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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1939
Page
6
A Scrambled Helena area digest notes weather highs around 46 and low 30s, several local business notices, meeting summaries, and an item on a petition against FW Woolworth Co with potential legal action. It mentions a retirement event, typing class for children, and a court matter involving a coffer drink incident.
Rainfall swept Montana with totals from a trace at Cut Bank to 46 inches in Billings and 42 inches at Bozeman and Lewistown. Glendive saw 16 inches, Kell and Miles City 8 and 9 inches, with lighter amounts elsewhere. Eastward, weather was driven by a moving front as a new rotary wheel device changes wind into motion for a forward roller.
Frederick Scot executive announced Gale Frost will direct a north Montana Boy Scout camp this summer. The program, at Tout Creek near Helena, will run under state and district leadership with staff including Amby Trittsrt and others providing water safety, scouting manuals, and rural craft instruction.
Ailing Postmaster Pred Moor announced that Kasia Plumbing and Seating Company had been awarded a contract to install burner controls and am burner controls on the pattern of tie federal ere. The arrangement will make joint beating burner pager to aye Tate Mr Maver and will be more chemical. The work is planned to be completed within a month.
The American Chinese stores host a community carnival sponsored by Mold Toyee post and MTG Vetriann of Foreign Ware. John Tuweheade, past commander and Din wbars committee head, announces the event to run daily with afternoon and evening sessions. Other committee members include Tre cirntial, HOC Jardice rank, and Sahbor. The fundraiser supports local youth initiatives and state ties.
Funeral services were held in the Pop and Conrad chapel for Normin B De Way 78 a well known Teleng architect who died Wednesday of a heat attack. Pallbearers included PW Bunnell of Boveman FL Griffin of the youth Rob Huganin and Hardy of Butte and Pow Alien and Carl Connors of Selena Morning Sim todga Xo & A OT RAM. Rev Ty D B Price officiated at the cemetery ceremony.
W.P.A guidebook on Conics of the Montana WTA will be distributed after July. Rabbatate director notified yesterday. Publication and writing are funded through state and federal channels with publicity coordinated by WEAN writers project CRT. Police Magistrate Warry & Mek! olt yesterday sentenced Ernest A Kohlberg to 15 days in jail on drunkenness and disturbing the peace on Galiatia street.
Abner Hall a colorful former resident of Montana and California died Thursday in Callan California. He operated a book and cite shop on Aporh Afoy Street and was later associated with Harry Gilmaye and San Brent as the Clhnere Parniitive company. Hall was educated in Oregon and worked as a printers’ apprentice on the Oregonian in Portland. His father was a charter member of the Maryville Masonic lodge.
A Augusta delegation met with the state water board to discuss a storage project. The talks focused on enlarging the Nilin irrigation reservoir and advancing supplementary irrigation efforts.
A note from Lewis Town records a Helena area family tribute after the father of multiple Helena women passed away at his home in Lewis Town. The obituary lists surviving children including Mrs Sanford and Mrs Blinders of Lewistown, Mrs George Flynn, and Ralph and Harold K, along with other kin. Funeral notices indicate services will be held at a local hospital and Methodist conference connections, with family members traveling from Moore and Wanied for the service.
Announcement yesterday by Porimanter Dred Wayne that a new oceanic mail service will begin trans Atlantic routes. Rates listed include 30 cents per half ounce to European points and 1d cents for half ounce to New York to Lingland and Newfoundland. Plans mention commemorative cachets and a large envelope marked for第一 day.
A lively account from an old West-tinged era details Mr Bir MMs Whiskeres and a growing aphid problem on a planting project. It notes spraying efforts, animal and plant observers, and the social buzz around town as residents compare new farming fronts and fashions while awaiting further field results.
Montana counties take up the issue of rising school budgets and funding in a bulletin noting county and state efforts. The report lists counties and figures on attendance, tax costs, and how enrollment shifts affect education funding across multiple counties and years.
Fragmented speech outlines debate over priority of state water rights versus public domain lands and federal authority. Discussion references water management, grazing relations, and potential court actions involving Arizona and federal claims, with noting of anticipated litigation and administrative pathways.
The Elms prepare a flag observance for Wednesday night in the park. Public entries are listed with ceremonial welds and events planned to honor veterans and promote community participation.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a Montana ban and territorial questions involving named figures and places. It references Helena, the United States Constitution, and territorial developments, but many names and dates are garbled, yielding a partial snapshot of a historical legal debate.
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Fragmentary text appears to reference KSAT reporting on Helen Forest and national weather or foreseen events. Mentions people, institutions, and dates in a garbled OCR fragment. Core facts are unclear due to corruption but indicate a broadcast summary of a national forecast with multiple named entities.
William Smith is noted as a Purdue University graduate. The article mentions affiliations with various groups and clubs, including academic and student society associations, and references to individuals connected with Purdue’s campus life and post graduate paths.
A large circle of friends gathered for the Noel rites honoring Mert Sart 68 in Japaty County. The service was officiated by The Ta FW Waldron of the Breat Chrthill church, with burial following.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a legal matter implicating a second charge and an official in Seattle. The garbled text mentions a governor, a church, and references to petitions, hearings, and potential actions. No coherent names or dates can be confirmed from the provided text.
A clipped report notes the superintendent of the new CCLC camp is on duty at Rimini. The fragmented OCR text references routine oversight, duties, and scheduling within the described camp operations and surrounding area.
A garbled obituary item notes the death of Miss Lillian Selway reportedly from a heart attack. The fragmentary text references friends, possible family links, and a funeral or memorial context in a small community, with scattered names and places and no clear dates.
Tax collections show solid receipts amid routine payments, with the treasurer confirming continued adherence to deadlines and orderly accounting. The report cites steady revenue streams, mentions adjustments for late payments, and underscores ongoing financial oversight by the town's treasury staff.
National editors will visit Helena briefly on Monday as part of a state convention coverage. The event includes rail transport plans, a members’ briefing aboard the Montanarino train, and coordinated editorial partnerships with local papers headed by Mr Feorgavin and The Northern Pacific mimeographed reports for use at Live Sigst station.
The large courtroom remodel led by Judge AS Hayeky 94s finished, with the Diet and Myers contracting the work. The room reopened for weekly sessions, with new fittings installed and the Tensor painting a light tone. The former county attorney office area now houses the session office, with minor arch work and a new doorway added.
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