This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1967
Page
4
A meeting of the Women's City Bowling Association is set for Tuesday April 25 at 8 30 p m in the Chateau court room. Officers will be elected and each team should send a representative. Awards for the year will be presented. The Tuesday Evening league meets right after the city association session.
Beatrice Foods employees attend a statewide sales meeting in Great Falls on April 22 and 23 with speakers including James I Robertson Jr and Forrest Baker Jr. Also highlighted are out of town guests Joe Major and Brown Cannon. Beatrice Foods operates 400 cities nationwide with Montana plants in Great Falls Billings and Missoula and Meadow Gold and Community brands.
The 1967 crop price support loans will carry 3 percent interest and storage facility and equipment loans 4 percent. Mrs. J Viola Herak, ASC state chairman, says the secretary of agriculture kept rates steady after reviewing farm income objectives and rising production costs. The decision aims to sustain CCC loan program goals despite higher commercial rates.
Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service released a forecast for 1967 winter wheat based on April 1 conditions. If realized, the record 78,030,000 bushels would exceed the 1965 record by 16 percent and last year by 20 percent, with acreage up 29 percent from 1966. Precipitation in Sept 1966 through March was 10 to 20 percent above normal in western Montana and about average in the east. soil blowing caused light to moderate damage in northcentral and central areas. U.S. winter wheat production is projected at 1,162,338,000 bushels, up 10 percent from last year and 20 percent above the 1961-65 average.
Navy recruiter John Kump will be at the Choteau sheriff's office Friday April 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. Hermann Bauer of the Montana Veterans Welfare Commission will be at the Teton county courthouse in Chateau Friday April 28 from 10 to 12 noon. The service helps veterans and dependents with benefits from the Veterans Administration and other agencies.
The Chateau Toastmistress Club met April 12 at the Cornell Hotel with Mrs. Cecil Cobb visiting from Augusta. Participants delivered “Me Myself and I,” book reviews, and science themed table topics as Mrs. Bob McDonald led the program. Les Arensmeyer named Glacier regional representative. Bosshardt and Zion named nominating committee. Next meeting set for April 26.
Montana ranchers and donors organized by the Yellowstone Wranglers Club helped Yellowstone Boys Ranch sustain a 4-H program this year. Eight of the 82 boys at the ranch are active 4-H members preparing calves for the State Fair while Bob McFarlane and Dale Beauchamp guide the program and youth development.
The report notes daily highs and lows from April 12 to April 18 with a weekly high of 59 and a low of 19. Precipitation totals reach 2.08 inches for the year versus 1.73 last year. Highs and lows compare with last year’s week end figures.
CAP authorizes Greenspan financial assistance to public bodies for cropland acquisition to convert land to open space wildlife habitat recreation and pollution prevention. Since its launch twenty five projects nationwide have been approved with grants covering up to 50 percent of land costs or farmer 10 year CAP value. Local state and federal entities may contact ASCS offices in Bozeman or the nearest county ASCS office for details.
Dorcas Welfare Society members from Chateau Seventh-day Adventist Church will join delegates from Shelby Havre Lewistown Butte Anaconda Helena Great Falls and Chateau at a regional Dorcas Welfare Federation meeting in Great Falls on Monday April 24. The one day session runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with Mrs. Elsie C. Crowell of Great Falls opening. Elder Don MacIvor of Bozeman aids welfare talks and a survey of regional welfare efforts will be discussed along with reports from member societies led by Chateau president Mrs. James Nowlin.
The hospital lists admissions including Mrs. Peggy Batinovich Ms. Alice Chisholm Jaimie White Mrs. Ruby A. Reiding Miss Lake G. Watson Mrs. Jean Hamer Mrs. Bertha Albright and Mrs. Betty Jo Smith all from Choteau and Augusta resident Jaimie White. Discharges include Mrs. Hazel Ingels Mary L. Stott and others from Fairfield Pendroy and Choteau. A NFPA study notes home storage areas attic basement and closets account for 16.4 percent of dwelling fires.
The Choteau Odd Fellows and Rebekahs announce their 148th anniversary observance on Saturday April 22 at the JOCF hall. A banquet begins at 6 30 PM followed by a program and dancing. Tickets are on sale at Choteau Food.
The report details weather impacts across Missouri headwaters to south central regions with wind damage to power lines and structures. It notes injuries in Chateau and Billings from February winds, erosion from windstorms, a Big Hole ranch hand lost then found, a Scobey man’s death from exposure, and crop and livestock conditions from 1966 to March 1967 including seeding progress and moisture sufficiency.
The survey notes 45 percent of range cattle moved to home ranches or markets by Oct 1 and winter feeding began after a Nov snowstorm. Snow thawed in western counties, livestock grazed crop residues, by Feb 1 about 95 percent fed supplements. Mild winter preserved hay. calving lambing and shearing started Feb with progress by late March. Local shortages occurred mainly in the south. FOR QUICK SALE of unneeded property Acantha class ads do the trick.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.