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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1929

Page

4

Guardsmen Play Two Ball Games At Camp

Regimental baseball league under Lt Alva Straw of Livingston opened with a double header between Whitehall HQ company and Bozeman C company plus Kalispell K company and Livingston Howitzer company. First game 3 to 1. second game Howitzer tallied 18 runs, Kalispell 1. Livingston faced penalties for rough play. Teams eye elimination series and clash with By company from Poplar. final likely at city ball park. Other matches listed. recreation from 3 to 4:30. Thirteen teams entered. officer party planned to boost morale.

Alva Straw Livingston Whitehall C Company Bozeman K Company Kalispell Howitzer Company Howitzer Runni. Uy Poplar Underground Information Bureau Service Company F Company Kalitpelt Chinook Company L Froid Billings

Lipperts' case dismissed by judge in hire-vehicle suit

Judge W H Poorman dismissed action against Harry and Ernest Lippert on motion by acting county attorney A J Heywood after they had been charged with failing to file license bonds. Gilmore and Hargrove faced related prosecutions. their cases were sent to the next term.

Harry Ernest Lippert W. H. Poorman A. J. Heywood Lipperts State Public Service Commission Sincc

Oldtimer Giessler dies at 78 in Thermapolis

L L Giessler who guided early freight routes and for four decades ran the post office and general store in South Pass country died yesterday at Thermapolis. He was 78 and had been a prominent regional figure in Wyoming.

Trail Lander Wyo L. L Giessler South Pass Thermapolis

Sweltering East Prays for Relief and Heat Records

Rain, relief forecast, but East Coast heat surged with New York City reaching 92 degrees, a June record near 1873 highs. Water shortages forced emergency conservation. fire crews limited hose use to cool youths. Denver recorded a summer high of 89 degrees as the nation sweltered.

Whett New York City Newark Denver

British reaction to disarmament talks noted in London report

In London Ambassador Dawes flags cautious British reaction as disarmament discussions proceed. A yardstick based formula by the United States will be deposited with the league preparatory commission after other nations file theirs. Lossiemouth reports PM MacDonald set to fly to London amid protests over the air journey.

London Dawes United States Preparatory League Preparatory Commission

Second cousin of Prince Alexis Obolenski serves as cabin interpreter

Dmitri Obolenski, who identifies as a second cousin of Prince Alexis Obolenski and husband of the former Alice Muriel Astor, works as a third cabin interpreter on the liner Me de France. His pay is reported as under $50 a month.

New York Dmitri Obolenski Alexis Obolenski Alice Muriel Astor

Guard Dead in Sixth Avenue Train Collision Tragedy

A seven car collision on Sixth Avenue between the Sixth and Ninth Avenue trains left guard Edward Brennan dead at age 23 and two others seriously injured. Motorman McGlynn was trapped in wreckage, with many passengers injured by broken glass and force of the crash as cars buckled and platforms damaged.

Sixth Avenue Sntast Edward Brennan McGlynn Ninth Avenue Steain

Nationwide bootleg whisky conspiracy indicts 140 firms

One hundred forty individuals and firms faced federal indictments for a nationwide conspiracy to distribute bogus whisky equipment. The case spans multiple cities with Glickstein and Terner in Brooklyn named as ring headquarters and includes distilleries, glass works, and printers involved in supplying labeled bootleg whiskey products. The operation extended from Bradford Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, with firms like Overbelt Distillery and Sherwood Distillery cited.

New York Special Treasury Glickstein and Terner Brooklyn

Shank and Haugland Try Endurance Flight Again

Minneapolis aviators Gene Shank and Owen J. Haugland took off from Wold-Chamberlain at 2:55 p.m. to extend the world record for airplane refueling endurance to 172 hours aboard Miss Minneapolis. They planned a triangular course to Minneapolis Northfield and Hastings after a prior forced landing during a previous attempt.

Minneapolis Gene Shank Owen J. Haugland Wold-Chamberlain

Eleven Die as European Storm Ravages Croatia and Macedonia

Violent thunderstorms across Croatia and Macedonia kill eleven and injure many. A Croatian primary school in Kemenako was struck by lightning hitting about twenty children rushing for shelter. two dead and six badly shocked.

Belgrade Jugoslavia Croatia Macedonia Kemenako Yakub & Ott Jena

Senate and House Adjourn for Recess Amid Tariff Debate

Senate and House prepare for recess with tariff legislation in flux The Senate eyes August 19 return date while the House plans to reconvene September 23 amid farm relief and tariff clashes The export debenture issue and Hoover administration agenda dominate debate as nominations move forward in the extra session.

Senate House Hoover Norris Nebraska Johnson California White House Senate Finance Committee Lenroot

New Zealand Quakes Report Widespread Shocks

Wellington reports further aftershocks across Westport Murchison and Nelson areas though generally lessening in intensity. Search parties scour valleys near Murchison to assess damage while Westport endures a gale worsening the quake relief situation.

