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Newspaper

The Montana Standard

Location

Butte, Montana, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1930

Page

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Kiwanis Golf Tourney Set At Butte Country Club

Kiwanis members plan a nine hole golf match at the Butte Country Club with a mobsome at 6 30 and a banquet after play at 7 o clock J A Wahlberg supervises arrangements and D J McGonigle chairs the dinner list of pairs and signees includes W J Pierce versus P Chet Dietler James W Uncles versus W R Montgomery Leo P McCullen versus Earle N Genzberger and others from the club with W J Sullivan Pat O Reilly and H Ee among signups

Kiwanis Club Butte Country Club J. A. Wahlberg D. J. McGonigle W. J. Pierce P. Chet Dietler James W. Uncles W. R. Montgomery Leo P. McCullen Earle N. Genzberger Alex Blewett George W. Howard Dudley Dowell Joseph W. Halloran Renn Gregg Arthur J. Raymond W. B. Hall Edward J. Hanmer Frank J. Hemmer Otis Baxter A. P. Stephenson J. G. Miles Dee J. MecGonigie Leo Crowl Walter Reichle Ray Gill C. A. Champ Lee W. Smith Ray Trudelle Henry Ee Matt Christy C. W. Cook Curtis Lees Harold Anderson Charles Cole Harold Heem Dayton Robinson W. J. Sullivan Pat O'Reilly William Dee Henry Hirsh Ward Thompson William Beaty Reuben Schaefer Morgan Wright

Silver Wedding Dinner Marks Blewett Anniversary

The twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Alex Blewett was celebrated with a family reunion at their home 1533 Harrison Avenue. They married September 2 1905 at Mountain View M E church with Rev Charles Bovard officiating. Blewett has been cashier of the Butte Electric Railway for 27 years. Mrs Blewett is formerly Miss Ethel Brown. Attending were Wesley Blewett and son John Adelle Hanratty and daughter Claire Alex Blewett Jr Lois Blewett and guests of honor.

Alex Blewett Harrison Avenue

Mystery of Unidentified Man in Death Probed

Police continue to seek the identity of a man found unconscious on a South Arizona street stairway and died after hospitalization. Doctors dispute a fall, suggesting heavy beating before the body was left in a hotel lobby, noting extensive bruises not typical of a staircase fall.

South Arizona

Plans to reorganize Kansas City Land Bank

Plans for rehabilitating the Kansas City Joint Stock Land Bank were announced in Kansas City. The bank in receivership since 1927 would be reorganized by A. O. Stewart of San Francisco, a plan favored by the bondholders protective committee, and tentatively approved by the federal farm loan board.

Kansas City Kansas City Joint Stock Land Bank Federal Farm Loan Board A. O. Stewart San Francisco Bondholders’ Protective Committee

Man Fatally Shot in Hunting Mishap at Shelton

Elmer Baxter aged 70 died after being mistaken for a deer when neighbor Richard Snodgrass fired through underbrush in the woods. Baxter, a farmer and former Kentucky railroad man, left a widow and seven children. Authorities called the shooting accidental as deer season neared.

Shelton Wash Elmer Baxter Baxter Kentucky Richard Snodgrass

Murder mystery as three bodies are identified as embalmed specimens

In St Helena California a ranch 18 miles north yielded three dismembered bodies found in a shallow grave. Dr Herbert L Byrd of San Francisco said they were embalmed dissection subjects from a medical school and were legally obtained for experiments. He buried the bones after leaving the ranch. Frank Marshall found the bones while hunting a buried water meter.

ST. Helena Cal Here Herbert L. Byrd San Francisco Frank Marshall

Powell county rural schools reopen with trained staff

Powell county schools resume under a strong rural teaching corps. Summer improvements clubs and equipment promise accredited status so students may enter high school without state exams. Listed are teachers assigned to each district rural school including Snow Shoe Ophir Warren Creek Peterson Creek and Ovando among others.

Deer Lodge Powell County Helen Wendel Snowshoe Zepha Collings Ophir Lylus LaRock Warren Creek Sadie Burt Peterson Creek Florence Matthew Woodworth Marie Lynch Jennie Murphy Ovando Gladys Hamilton Blackfoot Bridge Mae McCormick Annie Ellsworth Helmville Hillare Geary Laurettie Wisner Home Rule

Elias A Wardell Dies at Garison

Elias A Wardell age 56 died Sunday in Garison following a career with the Northern Pacific Railway earning as a yard foreman. He was born in Norway and is survived by wife and two sons Arthur of Garrison and Harry M. of Big Timber. Funeral set for Wednesday at the Presbyterian church with Rev F C Phelps officiating and burial in Hillcrest cemetery. Ross undertaking company handling arrangements.

Hillcrest Cemetery Ross Undertaking Establishment

Deer Lodge Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Meetings

Alf Whitworth returned from Tacoma after attending the Masonic grand chapter meeting and plans the 1933 gathering in Washington D C. George W. Rodgers of Great Falls visits Deer Lodge this week, father of Mrs. K W MacPherson. H R Schrump arrives to take duties as Powell county high school athletics instructor. Montana Federation of Women’s Clubs meets in Great Falls September 8 to 11 with delegates Day Zur-Muehlen McGillvray Davis and Boyer. Russell Sommers leaves for Three Forks to teach the winter term. Butte figures Mayor Beadle and John Sweeney ride with Harry Lemke from Butte to Deer Lodge in 18 minutes.

