Taxes and taxes strain mortgage groups and homes
A Montana Standard piece critiques high taxes tied to foreclosure and mortgage debt. It cites the Home Owners' Loan Corporation reporting taxes absorbed from property income and notes government losses on foreclosed urban dwellings. The piece questions who bears private losses when the Treasury covers government shortfalls.
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Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Farm Credit Administration
United States Treasury
Echoes of Chateau Thierry in Today’s Front Lines
In a page recalling 1918, the article compares current front conditions south of Paris with the Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood battles. It notes French refugees, advancing German units, and American doughboys facing scarce ammunition, once again facing German threat as Allied resolve and morale rise.
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Chateau Thierry
Belleau Wood
Soissons
Reims
Paris
Paris-Metz
Poilu
No Man’s Land
Government loans and foreclosures burdening private property
The piece argues that government mortgage agencies hold one in six farm homes and one in ten urban homes, with 171 036 urban foreclosures from a million mortgaged properties and farm loan delinquencies at about 25 percent. It notes FCA policy changes and government landlording while contrasting tax exemptions for government property.
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The
HOLC
FDA
FHA
United States
FCA
Department of Agriculture
Uncle Sam
Tennessee Valley Authority
Twenty Five Years of Service Doomed to Honor Father Leonard
A quiet anniversary in Butte marked the 25th year of Rev. M. J. Leonard in the priesthood. He organized Girls' Central High School and St. John's parish on the Flat, creating schools and a lasting community presence. His work earned broad respect beyond his own Catholic flock as friends from many faiths visited St. John's to honor him and his lifelong service to youth and neighbors.
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Butte
M. J. Leonard
Father Leonard
St. John’s
Leonard
T-MEN Drive to curb Omaha traffic deaths with tactful letters
In Omaha a civic group called T-men acts as an auxiliary to the police by sending tactful letters to motorists who violate traffic rules. The effort aims to reduce rising highway deaths, with 7 200 fatalities in the first four months of 1940, 450 more than last year.
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Omaha
Neb
T-men
O. J. Melvin
National Safety Council
Weighing War and Democracy in America to the Duce
A 1940 letter argues that the United States, despite internal divisions, holds overwhelming industrial and military potential. It warns Mussolini that U.S. public opinion could shift decisively toward aiding France and opposing aggression, urging Italy to consider European destiny and the global stakes before entering war.
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Duce
Senate
Senate of the
United States
The Trojan Horse Tale in Human Nature and Rivalry
In a social portrait, Mr. Hymie Augen recalls the Trojan horse allegory and a Yiddish Chinatown power struggle. Lum Gee and Ling Pow clash over fan tan and pi gon influence, with a Cantonese newcomer exploited by Lum Gee’s faction and a historic note on vigilance against outsiders.
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Joe
Lum Gee
Pigon
Ling Pow
Old Lum
Left to themselves teachers judge, yet supervisors constrain grades
The essay argues that student marks reflect both merit and administrative limits on A grades. A high scholarships system pressures teachers to rate by quotas, risking unfair outcomes. It condemns top-down control and defends teachers’ freedom to assess students by their actual work and potential.
The Arkansas River in Clyde Brian Davis's Rivers of America
Literary Guidepost reviews Clyde Brian Davis's Rivers of America volume The Arkansas. The work surveys the Arkansas region through gold rush era figures like Horace Tabor, noting contrasts between heroism and burlesque as it traces Colorado history from the Rockies to Eas.
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Clyde Brian Davis
Farrar & Rinehart
Robert P. Tristram Coffin
Davis
Arkansas
Rockies
Horace Austin
Warner Tabor
Tabor
East
Fort Riley
Eas
Colorado
Pittsburgh
Rio Grande
Santa Fe
Great Plains
Dodge City
Oklahoma
Mr. Davis
Gemini Horoscope and a Glimpse of Western Frontier Lore
Gemini forecasts a year of mixed fortunes with financial caution and notable romances as summer advances. It warns of political shocks, health risks from overwork, and a volatile foreign relations outlook. The second passage recalls frontier tales of whiskey, mining, railroads, and balladlike exploitative narratives in the era.
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United States
Rev D J Sullivan to be ordained at St Patrick church
The Rev D J Sullivan will be ordained to the priesthood tomorrow at St Patrick church by Rt Rev George T Finnigan. He will be the first native born boy of St Patrick parish to become a priest. Henry Hirsh will preside at the kickoff dinner this evening at Thornton Grill. Leonard Worcester earned Eagle Scout at last night’s court of honor. Albert Mc Arthur earned a gold palm for meritorious service. Peter Lackner and John M Evans Jr will graduate from Annapolis naval Academy with top tenth class ranks. Paul A Rooney elected president of Central high school alumni association. McC White park renovation announced for tourist arrival by county commissioners. J Bruce Kremer founded the victory keynote before leaving for San Francisco to attend the Democratic national convention. L P Donovan appointed to replace James Baldwin who resigned. Fat Jack eyes air rival for taxis. Ice cold geyser discovered in Yellowstone park called Valentine, found February 14, erupts 135 feet daily.
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D. J. Sullivan
St. Patrick Church
George T. Finnigan
Sullivan
St. Patrick Parish
Henry Hirsh
Boy Scout Financial Drive
Thornton Grill
Leonard Worcester
Albert McArthur
Paul A. Rooney
Central High School Alumni Association
Mcc. White Park
J. Bruce Kremer
Democratic National Committee
Victory Keynote
San Francisco
L. P. Donovan
Walker
James Baldwin
Fat Jack
Yellowstone Park
Valentine
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RJ. Scote
King Features Syndicate
Adara Low
Standard Publishing Company
West Broadway
Butte, Mont
Montana Standard
Daily & Sunday
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Inate
Canada
Dorothy Thompson
Benito Mussolini
United States of America
Europe
America
Italy
Germany
France
England
New York Tribune, Inc
al Piste Reserve
Hymie Augen
Red Hook
Mr. Augen
Joe Papadopolus
Troy
China
Canton
Ling
Lum
Joe Papadopolos
John
the Literary Guidepost
Gemini
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