Scott's Scrap Book subscription rates and notices
The Standard Publishing Company announces daily and Sunday subscription prices for Montana and Northern Idaho, with rates for 3 months 6 months and 1 year payable in advance, plus mail options for out-of-state customers. It covers change of address instructions, payment details, and notes it is the official paper of Silver Bow County with AP content.
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Montana and
Northern Idah
Standard Publishing Company
Mining City Scouts Set For East Coast Good Will Mission
Fifty Boy Scouts from Butte area depart Sunday for a three week tour to historic East Coast sites and the Valley Forge encampment in Pennsylvania led by Lex Templin. They plan to visit major landmarks, attend baseball games, and share experiences about the meaning of vigilance, with funds raised covering trip costs.
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Mining City
Vigilante Council
Lex Templin
National Scout
Valley Forge
Butte
Washington
Philadelphia
Congress
Senate weighs expanded Social Security coverage and benefits
A Senate vote is planned on expanding Social Security to cover more people and higher payments. The plan would raise annual costs to about 6 billion dollars, with costs rising 854 million in three years, while about 11.3 million Americans aged 65 or older are now in the system. Current annuity averages are 25.30 for a single retiree, 41.40 for a retiree with a spouse, and 50.60 for a widow with two children.
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United States
Day of the Ugly Duckling Pledges Progress in Facial Defect Cure
Philadelphia Center for Research in Child Growth studies 600 metropolitan children annually to detect and correct facial and dental irregularities. Established by UPenn medical and dental schools, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Ellen H Richards Institute. A cephalometer aids diagnosis of growth-related disharmony and crooked teeth. Government actions mention Uncle Sam buying an interest in a war in Indo China while flies resist DDT.
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Philadelphia Center For Research In
Philadelphia
Graduate School of Medicine
Dental School
University of Pennsylvania
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Ellen H. Richards Institute
Pennsylvania State College
John W. Ross
Uncle Sam
Indo-China
Old Age Pension Expansion Proposals in Congress
The article outlines current reaches of federal old age pensions and the proposed expansions. It cites 2.8 million current beneficiaries, about 35 million covered, and 10 to 11 million to be added, including domestics and non profits workers. It notes differences between House and Senate plans, disability eligibility, and potential raises from $30 to $51-56 for 65 plus retirees, with higher figures under Senate proposals for couples.
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House
Senate Committee
Senate
An Opportunity to Learn by Example
The author cites Ivor Thomas’s shift from praise of public enterprise to criticism of government overreach. He warns that Labour’s rise may erode individual liberty through centralized planning and heavy taxation. The piece asserts the United States can learn from Britain’s political changes and policies.
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Labor Party
Britain
Ivor Thomas
Commons
Thomas
United States
Washington Rumors on Tax Legislation and Adjournment
Rumors on Capitol Hill suggest Congress will adjourn without cutting excise taxes, with House Ways and Means action due in June and Senate hearings extending to late August. The piece also notes primary results in North Carolina, a potential runoff for Willis Smith, and ongoing labor and national security topics including Tobin, the NLRB, and B-29 redesigns for peacetime rescue missions.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Walter F. George
Dga
Frank Graham
North Carolina
Raleigh
Willis Smith
Graham
Robert Rice Reynolds
Smith
Buncombe
Our Children Learn to Share Without Forcing It
An essay argues that young children are self-centered and lack morality, so forcing them to share their toys can wound them. Best practice is gentle guidance, offering two pieces and letting a child decide, fostering goodwill without coercion. The author emphasizes slow, self-motivated shifts toward generosity.
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Buddy
Sharing as a Growth Lesson in Childhood
Angelo Patri argues that early sharing starts with parents and two cookies for two siblings. He notes that a healthy child learns to share through patient teaching and good example, while forcing sharing can harm development.
Your Birthday Horoscope Guide For June 20
June 20 birthday features sharp business sense and leadership potential yet warns against overemphasis on money. Emphasizes decision, energy focus, and intuition. notes appetite for home life, politics potential, and becoming a reliable guide. Follow birthday star for daily guidance with Gemini to Taurus readings included.
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Gemini
Leo
VIRGO
LIBRA
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
ARIES
Taurus
Why Carrots Turn Yellow in Roots
The yellow hue of carrots comes from carotene. While most green plants keep carotene in leaves, some transfer part of it to the roots, producing yellow vegetables instead of green.
Quick Change in Chicago Weather Baffles Britannica
Britannica notes Chicago climate shows extreme shifts with temperatures swinging over 30 degrees within a day and 20 degree changes common, highlighting rapid weather variability in the city.
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Chicago
Britannica
Virginia House of Burgesses Enacts Early Blue Laws
In 1619 the Virginia House of Burgesses, the first legislative body in America, enacted blue laws shaping colonial moral and commercial conduct.
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Virginia House of Burgesses
America
Advertising and lobby probes stir free speech concerns
George Sokolski critiques the Buchanan committee’s polling of firms about paid political advertising, arguing the probe risks chilling free speech and press rights. He notes ads by A and P, International Latex, and others, showing lobbying finance is visible yet not inherently sinister, and questions the committee’s focus.
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Antitrust
Department of Justice
Buchanan Committee
Congress
Republican Party
Wendell Willkie
Commonwealth
Southern
TVA
Edward F. Hutton
Henry Doorly
Omaha World- Herald
Nebraska
Small Business Men's Association
Billy Rose
Graduation notices and visits from Butte area residents
On June 20 1940 Oscar Rolander son of Mr and Mrs A Rolander 437 North Wyoming graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St Peter Minn He received the George Myrum memorial key for scholarship and athletic ability The Rev Paul T Nelson left for Duluth to attend the Mission Covenant annual conference Mrs F W Sheets and daughter Dorothy returned from Portland and Seattle Mr and Mrs J C Nevin visited Mrs Nevin in Butte Lucille Trudell Betty Rule June Rogers Irene Bursken Dolores Feister Margaret Brandal and Frances Harbison returned from Lincoln where they were guests at the Sundberg summer home Also notes include various regional travel and college student motions and demographic figures.
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Oscar Rolander
A. Rolander
North
Wyoming
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, Minn
Rolander
George Myrum
Paul T. Nelson
Covenant Mission Church
Duluth
Minn
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Madison Ave
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Michigan Ave
Atlanta
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U.S
Argentina
Great Smoky Mountains
N. Carolina
King Features Syndicate
R. J. Scott
Committee On Expenditures
Executive Departments
United States Senate
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Department
Tobin
NLRB
General Electric Workers
Lynn
Mass
Cio-International Union of Electrical Workers
United Electrical Workers
Florida
Frank Erickson
By Fred Neher
By Angelo Patri
Stella
Carrot
George E. Sokolsky
Toronto
Canada
John Lindland
W. H. Merriman
Northern Pacific Railroad
Alaska
Clayton Max
Salt Lake City
Stewart Chadwick
Bellanca Plane Company
Montana Taxpayers Association
The
Omaha
Eunice Harrington
City Auditor’s Office
University of Montana
Erwin A. Hobart
Hugo Mayer
Neil Wilson
Clara Hoar
Katherine Small
Phyllis Bowers
Marie Hennigan
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