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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1938
Page
2
Weather brief and assorted Helena notices list highest and lowest temperatures for the date, daily precipitation, and hourly data. Also includes legal filings, committee meetings, births and deaths reports, and civic notices such as permit actions, court dates, and community announcements from the Helena area.
Blackfoot Idaho June 2 Three Idaho beer workers were killed and a fourth seriously injured in a train automobile collision at a grade crossing near Blackfoot. The dead are Van W Surby 24 Aberdeen Thomas F Palmer 20 and his brother James 17 of Blackfoot. Gail Freckleton the sole survivor was given little hope of recovery.
The House approved a Senate House committee compromise on the War Department appropriation bill amounting to 462 million dollars for the army’s next fiscal year. The compromise removed a 79 thousand 580 dollar Fort Missoula construction materials allocation. Card of thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy shown after a bereavement.
The Montana Deaconess School on Eleventh Avenue will hold its annual commencement at 8:15 p.m. in Van Orsdel Chapel Mills Hall. Miss Helen Piper announces diplomas will be presented, with an operetta The Dance of the Volts as a feature. The program includes music, class presentation, and performances by the Grade, Junior and Senior groups.
Ethel M Dietrich reports 121 public school students examined in May with 21 defects, 19 vision, two hearing, 0 skin. Nineteen suspected communicable diseases listed. 25 excluded from classes, 15 readmitted. Free milk served to 560 students, 120 paid milk. Preschool clinic summary from May 2 to 10 shows 96 children examined, 69 with defects including tonsils 26, teeth 68, ears 12, eyes 2.
The E C Day chapter of Demolay will hold a special session at 7:30 this evening at the Consistory temple on Jackson street. The installation of officers planned for outdoor Alhambra ceremony was postponed to next week. Sidney Millegan, chapter scribe, urged all members to attend as business of importance comes before the group.
County Agent W O Zirnstein reports in Lewis and Clark and Broadwater counties that springs are returning after dormancy. Heavy spring rains and snow runoff boost streams and irrigation water, stock water is ample, and crop and grass growth are excellent. Livestock condition is good with few losses from poisonous weeds, and damage from cereal pests is expected to be lower than earlier forecast.
Floyd J Louguet of 40 South Rodmney Street has been chosen as honor man of his company at the U S naval training Station in San Diego California for the week ending May 27 Frank Storer Helena recruiting station in charge reported Louguet enlisted March 16 and has trained for a naval career Lt Commander A Moen of the San Diego station praised his adaptability and loyalty Louguet is among Helena recruits designated honor men since 1944 when the station opened.
Miss Helen Collins of Helena High School receives a Gregg shorthand silver medal for outstanding proficiency in shorthand execution. The annual contest, run by Gregg Writer, honors teachers from across the U S and beyond, with Collins earning one of 319 silver medals awarded.
A new ordinance map for the city of Fortex in England shows a scale of 25 inches to the mile and highlights every building larger than ten tent squares. The map appears to detail urban planning and zoning aspects under inquiry.
Montana Supreme Court assumed jurisdiction in an injunction case aimed at stopping the state highway commission from building the Stogers Pass segment of the northern Montana highway. A writ of supervisory control ordered the Lewistown and Clark County district court to dismiss or show cause by June 13, with the injunction previously granted amid objections that funds allocated to the Highway Financial District would be misused. The project, costing about 250000, would add eight miles of construction on the Great Falls Missoula route, a matter already paused by court action once before.
Del Holloman the physical director released a summer schedule for children attending the MCA. The plan lists boys and girls time slots by age groups on Monday and Saturday for boys and Tuesday and Thursday for girls with beginners juniors intermediates and high school divisions and notes the schedule takes effect as soon as school year ends.
Harold Anderson county attorney of Lewis and Clark county will address the Kiwanis club at the Plater hotel during the regular weekly meeting today. The meeting was moved from Monday due to a holiday and he will discuss law enforcement activities and the duties of county citizens regarding law.
A three day public hearing opened before Montana's railroad and public service commission on applications by 11 railroads to raise freight rates on intrastate traffic. Testimony outlined alignment with Interstate Commerce Commission increases, with farmers backing the rate changes. The panel comprises Horace F. Casey, Thomas Carey, and J. M. Krebsbach, hearing results expected from March rulings.
The Montana Supreme Court yesterday overruled the district court in the Occidental Life Insurance Co. of California versus State Auditor Holmes and Insurance Commissioner Shannon. The company paid 41998.64 in 1937 taxes, 8457.48 protested, and the high court ordered demurrer overruled with instructions. Justice Morris authored the majority. Justice Angstman dissented. Chief Justice Sands did not participate. New stamp news from Washington notes a three cent issue marking the 160th anniversary of civil government in the Northwest Territory.
United States Senator B K Wheeler reported Senate committee favorability for a bill establishing a fish hatchery in Glacier National Park with a 16920 appropriation to buy Jessup's Mill property adjacent to the park. Montanans Inc manager said the site suits hatchery needs and could boost park fishing and tourism.
Governor Ayers announced the discontinuance of two departmental offices and the consolidation of duties with two others to save money. The chief examiner and the chief accountant roles will absorb the head positions, including the liquor control board head bookkeeper, with John R. Miller promoted to chief accountant.
Los Angeles report on the Shriners national convention next week features planned acts including pajama clad jokester, lights on capes, two educated blackawakees and a Dolecit, hula dancers, costumes as Indians, camels, and theatrical props. Hegdad temple of Butte, Montana plans to supply the miner, jackass, blacksnake and polecat costumes.
The May 15 Montana price report shows widespread declines in crop prices driven by expectations of strong harvest nationwide. Wheat at lows unseen in four years, with corn, oats, barley, rye and potatoes all down from both a month and a year ago, while livestock values fell 10 to 22 percent though dairy and poultry edged higher.
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