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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1936

Page

9

California's Minimum Wage for Women Endures by People

Opinion notes California voters and employers uphold a long standing minimum wage law for women since 1913, contrasting with New York’s constitutionality ruling. It credits Mrs Katherine Phillips Ed son for initiating broad employer support and praises mutual understanding over coercive legislation, while criticizing corrupt or factional policy actions and wartime campaigns. It ends with a critique of contemporary political coalitions and a call for prudent policy.

Supreme Court of the United States New York California Katherine Phillips Edson Supreme Court California Canners League

Alaskan aviation push outpaces old transit methods

Alaska officials cite 1929 had eight planes carrying 2 17 passengers, 39 600 miles, and 118 000 pounds freight. By last year 71 planes flew 1 800 000 miles carrying 13 000 passengers and 1 700 000 pounds freight. They argue aviation will accelerate territory development faster than rail, steamship, or dog sled.

Alaska United States

Investing That Bonus Warns Veterans Without Safe Plans

A World War veteran must resist stock swindles and boiler room pitches when using his homecoming bonus. The piece cautions against speculating with nest eggs, urges avoiding phony enterprises and aggressive salesman tactics, and advises seeking prudent, immediate-use priorities over risky investments.

Investment Advice Cited For Safe First Lien Bonds

A Helena Daily Independent article from June 11 1936 advises limiting searches to primary securities that form a first lien on assets. It suggests consulting an expert to verify safety and notes bonus bonds paying 3 percent until 1945 offer a good return under current money conditions.

Helena

Rural electrification plan speeds up farm power access

Farmers can expect fairer prices as rural electrification advances through cooperative projects financed by a $1 billion federal loan program. Utilities will supply wholesale juice to cooperatives at favorable terms, boosting efficiency while keeping interest rates low for future utility borrowing.

Congress

Food and Peace Conference Binds Farm Women United

Some six or seven thousand farm women from around the world gathered in Washington to exchange recipes and discuss life on a farm. Sponsored by the Associated Countrywomen of the World, the meeting brought together women from Nazi Germany Palestine Ireland and the United States to share culinary ideas and foster cross cultural understanding to prevent war.

Washington Palestine India Estonia China Nazi Germany Ireland United States

Best Editorial on the Rise of the Black Legion in America

A lengthy editorial condemns the Black Legion and anti minority extremism, warning of intimidation and violence within the United States. It accuses reformers of intolerance and links fascist rhetoric to domestic threats, urging vigilance against covert recruitment in public life and government.

Secret orders and the Black Legion in American history

The Haskin Letter notes the emergence of a secret society, the Black Legion, amid a family of clandestine organizations. It traces similar groups from the Ku Klux Klan era to vigilante bands and the Camorra, detailing their secrecy, methods, and alleged impact across the United States and abroad.

Washington, D Black Legion United States Hinck Legion Theodor of Preeninaong Henda Alan Hocnite Ila Arrony San Francisco Peca Vistlontos

Quits and Quotes From Noted Figures in Fragmented Voices

A garbled collage of quotes and misquoted lines from public figures and writers, including a New York mayoral figure, Cleveland past student, and U S representatives, mingles with jumbled phrases about crooks and fame. The text shows multiple misprints and inconsistent attributions, producing a mosaic of half formed ideas and stray opinions about leaders and society.

Secret Societies and Hidden Rites Across The Dark Continent

The article discusses clandestine organizations and secret societies in Africa and beyond. It links Triad and Egyptian rituals to broader occult practices and notes how persecution can intensify mystic rites. It compares secret societies to disruptive groups like the Ku Klux Klan and warns of their influence in politics and social life.

Princeten Chhseao Te Ta Wang Triad Society Hag A. D. Ssr Bou Mirpone Ku Klux Klan Mack Legion

Public Enemies and the Rise of Justice

A verse recounts the era of public enemies who roamed the land stealing and terrorizing towns. It credits Uncle Bam with pursuing crime and notes several bandits captured or killed, while criminals admit crime does not pay in bleak times.

Gore Uncle Bam Tua George Matthis Ddems

Answers From The Halena Independent Q And A

A reader asks about the world money supply and life expectancy based on a dated Q A from The Halena Independent. Topics include estimated global money stock at about 110 billion dollars, longevity by state with figures, Monticello purchase in 1926, a University of Chicago intelligence test, cave fauna at Carlsbad Caverns, a Green Pastures film role, sermon text usage, and the meaning of hitting the golden center of a target.

Th University of Chicago Louis J. ‘Shurstone Carlabad Caverns Nmos de A Green Pastures Co Awd Aupre Ret Ingram Richard Jr. Horrigan Atatier Christ Matthew

Modern Cod Liver Oil Explained For Rickets Prevention

Dr Morris Fishbein reviews the historical and modern use of cod liver oil as a preventative for rickets. He explains vitamin D’s role from sun exposure, notes the shift to modern, more potent preparations, and details dosage changes for infants from birth through early childhood.

Hahermen Baltic North Seas Noel

Sonny sayings Ninoy can quite jump high

In a fragmented lines section a speaker notes bounds and reach surpassing limits, hinting at a competitive claim or sentiment about ability to jump higher than rivals. The text shows garbled phrasing with names and phrases cut mid thought, lacking full context.

Ninoy

Eternal vigilance debated in Philippine defense plan

The piece attributes the saying to Jefferson or Ward, notes the Philippine push for liberty by 1948, and cites Major General Douglas MacArthur proposing offshore patrols, 60 to 100 patrol ships, 400000 reserves, 250 fighter aircraft, and a standing army as the cost of liberty at about 78 million per year.

Thomas Jefferson Patrick Woury Danginn MacArtur Baltimore

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