required rest, water, and designated crossing points support safety and service and that railroads exaggerate the supposed pay-for-nothing myths while praising the value of current crews and equipment standards.
The speaker argues that practical measures speed workers across the road and benefit both railroads and employees. He asserts that any harshness in the industry is caused by the railroads themselves, not by the men operating trains under adverse conditions.
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