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Choteau Acantha

Location

Choteau, Montana, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1936

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Federal farm loans aid Teton county farmers with refinanced debt

A Farm Credit administration release shows Teton county farmers saved over 38200 annually in interest by refinancing 545000 in old debts since May 1933. The Federal Land Bank offered up to half the farm value with 3 to 4 percent rates for new long term loans.

Farm Credit Administration Teton County Washington National Farm Loan Association Federal Land Bank Pendrey, Choteau and Collins The Land Bank Commissioner Federal Land Banks Congress National Farm Loan

Prominent Milwaukee Railroad Officials Visit Local Line

A party of Milwaukee railroad officials inspected the local branch on Monday. The group rode in a self propelled private car and included L. K. Sorenson division superintendent Butte N H Fuller assistant division superintendent Lewistown D C Rhyenberger district engineer Butte E M Randall traveling freight and passenger agent Great Falls and C R Strong roadmaster Lewistown.

Milwaukee Railroad L. K. Sorenson Butte N. H. Fuller Lewistown D. C. Rhyenberger E. M. Randall Great Falls C. R. Strong

Home for Easter Students Return to Spokane

Leslie Jourdonnais and Leslie Burns, Kinman Business University students in Spokane, arrived Saturday to spend Easter with home folks. Jourdonnais continues voice studies in Spokane. Burns does not plan to return to the school for the present.

Leslie Jourdonnais Leslie Burns Kinman Business University Spokane

Noted Bandmaster Visits Choteau Band for Havre Meet

Jack Shelby director of the Great Falls municipal band met with the Choteau band last Sunday. He will visit Choteau periodically to train wind players and give private lessons. Shelby formerly led bands in Cleveland for a decade and has pupils in the Cleveland Symphony and Marine Corps band.

Jack Shelby Great Falls C. W. Boussard Shelby Chateau Cleveland Cleveland Symphony Orchestra Marine Corps Jack Cooper Charles Todd Havre Teton County High School Irshal Davis

Cascade Lions and Chateau Lions Plan April Joint Dance

Cascade Lions and Chateau Lions met Tuesday to outline a joint dance and program at Fairfield on April 25. About a dozen Cascade visitors heard Dr Bel lingham announce the Cascade orchestra will provide music. The meeting praised Chateau’s youth work and featured student performers, a Boy Scouts report, and a talk by Principal A B Guthrie on scholarship meets. Dinner music by Tennant’s orchestra followed.

Cascade Lions Chateau Lions Fairfield Bellingham Cascade Club Teton High J. Kent Midgett Chateau Robert Gulbrandsen Leslie Jourdonnais George Tennant The Lone Prairie Wagon Wheels Arnold Hanusa Hazel Trescott Tennant Miss Walton Mildred Harrington Margaret Young A. B. Guthrie Teton County High School Smith-Hughes Guthrie

Teton Adds Third Place in Great Falls District Contest

Against 15 schools Teton County High placed third at the 12th annual Great Falls district scholarship contest in Great Falls. Fort Benton won first with 79 points, Great Falls second with 75, Teton 56. Fort Benton also captured the pentathlon.

Teton County High School Great Falls Fort Benton High Great Falls High Fort Benton Teton Belt Stockett Augusta Shelby Cascade Highwood Power Dutton St. Thomas Simms Fort Shaw Neihart Sparks Bozeman Boleman Mr. Sparks

Driver Draws Fine After Reckless Driving Charge

E D Goff of Augusta was fined 10 dollars for reckless driving in J G Jackson’s justice court. He and co arrestee Marvin Armstrong were stopped Saturday night en route to Claude for a dance. Armstrong was dismissed. the unlicensed car had a license application pending. Goff elected to lay the fine in jail.

E. D. Goff Augusta Justice Court J. G. Jackson Marvin Armstrong Tom Dellno Claude Armstrong Goff

Sullivan Visit Ties to Pendroy Ranch Lambing

Mr and Mrs J E Sullivan visited Chateau Saturday from their Pendroy area ranch reporting lambing is in full swing with good results.

J. E. Sullivan Chateau Pendroy

Laborer and Cook in Fracas Ends with Firing and Fine

Sheriff summoned to Wunderlich construction camp after a fight between laborer Edson Sherman and a camp cook. Sherman, said to have visited Augusta and drink, challenged the cook with rocks after the first attack. Foreman arrested him, County Attorney filed third degree assault, $310 fine and dismissal from work.

J. L. Billings Wunderlich Pishkun Reservoir Edson Sherman Augusta Sherman L. Murphy

Dance and civic fundraiser boosts Choteau boom

A Saturday night dance in Fairfield on April 25 sponsored by Cascade and Choteau Lions clubs drew bright expectations. A seven piece Cascade orchestra will provide music and the Choteau municipal band will give a street concert. Lunch will be served. Proceeds aid the civic fund with admissions 40 cents for men and 25 cents for ladies. Several towns plan to send delegations.

Fairfield Cascade and Choteau Lions Clubs Cascade Choteau Municipal Civic Fund

Scouts Plan Two Day Camporee In Choteau

County Scout Commissioner Arnold Hanusa and H M Daley announce a two day camporee to be held in Choteau on May 15 and 16. About 200 Scouts from 10 troops are expected, with invitations sent to Conrad Walier Dutton Pairfield Great Falls Augusta Brady and Bynum. Inter troop competition will highlight indoor events on day one and outdoor events on day two with demonstrations planned.

Arnold Hanusa H. M. Daley Choteau Conrad Walier Dutton Pairfield Great Falls Augusta Brady Bynum

Glacier Park FFA meet crowns Teton chapter sweepstakes

Members from Conrad Valier Cascade Browning Dutton Simms and Chateau joined Teton in Choteau for a district FFA meet the largest since the district formed. Teton led with 5156 points followed by Cascade 4702 and Walier 4525 while Blackburn High’s Garth Blackburn was top individual with 410 points.

