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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1933
Page
3
Published every Thursday at Choteau Montana with second class entry. Subscriptions listed: one year two dollars, six months one dollar twenty five, three months with a sixpence value. Foreign Canada two dollars fifty per year. Payable in advance.
An editorial urges Montana residents to buy state refunding bonds worth 4 million to support the Warrant Indebtedness. It argues four percent interest compares favorably with risky offers, stresses civic duty, and envisions many Montanans purchasing 500 and 1000 dollar bonds within 30 to 60 days to bolster investor confidence.
The piece examines President Roosevelt's stance on beer after a shipment to the White House. It notes he did not drink but passed it to the press, considers motives for his restraint, and weighs beer's constitutional allowance and impact on revenues and employment. The tone questions public sentiment and the presidency's image.
The Mancos Times Tribune urges a national surge into a future era starting with private spending. It argues that every citizen should invest in improvements and job creation, noting low mood is a war to win and that jobs beat charity for hastening progress.
Industrial market overview notes push for stricter security issue rules and railroad legislation. A federal railroad coordinator may be named to cut wasteful practices and consolidate transportation regulation into specialized divisions. Carl Gray of Union Pacific is a suggested candidate amid broad support from investors and banks.
The Farm board will die officially on May 27 unless Congress alters course. The death knell was the president's farm credit reorganization order. Began June 1929 with 500 million revolving fund, its commodity speculation drew international notice, and two thirds of the fund was lost. It may be replaced by a new farm relief body. The farm bill's reach to 1933 crops is doubtful amid delays and the plan remains an experiment.
The wholesale price index shows its first sustained rise after months of decline. Farm products improve, car loadings rise, and demand for household appliances like washing machines increases with February sales the strongest in five months. Projections suggest March failures will be the lowest since 1925 1926, and observers expect gradual steady recovery with new money from anti hoarding measures fueling jobs and production.
The piece notes large write downs by corporations lowering asset values and reserves, with no real loss to stockholders. It discusses public focus on tax cuts including veterans and federal salaries, expected bureau reorganizations, weak miscellaneous tax yields, and gains from automobile and gift taxes offset by higher income tax rates rather than earnings gains.
Mrs. Elsie Jones and family travel to Conrad for business. Anna Olsen spends weekend in Chateau. Jones and Roberts conduct local errands in Choteau. Jay Gitchell and Wayne travel to Choteau. Roberts visits H. H. Jones. Marvin Jones visits Leech and Mowry ranches. Ross Roberts receives hospital treatment in Choteau. Dick Nugen transacts business in Pendroy.
Doris Jones, Pete Den Boer, Alfred Baumgartner and John FitzPatrick spent Sunday evening with Miss Anna Olsen. Jig-saw puzzles furnished the amusement. Pete Den Boer attended to business in Pendray Monday. Wallace Kingsbury was an overnight guest at the S. D. Jones ranch due to bad roads. Pete and Albert DenBoer breaking a pair of colts for Nick Wellenstein. Doris Jones was a guest of Mary Anne Phillips Wednesday.
The writer notes six foot drifts and delays in mail delivery affecting Friday library plans and Saturday dances. They discuss wheat prices and seasonal profits, mail routes costing daily papers, and the value of roads and routes when impassable. A Ladies club meeting is mentioned with new dishes prepared.
The arc lamp’s early development traces to Sir Humphry Davy around 1800 who demonstrated it to the Royal Society in London. Thomas Wright, another Englishman, became the first to patent an arc lamp in 1844.
The Alpha test was a World War I psychological assessment used by the United States Army to gauge the English speaking and reading abilities of officers and soldiers. It comprises 212 questions answered by checking underlining and crossing out.
In the Ninth Judicial District of Montana Te ton County a sheriff sale is set for April 21, 1933 at 2 pm. Henry M. Jensen sues Ernest Townsend and Ada Townsend to foreclose on real property including parts of sections 11 12 13 in township 26N range 8W M M and lot 1 2 in section 18. Sale at the courthouse front door in Chateau Te ton County Montana.
J L Billings sheriff of Teton County Montana executes a writ affecting multiple parcels in sections 12 and 14 township 26 north range 7 and 8 west. Court actions filed by Bert i Packer as plaintiff’s attorney. publication dates from March 30 to April 20 indicate public notice of action.
The alias summons targets Frank Davis and Mary A. Davis with Capital Trust & Savings Bank and others in a suit on a 3600 note dated May 1 1917 and a mortgage foreclosure. It seeks to determine lien rights, include costs and attorney fees, and lists the 320 acre property described in Section 25 Township 23 North Range 1 East, Mont. Territory. Initial publication runs March 23 to April 13, 1933.
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