Choteau Public School News Highlights Year Start
The 1940 issue notes near perfect enrollment and welcomes readers with New Year wishes. It describes mid year tests for upper grades, subscription prices for Junior Review and Weekly Readers, and urges parental support. American School of the Air programs air weekly with New Horizons Tales, Frontiers of Democracy, and This Living World. A donation of 10.57 to Montana Children's Home is acknowledged as part of a Christmas charity effort.
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American School of the Air
KIBB
America
New York
Milo Dean
Montana Children’s Home
Choteau
Paphos Montana Shows Improvement In Early 1940s Reports
A Montana state report notes 7.9 percent year over year gain in the first 41 months of the period compared with 1938 figures. The Census Bureau figures indicate Montana’s growth outpaced Colorado Wyoming and New Mexico in that period.
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Tyea
Montana
Washington
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
John Deere Day at Royal Theatre Promises Big Farmer Event
F G Curtis, local John Deere dealer, sponsors a John Deere Day at the Royal Theatre on January 23 for farmers and families. The program features the all talking picture Joel Gentry in Hollywood plus four other films on tractors, animal power, harvest efficiency, and a newsreel on farm equipment. Curtis invites all area farmers to attend for a day of entertainment and education.
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F. G. Curtis
Royal Theatre
Mr. Curtis
Joel Gentry
Hollywood
John Deere
Combine
Curtis
Home Ec Club Reports Meeting At High School
The Home Ec club met Monday at the high school. Rita Larkin spoke on friendships. Discussions covered sleighing plans, color schemes of third year girls, curtains and windows, freshmen making apple pies, and sophomore studies on family relations. Plans for the FFA banquet in about three weeks.
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Home Ec Club
Rita Larkin
Jimmy Dellno
FFA
Rates Not Suspended on Montana Crude Oil Shipments
The interstate commerce commission denied railroads’ request to extend reduced Montana to Spokane crude oil rates and impose higher charges. The ruling keeps lower rates for Montana producers, aiding competition with southern and coastal oil supplies.
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Montana
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Spokane
Washington, D. C
Wool Growers Leader to Address Helena Convention
Paul Etchepore secretary of the Montana Wool Growers association says R C Rich president of the National Wool Growers will attend the state association annual convention in Helena from January 15 to 17. Rich will speak on the day he visits.
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Paul Etchepore
Montana Wool Growers’ Association
R. C. Rich
Burley Idnabo
National Wool Growers’ Association
Helena
Rich
Policies of Agricultural Agencies Studied at Planning Meetings
Teton County farmers and planning committeemen review policies of the Federal Land Bank Production Credit Association and Farm Security Administration at community meetings this week. Plans include credit for small farms with variable payments, livestock purchases to stabilize operations, and tackling soil and water conservation and taxation issues. Bole and Bynum meetings set for Friday January 12 at 1 30 p m.
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Teton County
Federal Land Bank
Production Credit Association
Farm Security Administration
Bole
Bynum
Bole Club Notes and Local Happenings
The Bole Woman's club meets January 18 at Mrs. Paul Mathis home with roll call Pictures a Child Should Know and paper on Dispositions Are Made by Mrs. Ditto. Mrs. Ditto. The F U meets were held. next meeting is the first Friday in February. Mrs. Wiseman suffers intestinal flu. Nora Bush and Russell Larson wed January 3 in Kalispell.
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Bole Woman’s Club
Paul Mathis
Ditto
Stuart Myers
Chicago
F. U
Wm. Wiseman
Nora Bush
Russell Larson
Kalispel
Quentin Bergston
Larson
Chas. Tesch
Windsor
Ontario
Agnes Houston Jones
Raymond
Nebraska
W. G. Dauwalder
Bole
W. Smith
Chateau
F. W., Smith
Great Falls
Kermit Dale
Lorraine
Requisition Issued for Hockspier Return to Glasgow
Governor Roy E. B. Ayers issued requisition papers demanding the return of H. J. Hockspier from Minot North Dakota to Glasgow to face burglary charges. He is sought in connection with the burglary of an oil warehouse last November.
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Roy EB. Ayers
H. J. Hockspier
Dentist, Patient End Dispute Over Unpaid Teeth
In Lewis and Clark County District Court a Helena dentist sued a patient for $150, claiming the patient did not pay for a false teeth set. The patient said the teeth did not fit and were returned. A jury ruled the men were even.
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Lewis and Clark County
Helena
Welfare Bureau Sent Out January Aid Totals
The state public welfare department mailed checks totaling 286791 for old age assistance aid to needy children and general help. Old age pensions supported 12197 recipients at 219996 total, an average 18.02. Needy children received 5438 checks totaling 63392.18, average 11.65. Needy blind received 169 checks totaling 3502.50, average 20.72.
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State Public Welfare Department
Farmington News January Meeting Planned by Home Demonstration Club
The Home Demonstration club sets an all day January meeting at the hall next Thursday January 18 starting at 10 30 with a noon lunch of foods prepared under project leaders Mrs Swenson and Mrs Pete Otness in their demonstration Club Meeting Refreshments Members should be on time to not miss the program Other items note recent visitors and local engagements including births marriages and school visits among Farmington residents
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Home Demonstration Club
Swenson
Pete Otness
J. W. Kerr
Ann Thorn
Great Falls
Sverre Lindseth
Emil Depner
John Chalmers
Jessie Cook
Henry Arensmeyer
C. M. Swenson
Lars Nasser
Alstad
Chateau
Sylvia Ann Hanson
East Farmington
Nancy
Jerry Stenson
MacCormack
John Depner
Louie Depner
Population drops at Warm Springs asylum in December report
The Warm Springs state insane asylum saw 1 912 patients on December first and 1 854 on January first. Dr B L Pampel, superintendent, notes 32 patients paroled in the month and 18 deaths.
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Insane Asylum
Warm Springs
B. L
Collins News Social Roundup From Dutton And Shelby
Mr. and Mrs. Achiel De Bruycker hosted a birthday party for family with Mrs. C Franzick in Dutton on Tuesday. Arnold Clifford Johnny and Billy Holt visited George Tomsha home Friday evening. DeBruyckers also called at Tomsha Thursday afternoon. Alzheimer returned home from Billings where he treated his foot last week. H Ferris visited Saturday night with J Waterman. Watermans shopped in Great Falls on Thursday. L Dormandy visited Shelby last week. Tomsha couple shopped in Dutton Tuesday. Shell Billings and Bill Reiquam appeared as Dutton shoppers last week.
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Achiel de Bruycker
C. Franzick
Dutton
Arnold
Clifford
Johnny
Billy Holt
George Tomsha
A. DeBruycker
Martin ‘Alzheimer
Billings
H. Ferris
J. Waterman
Great Falls
L. Dormandy
Shelby
Shell Billings
Collins
Bill Reiquam
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