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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1927
Page
4
The Ana?onda Standard argues a boxing tax would hit fans hard with higher admission prices. It warns $5 seats could jump to $60 or more, risking attendance despite mounting revenues for promoters and government.
The item notes a Thursday morning in December 1927 with no additional readable details suitable for a fuller summary.
An essay extols the League of Nations as a persistent hope for universal peace and disarmament. It argues that even modest early gains justify the effort, noting potential economic and social benefits from redirecting war spending toward constructive programs.
Washington vows a 25 percent tax on tickets over five dollars provoking Tex Rickard who laments the tax skew. He notes reductions in corporation and auto taxes and a drop in amusement ticket exemptions while his boxing business faces a sharp levy. He says the measure seems unequal and unlikely to pass.
A whimsical AP sourced editorial lampoons 5000 Rosicrucians wishing to abandon modern life and relocate to Tel El Amarna Egypt. It treats their secret society aims, anticipated physical selection, and proposed era reset with satirical caution about human nature and historical failures.
Answers list names places and dates: Harry Emerson Fosdick, Ontario, between Afghanistan and India, George W. Goethals, Ottmar Mergenthaler 1885, Proverbs xi:3. Source compiles quiz solutions for clergy, city, geography, and invention figures.
Associated Press radio listings in central standard time specify evening schedule. Times shown in p m unless noted. Wave lengths on left of call letters and kilocycles on right.
A dense sequence of radio programs and station identifications is listed with times and call letters. Entries include opera, orchestras, drama, and concert hours across cities like Milwaukee Kansas City San Antonio and Oakland.
Ralph Budd president of Great Northern denounces St Paul Mayor Hodgson for opposing the unification of Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads. Seattle council takes no action. Budd says Hodgson acts for political gain while Northwest welfare and regional development should drive the merger.
Judge W E Carroll awarded custody of the daughter to the mother and the son to the father in the divorce case of Mrs May McCulloch against Richard McCulloch. The divorce was granted on grounds of extreme cruelty. The court reserved power to modify the decree in the best interests of the children. Emil F Nitsche asked to invest money in the minor’s estate. In Eloise Bumgarner versus Van Bumgarner the defendant must appear in court Saturday December 3 to show cause why alimony and attorney fees should not be paid.
A bobcat attacked a pole in Center ville as Tom Sullivan with a .22 rifle passed 36 Missoula street. Centerville residents speculate a tame bobcat from Casagrande Brown's Gulch escaped a month ago. the Casagrande family was notified. The skin remains on a barn door, unclear if it matches the pet.
W. P. Sullivan of Dallas won the blue ribbon as the state fair biscuit champion defeating 76 women. He says traveling in his business exposes him to poor restaurant biscuits and he bakes at home to prove chefs can do better.
The passage lampoons a range of figures and topics from insanity tests to European deliveries. It jokes about Mussolini halting Polish Lithuanian tensions, predicts a lively social season, and notes competitive shifts in Vanity Fair and Donnybrook Fair. It also comments on League of Nations timing and New York’s envy of Washington.
December 1 1997 item roundup lists Mrs John W Passmore returning from the East, Mrs C V Franzman and son Charles leaving for St Paul, attorney J M Hinkle ill with pneumonia, a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Frank Horton, John Corette Captain D G Stivers and I O Evans traveling near Bonita, George W Ringle and Ethel Astells obtaining a marriage license, Phil Daniels journeys from Butte to Anaconda, attorney C D Davidson visiting family in Anaconda, Mrs William Collier returning to Anaconda after visiting Butte.
Earl Van Dyke enlisted in the navy at the Butte recruiting office and left for Salt Lake. County Attorney Joseph R. Jackson will address Elks memorial services in Great Falls. Deputy Sheriff Pat Brown heads to Helena to seek Governor Stewart’s signature on extradition papers for two Kansas City detainees. Leonard R. Funk plans a move to La Crosse Wisconsin as rubber firm sales manager. James Schuler and Sam Goldeen will enlist in Salt Lake City for Marine Corps service. Mrs Charles French and daughter Mable of Butte visited and discussed wintering plans in Anaconda.
Attorney M. D. Leehey receives congratulations from Butte friends after the birth of a healthy boy to Mrs. Leehey at their home Monday. Miss Catherine Finn visits Anaconda. E. L. Bonner and C. D. Joscelyn of Bonner Mercantile visit Anaconda. Walker Rom and Geary named to run the county as new commissioners next Monday. L. C. Johnson of Philipsburg, former Silver Bow sheriff, visiting Butte.
Clinton C. Clark 172, noted mining man and former district court clerk, died yesterday afternoon at 403 West Granite Street after two months of illness. Born on a Pittsburg area farm, he moved west as a youth, worked in Utah and Idaho mining, settled in Butte about 1880, served one term as district court clerk, then returned to mining. Survived by daughter Helen R. Clark of Butte, brother P. Clark of Sappington, and several siblings in the East.
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Mary Baker were held at the Sherman and Reed chapel. Rev Groeneveld officiated. Mrs Paul Bakor sang several hymns. Interment followed in Mount Moriah cemetery with pallbearers J H Golden, W R Montgomery, George Taylor, Jim Black, Jack Israel and F C Woodward.
Friends attended the funeral for Hugh S. Godfrey, longtime Butte musician. The procession left White's chapel for St. Joseph's church where a high mass was celebrated. Interment followed in Holy Cross cemetery.
Three boys under 18 were arrested on charges of stealing 72 dinner buckets from Western Hardware. The youths confessed to taking 42 buckets and were turned over to probation officer D. J. O'Connor for questioning.
The Centerville Dublin Gulch postseason football game planned for Sunday has been canceled due to the late season. Team members cited the lateness of the season as the reason.
Twin Bridges rancher George Scherer, 50, died of an acute stomach attack while returning to his ranch. He collapsed on the Jefferson River highway near Iron Rod bridge, four miles north of Twin Bridges. Coroner O. J. Olson undecided on inquest. widow and several children survive. Funeral plans incomplete.
Senator Frank R. Hazelbaker district governor of Rotary will guest at the Butte Rotary noon luncheon at the Silver Bow club. Tom Davis past district governor will preside. John L. Boardman assistant secretary sent notice, noting Secretary Venable is back East via Chicago for the International Livestock Show.
A brief religious meditation cites Mark 12 34 37 urging vigilance. Jesus entrusts servants with duties while the housekeeper is told to watch for the master’s return at unknown times. The message emphasizes readiness and alertness for sudden arrival.
Conflicting planetary influences favor intellect and education while warning of self deception. The day supports reviewing business, settling old accounts, and cautious contracting, with women urged to delay business decisions and men to beware love deception. Theaters may face odd conditions but outlook remains hopeful for the season.
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