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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1925
Page
7
Unsettled Friday with possible rain or away. Saturday to be mostly fair and colder Friday night into Saturday. Plus notes on local events and a birth announcement for a son to Mr and Mrs Emil Xnoepke.
Miss Nina Moore daughter of W A Moore Helena chair of county commissioners died at St Peter's Hospital from spinal meningitis after a weekend illness. Funeral 2:30 today First Congregational Church Forestvale burial. Survived by parents six sisters Mrs Jack Long Catherine Margaret Billie Nancy Moore Mrs Alva Straw Avon aunt Mrs George Moore Avon. County offices closed 12 to 3 pm in sorrow.
Commander Weaver of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post at the fort hospital announces deep appreciation for wide cooperation in presenting the World War moving picture Powderiver at the Marlow this week. He notes large public patronage and thanks all who contributed to the success of the undertaking.
A list of Helena residents will leave tomorrow for midwinter excursions on Union Pacific lines to Los Angeles. Among travelers are Dr. T. M. Hampton Fred Naegel O L Haynes Mrs W B McClatchey Mrs T O Hammond Mrs John Young Mrs C W Eckhart Mrs Ford Johnson Mrs Sweeney Mrs Cecil Day and daughters Mrs L Anderson and daughter Mrs Swendeman Mrs Thetge Mrs Lena Cullum Catherine Flynn Mrs Rednar Charles Jacoby and wife Ed Prosser and N P Walters.
A dance will be held tonight at the shrine temple by Helena three Masons lodges. Invitations have gone to Masons and Eastern Star members. The committee expects a large crowd and urges visiting Masons to attend even without invites. Elaborate preparations aim to make it a premier winter social event.
An ad touts a home remedy using powdered tarkroot and lemon juice to erase wrinkles and age lines in under 15 minutes. It promises a dramatic, reversible facial rejuvenation and stresses tarkroot is not makeup and can be washed off after use.
The funeral of Isaac Boyer yesterday afternoon drew a citywide tribute with business and banking suspended for two hours. Catholic, Jew, and Gentile joined in mourning his philanthropic life as friends filled the home and grave service at Home of Peace Cemetery.
The funeral of Henry Miller will be held at 9 30 this morning in the Cathedral of St Helena at 62 Spencer street with burial in the cemetery at East Helena. Arrangements are by Herrmann and Company. Mr Miller died last Monday and was proprietor of the Helena Floral Company and a longtime resident. he was a member of the Helena Aerie of Eagles.
A meeting in the home economics bungalow will organize cooking and sewing classes. Big enrollment reported. Classes under State college and federal bureau auspices will be taught by Miss Alice Jones and Mrs Lucy Cartlich. Superintendent Joh Dietrich will speak.
Ex Montanans in Los Angeles and Long Beach are thriving, with many lawyers and businesspeople listed among them. Captain Adamson reports a strong Montana presence, noting daughters, sons, and relatives employed at clinics, stores, and clubs, while his son Robert recovers from influenza and passes West Point exams.
RR Green left yesterday for Chicago. Dr and Mrs O M Lanstum left last night for St Paul. Miss Tran Jachovsen will leave this evening for Varoma Washington. A A Parenen left fast alert on a business trip to Denver.
Robert C. Herring of the National Council of Congregational Churches will deliver the fourth annual lecture series at First Congregational Church starting February 1. Lectures run Sunday through Friday with 45 minutes speaking and 30 to 45 minutes for questions. The talks are free with offerings to defray expenses.
The Helena chapter of the American Institute of Banking will host a Saturday dinner at the Rathskeller of the Spontana club with FE. Ve Krick, national president, delivering an address on the institute’s work. Additional remarks will be given by T J. O. Hammond, Montana Bankers association president, and visiting bankers are encouraged to attend.
Henry C Arnold formerly of Helena and recently in Monrovia California moved there about ten years ago. He was a Mason and once president of the Montana Sunday School association. He is survived by his widow.
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth reached Chicago with a accompanying physician from Washington to attend a forthcoming event planned for early February. The arrival signals anticipated social activity and preparations for the visit.
Retroactive from September 1, engineers, firemen, and hostlers on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy system will get raises. Women in passenger service gain 25 cents per 100 miles, freight staff 36 cents per 100 miles, and yard and bustling workers 92 cents per day. Announcement by Mannie Larson after talks in Omaha Nebraska.
Washington January 22 announcement of a committee to plan a national memorial for the late Samuel Gompers was made by William Green AFL president. Members named include Frank Morrison Matthew Tobin Daniel J. Tobin Frank Dufty and James Wilson.
Vaudeville draws crowds at the Marlow with two performances featuring J. P. McLinn in a kitchen chair and table trick, The Artist Unique with Jimmy Kemper, Knox and Inman as Tax Collectors, Frank Rush as the American Story Teller, Jack Merlin and Evan, and Wit and Wonderment led by Jack Selford.
Representative Andrew Mahue sets a bill to allow veterans to assign their World War I bonuses to charitable groups. He cites approval by the Veterans Bureau, American Legion, and secretaries of war and navy. The measure aims to fund orphan and disabled causes through endowment by veterans.
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