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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1932
Page
2
Official notice from a weekly paper published in Choteau Montana detailing print schedule and postal classification. It lists subscription rates including 1 year 2.00 6 months 1.25 and 3 months 75 cents with foreign rates 2.50 per year and advance payment requirement.
A Chateau newspaper column argues local merchants sponsor the watermelon festival and other public events to attract visitors. It rejects the idea they are mercenary, saying they are not shylocks but plain humans aiming to boost town commerce with wholesome entertainment and discounts.
The Dairymen's League Cooperative Association unites New York dairy farmers to secure fair prices for all players in the milk market. Opponents claim monopoly aims, but the league argues profitless agriculture harms everyone and cooperation ensures abundant pure milk at reasonable prices. Victory in New York would boost farmers nationwide.
The Conrad Refining Company plans to restart around the end of the month or early next month under president and general manager Perry TL. Withers after a full rebuild following a season fire. Modern equipment, including a 1000 barrel tube still, will allow processing of 1000 barrels daily, with some tanks preserved from the blaze. Withers noted Consumers Refining near Collins ran through the summer to absorb much trade.
Conrad refinery runs 17 wells in the Bannatyne field and plans cleaning and improving them. A drilling rig from the Fitzgerald place four miles northwest of Power has been purchased and moved to Bannatyne for a deep test well. Mr. Withers predicts untapped capacity and strong prospects for the field.
Glacier National Park plans show authorization of funds to complete the Going-to-the-Sun section from St. Mary's junction to Logan Pass. Bids will be issued this month with total project cost rising to 160000 dollars for the St. Mary to Sun camp segment. The road will not open to tourists until next summer.
A Hoosier reader questions a featured picture showing a Biblical period scene. The American Legion Monthly explains the object is likely a thermos bottle, not a flashlight, clarifying an apparent anachronism.
Weather delays at Premium Center hinder sales, while hail causes limited damage. Ten to twenty bushels per acre forecast, yielding five to six dollars below production costs. Remarks target Thos H Campbell and farm life volatility. Local notes include wool sale, theft at Dist No 7 school, Strain ranch rental, and a watermelon feast by the Chateau Lions.
Burt Wells comments on public discourse mixing science and politics. The piece satirizes stock market instincts, caste talk, and congressional probes into business conditions. It notes headlines about Hoover and party contrasts, while hinting at social issues like birth control and war.
Miss Anna Olson called in the vicinity Wednesday and renews greetings. Fred Browder took a MacCormick Deering combine home Wednesday. A G Roberts bought a combine near Fairfield and brought it home Tuesday. Mrs Johns Fields and sons and A G Roberts and daughters picked berries near Touyer Thursday. Mrs Elmer Phillips and children also mentioned.
Residents and families from Francis Heights and nearby towns visited homes and attended events on Thursday through Sunday. The record notes gatherings at Elsie Jones and Wm. Thomas homes, a dance with Arlene Browder and Alfred Baumgartner, and a 4-H Mothers luncheon at Pendrey hall. A hail storm caused garden and poultry damage. several families traveled to Fairfield and Great Falls for events.
Sawtelle California resident Mr. S A Lanier reports losing seven pounds in a week after taking Kruschen Salts each morning in coffee. The ad promises weight loss from 490 pounds and urges reducing fatty foods while using the product, claiming a four week supply at drug stores worldwide.
The 1932 notice states Bertha Hastings Haber sues Thomas Connole George Connole Morgan Connole Overly Land Mortgage Co H P White M S Darling Trans America Oil Co William Ducie Lucille Owen and Teton County for a public auction sale of real property on September 3 1932 at 2 pm at the courthouse Chateau Montana. The property is NE of SW N half of SE N W of SW sections 21 and 22 township 27 north range 5 west Montana Merid. Satated by Sheriff J L Collins. First pub Aug 11 last Sept 1.
A 1931 bill requires separate official ballots at the November general election. It prints on ballots the two options for the constitutional amendment on voting qualifications, allowing voters to mark an X beside their choice. The act repeals conflicting laws and takes effect after passage and approval.
State secretary certifies a constitutional amendment submission to Montana electors. The act concerns Section 2 of Article IX relating to voter qualifications for all elective offices and public questions. Official seal, date July 25, 1982, Helena. First publication Aug 4, last publication Oct 27.
The bill amends Article IX Section 2 of the Montana Constitution to require voters to be US citizens aged 21 or over, with one year state residence and town or precinct residency as prescribed by law. Taxpayers appear for levy votes. felons may vote only if pardoned. after five years post adoption only US citizens may vote.
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