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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1925
Page
9
A Rifle Club meeting will be held tonight at the Commercial Club where officers will be elected and arrangements completed for indoor target practice.
Finn great Paavo Nurmi returns to the indoor track arena at Madison Square Garden to challenge world records in the 3,000 meter special. He competes among a select field of distance runners as the feature event of a 32 event program at the Municipal AA games and the AAU junior indoor championships.
Mount St Charles hoopsters outplay Helena Advertisers in a tryout game by a large margin though the score does not reflect potential. Coach Maher mixed lineups including McCormick Jinggarity Mitchell and Green Sullivan as guards, with Merick and Loteenhardt competing for guard roles and Captain Volkarvats sidelined. The Saints plan to meet Montana State Normal College Saturday, with strong depth praised as the season approaches.
In a humorous vignette set in Washington, a baseball club figure named Schact is seen walking near a banana stand where vendors shout prices. A rat and a banana sale disrupt the scene as Schact draws laughs with Afghan golf and comic banter about cubes and pitching. A local merchant tips with a coin as the moment ends.
A portion of Belmonts racing string plus 17 two year olds were sold today at Aqueduct. Purchaser unnamed by the estate, with W Averill Q Harriman reported as buyer. The three horses valued around 100000 dollars. price could reach 250000 dollars with the deal.
News from New York to Philadelphia details player movements and matches. Mamaus slated for Minneapolis with Yank, possible minor league exemption debate. Wayne Munn signs vaudeville deal, Lewis dispute unresolved. Haines reinstated by Landis, Shocker due for tonsil surgery. Berlenbach wins by knockout over Rocky Smith in Philadelphia bout.
The Chicago Cubs list 16 pitchers for 1925 with a staff topped by six foot two inch leaders Nick Dumovich and Eulas Morgan. Ten hurlers stand six feet or taller, including three southpaws, signaling a tallest pitching corps in the majors. Annapolis names John Owsley Yale coach. Cleveland lightweight Charlie O Connell wins decision over Archie Walker Jr in 12 rounds.
Dodgers defeated Shamroges 62 to 1 in the Coburn Memorial Trophy opening session. The Lantermountain edge team did not show, replaced by a picked squad that beat the dormitory team 62 to 1 in the practice game.
Helena High School aims to challenge the University of Montana Cubs, freshmen making up the ineligible varsity. Two Helena alumni from last season, Art Rattler and Sam Wain, split duties to face the Cubs, who show steady improvement after practice in the invitational.
Ed Strangler Lewis loses heavyweight wrestling crown and may pursue cow punching. Photo shows Lewis in cowboy attire with Bonnie McCarroll, renowned woman broncho rider, dressed as a tenderfoot for a lighthearted display.
A damaged puzzle item with garbled clues and mixed letters. Horizontal and vertical entries show distorted words like Devour Vision Mineral vein and various incomplete phrases. The text appears as corrupted OCR with nonsensical terms and misordered numerals.
Jag of Lows Forest hosts talk on the intellectual value of the free in Paris American Club meeting. He likens cuisine to music and argues refinement in dining reflects broader artistic taste, praising French cooking while urging cautious progress to protect its heritage.
Associated Press reports in Los Angeles the will of Vjiumas F. Fave, a producer, was admitted to probate today. The executor’s bond was set at 750,000 under the assumption that 578,000 is community property. The will places the estate in trust for the widow and three minor children.
The report reviews livestock financing and calls for federal action to stabilize the industry. It discusses insurance of loans by credit banks, rediscount provisions, and possible changed charter rules. Recommendations include early revision of tariff and freight rate structures to protect agriculture and notes on forced cattle liquidation linked to feed shortages and prior war loans. The Farm Loan Board would report findings to the President.
An OCR fragment describes a refined wrap garment in silk with fur bands, lined in gold, styled for both day and frock wear. The piece notes a tailored straight cut and industry use, with hints of commission findings on production demand and future cattlemen’s roles in stabilizing confidence and outcomes.
A French government report notes immigration rising to about 2,000,000 foreign workers, roughly five percent of the population. The influx, including 272,000 Italians and Poles, Spain and Belgium, has stirred concerns over labor replacement, communist influence, and social tension in postwar France.
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