Local Notables and Residents Visit Regions and Family News
Local households report weekend visits and travels including Mrs Ben Odden and Mrs Reuban Halvorson in Chester with family. Gallatin Gateway residents Mr and Mrs William McCoy visit daughter Mrs Art Habel. Overseas plans noted for Pvt Kenneth Edwards from Camp Cooke to Fort Lawton. Miss Phyllis Schultz and Leslie Thompson wed at St Williams Church. Multiple trips to Bozeman Missoula Vancouver and Milwaukee noted along with local club activities and hospital news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Odden
Reuban
Halvorson
Chester
William ' McCoy
Gallatin Gateway
Heer
Art Habel
Nneth Edwards
Kenneth Bolland
Jamice
P. “Alvesaker
Vancouver
Wash
Bob Wmphress
Germany
Stuart Ralph
Stephen Ray
Bob
Betty
David Rempel
Evan
Carl
Missoula
Bozeman
Bannatyne
Mildred Harper
Alpha Chapter
Missee Kristianson
College of Education
Great ‘Falls
P. Brekkeflat
Sigrud
Mary Breidenbach
Columbus Hospital
Leo Toeckes
Milwaukee
Wis
Rochester
Leo
Bill Weber
Havre
Elks’ Lodge
Community gathers for Derby at Bynum reservoir
Farmington notes describe a well represented derby at Bynum reservoir Sunday with Rev. A B Graydal and family and Dr Clarence Carlson among attendees. Other social visits include dinner hosts G I Tangen and Mrs Chalmers families. East Farmington school dismissed for International Harvester show in Choteau.
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Derby
Bynum Reservoir
Clarence Carlson
G. I. Tangen
John Chalmers
Ci. I. ‘Tangen
Judy
Joan Qoberfoel
Don ‘Rice
Pendroy
S. W. Lindseth
Maurice Talifson
Bill Finnell
Shelby
Seattle
Louie Deprier
Dennis
Conrad
A. O. Lindseth
Fairfield
Episcopal Church Service Schedule and Activities
The schedule lists a Sunday February 25 service at 10:00 am with church school and an 11:00 am morning prayer and sermon led by Rev Grissom. a Thursday March 1 Holy Communion at 10:00 am. and a 2:00 pm Lenten Bible Study at Mrs H T Redmond's home with Richard Darling as lay reader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
Richard Darling
H. T. Redmond
Grissom
Dewey Breaks with GOP Leaders Over Defense Policy
Gov. Thomas N. Dewey denounces reliance on sea and air power to deter Communist aggression and calls for faster mobilization and more troops to Europe. He clashes with Taft, Wherry, and Hoover who demand congressional approval before sending U.S. forces abroad, signaling a deep Republican rift with potential 1952 implications. Dewey warns isolationist talk aids Stalin.
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Publican
Thomas N. Dewey
G.O. P
Taft
Ohio
Wherry
Nebraska
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Dewey
New York
United States
Congress
Hoover
Republican Party
G.O.P
Stalin
Government binds slaughterhouses to curb black market meat
The wartime order limits licensed slaughterhouses and crop of livestock, excluding hundreds of thousands of small farmers who slaughter for home use or local sale. Officials fear exempt farmers may still turn to illicit butchering for easy profit, requiring wide enforcement and patriotism on farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Un-American Hearings Target Hollywood Figures Again
Hollywood faces renewed scrutiny as the House Un American Activities Committee plans fresh inquiries into film figures. The 1947 hearings led to contempt convictions for ten writers and directors who refused to answer about Communist ties, resulting in jail time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
House un-American Activities Committee
Congress
Price controls spark public concern over living costs
The article describes price wage controls provoking loopholes that let foods jump up to 200 percent after a freeze. It notes wholesale prices reaching a new high, with main increases in food and farm products. Officials defend farmers while predicting prices may rise a few months more before stabilizing around midsummer. The public fears strained budgets as they await relief.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Brannan
Eric* “Johnston
United States
Chinese Communists Launch Counterdrive in Korea Near Seoul
U N forces halted a Chinese counterattack in central Korea as Eighth Army reports elements of nine Chinese and six Korean divisions involved. Up to 150 000 to 200 000 troops could be in action but heavy Red casualties—ground action alone totaling 80 121—have been suffered. Some observers doubt a long sustained Communist offensive, while others caution due to vast manpower. U N morale rises as progress toward the 38th parallel continues.
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Eighth Army
U.N
Korea
38Th Parallel
Education College Enrollment Drop Signals National Strain
A survey of American colleges shows near term enrollment could fall 25 to 50 percent this year. Colleges warn faculty cuts of 20 000 to 25 000 may follow as students leave for military service or war jobs and January declines already began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauping ‘College
Lutheran Parish Choteau Dutton Sets February Sunday Plan
February 25 church schedule includes Trinity Lutheran of Choteau worship with organ meditations at 8 45 and morning service at 9 00. Dutton Lutheran features 11 00 worship with choir and Sunday school at 10 00. Pendroy Community Church holds Day of Dedication at 3 00 PM with Korean relief offering and children activities. Ladies Aid meets at members' homes.
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Choteau-Dutton
Suraday
Trinity Lutheran of Choteau
Arnold Hanusa
Elmer Erickson
Sup’t
KMON
Luther League
Dutton Lutheran
Mildred Stanfield
Wup’t
A. Bernard Gravdal
Glen Stoudt
BH. L. Engdahl
Choteau Methodist Church Schedule Weekend Dedication Day
The Choteau Methodist Church lists services and events for Feb 25 to 27. Sunday includes a 9:45 a.m. church school led by William Olsen, an 11:00 a.m. Day of Dedication service and a 7:30 p.m. Evening Song service with a dedication day message and relief offering for Korea. Monday features 3:30 p.m. Children’s Society of Christian Service and 6:00 p.m. Cub Scout Banquet in the church dining hall. Tuesday continues with activities.
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Choteau
William Olsen
Korea
Children’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist
St Joseph Parish Masses and Classes Schedule
St Joseph Parish lists Masses in Choteau at 9:00 and Bynum at 11:00. Junior choir Tuesday 7:00. CYO Tuesday 7:45. Religion classes Saturday 1:00 for grades 1 to 4 and 2:30 for grades 5 to 8. Lenten devotions Sunday in Choteau 7:30 pm with rosary sermon benediction. Wednesday in Chateau 5:39 pm. Stations of the Cross and Benediction Friday in Augusta 8:00. Rev Thomas J Gannon pastor. Ragweed note ambrosia.
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ST. Joseph’s
Choteau
Bynum
CYO
Chateau
Augusta
Thomas J. Gannon
From where I sit. or Joe Marsh Sometimes Good Intentions Aren't Enough
A reader recalls a minor Griffin place fire last week and a rowdy scene as onlookers parked cars in Griffin's driveway. Volunteer Chief Murphy chastises the crowd for gawking while fire crews fought the blaze and urges respect for others on the road and fair sharing.
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Griffin Place
Murphy
Griffn
Griffin
Joe
Tell
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