Soldier Returns Home After 32 Months Overseas
Sgt. John L. Sulgrove arrives in Helena for a three-year hiatus from service ending with a return home from India via Suez and the Mediterranean. He praises local folks, notes fresh milk, and plans to report to Santa Ana Army Air Base after a 30-day leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L
Chick” Sulgrove
Chateau
India
Helena
George Sulgrove
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
New York
Jooks Fine
Sgt
Sulgrove
Santa Ana Army Air Base
Barney McClue Reported in Japanese Prison Camp
Mr and Mrs Ray I McClue of Great Falls report their son Jerry met a hospital companion in Far ragut Idaho who said Barney McClue was in a Jap prison camp before being moved to Japan proper. Barney’s friend was wounded and not cared for by the Japanese captors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray I. McClue
Great Falls
Jerry
Farragut
Idaho
Barney
Japan
Mrs. McClue
Navy Steam Fitter Concludes Service Returns Home to Farmington
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Depner Jr. return to Farmington after navy duty as a steam fitter with the Army Transport water division. They previously lived in Seattle for over three years while he worked for Boeing Aircraft. He bought his father’s Farmington home during a short leave and will reside there with his wife. His father remains at Foss home in Great Falls, visiting family as he wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Depner, Jr
Seattle
Depner
Standard Oil Co
Boeing Aircraft
Army Transport Service
Farmington
Mrs. Depner
Mr. Depner
Foss
Great Falls
Sgt Knowlton Returns from Europe to Camp Washington
Sgt John Knowlton of the famed 817th Tank Destroyer Battalion heads to the United States for a 30 day furlough from Camp Washington Northeastern France where the Assembly Area Command processes 250 000 troops monthly for shipment. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Emery Knowlton longtime residents west of Bynum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly Area Command
United States
Europe
Pacific
John Knowlton
Camp Washington
France
Hurtgen Forest
Aachen
817Th
Remagen
Set Knowlton
Mr. and
Emery Knowlton
Range Country
Bynum
Peter Bushman Honored After Meade Discharge
Peter Bushman arrives home from Fort George G. Meade Md where he was honorably discharged after serving with Army Engineers through the African invasion and campaigns in Sicily and Italy. He was wounded in action and awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for heroism in Italy. He plans to continue work in California after visiting with his parents and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Bushman
Fort George G. Meade
Adolph Bushman
California
Peter
Army Engineers
Sicily
Italy
Bynum Man Discharged Through Fort Douglas Center
Sgt. Andrew H. Jenson of Bynum is discharged from the army at Fort Douglas Separation Center under the adjustment service rating plan. He enlisted January 18, 1944 and had worked as a farmer with his father Bert Jenson before entering service. Processing for most separations lasts 36 to 48 hours with counseling by center staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Douglas
Utah
Army
Andrew H. Jenson
Bert Jenson
Bynum
Jenson
Fort Douglas
Truchot Family Visitors Rekindle Northern Montana Roots
Frank Truchot and his wife of Blackfoot Idaho visited Chateau area relatives and old friends. The trip evoked memories of Truchot ancestors who rode the Deer Lodge foothills and settled Spring Creek in the 1880s with later ties to Fort Hall and Battleford districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Truchot
Blackfoot
Idaho
John Salois
Garrison
Truchett
Francois Truchot
Deer Lodge
Frank
Herbert Lewis
Truchot
Dearborn
Teton Valley
Spring Creek
George Stupor Place
Montana
Alex Truchot
Malone
Jess
Ebert
Battle Band
Alberta
Fort Hall
Herbert Lewis Truchot
Fellers
Emily Guardipee
Eli Guardipee
Paptiste Guardipee
Military counseling aids veterans to civilian life
Qualified military counselors answer questions on National Service Life Insurance GI Bill rights and privileges mustering out pay hospitalization pension claims and related topics. Counseling aims to ease civilian reintegration as orientation talks and film strips accompany the process. Each veteran receives a complete uniform and discharge emblem before the Commanding Officer presents the honorable discharge with commendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Separation Center
War Department
Army
Last day for home canning sugar applications
War Price and Rationing Board officials announce August 4 as the final date to file for home canning sugar. J R Armstrong, chairman, says no new applications will be accepted after August 4, and the board will reprocess existing filings for a second issuance to those who received less than 15 pounds earlier in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R Armstrong
