The Montana Standard, 1935-08-25, p.5
The Montana Standard, Butte, 1935-08-25, p.5
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From Ellen Murphy
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From Ellen Murphy
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From Ellen Murphy
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From Ellen Murphy
Page overview
An interior page of The Montana Standard (Butte) for Saturday, 24 August 1935, carrying a dense mix of local Anaconda and Butte news, social items, obituaries, and organizational announcements. The page is six columns wide and editorially busy, with no single dominant story — instead, a cluster of mid-weight local items share space across columns, including fraternal-lodge events, property meetings, a wedding notice, milk-control news, and a run of death and funeral notices in the right-centre columns. Advertising for hardware, padlocks, watches, and tools occupies the far-right column throughout. The overall tone is workaday community journalism, typical of a Saturday regional paper.
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Headlines on this page
- ANACONDA BUREAU
- MOOSE TO HOLD INTERCITY FETE
- PLANS ARE COMPLETED FOR HIBERNIAN SESSION
- ELKS TO DANCE ON PARK FLOOR
- WIFE OF BUTTE ATTORNEY DIES
- MILK CONTROL ROSTER NAMED
- Church News-Music in Anaconda
- 231 Boys Benefit Under Supervised Program of Play
- PRISON EVANGELIST TO GIVE SERVICE
- Naval Maneuvers Are Staged for School Children
- MONTANA HARDWARE SCHOOL DAY Specials
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1935-08-25
buriedcol 4 · set as a short brief within a cluster of obituary and funeral notices, mid-to-lower page, beneath the Ellen Murphy death item
Juxtapositions
- The Ellen Murphy funeral notice runs in the same tight cluster of death items as notices for Joseph Mudro, Hannah Levender, and Thomas H. Connell, giving the column a pronounced mortality theme amid otherwise cheerful social and lodge news.
- A photograph of the Astor family captioned as a picture of American family life — an infant just home from hospital — sits directly below the obituary cluster, creating an unselfconscious cradle-to-grave juxtaposition on the lower half of the page.
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Anaconda Bureau
Section banner across columns 1-4 at the top of the page, flanked by boxes "Phone News Items to Bell 65" (column 1) and "News and Circulation Offices at 223 Main" (column 4), with a note that subscribers missing their paper may call Western Union between 6 and 8 p. m.; no page header with date or page number is legible on the scan.
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MOOSE TO HOLD INTERCITY FETE
Column 1, top: the Loyal Order of Moose of Deer Lodge and Anaconda hold their intercity picnic at Deer Lodge city park; committee A. K. Paterson, A. C. Gordon, John D. McEdwards, Jay Dilcline (doubtful reading), Edward McKee and Robert Dumont.
Louis B. Shagina Of Anaconda and Helena Girl Wed
Column 1: Louis B. Shagina, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shagina, married Miss Mary Ann Corr at St. Helena's cathedral, Helena; Miss Helen Shagina, Miss Ann Corr, Miss Pauline Shagina and Harod Engbretson attended.
PROPERTY OWNERS TALK OVER RENTS
Column 1: the Property Owners association of Deer Lodge county names F. M. Davidson, P. J. McGreevey, John M. Morris and Joseph Schwartz to consult the county commissioners on rents.
Anaconda Briefs
Boxed briefs, column 1, lower middle: Horace Dwyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Dwyer, back to law school in San Francisco; George C. Jackson; Mrs. A. C. Wier and her sister Mrs. Jennie Quane; John Kenne, son of Mrs. Patrick Gallagher; Mrs. Mary Nutterville and daughter Catherine of Butte. Transcribed for the family surname Dwyer (no tie to the Kilcatherine Dwyers is printed).
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Another Big Dance VALLEY INN
Display advertisement, column 1: dance tonight at the Valley Inn, music by the Rhythm Kings.
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$1.00 SUNDAY DINNER Montana Hotel
Display advertisement, column 1: Sunday dinner at the Montana Hotel, Anaconda.
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Meet Me Tonight? WHERE? THE GREEN LANTERN
Display advertisement across columns 1-2, lower: dancing at the Green Lantern, the Old Five Mile west of Anaconda, music by the Harmony Four, Sap & Sid.
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ANACONDA ELKS Drum and Bugle Corps DANCE
Display advertisement across columns 1-2 at the foot: dance at Washoe Park tonight, Jimmy Mac's 9-piece band.
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PLANS ARE COMPLETED FOR HIBERNIAN SESSION
Columns 2-3, top: the 25th biennial convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and auxiliary at Anaconda Monday and Tuesday; names Martin J. Durkin (state president), Hugh Daly, Walter J. Sewell (past president), Judge J. J. Lynch of Helena (chairman of Irish history), W. K. Dwyer, Miss Katherine Harrington, Mrs. Patrick Murphy of Anaconda, James P. Murphy (secretary), Mrs. Kelly and the state officers.
