Kresge Denies $10 Million Divorce Settlement
Sebastian S. Kresge, head of the chain store family, denies a nearly $10 million cash settlement accompanied his wife Doris Mercer Kresge’s New York divorce. He confirms $3 million in stock and about $200,000 cash given at marriage but nothing further. He withdraws his second divorce petition and the bill of complaint is ordered dismissed.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
New York
Doris Mercer Kresge
Sebastian S. Kresge
Kresge
Kresge Company
Blue Danube at the American Ends Today
Joseph Schildkraut delivers a powerful dramatic portrayal as a tortured hunchback in The Blue Danube at the American theater for the last time today. Leatrice Joy and Paul Sloane head the De Mille studio production with Rialto band under Leo Dessauer providing the score and a novelty overture.
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Joseph Schildkraut
Leatrice Joy
de Mille Studio
Paul Sloane
Schildkraut
Rialto Band
Leo Dessauer
Charles Lavell
Wurlitzer
Al Jolson Praises His Jazz Singer at Rialto
Al Jolson speaks enthusiastically about The Jazz Singer now showing at the Rialto theater. He devoted four months to the film and, after its coast preview, felt elation at its reception and astonishment at the emotions it stirred, saying the screen version seemed like his soul performed.
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al Jolson
Rialto Theater
Wolf Fangs comes to Ansonia as Thunder stars again
Thunder the dog returns to the Ansonia in Wolf Fangs, a 1926 release based on Elizabeth Pickett and Seton Miller’s story. Set in the Mount Baker region of Northern Washington, the film follows a wolf dog who overcomes training for human love, amid sheepmen, forest rangers, and a threefold romance with Thunder’s mate White Fawn and the heroine.
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American Federation of Women’s Clubs
Ansonia Theater
Elizabeth Pickett
Seton Miller
Mount Baker
Washington
Yparly
Thunder
Mines Junior Prom Set for June 1 at Columbia Gardens
The Montana School of Mines junior class announced the annual prom will be held June 1 at Columbia Gardens. Claude Kiff's Winter Garden Orchestra will provide the music for the event, with 600 invitations to be extended.
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Montana School of Mines
Columbia Gardens
Claude Kiff
Winter Garden Orchestra
Conductor Pennock to Retire From Northern Pacific Service
Isaiah G. Pennock, longtime Montana division conductor for the Northern Pacific, will make his final run May 31 at age 70. Born May 10, 1858, he joined NP in 1894 and has 34 years of continuous service. He retires in first class physical condition and lives in Logan, currently on the Alder branch.
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Isaiah G. Pennock
Montana
Northern Pacific
Butte
Pennock
Isaiah Pennock
N. P
St. Paul
Logan
Alder
Two Men Arrested for Petit Larceny on Railroad Property
George McConaghy and Arthur James were arrested by Police Officers Riley Morrison and Special Officer Frank O'Brien of the Butte Anaconda and Pacific railroad on petit larceny charges. They were jailed, then moved to the county jail and await arraignment before a justice of the peace. A third man fled.
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George McConaghy
Arthur James
Riley, Morrison
Frank O’brien
Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railroad
O’brien
Autos Reported Stolen In Local Incidents
Will H. Nevin reported his Essex sedan stolen from a parking space near Butte high school. John Helper reported a Ford coupe stolen from in front of his home at 833 South Main Street.
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Will H. Nevin
Antimony Street
Nevin
Butte High School
John Helper
South Main Street
Methodist Conference Opposes Military Training in Schools
The 1930s quadrennial conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Kansas City declared strong opposition to compulsory military training in colleges and universities and to all military training in high schools. The debate split between preparedness advocates and opponents who argued militarism contradicts Christian principles.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Methodist Episcopal Church
Congress
Methodist Church
United States
Daniel L. Marsh
Boston University
Committee On State of the Church
R. Marsh
Fifteen Butte Girls Receive Swimming Awards
Fifteen Butte girls completed the fifth grade swimming tests at the Y plunge and were awarded by the Kiwanis club sponsors. Names include Sylvia Goldberg Helen Kokken Eleanor Stopher Dorothy.
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Butte
Kiwanis Club
Sylvia Goldberg
Helen Kokken
Eleanor Stopher
Dorothy
Butte Plumber Walter Forbis Heads to Scotland
Walter Forbis longtime Butte plumber leaves by Northern Pacific for New York and the Maleta bound for Aberdeen Scotland arriving on the anniversary of his America departure. He plans stops in Dollarle and Newberry Michigan where he rode the Aberdeen burr. He has lived in Butte since 1880 and is active in curling and radio. He hopes to bring back a small souvenir for friends, not haggis, and carries many local well wishes.
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Walter Forbis
Butte
New York
Maleta
Aberdeen
Scotland
America
Mr. Forbis
Dollarle
Newberry
Mich
Old Land
Memorial Day plans outlined by Butte patriotic groups
A Butte meeting at the courthouse Pa triotic hall brought together G.A.R. units U S W V and auxiliaries the Women's Relief Corps American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and Forty and Eight to finalize Memorial Day observances. The plan includes a Maine disaster memorial service at the courthouse a downtown parade and grave decorations with further details to be announced. Plans for a veterans reunion next month were also discussed with committees reporting strong fundraising success and a future meeting to finalize convention arrangements.
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Butte
Maine
United States
M. J. Mullen
G. A. R. and Auxiliary
U. S. W. V. and Auxiliary
Women’s Relief Corps
American Legion and Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
the Legion
St. John's Episcopal Club Plans Evening Social
Members of the St. John's Episcopal club will meet at 8 o'clock this evening at the parish house for a social gathering. All members are urged to attend.
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St. John's Episcopal Club
Snowdrift as Substitute in the Recipe Narrative
The text notes Snowdrift as a potential substitute in cooking, likening it to churned butter. It suggests using only when the recipe calls for such fat and emphasizes its dairy-like qualities.
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