Armstrong
August Board Session Set for August 6 Budget Vote August 8
The Garden club meeting at the C. K. Malone ranch near Agawam featured a pot-luck dinner and a canning demonstration by Miss Frieda Schroder. The county commissioners will open the budget for public inspection and then vote to adopt it on August 8 at 10 a.m. Annual tax levies are scheduled for August 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Chateau Woman’s Club
C. K. Malone
Agawam
Frieda Schroder
Capt Clarence Southard Dies After Notable Air Career
Capt Clarence Southard died July 13 on Oahu Hawaii while stationed there since January. He piloted a Black Widow after 50 missions in Europe including Sicily Italy and the Rome raid. His brother Set Calvin Southard serves as B 29 radio man and is stationed in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. N. Southard
War Department
Clarence Southard
Oahu
Southard
Sicily
Italy
Rome
Calvin Southard
Pacific
Salinas Reader Requests Copy of Carl Bur Bank Article
A letter from Salinas California dated July 28 1945 requests a paper copy of the article about Carl Bur bank. The writer mentions H M England of Watsonville and aims to share with Pug W S Connor and the Jefferson boy here. Names include A B Guthrie and Mrs M W Power nee Grace Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Power
Grace Brown
Stolen Plymouth Pickup Recovered Near Malta
The Plymouth pickup owned by Jimmy Dehn stolen at a Power dance Saturday night was recovered Sunday near Malta. Sheriff A. O. Peterson recovered the car and a 16 year old boy who had taken it. The youth is in county jail. The thief unloaded tools along the road between Power and Conrad. the car sustained damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Jimmy Dehn
Malta
A. O. Peterson
Power
Conrad
Fairfield Times
Call for News Through Correspondent for Column Balance
The article urges readers to send news items through the regular correspondent to maintain balance and reduce errors. It notes the correspondent's responsibility for column content and that direct office submissions may be allowed only in limited cases to preserve staff.
Walter Hitchcock Laid To Rest With Military Honors
Funeral services for Walter Hitchcock, longtime Beaupre hotel clerk and wartime veteran, drew a large crowd at Chateau Methodist church Monday. Rev. Bert Powell praised his country service as a supreme gift, with C. James Post American Legion guiding the rites. Pallbearers and service personnel stood at attention outside as Miss Nancy Stenson and Mrs. Everett DeRusha offered hymns, and the body was later cremated in Falls and sent to Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Methodist Church
Beaupre Hotel
Hitchcock
Bert A. Powell
C. James Post
American Legion
George Coffey
H. B. Swanson
Louis Hallberg
Stewart Meyers
Gordon Monkman
Ole Lestrudl
Nancy Stenson
Everett DeRusha
Maurice Zimerman
Jesus
Chas
Dahlin
G. L. Banks
Connecticut
Fire Wardens to Meet in Dutton and Choteau
Rural Fire Wardens named by the Teton County Commissioners will convene with Albert Peterson the county rural fire chief and Agent Zimmerman to discuss the new wardens law and plan rural fire control for 1945. Drought conditions raise fire hazards as wardens are stationed across the county to enable effective response if fires occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutton
Choteau
Teton County
Albert Peterson
Zimmerman
Drouth
Notice to subscribers on subscription date label
If you have paid your subscription and the date on your label has not been changed, please notify us.
Northern Exposition Heads to Choteau August 7 9
Northern Exposition plans a three day show in Choteau from August 7 to 9 with attractions led by E. L. Pheister owner and advance agent. The program features the Ossified Man John Shouse, a Ripley’s alum, plus rides such as a tilted wheel merry-go-round ferris wheel and a glider. The midway promises 15 concessions a photo gallery and a well lit fairground for family entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
E. L. Pheister
Chateau
Montana
John Shouse
Ripley
Century of Progress
New York
Shouse
Pheister
City Levy Set at 204 Mills for Chateau Budget
The City of Chateau adopts a preliminary budget and invites public inspection. a council meeting on August 13 will finalize the budget with a total levy of 204 mills. Allocation includes general fund 11, streets 5, park 2, cemetery 1, airport 1, and museum 2. Year end cash balance was 21335.98 with receipts 26352.94 and disbursement 23259.90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Jackson
State Examiner
