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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1939

Page

5

Montana Sees Tourism Surge Boosting State Economy

Montana highway department early checks show a 74 percent rise in tourist arrivals over 1988, signaling a strong season ahead. Montanana Inc. and local backers deserve credit for promoting attractions, while visitors bring substantial spending likely exceeding 30 million dollars as roads and resorts draw guests statewide.

Montana Highway Department Montans Montanana Inc Montana Montanans Montations Inc

Bones and bones clash over relics and sacred remains

A fragmentary column notes rival claims by Cabe and Spain to Columbus bones while China and Japan battle for the bones of Genghis Khan shifting between Mongolian and Chinese control to protect sacred relics. The piece adds social reflection on reverence for national heroes and pilgrimages amid a courtroom escape incident in Nisrhday during a trial.

Cabe Spain Columbus China Genghis Khan Mongolia Mount Vernon

Insects May Rule in Hecht’s The Adventures of Professor Emmett

The excerpt reviews Ben Hecht’s The Adventures of Professor Emmett, noting his return to fiction after film work. It highlights a central theme of dehumanization by embracing mass power through a State. the Germans, Italians, and Japanese are portrayed as pursuing strength by erasing individual soul.

Ben Hecht Professor Emmett Hecht Emmett Itford Ioal Mtellert Gesell Worton Welgi Hintielt Adame Nouglan Furdbus London Bern Severai

Montana National Guard encampment ends in Helena

Helena bids farewell to the Montana National Guard as the 168th Infantry and auxiliary units break camp and return home. The encampment drew spectators and featured a Thursday review with over 1,200 personnel receiving praise for conduct in city and field. Citizens look forward to next year’s gathering and commend the Guard’s contribution to state and national defense.

Helena Montana National Guard 168Rd Infantry Nation Tean Montana National Guard

Veto of Canal Zone civilian pension bill noted

Congress passed a bill to grant special retirement benefits to Canal Zone civilians who aided the Panama Canal. President Roosevelt vetoed the measure, a move praised as prudent. The piece also comments on pensions, press liberty, and various disparate notes.

Congress Canal Zone Panama Canal Roosevelt

Editors Debate Palestine Policy and British Interests

Opinion by Ted Lodge in the Pickett Journal argues the Palestine issue shows British policy aims to balance empire interests with promises to Jews and Arabs. Editors criticize concessions seen as selling out Jewish homeland goals while Arabs resist, leaving a shaky compromise amid wartime pledges.

Jobn Bull Trosa Palestine Mirat Wan Ted Lodge

Sentence Sermons From the Rev Roy Smith at First M Church

A compact sermon collection includes lines on how great events birth new ideas and how ideas drive truth and adventure. It credits Rev Roy Smith and the First M Church with presenting maxims on thinking leading others, inspiring minds, and pursuing righteousness.

Roy Smith B. Foster Ness Syndicats Co. Inc

Tea, Rubber, and Coffee Expansion in India's Plante

The Haskin Letter examines India’s tea, coffee, and rubber plantations as a push by British enterprise into tropical agriculture. It notes rising output, labor impact, and trade tensions with South America, China, and Japan, while detailing Assam tea and Travancore coffee development, labor shifts, and the global market. It also references sugar, indigo, and cotton sectors and India's evolving agricultural economics under Crown rule.

Washington, D. C India South America China Japan United States Jtla United Nella Punjab Enat India Company Great Britain Tropics Asaam Ansam Company United Kingdom Ansani Bengal Madras Travancore Cashin Mysore Assam Inetia Inbor Paeth Central Nouthern Hon ‘Gal Wa Darjeyling Himalaya Tera Rts Terra Donara Niigitix South India Mecca Mysora Burma Sidahur Caami Baath Tada Tonnsserie Trevancore Ganath Point

Political Critique of Labor Leaders and Ickes

The remarks criticize a third term opponent and accuse labor leaders like John L. Lewis and William Green of autocratic control. Harold L. Ickes is cited as part of a government faction, while Rabbi A. H. Silver condemns the current system as reactionary and in need of defeat to restore reform.

Fem Hakum Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes TAS AL John L. Lewis aeAson Lewis William Green

Washington Column on Roosevelts Third Term Problem

Washington reporting notes President Roosevelts unresolved third term issue and possible new campaign themes. It discusses New Deal strategies, industrial recovery plans, and a proposed sweeping economic reform bill by the American Association for Economic Freedom, including government subsidies and a national planning board. The piece references Frank Murphy’s remarks and suggests a potential New Deal response.

Washington NEA Roosevelt Mteelf Wis Iitu Frank Murphy Arched Economice Ehehieers Industriatiata Eeana Wale Audi American Association For Economic Freedom National Planning Board Cannclty Congress Cleveland Murphy Ryueily

The Family Doctor DB on Early Child Development

A fragmented account by Dr. Fishvent outlines second year motor and oral exploration milestones in infants. It notes finger grasp, object manipulation, mouthing of items, teething, and progress toward walking and standing with support, plus potential delays signaling nervous system issues.

Mena Arioe Helene

Leleux Information Bureau Q&A Compilation from 1980s era column

A reader question set asks about Mark Twain works, Frank James, Joose Jamen, and Titanic salvage, plus inquiries on federal camps under WPA and weathering states’ dry status. The document cites figures: 1983 forest service timber distributions, 600 to 1,000 daily seedling plant rates, and misdated era references for early aviation and maritime lore.

Mark Tratn Frank James Jesse Joose Jamen Frank Janes St. Louis Forest Service A. Arthiy Bilas Lane Una Ht. Mary's BL. Mary's

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