Butte News Notes Mixed Holiday Snapshots in Butte
Rent planes from Orton Bros and Buick ads fill the page with local commerce. Births announced on East Mercury and Iowa avenues. Brown families journeying east and west for Christmas, with weddings licensed in Silverton and Whitehall. Dr. Dayton and family plan California winter, Nichols returns to New York before visiting Butte. Postal shop closes for Christmas.
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Orton Bros
Advt
Buick
Dodge Brothers
Silver Bow Motor Car Co
A. H. Lampard
East Mercury Street
Sidney Osborne
Iowa Avenue
George Miverzagt
Howard Street
BP. A. Brown
Myron Brown
Narold Brown
California
Arthur Dahl
Silverton
Julia Wilson
Butte
Nelson Baird Bruce
Marie Woll
Whitehall
G. O. Dayton
Christmas church programs in Butte churches
Numerous Christmas services and programs filled Butte churches today. Holy Savior Meaderville presents Leonard’s third mass in B flat and Novillos Adeste Fideles at 11 am high mass with a noted choir and instruments. St Mark’s Lutheran hosts 10:45 am service and 7:30 pm evening program with a large tree, school pageants and hymns. Grace Methodist Ep Episcopal offers a full evening concert with children’s recitations, songs, tableaux and gifts, plus a special collection for Deaconess hospital.
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Butte
Holy Savior
Meaderville
Leonard
Mary Tomich
Pauline Barnabo
Viola Maffer
Pauline Staizer
Elizabeth Roman
Frank Pucci
Leo Boland
Peter Testa
Marie R. Maguire
Joseph Wilk
Peter Rappello
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
I’. S. Lorenz
M. Hutdloff
George Kessel
A. I L. Wendt
Christ
Charles H. Gabriel
Wesley Hughes
Hermina
Lena Umbang
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
Loretta Thirloway
Mary Florence’ Brison
Harold Trevorrow
Miss McGee
Virginia Haggerty
Archie Moffatt
Miss Gillis
Miss Trevithick
Mr. Harwood
Mr. Perry
Frances Wheeler
Nancy Congdon
Walter Williams
Mary Rhodes
Miss Goldworthy
Deaconess Hospital
St. Patrick's Church
John Farley
Mount St. Charles College
First Baptist Sunday School
R. L. Setzer
Charles Goss
Florence Harvey
Cook
Mr. Amberson
Druscilla of
Nazareth
Splendid Party for County Treasurer Puckett
A Christmas eve gathering for the Puckett office staff and close associates honored County Treasurer C. T. Puckett who received lavish gifts. Spokesman M. F. Maroni presented a large package containing a special 25 caliber revolver and seven cartridges. The event at 224 South Excelsior Street featured a varied program with music and readings from Tim Downey and Charles F. Morse among others.
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C. T. Puckett
M. F. Maroni
South Excelsior Street
G. ®. Brennan
Charles F. Morse
Nettie Breckenridge
Kate Ferguson
Julia Harrington
Elizabeth Callopy
W. Ss. Barclay
Mr. Puckett
Holiday shopping boom grips Butte stores
Butte shoppers smashed all records as Christmas buying surged in the holiday rush. Stores reported phenomenal volume over ten days with packed crowds, little haggling, and a festive spirit. Pedestrians clogged business streets while theaters stayed full and families scattered generous gifts.
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Butte
Pat Crowe Joins Salvation Army Reform Crimin al
Pat Crowe, the 1900 kidnapper of Edward Cudahy Jr., has joined the Salvation Army. He was arrested at the Hawthorne saloon corner Mercury and Main Butte and turned over for trial, wired Cudahy with Army funds, and sent a telegram praising Cudahy’s engagement to Margaret Carey of Chicago. Crowe urges the groom to “go straight” as he shifts to religion and remains a notable reformed criminal.
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Pat Crowe
Edward Cudahy Jr
Salvation Army
Crowe
Hawthorne
Mercury
Main Streets
Butte
Cudahy
Union Square
New York City
Margaret Carey
Chicago
Pied Piper free show draws children to Rialto theater
E. J. Myrick hosts a free morning program at Rialto inviting all children of the city. Santa Claus attends to supervise youngsters as two reels of comedy, two reels of a Bison western, and Universal Screen Magazine are shown. Each child may receive candy, with parental consent. The event begins around 9:30 and is expected to attract a large crowd.
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Gladys Martin
Palestine
Dr. Cook
Armenian Relief Fund
Bennett Mercantile Company
Hamlin
E. J. Myrick
Mr. Myrick
Rialto Theater
Rialto
M“Aarents
Universal Screen Magazine
Santa Claus
Illinois Federation drives cut in high cost living
The Illinois Federation of Women's clubs today joined the state drive against high living costs. A bulletin urged thousands of housewives to eliminate unnecessary buying and reduce expenses.
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Chicago
Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs
Avalanche Buries Seven at Davos Mountain Resort
Seven people are buried and killed in avalanches that swept Davos chalets after a thawing snowfall. The slide has blocked rail lines and roads, isolating several villages in the Davos area.
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Berne
Davos
Governor Act Leads to Opium Bust in Sacramento
A letter received at the governor’s office in Sacramento claimed an instruction to “doo something” about city alleys and houses for sale. Authorities followed up and seized $1,000 worth of opium, leading to the arrest of two Chinese individuals.
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Sacramento
Keeping Books a Living Not So Easy to Some
A Birmingham Age-Herald reader notes that many underestimate others jobs yet praises the steady craft of bookkeeping. The speaker contrasts dangerous feats by "human flies" and aviators with the safer, steady labor of keeping books, expressing gratitude for a stable livelihood.
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Jobbies
Birmingham Age-Herald
Shortage of teachers hits Pacific Northwest schools
Monmouth Oregon reports a critical shortage of teachers as the Pacific Northwest struggles with dwindling recruitment. High urban salaries lure educators away from rural districts, while growing student populations intensify demand, creating a frantic outlook for qualified instructors.
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International News Service
Monmouth
Ore
Pacific Northwest
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Gertrude Nichols
Red Cross
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Old Reliable Jewelers
Puckett
Holiday Buyers
H.C. OL
Merry Christmas
Thomas H.ince
Douglas M2
Lean
Doris May
Inehart Oy Rine Roberts
Thomas H. Ince
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Saturday Evening Post
Paramount Stircroft Creme
Paramount-Post Scenic
Pathe News
Prof. Mannik’s
Paramount Magazine
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Anaconda
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Mose Linz
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