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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1927
Page
4
Anocaonda Standard advertises department phone and mailing details for subscriptions within the United States and Canada. Rates shown include one month for 1.00, three months for 3.00, and annual options with daily and Sunday editions.
Montana vies to host President Coolidge amid Yellowstone Park opening and a new Gallatin Gateway highway. The plan includes the president visiting Helena for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, touring the park, and returning to the Black Hills via Burlington rail line. The Milwaukee line offers support while press rules face disciplinary scrutiny, and Italian journalism faces a purge under Mussolini.
Journalists in the national capital face tensions at biweekly conferences with the president as charges arise and concerns mount about newsroom independence and access.
In a column of varied snippets the trolley is praised as a safe economical transport that avoids the dangers of cars, offering steady service amid urban congestion. It notes rising trolley business where automobiles falter and commuters shift to streetcars for practicality and safety.
Health column discusses how cold prevention ties to lung function and blood quality. It links enervation and excess food intake to higher cold risk and urges reducing starches and proteins late winter. It mentions feedback via paper questions for readers and cites widespread susceptibility.
Radio program listings across stations in Minneapolis St Paul Kansas City Des Moines Omaha and Los Angeles with times and featured orchestras and performers. A stray anecdote about a child Willie learning to follow orders ends the clipping.
Benefic aspects dominate this day and astrology deems it propitious for many earth activities. A sign foretells memories that inspire and aid teaching and practical work, guiding steady progress in daily tasks and crafts.
The oral revenue receipts of Montana for 1926 were 8 418 007 dollars per capita. This was 82 626 163, more than the oral payments. The summary shows property and taxes represented 31.2 percent of total revenue for 1986, with various figures for 1917 through 1936. Per capita taxes and licenses are given, including motor vehicle licenses credited to counties and debt per capita figures for 1926 and earlier years. The document outlines revenue sources from business and non-business licenses, insurance taxes, and hunting and fishing privileges.
May 30 in Deer Lodge, Memorial Day services closed shops and kept residents home. A Hialto theater program featured hymns, addresses by Rev. William K. Ray and others, Gettysburg Address, and solos. A parade formed after the program and marched to Forest Cemetery to honor the heroic dead.
Mayon Contey reports a landslide at West Portal about 12 miles west of Deer Lodge delaying Milwaukee trains for hours. 200 feet of track covered by earth and rock up to 25 feet deep, blasted clear with 250 pounds of giant powder before trains could pass. Train No 17 held until clearance.
Parts of Montana suffer heavy snow and mud as lines and bridges fail. Trains between Butte and Helena delayed or rerouted. Great Northern service struggled with rockslides near Boulder and Cedar Hill. Officials report poles down, communications down, and crews racing to restore power and roads. City streets remain difficult with mud and impassable mountain routes. tempera tures range from 31 to 47 as officials warn of possible further storms.
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