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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1925

Page

4

Public School Boys Band Concert At Shrine Auditorium

The Helena public schools boys band will play a concert this evening in the Shrine auditorium. Advanced ticket sales are strong as organizers urge broad public patronage to support these young musicians. The program features marches, overtures, solos, duets, and ensemble pieces, with a large list of student performers directed by O. P. Thayer.

Austrim Tog Helana Public Shrine Auditorium Ainner

Comma Dispute Weighs Millions in Northern Pacific Grant

Washington May 14 A forest service attorney told a congressional commission that a misplaced comma in the 1870 land grant act may allow the government to withhold land from settlers longer than intended. Yale professors and a Supreme Court opinion were cited to support the grammatical argument. Kerr for the railroad argued the comma, omitted or not, changed nothing.

Washington Associated Press McGowan Forest Service Congressional Commission Northern Pacific Railway Company Meg Gowan Tucker Brooke Yale Yale Graduate School George H Nettleton Jeourt Congress Sinnott Commission James B Kerr Ralway Company

Crazy Quilt Hats Fashion Triangle Patchwork French Creation

The article describes a French creation using triangular color patches to form a crazy quilt hat. The effect is futurite and chic, echoing traditional family sewing as the family imitates grandmother's patchwork craft.

Randmother

Sackcloth and Scarlet gains polished cast for Marlow engagement

Henry King directs Paramount production with Alice Terry as Joan Freeman Orville Caldwell as Stephen Edwards and Dorothy Sebastian cast as Polly Freeman in Sackcloth and Scarlet. Filming began after King selected the roles and tested twenty actresses before hiring Sebastian for the Birmingham Alabama debutante.

Henry King Paramount Marlow George Gibbs Robert Kane King Alice Terry Joan Freeman Orville Caldwell Stephen Edwards Caldwell Doris Keane The Century Theater New York Dorothy Sebastian Polly Freeman Hollywood Miss Sebastian Birmingham Alabama

Chaplin and Coogan Bring The Kid to Antlers Theater

Chaplin and Jackie Coogan star in The Kid as part of a revival week at the Antlers Theater. The two reel Western thriller The Valley of Rogues and Fox News Weekly accompany the feature. The three day engagement runs through tomorrow with another showing today.

Charlie Chaplin Jackie Coogan

Basin News highlights visits and travels to Butte and nearby towns

Basin News item lists residents and visitors from Basin and nearby areas who traveled to Butte or stayed locally. Names include Bernard Hogan, Vera Jackson, Doris Taylor, Babe Jackson, W F Jackson, Louie Sponheim, Ruth Sadning, Kathryeen Morgan, Mrs George A Beck, Alva DesChene, Lew Boyer, Linda Guay, H Simm, Bud Taylor, Ive Safranac, Mela N Klasch, Robert N Nelson, Arthur Mattson, Alta LeRoy, Marion Williams, Brian Madison, George Reilly, Gladys and Thomas, Harry Wyatt, Grover Austin, Mr Miller, Will Gouin, Lloyd Williamson, Mrs Jack Barrett, Joe Yob, Donald McLean, J L Richardson, Alta Fleming, Annabelle Fleming, Mrs Henry Nelson, Lucille Nelson, Charlie Cole, George Parr, Ray Burrough, James Madden Sr, Alta Madden, Mrs Mary B Sanders, Mrs Agnes Sanders, Mrs Rose Hasler, Mrs 2 E Leonard, Dr D E Rainville, Mr and Mrs Joe Garneau, Mrs Ellen Reilly, Charles Bullock, J H Rule, Katherine Brothers, Louis Sponheim, C B Brothers, Lee Barrows.

Alva DesChene Butte Jum MacPherson Lew Boyer Linda Guay Jiny MacPherson H. Simm Wickes Bud Taylor Corbin George Reilly Gladys Thomas Harry Wyatt Grover Austin Joseph Nugent Boulder Donald McLean California George Beck Marie Barteau Jeanette Sumner J L. Richardson Henry Nelson Lucille Nelson Charlie Cole George Parr Ray Burrough James Madden Alta Madden Corebin Mary B Sanders Agnes Sanders Rose Hasler E Leonard D. E Rainville Joe Garneau Ming Clancy Ellen Reilly Charles Bullock J. H. Rule Katherine Brothers Lous Sponheim C. B. Brothers Lee Barrows Chicago

Movie stars wed in Jaurez ceremony across the Rio Grande

Bert Lytell and Claire Windsor, noted film actors, wed today in the Presidencia room at Juarez City Hall by a Mexican judge. The ceremony took place just across the river from El Paso, Texas.

el Paso Texas Bert Lytell Claire Windsor Marrage Jaurez Rio Garade River Lere

The Show Off a Mild Satire of Middle Class Life

Oklahoma City report notes the state criminal court of appeals dismissed the appeal of the state in the case against J C Walton former governor charging diversion of public funds thus freeing Walton of all charges. The play The Show Off arrives at the Marlow next Monday introducing a gentler view of middle class American life with a notable show off character, yet still retaining sympathy for the family and their predicament.

