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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1928
Page
4
The piece notes peak demand and factory operation for the year, with May orders enough for a month at capacity. It emphasizes continued market strength as new models arrive late June through August and Ford production boosting total output. It downplays the presidential year’s impact and expects Washington and Detroit to sustain activity.
A reflective piece extols humanity’s pursuit of aviation mastery despite losses. It lauds Byrd Amundsen Wilkins and others facing peril, notes General Nobile and Italia survivors, Lindbergh and explorers, and forecasts Pacific and polar voyages. It honors the dead and champions courage.
Dispatches from Detroit indicate the automobile industry is continuing its upward swing through the second quarter with executives predicting the trend may extend into the third quarter. The hub of auto activity notes a sustained recovery and confidence in continued demand.
A long discussion advocates equipping banks with compact tear gas releases to halt holdups. The piece contrasts chlorocetophenone with phosgene, noting safety concerns, potential misuse, and the impracticality of masks for bandits, while imagining bankers and customers as potential victims.
Washington reports a rising vice presidential buzz around Colonel William J. Donovan known as Wild Bill. The assistant attorney general, famed war hero with the Congressional Medal of Honor, is seen as a Catholic factor who could affect the Catholic vote and perhaps swing New York away from Governor Smith. Hoover supporters reportedly favor Donovan for second place as campaign talk grows.
Key items include Ruth Elder's attempted trans Atlantic flight ending at sea, L. E. Womack, Edmund Schulthess, Frederic Auguste Bartholdi the French sculptor, the year 1925, and the Corinthians score xili four.
Adelaide M. Ayer state inspector of rural schools visits Butte during a western Montana inspection. C. D. Arnott Valley county war savings director met with Harry Turner state director in Butte yesterday. Dorothy Hass won fifth in the western Montana and northern Idaho essay contest, confirmation received this morning.
On May 31 in Port au Prince Haiti fourteen American warships bombarded the Spanish forts at Cerevera's fleet engagement, with two hours of cannonading reportedly demolishing the forts. Spanish forces controlled the Santiago cable and delayed news of the clash. B F Mahan visited Anaconda on business. Mr and Mrs Charles W Clark arrived in Butte after months in Europe.
Miss B N Snyder and Mrs J Schroeder of Anaconda visit Butte staying at the Thornton. H H Cunningham state auditor attends to business in Butte and heads to Helena. Col Tom McTague travels from Deer Lodge to Helena via Butte. Mr and Mrs J A Dunlap return to Anaconda after Boston and Chicago trip. Miss Clara C Auerbach of Butte visits Miss Copinus in Anaconda.
A caravan of automobile tourists will invade Yellowstone Park tomorrow ahead of the official season. Campers will be admitted with camping gear. cafeterias, housekeeping camps, stations, and stores will serve visitors. Hamilton store at Old Faithful Inn can house about 20. Road crews work to open passes as pre season travel is expected to surge.
President Coolidge as head of the Red Cross laid the cornerstone for a new $575,000 memorial building in Washington to honor World War II women. Chief Justice Taft presided with Rep Luce and Miss Mabel Boardman speaking. Secretary Davis spoke on acceptance.
Radio listings show programs across Denver Los Angeles Oakland Portland Seattle and Spokane with orchestras studios and concerts. A fire at 462 East Broadway damaged the attic of a Burns estate residence. firemen confined the blaze and origin is undetermined.
Heflin testifies he received 150 dollars for lectures last summer and expects payments for future engagements. He denies being paid by the Ku Klux Klan or any group to attack Smith. William Zumbrunn says state Klan bodies paid 150 to 250 dollars per speech to Heflin and that no money was spent to influence a presidential candidate. Snell of New York challenges parliamentary motives and refuses to answer questions about House business beyond his personal knowledge.
Reports say Marshal Chang Tso-lin considered abandoning Peking after the Hokienfu setback but chose to stay and defend the Liuliho to Machang line. The northern defeat is blamed on the eighth corps defection, forcing a tactical retreat.
A federation meeting framing the 18th amendment as central to the coming presidential campaign urged support for a candidate who would uphold prohibition. It called for defeating anti prohibition lawmakers and warned against political lines within women’s groups as anti Smith pamphlets circulated at the convention hall.
Astrologers warn a threatening planetary trend affects government and counsel, urging caution in finances and speech. Writers should avoid exaggeration, libel suits loom from criticism, political battles intensify, and campaigns lie may spread. Birthdates invite caution in litigation and domestic trouble. children born today show keen wit.
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