National spending contrasts reveal vast mammoth costs
The Montana Standard notes Americans burn over 20 billion gallons of gasoline annually and pay nearly a billion dollars in taxes on it. Weekly cinema expenditures reach two million dollars, and summer vacation spending is projected at five billion. Gum, cigarette, and cosmetic costs are high. Federal relief averages two billion yearly, suggesting redirected funds could support both Army and Navy without personal loss.
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Army
Navy
Fateful Words for America and the Churchill Warning
Churchill in parliament calls the Flanders defeat a colossal disaster and warnsAmerica that if Britain is invaded the war could move to Canada and the Western Hemisphere. Roosevelt warned that any threat to America would trigger U S readiness as Monroe Doctrine stakes loom large. The Belgian French front shows a crushing German victory with vast equipment losses and potential crippling effect on Allied resistance.
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Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Flanders
United States
Britain
British Isles
Canada
America
Roosevelt
Americas
Churchill
Commons
Europe
Belgium
France
Defense spending climbs through wartime periods
A historical overview notes U S armaments costs rising from 1917 to 1940 41, with outlays for Army and Navy soaring from 6 15 billion to about 11 01 billion and a 4 67 billion current appropriation. It cites veterans costs over 500 million annually and cites the World War total near 32 05 billion while future costs remain uncertain.
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United States
Roosevelt
United States Treasury
Can the New Deal Do It for National Defense
The piece argues that the New Deal has spent about 20 billion dollars to revive the economy and relieve hardship but progress remains elusive. It questions Roosevelt’s methods and warns that armament plans risk failure if government meddling continues, citing business leaders who say defense needs can be met without the current level of federal control.
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Roosevelt
Uncle Sam
America
France
Congress
Snooty
Simon
Causes of Pilot Failure Rise in Army Air Corps Analysis
Army aviation experts say pilot error exceeds enemy action as a major cause of crashes. Reports claim four pilots killed in combat. six or more die from faulty judgment or fatigue. Capt Armstrong cites cockpit complexity slow reactions at altitude and blackout from centrifugal force as top factors. Efforts focus on reducing these failure causes.
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Europe
Harry G. Armstrong
Air Corps Physiological Research Laboratory
Wright Field
We must reform the world to resist a planetary threat
The piece argues that the danger is not a current invasion but a collapse and reordering of civilization led by Hitler and the Nazis. It calls for awakening, analysis, and self-criticism, warning that unearned wealth, weak responsibility, and hollow democracy imperil liberty and America’s future.
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Mars
Hitler
Indusae Banking
Europe
New York Tribune
Simon
Dancing Lessons and Looming Romance at The Oaks
In the Oaks household, Gayle guides Jeremy in dancing while Bill watches from the porch, feeling strained by love for Gayle and Jeremy’s rising closeness. Mr. Merrifield notes the mood improves as the young trio engage in riding talk, dancing, and plans for a riding party.
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Mr. Merrifield
Jeremy
Bill
Gayle
Mr. Weems
the Oaks
Mr. Bailey
Lola Montesa
Graham
Mind Blank Moments Linked to Rest, Says Professor Bills
Professor Arthur G Bills argues brief mental blanks occur when the mind rests during steady work. He notes such pauses do not indicate decline but a natural pause in cognitive activity.
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Arthur G. Bills
Notable Montanans Earn Awards and Appointments
Joseph Newton of Butte received the Montana Society of Engineers gold medal for high scholastic attainment at the Montana School of Mines graduation exercises. Harry B. Henderson of Santa Barbara won the Cornelius F. Kelley fellowship. Thomas Ashworth of Butte named baseball captain at the Naval Academy. The P. E. O. convention in Miles City opened with a charter presentation for its X chapter in Butte. The first aerial express in Montana carried by J. W. Hesser of Inland Empire Aerial Transportation. Butte senior class attended mass at Central High and breakfast with Father Venus. The Y M C A plan to promote swimming adopted by the Butte chapter. June 6, 1910. Young Mooney defeated Gene Sullivan at Nanook’s pavilion. Prof. R. G. Young received a gold watch from Butte teachers. Eugene Carroll to preside at Butte Automobile Club meeting with officer elections. Spokane Rifle and Revolver Club challenges Butte’s Rocky Mountain Rifle Club for a telegraphic shoot.
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Joseph Newton
Butte
Montana Society of Engineers
Montana School of Mines
Cornelius F. Kelley
Harry B. Henderson
Santa Barbara
Calif
Thomas Ashworth
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Ashworth
Miles City
Montana
J. W. Hesser
Inland Empire Aerial Transportation Company
D. W. Aldrich
Deer Lodge
John Berkin
Central High School
Father Venus
Gamer's
Francis Lynch
Commercial Department
America
Young Mooney
Gene Sullivan
Noonan
Talbott Avenue
R. G. Young
Eugene Carroll
Butte Automobile Club
Butte Stock Exchange
Spokane Rifle and Revolver Club
Rocky Mountain Rifle Club
Horoscope For Today Affects Many Life Areas
Adverse planetary aspects are strong with fears and low mood likely. Labor troubles retard industry while international affairs and neutral issues impact trade and aviation. Public service and travel loom. the Panama Canal may require protection and naval scenes look favorable for the United States.
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Europe
Washington
Panama Canal
United States Navy
Mental Blank Trouble Haunts Workers Says Chicago Study
A University of Chicago report finds most people suffer frequent mental blocks. Laborers fatigue faster, while mental workers pause their thoughts, with enforced rest occurring several times per minute in normal adults and longer blocks during fatigue. The brain steals about an hour and 20 minutes of an eight hour day as CET naps.
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University of Chicago
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Christopher
Lola
Bill Bailey
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