Marlow Yan Auto Oklahoma City Associated Press State Criminal Court of Appeals J C. Walton Walton

Look Snappy Navy Frock With Silk Trim and Ribbon Bow

A navy blue frock features wide bands of shaded striped silk trim across the tunic and short sleeves, producing a striking effect as the silk darkens to light blue. A grosgrain ribbon knot accents the burn-over collar with tong ends.

Miss Bradner Blues Singer to Farewell at Winter Garden

Miss Myrtle Bradner the famed Blues singer will give a farewell appearance at the Winter Garden in Helena this evening with the Loomis Orchestra of the Winter Garden Butte. She departs tomorrow for a coast engagement. Ed Edwards formerly of the Golden Bay cafe San Francisco will sing. Souvenir night features autographed photos. admission 20 cents and 10 cents per dance.

Myrtle Bradner Helena Winter Garden Loonus Butte Miss Bradner Bradner Loomis Ed Edwards Golden Bay Cafe San Francisco Loomis Orchestra

Seizure of Liquor Off Brooklyn Pier Shocks Coast

Six hundred bottles of champagne liquor and candy filled liquor seized today aboard the Lloyd Belge steamer Mercier at its Brooklyn pier. The seizure by the port surveyor’s squad bars the ship from leaving port until a $2000 to $2500 fine is paid amid ongoing rum row crackdowns. Coast Guard reports note rum runners shifting bases to Pacific waters and more liquor ships arriving at San Pedro while authorities admit insufficient forces to curb the flow.

New York Bay Associated Press Lloyd Belge Mercier Brooklyn Seizura Coast Guard Sandy Hook Staten Island Rum Row Pacific Coast Pacific Waters Los Angeles Cal Southern California

America Has Way on Arms Continues From Page One

The United States government signals no official relation with the league council for now. Representative Theodore B. Burton filed an amendment to create a central international office to collect and publish statistics on arms trade. The American proposal would place the office under the powers or a subset that signs or ratifies the convention, and only after the convention has come into force.

United States League Council Burton Theodore B. Burton Council

Miss Abby Rockefeller Weds In Semple Ceremony

Relatives attend the ceremony at a Rockefeller residence as Miss Abby Rockefeller becomes engaged to Milton, a young lawyer. The couple plans a modest household with Milton as sole provider and Abby taking part in housekeeping. a prior court appearance for speeding is noted with her husband defending the case.

Abby Rockefeller Rockefeller Town Milton Miss Rockefellers

Council of Women Plans Vienna Convention for 1930

Delegates to the quinquennial International Council of Women session depart Washington after a final executive committee meeting. Vienna was selected to host the 1930 convention while meetings for 1927 and 1929 will be held in France and Great Britain in cities to be chosen by their national councils. Hungary will host the board of officers meeting preceding the next convention.

Washington Associated Press International Council of Women United States Vienna France Great Britain National Council Hungary

Ad men call for world to outlaw war at conference

In Houston on May 14 the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World urged nations to outlaw war as the foe of trade and destroyer of labor created property. The call asked President Coolidge to push outlawry of war in any world peace conference or disarmament talks.

Houston Tex Associated Press Associated Advertising Clubs of the World Coolidge

Open Frazier Case Opens in Minneapolis Trial

In Minneapolis on May 14 a Lopez Frazier identification case began before Judge Joseph W Molyneaux. A jury was selected in under an hour and nearly 100 witnesses were prepared to testify. Extra bailiffs were assigned to control crowds as a packed courtroom saw many spectators, mostly women, standing.

Minneapolis Agso Elated Press Joseph W Molyneaux United States District Court

Boy fires pistol fatally at visitor in Kansas City home

Three year old Marvin Crutcher, quoting, fires a revolver left by city detective Frank Harlan at Mrs Wigan Harlan as she visited the Harlan home in Kansas City. The shot is fatal after a warning by Harlan.

Frank Marvin Crutcher Wigan Harlan Kansas City Harlan Frank Harlan

Hawks drive away workers in steeple

Two sparrow hawks attacked carpenters on the steeple of St Francis Mayier church in Pueblo Colorado forcing workers to abandon the job. Police were called and detectives bagged the birds after they had damaged a nest and scratched a worker. The steeple remained occupied by the hawks when officers arrived.

Associated Press Pueblo Colo St Francis Mayier Church Inrda Central Station

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