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Newspaper
The Montana Standard
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1944
Page
4
Official paper of Silver Bow County lists mail subscription prices for Montana and outside state delivery. Daily and Sunday plan costs range from $8.75 to $13.00 annually with varying monthly rates and options for Sunday only. Canada delivery shows higher rates for all plans.
The shift back to tank production reflects wartime needs as Allied and Axis gains alter emphasis from earlier campaigns. Tanks and heavy guns now lead the drive, with factories reopened and expanded to supply the growing demand for matériel.
The article notes eleven million tons of food shipped from the United States to allies over three years under lend lease, mainly to Great Britain and Russia. Dairy products lead with about twelve and a half billion pounds, followed by meat, eggs, and other provisions.
The piece notes Europe faces rising food demand as victory nears. The United States has organized food supply well, while other producers in South America, Australia, and Africa may help but depend on acceptable systems. Lehman’s UN relief group offers two and a half billion dollars to close the food gap, yet that sum might still be insufficient to ease European suffering.
An American view dismisses Germany’s pilotless explosive airplane as a feeble, costly, and short lived weapon. The piece argues it reveals Germany’s deteriorating military capacity and will not deter Allied advances or boost Hitler's faltering regime.
The Tax Foundation notes postwar spending surges after the War of 1812 Civil War and 1870. Civilian government employment grows from 8,200 in 1821 to 53,900 in 1871 then 551,800 in 1921 and 3,200,000 today. Interest will exceed six billion yearly after the present war, signaling a heavy task for Congress.
The piece denounces Paul McNutt's bid to compel Americans over 17 into essential work or face job loss, public shaming, and compulsory union enrollment. It warns of USES abuses, racial bias claims, and a needed Congressional authority that has not been granted.
Westbrook Pegler argues the decree serves to grow union membership and fund Roosevelt's fourth term. He warns private workers face coercion from employers through the USES threat and suggests a large sit down strike as a last resort against government and union pressure.
Gemini people face restlessness and conflicting aims yet show reliability when given duties. The reading notes Mercury as ruler and yellow as lucky color with favorable morning aspects turning adverse later. It cites merchant prospects, ships and labor tensions from agitators, plus a summer of public will and moral strength ahead.
Jupiter rising at Rio de Janeiro boosts Brazilian aviation development and Pan American unity aids UN war efforts. Birthdate augurs routine prosperity for those born today. Domestic interests require careful attention. Children born today shown as independent, highly talented with strong manual dexterity.
The text notes Louisiana’s two short periods as an independent entity, first for 10 months after a revolt against Spanish rule in 1769 and again for six weeks after seceding from the Union in 1861 before joining the Confederacy. It also mentions Iceland’s harsh climate limiting crops and large garden plantations near hot springs enabling semi tropical crops, plus 12 404 cases of infantile paralysis reported in the U S last year.
The piece discusses how children disrupt parents routines from infancy to adolescence. It highlights nightly waking, long caregiving days, school trips, and shifting family dynamics as children grow. The author argues there are no fixed rules beyond love guiding parents.
Maria Montez arrives in Hollywood with a New York wardrobe haul featuring a pink and black transparent baku straw bonnet style hat, a cork corner sailor hat with wood rose trim, and a lace crochet cap. She notes mood dictates styling, queens cobras and Arab pieces influence her spring and summer looks.
Ernie Pyle recalls a D day coast stroll along Normandy exposing wrecked tanks jeeps barges and lifeless bodies. He notes the vast invasion armada offshore the massive wreckage on the beach and the stark contrast with the immense Allied supply push behind the line. He witnesses German prisoners and reflects on doom and the scale of destruction.
A mix of brief items reports from 1934 1924 and 1914 noting Mrs George Linden and infant discharged from Murray hospital in Oro Fino gulch Pat Lynch ill at home 123 Anaconda Road Miss Ann McLanahan back from University of Minnesota to stay with parents Carl J Rolander visits Butte Anaconda N G Gilliland elected state commander of the American Legion Bishop Leigh R Brewer speakers at an Episcopal conference John Longmaid from Hecla mine and C W Pauling visiting from Sheridan
A London issued booklet from the Ministry of War Transport urges the public to curb the road death menace by developing sane and courteous habits. It notes that despite less traffic, vehicle fatalities rise versus peacetime, and argues the blackout is not the sole cause.
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