PF A Choteau Conrad Walier Cascade Browning Dutton Simms Chateau Glacier Park District Future Farmers Teton Chap Ter Ywerb Teton Blackburn High Garth Blackburn Simms High School Hig School John Gordon Sid Yeuge Louie Fuhringer Poultry—Conrad Jdutton Waller Cunsvane Bob Lonunevik Valier Harold McDonald John Gibler Teton Simmms Fr. A F. F. A. Banner Smith-Hughes Claude Windecker L. H. Burns Fred Meadows Wm. Vance Lee Corbett Lawrence Alzheimer Hilmore Rick Ray McKee Eugene Egan John Shoquist Jim Ferris Bob Armstrong R. W. Pentilta Wier Bob Davidson H. A Bob Zion Ed. Neckstad Lawrence Corey Leslie Reiquam Wayne Randall Floyd Good of Bernard Toenyes Bozeman Gitacier Park District John Gibler Alvin Meyer Arnold Neiswender F. F

Record Attendance of H. D. Leaders at City Meet

Home demonstration clubs in the county were represented 100 percent by their leaders at a Saturday home management meeting led by Miss Doonu Stautz from the State college. Morning sessions covered walls woodwork and floor finishes, while afternoon addressed curtains and draperies. The meeting marked the specialist’s last for the year as leaders anticipate decisions on continuing home management work at the Friday council meeting on April 17. Leaders present included Mrs. Ora Schultz Mrs. Alice Bowens Mrs. Earl DeRusha Mrs. C Stenson Mrs Math Schaefer Mrs Teonard Beck Mrs Sophie Lane Mrs Manlum Smith Mrs Helen Collins Mrs Lizzie Knowlton Mrs Anna Hilling Miss Abbie Reiquam Mrs E. R. McLean Mrs I. N. Caskey Mrs Marian Davis Mrs Stuart Meyers Mrs H. H. Wuest Mrs G. N. Torger son Mrs B. Williams Mrs C. Burgmaier Mrs Lorna Green Mrs Lucy Stott Mrs H. W. Eaton and Mrs Chas. Tracy.

Doonu Stautz State College Ora Schultz Alice Bowens Earl DeRusha C Stenson Math Schaefer Teonard Beck Sophie Lane Manlum Smith Helen Collins Lizzie Knowlton Anna Hilling Abbie Reiquam E. R. McLean

Draws Stiff Fine for Driving While Drunk

Vernon Smith a 22 year old Shelby creamery truck driver was arraigned for drunken driving and fined 100 with 35 costs after a nighttime trip from Shelby to Great Falls ended in a rollover on the Sunshine trail near Dutton. A Dutton instructor found two men at the scene. they survived and were transported after state patrol involvement.

Justice of the Peace J. G. Jackson Vernon Smith Smith Shelby Branch Northern Creamery Great Falls Teton River Sunshine Trail Dutton L. H. Burns Dutton High School J. L. Billings Roberts State Highway Patrol C. KE. Berkner Chateau Shelby

McKenneys Visited Power Residents in Chateau

Mr. and Mrs. E. S. McKenney of Power were visitors in Chateau Friday. Their ranch lies near the Prairie View school, which is sometimes known as the McKenney school.

E. S. McKenney Power Chateau Friday Prairie View McKenney School

Chateau Sees Spring Building Boom With Homes and Stores

Construction surges in Chateau this spring and summer as a department store annex, a large furniture and home furnishings section, and several residences proceed. Key projects include Hirshberg’s annex, a five room frame house for K K Sturgis, and a log style home near the courthouse with full basement. Ground broken for multiple structures under local contractors and foremen, signaling a period of rapid growth.

Chateau Hirshberg Joe Knudtzon Ilentges Hobson Addition George Gunther Place Martin Vigen Bynum H. H. Bleecker

Graders Present The Runaway Song At H S Auditorium Tonight

The Chateau public school pupils directed by Miss Janet Aldrich stage the musical fantasy The Runaway Song at the high school auditorium tonight. A prince blinded by unhappiness finds sight through song, aided by Babette and Paddy, as Echo guides the tale through three acts with rhythm band interludes. Clarence Bleecker is stage manager and Dorothy Moore wardrobe lead the technical side.

Chateau Public Janet Aldrich Babette Paddy Clarence Bleecker Dorothy Moore Aldrich

Social Study club plans May 2 formal spring dance

The April meeting at Mrs. Wm. Olsen's home featured a read of a three act melodrama. Plans are underway for a formal spring dance on May 2, chaired by Mrs. Alva Law. The household arts group held a luncheon at Mrs. George Jackson's home in March.

Wm. Olsen Alva Law George Jackson

Trettin Reports Spring Work Underway Despite Moisture Shortage

L C Trettin a Power community farmer and district 30 school bus driver toured Chateau yesterday as spring farm work begins noting moisture conditions are not ideal for early field tasks.

L. C. Trettin Chateau

Also Mentioned on This Page

Federal Farm Loan Milwaukee R. R W. W. Smith Chateau Club H. W. Bateman Mae Walton Marie Conlin Mildred Herrington Miss Conlin Quhularship 1 Gt. Falls Jewel Kleiv John Owens Joanna Hirshberg Mildred Houfek Helen Miller Irene Erickson Elizabeth Sorenson Alice Gibler Eunice Campbell Kenneth Thompson Alvin Meyers Dutton and Power Irene Wiprud Yvonne Perusse A. B Guthrie FP. F. Sparks Lions FF. A Teton Chapter Ernest Pribl H. D H. S. Auditorium
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