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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1928
Page
9
Street Commissioner Mc Cavitt and crew began grading four baseball diamonds in the city for the upcoming junior league games. Grounds will be shaped and surfaced with decomposed silica, backstops erected, and marked to regulation size. Schoolboys are urged to help clear rocks at 10 AM Saturday.
Anaconda will pay homage to Civil Spanish and World War dead today as residents observe Memorial Day. A parade led by marshal John Marchion and D I Breneman will form at Commercial and Main at 9:30, march to the courthouse, and end with prayers by Chaplain James Rochon and a closing rendition of The Star Spangled Banner by the Soldiers' Memorial band.
Piano pupils of Mrs. Vera Cooke Hazel will perform at the Montana hotel Saturday afternoon and evening. The younger students present a charming program in the afternoon while the older pupils perform in the evening.
At a Deer Lodge county meeting at J B C Knight's office the Williams for United States Senator club outlined a large rally dance and feed to be held in Anaconda with county residents invited as guests. Committees were named and will report June 1. a huge parade of supporters is planned. Senator J B Goose described expanding club activity across Eastern Montana as primary approaches.
With June 1 the last day to register for the coming primary many people register at the county clerk and recorder office. Clerk Marga ret Callan extends hours to 7 PM on June 1 to help workers getting off at 5 PM register.
Masons Eastern Stars and Rainbow Girls of Anaconda received an invitation to attend Assembly No. 4 of the Order of Rainbow Girls at the Masonic temple in Butte on June 2. Butte Chapter No. 39 and Ruth Chapter No. 2 of the Order of Eastern Star will hold a court of honor at the meeting and bestow crosses of color upon awardees.
An overnight break in at 407 East Park Avenue failed when the owner sleeping in the rear awoke. Chief Cullen said burglars planned to steal from the fruit store.
Ed Burke and C F Murphy Democrats announced candidacies for state legislature representatives yesterday. Both men currently hold office. Miss Mayme Barry filed for the Democratic nomination for county superintendent of schools.
All who have not paid their dues and assessments on or before May 31 1928 for the month of May will suspend themselves Lena Hansen Financier-Adv.
P. M. Sullivan of Butte visited friends in Anaconda yesterday, sharing time and news with local residents.
A crowded list of ads and brief notices from Anaconda covers shop ads for rugs pianos paints and oils, with headlines on visitors like Judge Winston and local residents such as Mrs Mayme Henderson and Mrs Elsie Grant Buckley. Community events include Boy Scout hike prep, Memorial Day flower orders, and St Pauls Ladies Aid social with bridge and refreshments.
An exhibit of Fifty Books of the Year and various printing specimens presented by the American Institute of Graphic Arts drew strong interest at the Hearst Free Library. The 1927 showcase showcased top commercial printing and bookmaking by Standard representatives. Separately, funeral notices for Mrs Catherine Barsanti and Alfred Barsanti are announced from P J Finnegan's chapel with services pending details.
The Anaconda American Legion post and its auxiliary conducted the annual Flanders poppies sale yesterday raising about 350 dollars for child welfare and veteran rehabilitation. First prize went to Mrs Ray Tabler for best sales. prizes included silk hose from Goodfriend store, stationery from City Drug, and vases from Duval Hardware.
The Sundial presents Sorrell and Son acclaimed as a premier cinema realism achievement. H B Warner stars with Anna Q Nilsson and other top actors in Warwick Deeping's tale of postwar father and son.
Eugene Tobin was arrested early yesterday morning by Officers Connolly and Horvath on a disturbance charge at 905 Fast Third street. He was released yesterday afternoon after the complainant wife, Mrs Tobin, failed to appear to prosecute.
Crowds viewed the bodies of Alfred Barsanti and his wife in the Finnegan chapel after a Monday killing suicide incident. Mrs Barsanti’s funeral is set for Thursday at St. Peter s with interment in Mount Carmel. she had supported six children as a washer and mender. The husband s funeral plans remained unannounced.
City Council members will meet Thursday at City Clerk George Lepke to form a budget for the new fiscal year starting July 1, and the first regular June meeting will consider the plan. Acting Mayor George Mellon calls the session.
All Spanish War Veterans are urged to attend the Memorial day ceremonies at 9:30 Wednesday. Assemble at Main and Commercial streets. G. A. Hurd, commander.
G A Brown a 27 year veteran of Northern Pacific credits Husky iron and herb medicine with resolving years of stomach trouble and constipation. Dr A G Payne developed the formula to strengthen the system and deliver lasting relief. Charles P Mackey at City Drug Store in Anaconda offers guidance on usage. In Butte Husky is available at C B Hestins Co Drug Store.
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