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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1931
Page
8
A daily program features horse racing and a rodeo along with a midway carnival. It offers musical comedy and vaudeville acts, performances by two bands, and a spectacular fireworks display nightly.
The Winston Bros and Petersen Fell camp near Chateau will be abandoned around September first as the gas line nears completion. Most camp material will be shipped to Kansas City with some lumber for sale. Lamsdale and Douglas oversee the shutdown with Petersen Tyner visiting to inspect camps. The project has boosted local business and the workers left mainly for necessities and legitimate amusements. At St Luke's church Father Schulte presided over Toeckes-Waters nuptial high mass with Florence Trescott, Mrs. George Tennant, and Miss Norma Tennant providing music.
Miss Margaret Nagle, chairwoman of the Teton Red Cross, requests fruit jars or canning jars for vegetables. Families with produce want jars and donors should contact her, with preferences for drop off at the courthouse for distant donors.
Miss Margaret Nagle, president of the Teton Red Cross chapter, reports plans to make 10 Christmas bags and 10 bedside bags for American soldiers abroad. Bags should be finished by November 1, with October 1 target for quota, and county clubs to supply clothing and shoes. Call Miss Nagle or leave parcels at the courthouse.
Two wedding ceremonies were performed Monday by Rev. Father J. F. Schulte, pastor of St. Luke’s church. The couples were Benjamin Bresnahan and Cecelia Blee of Great Falls and Leon Toeckes and Bernetta Toeckes of Power. Witnesses were John L. Hamill and Mrs. Peter Paulis, and Harold Waters and Mary Toeckes.
In the Montreal Family Herald discussion, Jephthah vows to sacrifice the first living thing meeting him if victorious against the Ammonites, sacrificing his daughter. It draws a Homeric parallel with Idomeneus who vows to sacrifice the first living creature seen after tempest, sacrificing his son, leading to his exile for such inhumanity.
A tomb near Cairo uncovered by Prof. Selim Hassan preserves a mummy with a 24 inch circumference gold crown held by two lotus flowers and a chalcedony. The crown features a bird insignia Yakhu and a central colored disk. A 50 piece insect necklace, silver bracelets, gold anklets, and alphabetic N shaped bracelets complete the treasure.
A 3 foot ancient wood sculpture of a woman with missing arms was recovered from the bog at Raluaghan Shercock Ireland. Dated at least 500 years old, it bears legible inscriptions and has been put on display at the Dublin museum for study by scholars.
The Washington Star quotes Uncle Eben saying a good banjo player is lucky. He notes that even if he loses employment, he can pass time and perhaps draw attention to himself. He adds that the banjo was once considered a better tool than the shovel or hoe as a paying implement.
The Atchison Globe notes that the world offers many scenarios that can push a man toward cynicism or toward optimism. Both mindsets are tested by everyday experiences and human nature.
Total intra-county property assessed at 3,413,803 dollars per county clerk George A. Carroll from the state board of equalization. The report lists apportioned values to Teton county for Great Northern Railroad 2,663,887 dollars Montana Power Co 120,241 Mont Power Co distributing
SYSCOM and local utilities figures listed. Opening day set for Tuesday Sept 8 with registration for first year pupils in the afternoons. Dormitory opens Sept 7 evening. Book fee two dollars due on opening day. Activities tickets three dollars optional. Principal A B Guthrie and Clerk Anna E Stafford. 12-21.
The Farmington Home Demonstration club held its final meeting of the year at the hall last Thursday. New officers were elected: President Mrs. F W Smith, vice president Mrs A Schwanbeck, secretary-treasurer Mrs O B For seth, leader Mrs Cecil Passmore, assistant leader Mrs Logan Denison. Next meeting September 3 with roll call asking for lunch ideas.
The Sunday gathering at the Green ranch drew local attendees who enjoyed a riverside picnic. The game result favored Bole 42 to 27 though players were unfamiliar with the sport. Fun was had by all and plans for a rematch are suggested.
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