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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1939
Page
4
The senate reached its deadline for introducing bills with 249 measures from members. The upper house processed 216 bills versus 195 two years ago, while joint memorials and joint resolutions filled the remaining legislative items.
Colonel L. E. Moore of Helena and Lt. Col. E. M. Birely of Billings, both with the 163rd Infantry, are attending the Ninth Corps Area Command and Staff School at Fort Funston, California.
Community notes from Choteau and surrounding areas report Mrs Halvor Thompson and daughter visiting, Mr and Mrs R E B Davison in Chicago plan to return next week, Andy Erickson leaving Choteau hospital for Holm ranch, and Lorraine Dale visiting grandmother Inga Dale. Other items include local birthdays, visits between Simms and Great Falls families, and Standish Bros harvesting ice. A birth is announced for Mr and Mrs Gerald Sterns of Raymond Nebraska, with Sterns sister Dorothy Jones married to W G Dauwalder. Lyle Standish led a Helena delegation on county legislation and Earl Grover wired on Fairfield bench. Leslie Bush ill at home.
Fairfield residents Mr and Mrs Henry E Hanson visited W I Arensmeyer. Farmington hall hosted plays drawing a large crowd and 423 dollars net. Dick Arensmeyer remains hospitalized. Farmington school and Fast Farmington students attended a Valentine party. Oliver Iverseth hosted 34 guests at a Valentine gathering. L J Otness nursing care improved. John Poore and Mrs Forseth hosted overnight guests. Ladies Aid met at Mrs Louie Depner.
Fairfield bus incident rumors and a potato thrown at driver Jim Davis are noted with attributions to Marvin Lewis per Pinkerton. The band appeared in a Boy Scout parade, and odds and ends cover social rumors, a new exam plan, and a chemistry teacher's blitz on frequent testing. Basketball statistics highlight Hallberg Rose and Schmitz with team notes on wins, losses, and notable halves.
The Catholic Ladies' Auxiliary invites everyone to a card party on Monday February 20 at the social center hall. Admission is 25 cents and a door prize will be awarded.
The bulletin lists Mass times for Sunday February 19 at 9 a.m. and Bynum at 11 a.m. Ashes will be distributed after Mass on Ash Wednesday at 8 a.m. A sermon on Ash Wednesday evening is set for 7 30 by Pastor J I Schulte. In other news M I Bradner of Missoula is named director of the Northern Rocky Mountain Forest and Range experiment station there succeeding S N Wyc koff who has led the station since last July after joining the forest service in 1919.
Local residents list visits and travels from Pendrey through Great Falls and Helena. Highlights include Wellenstein attending a AAA meeting in Great Falls, several family gatherings at Campbell and Jannusch homes, trips to Havre Browning and Chateau, and attendance at Lincoln Day dinner.
The sixth North Star 4 H meeting at Lulu and Lois Gronberg home included a president's call, full attendance, plans for a parent dinner, cocoa making demonstration by Mae Gronberg, a talk on vegetables by Lois Gronberg, songs, and a lunch by Mrs Gronberg and Lois. The next meeting will be February 28 at the Dauwalder home at 6 30 with bread judging.
Extension horticulturist BE E Isaac of Montana State College urges gardeners to choose deep, well drained sandy loam sites, avoid alkali, and use permanent plots. He advises annual barnyard manure for fertility, wind protection with tree belts, and double the dryland plot size for summer fallow to conserve moisture.
L. M. A. Wass as administrator for the state liquor control board turned over 30162.70 dollars representing the state's liquor excise tax collections to State Treasurer Ray N. Shannon for distribution to various funds. The tax was collected in January sales.
The Methodist Church lists choir practice at 7:30 PM for Easter Cantata and beginner instruction at Sunday School 9:45 AM. Morning worship at 11:00 AM focuses on Life's Open Door as part of a Seven Letters series, with Epworth League at 6:00 PM and an extra service at 1:45 PM hosted by intermediate boys. Mid week prayer is Tuesday at 8:00 PM. Minister Richard F. Vick announces the message and invites all to attend.
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