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Church News--Music ... in Anaconda ...
Boxed church directory across columns 2-3: First Church of Christ, Scientist; Presbyterian (Evert Top); St. Paul's Catholic (Rev. A. D. Leitham, Rev. John Sheehan); St. Peter's Catholic (Rev. J. B. Pirnat, Rev. William Curran); St. Mark's Episcopal (John F. Como); Methodist (W. P. Jinnett); First Baptist (Charles McHarness).
231 Boys Benefit Under Supervised Program of Play
Column 2: the Anaconda Playground association's summer baseball program, report by D. H. Beary, athletic director.
Birth Announced.
Column 2: a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Leon King of Oswego, N. Y.; word received by her brother W. E. Gallagher, 311 East Sixth street (Mrs. King formerly Miss Mary Gallagher of Anaconda).
O. E. S. MEMBERS AT CHAMBER MEET
Column 3: five Anaconda Order of Eastern Star members at the grand chapter meeting at Missoula (Mrs. August Frey, Mrs. H. A. Bolton, Mrs. Bert Merwin, Mrs. Anna K. Heagy, Mrs. J. H. Schwartz).
PRISON EVANGELIST TO GIVE SERMONS
Column 3: Rev. W. H. Wilson of Chicago, prison evangelist for the Anti-Narcotic league, to preach at the Full Gospel mission.
Naval Maneuvers Are Staged for School Children
Column 3, lower: United Press, San Diego: Admiral Joseph M. Reeves dedicates a fleet review to school children; with a one-line filler on steel blackboards.
ELKS TO DANCE ON PARK FLOOR
Column 4, top: Elks from Butte, Dillon, Deer Lodge and Philipsburg expected at the drum and bugle corps dance at Washoe park; Leo Pelletier, Mervin Dempsey, Paul Rooney, Dr. J. B. Driscoll; a Warm Springs picnic.
DIVORCE GRANTED TO ASA C. TAYLOR
Column 4: Asa C. Taylor granted a divorce from Doris Taylor by Judge R. E. McHugh.
MILK CONTROL ROSTER NAMED
Column 4: Associated Press, Yellowstone Park: the National Association of Milk Control Officers elects G. A. Norris of Helena president; Robert F. Prior, R. A. Trovatten, Kenneth Fee, E. C. C. Woods, Charles L. Hill, Paul C. Adams, D. Howard Moffat, T. R. Warren, George R. Russell, J. O. Trestven.
100 Kinds of Lilac.
Column 4: United Press, Moscow: a lilac collection gathered by an automobile repair-shop foreman; with a filler on Ruthenian salt mines.
WIFE OF BUTTE ATTORNEY DIES
Column 5, top: Mrs. Alma D. Nolan, wife of Timothy Nolan, died at Ishpeming, Mich.; parents John Dahlstrom and Sophia Seaborg Dahlstrom; relatives Mrs. Sam Kain, Mrs. Raphael J. Meagher, Karl G. Dahlstrom, Mrs. J. W. Johnson, Nancy Meagher, Joseph P. and Edward P. Nolan; home 1005 Caledonia street.
Thomas H. Connell
Obituary, column 5: Thomas H. Connell, 82, of 1626 A street, a teamster and miner born in Canada; wife Mrs. Catherine Connell; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cavin, Thomas and Bert Connell, Mrs. Frank O'Connell, Betty Lou O'Connell; body at Sherman & Reed.
Ellen Murphy
Catalogued as clipping 1935-08-25_montana-standard_ellen-murphy-funeral-monday (funeral notice of Mrs. Ellen Murphy, 73: Monday at St. Patrick's from Duggan's Merrill mortuary, Holy Cross cemetery; sons James Murphy of Los Angeles and Dan Murphy of Butte, daughter Miss Theresa Murphy of Seattle), column 5.
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Arthur Ogden
Funeral report, column 5: Arthur L. Ogden, Butte pioneer, from St. Patrick's church, Daly-Shea mortuary in charge; Rev. Vincent Kavanagh; Rev. Emmet Sullivan at the grave; pallbearers Charles Miller, Fred Dugdale, George Toole, Don McCoy, Charles Donwey, Fred Poundie. Shea and Sullivan are common family surnames with no tie printed.
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Mrs. J. D. Rolstin
Death report, column 5, continuing at the top of column 6: Mrs. W. J. Adams, 1734 Whitman avenue, has word of the death of Mrs. J. D. Rolstin at Oakland, Cal.; interment at Visalia; the family formerly of the South Side.
Happy Astor Family at Home
Associated Press photograph across columns 4-5, lower: Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor III with their infant son William at Newport, R. I.
