Helena Independent: newspaper masthead and rates
The Helena Independent lists staff and policies, notes Associated Press use, and provides subscription and advertising rates for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier or mail, including Montana and out-of-state rates. It emphasizes responsibility limits for errors and proofs, and requests prompt delivery calls.
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Associated Press
Tha
Tas
Helens
Moptana
Savane
Sevedep A
Avery Mae
Montana
Independent
Battle of Tennessee Tests New Army Tactics On 600-Square Mile Exercise
In rugged Tennessee hills 77000 officers and men will demonstrate modernized force coordination learned abroad. The maneuvers compare armored, triangular, and square divisions with air force components to test offensive and defensive prowess under simulated war conditions.
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United States
Tennessee
New York
War Department
Armored
Air Force
Fort Benning
Europe
Blueprint for an Enduring Peace Outlined by Russell
Bertrand Russell advocates a blueprint for lasting peace in a contemporary magazine. The piece questions how such a plan can be realized amid prevailing gloom and pessimism.
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Bertrand Russell
Illinois considers banning double feature film programs
The Illinois legislature debates a bill to outlaw twin bills arguing that shows over 135 minutes harm health. Helena residents and theater men weigh in on trimming or keeping double features as box office data suggests public appetite. The piece mockingly compares long sessions to health impacts from lengthy cinema despite strong support and opposition.
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Illinois
Helena
Holinois
Training Pilots Through Multi-Stage Military Flight Courses
Training pilots for planes and bombers will come from American assembly lines in large numbers. After months of ground school, recruits spend ten weeks in a primary trainer, ten in a basic trainer, and ten in an advanced trainer before proceeding to the next stage.
Training period shapes pilots for modern warplanes
The narrative describes the training path from preliminary instruction to skilled control of pursuit and bombing planes. New pilots fly with veterans before solo operations, with tens of thousands of aspirants currently in course. No shortcut exists. only steady, drastic training builds the capable airmen needed. California has produced olive oil for 38 years, with the implication of long-standing industry.
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Perlod
Busy Vacation Season Ahead in 1942 Outlook
The piece predicts a record vacation season despite wartime limits as wages rise and employment widens. It notes scarce cars and possible rationing but suggests railways and airlines will see increased business. Homeland travel dominates with Montana seen as likely to share in demand. Old Faithful and northern glaciers attract travelers amid growing agency lists and maintenance costs.
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Europe
Montana
Uncle Joe and the Russian Sit Uation Analysis
The piece argues that Stalin’s fall could help the Germans more than the Allies. It notes the uneasy Russian military class after purges, shifts in officers, and greater German influence in army circles. It also warns against assuming Stalin’s fall would bring good news while pointing to rising national income and rising outlays.
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Stalin
Finland
One Man Safety Society Prompts Road Care
A St Louis man spurs caution after losing a father and son in auto crashes. He argues safety on the road concerns every American and that citizens must uphold safety laws, not just police, to lower casualty lists.
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Alittha Alp
St. Louis
Senator Johnson Corrects Printing Error in Congressional Record
Senator Hiram Johnson of California had a radio address printed in the Congressional Record with a mistaken line that inverted not Nazi or Fascist references. He urged a revision after colleagues laughed at the misprint, which appeared on the outsides page. The incident illustrates printer and proofreader errors and a corrective outcome.
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Senator Johnson
Hiram Johnson
California
Shipstead
Congressional Record
Johnson
St. Louis Paul
Potluck of Alabama fairs and festivals across counties
In Baldwin and nearby counties residents discuss a potato trail while Cullman plans a strawberry festival. Fort Payne hosts rhododendron celebrations and Mobile backs azalea events. Birmingham eyes a 1941 Christmas carnival and a peanut party amid livestock shows, painting a hopeful regional scene.
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Alabama
Baldwin County
Cullman
Huyataville
Fort Payne
Mobile
Birmingham
Dothan
Verity
Policing Predatory Animals in U S Wildlife Work
Washington D C June 13 The United States employs Department of Justice Secret Service and Interior fish and wildlife service experts to control predatory animals. Control work covers coyotes wolves ground squirrels mice rats and more, using regulated poisoning and other methods guided by science and investigations to determine actual causes of damage.
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Washington, D. C
Sam
Department of Justice
Hig
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
New England
California
Bart
Atlantic Coast States
Parsons
Klil
Sonny Sayings In The Sheep Patch Law Debate
Fragmentary dialect note contrasts street life with restraint against a man eating popcorn, hinting at anti snack or public decency sentiment. The garbled OCR suggests a local discussion or humorous rural saying, reflecting flavor of a historical column or letter.
Statement of wartime quotes from church and political figures
A collection of attributed statements from Harry Emerson Fosdick, Zechariah Bevin, Bishop Henry Wise Hobson, and Donald Nelson. The remarks touch on democracy, labor camps, resistance to tyranny, and the need for united national effort during a grave emergency. The excerpts illustrate diverse leaders advocating action, faith, and collective resolve.
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Donald Nelson
OPM
Washington Column By Peter Edson on Commerce reshuffle
Washington Column by Peter Edson outlines a broad reorganization of the Department of Commerce. A new field service with 22 regional consultants plus 15 officers will link Washington and 12 Federal Reserve districts to aid businesses, adjust foreign trade, and support defense efforts.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Federal Reserve
Bureau
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Prancisco
Worln
United States Department of Commerce Field Service
Chambers of Commerce
South
Central America
Rockefeller Committee
Rio Grande
Breau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Answers to Questions A in the Helena Independent
A reader asks a series of questions with brief replies from the Helena Independent Information Bureau. Topics include car values, Roosevelt's relatives, Jamestown church, guard changes at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, military accident causes, South American size comparisons, draft boards, high salaries, Fantasound, Midnight Judges, buried warriors, air conditioning shares, hat invention, and Henry VIII wives in order.
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Helena
United States
America
Jamestown
Virginia
Army Air Corps
C.H.W. A
South America
British Isles
France
Europe
British Empire
Australia
China
Me.c. A
R.C.A
Fantasound
M.F. A
John Adams
Congress
Adams
W.T.G
Kasimir
Barger
M.S.T. A
Paris
Q. Pledse
Henry VIII
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Catherine of Aragon
Anné Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Catherine Howard
Catherine Parg
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