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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1938
Page
4
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President Roosevelt hailed the signing of the big spending bill and voiced optimism about business prospects. He noted a few raindrops of improvement with stock prices rising to a high trading volume since March. Officials stressed that billions will be spent and urged businesses to cooperate, despite misgivings about deficit financing.
In early Roosevelt days the trio of relief recovery and reform dominated discourse. After years of wrangling the relief problem is organized and sustained, recovery remains unresolved, and reform has dominated for months. Haynes says recovery transcends politics and programs, signaling a shift in advisory views.
The policy expands government role in clothing, with $10 million of ready-made apparel to be given free to the needy. WPA units and the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation have rapidly produced and supplied garments, aiming to alleviate poverty and sustain relief wages, though its effect on retail sales remains uncertain.
The piece argues that government purchases of manufactured clothing and vast food stocks aim to relieve shortages and spur factory activity, while warning of risks if stocks reach markets that could displace private commerce. It notes plans to buy large quantities of dried prunes grapefruit juice and wheat to curb surpluses.
A columnist urges political parties to acknowledge the Deity, arguing leaders have relied too much on themselves. The piece cites platforms and calls for humility, noting past missteps and suggesting divine guidance could benefit policy and judgment. It ends with a humorous note about an Illinois man who married after long deliberation.
Editorial defends Austria's World War I loans, arguing German repudiation of League of Nations loans to Austria is dishonorable. It cites 1929 to 1932 production recovery, asserts loans saved Austria, and condemns Germany's attempt to reframe the debt as purely political. It warns against self exoneration and upholds international duty.
The Haskin Letter discusses opium in China under Japanese advances, noting 4.7 million registered smokers and rising clandestine use. It highlights League of Nations findings on relaxed restrictions in occupied regions, Korea exports opium to Manchuria, and U.S. concerns as drug routes pass through Japanese-controlled areas.
A terse quote attributes a controversial view to Lauretta Bendre, described as a prominent psychologist, asserting that children’s impulses toward violence originate at home. The line reflects a debated stance on early behavioral development and parental influence.
In a critical appraisal, Col. Adin o Gibson, chemical officer of the Second Corps area, asserts democracies have taken no practical steps to deter chemical warfare, citing World War II statistics and the need to reduce human suffering while maintaining minimal life and property damage.
A distorted note questions French influence in Washington offices as the mint nears issuing a nickel with a Jefferson likeness while the post office releases a 1 percent stamp labeled Martha Washington and featuring Marie Antoinette imagery, prompting scrutiny.
ISABEL PATERSON discusses monopoly fears and government control in a 1948 Tribune piece. It cites Thurman Arnold on regulation, Jerome Frank on fascism, and warns that political monopoly threatens democracy as economic power concentrates.
The article warns travelers of typhoid fever and urges vaccination ahead of trips. It notes a recent carrier traveled coast to coast, with outbreaks at four camps, and stresses pasteurized milk, clean water, and thorough hand washing to prevent spread. It emphasizes delaying travel until vaccination is complete and maintaining sanitary food handling to reduce hand-to-mouth infections.
A reader can obtain facts by writing to The Helena Independent Information Bureau. The page lists Q&A on topics from public debt and Dionne quintuplets vaccination to baseball publicity, French universities, hymn authorship, ancient glass, stamp collecting groups, Willingtown history, ancient diets, largest mim? tar bush, the Elwell murder, wigs, and the best fishing in the Columbia River.
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