Joseph Mudro
Funeral notice, column 6: Joseph Mudro, former Butte man who died at Youngstown, Ohio; body at Duggan's Merrill mortuary; Butte Elks lodge services; requiem at St. Patrick's.
Peter Halloran
Funeral report, column 6: Peter Halloran from the home of his brother Matt Halloran, 1034 Delaware avenue, to St. Lawrence's church; Rev. Peter F. MacDonald; Holy Cross; pallbearers Martin Flaherty, Martin Tracey, Tom Kearney Jr., Ray Coyne, Pat Conroy and Joe Kelly (Tracy and Kelly common family surnames, no tie printed).
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Hannah Levander
Obituary, column 6: Mrs. Hannah Levander, 48, 467 East Broadway, employed at the Moxom cafe, printed as "Born in Ireland" though her brother Charles Jarvi is in Michigan and her mother in Finland; husband Adolph Levander; body at Sherman & Reed's.
Butte in Brief
Boxed heading with telephone numbers (Advertising 2-2317, Circulation 2-2318, Editorial 3243) over the Butte briefs, column 6.
RETURN FROM MEETING
Butte brief, column 6: Butte residents back from the grand lodge assembly of the Sons and Daughters of Herman at Helena (Dr. Alfred Karsted, the Gaethkes, Rollmans, Niklases, Bartles, Pissots, Maesars and others).
COMMITTEE TO MEET
Butte brief, column 6: the Knights of Columbus entertainment committee to meet Wednesday night in the K. C. clubrooms.
RETURNS TO HELENA
Butte brief, column 6: Mrs. Joseph Mougeot home to Helena after visiting Mr. and Mrs. George A. Niklas, 1006 West Copper street.
FROM SUMMER SCHOOL
Butte brief, column 6: Miss Dorothy Sheets, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Sheets, back from summer school at Missoula.
WORKERS TO MEET
Butte brief, column 6: Willing Workers of the Emanuel Lutheran church; Mrs. Hans Erlandson hostess.
AT MURRAY HOSPITAL
Butte brief, column 6: Mrs. Nels Bay of Dillon admitted to the Murray hospital.
EXTINGUISH BLAZE
Butte brief, column 6: rubbish fire at the rear of 217 South Arizona street.
TREATED FOR INJURY
Butte brief, column 6: Ernest Johnson, 652 South Main street, treated at St. James hospital.
PATIENT DISMISSED
Butte brief, column 6: Ed Lund of Philipsburg dismissed from St. James hospital.
TO BILLINGS
Butte brief, column 6: Roy F. Allen, assistant U. S. attorney, to Billings.
COMMITTEE MEETING
Butte brief, column 6: the city council finance committee to meet Monday.
REPORTS COLLISION
Butte brief, column 6: C. B. Lewis, 1320 Iowa street, reports a truck ran into his car on Farrell street.
LODGE TO PICNIC
Butte brief, column 6: Shoshone tribe and Sacajawea council, Order of Red Men, picnic at Columbia Gardens.
GUEST OF RELATIVES
Butte brief, column 6: Mrs. Beecher Saunders home to Berkeley after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Hohtari, 619 East Broadway, and her aunt Mrs. F. S. Gray.
LEAVES ON VISIT
Butte brief, column 6, continuing at the top of column 7: Mrs. Martin A. Dreibelbis and her sister Miss A. Marchessault left for Montreal, Quebec and Chicago.
VISITING HERE
Butte brief, column 7: Mr. and Mrs. Al Seccomb, 433 West Silver street, host Mrs. James Weidman and daughters Violet and Viola of Roberts and Miss Tessie Boles of Casper.
CHURCH MEETINGS
Butte brief, column 7: the Covenant Mission church services; Rev. S. F. Westberg's farewell sermon; Arthur Darlington.
Silver Wedding Marked; Divorce Suits Stopped
Column 7: United Press, Dedham, Mass.: Judge Joseph R. McCoole dismisses the cross suits for divorce of Mr. and Mrs. William Porter.
Shovel Oiler at Fort Peck Dam Accident Victim
Column 8, top: Associated Press, Fort Peck: Arthur Kveseth, 43, shovel oiler for Spillway Builders, Inc., killed in a fall; body sent to Froid.
Rose, Cherry Buds.
Column 8: United Press, Sheboygan, Wis.: a rose bush at the Fred Nelson home bearing cherry blossoms; with a filler on High Wycombe's mayor-weighing ceremony.
MONTANA HARDWARE SCHOOL DAY Specials
Display advertisement across columns 7-8, lower half: Montana Hardware, retail store 30 W. Park St. (padlocks, wrist watches, calipers, ball-pein hammers; Better Housing Program emblem).
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