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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1939
Page
1
San Francisco reports Thousands of fire fighters battled forest and brush fires from central California to British Columbia, saving many areas but leaving some fronts in the Pacific Northwest still under pressure. Fortunes of farms, mills, and timber losses noted as smoke and flames spread.
Police say notes demanding money were found in Bozeman and traced to a group calling themselves preservers of order. A ransom of 1300 dollars and a death penalty were claimed, with threats linked to an unnamed sender. No package delivered. investigators deem the messages the work of pranksters or extortionists.
Tulan Okla Aug 20 Added Crrminess in the refinery gasoline market appeared near tonlent with the opening of the first full week of the silt-sinte crude aid production shutdown. Git men kept their eyes on crude stocks fast, diminishing in the face of tail weal drought curtailment of yield to Win industries Mislers.
Walter D. Cline Imperial potentate of the Mystical Shrine of North America addressed Shrines in Helena. Guests included Miss Stelen Vitae and others from the Algeria Shrine as the Imperial party toured Shrines and Yellowstone Park. Hoover greeted the party at Thornton Lodge near West Yellowstone before continuing to Helena for a planned stay and further talks.
President Roosevelt hurried back from a brief vacation cruise in Newfoundland waters en route to Halifax to resume official work. He is expected to reach Annapolis, Md, by Friday as tentative plans shape his return from Konno Bay.
Washington reports explain how wage hour provisions affect the livestock sector. The bulletin, issued by George A. McNulty, notes that raising of livestock includes feeding and care of cattle, sheep, hogs, horses, goats, and similar animals, with exemptions for some workers on farms not directly involved in in-plant slaughter or other tied operations.
Dorm, Okla Aug 20 reports a man tied to a series of family deaths and his arrest. The saga centers on murder allegations, drownings, a pinicide, and a suicide note amid investigations into four deaths in his family. officials note possible accidental causes and outline a long, troubling chain of events across states.
Helena Hospital head Sister Agnes Cecella travels to Quebec to attend commemorations marking the tercentenary of the founding of Hotel Clow of St Augustine. The August 24 to 25 event honors the 300th anniversary and traces early French and American missions linked to the site.
A heavy branch fell from a tree onto a Fifth Avenue double decker omnibus injuring two women and killing Frank Gookeh, 47, of New York. The accident occurred between rd and DA Atveola as the vehicle carried passengers toward the hospital amid a prolonged drought.
Chicago Aug 20. John Abel of Marlin Ghly was elected president of the Kraterial Order of Eagles at the frans morle convention succeeding Yred C Dilley Brazil Ind.
Leonard Z. Olready, pilot from Minneapolis, and two passengers Raymond Rwent and Moyglay Wilts, were killed when their plane crashed near Coan Lake, Minnesota. The accident has left the community mourning and investigators gathering details.
New York city residents faced reduced milk amid a strike by upstate dairy farmers. Distributors reported massive cutbacks in supply, with tens of millions of dollars in milk shipments disrupted. Officials including Mayor LaGuardia mobilized to ease shortages and prevent price spikes as the strike pressed on.
Alvin Walters, 16, of Ryegale, suffered a concussion and a badly fractured arm after a branch struck him at the Jefferson rodeo near Ramsay. Dulfy of Ramsay sustained a severe injury to his left arm when a branch toppled. Both were taken to St Peter's hospital. The crowd rallied for medical aid as other rodeo events continued despite the mishaps.
Denver reports winter advance as cold snaps grip the region. Sheridan Wyoming identified on government weather map as coldest point with readings dropping to 95 below freezing. Missouri and Colorado also record subfreezing conditions. Montana towns Havre Tetona Kalispell see 40s and 40s in varied locales.
In Missoula, a one year old girl and her grandmother died when an electric hot plate caused a fire in a bedroom. Mrs. Peter Ryan aged about 63 died after treatment attempts. The girl and grandmother were in the home with others nearby. investigators state no inquest will be held.
London reports a British Broadcast warning that obstructions to navigation may be set Monday in the Firth of Clyde where an anti submarine boom once stood. Amid Danzig crisis talk, German troops mass along the Poland Slovakia frontier and officials press demands for Danzig and a Polish corridor solution as tensions mount.
New Orleans Aug 20. Dr Teen A Bhav director of the military division of the Louisiana Conservation department died in an operating room from a gunshot wound inflicted by his own hand. The lIewm witness in the forthcoming federal trial of Gov. Huey P. Long ally Leche and Freeman W. Burford was found wounded at his home by his wife. Mrs Shaw and others reported the room tense and the suicide note or explanation unclear. Police described the scene as a disturbing clue in a widening political corruption probe.
Philadelphia, Ark. Max Marlin a 42 year old Iowa man with pancreatic cancer arrived by train to Temple University Hospital Philadelphia to volunteer for a new therapy developed by Dr Temple Fay and Dr Lawrence Smith. The treatment induces suspended animation for five days to slow cancer growth.
Senator Burton K Wheeler of Montana told reporters he does not expect war in Europe for at least a year. He argued the United States should stay out of potential conflicts if they arise and that President Roosevelt might seek a third term. Wheeler, visiting with his son John L Wheeler in Angeles, plans to return to Montana shortly.
Rapidly rising Hai river floods sweep across levees in Tientsin. Steady rain worsens the surge, washing out Japan's seven week blockade of British and French concessions. Electric supply goes out, communications and rail service fail. Large Chinese and foreign residents flee as refugees mount.
Bern reports an important trade and credit treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union opens Rurwin resources to the Waite, promising $40 million credit and $72 million in products over two years. The deal coincides with stalled talks among Britain, France, and the Soviets over a broader mutual pact, drawing observers into wary speculation.
Tokyo reports the Japanese foreign office says economic questions at Thenten are purely British Japanese matters and rejects any third power participation as beyond compromise. The statement condemns external interference and frames the issue as bilateral.
A wreck on the Central Railroad of New Jersey near Chataworth, New Jersey, injured 17 passengers when the Rite Comet derailed after a washout on a single track. Five cars left the rails as the train slid into a flooded cranberry bog area. three people were badly hurt. Recovery and repair work halted by flooded Union Lake and a wrecking-train collapse cut telegraph and power lines, delaying service with reroutes via the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore tracks. Crew and passengers endured exposure as responders ferried the injured to hospitals or scene locations.
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