Choteau In Brief Social News and Local Events
Large shipment of non rationed shoes arrived at Penneys. Mrs. Stuart Meyers to return Saturday from a month in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Anderson hosted John Manix family of Augusta and Mrs. Dan Mahoney of Townsend. Walter Scott visited Great Falls. Arthur Verharra of Cut Bank, Northwest Refining Co., was in town Friday. Episcopal Guild meets Feb 10 at Mrs. Vincent Ward. Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid to serve dinner Feb 5 in church basement starting 5 30. Mrs. R F Jones visiting sister Mrs. DeLoss Moulton while en route from Kentucky to Spokane. Boys sport shirts 4 to 16 at Penneys 71 9c. Public card party at St Josephs Catholic church Feb 7 at 8 with door and cut prizes. admission 35c. Large clothes hampers $4 98 at Penneys. Cpl James Rose arrives on 15 day Army furlough. Former Teton Bulldogs star has 14 months service and now visits around Edmonton with Canadian cousin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Chateau
Cpl
James Rose
Motor Transportation Service
Army Air Corps
Teton Bulldogs
Sam
Johnny Bull
Edmonton
Lagging Bond Drive in Teton County Hits Shortfall
With twelve days left in the 4th War Bond Drive, Teton County has raised 128,426.75 of its 277,800 individual county quota while corporate bonds appear met. Officials urge immediate purchases to hit the target, noting several neighboring counties already surpassed their goals and Montana's wartime record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Prairie
Wibaux
Pondera
Lewis, & Clark
Daniels
Montana
Treasury
Local notes from Chateau and area residents
Details on residents including Jeff Monday Seabees leave from Camp Perry and Camp Endicott, Jess Bleeker at home with family in Chateau, Peter Hagen and wife expanding homestead near Teton Ridge after years in Dutton, Katharine Kenkle recovering from pneumonia with family support, and Misses and children’s anklets shipment at Penneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Bleeker
U. S. Navy
Seabees
Jeff
Chateau
Camp Perry
Camp Endicott
Providence
R. I
Peter Hagen
Cantata Planned by Local Church Choirs for Easter
The Lutheran choirs of Chateau and Fairfield with Methodist Episcopal and Catholic singers will perform The Dawn We Rise during Easter season. Directed by Mrs Arnonid Hanusa with Ming Esther Groger at the piano rehearsals are Thursdays at 8 pm. About 35 singers attended last practice. The group aims to work with a new church guild to promote community projects and cooperation among congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Fairfield
Arnonid Hanusa
Ming Esther Groger
Rice Harvest Follows Wedding Rites at Judge Clearman's Office
Justice of the Peace R A Clearman married Cpl Joel Fletcher of Abbeyville Alabama and Ann Parocai of Dupuyer. He also joked about harvesting a volunteer crop of rice after the ceremony. About 15 guests from Pendroy and Dupuyer attended and brought good wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
R. A. Clearman
Cpl
Joel Fletcher
Abbeyville
Alabama
Ann Parocai
Dupuyer
Acantha
Pendroy
Young Timers Dance Set for Feb 12 at Masonic Hall
The Young Timers annual dance will be held Saturday evening February 12 at the Masonic hall. Ticket sales chairs are James Sulgrove and Roy Morgan with lieutenants for Farmington Chateau Fernagoda Bynum Collins Darwin Crane. Tickets are $1.25 per couple and attendees are asked to bring sandwiches cake or cookies for the midnight lunch in a wartime economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
James Sulgrove
Roy Morgan
Everett DeRusha
Farmington Territory
Halvor Daley Jin Chateau
Fernagoda
Bynum
Darwin Crane
Collins
Scouts Lead Fourth War Loan Drive Across 2900 Towns
One hundred thousand Boy Scouts will distribute the Fourth War Loan poster "Buying a Bond Is No Sacrifice" to retailers in 2900 cities and towns, acting as OWI dispatch bearers. Ted R. Gamble praised the Scouts for their patriotic effort and noted their prior success in the third War Loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Office of War Information
OWI
Ted R. Gamble
War Finance Division
Treasury Department
Boy Scouts of America
Treasury
Uncle Sam
Cast Iron Sinks Outpaced Other Varieties Before War
Before the war, production favored enameled cast iron sinks, surpassing all other sink types combined in output.
Sun River Cooperative sees field engineer visit
Art Wells superintendent of Sun River Electric Cooperative and W. J. Hauck Rural Electric Administration field engineer visited Fairfield to review about 575 miles of line. They noted no major construction, some new main line extensions, many farm-to-main connections, and satisfactory use of substitute materials instead of copper wire. The Helena region served extends into several states. Copper appears in a separate unrelated note about crustacean blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Wells
Sun River Electric Cooperative
W. J. Hauck
Rural Electric Administration
Helena
Mr. Hauck
Fairfield
Wells
Mr.ean
Also Mentioned on This Page
Penneys
Stuart Meyers
Chicago
Dave Anderson
John Manix Family
Augusta
Dan Mahoney
Townsend
Walter Scott
Great Falls
Arthur Verharra
Cut Bank
The
Northwest Refining Co
Episcopal Guild
Vincent Ward
Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid of Chateau
R. F. Jones
Mildred Mickelbach
DeLoss
Bud” Moulton
Kentucky
Spokane
Wash
Roy Rogers
Grace McDonald
Mickey Rooney
Claude
Foley Guill’s Bachelor Boys
Knudtzon Lumber Co
the Home
Bloom’s Grocery and Meats
Lipton’s
van Cai
Custer
Texas
U. S
McQuay-Norris Automotive Parts
Sturgis
Twe
California
Katharine Kenkle
Katharine McDonald
C. D. McDonald
Citizens State Bank
New York
W. Choteau
WAC
Ant
U. S. Army
Adjutant General
Munitions Building
Washington, D. C
Rea
SUN River Co-Op
Arnold C. Hanusa
Uciarmer Usus
America
U. S. Treasury
Treasury Department and
War Advertising Council
Chick’s Shell Station
Choteau Meat Co
Nick Vlinker
Choteau Cleaners
Bud Isaacson
Monarch Lumber Co
D. H. Schmidt
Ernest Arensmeyer
Allis-Chalmers
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