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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1938

Page

2

State Top Court to Hear Rogers Pass Case Today

Montana Supreme Court will hear arguments on the Rogers Pass unit of the central Montana highway amid a writ of supervisory control. Lewis and Clark district court was ordered to show cause why injunction restraining letting of contracts should not be dismissed. Sherman Smith, for R M Mills, obtained the lower court restraining order days before highway contracts were to be let.

Montana Supreme Court Rogers Pass High Court Lewis and Clark District

Train Wreck on Custer Creek Overturned Cars Submerged

Survivors rescued as wreckage from the Miles City line lies in floodwater at Custer Creek. Air crews captured grim scenes of engines and cars piled in the pit. bridge destroyed. many bodies presumed submerged. Spen cer Tracy and Loretta Young star in 1938 film described in nearby notes.

Custer Creek Picot McConnell Allbright

Wreck of the Olympian Rail Carriages After Creek Flood

Miles City June reports the Olympian wreck with twelve cars plus engine. Ten cars tumbled into the creek including two tourist sleepers and three coaches. The second tourist sleeper remains in the stream, believed to hold many bodies. Lights burned underwater overnight. survivors and injured were evacuated.

Miles City Creek

Tragic train wreck scene of drowning and debris

Amid a wrecked coach a firefighter reports bodies and mangled cargo as water rises and falls. Survivors cry out while wreckage jammed with mud, leather, and wood shows the brutal impact. One face and an arm protrude from the mass as the stream swirls by.

At the Rio a Humble Tale of Love and Loss on Stage

The Rio Theater showcases Man's Castle, contrasting famed historic romances with humble lovers. Critics note tragedy haunts great pairs like Romeo and Juliet and Antony and Cleopatra, while Chesterton argues happiness lies in ordinary marriages as the production unfolds.

Samson and Delilah Pariy Helen Anthony and Cleopatra Romeo and Juliet Dante and Beatrice Napoleon Josephine Mary, Queen of Scots Edgar Album Poe Abraham Lincoln G. K. Chesterton Rio Theater

Slightly Injured In Railway Wreck Noted In Miles City

A lengthy, fragmented list traces names and addresses of numerous railway accident victims and witnesses across multiple states. The document reads like a passenger or employee roster with scattered cities such as Chicago Minneapolis Seattle and Miles City, detailing ages and residences in an unclear, OCR-dense snippet.

Spanish Bomb Hits American Vessel in Barcelona Raid

Insurgent bomb struck the American steamer Wisconsin in the port deck during a raid on Barcelona, causing no injuries to the crew. The Wisconsin, 0,076 gross tons, is listed as owned by Falk Carriers and registered in Portland, Oregon. The attack, one of three raids, left 15 dead and 14 injured in the provisional government capital. An old note on plum pudding from muton broth ends the fragment.

Barcelona Wisconato Livid's Register of Shipping Wisconsin Falk Carriers Corporation Portland Ore

Wreck of Milwaukee's Olympian Crashes Into Cloudburst Creek

The Olympian, Milwaukee Road’s air conditioned train from Chicago to Tacoma, derailed near Baligate Montana after leaving Chicago Friday night. A locomotive tender baggage car two coaches and two sleepers plunged into Guster Creek. Many passengers slept through the crash and several perished. survivors freed others amid wreckage while rescuers worked to locate the missing. Two men in the smoking car helped evacuate about 150 passengers through a downstream window as crews battled water and debris.

Chicago Milwaukee Treoma Wash Baligke Mont T. Thoreson Dawson Mion Low Grill Tooma Frank J. Newell Milwaukee Road Thoreson Ellis Lind Hart Danaen Lund

Colorado workman falls to death from smelter stack

Leadville Colorado June 14 Fred Newman 22 of Salt Lake City died when a 400 pound concrete piece fell from a smelter stack at the Arkansas Valley plant of American Smelting and Refining company Newman and Ells Miner were repairing the stack Coroner James Corbett said. In Holy Land Jerusalem June 19 five Arabs and two Jews were killed in village raids marking a fresh outburst of violence.

Leadville Colo Fred ©. Newman Salt Lake City Arkansas Valley American Smalting and Refining Company Newman Ells EB. Miner James Corbett Holy Land Jerusalem

List of those killed in RAL horror incident

Tentative roll of fatalities and missing from a rail disaster includes H. E. McCoy fireman Miles City and Charles James baggageman Miles City dead or drowned. Also named are Milton Narberg Aberdeen and Frank Merrifield Miles City missing or dead, with several others from Miles City Billings and surrounding towns.

