Greek Resistance Boosts Britain as Axis Shrinks
Analysis notes Mussolini's son praising war as sport while Greece outmaneuvers Italian forces in Albania. The Greek stand strengthens Britain, prompting Axis reshuffles and potential Allied aid to Greece. The piece hints at broader shifts with Turkey and other powers leaning toward the Allies as Italy falters.
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Mussolini
Vittorio
Albania
Great Britain
Britain
Turkey
Russia
Spain
Portugal
Marshal Badoglio
Italy
Axis
Greece
Eggs and Baskets: Bombing Realities in British Industry
The column argues British aircraft production is concentrated in few factories and vulnerable to bombing, noting historical lessons from World War I and various conflicts. It urges diffusion of manufacturing to survive war, highlighting the empire's reliance on steady output and the need to learn from past wars and strategic aviation lessons.
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England
Scotland
France
Spain
Shanghai
Poor Political Football in DOJ Dies Dispute
The piece argues that bickering between the Department of Justice and Representative Dies is unproductive and dangerous. It warns against turning a serious legal matter into political theater and suggests waiting for prosecutors before any action.
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Department of Justice
Dies
Justice Department
The Doctor and His Patients insight on aging
An excerpt from Dr. Hertzler's book questions when a man is truly old. It cites a test of aging by self claim and notes that verbal confidence may reveal a subconscious voice about one’s vitality.
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Dr. Hertzler
Aged 92 man foils breathless stand on one foot tale
The speaker recalls a 92 year old who, despite dilated heart and shortness of breath, stood on one foot to strike a match on the sole of the other shoe. He boasted of vigor and teased his wife aged 88 as "the girl" while ignoring his failing health. The doctor’s reasoning in the example is hard to follow.
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England
Ike
Eton
Oxford
Royal Air Force
Dunkirk
Normalcy in Romania as Iron Guard on top
The article traces the Iron Guard from its 1923 anti Semitic student roots to 1933 political rise, Duca's murder, Codreanu's 1938 execution, and Calinescu's 1939 death. It portrays a cycle of killings and mob violence, concluding that murder has become normal in Romania.
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Rumania
Duca
Corneliu Codreanu
Carol
Iron Guard
Caliniscue
Noted appeal contrasts with war to end war aim.
A terse remark questions the notion that the conflict will be a war to end all wars, implying skepticism about the stated objective and suggesting broader implications for peace efforts.
Sterling Citizen F B Connelly Dies in Seattle
F B Connelly, a Billings resident and Montanan leader in business politics and fraternal affairs, died this week in Seattle. Known as a sterling citizen he influenced Montana’s early state development and served in the legislature and senate. His death leaves a gap among Montana’s oldtimers who helped pave the state’s way to prosperity.
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Sterling
Connelly
Seattle
Montana
Billings
Montanans, Inc
Assembly
Senate
F. B.connelly
NEW TRAFFIC PENALTY FOR IMPOUNDING EARS PROPOSED
The text proposes an experimental traffic enforcement plan to seize and hold the ears of offenders for a fixed period to educate rather than punish. It argues a small percentage deliberately disobey safety laws and calls for better public education as the ultimate solution.
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New York
Montana Gains Population After Depression Era
Government census figures show Montana reversed a decade downward trend with a solid population gain over the past ten years. The piece notes postwar hardships hit agriculture and livestock, but predicts stability through range control, water resources development, and improved farming methods, with Montana’s natural resources offering strong growth potential.
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Government Census Bureau
Montana
Union
Lewisiows Dentocrat
The Familiar Pattern in Alaskan Land Deals
The Missoulian notes that many ideal community experiments fail, except where people work hard. It highlights New Deal housing projects and Alaska's Matanuska colony. Reports Alaska’s inhabitants refuse to make agreed payments for land received with federal aid, reflecting a familiar pattern.
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New Deal
Matanuska
Alaska
Anchorage
Democracy and postwar England in Lipmann essay
Walter Lipmann argues the question of democracy in Britain and postwar England is a matter of interpretation and impossible to predict. He notes Britain’s wartime democracy remains vibrant despite extraordinary powers, and warns predictions about a socialist future rely on uncertain outcomes of the war and who leads afterward.
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Mark Sullivan
Joseph P. Kenedy
Hogland
England
Mr. Kennedy
Kennedy
Ie Bhors
Great Britain
Mr. Bullivan
Wke
Joe Louis
Jo Louis
Heather Delphic Oracle
Sibyl
Camde
Noabadamus
Walter Winchell
Teader
Iceland
De Valera Defies Bases Poll and Blue Shirts Clash
Washington reports Ireland's Prime Minister Eamon De Valera stands firm against British bases in the Irish Free State while facing pressure from the Irish Blue Shirts who push a nationalist line. The piece traces De Valera's eight year effort, land reform tensions, and economic self sufficiency moves to shield Ireland from England, amid a divided public.
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Washington, D. C
Hamou da Valera
Italy
Mussolini
Germany
Free State
de Valera
Ireland
Hiller
England
Eamon da Valera
Irish Free State
William T. Cosgrave
Northern Ireland
Taj
Britain
Dugland
Ilah
Iisland
Thishmer
United States
Tony
Tony Uevotion
Blue Slims
Blue Shirts
Answers to Questions From The Helena Independent Bureau
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U. 9
Marine Corps
Marins Carps
Taj Mahal
Barrie
Duke of
Louis Xiiv
Louis XIV
Matthiou
Marechiel
General I de Butonde
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Boileau
Christian Science Monitor
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Himalayas
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Jack London
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