Choteau In Brief Highlights Local Visits and Events
Choteau notes include visitors from Great Falls, Fairfield, and Libby, a Christmas party at the Social Center, and a six week Spokane trip. Local marriages, births, and illnesses are reported, along with new business Chet's Auto Salvage, and court notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck” Davis
Great Falls
Margaret Marren
Fairfield
Sebastian Bitz
East of
Brady
C. S. McDonald
J. G. Johnson
Conrad
Choteau
C. K. Malone
Elizabeth Smith
Spokane
W. Kemp
A. A. Kemp
Libby
T. L. Wallcott
Cora Seekins
Chateau
Farmington
Y. O
Power
Augusta
Dutton
Emerick
J. E. Byrne
Oregon
Idaho
Mr. Byrne
Orfino
Eugene
Portland
Myrtle Blixrud
Barrett
Minn
Reo Coghill
Cecil Huffman
al Strom
Sig Soy
Edna Beaupee
Walter Kitchcock
Harold Crane
Collins
Royal Hawthorne
Hertha Kuehn
Curtis
Chateau John Deere
Fred Schoensigel
Harry Pierce
Gilbert Lee
Wm. R. Joes
Worden
P. H. Crossen Jr
Iowa
James T. Robison
Edward Faulstich
Missoula
Eckford
Robison
Malone
Federal Land Bank
Chet
Chet Smith
Stanford
Odd Fellows Elect Officers at December Meeting
At the regular Odd Fellows lodge meeting on December 3 the officers were elected. Named were Noble Grand Gus Depner Vice Grand D O Moulton Secretary Geo E Thompson and Treasurer Dewey Huffman. After the election the members danced to Misser's orchestra and reported a good time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Lodge
Noble
Gus Depner
D. O. Moulton
Geo. E. Thompson
Dewey Huffman
Misser
Mass Schedule Fragments for Sunday
Incomplete OCR lists Mass times for Sunday with Pete tes Chateau at 9 a.m. Bynum at 11 a.m. and Sopunts at 8 30 a.m. Fairfield appears as a partial entry with missing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Tes Chateau
Bynum
Fairfield
Library Notes on Their Own Country and How Green Was My Valley
The note reviews Their Own Country by Alice Tisdale Hobart about Stephen and Hester Chase facing depression era corruption and factory sabotage in Colfax. It also praises How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn, set in Wales with the Morgans and coal mining life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Tisdale Hobart
Stephen
Hester Chase
China
America
Colfax
Stephen Chase
Hester
Valley
Richard Llewellyn
Wales
Morgans
D. B
Hospital Notes from Chateau Hospital
Don Van Bolcum of Farfield admitted December 11. Mrs J Bleecker dismissed December 11. George Greggs shows rapid improvement. Mrs Mary Rucker seriously ill. Mrs John Brossma, with suspected fractured hip December 11, transferred to Deaconess Hospital in Great Falls by Banks Ambulance.
Sheep Studies Progress Report in Kootenai River Region
Robert F. Cooney Montana big game manager travels the Kootenai river country to study progress in the mountain sheep field study sponsored by the state fish and game department. Robert Brinck, a state university graduate, leads field work along the Kootenai near Libby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Cooney
Montana
Kootenai River
State Fish and Game Department
Robert Brinck
State University
Libby
Officials Debate Fire Protection in Teton National Forest
A Teton County Planning Board special committee met with R. T. Ferguson forest supervisor Kurt Cramer and L. J. Howard local ranger to review fire protection in the Lewis and Clark national forest drainage. Cramer outlined proposed developments including a lookout on Lonesome Ridge to aid suppression with completion targeted for 1941. The group prepares maps and reports to show future watershed damage could harm farmers and ranchers relying on irrigation water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton
Lewis and Clark National Forest
R. T. Ferguson
Kurt Cramer
L. J. Howard
Teton County
State Bureau
Cramer
Lonesome Ridge
South Fork
S. N. Halvorson
Fairfield to Train Youths as Machinists Under Defense Program
The government will build a high school machine shop in Fairfield for youths aged 17 to 25 as part of a national defense effort. It is one of 1,000 such centers nationwide with Montana hosting five. A carload of lumber from Fort Peck arrives for the project supervised by a government carpenter. Trainees work two weeks monthly with classroom study the other two and receive 16 dollars per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
United States
Montana
Fort Peck
Great Falls
Bole Woman's club meets for hostess day and gift exchange
The Bole Woman's club plans a Thursday meeting at the hall with a hostess day. Roll call questions how to improve the Christmas celebration and gifts under 25 cents will be exchanged. Local residents travel and events include several family visits and a baptism at the Alstad home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bole Woman’s Club
Justin Falken
Orris Bergen
Deanna Swenson
Fred Swenson
Alstad
Chateau
Kermit Dale
Lorraine
Great Falls
Ben Benson
Falls
Dales
R. D. Eaton
Bob Davison
Chicago
Martin Gronberg
Donna Faye Dauwalder
Xmas Party Set By H. D. Club At Hall
Members voted to hold the annual Christmas party Saturday afternoon December 2 at 2 o'clock. Instead of 25 cents, each person is asked to bring 2.50 to be sent to the children's home. Mrs. Russell Larson received a surprise shower of gifts at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Club
Russell Larson
Trapping Season Opens in Montana for 1940-41
Montana trappers began the annual quest for pelts with the December 1 start of the 1940-41 general trapping season. The state fish and game department reports nearly 400 licenses sold before opening and expects many more. Last year 896 of the $10 permits were issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
State Fish and Game Department
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Errol Flynn
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Irene
Ramparts
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Bloom’s Grocery
Whitehouse
Maxwell House
Stokes
U. S
Old Yellowstone
Sunkist
Library Notes
National
Westinghouse
Waffle Baker
Shavemaster
Ironmaster
Choteau Hardware CO
Lole
Claude
Ralph Baldani
Royal Kings of Rhythm
Hanson Bros
Texaco
Santa
AY Evening Post
Morley
Toggery
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