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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1942
Page
1
A rural narrator reflects on a harsh harvest season and wind damage, notes on the Atlantic Charter and Roosevelt Churchill talks, recalls school days in Wisconsin, and recalls a wartime injury story about a factory worker wife. The piece blends weather, history, and personal memory with a mournful tone.
The annual flower show and tea will be held this Saturday at noon at the pavilion. Entry lists include Sweet Peas, Dahlias, Petunias, Zinnias, and many other blooms with specific stem counts. judges include S. N. Halver and Mrs Elmer Prices. Proceeds support new exhibitors. uniformity of blossoms and stem length is emphasized.
The Shelby hospital records show Maynard dismi ssed August 12 and Mrs Alfred Baumgartner of Ohio discharged later. Jean Macier of Thermopolis admitted August 12 and discharged August 16. Tom Kloster of Chotesa admitted August 16. Mrs William Green of Bynum admitted August 16 and discharged August 1. Robert Pithoud of Chateau admitted August 18.
Old-timers mourn Eli Louis Guardipee 85 who died at his Browning home. A lifelong West figure, he worked as trapper hunter rancher army scout and reclamation service employee. Survived by three sons Francis X Charles Fadward William Jennings two daughters Mee Gobet and Francis Agare, plus grandchildren. He spoke many languages and was versed in Montana flora and fauna.
A fragment from a wartime account recalls severe finger injury and the harsh view that cripples have little place in industry and the army. The speaker laments lifelong disability and questions post war employment prospects.
Teton county residents are criticized for failing to meet their July war savings bond quota. Only 14,210.25 dollars were raised of a 20,600 target, placing the county 45th among 54 counties. State official Arnold C. Hanisa and War Savings Administrator William H. Bartley urge greater efforts, noting counties Jefferson and Wheatland exceeded their goals and earned recognition.
The article notes acute demand for truck and tractor tires and tubes due to heat and harvest. Local and state offices have limited August allocations, with no extra supplies expected this month. Recapping and retreading are urged. several individuals and towns receive tires or retreads in weekly distributions for August 14 and August 21, including Farmington, Fairfield, Chateau, Pendroy, Bynum, and Choteau.
Announcement states Mrs. Lollie Wheeler and Leon Snyder married last Saturday in Helens at 3:00 p m Their wedding trip went to the Flathead country with a stop at the national bison range near Molese Mont Mrs Wheeler runs Parlor Shoppe in Choteau and is daughter of Theodore and Sherwood Land The bridegroom son of Steve and ? Snyder works as laborer patrolman at Pishkun reservoir and plans to remain in his job until army duty is called in the near future
The Château community watches as Devil Skin the horse, once ridden to town each morning by his late owner Billy Miller, earns national renown after Kate Smith’s radio tribute. The horse has retired to the Jay Lyon ranch near Château to spend his final days in comfort after a life of loyalty and early auctions.
Atty. E. L. Kleffman, after nearly three years in Chateau, will close his practice there and move with his family to Helena to teach mathematics and assist with athletics at Helena High School for the coming term. He has coached and taught math previously and will depart for Helena this weekend to arrange a residence.
Raymond Craig of the American Red Cross in St. Louis visited local authorities to push faster communication for service members. He urged parents with sons in the service to route messages through the Red Cross. A Red Cross field director is available at each assigned location to aid service members and families in personal or family problems and emergencies.
Miss Julia C Rowland of Bynum becomes the county s first enlistment in the Army Nurse Corps and is commissioned as a second lieutenant She trained at Deaconess Hospital Bozeman and will serve with the Army Nurse Corps unit at Fort Lewis Washington The 2nd Lieut is a Te ton county high school graduate and is stationed at Fort Lewis Washington
The Choteau Lions Club presents The Great Virgil at the High School Auditorium Saturday August 22 at 8:30 PM. Acts include Human Television with Julie and dramatic illusions such as a leopard named Sheila and a head disappearance illusion. Tickets are 26c for children and 60c for adults, with doors at the same price.
Essential in military gear a first aid kit with bandages and antiseptics, compact and priced about $1.50. Millions needed for emergency treatment used by Red Cross workers in field hospitals until hospital care. Buy War Bonds and Stamps with pay, invest ten percent.
The county draft board announces selectees and who will be inducted at 3:00 p m. in the local action. Names include Chateau Eugene Reelin Toussaint B Jones Fairfield Joe J Groningal Charles W Perkins Dutton Robbert R Kolete and others. Several draftees were rejected at induction for various physical deficiencies.
Four motor vehicle crashes occurred in the county last week after a relatively calm period. E S Hoff of Browning drove off the highway near Guy Miller ranch north of Choteau. he was hospitalized and faces highway patrol charges. Other crashes near Dutton involved Don McKenzie and three Nolan boys. McKenzie paid a $10 bond. Adolph Rosin from Augusta was trapped in a pole truck after going off a steep grade and is hospitalized. Charges of reckless driving or driving while intoxicated are pending in multiple cases.
Chuck Davis announces the cafe will shut doors Sunday evening due to poor patronage from a sharp drop in tourist travel. He plans to store equipment and notes indefinite future plans.
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