Word From the Pope Calls for Free Government Restraint
Pope Pius urges a new concept of freedom in a modern world, warning that government should govern least and that rights to physical, spiritual, religious, and moral movement must be balanced with others. He cautions against government-led family duties and urges alignment with divine order amid societal shifts and wartime pressures.
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Pope Pius
America
Montana
Public Welfare Board
Vatican
Europe
Gas-Less Sundays Hinted If War Persists
The piece explores a possible gas-less Sunday in the United States should the war continue. It notes the historical wartime shift away from cars, cites fears of a gasoline shortage, and points to dwindling shipping and oil tanker capacity as factors that could make such a Sunday plausible.
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United States
Britain
Gas shortage fears and energy contingency ideas teased
The piece discusses potential shifts in fuel transport from coastwise tankers to British ships and oil pipelines, noting storage pools and emergency access. It highlights how the Atlantic coast would feel shortages first, while intermountain states rely on tank cars, and mentions possible gasless Sundays and the inconvenience of buying cigarettes.
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East
Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf
Intermountain States
Tremendous Job Holds Prices Down Across Retailers
The piece praises U S retailers for pledging to hold necessities prices and overheads, refrain from scare advertising, and use normal buying to protect purchasing power. It warns inflation from higher labor costs could raise consumer prices, noting labor demands threaten continued price stability and the American standard of living.
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United States
America
Rockefeller warns U S repeats World War I aid mistakes
Nelson Rockefeller, heading a government commission on U S relations with North and South America, says current war efforts mirror 1914 18 errors. He argues South American needs were ignored after World War I and warns against over rationing of materials and ships now, urging attention to regional ties and broader cooperation with South America.
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Nelson Rockefeller
North
South America
North America
North American
Rockefeller
Britain
Hammer and Tong
United States
Court-Union Clash Highlights Labor Leader's Paradox
In a critical exposé, Brother Will Green of the American Federation of Labor is shown linked to legal challenges and a union that repudiates court remedies. Judge Joe Padway and Gangster Browne face serious charges, while film industry and engineering unions clash over legal rights and union discipline.
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New York
Will Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
United States
Joe Padway
Milwaukee
la Follette
Judge Padway
Stagehands and Movie Employees’ Union
George Browne
A. F. of L
Browne
Hollywood
Padway
Kansas City
Kansas
City Municipal
John Possehl
Joe Fay
Dave Dubinsky
Clothing Workers
Fay
Possehl
Westbrook Pegler Attacks Union Rights and Court Use
Pegler argues against union members suing and predicts double fines and suspension of rights if a local wins in court. He derides strikebreakers as inferior to union members who break solidarity by going to court. The text questions Judge Padway’s stance as a cabinet member and a citizen amid conflicting constitutional rights.
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Brother Green
Teamsters’ Union
Padway
The Allure of Powerful Women in History and Politics
A reflective essay traces famed women from Cleopatra to Catherine the Great, Helen of Troy, and Messalina, highlighting how beauty circles influence rulers and public figures. It notes photographers and reporters shaping fame, with examples like Maria Fitzherbert and Archduke Rudolf, and concludes no queen has ever held top political power.
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Carol
Magda Lupescu
Cuba
Helen of Troy
Homer
Helen
Battlements
Troy
Chapman
Lupescu
Cleopatra
Ptolemy
Julius Caesar
Julius
Mark Anthony
Cyndus
Plutarch
Theodora
Messalina
Peter the Great
Russia
Catherine of Russia
George IV of England
Maria Fitzherbert
Peggy O'Neill
Andrew Jackson
John C. Calhoun
Grover Cleveland
Grover
Free Speech in Wartime America by Raymond Clapper
In a period of rising war danger, Clapper weighs free speech limits against national security. He contrasts democracy with totalitarian control, notes Roosevelt's policy to aid Britain, and praises unity while warning against antiwar agitation. He argues free speech should support defense and not undermine democratic resolve.
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Raymond Clapper
Washington
You
Roosevelt
Congress
American First Committee
Hitler
America First
Lindberg
Horoscope: June 3 foretells trials and growth for nations
The horoscope predicts troubling Neptune influence for seafaring ventures and a tendency toward poor judgment among readers. It urges women to beware deception and emphasizes a summer of wise service, studying college girls, rising advertising profits, and a wide impact of democracy in defense. It foresees rapid war-mint manufacturing under President Roosevelt and a year of intense activity with success in professional and technical fields for those born today.
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Neptune
House of Administration
Roosevelt
Mars
Europe
Raving by Ernie Pyle on the San Diego tattoo scene
In San Diego veteran tattooist Harry Lawson explains age old and modern methods. Owen Jensen forges needles, builds instruments, and describes the craft, licensing debates, and the dangers of cheap studios. A sailor, a Milwaukee tourist, and a dredge operator highlight tattooing’s reach and costs.
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San Diego
Calif
Harry Lawson
Owen Jensen
Lawson
England
Jensen
Milwaukee
Australia
Notable Obituaries and Appointments From June 3 1931 in Butte
Obituary notices honor L O Evans buried at Mount Moriah and Henry Oppenheimer a leading local businessman. Commencement honors Professor Theodore Simons at Montana School of Mines. James W Lowrie to run local 8 P offices marking first Butte office presence. Maria Margaret MacArthur to lead East Side Neighborhood House activities. Notes on county debt and fishery reports at Georgetown Lake. Local travel and city payroll timing adjustments noted.
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L. O Evans
Mount Moriah
Theodore Simons
Montana School of Mines
James W. Lowrie
Southern Pacific
Butte
Henry Oppenheimer
H. E. Byram
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
B. B. Greer
O. H
C. F. Healen
Georgetown Lake
Duncan
Brush Beckwith
Stowell
Virginia City
John T. Treweek
Walkersville
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
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Kangaroo
Engineers
By Westbrook Pegler
Atlantic
Monroe
Ernie Pyle
Margaret MacArthur
San Francisco
University of Californ
East Side
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