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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1941
Page
6
Helena reports 14 973 public assistance checks totaling 315 984 64 dollars mailed for January. Other notes cover new county agent quarters, court term dates, staff changes, obituaries, and local incidents across Montana towns.
Two old timers from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation are pictured: Tom Colgan of Poplar and Sheriff Henry P. Lowe of Wolf Point, early life details and service as the first Roosevelt County state senator, plus notes on Colgan’s military family background and ranching legacy near Poplar. Also mentions Joseph Conrad’s birthplace and lineage.
A. Wass announced the liquor board turned over 1,029,423 to the state treasury for 1940s closing. The total includes a 600,000 dividend in liquor profits, 409,000 in license fees, 15,000 in beer taxes, and 5,000 to the temperance commission. About 65,000 in excess tax collections also went to the treasury. biennial report due shortly.
ANACONDA Mrs. Clifford Jones appeals to police to locate her sister Kathryn Smith, a nurse who has not been seen for three years to settle an estate. Smith is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall with brown hair and blue eyes. SCOBEY reports WPA counts in Daniels county fell to 81 on Jan 1 from 96 last year as per A. L. Brunet. Major program gains cited include school field modernization, road and sidewalk work, snow fences, sewing and sanitary projects, and culvert placement. WHITEFISH Dr. M. D. Holcomb, commander of the 163d infantry detachment, home on furlough, spoke to the Woman's club about conditions for soldiers returning from camp. BUTTE George N. Short elected national president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at Fort Worth convention. noted for long S A E work and leadership in Montana chapters.
An improved Montana highway into Virginia City is nearly finished except for a six mile stretch near Laurin and Alder. Grading and surfacing proceed despite cold weather, with contracts to complete the route expected later. The road is set to boost access to historic mining districts and position Virginia City as a major Northwest tourist center.
Ranchers in Squaw Creek near Wisdom report elk from surrounding timber trespassing on meadows and stacks. Woodward notes wintering about 30 elk with 13 seen together recently. Fences fail to deter elk. wardens from Helena, Anaconda, Butte and Dillon propose three wires above fence tops and further measures if needed.
More than 100 soldiers helmets, many from World War I trenches, collected by Silver Bow American Legion Post 1 for shipment to Britain. Residents of Butte Whitehall Twin Bridges and Helena contributed. A Whitehall woman included a note for her brother, a disabled veteran in Sussex, England.
Montana State college agronomist Ralph D. Mercer reports registered alfalfa acreage rose to 19 399 across 249 growers in 1940, up 5 174 acres from 1939, with Grimm alfalfa leading gains. Seed production reached 597 086 pounds, while small grain and crested wheatgrass saw growth in inspection numbers. Mercer notes price leveling may affect registration but demand for quality seed remains strong.
J. D. Balmat promotes oats in pullet diets to reduce feather picking as birds approach laying. Start soaked oats at eight weeks, feed a half hour daily, adjust by age, then in laying houses provide three pounds of oats per 100 pullets each morning. Night feed remains six pounds of scratch per 100. Monitor for signs of picking and adjust corn and wheat accordingly.
A slim young woman asks for 25 pounds of beef at a butcher shop. The butcher weighs the joint, and she reveals the doctor said she lost 25 pounds, intending to see what it looked like in a lump.
Plans call for notes placed in helmets to encourage British civilians. Anyone wishing to suggest messages should contact a Legionnaire or other members of the organization.
Big, clean sound hatching eggs differ little from grade A large market eggs. Fertile tinted eggs from white egg layers hatch best. dirty, cracked, tremulous air cells or blood spots reduce hatch. Do not wash eggs. keep 40 to 55 degrees F in a damp room. Hold optimum conditions about 10 days before setting, crating with small end down to protect the air cell.
Benjamin Franklin compiled an abbreviated English prayer book and pioneered spelling reform while introducing illustrations in books and pamphlets. His work marks early use of illustrations in printed material and advances in orthography.
E. C. Blair, extension agronomist at North Carolina State College, notes a bare hillside sheds water while a vegetation covered slope absorbs it like a blotter, illustrating erosion control advantages.
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