Helena Independent Ad Rates and Publication Notes
Helena Independent lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and outlines advertising policies. It notes delivery options, pricing, and that the newspaper is not responsible for errors or quotations in ads and that proofs are provided a day before publication.
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Helena
Independent Publishing Company, Inc
Montana
Law Risken
Associated Press
Alco
Montane
Carier
One Sear
Carries
Mevenco
Cavany
Wall N Molane
United States
Defense Lag Blames Army Leaders Over Mass Army Plan
Representative Collins of Mississippi renews charges that Army leaders cling to World War era concepts, failing to build a modern force to counter German firepower mobility and air power. He notes decades after World War I the Regular Army remained undertrained and under equipped, hindered by antiwar pressure and church groups, while Japan views American civilization as a threat amid Chinese dispute.
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Collins
Mississippi
House
Britain
France
Germany
Consumer Pinch Deepens as War Demand Bites Industry
Warnings grow of broad curtailment across consumer goods as defense demand tightens supplies. Auto production may drop 20 percent or more while radio set makers face aluminum and nickel shortages. Aluminum use for defense grabs 95 percent this month. oils, steel, and rubber imports drop. Cork, tinfoil, and other small items become scarce. rationing and thrift loom.
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Far East
Builder of Churches Seeks 550 Chapels for Soldiers
Uncle Sam stars again as a major church builder during the national emergency. He is erecting more than 550 chapels to meet spiritual needs where troops gather, while the Army expands its chaplain corps to about 1,000 ministers, priests, and rabbis from across the country. This unprecedented religious effort marks a shift from past casual attention to the fighting man’s spiritual welfare.
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Sam
Contrast in Military Chaplain Support Across Nations
The text contrasts Germany’s secular military with Russia’s approach and highlights the United States as exemplifying democratic ideals. It notes that US chaplains receive respect and adequate facilities for services including sacramental vessels chalices candles and service hooks, while some drivers run amuck.
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Germany
Russia
United States
Hitler and Napoleon Compared in Fate of Nations
The author weighs Hitler against Napoleon, noting similar rise and Horse of Destiny imagery. Yet overturns in conquered lands may alter Nazi rule, while modern weapons and mobility complicate revolt. The piece argues Nazism may endure or modify itself, paralleling communism’s evolution.
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Hitler
Napoleon
Hest
Muust
Europe
Highway Landing Strips In Defense Highway Plan
The piece notes defense highways could include airplane landing strips. It cites rare forced landings as pilots must find first available spots. It mentions Germany’s use of highway landings for years and quotes Senator McCarran regretting the late adoption.
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Germany
McCarran
Nevada
Not Part Time Job Says Menzies On War Effort
During a Washington visit Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies stated the war is no part time job. He noted the British empire learned this lesson long ago and warned Americans must awaken to the truth before it is too late amid the conflict with the Nazis.
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Australia
Robert G. Menzies
Washington, D. C
British Empire
Reich
New State Grant Formula Shifts Aid to Counties
The 1920s reform introduces an inverse per capita valuation formula for state grants to county poor funds. Of a $250,000 annual pool, counties with higher per capita valuations will receive smaller per person funds, while Cascade and others may see reduced relief allocations. The exact amounts depend on the forthcoming census figures.
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State Welfare Board
Cascade
State Department of Public Welfare
Bureau
Washington
Great Fally Tribune
Fire at Jersey City Could Mark Nazi Invasion
The Billings Gazette notes a large blaze at the Erie railroad waterfront terminal in Jersey City destroying grain elevators barges piers stockyards and warehouses filled with shipments for Britain. It cites 40 carloads of rubber as among the valuable goods lost and warns of possible future incidents while urging national vigilance against alien interference with defense.
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United States
Jersey City
Erie Railroad
England
Britain
Billings Gazette
The Farm to City Migration Question In 1930s
Haskin notes the cyclical farm problem rebounding as wages rise and industry draws rural workers back to cities. Government aid shapes returns, with 50,000+ families helped to start rural life, yet long mortgage terms burden borrowers amid uncertain industrial prospects.
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Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
Quotes from leaders mark national thought of era in 1930s America
A compilation of remarks by Alf Landon Alvin York Stacy May Avila Camacho and A A Berle Jr reflecting themes of liberty world war memory and international cooperation. It frames leadership merit education and regional defense as guiding principles in the interwar period.
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America
Alf Landon
G.O.P
Vietory
Liberty
Alvin G. York
Arlington
Today and Tomorrow by Walter Lippmann
Walter Lippmann argues that postwar Americans must accept sacrifice for a better future. He contrasts Revolutionary ideals of life liberty and happiness with the need to endure risk and duty in building a lasting republic. He warns against seeking painless progress and urges commitment to a common, grappling with hard choices.
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Hell
Washington
Continental Congress
United States
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Valley Forge
Copsnent
New York Tribune, Inc
Answers to Questions from the Helena Independent
A collage of Q and A items covers diverse topics: industry size the United States Post Office, word counts for the Constitution Declaration and Gettysburg Address, fig tree blossoms, the safety razor by King Camp Gillette, Suwannee River origin and flow, the Avery Hopwood award winner Whistle Stop by Ma Titta N. Wolff, presidents with two terms, Mary mother of Jesus parents Joachim and Anna, wool over eyes origin from wigs, the first patterns for clothes by Debenexser Bultrick, and Janus Roman god. Includes a Paris employment joke and a steak anecdote.
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MLA
United States Postoffice
J.N
King Camp Gillette
Gillette Company
Suwanee River
Suwanee
Georgia
Oketenokee Swamp
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Cedar Koye
Ma Titta N. Wolff
H. E. HA
United States
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Monroe
Andrey Jackson
Grant
Wilson
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Cleveland
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Mother of
Jesus
Joachim
Anna
House of David
Debenezser Bultrick
Sterling
Massachusetts
Janus
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