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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1950
Page
8
The column blends leisure and duty, urging steady work before vacation and practical meal planning. It emphasizes digestion friendly hot dishes and basic seven dietary items, plus freezing and canning tips as gardens promise abundant harvests. Home Demonstration clubs invite input on garden surplus.
Four Chateau Lions club members and their wives left this week for Chicago to attend the Lions International convention. The group includes Mr and Mrs R E Nelson Mr and Mrs Leo Murphy Mr and Mrs Jim Henderson and Mr and Mrs Frank Stearns all of Choteau.
Old timers are reminded there will be a picnic on Saturday the 15th at the Conrad site. Minnie, as secretary, welcomes attendees and notes arrangements for the gathering.
Lions club meeting featured color slides of a recent boy scout trip in Teton canyon and a talk by Postmaster C G Monkman on a state convention at Butte. Bob Armstrong showed April scout camp slides in Teton canyon and photos of a Detroit major league game and a trip to Albany New York. A pop concession netted 130 dollars and Missoula Lions convention winners were announced. Guests Joe Lucier and Paul Griese attended. George Jackson led the program. Mrs Art Bagley and Mrs Horace Baskett served chicken and noodle dinner.
Walter McGee of Chateau received the Department of Interior bronze medal for 29 years in Indian service. He earned a commendable service certificate signed by Secretary Nichols and a lifetime pass to national parks. McGee, a special law enforcer, served 22 reservations across multiple western states.
Mr. and Mrs. Eliott Reyer welcomed a son born May 31 in North Hollywood where the couple now resides. The Reyers are former Chateau residents. He previously worked with the census bureau and Mrs. Reyer served as secretary to Muriel S. Reiquam.
June rainfall and strong growing conditions boosted both wild and tame grasses across Montana. Eastern ranges are noticeably improved with ample soil moisture and irrigation water supports a potential bumper hay crop. A few western pockets remain dry but overall winter and summer ranges look adequate with cattle gaining weight under good grazing.
In June cattle show gains as calves strengthen and cows recover from May snow damage. Milk yield improves with udders and teats healing. Cattle marketing remains slow with ranchers needing more cattle to satisfy ranges. calf contracts for fall delivery average about 25.00 per cwt. Montana reports heavy sheep losses from June 7 snow, while shearing continues in central and eastern ranges. Wool prices firm, lamb demand strong with high contract prices.
State treasurer, railroad and public service commissioner and two vacancies for associate justice of the supreme court on a nonpartisan ballot. Filings as received from the secretary of state.
The article lists Republican, Democratic and Progressive candidates for Congress state treasurer and railroad and public service commissioner. Separate party ballots will be pasted together. voters choose a party and cast votes on that ballot. The Progressive line appears on the Teton county ballot after meeting the three percent threshold in 1948.
The primary ballot will include a congressman candidate and a railroad and public service commissioner, with a second small judicial ballot listing six nominees. Voters will select the top four for the November nominates, on a non partisan ballot with Forres H Anderson Helena Albert E Angstman Helena E E Collin Billings Harrison J Freebourt Butte Clarence Hanley Butte M Hattersley Conrad and other names.
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