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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1936
Page
6
Helena notes June weather figures with record high and low temperatures and precipitation. Local items include arrests for drunkenness, court actions, a divorce decree, estate filings, and a removal order for extradition. Community notices mention job ads, a beauty clinic, and a church society meeting postponed due to a death.
State dairy division appeals to Butte merchants to halt a butter war that has driven prices below cost. Crop and drought issues in eastern Montana threaten butterfat supply. officials warn price leadership by Rutle market hurts eastern farmers as stores shift to low pricing and out-of-state shipping.
A jumble of visitors and locals appears in the personal notes from Montana towns. Names include Montgomery of Palson and Tucker of Hamilton visiting on business, J R Barlow of Butte guest at Harvey, and Brown of Famillen registered at the Placer. Others travel from Great Falls to Great Falta as guests, with Mrs Mary Hevana planning a trip to Halstead. A wedding in Big Timber brings Micha from Big Timber to attend.
French and American public works programs share core aims to provide jobs and reemploy workers across construction sectors. France plans loans and subsidies to departments and communes, parallels PWA spending and project scope, including electrification and railway upgrades, with penalties for delays and reallocation of funds to faster projects.
The Great Northern trims compartment and drawing room fares on popular routes, cutting rates by about a third for single occupancy. A new Empire Builder room car debuts between Chicago and Seattle with fixed pricing and no extra charges beyond standard lower berth rates.
Clyde Burgess, longtime Law Clark County resident and former sheriff, filed for the Democratic nomination for county commissioner. A. I. Duncan, veteran clerk and recorder, also entered the race, leaving the field with several candidates for county offices and precinct committeemen. Duncan is noted as the dean of county officials with decades of service and known for prompt, courteous advice in Lewis and Clark County.
The entry lists Marly operator of The Child Mut on Lawrence street challenging Wil Whalen for clerk of district court. Republican filings include Paul W. Smith Helena attorney and Thomas H. Herrin valley rancher for state representative. William H. Guinan seeks justice of the peace on the Republican ticket. Committeeman filings show FP, Weonvol, Kenwond, and Craig among others with precinct designations.
Henry Melser and William Weiner appeared before U S Commissioner J P Brann after a preliminary hearing on charges of threatening and attempting to intimidate a federal witness. Bound over to federal district court, they are held in the county jail in default of $1000 bonds each. An officer said the men threatened to harm the witness if he testified before the federal grand jury. The charge carries up to one year in federal prison or a $1000 fine.
Fall Bartlett Bowman returning from western Montana reports Flathead cherry trees damaged by fall freezes. Some orchardists see deeper losses while others foresee milder impact. Winter wheat appears weak in the reporting region though spring wheat looks promising.
A May report from the Mountain division of tarticulture notes vigorous inspections of fruit and vegetables. It tallies 25 879 featt violations and 681 yore oable violations in April, with 20 0 brane for properly imported Criata and 6 010 for vegetables. Inspectors Morris, Nantan, Veyner, Bancroft, Clark, Edwards, Oblinger reported rind formations in apples, celery, potatoes, onions, and strawberry destruction. One Havre trucker was fined 25 for violations. a Montana jury convicted another for wholesale dealer violations and fined 200. The summary lists 36 carloads of potatoes from Idaho and several packagings condemned or damaged.
The City Engineer grants permits totaling about 200 000 dollars for construction work including a 3800 dollar loan to F J Everett for a two story dwelling at 133 East Lyndale to add two extensions and a water room, a 4000 dollar permit to Porter Brothers for a 20 by 16 foot addition at 432 Clark, and a 50 dollar permit for a dredge facility at a local site.
A local Cinderella Shoe Contest is announced for Saturday night at Fligelman’s department store. Contestants model a white kid slipper priced at $7.50, judged on foot appearance, with one winner keeping the shoe. Roberta and an assistant will host on the dance floor and announce results, while a mystery winner will be chosen by foot presentation. Nearby coverage notes a separate incident involving a ten-year-old boy denied priority in a ditch settlement dispute.
Governor Elmer Holt urged Montana’s two U S senators to preserve funds for western reclamation projects as the interior department supply bill faced cuts. The house reduced appropriation to 31 million dollars while the Senate proposed 64 million for eight western states, potentially harming Montana projects. Wires were sent to Senators Wheeler and Murray amid protest by local sports groups and the Polson Rod and Gun Club over a recent hunting permit ordinance on the reservation.
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