Whose OX Is GORED and the Propaganda Debate
A fragment from a Dillon Montana notice rails at propaganda linked to the German Library of MIS Information and critiques the Better Vision Institute of New York City. It questions free speech limits while lampooning eye fatigue theories and moonlight romance claims in a satirical, period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battery Place
New York
N. Y
Uncle Sam
Better Vision Institute of
New York City
Santa Claus
Turbulent mail bag hints at wartime press battles
A collection of unsolicited mail pieces arrives at a small town desk, including anti British tracts, a Pacific Island Empire outreach brochure, a synthetic rubber push, and flashy auto company letters claiming 1941 models will render current cars obsolete. The piece laments excess automotive advertising and praises a shift toward paid ads, while noting a new wave of press releases. United Press reports Montana officials’ meeting plans for Sept 8 and state cash income growth in 1940, plus Montana athletes and a marathon swimmer eye world records and a Hereford cattle sale set for Oct 19 in Lewistown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
U. S
U.S
Eligibility standards liberalized for October enrollment CCC boys
The memo from J J McEntee outlines new CCC eligibility. Unmarried younger applicants not in school may qualify if they need employment and the training and opportunities CCC provides. The change broadens access beyond relief lists while stressing suitability and need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps
United States
Farmers weigh pullets for laying time and breeding use
Montana State college extension poultry specialist Harriet Cushman advises pullets should be well sized and fleshed when entering the laying house to aid molt control. Small birds should not be used in breeding. deep bodied pullets showing potential may still be kept for laying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriette E. Cushman
Montana State College
Miss Cushman
Melrose Residents Host Social Roundup Across Town
Melrose and nearby communities show a busy social calendar with dinners for wedding anniversaries, visits to Butte and Dillon, guests from Lincoln Nebraska and Minneapolis, and trips to Yellowstone and Morrison Caves. Many residents travel for school, health, or family affairs as guests and hosts mingle at local ranches and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford McCauley
Chesleigh
Paul Fiddler
University of Nebraska
Dean McLaughlin
Laura Lee
Butte
Phyllis Dunstan
John Mcliver
Melrose
Dolly Dunstan
Violet Hoston
Minneapolis
Gary
Billings
Louis Allard
John Trueman
Wise River
George Huber
Hazel
Marguerite LaMarche
Paul Hirschberger
Sam Friend
Kenneth Hull
Dillon Friay
O. N. Friendly
Frances Wilson
Salt Lake City
Otto Boetticher, Jr
Yellowstone Park
Lee Stohr
Leanna
John McIvor
Margaret Bighorn
Dorothy Fassler
Dillon
John Grant
James LaMarche
Moose and Camp Creek Association
Kirtley Walker
Lillburn Tate
Monica Connor
Katharin Harvey
James Mills
Jimmy
Los Angeles
Calif
Ernest Gayford
Mills
Gayford
Evans Ranch
N. E. Lortz
Joe Rich
Blair
Cummings
Great Falls
Robert Foster
Olson
Hoffman Ranch
Louis Hoffman
Bob Hudson
Canyon Creek Lakes
Clarence Norris
Bernard Kelley
LaMarche
Tom Longley
Salmon
Idaho
Allan Bailey
Tenday
Joe Longley
First Lutheran Church events and community notices
Leonard Thompson presides as pastor for rally day at First Lutheran Church with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and divine service at 11 a m sermon titled Jesus A Friend in Sorrow and in Death. Ladies Aid meets Sept 12 at the home of Mrs Matt Telin. Various local families visited and traveled around Melrose Seeley Lake and nearby towns. school opens Sept 3 with staff announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Thompson
Jesus
Ladies Aid
Matt Telin
Pete Wilhelm
Myrle
Lloyd
Glacier Park
Leslie Trueman
Charlene
Barbara Jean
John Trueman
Wise River
P. H. Connor
Caroline Jackson
Cut Bank
Homer Tash
Twin Bridges
Dan Smith
Whiteall
Dick Trueman
Weldon
Melrose
Ham Norris
Billie Ethel Norris
Jackson
Butte
Mack Howard
Pocatello
Idaho
Robert Norris
LaGrande
Ore
Dean McLaughlin
Laura Lee
Barbara McCauley
Paul Hirschberger
Gertrude Wilhelm
Dillon
Ingie Ring
Pat Smith
Yee Motley Holloway and Sons
Bill Ob
Byrv
PNG Ike
Katharin Harvey
Darlene Reid
Myrle Wilhelm
Butté High School
Butte High School
Robert Burnett
Havre
W. Q. Kearns
Alcatraz
Calif
D. A White
Holland Lake
Seeley Lake
Babe Wilhelm
Phyllis Kaag
Henry Edwards
Gladys Carr
Ethel Orso
Burl Stevens
Montana Lumber Output Rises 21.8 Percent in 1939
Montana reports lumber production for 1939 climbed 21.8 percent over 1938 as mills operated at higher levels. The gain reflects stronger demand and expanded output across the state’s timber industry.
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Montana
Mustard Seed Harvest Dominates Montana Output
Montana will produce 6,248,000 pounds of mustard seed this fall, over half of U S output, as per federal marketing service. Despite early July setbacks, late rains boosted yields to an expected state average of 178 pounds per acre.
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Montana
Federal Agricultural Marketing Service
California
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Notice to creditors of George Rebich estate
Administrator with the will annexed of the estate of George Rebich deceased invites creditors and all persons with claims to present them with vouchers within four months of first publication at John Collins law offices Poindexter Block Dillon Montana Beaverhead County. First publication August 21 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rebich
John Collins
Poindexter Block
Dillon
Montana
Beaverhead County
Order to show cause why sale of real estate should not be made
Montana Beaverhead District Court orders sale of entire estate real property of Lucia V. Bostwick to pay debts and costs. Hearing set for September 21 1940 in Dillon. Order published in Dillon Examiner for two weeks. Also included are summons for divorce case McCoy v McCoy and notice of general election registration closing September 20 1940 in Beaverhead County Dillon Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Judicial District
Montana
Beaverhead
Lucia V. Bostwick
Gerald H. Bostwick
Dillon
Beaverhead County
Dillon Examiner
Henry G. Rodgers
State of
County of
Julia McCoy
Ve. Raymond McCoy
Richard McCoy
Norman Giles
J. E. Kelly
Albert S. Baker
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Business Management of
Examiner
S. Montana Street
United Press Association
Lewistown
Montana Athletic Officials Association
Roy Wood
Association
Wood
Montana Officials Association
Tony Dalich
Kenneth Powell
Carl Hicks
John Good
George Novinger
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Glendive
Clarence Giles
Giles
St. Louis
Central
Industrial News Review
J. J. McEntee
Federal Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
First Lutheran Church
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Legals
John H. Rebich
W. M. Stone
Parke, Davis & Co
GEO
Ay Atan
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