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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
1
A Ladies' Auxiliary event at Chateau High School drew laughs as contestants misread words like harpsichord villian jinrikisha hippopotamus and capstan. The author laments decades of misspelling and learns the cost of assumed knowledge during the spelling bee.
The speaker recalls a very pleasant evening at Chateau and notes they would gladly return for more fun. They also offer to treat their former sponsor to lunch, indicating strong goodwill and possible future dining plans.
The band’s performance was exceptionally thrilling with the audience proud of the players. Leader Mr. Davis deserves a big hand for guidance. The baton swinging of the O'Hare girl stood out as a highlight.
The evening featured living pictures and living talkies from long ago praised for clever performance. Make-up and costumes were praised as perfect and the act credited to their instructress Miss Walton.
A narrator recalls a girl in a bathing suit on an Atlantic City pier. He and his wife sit nearby as the youth stands with a skirt reaching just below the knees, the scene evoking a moment of mid Atlantic seaside modesty.
A description recalls a bygone era when currents lifted a swimmer's skirt. She repeatedly lowers it as waves rise and send it up again, finally admitting defeat and attempting to swim in heavy clothing.
A distant scene from Ocean Beach shows a boat rider surveying crowds from the water as a husky dusky-hued maiden around fifteen appears onshore. The fragment hints at a quiet, atmospheric moment without clear actions or outcomes.
C W Huntziker of the high school faculty won the inaugural community spelling bee sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, besting 33 contestants. Otis Mellon placed second with corrugate, Elsie Ellingson third with dawdle, while Miss Ruby Miller announced pronunciations and Rev R F Vick judged.
A district seed meeting at the courthouse led by Amby Frederick outlined a cooperative district plan and Anniversary Week activities including father and son banquets. The local Scout committee meets tonight to finalize plans, with Ross Roberts succeeding Bill Olson as Scoutmaster and a strong program set for the Monday meeting.
Five graduates of Teton high school at Montana State College Bozeman earned fall quarter honor roll honors per the Montana Exponent. Alvin Meyers led locals with averages from 92.5 to 94.9, followed by Arnold Neiswander Audrey Seufert and Bernard Toenges with 90 to 92.5, and Mary Ellen Meadows at 87.5 to 88.9.
A narrator describes a woman nearing the boardwalk who decides to perform the Charleston. The scene suggests she can dance with confidence, hinting at evolving beach fashion and social norms.
Mrs. Geo Carroll of Chateau Woman's club was named by Mrs. Harry Carpenter of Billings as chairman to solicit donations for Finnish relief. The plan aims to raise funds from women organizations, schools, churches, and local stores with jars for coin drops to aid hundreds of thousands of Finnish civilians facing severe cold and hunger.
The Teton Bulldogs dropped a 30 to 26 decision to Dutton last Saturday night extending a two week skid after an early strong start. LeDesky led with 13 points as Chateau struggled from the line and coughed up the ball.
Montana school children join a Penny March to fund a panel bearing the Great Seal of Montana for the Washington Memorial Chapel at Valley Forge. To reach the 31,500 goal a per capita gift of one and one half cents is needed. Teton County contributed 21.74 dollars. Participating schools include Chateau Malone Blackleaf Burton Caskey Farmington Doheny Bynum Belleview Fairfield Elementary Plainview Porter Beach Collins Dutton Elementary Power Elementary Lincol n Jensen East Farmington Beck Agawam Pendroy Diamond Valley Baker Harmony Pleasant Ridge Greenfield Dutton High Power High Teton County High School.
The Chateau Woman's club met Tuesday January 16 in M. B. church parlors with strong turnout. Mr Roll of Great Falls gave a gardening talk and Katherine Carlisle with Mildred Depner sang South of the Border. Lunch followed prepared by Edna Beaupre Margaret Nagle Cora Cohoe and C James Sesith.
Coldest night of the season was recorded at the court house thermometer as Chateau saw 15 degrees below zero. Early in the week temperatures swung wildly from 44 above to 2 below in minutes amid light snow flurries. Week's readings ranged from 44 above to 2 below with daily highs and lows listed for January 11 through 17.
