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Library of Congress1939

Image 9 of Glacier County chief (Browning, Mont.), October 6, 1939, (Magazine Section)

Investigate Our LowCost LIVESTOCK LOANS Stockmen will find it profitable to investigate the possibility of financing their livestock operations at this Bank Our rates are low Our service is prompt Whether your needs are large or small we will be glad to discuss plans with you and help you if we can The First National Bank GREAT FALLS MONTANA FUST BANK STOCK CORPORATION THE RAILROADS ARE READY On September 19 the Association of American Railroads issued a statement of immense importance to the people of the United States That statement said in part There will be adequate railroad transportation in the United States for any increased business now in prospect To insure that this will be the case the railroads are agreed upon a policy of putting into repair their cars and engines which have not been needed to handle current business In addition as traffic and earnings may justify it additional equipment will be ready to meet demands which may develop The railroads are and will con selves in readiness in advance of de mand They do this in spite of the fact that of late years traffic has not required and earnings have not 5 GROUP A SELeCT

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Library of Congress1939

Image 15 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), February 5, 1939

Partisan Newspaper Is Out of Date Says Editorial Expert Veteran 83 Looks Back On 60 Years Work On One Daily By the Associated Press LOUISVILLE Ky Feb 4Har rison Robertson 60 years on one newspaper said today the 1939 model newspaper must cut loose from partisan ties to succeed Mr Robertson a frail man of 83 With eyes bright as a cub reporters leaned back in a worn swivel chair and declared emphatically The independent newspaper now adavs gets the respect of the people The day of the partisan paper is over You cant run a paper suc cessfully now as an organ of a party or faction Mr Robertson editor of the Louis ville Courier Journal started on January 17 his 61st year as an em ploye ol tne newspaper maae lamuus bv Henry Watterson The veteran editorial writer liter ally crashed his way into newspaper work Breaks Wattersons Door On his first day on the Courier Journel Mr Robertson related Mr Watterson hired him at 10 a week then took him out and introduced him to the managing editor A few minutes later I returned to Mr Wattersons office to get my hat and coat he said Mr

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Library of Congress1938

Image 2 of The Durant news (Durant, Miss.), June 9, 1938

f THE DURANT NEWS R PUBUSHED EVERY THURSDAY _ Hazel Brannon Editor and Publisher Subscription in Advance200 Per Year MEMBER MISSISSIPPI PRESS ASSOCIATION Entered as Second Class mail matter in the Postoffice at Durant Mississippi Liquor Dealers Again Three weeks ago we wrote an editorial about the liquor dealers in Holmes county In it we said tha there were 42 places in Holmes county with Federal licenses to distribute liquor and wines According to our record we listed seven places in the city limits of Tchula on the western section side of our county among the 42 Mayor W C Perry of Tchula checked upon the places listed and found that only two of these places were inside the city limits the others being on the out skirts Mayor Perry said that he made an effort to keep up with what was going on in the city and that he didn t believe these two places sold liquor Thus Tchula is cleared up hub actually sell whiskey to the best of our and official knowledge We are glad to make this statement We can only say that we wish we could say the same of the other communities in Holmes

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Library of Congress1938

Image 11 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), March 3, 1938

Press Is Held Roosevelts Scapegoat Inquiry Was Made in Use of Profit From Writings By DAVID LAWRENCE CiNDOR between the White House and the American peo ple is an essential not only to good government but to the maintenance of a democracy If the White House in any way misleads the people and they lose confidence a tragedy ensues in whiqh both Gov ernment and the people suffer This is said apropos of the a nnouncement that not a penny of the money earned by the President in con nection with the sale of his writ lngs by newspaper y n d i c a tes or magazines will go j into his own pocket This an David Lawrence nouncement is in itself gratifying ana anybody who received either from this correspondent or anybody else the impression that Mr Roosevelt was trying to make personal profits should erase that impression from his mind and regard it as nonexistent Such a correction is essential because the President through his secretary now has officially announced that he will not profit by the sale of his writings and no matter what went on before it is the last statement that should count Handling

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Library of Congress1938

Image 12 of The Lexington advertiser (Lexington, Miss.), January 20, 1938

r TCHULA 5 4 4 Continued from page 8 Mrs R G Williams and son Bobby of Jackson and Miss Elmarie Lacy of Goodman spent the week end with Tchula relatives Rev and Mrs A R Beasley visited home folks in Hickory Flat and Blue Mountain last week Mrs Boyd Sheppard and Mrs Byrd Jones spent Friday in Greenwood Ann and Carl Fincher came home with them for a few days visit Mr and Mrs J C McNeit of Jack son spent Friday and Friday night with Mr and Mrs Roy Walt and family Mr and Mrs J N Bedwell have re cently had several most interesting let ters and pictures from their son James D Bedwell who is stationed in China with the U S Marines He stated that he would be moved to Peking China at an early date to be one of the guards at tho American Embassy The ninth grade of the T H S had a picture show party in Belzoni Thurs day night Mr Dave Longinotti Mr John Camp bell and Mr Wm Beachman retired rail road men of Durant accompanied Louis Longinotti to Tchula Monday to visit friends Mrs Evelyn Sweet was accompanied

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Library of Congress1937

Image 13 of The Washington daily news (Washington, D.C.), June 30, 1937

Publishers Map Fight on Closed Guild Shop Editors Take Stand After Convention of Editorial Workers Claim Unions Resolutions on Spanish War and Court Bill Menace Freedom of Press By United Press CHICAGO American newspaper publishers are on record today as unalterably opposed to the closed Guild shop or any other form of closed shop for those who prepare and edit news and pictures for news papers A resolution to that effect was adopted unanimously late yesterday at a convention of newspaper pub lishers from all parts of the United States The publishers declared termination not to enter agreement with editorial upon a closed shop basis their de into any employes The convention which was called after the St Louis Guild convention adopted a bargaining code which in cluded mandatory rules calling for a closed or Guild shop in all contracts with newspapers was presided over by JamesG Stahlman president of the American Newspaper Publishers Asso ciation It was announced there were 565 delegates present from 11 newspaper organizations Text of the resolution follows The newspaper editors and pub lishers from all sections of the United States individually and thru their cooperative associations listed below are gathered here to take action

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