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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1973
Page
4
Montana prices received index rose 4 points to 186 for July 15 with All Crops driving gains while Livestock held steady. Wheat averaged 2.48 per bushel, hay 45.50 a ton, alfalfa hay 50 per ton, wool 95c per pound, and dairy feed 95 per ton as prices outpaced last year.
Church services Saturday evening led by Pastor Teterud drew residents who hope to see him return on the 18th. New residents include Orpha Payne from Conrad and Gladys Thorson of Chateau. A first outdoor Smorgasbord picnic delighted everyone and offered a new social activity.
The bull pen area where relievers warm up got its name from Bull Durham Tobacco Company signs placed on fences in many ballparks. Historic notes mention a 1919 Giants vs Phils game finished in 51 minutes and the 1908 White Sox hitting only three home runs all season.
A Christian rally will be held at the Fairfield Community Hall on Thursday August 9. Doors open at 7 with the rally starting at 7 30. Wes Teterud is the guest speaker and Dave Lambert the special guest vocalist. Lambert, a songwriter and singer from Missoula, has performed widely and his songs appear in Jesus Style Song Book I.
All friends and relatives are invited to a reception for Mr. and Mrs. Bill Obernolte in observance of their 25th anniversary. The event will be at the Chateau United Methodist Church from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 19.
Rachel Field daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Field of Chateau earned a place on the Dean's Honor Roll for the 1972 73 academic year at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley Colorado.
A buffet reception and dance will be held Friday August 17 at 8 p.m. at Power Legion Hall to honor Mr and Mrs Kerry Schaefer. Mrs Schaefer formerly Phyllis Stelling.
Haruyo Matsubara executive director of the Japan Trade Center San Francisco told delegates at a Federation of Rocky Mountain States seminar in Great Falls Montana that U S exports to Japan are rising. He cited a 96 percent surge in U S imports to Japan in the first half of 1973 versus 1972 and projected a trade deficit drop from four billion dollars in 1972 to about two billion this year. He urged promoting Western states to attract Japanese tourists with tours bilingual guides and targeted promotions in Japan and the U S.
Montana State University agronomist Arthur Shaw explains swathing as a tool for uneven or green weed affected fields. He notes moisture targets, optimal harvest timing, and how swathing can speed up harvest while preserving grain quality and test weights.
Dave Warneke completed his master’s degree at Western Montana College Dillon and will return to teach at East Junior High Great Falls this fall. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Al Warneke of Choteau.
The Malone family thanks friends for concern love and support during C. K. Malone's illness and passing. They mention flowers memorials food and visits, praise the Masonic graveside services, music by Gale Isakson and Marge Hanusa, pallbearers, Rev. Engberg, and helpers from the Banks family and church groups. The message lists Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Malone Sr. and others along with nine grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren.
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