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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1958
Page
6
Local notices show rifle safety instruction for youths aged 11 to 13 at Cheethams store with signed applications due before classes. Community reports recount visits, weddings, funerals, scouts activities, hospital stays, and a Navy ensign commission for Donald Peterson.
Donald D Peterson, former Dutton resident and grandson of Mr and Mrs John Mathison, earned his Wings and was commissioned an ensign in the Navy at Pensacola Florida. He attended Dut ton grade school, graduated from a Seattle high school, and studied at Northern Montana College before jet pilot training in San Diego. He lived with his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Henry Dahl while in Dutton.
At the Farmer's Co operative Canal Co annual meeting held February 1 at the courthouse Pete Bouma was elected director replacing Ken Sturgis. Many social visits and dinners are listed including guests at the Chalmers, Arensmeyer, Carlson, Hanson, and LeDesky households as well as attendance at a Fort Shaw Legion event and a Peyton Place show in Great Falls.
IC Mr and Mrs H W Madole spent Wednesday and Thursday in Great Falls for a district welfare meeting. They then weekend in Whitefish visiting relatives. Bill Moser of Pendray joined Sunday dinner with J C Becks to celebrate his birthday. Esther Dickhoff of Fairfield won a $300 scholarship from Anaconda Co fund while nursing student at Columbus Hospital School of Nursing. Dwight and Mrs George of Chateau were Sunday dinner guests of Lester George at Bynum. Eldon and Mrs Haas swapped the Pendroy ranch for an Armstead Montana ranch. Bill Jones and Bill Halvorson bought the current owners’ ranch.
The Farmington Home Demonstration Club will meet February 20 at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Ernest Carlison’s home with a lesson on table setting. Leather tooling group will skip the 20th meeting and resume February 27 at 1 p.m. at Farmington Hall. Members and potential recruits are welcome.
An estimated 5000 Indian ruins lie across Mexico, with most remaining unexplored by archaeologists. Researchers note the extensive, largely uncharted heritage potential and call for systematic surveys.
Community updates detail visits by Pendroy residents to Cut Bank and Great Falls, birthday honors at J. A. Swanson home, attendance at a Farmers Union workshop in Shelby, hospital news, travel to Belt and Conrad, and a Sunday card party at Cornett hall with prize winnings.
More than 4,700,000 Cub Scouts Boy Scouts Ex orers and adult leaders nationwide observe Boy Scout Week February 7 to 13 marking the 48th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. A yearlong Safety Good Turn is launched at the president's direction with emphasis on train safety March May road safety June July August and home safety September November.
Homemakers will find major changes in fabrics this spring as ready to wear shifts to easy care. Researchers predict automatic wash and wear apparel for women and children, building on a 1957 men’s wear concept. Key needs are high dacron or orlon content, stable trims, and tumble drying at 140 to 160 degrees.
Five people from Teton county attended the Montana 4 H Leaders school in Bozeman January 20 to 24. The program at Montana State College provided training and support to 4 H Club Leaders statewide. Attendees included Mrs Cedric Maurer Power Mrs Phillip Anderson Mrs Carl Haser Orville Graskdock and Raymond Kelly from Choteau and Fairfield.
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