First Spring Wheat Delivery High in Protein
One of the first spring wheat deliveries of the season arrived at the General Mills Elevator in Chateau Monday. The crop from Jack Duffey averaged about 15 bushels per acre. Elevator manager I J Ferguson noted winter wheat protein ranged 13 to 15 percent per bushel and spring wheat is similar or higher, contrasting with last year when winter wheat protein dropped due to excessive rain.
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General Mills
Chateau Monday
Jack Duffey
I. J. Ferguson
Social Security Office Explains Wages Include Noncash Pay
Great Falls Social Security office notes that wages cover cash and noncash pay such as meals lodging rent or goods. Workers who suspect wage errors should request a poster card form at 507 Strain Building to obtain wage statements for benefits calculations.
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Great Falls
Carl W Brunner
Supt F Sparks To Retire This Month
Supt F Sparks will retire this month after a long career beginning with a 1907 bachelor’s degree from Wabash College and a 1911 Harvard master’s. He later did graduate work at Purdue in 1939 and taught at Summerville Academy before leading Broadwater County high school and moving to Augusta. He and Mrs Sparks have six daughters and a son, with moves planned for several family members to Vashon Island. Mrs Sparks is recovering after a five month hospital stay in Seattle.
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Wabash College
Indiana
A. B. Guthrie
Harvard
Purdue
Sparks
Summerville Academy
Augusta
Woodrow Wilson
Broadwater County
Townsend
Mrs Sparks
Malden
Mass
Charles Sparks
Memphis
Tenn
Sears and Roebuck Co
Dixie James
Seattle
Eigth
Blanch Sparks
Boeings
Nancy Sparks
University of Washington At
Emma Sparks
Vashon Island
Martha Boyle
Blackst
Lda
Elsie May O'Neil
Chateau Fairfield Win Sunburst Games
Marcus struck out seven and walked one in the game. Weddum and Hanusa led with notable catches on a fishing expedition from Kindla ranch on the Flathead near the Canadian line, including a 10 pound Dolly Varden by Wedum and an eight pounder by Hanusa.
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H Gaarder
Marcus
Carl Weddum
Arnold Hanusa
Kindla Ranch
Flathead
Wedum
Hanusa
Million Crocheters Grow in United States
The National Needlecraft Bureau in New York reports over 14 million people in the United States now crochet. The rise reflects expanding hobby interest and domestic crafts participation nationwide.
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National Needlecraft Bureau
New York
United States
Mustard Seed Plantings Down 42 Percent in Montana
Montana mustard seed acreage falls 42 percent from 1948 to 18,000 acres the smallest since 1931. Yellow mustard dominates with 15,000 acres, Oriental 2,200 acres, brown at 200 acres. declines seen across varieties due to wartime demand and postwar cuts.
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Montana
Toole
Pondera
Glacier
Teton
Treasure
Native Trees of Montana Bulletin For The Treasure State
Residents may learn to identify native evergreen and broadleaf trees through the Montana Extension Service bulletin Native Trees of Montana. Extension Forester John Drummond notes photos of each species with leaf size scales and a map of common ranges. The bulletin aids 4 H clubs Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Campfire Girls and Future Farmers.
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Bozeman
Boy Scouts Girl Scouts
Campfire Girls
Future Farmers
Legion Auxiliary Meet Set Sept 12
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its first fall meeting on September 12 the second Monday due to a holiday. Delegates Mrs LeRoy Anderson Mrs Richard Conklin Mrs Paul Kropp and Mrs LaVerne Peterson report on the department convention at Butte July 24 25 26. The group will hear from Girl State delegate Margaret Montague and note the meeting date.
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American Legion Auxiliary
LeRoy Anderson
Richard Conklin
Paul Kropp
LaVerne Peterson
Department
Butte
Margaret Montague
Billings
Marian Mowbray Weds Harold Hinman
Marian Mowbray and Harold Hinman unite in marriage. The ceremony featured Mrs. A B Grandal singing Always and was attended by numerous out of town guests from Great Falls Cut Bank Brady Butte Billings Rapelje and Columbus. The couple will live at Chateau where Hinman works with Dale Implement Co.
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A. B. Grandal
P. A. Mowbray
Great Falls
Ed Mowbray
Dean Gollehon
Brady
Andy Wilson
Ray
Stanley Mowbray
Steven
Cut Bank
John Distad
Don Ferguson
M. C. Becklin
W. P Brickley
H. EB. Brickley
Rapelje
Dick Brickley
Billings
Dick Hinman
Terry
Butte
H. H Guyton
Columbus
Chateau
Dale Implement Co
Woman's Club Flower Show At Chateau This Saturday
The Woman's Club annual flower show is set for Saturday at Chateau. Aug. 27. Categories for flower growers will be listed in next week's Acantha edition.
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Chateau
Ice Cream Calorie Claim Debunked by Comparison
The piece notes ice cream can be low in calories with an average portion of vanilla ice cream at about 200 calories, comparable to a large baked apple. It challenges the idea that ice cream is always high in calories.
