Industry urged to free capital for new investment
The piece argues unemployment from halted defense orders can be eased only if exploratory developments begin now and idle capital is freed for productive investment. Professor Lutz calls this the pioneering process that spawns new industries, while industry seeks freedom from governmental hindrances to pursue fresh enterprises amid wartime pressures. The RAF raids hurt air pioneer efforts.
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Professor Lutz
Lutz
Peace of negotiation and Britain's fate in Hitler’s web
Dorothy Thompson assesses Ludwell Denny’s peace talk and Berlin’s influence. She argues a negotiated peace under Nazi terms would empower Hitler, threaten Britain and the United States, and demand firm US unity and decisive action rather than neutrality.
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Ludwell Denny
Scripps-Howard Nswapapers
Europe
Churchill
Roosevelt
Denny
Berlin
Hitler
Great Britain
Britain
Germany
Italy
Mussolini
France
England
Third Reich
United States of America
Janny
United States
Axis
Bundista
Thia
America
Grisly traffic picture haunts the road to 1940
The National Safety Council warns of 2000 more traffic deaths in 1940 than in 1939 based on ten months data. Through October 27,860 fatalities were recorded, versus 25,750 a year earlier. December is crucial. Montana drivers are urged to cut fatalities by cautious driving and personal responsibility to avert tragedy.
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National Safety Council
Nton
Montana
Call for action on communist defense attitude evidence
The writer questions rumors about Representative Dies and the communist stance on defense, calling for concrete facts and charges if available. They urge exposing suspects if any, dismissing the prior spin and noting the election is past. They also reference the debt ceiling being raised to 60 billions for a few weeks.
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Representative
FBI
Department of Justice
F.B.J
Independence Not Backing Statehood for Hawaii Says Press
The Independent notes broad press opposition to Hawaii becoming a state, citing Interior Department figures. The piece argues federal control is essential for defense amid concerns about a large Japanese population and potential loyalty issues. It adds a satirical line about Europe’s food supply as context.
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Independent
Hawaii
Department of the Interior
Commonwealth
Plan for New Industries Urges Immediate Effort
Prof. Harley L. Lutz of Princeton University urges no delay in seeking new industries to replace temporary defense enterprises once the international situation stabilizes. He warns that development takes time and cannot wait until the defense program ends.
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Harley L. Lutz
Princeton University
BR Ghive
Religion in Education Urged by Dean Wilson
Dean Charles A. Wilson of St. Peter's pro cathedral urged Helena Rotary to include religion in school curricula. He noted New York City trustees allowing time off for religious instruction and contrasted it with public schools where recognition of religion remains rare. He warned that without in-school religious education Sunday schools may lose influence and heathen tendencies could rise. though recognizing difficulties, he called the issue serious and requiring attention.
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Charles A. Wilson
St. Peter’s Procathedral
Helena Rotary
New York City
New York
Montana University
Dean Wilson
Holiday Giving and the true spirit of Christmas gifts
The piece examines whether Christmas gifts are sometimes mere trade, kept from offense. It argues real friendship and love should animate gifts, though many still face a season without cheer. The article urges recognizing those overlooked and sharing happiness during Christmas.
Ford Sees The Light On Naval Peace Plan
Ford, once hopeful for a Christmas peace during the Great War, now advocates a two-ocean navy as the remedy for a world run by pirates. He shifts from idealism to hard preparedness, arguing altruism is risky in a violent era.
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England
Britain
Lindbegh
Germany
United States
Churchill
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Benes
Schuschnigg
Stalin
Roosevelt
Ford
Henry Ford
Europe
Editors debate escapism versus social realism in fiction
Writers face pressure to avoid nostalgia and escape literature as publishers urge escape fiction to meet modern anxieties. Some claim world events demand new, urgent themes while others defend revisiting local roots and history. The New York Herald Tribune notes the disagreement but asserts presses will continue to publish.
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Europe
White House
Jan Extreme Vase
Okefenokee
Arkansas
Heppus
New York Herald-Tribune
Charm's the Thing Helen Hayes Declines Film Offer
Helen Hayes, a leading stage figure, declined a $45,000 movie offer, asserting she was within her rights. Admirers dispute, recalling her past charm remarks from What Every Woman Knows and a Buffalo News comment about glamour and charm.
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Helen Hayes
Miss Hayes
Charm
Magete
Buffalo News
Natchez Pilgrimage Traces Old South to Modern Mississippi
Frederic J. Haskin portrays Natchez Mississippi as a living museum linking the old south to the new through its two century old mansions. The article visits private homes, historic sites, and notable events tied to figures like Jefferson Davis Andrew Jackson Audubon and Anthony Wayne, highlighting architecture and the town’s resilience after the Civil War.
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Washington, D. CG
Natchez
Miss
Melrose
Arlington
Longwood
Clifton
Wie
Monteigne
Stanton Hall
Iis
Mississippi
Natchee-under-the
Natchez-on-the-Hill
Myra
Jefferson Davis
King's Tavern
Windy Hill Manor
Aeron Burr
Madeline
Madeline Prica
Briars
Waving
Andrew
Old Hickory
Monmouth
John Quitman
Washington
Hope Farm
Don Carlos de Grande Pre
Anthony Wayne
United States
Gloucester
South
Queen Victoria Honours Pianist With National Anthem
A Vienna pianist praised Queen Victoria for diplomacy and kindness. To thank him, the queen asked him to play his national anthem. As the hymn began, Victoria and her children stood, honoring the piece and the pianist's homeland. The musician declared the gesture more valuable than diamonds.
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Victoria
Vienna
Big Country
Christian Science Monitor
Answers to Questions for the Helena Independent readers
A reader information column lists trivia Q A items answered by The Helena Independent Information Bureau. Questions cover dates of Congress meetings in York Pa dramatic elephant size Macaroni Club era heroism organization and other historical facts with concise answers.
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Helena
Congress
York
Continental Congress
A. R.T
Italy
England
Macaroni Club
Charles James Fox
Boston
S. A
Crispus ‘Attucks
Marsh
United States Army
Seattle
Alaska
Japan
India
Persia
Iraq
Turkey
Austria
Greenland
Newfoundlang
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