At a meeting of officers the Young Timers set Saturday March 2 as the date for its annual celebration in the Masonic hall Chateau. John Dale leads as president with Harriet Morgan vice president Hattie Waynild secretary Halvor Daley treasurer Jesse Gleason chairs the music committee Halvor Daley handles publicity and Sophie Peterson chairs the supper committee.
Egg grading schools will travel through 85 Montana towns this month February and March to educate consumers producers and merchants on proper grading methods under the 1939 law. Four dairy division inspectors will cover the state. The Chateau session is scheduled January 25 at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Frances Daley a student at Western Washington College of Education in Bellingham Washington has been chosen to represent the college in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Daley former Chateau residents and niece of H M Daley clerk of court. The selection reflects activities scholarship and personality.
C W Huntziker has consented to direct The Torch Bearers a play to be presented February 28 by the Little Theatre Group. The organization feels fortunate in having him as director and notes his past high school productions were successful. Committees work toward announcing the cast soon.
Assessor Gilbert Lee Commissioner N W Edwards and Treasurer O G Meadows finished the jury list last week totaling about 2100 names, up roughly 20 percent due to women’s admittance. Eligibility requires ages 21 to 70, U S citizenship, and inclusion on assessment rolls.
Montana collected 38.8 million dollars in 1939 with warrants issued around 32.28 million. Receipts rose by about 5.0 million from 1938 while expenditures in 1939 were about 32.45 million, below the income. January and December posted the peak incomes at roughly eight million each.
Hazel Readicker, the Teton county nurse for three years, tendered her resignation effective February 1 after filing on January 1 with the county commissioners and state board of health. She plans to move to Fort Peck with her husband and later take up farming near Fairfield Beach. She thanked the county for cooperation and noted Chateau as the finest city in the state. No successor has been named yet by the county commissioners.
The Racketeers split a pair of cage games last week, beating Dutton 35 to 33 at home Monday night and losing to the C Y C team of Great Falls 61 to 54 on Wednesday. Gillette led locals with 20 points as Chateau rallied to a close win in the first week.
A Cub Pack committee meeting will be held tonight at 7 30 p m at the court house. The committee urges attendance to start the Cub movement and Gale Frost assistant Scout executive of Great Falls will attend to confer with the committee.
Funeral services were held Monday at the German Lutheran church in Farmington for Mrs Louise Bremer 81 who died last Wednesday January 10 from a stroke after several months illness. She is buried in Chateau cemetery beside her husband Rev Henry Bremer. Pallbearers were six grandsons. Born January 10 1859 in Springfield Ill she moved to Teton county in 1907. She is survived by two daughters Mrs Oscar Carlson of Chateau and Mrs Thorn of Farmington and two Rudolph Bremer of Fairfield Fifteen grandchildren also survive.
About a dozen Chateau businessmen met at the city office to plan a local commercial group akin to a chamber of commerce. Temporary officers were chosen, with a next meeting set for Jan 23 to elect permanent officers and form committees. The group aims to push for a federal building post office site, a cooperative produce market, road improvements, and a July Fourth celebration, plus a summer recreation program led by a local PE professional.
The Rev Alf Romstad of Shelby will conduct services at the Episcopalian church Sunday at 3 pm. Installed last summer as pastor of the Shelby Lutheran parish he is a St Olaf College graduate and Luther Theological Seminary degree recipient. He is noted as a refined speaker. He will lead worship at the Shelby church during the visiting pastor's stay.
Community meetings last week across eleven Teton County areas discussed adjustments from the Unified County Program. About five percent of local farmers attended and debated using credit to aid farm unit changes. Topics included taxation, grasshopper and weed control, soil and water conservation, with future meetings planned as issues arise.
A brief note praises McFee's Harbourmaster as a vivid sea story and lauds Mutiny on the Bounty by Hall and Nordhoff for its gripping account of Captain Bligh's voyage. The library hours are listed with days and times.
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