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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1949
Page
4
February focuses on home planning and cost outlooks in food clothing and furnishings. Reo Coghill home near Colmine features space saving shoe storage. Petergoda family plans storage features. Snappy Snippers 4 H'ers show sewing progress. advise simple breakfast syrup recipe included.
The passage notes maple syrup flavoring with extract and a suggestion to add a drop to hot syrup. It also references following a daily pattern of good eating aligned with the Basic Seven diet guidelines.
A group of 11 fifth grade girls met at Mrs. Elmer Dial’s home on January 6 to form a 4-H club with officers elected including President Faye Baker and Reporter Linde La Groot. They chose the club name Snappy Snippers at Beverley Monkman’s on January 13 and planned sewing projects for head scarfs. Lila Gollehon joined at the January 26 meeting, bringing membership to 12. The next gathering is February 5.
Montana statisticians report 29 000 head of cattle and calves on feed January 1, the lowest since 1943, with 35 000 a year prior. Despite a higher feed price ratio, early 1948 cattle prices deterred new feeders as most feeding occurs near beet sugar plants relying on by products for feed. Packers plan to market most fed cattle in coming four months.
The report estimates year end feed marketings and weights for Montana cattle. It notes 76 percent marketed by end of April and February movement higher than other months, with 11 percent in May and 13 percent later. It records 63 percent steers, 20 percent heifers among January 1 pens, and weight classes with 50 percent 600–900 pounds.
Mr and Mrs Ed Obernolte of Chateau will attend Coast to Coast stores annual store owners meeting in Minneapolis next week and return about Feb 15. They will inspect new lines of furniture hardware and automotive items. Jimmy Jarosimek leads the store with Betty Kade assisting.
Teton county ACA PMA will send Roy F. Morgan Luinstra M. Bolland Adlee Peggy Anderson and John F. Peterson to the state conference in Great Falls February 7 8 and 9 at the Civic Center. Delegates will discuss national state and local conservation issues with speakers including W B Vance Glenn R. Harris Robert L. Green and John W. Bonner.
George Kreitzberg of NAAC and John Nordhagen of the Choteau Flying service attend a three day weed control school at Montana State College Bozeman. Weed control aviators from 11 Western states and Canada will participate and share spraying methods used last year.
Classified ad listing several items for sale including a Model 114 John Deere hammermill with travel ing feed table a Bearcat hammermill with traveling feed table in good condition from Hughes Implement Co Fairfield Montana a purebred Hampshire male hog nine months old from L W Bauma Chateau route 2 three miles west of Farmington a galvanized piping valves and hot water tank from Frank Schabel Dutton and potatoes for sale from Alex Walker offered in three varieties at reasonable prices
Multiple local ads list items for sale and services in Choteau including vehicles a 1947 Chevrolet fleet line 4 doors and a 1939 Chevrolet coupe, household goods furniture and appliances, hay and straw, and notices for auctions and rentals. Names include George Porter Pendrey Bob Hendricksen Henry Kaptein Conrad Charles Koch Johnson J M Johnson George J Gunther Hanson Brothers Garage Phil lips and Teton Plumbing. Locations center on Chateau and Choteau with references to Coast to Coast Stores and local garages.
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