Helena Independent: Rates and delivery details
The Helena Independent provides publication details, pricing, and delivery options. It outlines daily and Sunday home delivery within Montana and out-of-state rates, plus policies on error corrections and proof deadlines for advertisements. It notes association with The Associated Press and contact telephone numbers for customer issues.
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Associated Press
Belens
Montana
Out of
United States
Independent
Be & Ouy
Roosevelt calls St. Lawrence waterway defense essential
In a special message to Congress President Roosevelt urges immediate construction of the St. Lawrence seaway, deeming it a highly essential defense project. Critics question the cost amid vast wartime spending, debt concerns, and competing needs for ships, weapons, and labor as public debate centers on national security versus economic strain.
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Roosevelt
St. Lawrence Waterway
Canada
United States
St. Lawrence Seaway
Hitler
England
Atlantic
Europe
Britain
Defense bonds sales near half a billion monthly, Morgenthau asserts
Secretary Morgenthau defends defense savings bonds, stating an average 15 million dollars per day is highly satisfactory and exceeds administration expectations. He projects 4 to 5 billion dollars in annual Treasury borrowings from May’s rate, with 2 to 5 billion to be raised otherwise, depending on spending. He opposes compulsory savings and hints at tax anticipation certificates to ease next year’s tax payments. The passage ends with a whimsical line about fishermen.
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Morgenthau
Treasury
Sam
Talk Ain't Cheap Speech and public speaking in democracy
A Nation's Business examination notes the paradox of free speech as a democratic virtue while arranging paid speaking gigs. A New York speakers bureau sought Washington's Dollar-a-Year men, emulating a correspondence school to recruit notable figures, listing 25 senators and congress members and celebrities such as Hugh Johnson among its clients.
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Carlisle Bargeron
New York
Washington
Congress
Hugh Johnson
Senators and Congressmen Dominate Paid Speaking Circuit
The piece notes that lawmakers exceed other figures in the speaking circuit, with two Senators earning about 15000 yearly from lecturing. Pepper, Nye, and Dies are named as top money makers. It warns that hearings into world problems cost 200 to 3500 dollars plus expenses and mocks postwar rites for young men with military postings.
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Billy van
Strickland Gillilan
Bugs Baer
Howard Ford
Congress
Claude Pepper
Florida
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Martin Dies
Texas
Spending Situation Pushes Federal Outlays to New Highs
The Alexander Hamilton Institute reports ten month federal expenditures at 10.087 billion dollars, 542 million more than a year ago, the highest for any period since 1919. Expenditures must average 1.708 billion per month in May and June to meet the budget, potentially driving deficit and inflation as debt nears 20 billion and debt growth accelerates.
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Alexander Hamilton Institute
Washington
Noise Abatement Week Notes in Missoula
The Missoulian lauds Noise Abatement Week and peaceful city living, while Heteng remains busy and bustling. The column jokes about loud residents and mentions Timbraliaé entering use long ago, with some borrowed sounds not yet returned.
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Missoula
Army Life Recalled Amid Midnight Parade Delights
A playful, satirical sketch recalls soldiers playing drop the handkerchief and a lighthearted view of Sénate military affairs committee notes. The piece mocks harsh drill and urges calmer routines while asking for chocolate éclairs and to notify the bugler of a ten o’clock call.
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Wincie Sam
Sénate Military Affairs Committee
Chicago’s Attractive Nuisance Costs City Ten Thousand
An Illinois Appellate Court ruling establishes the city liable for an attractive nuisance after an auto wreck left near a public area. A child’s play with a lit match near a gas tank led to a lawsuit against the city, which was awarded $10 000 for permitting the nuisance.
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Chicago
Appellait Court of Illinois
NEA
One Worry Gone and Other Dangers Discussed
The Census Bureau reports accidental deaths from poisonous snake bites are exceedingly rare, about one in a million. The piece urges continued caution in everyday tasks like driving, ladder use, and handling unloaded firearms, noting snakes are not a major threat.
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Census Bureau
United States
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
France Looks to North Africa for Food Aid in War
In Washington on June 2, Frederic J. Haskin reports France, short of food at home, eyes its North African colonies Morocco Algeria Tunisia as a key wartime food source. The piece outlines the region’s vast size, resources, and potential for grain wine hides wool cotton and phosphates, and notes transport and blockade challenges across the Mediterranean.
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Washington
D.C
France
Mediterranean
Africa
Sahara Desert
Great Britain
Italy
Medterranean
North Africa
Morocco
Tunisia
Sahara
Aficca
French Morocco
Atlanti
Algeria
Esparto
Tunisian
Quotes on finance, unity, and leadership from wartime figures
A collage of statements arguing thrift and defense bond investment, calling for scrutiny of deceit and intolerance, and noting leadership and loyalty in industry. It includes remarks from W Aldridge Brown of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association, Dr. E R Clinchy of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, Allen M Pope of First Region Corp, and Benedetto Croce, with a contrast between American and European experiences.
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E. R. Clinchy
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Allen M. Pope
First Region Corp
Answers to questions from the Helena Independent
A reader quiz column from the Helena Independent Information Bureau presents answers to a set of fact questions. It covers topics from ship manifests to Episcopal presidents, Helen Keller’s education age, the spring with the largest flow in the United States, and who invented popped wheat, noting contributors like E S H J H R and M T E A with specific dates and figures.
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Helena
E.S.H. A
Gila
Washington
Madison
Mon-roe
William Henry Harrison
Tyler
Taylor
Pierce
Arthur
Franklin D. Roogsevele
Alexander P. Anderson
New York
Time Factor in War Shaping Victory Plans
Major George Fielding Eliot argues the crucial role of the time factor in modern war. He cites German rapid moves around Crete and the Balkans, warns U S delay risks, and urges decisive action to leverage vast American war potential before it becomes too late.
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Mahan
Crete
Libya
North
Africa
Balkan
Belgrade
Bulgaria
Dowher
Germany
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Naples
George Fielding Eliot
New Sark
Fanleal Gardens
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MT. L. A
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Greensboro
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Guilford Court
Touse
Newington
New Hampshire
King Solomon
Yaolage
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London
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Clausewitz
Homberg
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