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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
3
United States Rearmament Sketch in War Readiness
A United States News analysis notes US action toward war readiness echoes Britain. It cites Congress defense funding near 15 billion dollars, conscription delays, and slow naval and air production while stressing the need for a two ocean fleet and a massive army amid red tape and legal hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Japan
Hitler
Britain
Congress
War Department
Hemisphere
Department
Belgium
Flanders
France
Garrand
William Knudsen
The
Defense Commission
Precise Letter of the Law and Government Preparedness
A cautious note argues that no one is to blame and urges readjustment of government to emergency preparedness while warning that crisis measures must not lead to dictatorship or erode the liberty sought to be preserved.
Echoes from the Past in Choteau Acantha
Local column recaps bygone events and community memories from Choteau with archival notes and names tied to historical facets of the town. The piece preserves period voices and reflects on earlier days in the community.
25 Years Ago This Week Highlights and Local Notices
State commission sets game laws allowing two deer and one elk per person. Jimmie Wilson and Jack Stuart face one to three years for burglary. 1,267 head of horses shipped from Chateau and Bynum. Mayor Coffey to award gold medal for top aggregate score at coming state militia shoot in Helena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Wilson
Jack Stuart Ay
Chateau
Bynum
Coffey
Helena
Dixon and
Wheeler
J. D. Fleury
Ogden
Utah
Doc Powell
Valier Aggregation
Choteau
Kenyon and
Guthrie Battery
Charles L. Stone
Burton Beach
State Hospital
Jessie Innes
Las Vegas
Nevada
O. Hansen
Rainbow Sewing Club Holds Eighteenth Meeting
Rainbow Sewing Club led by President Anita Johnson met at Greenfield Community Hall at 2:00 on a Wednesday to plan meeting times and reports. Patty Lou Eaton sang two songs and Nira Helen Lochar and LaVonne Vanderreat served ice cream and cake. Ruth Stormwind reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Sewing Club
Anita Johnson
Greenfield
Patty Lou Eaton
Nira Helen Lochar
LaVonne
Vanderreat
Ruth Stormwind
Montana Wool Clip Reaches 28 4 Million Pounds
Montana production rose with wools earning about 29 cents for a 1940 clip of 28 300 000 pounds, up from 26 885 000 pounds in 1939. Fleeces statewide averaged nine pounds, while the federal Agriculture Department projects a national wool crop near 388 000 000 pounds, up 3 percent from 1939, with an eight pound average fleece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Federal Department of Agriculture
Willow Creek Reservoir Closed to Fishing 1940 41
Pursuant to an order by the State Fish and Game Commission at Lewistown on August 12 1940 Willow Creek Reservoir will be closed to fishing from August 25 1940 through May 21 1941 inclusive. Commission members B L Price Chairman and J A Weaver Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Fish and Game Commission
Lewistown
Willow Creek
B. L. Price
J. A. Weaver
Notice of Closing of Registration for General Election
Teton County Montana closes registration Friday September 20 1940 at 5 p m for the November 5 1940 general election. Qualified electors may register at the county clerk office or with a precinct registrar notary public or justice of the peace. Electors who did not vote in 1938 or used absent ballot and have not re registered must register by the deadline. Dated August 22 1940 GEO A CARROLL county clerk ex officio registrar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Montana
Court House
Chateau
Justice of the
Jnne
Fairfield
Choteau
John T. Ammondson
Twenty-two
Geo. A. Carroll
Bankrupt Notice in Montana District Court
Lawson Emmett Bellamy of Dutton Montana is adjudged bankrupt on his own petition. Creditor actions restricted. First meeting of creditors set for August 31 1940 at 39 o’clock A M before A H Gray referee, Room 1 Dunn Block Great Falls Montana to examine the debtor under oath.
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District Court of the United States
District of Montana
Lawson Emmett Bellamy
Dutton
Teton County
Montana
A. H. Gray
Dunn Block
Great Falls
Cme
Salt Distribution Plans for Big-Game Ranges
Under Bob Cooney, state big game manager, the department begins its annual salt hauling to forests for deer elk moose mountain sheep and goats. Salt placed on high ridges spreads animals across ranges and reduces disease risk as summer ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Cooney
State Fish and Game Department
Air hearing set on Great Falls to Lethbridge extension
The civil aeronautics authority schedules a September 5 hearing in Washington D C on Western Air Lines and Inland Air Lines request to extend service from Great Falls to Lethbridge. Senator Wheeler announced the plan which has been under review for over a year.
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Civil Aeronautics Authority
Washington, D. C
Western Air Teoreas
Inland Air Lines
Great Falls
Lethbridge
B. K. Wheeler
Montana Freight Car Loadings Fall in June
Freight cars loaded at Montana points in June totaled 19 505 a decline of 18 percent from the same month last year. The drop is mainly due to reduced shipments of stone sand and gravel to the Fort Peck project according to the state railroad and public service commission report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
State Railroad and Public Service Commission
Fort Peck
Notice of Sale of Real Property in Teton County Montana
Teton County Montana will offer for sale at public auction the real property described as Southwest Quarter Section 17 Township 21 Range 3. The minimum bid is as fixed by the Board of County Commissioners with a quit claim deed to be issued upon payment. Auction at the courthouse front door on September 7, 1940 at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Montana
Court House Chateau
Board of County Commissioners of
Teton Cerro Montana
Satan
Sorence
Board of County Commissioners
Court House
Chateau
Teton
Sonny Montana
M. M. Meerees
District Court of the
Ninth Judicial District
State of Montana
County of
Maurice Black
Edith Black
Public notices and bids in Teton County Montana 1940
Notices publish a bid solicit for indigent care at the county farm, a summons for divorce, a county election registration deadline for Fairfield, and a petition to incorporate Fairfield Townsite with detailed parcel bounds and dates. Included are bid procedures, dates, and required responses.
Canadians Travel Falls as War Conditions Slow Cross Border
State way Engineer Don A. McKinnon said tourist travel from Canada has dropped sharply due to war conditions. Travel from other sources to the United States holds up to last year’s figures despite border restrictions and passport changes.
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Canada
Don A. McKinnon
United States
Notice of Probate Hearing for Peter Hebtner Will
The Probate Department of IL Te ton County announces August 28 1940 at 10 00 A M in Chateau City Court for proving the will of Peter Hebtner deceased. Mathilde Hebtner applies for letters testamentary and interested parties may contest. Clerk H M Daley Earnest Abel attorney Great Falls Mont pub Aug 8 15 22
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Ninth Judicial District
State of
Montana
County of
Teton
Peter Hebtner
Chateau County
Mathilde Hebtner
Sogeals
H. M. Daley
Earnest Abel
Great Falls
Mont
Tomato Jam Recipe And Household Hints
The Weekly Scrapbook offers a tomato jam recipe using five pounds ripe tomatoes five cups brown sugar two and a half cups vinegar one tablespoon whole cloves one tablespoon stick cinnamon. It adds steps to boil, add raisins, then seal jars. Also provides laundry tips stain removal ironing and a cocktail idea with grapefruit juice and egg white. An anecdote notes repurposing worn powder puffs for polishing and cleaning. Inspirational quote closes.
Ayers Nominates Colgan to Livestock Commission
Governor Roy E. Ayers names Tom Colgan of Poplar to the state livestock commission to fill the unexpired term of Levi Burd of Browning who resigned. The term will expire in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Ayers
Tom Colgan
Poplar
State Livestock Commission
Levi Burd
Browning
Cne
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