Deer Lodge Alf Whitworth Tacoma Masonic Order Washington, D. C George W. Rodgers Great Falls Rodgers K. W. MacPherson H. R. Schrump Powell County Montana Federation of Women’s Clubs Day L. J. Sommers Powell County High School M. Kerr Beadle Butte John Sweeney Puller Harry Lemke

Four alleged communists nabbed in Mexico City protest plan

Mexico City police arrested four men on charges of fomenting anti American demonstrations tied to the planned visit of officers from the United States cruiser Rochester. The arrests came as security was tightened for the cruiser’s Mexico City visit scheduled for tomorrow.

Mexico City Secudy United States Rochester

Honors Paid to Heroic Ventura Crew in San Francisco

San Francisco paid homage to the Matson liner Ventura crew and officers after their dramatic rescue of 317 from the British liner Tahiti in the South Pacific. The Ventura arrived with 97 Tahiti survivors and was greeted by an informal welcome, then a formal reception. Captain W. R. Meyer led the parade up Market Street with Ventura crew and Tahiti passengers.

San Francisco Matson Ventura South Pacific Tahiti W. R. Meyer Market Street

Burglary Charge Likely Against Local Man

Frank Mahoney faces probable burglary charges after police captured him at the Metropolitan meat market on East Park Street early Sunday after a safe was broken into. County Attorney H. J. Freebourn said Mahoney admitted the theft of about $1,500 in the strong-box in a stenographic statement.

Frank Mahoney Metroplitan East Park Street H. J. Freebourn Mahoney

Old-Time Butte Resident John Conathy Dies at 62

John Conathy 62 longtime Butte resident died last night in a local hospital. A native of Pennsylvania he leaves a brother Thomas of Packertown and a sister Mrs Anna Pennel of Jamestown and several cousins in Butte. Body at Daly-Shea mortuary.

John Conathy Butte Pennsylvania Thomas Packertown Anna Pennel Jamestown Daly-Shea Mortuary

Doomed Man Listens As Hammers Pound On Gallows

Fort Leavenworth Kansas Sept 2 Workmen erected the scaffold for Carl Panzran who will be hanged between 6 and 9 am Friday for the murder of W G Warnke foreman of the federal prison laundry It will be the first legal execution in Kansas since 1870 The scaffold sits near Panzran s cell and he can hear the construction while reading magazines with no sign of concern.

Fort Leavenworth Kan Carl Panzran W. G. Warnke Federal Prison Laundry Kansas Isolation Ward Panzran

Prominent Matron of Mining City Passes Away

Mrs. Mary Steadman of 814 Colorado Street died yesterday afternoon at 58 after a lingering illness. Born in Pensylvania she had lived 26 years in Butte. Survived by two sons David and John and daughter Miss Anna all of Butte and brother Archie Gibson. Body at White funeral parlor.

Mary Steadman Colorado Street Pensylvania Butte David John Steadman Anna Steadman Archie Gibson White Funeral

Butte Boxer Suffer Knife Wounds in Fray

Gerry Walsh and other local boxers at St. James hospital suffer knife wounds alleged to be inflicted by Jack Edwards of 604 Caledonia Street. Edwards escaped custody, was recaptured after a midnight Broadway chase Saturday, according to police.

Gerry Walsh St. James Hospital Jack Edwards Caledonia Street Edwards Broadway

Pioneers Admit Ten New Members At Butte Club

In a gathering before about 400 Pioneers members, three individuals Francis McKelvey John H Driscoll and Mrs Carolyne Thomas were initiated. Henry Pissett presided in Judge Frank L Riley's absence. After the program the group enjoyed singing and dancing.

The Pioneers’ Club Francis McKelvey John H. Driscoll Carolyne Thomas Henry Pissett Frank L. Riley

Maloney Catholic Layman Dies at Spring Lake

A. P. Maloney a prominent Philadelphia Catholic layman and financier died at his summer home in Spring Lake N J Authorities said Maloney a well known Philadelphia capitalist and active church member passed away suddenly at his residence in New Jersey His death leaves a notable figure in Catholic circles and Philadelphia business circles.

A. P. Maloney Philadelphia Andrew P. Maloney Phiadelphia America Spring Lake

Mrs Clara Thompson Dies Suddenly At Home In Butte

Mrs Clara Lewis Thompson 54 wife of Leon C. Thompson Paxson Rockefeller Drug manager died suddenly at 1039 Placer Street Butte. She had suffered ill health for years and her body rests at Richards Mortuary awaiting funeral arrangements.

Clara Lewis Thompson Butte Leon C. Thompson Paxson & Rockefeller Drug Company Placer Street Richards Mortuary

Collision Reported Between Drivers on Granite Street

Fred Ackerman told police that his car collided with a vehicle driven by Paul Heartz of 405 West Granite Street. Both cars sustained minor damage in the incident reported yesterday.

Fred Ackerman Paul Heartz West Granite Street

Fort Custer site ceremony delayed to September 21

Permanent marking of the Fort Custer site near Hardin is postponed to September 21 to allow Major General Hugh L. Scott to attend. The Montana Republican Central committee names include Harry B. Brooks as publicity director and Floyd L. Smith as assistant director, with Ward Crosby directing the speakers bureau. John Emboff, 68, a Stevensville pioneer, died instantly in a day loading accident. Over $26,000 will be distributed to counties from August motor license plate collections, with Deer Lodge and Fergus among the listed allotments.

Associated Press Old Fort Custer Hardin Hugh L. Scott Harry B. Brooks Montana State Republican Central Committee Floyd L. Smith Helena Ward Crosby State Supreme Court John Emboff Stevensville Austin RB Middleton Deer Lodge Fergus Gallatin Park

Former treasurer recalled in Catholic lay group note

J., identified as a former treasurer of the Catholic Laymen's Retreat league, is mentioned in a dated line noting his past role within the organization.

Catholic Laymen’s Reireat League

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