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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1937

Page

3

Work-Relief Proposed Amid Montana Drought Crisis

Worsford and Hereford warn eastern Montana farmers face extreme drought, grasshopper swarms, and failed crops. They urge a coordinated work relief program to conserve moisture, plant shelter belts, and restore ranges to stop mass migration westward.

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Butte Arrest Ties Murder Charge to Mike Kelly

Butte authorities report Mike Box Car Kelly, wanted in Great Falls on a murder charge, arrested on a downtown street early this morning and held for Cascade County officers. In Las Vegas, Bob Burne and secretary Harriet Madelin Foster were married in the afternoon by Rev Ibert C. Melton.

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Soap Box Derby Specs Shown For Helena Race

Photographs illustrate the key Soap Box Derby specs for Helena boys as 10 entrants sign up in under a week for the July 18 race. The winner earns all expenses paid trip to Akron for the August 18 finals, with cars meeting strict requirements. Co sponsored by The Helena Independent and Anderson Motor Company Chevrolet dealers, this is Helena’s second derby participation.

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Holiday Weather, Death Toll Rises Across States

Weather and disaster summary reports a high death toll over the holidays from a Maryland tene­ment fire and a Minnesota boating accident. Major storms brought rain, snow, and flooding from San Antonio to Utah, with record heat in Maine and severe winter conditions across Wyoming and Colorado. The Indianapolis race at Speedway noted extreme heat and several drivers overcome by heat or exhaustion.

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A Star In Boro at the Rio with March and Gaynor

The Rio shows A Story Born starring Fredric March and Janet Gaynor. Critics praise March for unusual comedy and pathos and call Technicolor work the best yet filmed. The film opens today and runs tomorrow at the theater.

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Antlers Presents William Boyd in The Hills of Old Wyoming

At the Antlers theater the last showings of William Boyd in The Hills of Old Wyoming unfold today with George Hayes Stephen Morris and Gail Sheridan. Added features include a Gang comedy novelty and Metro news reels. Tomorrow and Thursday the program shifts to College Holiday starring Jack Benny Burts Allen Mary Boland Martha Raye and others with Betty Boop cartoon sport reel Fighting Marlin and Paramount news.

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Alligator Spotted Among Kiddies In New York River

A five foot alligator swam with children off a New York pier as Captain Fisk and police investigated its origin. The creature was captured after a swim by the muster and kept as a pet by the captain who found it aboard the boat. Police ruled it may have escaped from or been released by someone from southern waters.

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Marlow Theatre Presents I Met Him in Paris and More

The Marlow theater offers the final showings of Claudelle Colbert in I Met Him in Paris starring Robert Young and Melvyn Douglas along with Popeye cartoon Morning Noon and Night Club sport reel and Paramount news. A new mystery The Third Teeth Chair features Dame May Whitty and an all star cast with additional comedy Accidental Hero. Also scheduled are Nights in Rio on stage and Wives Over Honolulu on screen. star Talmadge reportedly hospitalized. Clarendon calf caretaker and farm kittens story note.

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