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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1925
Page
8
Anaconda residents begin holiday buying a week to two weeks earlier than last year. Merchants report crowded stores and festive window displays as Christmas stock fills shelves. The post office, newspapers, and stores have spurred the push with 17 shopping days left until Christmas and a growing rush toward gift purchases.
Anaconda American Legion members travel to Deer Lodge for the Mining District conference at the courthouse with a Forty and Eight initiation and an entertainment program. Automobiles depart from the Montana hotel at 7 pm. Warm Springs Pix-service patients will receive a Christmas dinner. The Legion auxiliary joins plans. Philipsburg show booked for a capacity crowd with rehearsals at the Montana hotel before a 5 30 pm departure for Granite County.
William T Cosgrave, head of the Free State executive council, tells the AP that the boundary settlement signed by the Free State Ulster and Great Britain marks a definite turning point in Ireland history. Mrs Mabel Rockwell named Chicago police censor for film releases. her stamp required on all city screenings.
Robert M. Greig, longtime Anaconda businessman and founder of the Anaconda lodge, No. 239 BPOE, died in Oakland Cal after moving there six years ago for health. He was born in Scotland about 70 years ago and is survived by his widow daughter Lucille Campbell and son Ronald. Funeral services were held in Oakland.
Lon Chaney describes his "professionally hideous" niche in acting and privacy gained by makeup. He stars as The Phantom in Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera at the Margaret today and Sunday, with a three hour makeup process for the famed countenance. Also news notes England ships gold to Canada and Dame Nellie Melba retires after 38 years on stage, final London appearance planned for 1926.
Anaconda bowling team won three straight games to defeat the Condors at Teacher alleys. McViccar led with 629 pins for his team, while Strakal topped the Engineers with 601 and owns the league high single game at 254. Tonight the Uetro Grill of Butte and New Grill of Anaconda meet at Tescher alleys for pin honors at 8 o clock. scores from last night’s matches follow.
Postmaster Phil Daniels promotes a Shop Early and Mail Early campaign with slides in Anaconda moving picture houses to urge residents to mail early. Messages urge return addresses two cent stamps on postcards and secure wrapping as Christmas mail volume rises and extra help is planned for the peak rush.
Dan McKelvey aged 60 an Anaconda resident since youth died Thursday night. Stepson Vincent Maiser of Tooele Utah will arrange funeral upon arrival. He worked as a watchman at the reduction works after an accident at the smelter converters. He was born in Tyrone Ireland and lived in Braddock Pennsylvania before moving to Arizona then Anaconda. He belonged to A Q O H Maccabees Modern Woodmen of America and Mill and Smeltermen’s union. Survived by widow Elen McKelvey two stepsons Vincent and William Maiser a nephew J D McKelvey in New Jersey and another nephew John Dunham in Pennsylvania.
Electric fans are installed in almost every office in Piraeus Salonica Patras and Olos. The widespread use signals rapid modernization and urban life adapting to warmer seasons.
Washington December 4 Senator Phipps Republican Colorado will offer a measure in the coming Congress to license grazing on public lands. The bill would charge a grazing fee to fund administration and return excess to the state for roads and schools, protecting homesteaders and ranchers from wasteful nomadic herds. Alma Reed of the Hartman Mediterranean deep sea expedition plans a 5000 foot dive in a steel chamber. Interior China faces egg shortages.
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