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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
6
Weather data shows June highs and lows with a state highway update removing seasonal restrictions. Building permits announce a $100 reflooring project on North Main and multiple notices cover marriages, divorces, elections, club meetings, and a six room house for sale. Local events include a bake sale, Rainbow Girls meeting, and a wedding in St. Helen's cathedral.
The first week of June shows generally good crop conditions across Montana with growth strong in spring sown and pasture areas despite variable moisture. Rainfall was below normal in western regions but above in portions of the north and east. weed growth and some April moisture damage moderate prospects for winter wheat while grasshoppers, crickets, and cutworm activity prompt control measures in scattered counties.
Principal Harry B. Rosa announced that Bryant students and the Bryant Parent Association presented new stage curtains. The front drop features dark blue velour with natural color trimming matching window drapes, while the back and side drops use gold rayon to form a harmonious ensemble. The Bryant Parent Association has sponsored beautification projects for the school.
Montana plans to start a food stamp program in Valley County within about a month. B. C. Garwood, a Food Stamp Division leader, said state and Valley welfare departments will cooperate to serve about 100 needy families. The notice notes an upfront wax product line mentioned in error.
Nonpartisan judicial candidates file petitions for July primary across 16 districts. Incumbents are named in districts from Lewis and Clark Helena to Cascade Chouteau and Gallatin, with several counties including Missoula Belt Butte Anaconda and Great Falls represented.
Placer gardeners may still enter blooms for a two day show at the Placer hotel. Charlen I Mitchell, flower show chairman, says over 200 entries have been received and volunteers will collect entrants plant choices Sunday morning. Melone nurserymen will judge on several criteria, with flowers later distributed to hospitals and charitable institutions.
The Eagles club on South Main hosts a chaotic ping pong tournament amid other club games. Ray Higgins promotes it, first rounds completed with three matches decided in two straight sets. players struggle through long rallies, mischief, and a crowded scene with billiards and rummy.
Two Helena residents Jane Horeca Kleve and Arthur Jamin were among about 650 graduates at Washington State College’s 44th annual commencement. Kleve earned a degree in engineering while Jamin earned a bachelor’s degree, as part of the Blate Calica of Washington commencement.
The state employment service reports placing more than 2,000 workers in May. Jon W. Nelson, director, notes hundreds of young graduates were matched with employers statewide. The service interviews youth, conducts training discussions, and refers qualified workers to employers for final selection.
James Adkinson of 102 Kingsor Boulevard announces candidacy for the county lower house. He endorses the slogan Tolerant Americanism and urges printing it on ballots. He says the campaign supports defense and national unity. A later note mentions whale skin thickness varying from two inches to two feet.
About 100 members and guests attended the Rotary event where Bob Cooney showed wildlife images taken in rugged areas. Les Jorud led the projector with program chair B V Adworthy introducing the talk. The gathering, held in Spokane on June 8, featured discussions of war jitters and included merchants from the Northwest, British Columbia, Alaska, and surrounding states at the Pacific Northwest shoe trade convention.
Paul W Smith filed nominating papers to seek the Republican nomination for State Senate seat in Lewis and Clark County. He is a partner in the law firm of Paul Smith David A Smith and J Miller Smith and a University of Montana graduate. He served as US Internal Revenue attorney 1922 1928 and was a 1973 state representative. He served 12 months in World War I as a second lieutenant.
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