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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1931
Page
6
Dr W L Hunter dentist and other professionals listed with phone numbers and offices. Includes a rummage sale by St Mathews ladies, mimeograph paper and resin wares, a public meeting for Ostena Camp No 1s, and reports on school budget meetings and charity pledges. Also mentions arrests at Well Creek arena and Fresno autogyro plane landing.
Montana officials project a larger than usual State fair with plans for a new boys and girls building and repairs to the grandstand and two livestock barns. Fred J. Martin reports counties increasing exhibits in wool poultry educational displays and arts crafts.
A flood of visitors from Paris, Kalispell, Wall Creek, Havre, Missoula, Dillon, Billings, Great Falls and other areas checked into local hotels this weekend. Notables staying at the Martha include Wade Th Parks, Mrs T W Totes, Miss Doles, James I Jackson and families, while numerous residents from Mountaineer, Basin, and nearby towns joined in at Placer and other hosts.
Establishment of truffle head quarters in Butte effective June 1 announced by Southern Pacific railway company. Jamey W. Lowrie traveling freight and passenger agent transferred to Butte to make permanent headquarters, per D. R. Owen of Salt Lake City. Lowrie well known in Montana after seven years representing the company. Company aims to protect shipper and transport interests by placing a local representative. Lowrie and Owen visited Butte. Mrs. Lowrie and family to join soon.
Jack Marshall and Jimmy Winman, both Negroes, were jailed after a street fight with knives fists shovels and bricks on South Warren near State. Police responded at 8 40 PM and Marshall received deep arm gashes while Winman fled but was captured. Both suspects were remanded after medical care. Two other incidents were logged: Smvert Tyersom surrendered under influence and a driver of a car bearing a license plate AB 875 charged with traffic violations.
A Puritan advertising push uses cartoons dramatizing three qualities richest strongest best to promote Puritan malt. April sales doubled year over year, with the dramatized campaign credited for the surge. The piece urges readers to join in the success.
Open competitive examinations announced by the U S civil service commission list several positions including fire protection engineer at 2800 a year, customs patrol inspector at 2100, and unskilled laborer at 64 cents per hour. Full details from Secretary J Gough of the United States civil service board of examiners in the post offices within city.
Seniors at Intermountain Union College heard Rev G William Barnum deliver the baccalaureate sermon. He urged that life be built around the One Thing, focusing on God and his purposes, over money or power, and challenged graduates to sanctify any calling within that aim.
Federal agents raided the Broadwater hotel barroom early Saturday, seizing liquor and arresting K T Brewer Frank Wright Archit Beaupre and Jack Curry. Red Payne, accused in a liquor conspiracy, was found and later released on bail as others were ordered to report for bonds. Patrol found beer whisky gin and a revolver but no dancers were harmed.
Miss Helen Kranich daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles W Kranich returns from Baker where she taught dramatics English and Latin. Her Fallon county school debut featured directing the senior class play Seven Chances. She completed her first year at Baker and has a contract for next year. A Helena high school graduate she also attended Intermountain Vinton college with honors.
Portland dispatch records four serious incidents including drownings of William Bird 19 Oregon City and Delmar Tyler 15 in the Tualatin and Tillamook rivers near Dodge Park, plus a fatal auto wreck near Hillsboro injuring Clifton Bovnes 22 Beaverton. Jenney Welk 48 Tilshern died in a separate crash.
National head of the Veterans of Foreign Wars arrives in Helena at 10 39 am and will depart this afternoon for Missoula. A luncheon for distinguished guests at Mort Harrison will be attended by Helena veterans officials and city leaders. Local post commander Fuller leads a large delegation with members including Bruce Tratry Miles and others to attend the department convention in Missoula June 25 to 17.
Morris Sanford announces a packed YMCA schedule centering on swimming as preparation for the annual summer meet. Daily junior, men, women, and high school classes, plus tryouts and finals, lead to state-level competition in Butte and a dinner meeting midweek. Also notes a delayed arrival of steamers at Sandy Oak Bay and White Star Adriatte’s voyage.
A public library offers an extensive catalog of books on outdoor and vacation recreation. Titles include Archery Stunties With the How anc Ar rowly Pope, Camping and Uump Gongking, Auto Camping, The Campers Own Nook, Camper's Manual, Motor Camping, Fishing Facts, The Dey Plyw and Fast Water, and Lawn Tennis related works among others.
Severe weekend storms lashed Pennsylvania with tornado risk and heavy rain causing thousands in property damage. Northern York County reported 40800 to 75000 dollars in losses as barns and homes were demolished and roads blocked.
Colonel Smeeton, territorial secretary for the Salvation Army in the West, will leave San Francisco Saturday to become second in command and chief secretary for the Southern Territory with headquarters in Atlanta Georgia. An international authority on prison work, he has long directed Army work in large institutions and represented the United States at major conferences.
Morrison and Fahrner issue a rate card for charter trips from Helena airport. They operate aging school planes under federal license and offer flights to any U S landing field. Charter trips are 30 dollars per hour with fares listed to multiple cities including Butte, Great Falls, Bozeman, Missoula, Lewistown, Livingston, Dillon, Bozeman, Wallans, Pocatello, Ogden, Spokane, Sheridan, Salt Lake, and more.
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