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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1921
Page
3
In a sheriff office tale filled with rambling yarns about giant fish and shipwrecks, Joe Main jokes about riding a turtle as a deputy and a wearily comic game warden weighs their catches. The tale ends with a quip about the law allowing only 25 pounds.
The Welsh Presbyterian church will hold its annual Sunday school picnic next Thursday at Gregson Springs. The committee invites all adult members and interested locals to attend and assist in making the day enjoyable for the youngsters. A full program of sports for prizes will be led by J. M. Jones and Isaac Morgan.
Gray haired Mrs. Hamman faced a city court plea over ring game allegations to defraud. She testified she has told fortunes since childhood and offered palm readings for a dollar. Judge Shea dismissed the case stating no harm was done and no solicitation occurred.
A reader notes that Calumet baking powder cans labeled one pound contain 16 ounces, while some powders market 12 ounce sizes. Ensure you buy a full pound when you need 16 ounces to avoid short amounts.
The Sky Pilot, Ralph Connors story adapted by King, screens for the last time today at the Rialto. Rev Charles Gordon preaches on screen through John Bower as the minister sent to cowboy country to spread the gospel amid trials and a snowbound Christmas surprise. Also includes Sunless Sunday comedy and Kinogram News Weekly.
Hundreds of friends of Daniel F Leahy gathered as the youngest volunteer from Butte to die in the war was laid to rest in Holy Cross cemetery. Father O Malley officiated a solemn requiem high mass while the American Legion choir and a 20 piece military band provided music. Final salutes were given by a squad under Adjutant Johnson and pallbearers included James McCarthy and Emmett O Brien. The color guard and pallbearers stood by as Rev Father O Malley offered final prayers.
Butte to host a water carnival next Sunday with a racing regatta and tilting tournament at Lake Avoca on August 14. Events include canoe and rowboat races for boys of all sizes, demonstrations, and water sport exhibitions. The program aims to showcase local aquatic talent and draw attention to Lake Avoca as a growing garden center.
Crowded crowds greeted the Lua team of Hawaiian singers and musicians at Gregson Springs on Saturday and Sunday evenings. The group featured steel guitar and ukuleles with Lua delivering the familiar Hawaiian vocal selections. The act continues this week with further performances and a planned Hawaiian exhibition and hula dances on Tuesday and Friday evenings, drawing local patrons.
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