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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1922
Page
8
Weather brief with a rush of city items lists temperatures in various towns and local service ads. Mentions Helena firms, a senior class play, a luncheon at the Helena Women’s Club, and a minor traffic accident injuring a young man on Main and Grand.
Sidney Johnson is no longer employed at Nash Motor Garage Co on Fuller Avenue Helena Montana. The notice confirms termination of service at the stated location.
Miss Elsie Karpe opens the Barcley Corset Shop at 422 North Main Empson building Helena with Mrs Laura Keller assisting. The shop offers ready to wear and guaranteed tailored corsets, surgical corsets, belts, fittings by physicians prescriptions, and invites women of all sizes to attend the opening.
The senior academy at Wesleyan staged both a one act comedy The Plortal's Shop and a two act program Inter The era before a large Helena assembly. Miss Bessie Walker starred with Noel Anderson and Esther Bieber in key roles while Miss Alice Stow and Miss Inez Patterson delivered the class prophecy. Theresa Helburn wrote the concluding piece Enter The More with Fred Stornagle and Ruth Carey in leading roles.
Capt RH Cloward from Port Minnowla addressed Monima Wesleyan College students at a Y meeting about the aims of the Citizens' Military Training camp to be held at Fort Douglas Utah. He argued peace hinges on a ready force and cited Washingtons call for a strong standing army to deter foreign aggression. He warned against risk of war when untrained recruits are used and stressed that training raises effectiveness and reduces costs.
Several Wesleyan men sign a day for the summer camp as a demonstration that militia and citizen training camps can supplement the standing army without obligating the war department.
Pupils of the Heaconeas school presented the operetta Pandors in the valley last evening. A repeat performance is planned for Montana Wesleyan college this evening with the public invited. Cast includes Pandora Mary Edmunds Epimetheus Clay Covington Quicksliver Benton Garlow and others. Robbers Fail to Open Safe at Livingston Milling Office. hammering the combination but only a small cash drawer amount taken.
A special meeting of the Montana Wool Growers association will be held today in the Commercial club room at 10 30 a m. to discuss financing and marketing of this year's wool clip shearings matters and jobber details of importance to growers. Former Senator C H Williams of Teer Ladeote presides M T Grande of Lene nep is vice president and MH H Pigott of Helena is secretary.
Harvey Fister filed a declaration of intention to head the Republican ticket for county nomination yesterday at the county clerk and recorder’s office. A 30 year resident, he partners with Willan Barmorth in the Harvey hotel proprietorship and is well known across the county.
The death of Thomas B. Reilly occurred yesterday at his home near Nelson Gulch after about two months illness. Merrmann and Company handle arrangements. Reilly lived in Montana more than 40 years and once owned Nel eon Gulch, selling to the Dreadwater estate. He never married, with a sister as the sole survivor. An arrival from Deer Dodge notes others in the city, including RC Gaines IG Walker and Wagner. A business traveler, Mrs Mary Milley and George II Caraley are mentioned among locals.
AJL Smith, vice-president of the National Bank of Montana, received word that T. G. Phelan, former vice-president and manager of the old Montana National Bank, died at his Mantress Wyoming home. He was a nephew of Major Martin and lived on Diamond block, with various business interests. Local figures, including C H Williams Jr and W Evang, arrived in Helena by last evening train after news of his death. The item notes associates and relatives in Montana.
Sofia May 31 Ascocieth Press reports bulgarian premier Stamboulisky enforces a law forcing girls aged 16 to 20 from bourgeois families in Varna and Sofia to work four months yearly for the state. Only about 100 have complied with sewing typing and hospital duties. The move, part of peasant rule, sparks international tension as the American legation tightens security and calls grow for limited female suffrage tied to self-support.
Chicago officials push for a municipal airplane as Alderman Eli M Frankhauser cites need to arrest an aviator who has buzzed Lakeview and Edgewater residents for two weeks.
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