Safety at Billings pool eyed after near drownings
A week ago a six year old nearly drowned at the Athletic Park pool in Billings and a year earlier a youth faced danger there. Calls grow for more lifeguards, brighter pool paint for visibility, and youth specific hours. The Herald notes added costs but says safety justifies the expense.
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Fireless Fourth defense sparks debate on fireworks safety
A 15 year old Billings reader reprints a defense of firecrackers by H. C Phillips from The Associated Newspapers. The piece argues ambivalent views on Fourth of July fireworks, criticizing bans and praising past patriotic celebrations while urging safer enjoyment. It cites bootleggers, transport of explosives, and concerns over youth morals and safety versus modern media influences.
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Delayed Fathers' Day Gift and Local Happenings Report
A reader notes a delayed Fathers' Day gift containing a cigar and fire crackers. The column mentions U S politics, a loud Indian sermon, a Lake Elmo swimming horse event, a bread line of local crime rumors, a boy fishing a 10 inch trout, and plans for a larger store and office building in Billings.
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Fragmentary civic notice about construction and statistics
A note mentions forthcoming construction near the Masonic building and urges readers to watch the daily paper for announcements. It expresses a wish that the government would not gather more statistics and says there is little comfort in knowing what the average person may do when someone uses lines in the average.
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