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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1919
Page
7
Time to consider the present for your child who graduates. Leys offers a large stock of American and Swiss watches including name brands and fine watch values. Watch bracelets are an extra value, making a graduation purchase worthwhile.
A flood of visitors from Helena Bozeman Missoula and Deer Lodge flocked to the Thornton Finlen Leggat and other hotels in Butte. arrivals included business visitors from Helena Drumond Bozeman and Great Falls, sheriffs and bankers, and several out of town guests registering for multiple days. Local names include Loucks Jones Goodman Purington Beardstee Wellman and Kinery with social notes from Mothers Day greetings and a missing reward for a high school auditorium incident.
In Silver Bow county Monterey efforts, Butte surpassed a three million dollar total in a war bond drive. Officials credit volunteers led by Mrs Hesler and Mrs Renick, with 249 women participating, and praise the finance and entertainment committees for rallying local support. Subscriptions remain open through May 10 as belated funds may still come in, with medals expected for workers and a full complete list to be published later.
At Hibernia hall Centerville tomorrow night the young Indies sodality of St Lane Fence parish will host a dance with the helpful district young men as advisers. Officers include prefect Mayme Fleming and Mary Fogarty as secretary, with a reception and door committees listed among local names.
Former desk sergeant William J. McCarthy left the role months ago for Chicago and no replacement was named until Mayor Mate announced Whitty. The police court vacancy arose from intimacy with Tutte, Murphy said, but Whitty begins a responsible assignment and is expected to steady operations.
A city meeting last night postponed decisions on establishing a curb market district and naming its location. Council plans further discussion tonight to designate the district and open days for farmers and gardeners to sell wares. A permanent public market building with stalls may be pursued if curb market plans progress. David H. Wittenberg elected president of Liberal Culture club. officers include L Hamilton vice president Riley treasurer and Philip B. Tush secretary.
Dispatch from Captain Charles G. Glidden urges men to join the United States Army air service as aviators, balloon pilots, chauffeurs, mechanics, or related workers. Applicants should send name and address to the Air Service office at 104 Tread Street, New York, for an important communication after his wartime service at Southern Field Americus and Fort Omaha.
Charles Ek Leith, noted mining mariner connected to shipping and wartime boards, has just returned from the peace conference and will attend a special meeting of the Montana section of the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers at the Silver Bow club this evening. James F. Kemp of Columbia University, a former institute president, will speak, and Mrs Kemp, president of the institute's women’s auxiliary, will outline its aims. Members and wives will then attend a Temple in Napael for an evening service and supper at 8 o'clock.
In a 1919 notice from the Internal Revenue Service, officials explained a new beverage tax set at 1 cent per 10 cents of price on soft drinks and mixes. The tax applies to the total sale price in a single transaction, with penalties for evading it, and lists taxable beverage categories and exceptions.
Pennington of the MBA Company of New York praised enterprise among Butte businessmen during a tour. He noted interest in plans for a proposed new music department by Newbro Company, signaling activity in the western industry as travel through Salt Lake City.
An observed explosive device case involves Fickert and Cunha with a bomb recovered before damage. The wooden cylinder holding the bomb is headed for New York for analysis, with fingerprints to be sought. Postoffice inspectors in jurisdiction order sequestering all suspicious pieces as police and federal agents investigate.
Fragmented OCR describes a film titled Careless America showing car and pedestrian accidents to illustrate recklessness. It notes destroyed autos and sensational scenes, with fragmented references to prewar tobacco and cigarette pricing concepts amid unclear context.
Members of the Butte fire department will vote Saturday at fire houses for a trustee of the Firemen’s Belief association to replace James Smith, recently promoted to captain. The board includes mayor, city attorney, and chief. the fifth member must be a uniformed fireman.
Janitors presented a pay raise request to the county Commissioners at the courthouse yesterday. The vote was postponed to a later meeting and the janitors are pushing for a $1 month raise.
Olson Rounsevell started a divorce suit against T'vances Rounsevell yesterday. They were married in July 1816 and she deserted him in January 1817. No children were mentioned.
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