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List of geographical atlases in the Library of Congress, 2355 Library of Congress. Panoramic maps of cities in the United States and Canada (2nd ed.), 677.1, 693.1, 709.1 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
1 f hr iVcrhln f ouiahan HkH __ ticrl vt k sj mvwkwilC Hazlehnrs November 26 1881 j Services in the Prushyfci inii church of this city on Sunday Rev W B Bingham pastor Services in the Baptist church of this city on Sunday Eider A A Lomax pastor Wo presume that there will also be services in the Metho dist church of tins city on Sunday at the usual hour The Mississippi Conference will eonxene in Bnkh_aven on vhc 14th of December It is in order now for members to pay their preachers Sheriff look lias a noxv ad vertisement in this issue of the Copinhan to xvhtcli vve invite t he attention of our nu merous readers We invito attention to the advertisemenr of our esteem ed friend and felloxv citizen W P Hughes hi this issue When looking far Christmas goods favor him with a visit Our friend and fellow citi zen Frank Subatwho knows so well how to run a first class restaurant and saloon invites ull persons who may be in arrears with hiiutocall and settle their little debts of homoand lie proposes to dis card the credit system in fa tune See notice elsewhere
GREAT FALLS EDITOR ONE OF È FAST DISAPPEARING SCHOOL William M Bole editor of the Great Falla Tribune a strong man of un usual mental attainments and a factor in Northern Montana develop ment When Newswriting was Journal ism is the title of a series of articles appearing weekly In the Sunday edi tion of the Butte Miner Old time newspaper men In Montana of whom there are a sprinkling left are car ried back in memory by these news stories of ancient vintage to the time when quite a different atmosphere pervaded the newspaper office to that which is found today Thirty years ago the production of a newspaper was a much more leisurely and digni fied process than it is now Speed and hustle came with the linotype machine and when newsgathering agencies came into being furnishing a mass of news stories from all parts of the world for the information of the public the news editor supplant ed the oldfashioned editor as the most important figure in the estab lishment But with the new fashion that gradually developed in the appear ance and character of the newspaper a vast change came in the scope and LUC in
READ YOUR NEWSPAPER TO GET THE TRUTH SAYS COLLEGE PROFESSOR Prof Joe Ashlock of the Journalism Department of the State College of Washington Tells Over Radio in Interesting Speech How to Read Your Newspaper For Best Results Reading Your Newspaper to Get the Whole Truth Every day the newspaper presses of the country put out enough papers to enable each person in the land to read the news of the whole world said Prof Joe Ashlock of the State College of Washington journalism de partment speaking over radio K F A E the other right on How to Read Your Newspaper You may read the news of your heme town of the state nation or foreign nations This news coming from round the earth is tossed on your doorstep morning and evening Since the earth is large the news of the earth its nations and people is vast in quantity and variety No one person can read it all One who tries is apt to become bewildered couraged he may quit Dis Ill almost every neighborhood a few will be found who practically never look at the newspaper Several s for this might be suggested reason A prevalent one is
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The Greatest American fffl r I Wi J j t r m i m 4 â m STwSSH x N 3 s y 7 7 Jl M Wm Bust of Franklin In the Hall of Fame By ELMO SCOTT WATSON ANUAHY 17 is the anniversary of the birth of the greatest AmericanBen jamin Franklin Insofar as the mem ory of last years bicentennial cele brations honoring the birth of George Washington Is still fresh In the minds of most Americans there may be those who rend this article who will exclaim What Ben jamin Franklin a greater American than George Washington Several years ago a historian an swered that question in the affirmative and gave as his reasons the following 1 The expression of Franklins greatness did not depend on events beyond his control 2 He would have been a great man In any period of worlds history in any land 3 He would have been among the great even If his endeavors had been confined to one only of sereval lines of activity in which his achieve ments were of the highest rank 4 He would be a grea man If he were living today 5 Franlln
