Montana Standard Subscriptions and postal terms
The Montana Standard lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions by carrier mail including domestic and Canada options and rates for 163 year mos. The notice states official status as the paper of Silver Bow County and Associated Press news. It notes second class mailing entry at the Butte post office under federal law.
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Montana
Canada
Daly
Silver Bow County
Associated Press
Butte
Passing of a Staunch Citizen Raymond Ruhle Shocks Butte
Butte mourns the sudden death of Raymond L. Ruhle a civic leader and president of McKee Printing company who helped drive the Fifth War Loan in Silver Bow county He was active in relief industrial relations and charitable work and his associates vow to carry on his plans in his memory.
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Butte
Raymond L. Ruhle
Silver Bow County
Silver Bow
Ruhle
McKee Printing Company
Northwest
Mr. Ruhle
Ray Ruhle
Ruhile
Holland Demands German Lands For Flooded Areas After War
Dutch Foreign Minister Eelco Van Kleffens argues in Foreign Affairs that Germany should cede land equal to the portion of Holland flooded by Nazis as a postwar measure. He cites 45 percent of the country at risk, including major towns and fertile zones, warning of long term productivity loss from planned inundation.
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Holland
Eelco van Kieffens
Netherlands
Foreign Affairs
van Kleffens
Allies demand full payment for all destruction to deter German aggression
The text argues that victory in the next war hinges on imposing full payment for damages as a deterrent to German wrongdoing. It states that Holland's territorial claims are fully justified and urges clear Allied insistence on compensation to weaken potential aggressors.
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Germany
Holland
Degeneration of the Party Platform Across Campaigns
The piece traces how party platforms have weakened in importance since 1832 while candidates increasingly shape voter attention. It notes extended, often ignored platforms, gender mix on resolutions committees in 1944 campaigns, and the shift from platform fidelity to candidate position. Blaine’s warning echoes as voters now heed candidate statements over formal platform text.
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Resolutions
Resolutions Committee
Andrew Jackson
Washington
Henry Clay
al Smith
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Ruined Prison Ship Highlights Cruelty of Past Deterrence
A veteran ship named Success, built in 1790 and once a prison vessel carrying convicts to Australia, lies rotting in the Sandusky harbor. The piece argues brutal treatment did not deter crime and notes today’s prisons are harsher yet more effective, contrasting past cruelty with modern views.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Burma
England
Australia
Britain
Sydney Bay
X day dispatches spark curious phrase
Readers note the term X day appears in dispatch headlines raising questions about its meaning and possible ties to landmark events while avoiding stray letterplay in coverage.
Telegrams in Code for War Time Cheer and Propaganda
A writer proposes a coded telegram system to send greetings for births weddings graduations and anniversaries while weaving in wartime messages. He cites Western Union canned lines like No 806 and 1389 and envisions expanding to political notes tied to four freedoms and Teheran accord, praising unity and war aims.
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New York
New Mexico
Otto
Eddie
Jane
War Communications Board
Western Union
Bridgeport
Wheeling
Kiddiegram
National Maritime Union
Roosevelt
Wallace
Admiral Land
Maritime Commission
Westbrook Pegler on telegrams and patriotic wartime telegrams
The speaker condemns snide antiwar tactics and the use of coded messages in telegrams, arguing they undermine war effort and civilian morale. He blasts proposals seen as mergers and dividend cheers when soldiers wed and have children, calling such actions vulgar and sly.
Our Children By ANGELO PATRI
Careful advice on sun exposure for children urges medical guidance and gradual acclimatization. Warns against direct eye sun and barefoot hazards, poison ivy, water safety, and adult supervision to prevent accidents. Includes Jay W Schwartz's plea for a Children’s day and a Platte City Landmark shot on saving during good pay periods.
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Middle West
Platte City
Horoscope Brief Sees World War Strains and Calls for Service
Horoscope notes mildly helpful benefic aspects amid global conflict. It urges American women to seek spiritual poise through unselfish service and sacrifice, while warning Congress and state legislatures to guard rights and curb imprudent giving to foreign nations. National issues hint at further tensions.
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United Nations
Congress
Prospects and International Forecasts from a Postwar Era
The text discusses refugee problems and rising anxiety among labor unions, notes Russia under Uranus influence causing government trends and potential UN friction, and praises Stalin's favorable direction. It adds birthdate auguries, health cautions, and a general claim that seventy percent of Japan is mountainous.
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Russia
Uranus
United Nations
Stalin
War tour through Cherbourg pocket shows quiet frontline aftermath
Ernie Pyle describes a jeep ride through a peaceful countryside near Cherbourg after Nine division advances. He notes empty roads, POW collection points at a stone schoolhouse, German doctors tending wounded, and two captured artillery observers recounting their escape. A French farmer offers a rose, symbolizing small acts of humanity amid war.
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Cherbourg
Pfc
Arthur MacDonald
Portsmouth
N. H
Pvt
T. C. McFarland
Southern Pines
N. C
Ninth Division
Twin girls named Shields and Shanley born in Butte home
The names Shields and Shanley were suggested for the twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. George Oewisli at 1024 West Porphyry. The births involved two doctors arriving from different directions.
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Shields
Shanley
George Oewisli
West Porphyry Street
Jack F. Lynch
West Mercury Street
University of Washington
She Will Fly But Once Old Irish Woman Refuses Another Flight
An elderly Irishwoman in northern Ireland told a British airman forced to land near a village that she would take only one flight in her life. She hospitably hosted him and, after he offered a ride to show gratitude, she declined saying she would go up for good the first time she goes up there.
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Northern Ireland
Belfast
Ceylon Boosts Coconut Milk to Replace Cow’s Milk
Ceylon increases coconut milk use to substitute dairy as milk foods become harder to obtain. The Coconut Research Scheme opened a pilot plant to test coconut flour production. Colombo reports consumption rose last year with two billion coconuts produced.
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Ceylon
Coconut Research Scheme
Colombo
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Standard Publishing Company
United States
Army
Navy
Scott
Dow DO
W. Africa
R. J. Scott
Fredericksburg, Texas
War Labor and Labor Relations Boards
Marcantonio
By Westbrook Pegler
Fred Neher
By Angelo Patri
Great Falls
Jay W. Schwartz
Jay
Papa
Mama
Japan
Chicago
Ernie Pyle
Ninsula
Pennsylvania
Cherbourg Ane
Tunisia
Siri
Italy
William H. Maloney
Alfred E. Smith
Daughters of the Nile
Mae Mowbray
Anaconda
Tirzah Temple
Emma S. Farnham
F. H. Padbury
Helena
Atlantic
Paul
Urbane Ozanne
Spokane
Gonzaga College
Butte Mines
Sam Treloar
Columbia Gardens
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