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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1940
Page
6
Ottawa Justice Minister Eugest Lapointe announced an amendment to defense regulations declaring sixteen organizations illegal. The list includes the Communist Party of Canada and various labor, fascist, and foreign groups, with specific names from Canada and several countries.
Dillon June 6 A state Supreme Court justice Howard A Johnson addressed the Montana federation of women's clubs during the opening convention session on Fashions in Government He argued there are only two kinds of government the people who run and those who run the people The only excuse for a dictatorship is the improbable fact that one man is wiser than others Nominees for federation officers were announced including A M McLeod Fort Benton for president and general federation director Howard Bogart Poplar for vice president Mrs Dean King Fort Benton for second vice president and L B Moore Havre for treasurer
Butte June 6 A summer session of the civil pilot training program will be conducted at the School of Mines announced by Dr George L Shue director Thirty will enroll in the pilot training course The ground training school to 45 Instruction will start June 17 and applicants may register June 16 at the School of Mines Mrs W E Peoples of Cut Bank and Mrs C J Housman of Helena are recording and financial secretaries The election will take place Friday Program speakers today besides Johnson were Jacob W Forbes Helena director Montana division of foods and drugs Prof Russ Jordan Montana State Normal Dillon and Mrs F F Bores Havre general federation trustee More than 2 million people die of malaria in India each year
A National Education Association briefing notes that Nazi fascist influence in the United States operates through a broad fifth column. Estimates place its strength near a million, using German American organizations, front groups, and imported agents to spread anti Semitic material and pro fascist propaganda. The report highlights figures like Joel McWilliams of the Christian Mobilizers and lists networks in New York, Yorkville, and California, with recruitment aims and dissemination channels including mail, subways, and meetings.
Helena police and county officials halted a juvenile car theft ring after a confession tied several school age youths to a wave of thefts. Juveniles face charges in Judge A J Horsky’s court. leaders implicated others as authorities disclosed details.
Jack Gallivant son of Mr and Mrs Addy Gallivan was hospitalized at St John s hospital after several days due to injuries from an accident. Washington authorities report military and international experts view Paris as a military objective rather than an open city following bombings by Gerken warplanes.
Northeastern Colorado creeks swollen by recent rains swept away two bridges on U S 6 near Atwood and blocked travel from Sterling. Flood water washed over more than 200 feet of U S 6 near Pawnee Creek. two bridges east of Sterling between Kerp and Flaming were carried away. Rainfall measured about 1.6 inches in Sterling between 1 30 and 9 30 p m.
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