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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1926
Page
7
The year 1926 closed with stock and bond prices well above 1925 levels. Markets faced volatility but the industrial average hit year-end highs while concerns grew over bank lending, installment buying and commodity prices. Uncertainty persists about 1927 with expectations of possible readjustment and varied forecasts from bankers and analysts.
Mrs Emma Doering Oleson of Calu Mich visits daughter Mrs J K Mainard at 1916 Thornton. Sewing club party at 1750 Grand features decorated tree and refreshments as nurses from Deaconess hospital host a gift exchange and program at Grand Ave home. Christmas dinners and visits spread through Silver Bow Park and local homes with guests including the Welters Lobb and Scott families along with St Ann's Welfare council.
The 1926 New York curb market saw a record year with about 124 million shares traded, surpassing 1925’s 113.9 million. Trade progressed with stock activity mirroring broader exchange movements as annual funds also reached new highs.
Mr and Mrs M. Johnston celebrate the birth of a son at Murray hospital. The Johnston family resides at 425 West Mercury street. Mrs Edna Ambrose Johnston before marriage and Mr Johnston, proprietor of the Vesta Battery station on South Montana street, are the proud parents.
Rialto theater closes the year with Elinor Glyn's Three Weeks Love's Blindness starring Antonio Moreno and a sensational Black Bottom stage and film reel. Five premier artistic dancers perform the dance on stage at 7 30 and 9 30 nightly for three days, plus a reel explaining the dance origin and steps. A free matinee for Butte children featured manager Billy Sullivan hosting a large turnout.
At the regular Butte Kiwanis luncheon members will devote most of the session to business matters. Ralph Place, retiring president, will preside and give his swan song. The meeting will include some entertainment.
Deane H Dickason of Butte publishes a daily paper aboard the Empresa of Scotland, a giant Canadian liner on a world cruise. Two members of the Dickason family sail with the vessel, including Deane and another relative. The article notes the ship is under the care of a Justice Department agent in charge of the local office.
Yale's new dramatic department produced Maurice Watkins's satirical comedy Chicago. After the first act at a public theater Professor John Archer of the Alvinity School departed, saying the play was disturbingly true to life yet its stench might offend the eastern public. The writer is a student.
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