Hank and Mitch Struggle to Escape a Narrow Northern Lake
Hank Leslie flies a battered Waco to reach Mitch Waller stranded by Ramparts. They attempt a perilous takeoff on a calm lake, fail twice, then survive a ruinous wreck as Mitch doubts Hank’s flying. Rescue arrives as Hank faces praise and mockery from Dave Stephens and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liz
Menifee
Hank
Mitch
Harbor
Hank Leslie
Harbord
Waco
Mitch Waller
Dave Stephens
Pink Hartley
Stephens
Hartley
Doc Fanning
Liz Kendry
Doc
Dave
Sermon by Archbishop Stritch on Faith Decline
State Editor report notes Archbishop Samuel A Stritch of Chicago delivered a sermon urging defense of faith amid a crisis of unbelief. He linked Europe’s spiritual hunger to political and moral decay after the war and warned that material comfort cannot replace souls. The Helena Independent summary frames the crisis as a rebound after prohibition era laxity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel A. Stritch
Chicago
Europe
Stritch
Helena
Air Raid Safety Rested With God in War Letter
Mrs. Sarah Dollemore of Camberley Surrey writes from England to her brother in Great Falls recounting a near miss when her relative Herbert Dollemore escaped a bombed building. She says shelters feel cold but faith and prayers with the U S aid keep them hopeful for a quick victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Bull
Camberly
Surrey
England
Great Falls
William Dollemore
Twelfth Street
Herbert Dollemore
Herbert
Two Days Too Late Trade Plans at the Lake
Hank laments a crash Waco and identifies his trading outfit, one-shot color camera, and stake. Liz reassures they can make another stake as they survey the lakeside wreck and plan future steps. The scene ends with a calm, resolute moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank
Liz
Wwe
Burdened traveler wins $100000 legacy from California ranchman
Joseph Olson, a former Northern Pacific car cleaner from Glendive, is revealed to have inherited all of Thomas Stevenson’s possessions in Placerville after Stevenson's death. To travel there and claim the estate he borrowed money from friends, leaving him with only three dollars when the telegram arrived. A side note mentions Brazil nut oil competing with tung oil in paints and varnishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Olson
Servce
Northern Pacific
Glendive
California
Thomas Stevenson
Placerville
Calif
Olson
Stevenson
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Beeson
George
Kid
Canada
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Weather Man
Cap Beeson
Quari $ Atar
THE
OLD Quakes Company
Lawrencedorg, Indiana
Carl Weissman & Co
Gt. Falls
Mont
Eddy Gallivan
Mar
Main St
Halena
Hotel Rainbow
Montana
West
Rawlins
Charles M. Russell
United States
Montana Newspaper Association
REAT
Canadian Mounted Police
Russell
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