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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1924
Page
4
The article urges early shopping and mailing to ease post office strain. It notes staff cannot move a week’s mail in a single day and calls for consideration to prevent overwork and ensure smooth holiday service for all.
The Centerville and Walkerville items note the baptism of Gretchen Ethel Bennett Tallon at Trinity M E Church with Rev F T Spencer officiating and a Thanksgiving dinner at the Bennett home. church bazaars are planned December 11 and 17 with silver teas.
An old price list shows publication rates with options for one month at 2.00 dollars and three months at 6.00 dollars. Proprietors are listed as publishers of the periodical.
The president’s final Sixty-eighth congress message outlines his positions on taxation railroad consolidation farm aid and government economy. He defends protective tariffs immigration laws and the League of Nations stance while urging debt funding talks and signaling readiness for future action by the next Congress.
Merchants and the post office urge early shopping and mailings. Stores in Butte and Anaconda display holiday goods and warn that last minute rushing harms clerks and public service. The piece stresses thoughtful planning to avoid overloads and stress in the peak season.
The Federal Council of Churches plans a major effort to remove causes of racial ill will. It aims to watch the press, correct false statements, promote sound information, and build public literature to shape opinion. The program seeks to foster good will and oppose religious prejudice at home and influence abroad.
The article argues science disproves suicide in a Columbus murder case by showing no carbon monoxide in the victim. It cites cremation experiments with guinea pigs producing CO saturation and asserts chemistry supports murder over self harm while leaving the case still baffling.
Christmas seals go on sale across the nation to raise funds for tuberculosis control. The campaign relies on public contributions during the holiday season and the efforts of civic groups and health authorities to fund activities in 1925.
President Coolidge under scrutiny faces mixed public reaction as former cabinet members hint at a strong boot while the nation adjusts to his defeat. The German election mood is unsettled with bouquets or bombs debated amid wartime memory. Wilson's 14 points fade while the Democratic Party clings to nine lives. Chemistry yields many marvels yet cannot satisfy both wets and drys on a beverage.
The Women’s Guild of the People's Congregational church announces a bazaar on Thursday December 4 starting at noon with luncheon, a full evening menu, and a 7:30 program featuring Loomis orchestra Elise Collins and local talent. A December 5 church concert is also planned under Lloyd Ghormley.
Astrologers mark an ill day with Uranus Venus Saturn and Jupiter in malefic aspect. Women are urged to delay business and romance decisions as the moon enters Aries, bringing delays and losses. Warning spoken of sinister signs affecting the nation's youth, requiring safeguarding measures.
A 1924 McClure Syndicate forecast urges health vigilance amid low mood and nervousness as astrology predicts social mood shifts. It notes narcotics use, cautious spending, and possible storms and risky voyages. It also warns Sagittarians born this day may be headstrong yet financially capable.
The Montana supreme court rules a taxpayer may not intervene in a suit where the county has an interest unless the county attorney fails refuses to appear colludes with the opposing party or breaches trust. The decision orders striking the intervention and proceeding as if not filed in the State Bank of Outlook v Sheridan county case. Also upheld is Judge Rose in G N Torgerson v Frank Stocke sheriff of Pondera county concerning a mortgage lien and attached wheat.
C F Holt republican member elect from Cascade county announces candidacy for speaker in the upcoming session. Holt an attorney and longtime Great Falls resident about 40 years old. previously served in the Fifteenth legislative assembly for Cascade county.
Construction of the Autostrada connecting Milan with the lake region drives rising property values nearby as development accelerates and buyers seek access to the corridor.
President Calvin Coolidge travels by private presidential train with Mrs Coolidge on board. Passengers glimpse him resting on a drawing room couch while officials and reporters observe from the corridor. The journey passes through Maryland and West Virginia towns with rail workers noting the train.
The article reports a reworked postal bill aiming to offset losses from class mail and postal savings by boosting rates to generate about 100 million dollars in revenue. It includes a proposed average 3390 annual raise for 200,000 employees and total extra costs over 60 million dollars, with votes and veto timing under discussion. Senator Curtis and Senator Dill weigh in during Senate cloakroom chatter on possible vote timing.
Leo Koretz once famed for the Panama oil scheme pleaded guilty to four swindling counts in Chicago. Prosecutors expect a sentence up to forty years after his arrest in Halifax and December court appearances. Koretz faces long-term imprisonment as he awaits sentencing at Stateville.
Alderman Blank urged city representation at the meeting. The tax committee proposed a special deputy limit duties to delinquent taxes licenses and personal taxes with the deputy starting January 1. Citizens asked for a plumbing inspector and 40 signatures backed the request. Street lights were approved for the 800 block of Placer street but denied for the 800 block of Dakota street and the Dewey avenue Rowe road intersection. The mayor reported urgent roofing repairs at city hall amid loose bricks and arches. Tax refunds were read by City Clerk Don Harrington in a session lasting about thirty minutes.
In Chicago on December 3 Arthur C. Crump of Philadelphia provided background for a full day of legal maneuvering in the Forbes-Thompson veterans bureau conspiracy case. Crump, once secretary treasurer of Pontiac Construction Co of Detroit, helped secure the first bureau hospital contract for Northampton Massachusetts foundations. Both sides produced many letters telegrams and memoranda. Crump later admitted he had refused an interview two months earlier with Forbes counsel following district attorney advice.
Owensboro Kentucky Mrs Maude Basham wife of a Daviess county farmer was fined 10 in police court for violating the anti gossiping act. She testified she said Owensboro police were 50 50 with bootleggers, after a state law makes false reports about any person officer or candidate a misdemeanor.
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