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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1936
Page
10
A compact Helena Montana briefing covers weather notes for June 1 including record highs and lows, plus local police notes on a stolen bicycle, drunken driving arrests, car damage incidents, court actions, divorce filing, and public notices. Mentions Hazel Thormus leaving for Beattin to attend University of Washington and ongoing community events.
The Nelona city council discussed prohibiting intercity and intrastate buses from parking on Main Street to curb double parking and nuisance. Greyhound Intermountain and Larson Motor Coach reps agreed to seek a plan, with City Engineer Baarsan to advise, and present findings next June.
A weekly crop and weather report notes cooler conditions and recent rain easing drought in Lewin and Clark and Broadwater counties, Montana. Northern Dewis and Clark show continued needs, but statewide crops benefit from cool weather, with frost milder in northern lowlands and modest hail in Bitterroot Valley causing slight crop damage.
A special meeting of the Young Democrats club of Gewle and nearby county will be held at the Placer hall this evening at 7 39 o'clock to plan a Fourth of July Lincoln rodeo. Isham Jones and his 18 piece orchestra will play in Helena Friday July 17. A dance at East Helena Odd Fellows hall Saturday at 9 40 proceeds support the campaign.
Sam V Stewart former Montana Supreme Court justice and ex governor will speak at the Helena Federal Business Association meeting today at Hisdy's tea room Postmaster Marty Hendricks presides The group comprises federal agencies in Helena with about 80 members expected to attend. LADOR MERGER Neutrak June 16 6 The Automotive Industrial Workers Association will be absorbed July 1 by the United Automobile Workers union.
Helena Elks No 193 honor late Albart J Galen in a Lodge of Sorrow with Judge Callaway delivering remarks. Galen, a former Supreme Court member, drowned near Rotterdam on May 16. He had been a Helena lodge member for over 30 years.
Major J. Gorton Smith head of jubilenformation for British Columbia toured Helena yesterday with CG Lamport secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. They visited sights and met Helena notable residents as part of a goodwill tour to promote inter provincial interests.
Complete list of 124 state and national candidates filed for the primary by deadline. Names span governors, attorneys general, secretaries of state, treasurer, auditor, and various district offices. The slate covers major parties with nominees from Helena to Dillon and Butte, and includes several chaired state and district races.
Major Smith promotes British Columbia as a vast, resource rich destination. He addresses civic groups in Portland and other cities to publicize the Northwest and urges travel bureaus to boost visits from Montana, Wyoming, and nearby states, highlighting timber, minerals, and scenic coasts as main attractions.
Ten Helena Rotary members posed with photographs of Cane Bdjun National Parks and Cector Walional Park at a recent weekly meeting. Dr. George CG Mable, chief natilett at Glaser Park, spoke briefly on the playground matters and future improvements discussed.
A stream of names appears from Helena to Great Falls as visitors in town sites, business talks, and a Northern Pacific departure. The Woodsmen of the World convention elected officers including Law renea Th Beam and T W Midkitt to the board of directors while others attend meetings and brief visits across Montana towns.
State Auditor John J. Holmen released figures showing 2 687 recipients across Montana counties in 1935 with total pension outlay of 198 991 09 dollars. Some counties reported full participation while others had partial or no reports.
Military ball sponsored by Lewis and Clark Post No 2 of the American Legion will be held Friday night at the Shrine temple. The event, tied to the national guard encampment at Camp Holt, is a highlight of Helena summers and widely patronized by residents and officials alike.
State Board of Beer Control reports four months of 1938 show beer consumption and taxes higher than 1935. Four months in 1938 total 106 408 barrels consumed and 64 206 barrels brewed within the state. Revenue for April 1936 reached 29 954 68, up from 27 709 74 in March. Overall four month revenue up 7 percent year over year.
The Rev. George Lyman Paine of Cambridge Massachusetts, an Episcopal clergyman and socialist descendant of a signer of the Declaration, was arrested in Nasous around June 19 while speaking at a rally for Norman Thomas, the socialist presidential candidate.
Building permits were approved at the city engineer's office for Evans at 10 North Rodney for a $300 reroof. Molugitt for a $1,000 rebuild at 1210 Eighth Avenue. Florence A Hooper for a $160 single dwelling at 663 North King. Carl Sparing for a veneer removal and dwelling at 1127 Peoria for $2,490. Mrs R OH Kilelnachmidt for walk repairs at Grant to building for $25. Raymond Keller for a three room apartment above a mountain view tourist park on Highway 19 for $6,000. Drowned not found: June 1 report of 75 men searching for bodies of CCC enrollees Joseph Bidwards Underwood North Dakota and Gordon Notlaon Washington Dakota who drowned in Arrowrock reservoir 23 miles south of here.
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