Was Once Local Resident Daughter of Mrs John Daley Dies in Minnesota
Mrs. C. O. Lee formerly Sarah Daley, daughter of Mrs. John M. Daley of Choteau, died in a Minnesota hospital on July 24. Born October 19, 1878 in Iowa, she lived much of her life in Minnesota after marriage. Surviving family includes sister Mrs Verna C J Scanda of Great Falls and Mrs Alma Lawson of Milwaukee plus brothers Halvor M Daley Chateau Freeman Daley Aupik Elmer Daley Everett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Daley
Choteau
C. O. Lee
Madison, Minn
Lee
Chateau
Sarah Daley
Verna C. J. Scanda
Great Falls
Scanda
Sarah
John Daley
Iowa
Teton County
Minnesota
Alma Lawson
Milwaukee
Wis
Halvor M. Daley
Freeman Daley
Aupik
Elmer Daley
Everett, Ash
Miss Bateman Weds Major Saxton in Honolulu
Announcement from Chateau notes the June 15 marriage of Miss Helen Bateman to Major George A Saxton in a Honolulu church. Bateman, a Choteau native, trained in nursing and education, later serving on faculties in Missouri and Hawaii. Saxton, an Army Medical Corps surgeon, has spent years in the Pacific theater and plans a return to Pennsylvania after duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Bateman
Geo. A. Saxton
Honolulu
Hawaits
Chateau
T. H
George Alton Saxton
H. W. Bateman
Choteau
Montana State University
Montana
Yale
Yale School of Nursing
Columbia University
N. Y
Stephens College
Columbia
Missouri
Queens Hospital
A University
Saxton
Army Medical Corps
Pacific Theatre
Pennsylvania
Flower Show Scheduled by Chateau Women's Club
The Chateau Woman's club announces its annual flower show will occur the weekend of August 25 with a tea. Previous years held on Labor Day. the date moved earlier to suit the season. Premiums will be awarded again this year and the premium list will be published in The Acantha soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Woman’s Club
Legion Club Opening Draws Crowd and Praise
The new Legion club opening drew about 200 guests last night. Attendees praised the Legionnaires for their achievements, and The Acantha regrets omitting Frank Stearns the local electrician from last week’s thanks for his exceptional help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Club
Acantha
Frank Stearns
Robison Couple Returns After Visit to Iowa and Connecticut
Mr and Mrs James T Robison arrived home this morning following an extended and enjoyable visit at their old homes in Iowa and Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Robison
Iowa
Connecticut
First Sun River Project 4-H Baby Beef Show at Fairfield
The first annual Sun River Project 4-H Baby Beef show drew a large crowd at Fairfield under Fairfield Lions club sponsorship. Thirty-one 4-H members exhibited 35 calves judged by Montana State College expert Rusty Ralston. Amy Simpson won showmanship, with Ted Hanberg and Barbara Hanberg taking cash prizes. children’s parade and a youth rodeo complemented the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Fairfield Lions Club
Rusty” Ralston
Montana State College
A & I Sugar Co
Amy Simpson
Ted Hanberg
Barbara Hanberg
Hatcher Brothers
Bill Olson
George Didon
Glen Baird
Joe Eisenman
al Meyers, Jr
Hugh Maxwell
Ikce Maxwell
Dick Crabtree
Audrey Crabtree
Raymond Kuehn
Alvin Kuehn
Dale Wetzel
Francis Folda
Rax Manuel
Billy Dahl
Joanne McLean
Nancy
W. J. Ward
Jasper Murray
G.meadows
Cliff Ellis
Fastine Kolste
John Anderson
Tom Austad
Great Falls
Teton County
Nick Vlinker
Halladay Brothers
Beloved Choteau Matron Mrs Cole Laid to Rest
Funeral services for Mrs. Phil T. Cole were held at Choteau Methodist Church with Rev. Bert A. Powell delivering the address. Interment followed at Choteau Cemetery as community tribute noted her 45 years of church service including roles as president of the Industrial, Sunday school teacher, choir singer, and longtime church musician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil T. Cole
Choteau Methodist Church
Choteau
Bert A. Powell
G. L. Banks
Hampton Bloom
K. E. Sturgis
John Hentges
R. E. Nelson
L. IE. Taylor
C. H. Porter
C. E. Cunningham
Industrial
Christ
Card of Thanks for Bret H. Jucullu Funeral
The family expresses heartfelt thanks to all who assisted during the illness and funeral of Bret H. Jucullu. Sponsors include Mrs. Bret H. Read Mr. and Mrs. Walter Streeter Mr. and Mrs. Martin Read Mrs. Ada Read and Sons Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Cardell and Daughter Bevaley Dornblaser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bret H
Bret H. Read
Walter Streeter
Martin Read
Ada Read
E. G. Cardell
Bevaley Dornblaser
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Barney McClue
NAVY
Old Home Place
Sgt. Knowlton
Tank Destroyer Group
Enroute Home
Meade
Baptiste Guardipee
Walter Hitchcock
Hereford
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