Choteau in Brief Highlights Easter Travel and Local Happenings
A roundup of Choteau area notes mentions Mrs C W Boussard visiting Butte, E R O Neil ill with flu, and families from Babb Carroll College and Fromberg visiting for Easter. Residents travel to Bozeman Great Falls Helena and Fairfield for hospital, Easter services, or family occasions. Health updates include Fr Sheerin assisting at churches. Fr Doheny and Fr Mead visiting. Local concerns report Diptheria toxoid shots planned May 6 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll College
Helena
James F Sheerin
DeGreat
Doheny
Hamilton
Mead
Missoula
James Sheerin
St. Joseph’s Church
First Aid Certificates Available in City
Members who just finished the Standard Red Cross tests under Mrs. G. L. Banks may obtain their certificates by visiting the Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. office in the city, announced yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
G. L. Banks
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Recruiting Officer Calls for WAVES SPARS See Bees
Recruiting officer Lynn Ross visited The Acantha last Thursday morning to recruit women for WAVES and SPARS and men for the See Bees. He will return next Thursday May 6 and will be at the local post office to meet interested locals. War Bonds encourage saving and support for America. Buy ten percent of every paycheck.
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Lynn Ross
Acantha
WAVES
SPARS
Chateau
Jana
America
Farm Youth of U S Looks to Tomorrow
Farm Youth of U S Looks to Tomorrow recounts how 4H Club and Future Farmers of America members invest earnings in War Bonds and Stamps. It notes 1942 totals and urges continued saving to secure farm families’ financial stability, college, and postwar farming needs.
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Omorrow
FFA
Future Farmers of America
Chousinga Antelope Noted for Double Horns
The chousinga is a small East Indian antelope about two feet high with two pairs of horns borne only by males. A claim says Mount Katahdin in Maine is the first U S spot to see the sun due to Maine being the state farthest east and Katahdin the state’s highest peak.
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Mt. Katahdin
Maine
United States
Union
Fat Salvage Push Aims to Recycle Kitchen Fats
Wartime notice urges Americans to save fats fats provide glycerine essential for gunpowder and explosives. In 1941 the U S sourced 2 billion pounds from abroad but now seeks 275 million pounds from homes. Only three in ten housewives turned in fat by January. Store fat in clean edge cans and avoid making soap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Far East
W. R. Wrixon
Chateau
Fat Salvage
Former Choteauan David Burt Dies in California
David R. Burt, a former Clio painter and interior decorator, died in Long Beach California earlier this month. He moved from Choteau about 30 years ago and had no children. He is survived by his wife Mrs Burt and several brothers and sisters. The Burts moved to California about 20 years ago and the community notes his passing through a letter from Mrs C Peterson. Details remain scarce.
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David R. Burt
Clio
Long Beach
Calif
C Peterson
Beach
Peterson
Burt
Burts
Chateau
South Dako
Melvin R. Swain
Hobson Addition
California
Dutson Scouts Hold Last of Season Court of Honor
Troop 43 Dutton Boy Scouts held the final court of honor of the season at Dutson in Bradford. Great Falls executive Bradford Dutson spoke on Scouting in Wartime. Frank Schuler earned a Star Scout badge, pinned by his mother Mrs Con Schuler, with several scouts honored for awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutton Boy Scouts
Bradford
C. Rempel
K. Chevalier
J. McClellan
K. Bolland
D. Thorpson
L. Knutson
George Sollid
Art Habel
Fred Phillips
Wm. J. Blake
Howard A. Smith
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C. W. Boussard
Butte
E. R. “Brick
O’neil
Mary Thronson of
Babb
Choteau
Maurice Lear
Mrs. R. N. Wear
Cascade Ranch
Margaret Marron
Fairfield
M. Sullivan
Otto Wagnild
Mrs. Wagnild
The
City
Harriet Paulus
Theo Paulus
Margaret Carlson
Fromberg
Carl F. Carlson
Frank Stearns
Clara H. Baker
Bozeman
Doris Stearns
Jinace
College
Henry Brown
Herbert Brown
Morley and
Whitney Brown
Great Falls
Victor Pelletier
Rachel Edwards
Ruth Greenhagen
Len Connole
Legion Club
Episcopal Guild
Adolph ArensSmeyer
Farmington
Grace Homan
Malta
Josephine Beaupre
Gail Homan
Mr. Homan
Elizabeth Huffman
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Minot
North Dakota
Dave Barrett
Dean Swenson
Marcia Fahey
June Knotts
Billy
Patty Breen
Miss Fahey
Edna M. Greenwood
Bynum
Golden Ridge
H. W. Bateman
Jenenead
Alfred Shelmerine
al Strom
Hosital
Strom
Horace Basket
Great Falls Hospital
the Royal
Marlene Dietrich and
Randolph Scott
Pittsburg
Bob Hope and
Bing Crosby
Morocco
Spirit OF
West Point and News
Bloom
Crisco
PEAS
Montana
Ik. Jins S. K
IK Teton
Indian Navy
Royal Indian Navy
United Nations
Indian Ocean
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Akyab
Burma
Farm Youth of
U. S
Acme
Johnny Clay
Rocky Mount
North Carolina
Fddie
Toggery
Friends
Dutson
Twin Service Co
Conrad, Montana
Teton County
Knudtzon Lumber Co
the Home
Arnold C. Hanusa
Larson Building
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