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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1945
Page
8
Patrolman Henry Helf advised motor owners that a one plate rear display is in vogue this year. If a plate is placed in front it should be moved to the rear bracket. Montana license vehicles are affected. War time rules grant the state board of examiners authority on this matter. Call No. 3 for The Acantha.
Classified notices and sales items from Choteau area. Entries include a missing bicycle note near Chick's Shell Station, sale ads for a White Chester Boar and a Kalamazoo range, rental offers for a house and a 5 room apartment, and a 1931 Chevrolet coupe for sale. Also trades for beaver trapping and beaver job inquiries, farm supplies, and requests for electric sewing machines. Some entries show dates and local contact details such as Nels Mathison and Layne Thorne.
Community updates include Allan Odden and family moving into a newly purchased home from John Hemstead, Eleanor Farstreet from Beach starting teaching at the local high school, Lt. Bob Umphress on ten day furlough, and Lt. Gordon Tollefson’s baby. Local meetings and events cover the W S C S at M D Johnson home, the Dutton Woman's Club fundraising for the Memorial Library, and Concordia Choir fans heading to Great Falls.
The State university news service reports Montana's first Future Teachers of America chapter installed at the university with 17 members. Lois Hodges of Dutton is among the members, as the group links to the National Educational Association with a junior membership.
Mrs. A C Robinson reports community news from Agawam. Mr and Mrs Clinton and family of Missoula spent the weekend with the Curley Poores. Richard Gemar returned from furlough. His mother visited from California. Mr and Mrs Andrew Robinson visited the G N Torgerson family at the home place.
Pendray notes Miss Schroder will join the next H D gathering on Thursday Feb 22 for an all day event themed Mending B Bring mending and expect an interesting program.
The Dutton grade school boys edged Choteau in a close Saturday night curtain raiser, after jumping to an early 11-0 lead and holding off a Choteau comeback. The victory highlighted the weekend slate of grade school hoops in the area.
The county seat lads trailed at the half 9 to 17 but surged in the final stanza to push ahead with a strong scoring run. Superintendent eee kiss string plans a return visit to Château this Saturday for a prelim to the main show.
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