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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1941

Page

12

Helena Weather and Local Notices Roundup June 21 1941

Helena reports highest temperature 101.6 on this date since 1880 and a low of 47 with precipitation totals for the period. Local items note highway patrol examinations, liquor store status, navy exams for Georges Glueckert, Livingston invitation for chicken dinner, bid openings for Capitol elevator conversion, and upcoming meetings for camera and playground programs. Health updates include 14 illnesses and Teen chickenpox and measles cases in Helena.

Helena A. B. Weather Bureau Helene

President Will Visit in Helena Today

Mrs Vera Jones of Portland heads PLE O Sisterhood as supreme chapter president arrives in Helena for state PEO Convention. Delegates from multiple chapters travel to Anaconda for the event Tuesday through Thursday with one national president expected to greet local members at Placer date.

Vera Jones Portland Gre Supreme Chapter PLEO Sisterhood Htove Anaconda P.eo J. W. Walker P.E.O. Sisterhood John G. Reitsch A. J Horsky 8. V. Stewart R. B. Richardson

Women and families flee Russia amid diplomatic evacuations

Soviet frontier reports to Havas said today that women and relatives of many foreign diplomats and consuls have left Russia. The report was relayed by the Swiss Telegraph Agency from Bern, Switzerland, on Sunday, June 28.

Bern Switzerland Havas Russia

Ring of bleeding heart tale links clan to Montana past

Helena police HQ moves to Civic Center upstairs offices next week. The change is part of a broader police and fire facility upgrade with new radio rooms, a 1000 watt transmitter, and enhanced ground range. A rifle range and locker rooms will finish this modernization.

Clyde Burgess Helena Police Department Civic Center Commmissioner of Public Safety Tech Fire Department Civic Highway Patrol Jbe Helena!i Noice

New N Y A Administration Building To Be Dedicated Next Thursday

J B Love state National Youth administrator announced the completed state administration building near Helena related trades school at the airport will be dedicated with appropriate ceremonies next Thursday. Gov Sam Ford may speak with Matt Staff and Mayor Jack Hayiin on the program. The building houses offices for personnel finance reproduction project construction and works division. Land is being landscaped and sidewalks installed before turning the building over to the city. The No A will occupy it as long as the agency exists. future years will see city ownership and transfer to school district No 1. Thursday marks NYA's sixth birthday since its 1935 creation. Much of the building was prefab by NYA students at the state fairgrounds. development envisions a gym infirmary cottages and a dormitory across from the aeronautics area.

J. B. Love Helena Sam Ford Matt Staff Chamber of Commerce Jack Hayiin N.Y.A No.a National Youth Administration State Fairgrounds Fort Peck

Pre Vacation Home Safety Checks Encouraged by FHA

The Federal Housing Administration urges homeowners planning summer absences to inspect their property. Check for roof leaks, clear gutters, remove rubbish to prevent fires, secure matches and flammable materials, and lock all doors and windows. Close blinds or shutters to deter intruders and protect against storms.

Vanilies Federal Housing Administration

Roosevelt son visits war zones in Africa and Europe

Dank James Roosevelt, eldest son of the president, toured war zones in Africa and Europe as a Marine Corps officer. He left Portugal and arrived in New York aboard a Yankee clipper, with Pan American Always reported.

New York Dank James Roosevelt Asa Africa Europe Marine Corps Jeff Lisbon Portugal

Troops Reach Khirbe and RAF Attacks Reported

June 21 dispatches quote a Jerusalem military spokesman saying Vichy troops reached a point called Khirbe near the Palestine front as RAF raids hammered western Gerf Metullah, causing civilian losses. NBC carried the UPI style broadcast noting the action amid ongoing Palestine and Syria tensions. The piece also notes the Atlantic depth near Puerto Rico and a historical Paris siege anecdote about pigeons and photography.

