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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1938
Page
5
John David Harris aged 75, a Montana pioneer of 1865 and longtime rancher in Dearborn country north of Wolf Creek, died yesterday at St Peter's Hospital after a two day illness. Born August 29, 1862 in Ohio, he came to Montana with his parents at age three.
West of Wolf Creek the pioneer Mr Harris who moved from Deer Lodge to Chingok then Wolf Creek in 1918 died after a long ranching and farming life. He is survived by his wife two daughters two sisters and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Saturday at the Opp and Conrad chapel with Rev A P Aston of St Pauls M E Church officiating. Burial will be in Forestvale cemetery.
Charles H Martien longtime Helena official files his petition to seek the Democratic nomination for county commissioner to succeed A J Caty. He has half a century in Helena and a 40 year career with the county assessor’s office, retired 1937, with prior service as state senator. He listed no slogan and issued no statement.
Filings of nominating petitions with Secretary of State Sam W Mitchell by E Gene Burris of Anaconda and John C Koerner of Havre added to the slate of candidates. Burris seeks the Democratic nomination for Congress from the first district with a plank of national and state economic solutions and independence from rubber stamping. Koerner, a Republican, seeks the six year term as railroad commissioner.
State Treasurer Ray N. Shannon reported May receipts of 2,461,042.32 and disbursements of 3,428,413.01, compared with 2,874,033.29 receipts and 3,065,803.28 disbursements last May, while banked cash at month end stood at 5,661,619.57 versus 6,079,290.76 a year earlier. The U S Biological Survey has banded over 3,000,000 birds to map migratory flyways.
George C. Hopkins, 26, of McMinnville Oregon, hailed as the world’s leading parachute jumper, arrives in Helena to perform at the Helena airport air show this Saturday and Sunday. He holds the delayed-fall record of 16,900 feet and will perform two daily demonstrations, with jumps from planned altitudes. His wife keeps the chutes in order and folds them after each jump, a crucial task for safety. Hopkins began jumping at 12 and has since worked with Gates’ flying circus and Hollywood studios, forming a long career of aerial feats. His protégé Jim Nelson, 22, from Portland, will also perform.
A burst of social arrivals and departures in Helena shows visitors at the Placer hotel and business callers from Great Falls, Billings, Missoula, and other towns. Notables include W B Tracy of Butte, L E Wagner, O L Swearingen, J Statesbury, Miles O Connor, and F E G Leipheimer among others. Also updates on travel, teaching assignments, and a note on Mammoth Cave exploration.
New York June 2 Nor man Thomas on Hague and the FDA says a tacit understanding exists between Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City and President Roosevelt. Hague’s control of the WPA gives him power and his congressmen back Roosevelt legislation. Thomas also accuses a part of the Roman Catholic church of aiding Hague’s campaign against the CIO and the ACLU amid mob violence in Jersey City.
Helena high school awarded diplomas to the class of 1938 in a commencement led by T H MacDonald. Dr. Klemme urged graduates to follow discipline common sense education and religion as cures for world peace disruption. The program featured an orchestra, vocal selections, and a full roster of graduates and names of boys and girls.
The Four Wheel Drives beat Texaco 12 to 1 at Carroll Field led by Colin Raff nine hlinks and Marco Mayer with a home run. Mayer, Smith, and Danner and Begovich pitched. In the nightcap Federal Reserve Bank defeated Capital Laundry 11 to 4 as Raymond and Neil held the Laundrymen to eight hits. Smithers and Topel took the loss while McLeod homered.
In Bozeman a coroner's inquest heard John Kunze admit planning for three days to kill Mayor August Kunze and his wife in Three Forks. He told County Attorney Ho B Landoe he shot them after declaring he had done his duty and felt he must defend himself. Kunze described past incidents and claimed he acted to escape captivity, with officials present noting his sanity hearing in 1931.
Morris Sanford was elected new president of the Helena Tennis Association at a YMCA meeting. He succeeds Eldon Thayson. Reelected officers include Alger Johnson as president and Ruth Bergquist as secretary-treasurer. The group planned a citywide open tournament from June 1 to 11 inviting all players.
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