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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1940

Page

5

Blondie How Clam-iggers Are Made

BLONDIE features a comic strip sequence exploring a joke about how clams are prepared. It sets a light humorous tone typical of the panel. Readers see punchlines and character reactions that drive the daily gag.

ASCAP feud reshapes Hollywood radio music slate

Hollywood reports a shift as broadcasters push to cut ASCAP music from NBC and CBS. Stations strike deals to keep songs via records while Bing Crosby Fred Astaire and other stars may skip or limit ASCAP licensed airings. Studios keep using ASCAP composers as film plugging pulls tunes ahead of releases.

ASCAP Hollywood American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Mort Radio Entertainment Sigmund Romberg Jerome Kern Rogers and Hart Irving Berlin Victor Herbert Tugelf Friml George Gershwin Noel Coward Harry Ruby Bert Kalmar Lew Pollock Carrie Jacobs NBC CBS Bing Crosby Crosby Bing Sociery Fred Astaire Wke Kerns Kahns Kalmare

City People and Rural Folks Tiff in Japan

Kobe and other city and provincial leaders clash over wartime controls in Japan. Kobe notes rural rice and foreign grain use, Kyoto protests luxury goods limits, and complaints arise about resort food bans diverting visitors to favored spots.

Japan Kobe Tokyo Kioto

Frontiersman and clues from a historic puzzle

A fragmented crossword style puzzle lists a mix of modern and archaic clues. It includes references to an American frontiersman, geographic terms, body parts, objects like a golf club and oak fruit, and various abbreviated notes. The entry blends typical crossword prompts with partial phrases and odd spellings.

Civil War Cannon Found In Little Rock History

A Civil War era 64 pound cannon, once mounted to defend Little Rock, was spiked and abandoned in 1865 when Confederates evacuated. Recovered in 1874 during Reconstruction, it was renamed Lady Baxter and positioned to block river landings near Main and Markham Streets.

Little Rock Ark Old Capitol Pontchartrain New Orleans Lite Rock John T. Trigg Byrd Street Lady Baxter Metropolitan Hotel Main Markham Streets Brooks

Thieves Ignorant Of Value Let Go Of Rich Jewels

Mexico City police recovered more than 75000 in jewels stolen from Senora Maria de Iraza after she walked her Pekingese in Chapultepec Park. The haul was found in a small shop where a Russian woman bought the pieces paying fractions of a dollar each, believing them fake. Glassware for chemical laboratories dates to the 1880s.

Mexico City Senora Maria de Iraza Chapultepec Park

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