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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1948
Page
8
Barton Motor Sales will showcase Ford’s first postwar trucks in Chateau with an open house. Al Barton cites an unprecedented range of models and capacities, including new F-7 and F-8 series weighing up to 19 000 and 21 500 pounds and a six cylinder cab over engine model.
Local society notes report a surprise wedding dance and shower for Mr and Mrs Roy Morris at Cornett hall. Several McDonald family members and friends visiting and traveling between Conrad, Polson, and Bozeman are mentioned along with church events at Chateau Dutton Lutheran Parish and Chateau Methodist Church.
Power defeated Augusta Elks 56 19 Friday as basketball tightened after a three week layoff. B Bliss led with 18 points. Saturday the Pirates lost to Fairfield 41 39 in a late thriller with Rada scoring a last minute bucket and Ball missing a clutch shot as time expired. Augusta girls edged Power 26 24 in the earlier preliminary.
Power FFA lost to Fairfield Future Farmers 28 to 46. Pirates schedule two games this weekend at Simms facing the Simms Tigers Friday January 16 and the Big Sandy Pioneers on Saturday.
Farmers see record highs in harvested prices with flax seed at 6.30 to 6.50 per bushel and milk cows at 174 to 187 per head while hogs and sheep dip slightly. The all farm price index jumps 5 percent to 301 of the 1909 14 average, with farm costs at 245 of 1910 14 average and a parity ratio of 123, eight points below the October 1946 peak.
In 1947 the prices received index rose from 260 in January to 301 in December signaling a strong year. The prices paid index including interest and taxes stayed higher month after month.
In 1947 the index stands 16 percent higher than a year earlier except in May and July. The 1947 average for both indexes exceeds 1946. Prices received at 278 are 19 percent above 1946 and prices paid including interest at 231 are 20 percent above last year. The party ratio varied from 118 in August and June to 124 in March, averaging 120 for the year per federal statistics analysis.
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