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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1951
Page
8
A school notes leads with student placings from 1st to 8th grades and lists activities. Principal Nellie Merrick guides events as grades 1 12 attend a National Assembly program with Franklyn Biery organist.
Mr and Mrs Armstrong relocated from Iowa to Montana around World War I era and lived near Choteau. The historic 1930 landmark residence along the Teton river was razed earlier this week, leaving only a vacant lot. Their sons fill local roles from scoutmaster to post office worker and their daughter works for a Cut Bank oil firm.
William Koch and Lucian Wulsin describe the Baldwin electronic organ built from an electric circuit now used in the Baldwin instrument. The device replicates pipe organ tones through radio tubes and stops, debuting with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra about eight years ago and installed in universities and churches nationwide. Notable sites include Grace Methodist in Butte and churches in Great Falls, Billings, and Great Patris.
Stephen Smith, brother of Jane Smith Gronberg and a Chateau grade school teacher, sustained a broken neck in a Cessna 140 crash after takeoff from Gardiner airstrip. Smith, his companion Bop Osburnson of Denton, were returning from a hunting trip. Osburnson was unharmed as both walked from the wreckage. Stephen is hospitalized in Livingston in guarded condition with doctors reporting his prognosis not very favorable.
Secretary Luvistra notes end of allotments while urging careful farm planning for wheat and corn. He warns against plow-up of cropland and stresses soil conservation for continued livestock feed. 1951 allotment set at 72.8 million acres. carryover forecast about 430 million bushels.
Funeral services for Carl Morhardt 72 formerly of Agawam were at Choteau Methodist church with Rev Badgley of Great Falls officiating Burial followed at Choteau cemetery Morhardt died Monday in a Great Falls hospital from injuries suffered in an auto accident December 20 He was struck at Central avenue and Twenty third street Great Falls car driver Joe Aafeldt faces a careless driving charge Survivors include his wife Katherine and five grandchildren plus children Mrs Simon Hurt Mrs Charles Aznos Mrs Joel Kack H G Morhardt and Ted Mordant a sister Mrs Katherine Ochsner and a brother and five grandchildren
A fragment states one large tomato supplies half of the daily vitamin G requirement, but the claim remains unclear and undefined within the context.
The community urges blood donations at the Methodist church in Chateau next Jan 23 from 2 to 6 PM. Mrs. Anderson praises the bloodmobile as a way for home-front volunteers to support troops, while a poem by Alice Brookley underscores sacrifice. Hospital plans in Chateau discuss state licensing, unpacking equipment, and ensuring quality service before opening, with local volunteers thanked for hospital prep.
Directors report the building is paid for and equipment costs may be covered by funds on hand. The Homes and Hospital society has ordered beds and gear totaling about 30,000 and expects government matched aid. Total project cost is estimated at 185,000 to 200,000 with equipment due in February and May.
The resolutions urge that Hutterite colony members be exempt until legal questions are settled and demand prompt action by the Montana state board of appeals. They call for no deferments by race religion or wealth in wartime and urge local boards to manage classifications with full citizen cooperation.
The Bulldogs won 63 to 32 on free throws with G Bandow scoring 19 and Murr 18 for Chateau. Power’s Weber tallied 12. Chateau B edged Power B 34 to 32. Tomorrow the Bulldogs host Chinook Sugarbeeters then Shelby Coyotes visit Choteau Saturday. Prelims at 7:30.
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