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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1928
Page
3
The Pribilof seal herd yields high value fur with 1927 government actions removing 24 942 seats of the breeding stock to safeguard growth. Young seals fetch 35 to 45 dollars, and the herd is valued around 30 million dollars. Uncle Sam views it as a good paying but nonprivate enterprise, having failed private attempts.
The radio schedule lists 11:00 Roxy Stroll on multiple stations, 1:00 Dr. S Parkes Cadman discussing English speaking nations, 4:30 Mother’s Day program, 6:15 Atwater Kent quartet and 6:45 Ruth and Naomi drama. The NBC Pacific Coast net will broadcast the Allen Green Mountain Boys dramalogue with Wilda Wilson Church through KHQ Spokane KOMO Seattle KGW Portland KGO Oakland and KFI Los Angeles.
Montana residents reduced farm debt by more than 35 million dollars from 1920 to 1925, accounting for over half of total nationwide reductions. The Montana Taxpayers' Bulletin, cited by the U S Bureau of Census, notes steady bank deposits and rising acreages as the state hails a new era of opportunity for growers and producers.
The article describes a government backed seal protection program from Southern California to the Pribilof Islands. Coast Guard and the Bureau of Fisheries monitor migrations to prevent disaster and restrict hunting to Indians with primitive weapons. It notes dramatic population changes from 5,000,000 to 250,000 by 1911, a 1927 rebound to 808,870, and ongoing government control of young male seals.
The piece honors Mother’s Day as a universal act of gratitude and reverence. It notes rich and poor alike joining in shared affection, cites Mayor Beadle’s proclamation, and highlights A J Davis’s view that every day is Mother’s day. It venerates maternal devotion and the lifelong obligations it inspires.
Rochester surgeon Dr. Charles Mayo decries high heels as harming female calves and foot structure. He tested effects by walking on cork blocks, noting calves became useless and legs flabby. The piece mocks fashion while urging women to abandon high heels for sturdier, terra firma footwear.
The text notes Jim Reed’s disbelief in Al Smith securing the nomination, tying his stance to the country’s regional divisions. It also comments on decades of international competition between the Russian bear and the Chinese dragon as a metaphor for global diversification of experience.
Governor Smith says the GOP rift in the Middle West worsens while voices warn it would be a tragedy if an outsider halts the struggle. The tense dispute highlights internal party divisions and strategic fault lines.
The article credits China with many inventions yet notes a recurring difficulty in achieving lasting peace and prosperity, highlighting a historical pattern of struggle despite innovation.
A compiled schedule of radio station call letters and frequencies listing church services, youth conferences, organ and concert orchestras, biblical dramas, Mother's Day programs, and travelogues with multiple time slots for stations from WDAF Kansas City to KHQ Spokane. The dense grid notes programs by time and show host names where readable.
Trumpeter Vladimir Drucker performs Solo concerto No 2 by W Brandt and Scriabine Etude No 2 arranged by Ariadne Mikeshina. Barbara Blanchard soprano, Arion trio, National concert orchestra and Saint-Saens Algerian Suite featured. Stations KOMO KGW KGO KFT air Sunday 4 to 5 30 PM.
The radio dramalogue Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga documents the Green Mountain Boys leader who surprised Fort Ticonderoga on May 10 1775. Born in Litchfield Connecticut in 1787 he is hailed as a celebrated Revolutionary War figure.
Rimsky Korsakov's Scheherazade will be aired during the Standard Symphony hour from 7:30 to 8:30 PM under Nathan Abas at the podium. The program includes Rubinstein's Valse Caprice Brahms Four Gypsy Songs and L Enfant Prodigue with cello solos, broadcast by KHQ KOMO KGW KGO KPO and KFI across the NBC Pacific Coast Network.
Tonight from 10 to 10:30 listeners across KHQ Spokane KOMO Seattle KGW Portland KGO Oakland KPO San Francisco KFI Los Angeles hear the Atwater Kent program. The half hour features Fucik March Florentiner Ganne The Flower's Serenade Mendelssohn melodies and Saint-Saens Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah.
Major W. Smith of Butte, with his family, spent several hours in Anaconda yesterday. Jack Harrington and Bob Pratt of Butte registered at the Montana hotel while in Anaconda on business. Lieut. Governor W. W. McDowell and Mrs. McDowell accompanied by Mrs. Guy Stapleton motored over from Butte to Anaconda. J. Kane Murphy returned home from Chicago where he witnessed several big league ball games.
May 13 1908 reports Joseph Deering of Helena visiting Anaconda to meet U S Commissioner James. Dr Deal and Mr Morgan traveled from Warm Springs to spend hours with Anaconda friends. Peter McDermott and family relocate from Butte to Helena for a new home. Mrs L Strandberg leaves Butte for Gothenburg Sweden to visit her old home.
May 13 1898 Port au Prince reports Admiral Sampson leading the fleet in demolishing Morro Castle defenses. The dispatch notes social visits in Port au Prince as Mrs B E Calkins travels from Butte and ex Governor Richards visits Helena to bid his son farewell while Sheriff Davidson of Lewis and Clark county tours Butte.
A medical essay by M. D. Ungherini outlines pneumonia types such as lobar and bronchopneumonia, discusses predisposing factors, transmission in families and institutions, and argues for reporting cases, isolation, and disinfection to curb spread, noting Montana deaths in 1913.
A biblical verse from Job 1 3 questions the pain of oppression and the faint hope to discern good from wicked counsel. The passage invites reflection on divine justice and human perspective in suffering.
A local firm plans to install automatic gasoline pumps in Prague allowing motorists to purchase fuel by dropping a ticket in a slot. The system would enable 24 7 service including nights and Sundays when attendants are not on duty.
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