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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1920
Page
7
Public notices outline two proposed Montana constitutional amendments. One seeks allocating 95 percent of school funds interest to districts based on children and ensuring 5 percent adds to statewide school funds. The other creates county boards of equalization and a state tax commission with defined powers and terms.
The act sets a minimum five thousand dollar annual commission and outlines powers to adjust valuation and ensure fair taxation across counties and property classes. It mandates separate ballots in November 1820 for adoption of the amendment creating county boards of equalization and a state tax commission, to be canvassed under state election laws.
Montana voters will decide on amending Section 20 of Article VII to create a Board of Examiners and a Board of Administration. The proposal outlines oversight of state claims, procurement controls, and authority to create or dissolve administrative bureaus and departments. Ballots in November 1920 will ask For or Against the amendment.
Cecil B. De Mille defends public taste while presenting Siria Crichton tale adapted as The Admirable Crichton. Thomas Meighan stars as Crichton with Gloria Swanson and others in a lavish Paramount Artcraft production viewed tonight at the Bluebird theater.
The August 30 1920 horoscope foresees social meetings and lasting romance including a promising wedding, with Great Britain’s royal nuptials hinted. It also notes many civil and criminal legal cases, a dramatic death of a campaign figure, wealth fears for small businesses, and anxious youths. It warns some may misjudge women’s motives while urging calm for others and highlights Montana constitutional amendments and administrative boards in legal text.
Ohio reports that Senator Harding will outline his west lands reclamation plan next. He plans talks with western governors and nominees, Labor day speech in Minneapolis, and future remarks on industrial reconstruction and postwar conditions. He may respond to Cox campaign fund charges via Hays and Upham.
New York August 29 The McGraw episode at a Lambs club spills into slang as "One McGraw" prompts a hash lingers to shout and a cook serves lamb stew. Federal Prohibition Supervisor James Shovin says liquor was sold the night of the event while John Slavin's condition improves.
Major Cecil Taylor president of the Imperial Society of Dance Teachers’ Congress predicts a shift away from jazz in dances. The foxtrot one step and other dances will be in vogue with a reconstructed tango. He notes modern dance favors simplicity in movement and elegance in style.
Cleveland report notes swindler prey on grieving mothers. The American Legion plans prosecutions and seeks details on fallen or missing soldiers: Eleventh Infantry private John R Tune died in Meuse, Lt Placys. Arthur W Rettig wounded, presumed killed, Archie L Lake wounded and memory loss, George I Tune seeks brother’s fate, Ross Burnworth missing in Siberia, George Hearne missing in Illinois, J A Granger seeks data, John W Cordes killed near Clergeson.
A mother, Mrs J W Cordes of Blairsville Pennsylvania, seeks the grave location of her son in laws first infantry who vanished October 1918 while serving as a runner. The mother of Mrs P J Roede of Grundy Center Iowa also requests grave whereabouts for the same deceased.
The fast auction sale of wool in Hull England occurred July 1 under a government decentralization plan. The sale included 588 bales of Victoria wool and 2095 bales from New South Wales Australia, with future sales expected monthly. Hull docks are expanding to store up to 90 000 bales and 18 new sheds will be ready, enabling a shift from description to exhibition methods.
Anaconda reports English Lutheran services to be held this evening at the Norwegian Lutheran church at o'clock with M Huddott conducting. Bible class scheduled for 7 o'clock. A separate note records a fatal accident as a wealthy Henry County farmer died after falling from a windmill during sleep.
The Washington Post notes the bribery charge in Tennessee shows that women are entering politics, a statement reflecting on gender roles and political participation. The comment frames the case as a milestone in women’s political involvement.
A photoplay titled The Pathos Ghose presents the struggle of a near‑poor girl who rises from a slum to independence through work in a millinery shop. Anne Cornwall leads as the young woman, with Claire Anderson and J Parrell McDonald in supporting roles. director Philip Rosen assembles a strong Universal cast for this late 1930s style drama at the Imperial theater.
The dispatcher's office reports from Hume, Missouri, record the worst storm in years with 40 minutes of hail causing roof damage and broken windows. The storm, accompanied by high winds and approaching a tornado, affected a 20 mile radius around Hume, Kansas and nearby Pittsburg.
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