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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1925
Page
3
Anaconda residents faced a seventh tremor at 3 15 p m yesterday amid anxiety from Saturday night’s quakes. Only those indoors felt it. many were unaware while at ball games or in cars. Minor damage reported citywide with clocks still showing 6 20 to 6 22.
The community awaits funeral rites for John Scovil with burial at Mount Moriah after services at the Masonic temple led by Summit Valley Masons Elks and Knights of Pythias. John C Field’s remains arrive to White's parlors and are taken to 829 Placer Street for 2 PM services led by Rev Groeneveld Tuesday.
Residents crowded in during the hours last evening as one man answered numerous anxious questions. Yesterday a number of inquiries were also received.
A Buick owned by Jack Hammill threw a tire east of Anaconda near the city dump, causing a collision with a Chevrolet driven by Selina. Both cars sustained damage but no injuries were reported, and wreckers towed them into Anaconda.
The Imperial presents Daring Youth with Fannie Hurst as theme writer. Bebe Daniels plays the alluring wife opposite Norman Kerry in a drama of youth braving conventions. Lee Moran co stars in a story about marriage seen through modern perspectives, directed by William Baudine.
A June 20 gathering of the Madison County Federation of Women’s Clubs drew many clubwomen from Madison and Jefferson counties to the school gymnasium. Visitors from Whitehall joined locals as residents and relatives shared updates and visits in Jefferson Island.
Secretary tells Montana farmers to diversify and boost efficiency for price stability. He cites Sun Maid Raisin Co op as model and predicts years of gradual cattle price rise while wheat and corn prospects look strong. Jardine party to Wisdom for three days as local celebration planned with mosquito bites trout fry and barbecue.
The Medi medicine Springs hotel in Hamilton was not burned. Manager Ed Smith said the resort is busy with guests and expected record business during the Fourth of July period. The rumor originated from a misdated message and spread widely before being debunked.
A 6:20 p m quake in Dillon Beaverhead County lasting about 45 seconds caused excitement but no damage was reported. Fire officials readied for alarms. crowds filled streets. In Dillon a man named Joe Berry was arrested for attempting to cash checks from the First National Bank of Whitehall. he is held in the county jail with a complaint to be filed. Berry lists Butte as home.
In Lima today a large turnout watched Dillon lose 8 to 5 to Lima in a well played game. Both sides used two pitchers, with solid defense and steady hitting highlighting the afternoon at the park.
Rising Pacific weather trough spreads eastward across the Rockies with the deepest low pressure over the Canadian Rockies. Unsettled conditions prevail in the Rocky Mountain region and the southwest with thunderstorms and light showers in Western Montana and Alberta. Montana shows warmer temperatures overall.
Secretary Jardine travels west on a swing through the region met by his secretary Ee M Russell son of a former Billings drug store operator. Russell a war veteran Ames graduate and newspaper man has held positions in the national agricultural movement and previously served secretary to the late Wallace who led the department. Governor Erickson Dr Butler and local officials welcomed Jardine and the city Chambers of Commerce members filled the platform for greetings and handshakes from Butte residents.
Arvid Erickson, 17, night attendant at the West Side Motor Inn, was shot in the calf during an attempted holdup by two youths who fled without rifling the till. He grabbed a rusty revolver and fired as they ran, police searched for the bandits through Clark and Silver streets. Erickson, bruised and shaken, was taken to Murray hospital with non life threatening injuries.
John C Field who died in Chicago of typhoid fever will have his body brought to Butte accompanied by Miss Olga Santum. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Mount Moriah with burial in the same cemetery. Surviving relatives include a Norway born mother and brothers in Norway and Chicago.
The St Ann's Dramatic club presents Mre Pat and the Law Sunday and Monday at the school hall. Cast includes Mrs Pat O Flaherty and Pat O Flaherty with Howard Dunn and Ed Fitzgerald among others. Dances and aging specialties by the Corr siletera and Miss Alice Benjamin are planned. Parents Ernest Rule announce a newborn daughter born Friday June 26. Mr and Mrs Frank Morris plan to move to Portland, Oregon. Mrs Morris formerly Miss Hilda Bachman.
The column records marriages and relocations, visits from Seattle and Spokane, and relatives traveling to new homes. It notes Mrs. Morris newly wed, friends wishing luck, Mrs. Skinner and Mrs. Stevens arriving from Seattle, and plans to settle in Butte. It mentions Harvey Smith’s return from Wor sythe, illness of Henry Smith improving, Friendship Club hostesses, luncheon, and a list of attendees. Additional items include Ernestine and George Frank visiting Spokane, and the McCullum boys visiting their aunt at a ranch. Ladies’ Aid meetings are listed for Central Presbyterian and Welch Presbyterian churches, with a lengthy roster of attendees. Mrs. M. KR. Reygnolde of Anaconda visits then returns home.
London traffic policemen could wear white sleeves to make signals more visible. The change aims to improve safety and signal visibility for drivers and pedestrians on crowded streets.
Varis discards the comfortable knitted sport suite in favor of tailored costumes, signaling a stylistic shift for the performer. The change suggests a new phase in Varis wardrobe and presentation.
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