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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1933
Page
6
Helena residents encounter a collage of stray items including social events notes about a dance and holiday gatherings, a funeral arrangement, a court action on an estate, and multiple public notices. Names such as James Russell Theresa Kracher Alo Sparing and John Kemp appear alongside local venues North Main Street and the Helena public library.
A crowded item lists residents and visitors in Livingston Lewistown Great Falls and nearby areas. It mentions Tieynice Lee registered at the Pheer Se 6. Adaline Stinet medical patient at BL Poter's hospital. McKee of Great Valleis hospitalized. Mr and Mrs Mertiy Worgum and others attending a funeral and family occasions. J As McCann in Atlanta on business. surgery patients at St John's and Great Northern officials visiting. travel to Chicago and Virasta for family events.
News of the death of I A O Farrell international publicist lecturer and writer on the silver bloc and former Hutte newspaper editor who died in Dublin Ireland at Port Mahon House Rialto at age 30 arrived in a letter to C R Brazier secretary of the Montana Bilver association from W & Norman of Spokane O Farrell was a lifelong friend of T P O Connor Irish statesman and later publicity director of the Canadian Pacific railway He lectured on bimetallism for over forty years and was a stockholder in Standard Silver Lead and invested in the Jay Gold mine near Helen.
Mary Bingham widow of pioneer Great Northern conductor Frank M Bingham died after a long illness at Dover Huck where she had lived 27 years She was active in Mirkin chapter Order of the Eastern Star for 40 years a longtime member of the Chatfield Vue company and devoted to charitable work Survived by two sons Frank anduart Bingham she spent summers on the Bingham ranch near Cawedde and witnessed the communitys growth
Word has been received here of the death in Pendleton Oregon of Mrs Elin Purinton Lowell the mother of William Lowell former Associated Press correspondent in Helena for nine years Mr Lowell was transferred to the Denver bureau of the Associated Press several months ago Mrs Lowell was the wife of Stephen A Lowell a farmer of Pendleton she also leaves a daughter Mrs Margaret Ferrin of Portland Mrs Lowell died Christmas day from pneumonia the cause reported as the wintry condition noted
The First Christian Church will host its annual business meeting and fellowship dinner on Monday January 1. Rev Karl H Van Daren announced the pot luck dinner starts at two oclock. Reports from all church departments will be heard and the annual budget planned. Elders deacons and other officers will be elected for 1934.
The Montana Highway Commission awarded a batch of road and bridge contracts totaling about 634 thousand dollars across 11 counties. Bids from firms in Spokane, Kalispell, Sandpoint, and Miles City cover grading, drainage, gravel and concrete work on more than 60 miles of highway and six bridges. A January letting will include oiling projects and the Glasgow Fort Peck dam road, with an anticipated completion of 75 percent of Montana’s federal recovery funds under contract.
Ernest L. Marvin of Jotlet presided over a joint ceremony in Algeria temple banquet hall last night, installing officers for six elite lodges. Hundreds of masons attended plus a banquet and musical program. Names include Helena lodge No 3 Hugene Sander. Morning Star lodge No 6 Arthur C. Parkens. King Solomon lodge No 3 Charles Heidel. Boulder Lodge No 41 George Pritchett. Ottawa lodge No 61 Marynville Vanry Nudie. Basin lodge No 60 M Atwater.
The Capitol dome is being stripped of its aluminum paint and will be re covered with copper sheathing. Repairs inside and outside the statehouse provide work for many CWA workers as the parking area expansion nears half completion. Basement excavation continues with sewer lines being relocated under the floor.
Estimates from the state treasurer's office indicate receipts for the first half of the year are about the same as last year with no drop in the state's share. Several counties remitted yesterday. figures list Garfield Glacier Valley and Stillwater among others with totals in the thousands.
More than 500 residents have signed a petition demanding the grand jury address criminal and judicial conditions in Santa Clara county following the lynching of two kidnap suspects in the Mrocke L. Hart case. Farm credit officials say E R Heaton of South Dakota likely to be named president of the Production Credit corporation in the new Omaha setup.
Montana officials announce an $11,000 relief allocation to purchase fresh eggs for distribution to the needy this winter. The plan, led by B F Thrallkill of the dairy division, aims to stabilize egg prices and reduce state surplus by buying in Missoula, Butte, Great Falls, Billings, Havre, and Miles City for nationwide winter distribution to the poor.
The Montana railroad commission will hear the application of Paul J. Link for authority to continue transport of property between Monida and the Montana Wyoming line via Lakeview on January 5. A local store reports its stock of branded and bonded hourhan whiskey nearly exhausted and likely out by Saturday night. A small supply of Susquehanna rye and brandy remains, along with wine stock holding up. port muscatel and sherry priced at 1.40 per quart, claret and burgundy at 1.10 per bottle.
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