THE CARBON Week What Is Your Time Worth R Better get your name on the Weekly Payroll MEMBER f I II II U5 WE DO OUR PART COPY kW 1 WEEKLY P As Large as You NOW BEING OFFERED T Enter Yoar Name Today You Cant Lose aud You Cant Win and at the same time an opportunity to sh if You Dont Enter PRIZES to be rWeekly Payroll ii SixandaHalf Weeks So In a PLAN IN BRIEF Competition is open to men and won of the more ambitious sort residing costs nothing to try and as all partij every effort expended you positive carefullyevery word of itthen d for yourself or a friend Remember The object of thin big Weekly Payroll Drive Is twofold Primarily to increase the already large subscription list of this newspaper to collect arrearages and advance subscription payments from present or old subscribers and at the same time to afford the livewire energetic men and women boys and girls of this territory an oppor tunity to profit in a BIQ way through their spare time during the next taw weeks So It Is a plan that works both ways and to the ultimate good of
American Newspaperdom Joins in Honoring Johann Gutenberg Who Gave the World the Invention of Printing From Movable Type By ELMO SCOTT WATSON Released by Western Newspaper Union HE American press dur ing 1940 is paying hom age to Johann Guten berg who 500 years ago in a little workshop in the free city of Strasbourg now in Germany invented the art that makes possible the mod ern newspaper Gutenbergs inventionthe discovery of a technique for casting from lead individual types bearing individual let ters which can be arranged into lines for the printing of words and sentencesmakes it possible for you to read what is on this page Citywide celebrations honor ing the father of printing in which newspapers are actively participating are being held dur ing the year 1940 throughout the western hemisphere as the result of the outstanding promotional Work of Douglas C McMurtrie chairman of the Invention of Printing Anniversary committee for the International Association of Printing House Craftsmen an organization made up of 6000 printing foremen and superin tendents and leaders of other graphic arts groups T The significance of Gutenbe r gs invention can best be evaluated by looking backward into the world before the
73 fjifz erjsJi gfegggsgs s F Government to Encourage Greater Food Production m o SÏ Prepare for Increased Aid to Democracies Newspaper Men From Small Town Make Good in Washington By BAUKHAGE National Farm and Home Hour Commentator WNU Service 1343 H Street N W Washington D C WASHINGTONBefore long the government will take steps to give the American farmer an incentive for raising more animals and in creasing the egg and milk output for this arsenal of democracy it can be safely predicted at this time Fur thermore with the incentive will un doubtedly go some type of guaran tee as in the case of the manufac turer that the farmer will be pro tected at least from possible loss in such undertakings At most he might even be guaranteed a profit Here is the background of the situ ation details of which government officials are not ready as yet to make public Food is as much a munition of war as guns The United States in pledging its aid to democracies is starting to send food supplies to them Important FoodWeapons One of these foodweapons is wheat We have plenty of that grain The department of agriculture esti
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
Sweethearts Reunion Under Mistletoe Twig BETTY JANE dressed careful ly wondering if college had changed Bill much It was grand having him home for the hol idays The doorbell rang Christmas gift cried Bill hand ing her a gaylywrapped package and taking her in his arms Betty Jane drew back She wasnt sure she liked this Bill so wellhe seemed so sure of himself She re membered Bill as humble wooing for her favors Come say hello to the folks Betty Jane invited and see the tree and smell turkey They went hand in hand I sup pose youve met a lot of girls at col lege she hazarded Tell me about them Well theres just one Im really crazy about Bill answered All the fellows think shes swell Her pictures on my dresser and when ever Im in doubt I talk things over with her How grand said Betty Jane in a tight little voice They came to the mistletoe How different from last year when she was just learn ing to love him I have her picture on my watch too Bill went on his eyes twink ling brighter than the silver star atop the tree You used
The TimesPromoter G L Darden Publisher SUBSCRIPTION RATES 100 One Year Six Months Three Months T 60 26 Obituaries resolutions of respect and no tices of pay entertainments will be charged for at two and onehalf cents per line of ev ery six words Count the words in your man uscript and send two and onehalf cents for every six otherwise it will not be published Anent The Lumber Trust Attorney General Sterling has brought suit against the Retail Lum ber Dealers Association of Mississip pi and Louisiana for more than four teen million dollars for violating the antitmst laws of Mississippi The supreme court of Mississippi has already ruled that the Association is a trust and the case has been appeal ed to the supreme court of the United States If that tribunal affirms the decision of the Mississippi courts the attorney general should be able to recover There is ample evidence that the Association is a combination in re straint of competition Evidence can also be adduced to show that when a consumer in one part of the state buys lumber direct from a member of the Association in another section the member of the Association living nearest