03 Jan 1946
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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1946
Page
1
In Chateau in 1946 the Teton County Memorial Hospital association will hold its first annual meeting on January 21 to elect executive board members and plan a concerted drive for the year.
Millard S. Bullerdick editor of The Chateau Acantha since 1942 will partner with W. J. Callaghan to start a new paper. Bullerdick will place active management with Callaghan and relocate the former Teton Citizen plant. Don Nordhagen may return to work for Bullerdick, and a plant move is planned with a likely site kept under wraps until deals close.
Announcement states two new eateries will open immediately in Chateau. Beaupre Cafe resumes after a New Year’s Day opening. Mrs. Alfred Shelmerdine and Mrs. Clara Geldrrig as new managers. The other venture, a doughnut and coffee parlor run by Mrs. J R Collins, will serve tea parties and takeout with ice cream to be added later.
Dr C W Boussard dentist underwent a minor operation in a Great Falls hospital yesterday. He may return to practice after a few days, his wife is at the hospital, and he had been ill for several days without knowing the cause.
World War II veterans on leave or discharged are invited to an American Legion event at the Masonic hall tonight starting at 7. The C James Smith Post will present a dinner sponsored by the Legion Auxiliary, followed by a dance. Work on upstairs club rooms nears completion, including a kitchen dance hall and auxiliary meeting room.
The Choteau Chess Club will not meet Thursday this week and instead gathering on Monday night January 7 at 7 30 in the Legion club room. Regular meetings will then occur each Monday unless it coincides with American Legion events. High school student interest rises and a local chess tournament may be held in March or April. University students from Missoula will depart Sunday listing Harriet Paulus Charles Cooper Donna Faye Dauwalder Anna Lee Dauwalder Leah Ferris Marilyn Scott and Marcia Fahey Pelletier.
The Acantha editors vow to serve Chateau and Teton county readers with news and features that boost local life. They invite residents to pitch stories and join as outside editors, outlining plans for health, sports, bands, theater, races, and community events after four years of dormancy.
The 1940s column discusses turkey production cycles, noting Montana’s decline from 74,000 birds in the 1920s to about 45,000 in 1944-45 while national production rose. It urges cost reductions and efficiency to compete with other meats and outlines factors in efficient commercial production.
The Choteau Bulldogs dropped a 38 to 57 decision at Fort Benton due to poor free throw shooting and Fort Benton’s high field goal percentage. The next night Chateau edged St. Marys 31 to 28 in Great Falls, with Hinman and Nelson delivering steady guard play and Dahlin, Rose, and L. Dahlin providing the scoring. Fairfield visits Friday for a repeat of a 30 to 24 win at Fairfield, with a 7 80 prelim.
The winter quarter starts today at the college. Returning students include Bill, Katherine and Doris who are in high school there, Reiquam, Leslie Otness, Floyd and Dean Swenson, Nancy Stenson, and Donald Passmore. New enrollees are Dick Gronberg, Jim Underwood, Ted Stott, Charles Parkett, and Jack Wellenstein. Jim is marked as a current student, while Ted and Charles are ex service men.
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