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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1928
Page
4
The piece quotes Dr Timme asserting that 24 of 25 life convicts are grand subjects and that certain physical types predict crime. It notes society cares more about cures than causes and envisions a serum or operation to remove the thymus gland and the criminal impulse.
Montana faces a weather beat of sunshine and dry spells as seven and a half million acres await rain. The piece urges rain to support crops and industry, arguing that weather, not politics, drives progress and praising aspirants who aid business over those seen as hindering the state’s 600000 residents.
New York's Neurological Institute seeks a 2 million dollar fund to trace a crime bug to its lair and study thymus gland involvement in criminal behavior. Dr. Walter E. Timme argues the thymus, a vestigial fetal gland, becomes a dangerous factor in adults and could disrupt the whole endocrine system.
The essay traces straw hat traditions in America from strict May 15 rules to relaxed norms. It notes public resistance to changing fashions, hatmakers shifting dates, and eventual acceptance under sunny spring skies as proper season arrives.
The piece discusses nationwide radio coverage of national political conventions. NBC will deploy 70 stations from Kansas City to Houston with Graham McNamee at ringside and analysts to explain events. Shortwave will reach audiences in Americas and abroad. Cox and others weigh in on candidates and reactions.
Answers list names places and dates: Alvin T. Fuller governor of Massachusetts Boston. Dr Marcelo T de Alvear Buenos Aires. Pasadena California. Austria Hungary against Serbia July 28 1914. Isaiah chapter 13 verse 17.
Miss Helen Neeley is appointed superintendent and Joseph Schoenhoven named director of playgrounds in Butte by Mayor Maloney. Emerson travels from Anaconda to visit his mother in Butte. John W. James returns from Helena after attending a food administration session. Austin Nelson leaves Anaconda for Moscow Idaho for a two week vacation.
May 22 1908 Charles Lawson and Otto Williams left Butte to travel to the East and then Sweden for about a year. H G Smith and Fred Rowe visit Seattle to view the fleet. John G Moroney of the Daly Bank travels to Great Falls for business. Charles A Fitzpatrick leaves Anaconda for Seattle to make his home.
R A Luke from Helena visited Butte for business. Undersheriff M M Donoghue traveled to Helena on official business and returned on the late train to Anaconda. Dan James returned from an extended Wales visit to Anaconda. Mrs E H Terp left Butte for Copenhagen to visit family. Nolan Davis of Great Falls becomes manager of the Butte Bystander and starts immediately.
The piece notes that about 50 million Americans lack access to public libraries and cites Andrew Carnegie as a model for expanding access to books. It urges greater focus on expanding library services and efficiency nationwide.
A devotional excerpt cites Psalm 90 verses 12 10 12 urging readers to number their days and seek wisdom. It reflects on human lifespan three score years and ten, noting strength fades, and ends with a plea for fear of the Lord in daily living.
A springtime broadcast on NBC Pacific Coast Network from 8 to 9 features memories of the nineties town social scene. Miss Mary Groom and Miss Eileen Piggott sing, with Billy Page also featured, recalling weddings, showers, luncheons, and bridge parties.
Radio listings show a schedule of features including Voters' service Prohibition in a Campaign Year on WEAr WTMJ KSD WOC WHO and a variety of other programs on WIZ WIR KVOO KOA WJZ WEAF and more. The lineup includes The Nation and the State fundamentals of law Seiberling Singers Dickens characters Clicquot Eskimos and dance music across stations.
A dense rundown of radio schedules across multiple cities featuring musical groups, orchestras, and dance programs. Highlights include the Eveready hour, Seiberling Singers, Northwestern artists, and NBC programs, with local detours like the Kitchen Shower for the Bride as a central idea for tonight.
The Eveready Salon orchestra under Max Dolin will perform six numbers on NBC Pacific Coast Network stations from 9 to 9 30 PM. Duet by clarinet and cornet and string ensemble will present Wagner and Godard pieces including Berceuse from Jocelyn. Stations KHQ KOMO KGW KGO KPO and KFI will carry the program.
Don Amaizo broadcasts tonight from 9 30 to 10 through NBC Pacific Coast Network stations. His violin and spirited orchestra will perform Estrellita Ship of Dreams and arias with an interpreter narrating life anecdotes. Program includes Verdi Massenet Zamecnik Bohm Lalo and Manon. Stations KHQ KOMO KGW KGO KPO and KFI carry the program.
The regular hour of dance music by the Trocaderans will be broadcast from 11 to 12 tonight through NBC Pacific Coast Network stations KOMO Seattle KGW Portland and KFI Los Angeles with staff artists performing during intermissions.
Tuesday in astrology shows a fairly fortunate day with better afternoon aspects. Banks and editors profit from advertising while intrigue and deception may rise under Neptune. Not a good day to seek employment. sharp minds will be in demand, and sudden personal surprises loom in the year ahead.
The author argues modern growth in physical education shows progress, noting 1914 1 848 students and 1927 about 12 000 preparing to teach. It urges quitting worry for health and work, and reflects on civility in sports and good sportsmanship as signs of civilization.
The column contrasts reformers and anarchists, arguing both extremes are bad. It calls for moderation and the intelligence to practice it, suggesting Heaven would follow if people learned to balance ideals with restraint.
The Canal Zone will send two sets of delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Houston. One slate is instructed to back Gov. Alfred E. Smith for the presidential nomination, the other is not instructed. Two delegations were chosen, with six delegates and six alternates on each slate, amid competitive selections by Keen and Hamlin.
Albert Bethune held on murder charges in Pike county jail ended his life with a pistol smuggled to him. A note to Sheriff Allen credited the jailer’s kindness for not acting on his planned escape and killing the officer. The note did not name the smuggler.
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