Wellington New Zealand Westport Murchison Nelson

iGirl Gives Her Life to Avoid Hitting Child

Innsbruck Austria June 19 A P Mint Marthe Reyburn 21 daughter of Samuel W Reyburn president of Associated Dry Goods New York was killed when her car crashed into a tree after she swerved to avoid a seven year old girl who raced across the street in front of her vehicle.

Innsbruck Austria Mint Marthe Reyburn New York Samuel W. Reyburn Associated Dry Goode’ Company

Colorado bootleg king murdered by 2 tough nephews

In Fort Collins Colorado June 11 AP testimony in district court argues Pete Perez the Fort Collins bootleg king was killed with premeditation. Frank and Jease Perez stand trial for murder of their uncle in April as witnesses recount a plan and the shooting at a home where Pete was killed. The case moved to closing arguments after a day of witness testimony.

Fort Collins Colo Pete Perez Frank Jease Peres Grace Perez Pete Denver Peto M Atil Mary Martinez Jeane Jesse

Boys Steal Cars and Set Airplanes Afire in Montana

In Montana two youths and two girls plotted to extol a winter romance into a car theft spree. The boys stole a Chrysler then a Nash, with one plane burned when a siphon exploded injuring Lannon who is under a doctor’s care. Police chased the quartet across Judith Gap to Ryegate as parents face disgrace and fear loss of property. A separate note reports AT&T plans radio tests between Leviathan and Dead Beach to advance sea relay telephone service.

Lannon Billings Jim Boya Diltz Pacific Laurel Ridgeway Jacks Harlowton Fergus County Becket Milwaukee Glms Ellings Moore Tice Stanley Cabal Herman Hendrickson Prarie Judith Gap Oka Road Snowy Mountains Judith Gan Ryegate Therill Chrysler Nash Henry Buckley Vandyke Bakery Packard Billings Tueadag New York Walter 5. Gifford American Telegraph and Telephone Lompany Dead Beach N. J United States

St Louis Invents A Simple No-Motor Washing Machine

A St Louis inventor unveils a new washing machine with no motors or moving parts that fits in a boiler and cleans a full load in about 20 minutes. Tested by engineers, it costs no more than a pair of shoes. Preston Manufacturing Co offers free trials to one person per locality and seeks agents.

St. Louis Preston Manufacturing Company

Triplets and Stars Highlight Marlow Vaudeville Show Today

Vaudeville at the Marlow features the Billy Barry and the Liskwn Triplets in Songs and Dances as You Like Them plus Tom Moore starring in The Yellow-Back with James Oliver Curwood’s feature. Nat Mann Marie Mallory deliver comedy and music in At the Stage Door. Pauley Brothers perform gymnastics and The Dancing Midshipmen by Hardgrove Brothers ends the program with fast paced dancing.

Billy Barry the Lilkum Triplets Marlow James Oliver Curwood Tom Moore Pinto and Company Wrntin Liskwm Nat Mann Marie Mallory Pauley Brothers Agi Hardgrove Brothers

Lindberghs Fly At An Nation Field In Army Plane

Lindbergh and wife take a high spirited air outing in a fast army biplane over Long Island fields lasting about ten minutes. Mrs Lindbergh, daughter of ambassador Dwight W Morrow, evades photographers as the couple depart. A Brunner Winkle third plane test is postponed due to an oil pump fault. pilots familiarize with the craft while next week’s tests loom. Cincinnati hotel window reports a hidden fortune on a roof with $11,000 in bills and gems. a $500 reward is noted from New York benefactors.

Lindbergh Long Island Lindberghs Lishbergh Mexico Dwight W. Morrow Thataug Guggenhein Brunner Winkler Tird Kinser Cincinnati Lee Lewi Josep Leachman New York

Hoover to take brief rest before fishing at Catoctin preserve

President Hoover plans a short rest and may visit the Catoctin Furnace fishing preserve after protests by Frederick fishermen over stream posting. A Richey statement explains private fishing rights, restocking work, and invites Hoover for Saturday afternoon recreation, noting officials aim to avoid embarrassing the president. Also, Mrs. Edwin Courage (Mary Aiken) to buy a Paris gift for Dolores Del Rio, revealed on arrival from Chicago after a remarriage.

Catoctin Furnace Hoover Richey Frederick H. S. Leach United States Bureau of Fisheries Glen C. Kimberly Secretary of Commerce Ritchey Little Hunting Creek New York Edwin Carewer Mary Aiken Paris Dolores del Rio Dolores Chicago

Coquette Delights Crowds In Mary Pickford Talking Picture

Mary Pickford shines in Coquette her first talking role hailed as a crowning achievement and a landmark in sound cinema. The stage production by Jed Harris becomes a vivid on screen romance drama and comedy and the Mallon theater shows it with vaudeville previews in support.

Mary Pickford Coquette Jed Harris Iaw Taylor Mallon Theater Marlow

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