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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1942
Page
4
A county and state committee representative will hold discussions on new federal crop insurance provisions. Meetings are set for Power at 2:00 p m and Pendrey at 8:00 p m on July 28 and Dutton at 2:00 p m on July 29. Topics include premium rate reductions, reserve credits, and 1943 winter wheat policy deadlines.
Community members attended the Lutheran church open air services at Andrew Roe grove at 11 am with a picnic dinner. The afternoon program featured pupils from parochial schools in Fairfield Golden Ridge and Greenfield including a Ten Commandments enactment led by Esther Holberg and student preacher Joe Belgum. Betty Goldie and Franklin Monk from Farport Washington visited relatives and returned home. Mrs Lloyd Willets of Bremerton visiting harvest time with E A Bjork. W G Dauwalder recovering from three weeks illness. Mrs Clarence Bjork and son from San Diego visiting with E A Bjork and Roy Bjork. Clarence reported missing since Corregidor battle. Mrs Marian Davis visited Bammel home Thursday.
The City Council of Choteau Montana has completed its preliminary budget for the current fiscal year and placed it on file for inspection. A public meeting to fix the final budget and authorize appropriations will be held August 5, 1941, at 8 p.m. in the city hall. Any taxpayer may appear and be heard.
District Court of Montana Teton County orders all heirs and interested parties to appear on August 10 1942 at 10am to show cause why Lorraine Vigen as Administratrix may be granted an order to sell the deceased’s real and personal property. The listing includes a 1934 Ford and parcels in Choteau Montana. Publication required in Chateau Acantha for two weeks. Court seal and Clerk HH M Daley.
Local items list dozens of visits and outings in Farmington and nearby towns. Notable mentions include Anna Reiding returning from Great Falls hospital and a Surprise party for Jack McCormack before his service departure.
The 4 H Home Economics elimination contest in demonstration judging and dress revue moves to the Methodist church parlors from the city park pavilion. The event is Friday July 24 with the demonstration at 9 30 a.m. The judging follows dinner and the dress revue finishes the program.
Fairfield and Power masses scheduled at 8 30 and 11 00 led by Rev. Russel Scheidler pastor at St John’s Parish Fairfield.
A Department of the Interior release shows Glacier National Park's visitors fell 62 percent by mid July compared with the prior year. Totals dropped from 73,098 to 27,647, and motor vehicles from 20,757 to 7,632, indicating reduced car travel to the park.
Collins News notes fishing at Hidden Lake by Henry Tomsha, Joe Eyraud and two Klette boys. Mrs Anna Munson visited at the Alzheimers. Daughaday party toured Swan Lake. Miss Constance Ferris of Chicago vacationing with Emerson Ferris relatives. Farmers busy haying and harvesting as grain ripens. Shoppers in Conrad include several couples. Ed Alzheimer near completion of a large grain elevator with 30 by 40 feet base and 60 feet high. Spring wheat shows heat stress. winter wheat yield may be reduced from earlier predictions.
The 1948 all risk crop insurance three year contracts require an initial premium by August 29 1943. Applicants sign a non interest bearing note and may pay in cash or wheat. Cash payments before the due date use wheat market price. after due date cash equivalent based on August 29 1948 price. Premiums may be deducted from indemnities or loans. The plan adds deferred payments and a graduated premium scale to wheat growers.
I thank the voters of Ton County for their splendid support in the recent primary election. I will endeavor to merit the confidence placed in my conduct.
A group of 21 draftees left Chateau for the Missoula induction station. Six were rejected for physical reasons: Henning Nygaard Herbert Ketterling Francis Truchot Raymond Dickinson Lewis Savik. Those who qualified: Lester Wiprud Wayne Halcro Victor Hoxsey Evan Campbell Wm Swenson John McCormack Louis Bremer Pete Luinstra Francis Carrier Raymond Paulson John Bosseler Junior Anderson John Weishaar Hutchinson Horace Wilkerson. Next departure date and size are not yet known.
The Woman's Study group of the Methodist church will meet Tuesday July 28 with Mrs. Hampton Bloom leading.
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