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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1941
Page
4
Official paper of Silver Bow County lists subscription rates for daily weekly and Sunday editions, with prices for delivery by mail within Montana and outside areas. The note states Associated Press dispatch rights and second class matters admission.
Churchill argues defeats bolster resolve and extend Allied strength as Britain endures losses. He portrays the war as a hard but advancing path, insisting each German victory exacts a costly toll while British forces repeatedly regroup and counter.
The 1940 Montana farm income reached 97.973 million dollars, excluding 14.571 million in federal benefits, marking a 17 percent rise from 1939 and 22 million from 1938. Wheat led with 29.458 million, followed by cattle and calves at 19.794 million and sheep and lambs at 9.848 million. Sugar beets, milk, wool, and other crops and livestock also contributed, with about 50,000 acres available for beet growing but tied to quotas.
A farmer notes that failure in one category need not doom overall production as other factors can still yield productivity and profit. It emphasizes resilience and diversified outcomes in agricultural work.
Column assesses Roosevelt era cabinet voices proposing nationwide daylight saving, reduced auto use, autoless Sundays, cooler homes, and sugarless days to aid Britain. It argues oil and coal supplies are sufficient and critiques bureaucratic restrictions and hidden motives behind sacrifice calls.
A cautionary note flags July and August as the year’s deadliest months with an average 370 accidental deaths daily, compared with 251 in April. It warns readers to exercise extra care before driving, climbing, swimming, or handling flammable materials during summer’s peak.
The obituary recalls Steve Crow who ran a scandal sheet along Broadway two decades ago and was jailed on a federal charge after testimony by Miss Peggy Hopkins Joyce. It notes his later threats and decline, his impact on sensationalist journalism, and his role in shaping the night club beat through Phil Paine.
Westbrook Pegler writes about missteps in public corrections and orders to Paul Gallico for transmission to the shop. The piece notes Paine’s view of Clow as a blackmailer and crook while acknowledging Crow’s long decline as craft developments closed in, rendering him almost decent at his death.
Raymond Clapper argues Roosevelt backs a program to limit consumer goods and shift to a war production economy. Nelson cites an 80 billion dollar defense plan while Britain vows to fight to victory, signaling prolonged war and ongoing American mobilization with uncertain peace prospects.
In World War I Yale and Princeton produced more officers from academic ranks than athletes. The piece argues that success in war came from intellectual discipline, not athletic prowess, noting Roosevelt and Abner Doubleday influence, then discusses global fitness trends and vigorous youth amid a shift toward broad physical conditioning over elite sports.
The report notes a terse fact about a platinum discovery near Mutankiang in Manchuria and states Juneau Alaska averages one sub zero day annually. It adds a fact that sea water contains about a pound of salt per gallon.
The forecast highlights favorable conditions for manufacturing and merchandising in the morning with minor labor hurdles. It notes a general drive toward public welfare, recommends self sacrifice and training in nursing or medicine, and suggests unity amid wartime policy. In international affairs it cites Stalin’s cautious stance and potential shifts in Russia’s wartime gains.
Fort Worth Texas. Craig Wood becomes golf emperor after a 30 foot Colonial 18th hole shot and a celebratory drive to town. Wood says he never choked and credits Byron Nelson as the greatest golfer, with Sam Snead as the best shot maker. Vic Ghezzi and Frederick Corcoran join Wood in reflecting on the win.
June 17 1931 notes the city council introduction of a new license ordinance. Attorney General L A Foote issues a notice closing gambling in Butte. Other items include Girl Scout officer Alice Conway visiting Camp Castle Rock and Legion band plans for Cleveland convention.
Patriots of Brazil organize an Air Legion as the movement gains momentum nationwide. Young aviation enthusiasts sign up amid calls for unity with Sala thiel 8. de Barros a Rio Grande do Bul banker among leaders who traveled to Rio de Janeiro to seek minister of aeronautics backing.
Luiz Ribeiro de Costa, a watchman at the artesianes reservoir, was bitten on the foot by a jararaca. He was rushed to a hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Costa claims the bite occurred on the same foot and at the same place five years earlier by the same snake’s great-grandfather.
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