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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1929
Page
6
A local school board insists Dr. Dietrich cannot advise or assist the new superintendent and should retire with respect after decades of service. Meanwhile Helena barbers turn to doctors of chiropody and the shoe and leather trade groups plan a "shoe conscious" campaign, noting men already wear shoes.
The Independent urges the 20 year Helena superintendent Dr John Dietrich to gracefully retire due to health failings and declining school accreditation. It notes his high regard locally but states he cannot fulfill the contract terms and warns against persisting, arguing continued tenure harms finances and student outcomes while peers and taxpayers favor retirement.
London bachelor James Loze, age 68, hosts a sensational indoor dinner for women he once loved or avoided. Guests include reps from Russia, England, Scotland, Spain and Italy as focus moves from golf to intimate table talk amid jokes about failed suits and stolen silverware on German railways.
A University of Chicago physiology professor extols complete rest as nature's oldest remedy for nervous disorders and overall health. He warns overrest can harm the heart, noting many deaths stem from total rest. Summer vacation invites a true rest, doing nothing while nature heals, as Marion Tallay reports wheat in Kansas growing high and ready to cut next.
Editorial argues against raising Cuban sugar duty from 176 to 240 cents per pound, warning it harms Cuba as a neighbor and customer, jeopardizes a Cuban sugar industry already strained, and undermines US efforts to build a domestic sugar sector. It cites Ambassador Ferrara and figures on American and Cuban production, noting past tariffs and potential economic harm.
The sermons present contrasts in faith and humility. The list ridicules vanity in humble talk and flaunted thrift, notes temper in defense of faith, and critiques blind certainty. It also laments laughter’s gloom and the comfort of a held insurance while ill, and mocks the folly of aged ignorance.
The Haskin Letter notes vacation near and millions of students seek ways to fund college. Bureau of Education study shows self help through part time work now common, with high school and college students earning 700 to 1000 dollars yearly. Women students gain as many opportunities as men, with flexible odd jobs and trade skill gains aiding tuition.
Wee Johnnie Paterson asked his father if the newborn was from heaven and said he was not surprised angels sent him. The exchange shows the child’s wonder at the arrival as the family welcomes the new baby.
The article notes opportunities for women in fields like interior decorating, window dressing, telephone operation, and electricity related tasks. It highlights training and pay, with girls earning about 37 1 2 cents an hour wiring switches and windings, and mentions new prospects in radio repair and automotive service as flexible jobs fit for students.
Washington on June 9 AP reports the Boulder dam conference will begin Monday with Chairman William J. Donovan hosting the breakfast discussion. The group will work on a fair algebraic division formula for Lower Basin waters affecting California, Arizona, and Nevada under the Boulder dam project. A Polish Wieliczka salt deposit is described as the largest in the world, with a bed 00 miles long 29 miles wide and 200 feet thick.
Mayo reader health column summarizing Dr E Stanley Ryerson of Toronto advising gallstones stem from cholesterol and bile changes. He suggests reducing dietary cholesterol, maintaining normal weight, and avoiding excess fats. recommends walking six miles daily, breathing exercises, and a small daily epsom salts dose.
A brief note outlines how letters about health and hygiene will be answered by Dr Brady only if a stamped self addressed envelope is enclosed. Many letters are received. only a few can be answered here. No replies to questions not conforming to instructions.
The Helena Independent Information Bureau fielded reader questions on traffic corners, debentures, animal terms, Charter Oak species, Bronx Zoo birds, Franco-American hotel repairs, malnutrition signs, and leading dairy and poultry states. Notable items include New York Seventh Street and Fifth Avenue as a busy traffic corner per NCC, debentures as customs house certificates, the Charter Oak described as white oak, 2,001 birds of 804 species at Bronx Zoo, and Wisconsin leading dairy with Iowa poultry.
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