H. EB. McCoy Altos City Charlee James Miles Clie Milton Norberg Aberdeen Josephine Frelick Lein-man, & D Milea City Medrow Lehr Bowman Ernest Johnson Miles GiLy LeRoy Bailey Jusnita Joyce Billings North Dakota Miles City BR. J. Daniels Deer Lodge Mont J. M. Waring Springfield Ore

List of Survivors in Railway Wreck

A fragmented list shows numerous survivors and destinations from a railway wreck. Names and routes include Washington to Co., Chicago to Seattle, Minneapolis to Tacoma, St Paul to Butte, and other points such as Seattle, Spokane, Missoula, and Mayer Falls. The note mentions over 0 nationalities among the French Foreign Legion.

Miles Cy Milewaukee Caskie Miles Mitchell Tressman John Care Street Br. Paul Moran Frank Bell Avenue Chicoke Emplace Richard Edward Beacon Street Chicago Williams Louis Place Woodson Blenzie Vincennex Gehrig Paul Park Avenue Minneapolis Jack Len Barbara Maurine Iblen Oakland Avenue Waskle Dirs R. F. Mitchell D. Mor Leala Garden City D. Brown Shirles Fitch St. Ferry Iowa Hateh Grace McLaughlin You Fifth Avenue Aberdeen Buckley Harry Prairie Avenue Hock Valley Farr Wash Hook Eleanora Valley Ford Hahn Catherine St. Alarms Idaho Blackman W. L. Hinsdale al. Brown Shirley Petey Olega A. W Tacoma Caine Mike Miles City Mobridge Fuller A. G. Mobridge Ria Dors Great Falls Font Wheeler Marlon Seattle Mohr Fred D. Olson Loraine Ronan Ty Olson Ralph D. Williamson Walter Wells Minn McGee C. C Conurtar Reece James KR Basageman Lallis Johnnie Bellingham Anna Jallia George Townaeng Thomas Montomery Avenue Bryn Mawr Penn Brutsdo Noffsker Raymond Baker Mont Mohn Waring Springfield Org Wrieht Washington, D. Co Hilger Wabasha Wis Pedder Grey Gwinn Michael Chicaga Gal‘fatin Dobson Nelson B.C. Walker Nanny Milwaukee Snokane R Lovraber Chicaan Seatels Severson Iver Montevida Cregg Nell St. Paul Butte Beraned J_ Lacross Armpetass Jack Bristow Seatte Helen Monte Arnstein Naiure Prank Harriet Lusslé Labore Bartud Evelyn Peters Bristonwy Stahl Joanin Missoula French Foreign Legion

Riot in Vancouver Post Office Sparks Violent Clash

Jobless single men, occupying the central post office and civic art gallery for three weeks, clashed with mounted police and constables. Thirty-five strikers treated for injuries, twenty-three arrested, and several officers injured as rioters smashed storefronts along Granville Street.

Canada Vancouver B.C Central Post Office Civic Art Gallery Granville Street Edgar Headling J. Davies Hendling Davies Jack Whalen D. Brodie Michael Hien Arthur Redneth Robert Porter Etrikare Swank Georgien

This Man, William Joe Murray corcoran

A fragmented historical piece follows Joe Murray Corcoran as he drifts west after a failed relationship with Terry, living on the road among migrants and rail yards. He sends money to Terry once, but fades into the vast network of travelers, enduring hunger, cold, and shifting towns while seeking a new place and purpose. An elderly New Haven roadside scene shows a weary woman feeding hungry men, hinting at the cycle of charity and survival.

Terry Hiti Nic Lou Joe Murray Honda Tie Tamar Withers Tommy Withers Joe Westo West Tt Na Con Leven Yard Bull Limited Torggether Toadside Sas Station Lnuch Flo Sre

Legion Decorates 170 Helena Businesses For Convention

Jack Juggins, chairman of the American Legion convention decor ating remumitter, said 170 business establishments had been deeded out to biting lad Streamers. He thanked the Merchants and civic organizations of Helena for their cooperation in the splendid showing. If any store was missed, proprietors may call Mr Higgins to remedy. Street stringers added to Main Street to give the business district a gala look for the year’s biggest convention.

Jack Juggins American Legion Elvic Helena Higgins

Nannie Blackstone Pioneer Resident Dies at 79

Mrs. Nannie Blackstone, 79, longtime Breckenridge resident, died early Sunday after a illness of several weeks. Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Odd Fellows home. The Rev Jarvey L Baty of the First Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in the Odd Fellows cemetery.

Nannie "Blackstone Vetty

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