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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1936
Page
9
An English editorial urges Congress to create a large, well funded expert board of distinguished citizens to study relief issues and report to the next session. It argues that a few Republicans or a small group of relief administrators cannot solve the problem.
Helena citizens hear a critique of former Mayor C J Bausch as the State Examiner’s report portrays rising city indebtedness, higher levies, and illegal actions tied to Bausch and allies. The document cites increased warrants, larger receipts than spending, and favoritism in city contracts and payrolls while urging taxpayers to review four years of levies and expenditures.
The text discusses criticisms of federal relief policies under Roosevelt, noting Republicans favor shifting power to local agencies, maintaining state and local cost sharing, and merit-based administration. It urges prompt fact-finding on relief and unemployment, while warning about the growing cost and debt of the current relief burden.
Plymouth selectmen reject the idea of dislodging Plymouth Rock for a national tour to showcase at the Republican National Convention. The piece notes similar historic moves, mentions the Liberty Bell trip to Charleston, and raises concern over disturbing earlier monuments as officials weigh the public mood.
The Advertising Federation of America notes advertising accuracy has risen to about 99 percent but seeks further improvement. It urges stronger or new machinery for supervising ads to keep the public free from deceptive or offensive marketing. The effort targets the small minority that misleads consumers while praising overall gains.
An editorial notes a press conference with President Hoover era remarks and contrasts with Roosevelt critiques from 1932. It recalls Roosevelt speeches in Sioux City and Pittsburgh about budget discipline and national finances. Landon’s cautious stance on balancing the budget is highlighted amid political debate.
The article explains Latin American governments respond to global depression with farm relief. Argentina uses currency policy and guaranteed grain prices, heavy state purchases, and mortgage moratoriums. Brazil creates boards for sugar and tea, devalues currency, expands rural credit, and builds cooperatives to relieve indebted farmers.
A fragmented quotation panel features Dr George Arthur Buttrick and Frances Eleanor Smith arguing motherhood defines worth, while education shapes views. The text cites varied interpretations by religious sects and a Manchester superintendent on how schooling informs belief.
Walt Mason laments how today’s wrestling has turned savage with kicks gouges and whisker pulling, arguing only a bloody show draws crowds. The manager counters that public demand for spectacle keeps the ring alive and profitable, preferring entertainment over nostalgia.
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Article summarizes newborn and child postural development exercises, emphasizing head control, abdominal tone, and back alignment. It discusses routine home practice, breathing, arm stretches, and prone and supine movements, plus the role of outdoor activity and proper growth in forming good posture and physical conformation.
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