Monkman Announces State Meet Dates
Gordon E. Monkman announced the Montana County and Municipal Treasurers association state meeting will be held August 25 and 26 at the Lewis and Clark county courthouse in Helena. Officials expect good attendance from county treasurers and state agency representatives.
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Montana
Montana County and Municipal ‘Treasurer’s Association
Lewis and Clark County
Helena
Gordon E. Monkman
Monkman
City of Choteau seeks year round city engineer
The City of Choteau plans to hire an engineer on an annual basis to supervise plans and specifications for a proposed sewage disposal plant install street drainage culverts and assist with residential and building improvements duties for the year ahead
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Choteau
No IOOF Meeting Set for Sept 20
Ed Weckstad noble grand announces there will be no IOOF meeting until September 20, signaling a pause in Oddfellows activities.
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The
Oddfellows
Ed Weckstad
Guthrie Novel Picked for Book Club Monthly Selection
A B Guthrie Jr new novel The Way West is chosen as the book of the month for October. Club members will receive the volume during the month. Guthrie left Chateau to attend the Breadloaf Writers Conference in Vermont and will return to Lexington Kentucky. He recently received an honorary Doctor of Literature degree from Montana State University. Guthrie’s family stays in Chateau about two weeks before joining him in Lexington.
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A. B
Bud
Saturday Night Dances Return at Moose Hall Chateau
Regular Saturday night dancing resumes at Moose hall in Chateau starting September 3. Admission is 60 cents per person including tax. Moose members with current dues receipts at the door will be admitted free, according to Moose dance committee heads.
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Moose Hall
Chateau
Moose
Moose Dance Committee
Young Girl Injured In Trap Door Fall At Chateau
Anna Marie Lillas visiting her cousin Mrs J C Salmond at Chateau fell through a trap door to a cement floor and sprained her back. She was taken by ambulance to Shelby to board a train for Seattle where her parents live. She will stay in bed about a month and her back injury is not serious, with recovery expected before fall.
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Anna Marie Lillas
J. C. Salmond
Chateau
Shelby
Seattle
Aerial Baiting Project Underway
An aerial baiting program progresses with an operator coordinating between boxcar delivery and mixing operations. A liaison for farmers government and NAAC, the mixing station will prepare all dry bait provided by the government. Farmers finance the air application of the bait.
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NAAC
NAAC to Bait Range From Collins To Teton River
NAAC aviation officials plan a large baiting operation covering 75 000 to 100 000 acres with five planes spraying about 10 000 acres daily. The project aims to finish early next week with 36 workers and a double shift. Pilots include Bob Waltermine Ernie Kaiser Warren Billison Wallace Watson and Jim Kreitzberg. Dr Pepper and Kelly report very good results and note ideal conditions for hopper control due to dry weather and scarce green feed.
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NAAC
Collins
Dutton
Bole
Teton River
United States
Bob Waltermine
Ernie Kaiser
Warren Billison
Wallace Watson
Jim Kreitzberg
Dr. Pepper
Kelly
Linsley Sentenced for Car Theft In Deer Lodge
Dale Linsley, a transient, was sentenced by Judge R. M. Hattersley to two years in the state penitentiary after driving Chick Sulgrove's car without permission. He was taken to Deer Lodge on Monday.
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Dale Linsley
State Penitentiary
Chick Sulgrove
R. M. Hattersley
Deer Lodge
Postmaster Job Applications Open at Bynum
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination to fill the position of four class postmaster at Bynum. Applications must be received by Aug. 25. Salary is 1350 dollars per year. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, reside in the post office territory, be at least 21 but under 65 on the date of receipt of application.
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United States Civil Servicemmission
Bynum
Chateau
United States
Post Office
United States Civil Service Commission
Washinon
Washington, D. C
New Plastics Wallpaper Takes Heavy Abuse
Wallpaper made from new plastics resists wear from ink lipstick grease foods liquor and shoe polish. Soap and water clean it easily without rubbing through. In lab tests the surface survived 25 000 consecutive rubs on the same spot.
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Social Security Office
F. ¥. Sparks
Chote
Jack
Moe
Lane
Anderson
Cole
Eckroth
Haux
C Mitchell
Sunburst
Ab Fuller
Rans Petrin
Seers Gallup
White
Ee Eens
Eenne Graham
Enes Linnell
West
Cook
Ee Corbett
Ema Saeay
Legion Auxiliary
Marian Mowbray
Harold Hinman
Aw Elberta
Mere
Safeway
Kerr Lidseen
Kerr Caps Cometer
Mae Rae
Kerr Jars
Assor
Idaho
Bartlett
U. S
Prunes
Washington
U S
RS Bartlett
U. S. Comb
Safena
Nob Hill
U.S
Canning
Fiat
Golden Ban
Calif
Ile
Duchess Osan
Beverly
Ste Peanut Butter
Bank
Baker's
Fisher's
Zoom
Coffee Edwards
Westings
Wratea
Lge
Guthrie
Book Club
Linsley
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