National Unity Urged By Patterson and Pepper speech
The Hon. Robert F. Patterson and Senator Claude Pepper address Montana citizens urging national unity to face the war threat. They call for unified support behind the President, reduction of labor and business friction, and readiness to endure sacrifice. They warn that delayed unity could lead to disaster and stress leadership and restraint of political aims.
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Hitler
Germany
America
Great Britain
Patterson
Pepper
Nazis Use Old Tactics in Press Dispatches
The Nazis assert France will receive full German cooperation if France resists a British attack on Syria. The piece argues Britain would not attack Syria, and suggests Germany aims to use Syria as a base against Iraq, with spokesmen claiming armistice provisions should be relaxed.
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France
Germany
Syria
Britain
Iraq
Adba
Hitler Help for France Seen as Obstacle to Allied War Plans
An analysis argues that Nazi aims to recruit France as an Axis partner clash with risks from two million French POWs and widespread French opposition. It notes Nazi censorship of French news and the unlikely prospect of a friendly French rearmament against Britain.
Judge Patterson Addresses Montana People at School of Mines
The Montana public heard Undersecretary of War Robert F Patterson praise local pioneers and Montana resilience. The address, given before the School of Mines faculty and graduates plus townspeople, lauded state unity, sacrifice in 1917-18, and devotion to American liberty and enterprise.
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Butte
Robert F. Patterson
School of Mines
Montana
Judge Patterson
State Board of Education
Thomson
Swords to plowshares? Britain converts 10 000 swords to weapons
In a London dispatch 10000 cavalry swords from the last war are melted into 22 tons of metal for new war weapons. While Isaiah’s prophecy seems unfulfilled, the piece notes swords become weapons and thousands of young men join army camps, yet Matthew warns that those who take the sword perish by the sword, offering a glimmer of hope.
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London
Matthew
A warning against growing ism and the fate of free enterprise
In a sharp critique the author argues that unchecked unions and state regulation threaten free enterprise. They warn that labor leaders evade accountability, enabling vast blocs of power while government rules grow. The piece suggests future legislation to curb this, risking loss of liberty for promised benefits.
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New York
Taxidermists and plumbers highlight regulatory tension
Westbrook Pegler criticizes overregulation of industry and people, warning that excessive control could threaten freedom of religion expression and the ballot. He argues the public may retain rights only if such regimes are acknowledged and resisted.
Sunlit edges of racing lore and oddities from 1941
The column recalls Man o War and Phar Lap, quoting Ellis and Stevens on great racehorses and Phar Lap’s mysterious death. It notes Phar Lap’s Canberra preservation, and cites a 1941 trend of public anxiety about immigrant workers, plus a witty jab at W L O Daniel’s Senate bid and the caprice of Washington’s 95 biscuit passers.
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Phar Lap
Frank M. Stevens
Institute of Anatomy
Australia
Canberra
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Cooperation or crisis in defense production and labor
In his radio address President Roosevelt urged prompt use of mediation to avoid disrupting defense output. The piece notes A F L and C I O strikes from Pittsburgh to San Francisco, price controls tightening, and warns that sustained labor unrest could force government takeovers, with Norris cited as acknowledging limited justified strikes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Roosevelt
A. F. of L
Pittsburgh
A. F. of
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
National Defense Mediation Board
Leon Henderson
France
Norris
Meredith in Coroner England recalls Gladstone no apologies
The text recalls Gladstone’s stance on apologizing, noting his belief that one cannot undo a wrong after it is done and that he preferred admitting mistakes over offering formal apologies.
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Andrew Meredith
England
Gladstone
Gemini Horoscope Foretells Turbulent Yet Productive Year
Gemini individuals are portrayed as dual and imaginative with high intellect. The forecast notes health caution, potential temper, and strong diplomatic talents. It cites global economic shifts, renewed devotion to brotherhood, and a lengthy wartime period with hopeful outcomes for peace negotiations.
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Mercury
Eddie Neil and inmate Alabama Pitts remembered in Albany column
Bill Cunningham reflects from Albany on Eddie Neil a former AP sports writer and Alabama Pitts a Sing Sing inmate who earned a tryout in the International League Pitts showed sportsmanship after a prison football incident and later returned to coaching in the South Eddie Neil was killed in Spain as a war correspondent and a memorial playground bears his name in Methuen Mass
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Bill Cunningham
Ernie
Albany
N. Y
Green Hills
Eddie Neil
Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
Alabama Pitts
Sing Sing
New York
Alabama
Pitts
Ty Cobb
Deep South
Spain
Methuen
Mass
Pitties
Hudson
Eddie
Butte Hosts 1932 Montana Federation Convention
A state meet in Great Falls decides Butte will host the 1932 Montana Federation of Business and Professional Women convention. Also notes alumni fete at School of Mines, Pipestone pass road work aims by June 15, and local civic plans including Harrison avenue macadam project.
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Butte
Montana Federation of Business and Professional Women
Great Falls
School of Mines
Peacock
Thornton Hotel
Theodore Simons
Pipestone Pass
Fabian
National Council of Women's Clubs
Salt Lake City
J. D. McGregor
Women's Club of
M. T. Wetkle
C. H. Smith
Montana
Thomas Rogan
Oswego Lodge No. 9
Knights of Pythias
Frank Bell
Dave B. Hopkins
Clem Vogel
J. W. Morton
Grand Lodge
John R. Richards
Butte High School
Harrison Avenue
South Side Improvement Association
John Gillie
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United States
Claude Pepper
Florida
Vichy
Scott
R. J. Scott
Tapirs
Brazil
Ee Osad
Borneo
Ring Features Syndicate, Inc
Italy
Russia
Louisiana
Southwest
Mexico
Charles Lindbergh
By Westbrook Pegler
By Edwin C. Hill
Belmont Park
Long Island
Whirlaway
Man O’ War
Upset
Big Red
Man O' War
F. N. Chisholm
Department of Agriculture
Detroit Free Press
W. Lee O'Daniel
Ohio
Texas
United States Senate
Morris Sheppard
Pappy
By Raymond Clapper
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Mars
Europe
Army
Navy
Air Service
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