The Big Gamble on Montana Farm Front
The Helena crop report notes improved crops and moisture in Montana, with a forecast of another good year yet warning of hazards. Weeds, alfalfa weevils, blister beetles, hoppers, sawflies and diseases threaten yields, while market swings and weather extremes add to farmers' risk. The next two months will be critical for Montana agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Montana
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Weather Bureau
Cr. B. Hitchcock
Montana State College
Sweet Grass
Toole County
Daniels County
Psychiatrist Links Comic Books to Juvenile Crime
Dr Fredric Wart ham, senior psychiatrist in New York, warns in the Saturday Review of Literature that comic books are the greatest mass influence on children today. He cites clinical research claiming comics stimulate juvenile behavior and notes their unprecedented publishing success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredric Wartham
New York City
Department of Hospitals
Saturday Review of Literature
Wartham
Stimu
Comic books linked to juvenile delinquency, experts urge action
Dr Wartham warns late unhealthy sex attitudes in children and the influence of comic books on violence and crime. He cites 75 percent parental disapproval and broad professional opposition while noting rising sales and juvenile crime. He questions if banning is the remedy and calls for substituting good literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wartham
How Stalin Kept His Promise to Benes
A dated opinion piece argues Stalin betrayed Benes and Masaryk by abandoning democratic promises to Czechoslovakia. It recalls Benes warning of a plot against Stalin’s regime, the purge of Russian officers, and Masaryk’s suicide, concluding that Stalin valued power over friendship and kept no pledge to protect Benes or democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edouard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Benes
Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Jan Masaryk
Russia
Prague
Germany
Soviet Union
Red Army
Masaryk
America Still Land of Opportunity Celebrated by Awards
The Horatio Alger awards honor individuals who rose from humble beginnings to success. Bernard Baruch, George A Hamid, Mayor William O Dwyer, Dorothy Shaver, and Boston fruit peddler John Deferrari are cited as examples, illustrating America remains a land of opportunity through energy and perseverance. Our weekend ideal is a lawnmower run after hardware stores close on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horatio Alger
American Schools and Coleges Association
Bernard Baruch
Charleston
D. C
Boston
America
Tisdale Buys Interest in Times Editoring in New Milford
Fred Tisdale, a veteran journalist, acquires interest in the Times weekly at New Milford Catin and plans to settle as a small town editor. The narrative recalls his career across papers from Kansas City Star to China Press and his adventures with police courts and sensational stories. He describes the roaming life of reporters, the allure of big-city papers, and the old pay scales from $15 to $35 weekly for cubs and seasoned staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fred Tisdale
the Times
New Milford
Catin
Mr. T
West Tennessee
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Kansas City
Mr. Tisdale
Hand
Tucson
Kansas City Star
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Grand Row
Omaha
St. Louis
Denver
San Francisco
Seattle
New Orleans
St. Joe
Des Moines
Memphis
Dallas
Los Angeles
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Cubs
Baltimore
Life's Like That by Fred Neher on journalism and journalism norms
The column reflects on aging in paving, reporting, and newspaper life from 1913 to the present, comparing Des Moines and St. Louis, noting poverty in early reporters' days, criticizes metropolitan editorials and the New Milford Times, and questions where honest national debate will come from in the next years, with a wary nod to Southern papers' frankness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
St. Louis
Union Depot
Tisdale
Clarion Call
New Milford Times
New Milford
Joseph Stalin
South
The
United States
Westbrook Pegler on press courage and travel wisdom
The piece critiques metropolitan editors for avoiding foreign policy issues while referencing diverse figures and events. It recalls local pride in travel and education and mentions James Allared with Jimmy Doolittle, Keokuk poetry, Bert Leston Taylor, and a New Milford note tied to Omaha Beach, hinting at broader cultural tensions.
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Europe
United States
Tisdale
James Allared
Long Mountain
Jimmy Doolittle
Japan
Keokuk
Iowa
Mississippi
Metropolitan
Bert Leston Taylor
Chicago
Ottumwa
Washington Scene on Capper Staff and Nickname Nonsense
Washington Scene recalls Sen. Arthur Capper and witty staffers who joke about his health and fashion mishap as two female aides sew up a rip in his pants. The piece parries political chatter on presidential nicknames, taft, dewey and truman, and ends with a note on turkeys hissing during hatching season.
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Washington
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Senator Capper
Senate
National Press Club
Vandenberg
Sol
Arthur
Sen, Vandenberg
Abe Lincoln
Bill McKinley
Teddy Roosevelt
F. D. Ri
Truman
Harry
Senator Vandenberg
Art
Taft
Bob
Bob Taft
Tom Dewey
Joe Martin
Vandy
Birthday Horoscope Preview for June Birthdays
The reading outlines personality traits for a June birthday, noting originality, practicality, loyalty, and a love of the arts. It warns against emotional ingrownness and urges caution in romance while suggesting happiness with a like minded partner. Then a brief Friday Gemini to Taurus-Cancer-Leo forecast follows with daily guidance and suggested actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramanes
Leo
VIRGO
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Taurus
Our Children By Angelo Patri
A compact essay argues that noisy destructive behavior by some children alienates neighbors and harms good children. It stresses that well trained, considerate children gain friends and open doors, while unruly behavior provokes protection from others and erodes community goodwill.
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Our
Angelo Patri
Ife
These Days' By George E Sokols ky in Montana Ranch Life
George E Sokolsky writes about Ole Fallon a Montana rancher and state legislator. The piece praises self reliance, land ownership, and immigrant integration, contrasting New Deal views with Fallon’s pragmatic farming ethic and strong communal ties. It highlights fallon family roots, Norwegian background, and civic service by fellow farmers and lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mammoth
Yellowstone National Park
Ole Fallon
Montana
Christina
Ole
Zales Ecton
United States Senate
Wesley A. D'Ewart
House of Representatives
America
Europe
Montana Scholars Named From Butte High School Class of 1938
Four Butte high school graduates earned scholarships from the Greater University of Montana. Recipients include John Adams John Beel Vivian Medlin Philip Yovetich Clyde McNeal and Harry Ellis. Also noted are new sports store openings at 22 West Park Street by local athletes and five city playgrounds to open Tuesday under WPA supervision.
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Butte High School
University of Montana
John Adams
John Beel
Vivian Medlin
Philip Yove~tich
Clyde McNeal
Harry Ellis
West Park Street
Ray Enyart
Butte
WPA
Zarelda Street
North Main
Blaine
Centerville
Clark Park
Grant School
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ASAIL
Montace
Montana Standard
Oy Standard Publishing Company
Atps
Alos. Alo. Osiiy
Bundey
State of Montana
Stanchard Pubishing
Silver Bow County
Associated Press
Butta
News Room
Lve
Ali Rast
Opportunity
R. J. Scott
Dana
Borneo
Xing Features Syndicate
Fred Neher
By Westbrook Pegler
George Dixon
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Stella
George E. Sokolsky
Mammouth “Montana Products
Hulte Rotana Club
Masonic Temple
Ethel Ward
J. E. Erickson
Montana State Association of Registered Nurses
Kerr Beadle
Helen Curtis
T. C. Witherspoon
A. L. Helmer
Bellevue Golf Club
Butte Municipal Golf Course
Elmer Peterson
Ted Lydon
John Burke
Hugh Tower
J- A. McMillan
R. B. Gill
Matt Mkean
Matthew M'Kean
Matthew
Prestwick
Scotland
Jon
Ome
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