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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1926
Page
5
Rendy response in school drive for Inter Mountain Union college at Helena gains momentum. In the first week of June donors pledged 58000, with endowment use for land and school needs. About 3380 backers, including 200 students, contributed substantial gifts toward the campaign.
Mra Benjamin Mortara formerly Violet Bonino of Butte is in a San Francisco hospital after her marriage to Mr Mortara on June 7 1925. Word comes via Mrs Giovanna Bonino of 116 East Park Street. The Mortara family is connected to the Butte Mining City.
A Cecil De Mille production titled The Votes Houtman is billed as a colorful and absorbing independent film at the Broadway theater. The plot blends aristocrat and Volga boatman figures with recent history, featuring William Bosch Elinor Fair Victor Varconi Theodore Mont Julia Faye and Robert Edens in prominent roles.
Captain Burr Irwin visiting Butte announced Missoula camp opens last Monday and closes July 11 for a three week course in military and athletic training. Applicants ages 18 to 28, with 17 Butte men among 234 cadets registered. Training aims to strengthen health and discipline, with early rising, structured drills, and daily schedules, including travels to Salt Lake City for part of the program. Government pays transport to and from Missoula.
Dr J L O Rourke, on the St James hospital staff for the past year after graduating from Creighton, will depart soon to practice in Ames. Dr Nell J O Keefe is to succeed him and has recently graduated.
Kinney testified about a rapid decline in used car activity along Flarrison Avenue and a near halt to new machine acquisitions in Germany due to financial difficulties. The remarks highlight economic strain impacting vehicle and equipment markets abroad.
Butte notes list Montanans visiting city hotels including Mrs J H Kinert of Billings and Mrs J B Flanigan of Forsyth. Guests at the Acoma include Babe Warner Tony Dramas and others from Larson’s band while in town. Visitors also stop at Finlen Thornton Arizona and Ari zona hotels for shopping business or brief visits.
The Montana Auto Company and Garage, at Broadway and Arizona, will build a two story reinforced concrete garage costing 30,000. Architects Arnold and Van House to draw specifications. The new structure will be 130 by 156 feet, adjoining vacant land, with remodel plans for the existing quarters and the company’s expanded facilities.
The Butte and Deer Lodge business and professional women's clubs will meet for dinner Monday evening at Gregson Springs. An evening of music and fine dining is planned with Miss Florence Driscoll and Miss Frances Hale presiding. speeches are to be brief. Also noted is the death of John Quinn, a longtime Butte resident, survived by his widow and two sons John and Marcus.
The clerk and recorder’s office will open at 4 a.m. and stay open until 8:30 p.m. to accommodate last minute voters. About 800 people have signed the registration books since April, per Clerk and Recorder Molloy.
Butte Rotary members greet the returning Denver Rotary International delegates Monday morning. They celebrate Tom Davis’s candidacy and prepare a patriotic welcome with a band and Rotary colors, despite Davis not winning the prize. The club praises effort and plans the traditional 1904 style Rotary homecoming.
Funeral services are held this morning for Mrs Bridget McKee who died in Reno Nevada several days ago. The ceremony proceeds from Daly Shea mortuary to St Ma parish with a requiem high mass.
William Negherbon a Butte high school student won a nation wide Spanish essay contest conducted by La Prensa and American teachers of Spanish. The prize honors high school entrants across the United States with 26 Butte submissions reviewed regionally before national judging. Negherbon studied Spanish for three years under Marg mre head of the Spanish department at Butte high school.
Rural styles popular now draw art lovers to Butte where a new reproduction method is showcased. The display features cooperation between sitters and painters, highlighting a revamped process. The Riddell Company is named Montana's exclusive distributor for this product.
Don Treloar is back in charge of the bureau as part of a commerce boost. The office promises a full supply of signatures and maps for tourists and will issue weekly road reports. Tourists are invited to visit the uptown office for routings and guidance.
Guerrero, a one year old California high school boy, is listed as property of the San Francisco Seals. Manager Mike Ditty and infielder Al Stock report Guerrero's fencecharter and potential as both outfielder and pitcher. He recently struck out 18 in a high school game. The Coast League context and ownership transfer remain unclear.
The Rocky Mountain Garden reports roses on the south side of Mrs. Bessette’s house near the lake are among the first to bloom, a week earlier than expected, with similar early blooms at Mrs. Warner’s home on Plural boulevard. The Garden club notes weather favorable to bedding plants and porch boxes, though a recent cold nipped some box flowers and hanging baskets.
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