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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1948
Page
2
The page blends a birth day horoscope with extended sensory prose on May beauty. It offers personality notes for Gemini through Pisces, then turns to a poetic May sensory essay describing blossoms, birdsong, green hills, and the vitality of spring, ending with a fact about Berlin’s distance from Chicago and U.S. tree varieties.
Ready cash has been exhausted. If over-use of credit continues and a wave of credit breakdown follows, an economic shock like the 1920 event could occur. Consumers who spend beyond earnings should seek experienced financial advice to stay within sound credit limits.
A review of Collier’s magazine material based on Harry S. Hopkins papers, detailing how Franklin D. Roosevelt repeated campaign promises about not sending American boys to foreign wars. Sherwood describes advisers urging a firmer guarantee and Roosevelt’s insistence that action depend on attack. The piece reflects on how a politician’s mind forms under pressure.
Congress fights toward a June 19 adjournment with only four major laws enacted including income tax cuts and the European Recovery Program. Major issues and 10 appropriations remain, while battles over civil rights and the margarine bill could derail the remaining agenda. Republicans fear a premature exit or a forced post convention return would force a visible program before November elections.
The Federal Reserve Board warns that at least one in four families may overspend this year with heavy income. They expect continued use of credit and installments, even as interest shifts toward furniture and appliances. Overspending rises across higher income brackets, with 1948 and 1949 trends noted.
The federal judge sentenced Maine writers John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo to a year in jail and fines up to 1000 dollars for contempt of Congress. The case cites historical support for Congress's contempt power dating to 1801 and 1957 law for witnesses. The writers, joined by nine others awaiting trial, challenge the legality of the House Un American Activities Committee and argue improper constitutionality. A separate note mentions a scientist identifying 600 injurious insect species in the United States.
Washington reports reveal alleged links between Henry Wallace and Roerich circle influencing White House and Democratic circles. Describes Roosevelt knowledge, Wallaces ties, and shadows of Russian mysticism echoing Rasputin with references to Bloom and Wagner.
The piece portrays Sol and Roerich as carnival figures in a web of international finance and espionage. It accuses Henry Wallace of aiding a Siberian empire plan and claims State Department files hide a Roosevelt-era conspiracy.
Westbrook Pegler questions Henry Wallace in a charged past affair, urging testimony on a 1935 U S Department of Agriculture credentialed envoy to Asia who allegedly kowtowed to Manchukuo’s puppet emperor. The column hints at Roosevelt treachery and a peace reformer’s role in steering the United States toward war.
Hollywood reports on the comedy Leave It to the Irish shows director Henry Koster casting six-foot actor Croll Kellaway as a leprechaun amid studio fears of size. Kellaway, famed for Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street, says he aims for a gnome like look and has yet to see a real leprechaun. The piece notes Kellaway’s Irish ties and stage history.
Sen Glen Taylor of Idaho campaigned with Wallace at the Student Union building on Tuesday. A vaudeville background colored his quick wit and gibes at press control and free speech. He mocked his own ideas, praising Stalin and Wallace at times while peppering his talk with humor. Female students especially reacted warmly as he claimed the press and radio should be controlled.
Editor Frank Owen contrasts British and American practices, urging transparency in appointee records. He argues Senate confirmation powers safeguard constitutional balance against presidential overreach, warning Truman against relying on a passive Congress and a pliant executive.
June 1936 notes memorial services for departed members at Leginn hall with Judge Frank Riley presiding and H L Maury delivering an address. Reports on a skeet club event, playground plans, technical talks, a state dinner for 1400 at Mussonic temple, and local school and defense details. Includes graduation and commemoration events at Butte High School and Kiwanis luncheon.
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