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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1927
Page
10
Readers confront photo gallery families with many children and the blurred line between admiration and pity. The narrator recalls a mother bearing eleven children and a life of strain, pondering happiness, mind, and meaning behind large families in public image.
June 13 report from Billings notes Carsier pigeons shipped to J. Warren of Sheboygan Wisconsin for a trial flight were released at Union depot by the American Express company. HM birds went aloft in waves, heading toward Wisconsin after initial circling. Reared by the Pigeon Flying club, the birds are tested for hunting instinct and speed before government service approval. Release directions and timing are sent with each shipment.
Missoula at June 12 Samuel C Koimine 25 of 343 South Second street was killed and C C McPherson 401 South First street injured when a speeder they rode left Milwaukee railroad rails near Clinton. Car left rails at two miles east of Clinton after traveling 13 to 15 mph. A rock between the crossing plank and rail is blamed for the jump.
Despondent over ill health 44 year old Ale Meulthen, landlady of the Minas Wack, drank poison Friday night and died in her room. A note to a sister in Ontario and a partly filled carbolic acid bottle were found beside her bed. Husband FG Mealthen said he last saw her Friday evening.
Water one foot deep at the North Fork bridge makes the Findon road nearly impassable. Stage driver reports severe washing of the road and danger persists. Damaging washouts threaten travel in the Martinsdale area as conditions hamper transportation and access.
Bozeman June 12 Montana farms have radios rising 135 percent in two years to nearly 20,000, per a U S Department of Agriculture summary. National gain 29 percent. Utah up 574 percent. New Hampshire up six percent. Montana had 8,470 sets in 1925 and 19,633 in 1927. Forty two percent of Montana farms have radios, while 25 percent nationwide are equipped. Colorado leads western states with 44 percent, Montana second at 42 percent. Montana ties Indiana for seventh among all states in farm radio possession.
Butte June 12 Charles Lindbergh, famed flyer, replies to telegrams and messages of congratulations. He writes to Patrick KoGagner, state secretary of the Kinghts of Columbus, renewing appreciation for the kind wishes and thanking the organization for its support.
A proposal by Miss Joan Tinton for a children's theater in London County envisions a tiny venue with about 125 seats. Tickets start at four pence, aiming to bring affordable, stage plays to young audiences in a modest, intimate setting.
The report describes Heirin Mission Anles proposing Apno planes to aid missionary work. Father Behutts pleads for wider licensing and extended use. Delegates at the conv ention tour the Latthansk dome and witness plane flights, then vote to arm a fleet of airplanes for practical use. The text notes long held Chinese secrecy about silk production and various misconceptions about origins.
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