Gravedigger's Strike and postal rate notices in Montana
A partial clipping notes post office rates and dispatch notices with references to Northern Idaho mail and Montana Silver Bow County paper policy. It mentions Sunday services and various monthly charges, obscured by OCR but signals a historical postal pricing context and Associated Press attribution.
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Northern Idaho
Dally
State of
Montana
Associated Press
Focal
Buttee
Gromyko's sweetness masks a grim world view
The piece contrasts Andrei Gromyko’s cheerful U N portrayal with a darker reality of political arrests across the Balkans. It warns that communism seeks global reach through covert methods while NATO nations face a restless postwar balance. It likens UN hopes to a harmless front for strategic aims.
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Germany
Japan
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Balkans
United States
Proving That Fact Is Stranger Than Fiction in Nicaragua Policy
The piece notes a zigzag in U S policy toward Nicaragua with a strongman Gen Somoza ruling by proxy for a decade. It recalls Somoza's 1967 takeover and the 1979 general election won by Leonardo Argüello, while Somoza stayed as commander in chief.
Somoza Seizes Nicaraguan Palace in Bloodless Coup
General Somoza ousts Dr. Arguello after a clash over appointments and control, installing Benjamin Lacayo Secasa as provisional president while Arguello’s regime loses legitimacy. The U.S. State Department withholds official relations, leaving Somoza effectively in charge by remote means. An O. Henry twist in real life, observers note.
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Dr. Arguello
Somoza
Arguello
Benjamin Lacayo Secasa
United States State Department
O. Henry
Stopping Communism by Starting Prosperity
A column analyzes US foreign aid as a strategy to halt communism through world prosperity. It cites eight billion dollars yearly for four to five years, potential repayment, historical cautions, misused postwar funds, and questions whether nations can share wealth under Soviet pressure.
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Herbert Hoover
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Italy
China
Korea
United States
Europe
Germany
Pius XII
American labor declares a Jewish Palestine dodge
A critique of the so called American Trade Union council National Committee for Labor Palestine. The author calls the declaration a lie and accuses union leaders of meddling in foreign religious disputes beyond their wage and hour duties. The piece cites Green Murray and other union figures as misuse of power and questions authority to speak for all American labor.
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New York
American Trade Union Council
National Committee For Labor Palestine
William Green
Philip Murray
A. F. of L
Joseph Schlossberg
James Breslow
Max Zaritsky
National” Council
Committee For “Labor Palestine
Palestine
Green
State Department
Murray
Poland
Union Bosses Claim Employee’s $3 For Memorial Fund
Westbrook Pegler notes union officials order the employer to hand over $3 for a memorial to Sidney Hillman. He suggests the memorial could be a Communist school or defense fund for union activists. He warns a critic may face union-like penalties and fines.
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Sidney Hillman
Slingshot Man Shatters Mirror On Film Set
Pete Duncan known as Dunk performs his special effects with a pea shooter on the Producers' Releasing Corp. set of Can't Get That Gal. He fires at a mirror to simulate a killer's bullet while director Basil Wrangell notes the low budget. Duncan jokes about luck from smashing mirrors.
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Hollywood
W.p
Pete Duncan
Producers’ Releasing Corp
Sheila Ryan
Eddie Norris
Chill Wills
Norris
Basil Wrangell
Duncan
Benny Rubin
Wrangell
Vitamins and minerals rise from diet changes noted 1935 39
The increase in vitamins and minerals since 1935 to 1939 stems from greater intake of leafy greens yellow vegetables citrus fruit and whole milk as well as grain enrichment. Aleut Indians on Pribilof islands hibernate in winter due to strong winds that prevent standing outside. Remove dead flowers and leaves to improve plants and reduce pests and disease spread.
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Pribilof Islands
Your Birthday Horoscope For June 8 Stella Style
Born today you show moodiness but possess talent you must channel. Stay active outdoors, avoid excuses, and manage nerves to reach success. you value home life, friends, and nature, with potential in music and creative talents.
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Gemini
Leo
VIRGO
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
ARIES
Taurus
Comparing Wages An Odd Job Man v Russian Miner Hinting at Communism
The piece contrasts an American odd job man earning $1 an hour or $20 a week with a Russian coal miner earning $30 a month. It equates wages to everyday goods like sugar butter and shoes, suggesting how long one must work for basic items. The closing question asks if someone proposed Communism.
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Palls
Russia
Hotels With Character Shape a New York Night Life
A rainy June night in Manhattan reflects on how hotels define city life. The Astor, Hampshire House, Mills, Waldorf Astoria, and other crowded landmarks host celebrities and locals, shaping romances, business, and memory in a bustling Broadway setting.
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New York
Manhattan
Astor
Carmen Cavallero
Morey Amsterdam
Carmen Moscowitz
Anon
Samuel Anon
Samuel Pepys
Pepys
Broadway
Margie Hart
Jimmy Durante
Durante
Hampshire House
Central Park South
Dorothy Draper
the Mills
Bleecker Street
Mills
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Bing Crosby
Frank Sinatra
The
Waldorf
Noted NYC Hotels and Spots From a Travel Sketch
Mel Heimer surveys Manhattan lodging and dining venues from the Biltmore to the St. Regis and Plaza. He notes bars, dining rooms, pools, and notable hotel personalities, with a reminiscence of the Little Hotel near Toots Shor’s and a confessional manager who advised guests on romance.
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Biltmore
St. George
Brooklyn Heights
St. Regis
Pierre
Sherry Netherland
Ambassador
MacDougal Street
Minetta Brook
51St Street
Toots Shor’s
Post Office Deficit and Political Waste Exposed
The piece criticizes post office mismanagement and partisan control, arguing deficits are manufactured for political ends. It denounces a proposed tax on second class mail and the plan to soak 15 large national magazines while exempting others, urging a businesslike reorganization instead.
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Republican
Democratic National Committee
Post Office
Congress
P. O
Harry Hopkins
Doonan Elected Grand Knight of Butte Knights of Columbus
June 8 1937 William D Doonan elected grand knight of Butte council No 668 Knights of Columbus succeeding Arthur Berry who led the post for two years William Reeme named deputy grand knight. Miss Blanche Pelletier chosen queen of the coronation hall at Great Falls Junior college.
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William D. Doonan
Butte
Knights of Columbus
Arthur Berry
William Reeme
Blanche Pelletier
Cottonwood
Great Falls Junior College
Miss Pelletier
Girls Central High School
Harvey J. Pelletier
Janie Bray
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, Neb
Seal Terrace
Minnie Bray
Dickens Letter Found Hidden in Old Book
A London journalist bought an old book for a shilling and discovered a letter by Charles Dickens to his friend William Telbin the scene painter. Telbin had used it as a bookmark and apparently forgot it.
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London
Charles Dickens
William Telbin
Telbin
Brazil Faces Nut Shortage as Imports Fill Gaps
Rio de Janeiro reports a domestic Brazil nut shortage with hundreds of tons imported to meet demand. The Brazil nut mainly originates in the Amazon basin, while the United States and Europe absorb nearly the entire crop.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Amazon Basin
United States
Europe
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Jim Mooney
Municipal Links
Ed Woodland
J. M. Fitzpatrick
Vern Kyllingstad
R. J. McGrew
M. Woodland
W. J. Symons
Kemper Avenue
Mike Walsh
Commissioner of Public Works
J. A. Donovan
Butte Rotary Club
Tom Davis
Charles Austin
E. H. Lang
Eugene Carroll
W. E. Maddock
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John G. Ross
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Frank Walker
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