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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1938
Page
4
Montanex Standard notes the New Deal backing of Kentucky Senator Barkley as Senate leader may backfire. The piece argues it risks the Kentucky politician facing voters soon and highlights the danger of naming leaders close to elections.
Announcement shows the paper being entered as second class matter at the Butte Montana post office under the 1879 act confirming classification for mailing.
The article stresses the link between economics and politics and urges citizens to register before Friday’s deadline. It notes Roosevelt's proposal of a voting tax and forgiveness for those who vote, emphasizes the importance of primary elections, and warns unregistered voters will lose their July turnout and the chance to influence Montana offices.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky faces a hard re election race amid opposition from Governor Chandler. The Blue Grass state Democratic primary tests Barkley with New Deal backing and signals of Chandler strength, creating concerns among Barkley and New Deal leaders.
Secretary Morgenthau seeks Congress authority to distribute federal debt among securities with a 30 billion cap. The note lists bonds notes and bills with fixed maturities and tax implications, cites recent sales and yields, and tracks debt figures across eras including pre war and post war peaks.
The United States government seeks an engraver for bank note design as part of staff expansion. Alvin W. Hall of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing explains the specialized nature of the work and that no large increase in notes is planned.
Sally Rand delivered a talk at a Harvard freshman smoker event and caused embarrassment as she moved about in an evening gown.
A 1938 McCoy Health Service pamphlet from Los Angeles Onliff offers dietary tips and health guidance. It outlines basic nutrition, calorie awareness, and simple routines for better wellbeing.
The article explains that weak back muscles cause vertebral misalignment from occupational strain. It argues machinery reduced physical work has softened muscles and altered spine curves, leading to nerve and blood supply issues. It advocates daily exercises to strengthen spinal muscles and prevent recurring symptoms, with tomorrow’s piece detailing specific routines.
Mr. Max A asks about life after left kidney removal years ago and reports mild nervous symptoms. He seeks professional guidance on his current condition and possible long term effects.
The doctor explains that a patient with one kidney can remain healthy because the remaining kidney has ample reserve to handle necessary work. Normal kidneys only use about one third of their capacity, leaving a wide safety margin for post surgical function and no automatic link to Bright's disease. Nervous symptoms alone do not signal nephritis. Also explains giardiasis, a chronic flagellate diarrhea caused by Giardia intestinalis. It involves small intestine infection with possible liver or gall bladder involvement, causing stomach trouble, diarrhea or constipation, anemia, poor appetite, weight loss, irritability, and nervousness.
A columnist reflects that older folks claim the youth of 25 or 30 years ago had more fun than today. He recalls calling on a girl in her home for a party while her mother warned him of propriety.
The piece urges early honest investigation into a child's deceptive or harmful behavior. It warns against public shaming and beating, stresses parental and school cooperation, patience, and faith, and notes causes vary with each child while most pursue goodness with proper guidance.
A lively hayride with a farmer driving a wagon filled with straw and twenty youths ended with giggles and a hint of danger as crowding risked separations and jostling arms around partners.
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls era dances like the Paul Jones and Virginia Reel, noting the rag era and a glamorous local felon associated with a theater piano. It mentions Alkali Ike, John Bunny, and Maurice Costello films, and jokes about wearing new shoes that caused pain.
Describes young fellows in blue serge outfits with high collars and patent leather shoes. They kept their suits shiny as benzine efforts removed grease stains, leaving a strong odor from early cleaning methods.
Saturday brought a festive town scene with a band in the plaza and shops open until nine. Couples walked the park in groups, exchanging playful jibes, while unrequited love lent a bittersweet edge to the evening.
A veteran notes that old codgers argue youth had more fun, yet believes current youths enjoy similar activities. The favorite Our Gang quip about there being nothing to do in This Old Town frames the memory.
Mr. Patri offers a leaflet titled The Bashful Child guiding parents to cope with oversensitivity in children. Send for it by addressing requests to Mr. Angelo Patri, Child Psychology Department of this paper, enclosing a self addressed stamped envelope (3 cent).
The Southern Cross landed today at Honolulu and will depart for Sydney when weather permits. In Silver Bow County one hundred twenty six aspirants filed for office with Clerk and Recorder James Harrington, including 106 Democrats and 19 Republicans. Chancellor Brannon of the Graver University of Montana conferred diplomas on a class of five at the School of Mines.
June 1 1918 reports German forces hammering at the Soissons salient while General Foch reorganizes reserves to halt the push toward Paris. American troops are being rushed to aid the allies as the war effort intensifies in France. In national notices, Edwin M. Lamb is appointed to the second judicial district bench created by Judge John B. Mc Clernan’s death. Butte Scouts seek an executive to supervise summer activities. Snow falls despite calendar suggesting summer.
Jim Corbett selects Stanley Ketchel to challenge Frank Papke in the scheduled Thursday bout after returning from a theater tour. The New York Symphony conducted by Walter Damrosch is set to perform in Butte on June 12, hailed as a major musical event. Tom Walker chaired the smoker hosted by the Butte Fagles at Miners Union Hall.
On June 1 1938 astrology marks a month of travel and upheaval with voyages and possible troop movement, unsettled labor disputes, and wary employment prospects. Notable births include Charles Davenport Brigham Young and Samuel Hall, while the piece warns of heat waves droughts and political tensions.
John Selby praises Clyde Brion Davis for a strong follow up to The Anointed. The Great American Novel follows Homer Zigler from Buffalo to Denver, tracing a newspaper man’s dreams, failures, and life’s treadmill without glorifying his quest for a writer’s fame.
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