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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1928
Page
4
Administrative note indicates the item was entered at the Dillon Post Office for transmission through the mails versus second class mail matter. The line reflects postal classification and mailing priority for the published notice.
The document lists the Republican national ticket for president Herbert Hoover and vice president Charles Curtis with electors W J Jamieson George McCone Joseph Scanlan Dan Whetstone. It also names a federal ticket with U S Senator Joseph M Dixon and congressional candidates Mark D Fitzgarrald Scott Leavitt, plus a Montana state ticket headed by Wellington D Rankin for governor and other statewide officers. Beaverhead County entries name Pearl I Smith as state senator H T Kraabel as representative and local officials including Martin Jackson sheriff Emery K Smith and Gladys L Garr superintendent of schools.
Montana senator from Beaverhead Frank A Hazelbaker asserts his long Republican service and record on agriculture industry water rights and statewide development. He pledges impartial Senate leadership, promotion of honest enterprise, and expanded home markets and factories to raise Montana’s prosperity.
A critical review of Governor Erickson's four year tenure focuses on his pledge to pay the state debt with cash and no new revenue. The debt remained about $3,000,000 while $5,000,000 in extra revenue from Dixon measures was spent, highlighting perceived fiscal mismanagement and inefficiency.
The Glasgow Times notes a rising chorus of Montana weekly papers opposing Anaconda Copper Mining Company efforts to take control of state daily papers by purchasing Butte Miner from W. A. Clark Jr. The piece argues the fight defines the state’s current political campaign and calls the company’s influence a festering sore in Montana politics.
Colonel Edward I. Hatch of Laurel declares strong Hoover sentiment in Maryland to Chairman Work. He notes the Literary Digest poll shows Hoover leading 11,566 to 7,896 for Smith statewide.
Charles Michalson former Illinois governor Lowden representative in New York asserts Hoover will win New York state to Chairman Work, saying I don’t predict it I know it in a bold political stance.
In 1922 Burton Wheeler claimed he would have sold out when Butte Miner and Helena Independent supported him. Now those papers the Standard and the Independent back his reelection, while opposing Joseph M. Dixon. Phillips County News questions the shift and copper company ties.
A Cut Bank Pioneer Press cartoon envisions B. K. Wheeler scolding Montana Power officials like Hobbins who visit his office to urge a vote for the Polson power site. The paper says it would publish such a picture to illustrate his virtuous stance against the Big Bad Boys in Washington.
The Bozeman Courier notes Montana leans Republican and predicts a sweeping victory for the party on November sixth. It urges voters to turnout to prove the forecast, citing growing evidence of strong Republican support statewide.
Summary of Mr. Hoover's career highlights and criticisms. Evaluates past performance, noting instances of controversy and the outcomes of his policies. Examines arguments for accountability versus recognition of long-term contributions.
The comparison asks which leader, Governor Smith or Mr Hoover, should be hired as a business manager, weighing leadership style, track record, and suitability for executive roles.
The prompt asks whether to choose a political governor or a statesman as president at the White House, framing the debate as a leadership type preference rather than a specific candidate or policy.
A review of Governor Smith’s recent speeches reveals several references to banks and financial policy. Officials highlight lending reforms and state programs aimed at supporting local banks and credit unions.
The article notes the site of the first American canal at the lower end of Norristown, laid out in 1740, with remnants of the old excavation still visible.
A brief quoted exchange appears in New ark Central Lines Magazine noting a character choosing a birthday moment over future considerations. The line contrasts present celebration with forward planning in a playful literary aside.
See Dr Scarborough at the Andrus Hotel Dillon on Tuesday October 9 for eye care. Early attention to vision could greatly benefit general health.
In an interview with Samuel Crowther of the Saturday Evening Post, Henry Ford argues that Herbert Hoover embodies proven leadership for a vast national program. He cites Hoover’s handling of rubber prices, public works, and transportation projects as evidence of effective governance and warns against relying on old political methods.
Herbert Hoover was fully prepared by nature, education and experience to organize and direct the work in the department of commerce. As engineer, economist and student he brings to task an unusual ability. As an executive he has directed the work of organizing and rounding out that important department.
Roe, aged twelve, recalls his first evening party. He says it started slowly but improved toward the end, ending with much laughter and a sense of amusement.
Hygela Magazine explains the origin of quarantine as a forty day period, defines sinus as a latinate term for a bent surface or fold, and notes vaccination derives from vaccae meaning cow due to cows involved in vaccine production.
At Shagg pond Maine a beaver felled a tree and became trapped by a foot as if caught by a steel trap. No one found him until after his death, ending a precedent that beavers never die this way.
Professor Tozlov excavating a Mon golia tomb uncovered a Greek tapestry and a carpet showing a deer with a winged lynx. The Eastward spread of ancient Greek art and culture extends to Mongolia, he stated.
Mrs. Mary Liscomb, about 70, died at Barrett hospital after a general breakdown. She had lived in Wisdom four years and was separated from her husband Will Liscomb. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Brundage chapel with Rev. F. X. Leschner officiating, interment in Mountain View cemetery.
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