London Real+ ars Jerusalem New York Teday Vichy Rome NBC Atlantic Ocean Puerto Rico

Warm Weather Grips Montana as Summer Arrives

Helena ranked among the state’s warmest spots on the first day of summer with a 84 degree high, outpaced only by Glendive and Havre for top heat. All cities measured at least 79, while Butte posted the state’s lowest official 39 degree low. Helena’s minimum was 47 as nine days of rain this month occurred prior to yesterday. The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and scattered showers in the western mountains with little temperature change.

Helena Weather Bureau Glendive Bitlinger Havre Butte Thestate

Annual Pioneer Picnic Held in Lewistown

Lewistown June 21. Pioneer society picnic drew haly day freighters and pioneers for the annual event. A granite monument honoring early day teamsters was unveiled as Tom Stout Lewistown editor paid tribute. A banquet at the civic center preceded the crowded afternoon session marking the largest turnout in the event history.

Lewistown Ubet-Central Montana Pioneer Society Tom Stout

Helena high school offers guidance and placement services

Direct 4 stor Fred Q. Robinson announced yesterday that Helena high school's vocational education department room 217 provides counseling for students and graduates on election of study, preparation for employment, and entrance into jobs. The program aids high school graduates aiming for college and assists postgraduates with job transitions, with Helena touted as possibly the only high school with both undergraduate and postgraduate guidance and placement services in Montana during the summer.

Helenas Vocational Education Department Fred Q. Robinson Robinson Robinson Galdi Helena Montana

Water Hearing To Enter Third Week In Montana Power Suit

Special Master Howard Toole refused a request to admit testimony on seepage and return flow of Missouri River water below the Broadwater-Missouri irrigation project in the Montana Power Company case against Broadwater-Missouri Water Users' Association and the state water conservation board. Judge Pray had ruled out the issue. defense offered proof, Power attorneys objected. Morning consumed with groundwater movement questions from Dr Eugene Perry of Montana School of Mines. Court adjourned for the weekend. case resumes Monday.

Howard Toole Missourii Montana Power, Company Broadwater- Missouri Water Users’ Association State Water Conservation Board Charles N. Pray Power Company Eugene §. Perry Montana School of Mines Townsend

Helena Social Notes and Two Damages Suits Filed

Mrs Walter Smethurst returns to Helena from Dillon after attending the wedding of Bernice Metlen and George Palmer. Mr and Mrs Walter Scilla and Tommy Schalke go to Whitefish Lake until July 1. Mrs Henristla Crockett to Culbertson. Two district court damage suits filed: Jack Larson seeks 2000 from state highway commission and Henry Helf for injuries on Highway 91 in 1940. Ray P Kruehak sues Wealworth stores for 155000 after swallowing steel in apple pie at a lunch counter.

Walter Smethurst Helena Dillon Bernice Metlen George Palmer Butte Walter Scilla Tommy Schalke Whitefish Lake Jack Larson Nels Larson State Highway Commission Henry Helf Ray P. Kruehak IF. W. Wealworth

Vacations With Pay Granted by Bunker Hill Company

Bunker Hill Mining and Concentrating Company grants vacations with pay starting in 1942. Employees with one year of service receive five days annually, effective June 21 in Kellogg Idaho.

Kellogg Idaho Bunker Hill Mining and Concentrating Company

Vital Statistics of Butte and Helena Residents

Douglas A. DuBois and Catherine Agnes Honner of Butte along with James F. Holsclaw of Helena and Morghild Anderson of East Helena are noted in vital statistics. Mrs Hete Bignell Mareum, 31, died yesterday at the Lenox family home. Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Gpp and Conrad funeral home with graveside rites at Hillcrest cemetery, Deer Lodge, at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday.

Douglas A. DuBois Catherine Agnes Honner Butte James FR. Holsclaw Helena Morghild Anderson East Helena Hete Bignell Mareum Lenox Gpp and Conrad" Funeral Home Hillcrest Wnielery Deer Lodge

Typing Record Shattered in Chicago Contest

Mia Margaret Hamma, 27, New York, set a world typing record by typing 149 words per minute to win the international commercial schools competition in Chicago. Albert Tangora of Evanston, former holder with 141 wpm, placed second at 142 wpm.

iNew Chicago Mia Margaret Hamma New York Albert Tangora Evanston

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