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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1962
Page
2
Dutton residents and families are noted for travels, relocations, and visits. Many townspeople attended events including the District 37 Lions Convention in Billings and local church activities. Household moves include the Herns to White Sulphur Springs and the Rise family to Great Falls. others visited relatives, schools, and fairs across Montana.
About 150 friends and relatives gathered at the Methodist Church in Dutton on May 27 to honor Mr and Mrs Ira Sitts on their silver wedding anniversary. Guests hailed from Stockett Sand Coulee Power Chateau Great Falls and Billings. A short program featured community singing a mock wedding by grandnephews and nieces and a gift of silver from friends along with hostess gifts. The Sitts formerly lived in Diamond Valley before retiring to Great Falls.
Alpha Chapter No. 103 of the Order of Eastern Star in Dutton held a regular meeting at the Masonic hall on May 17. A birthday anniversary was celebrated with cake, Joan Wagg was named assistant warder for grand chapter sessions in Helena, and a social hour followed with slides from a trip to the Islands. Officers will be installed August 30 at 8 p.m. The chapter recesses in June, July, and August.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Bolland and children from Livingston visited relatives in Dutton over the weekend. Vacation Bible School began Monday at the Methodist and Catholic churches with sessions also ongoing last week at the Lutheran church and the Diamond Valley schoolhouse. Dutton Flower Growers host a flower arranging workshop led by Mrs Marie O Riley of Great Falls on Tuesday June 12 at 1 30 p m in the Lions Room at the community center. Attendees may bring containers and flowers and visitors are welcome.
We thank friends and relatives for a memorable anniversary party. Special thanks to the hostesses for their work and gift, to those who gave silver, and to all who provided entertainment. We are grateful for everything. Clara and Abe Sitts.
An advertisement promotes a new flower line for wedding announcements and invitations. It highlights napkins and birth announcements as additional items.
A gathering on Monday evening May 28 formed the Sportsman's Association at the Dutton Trap club house. Twenty seven members enrolled and officers named for the first year include Kenneth Chevalier as president Henry McDunn vice president and Mike Weeks secretary treasurer. Committees were appointed on membership legislation big game fish and birds public relations and finance with Darwin Reeve serving as temporary chairman. The group will meet the second Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Thomas welcomed a daughter born Wednesday at a Great Falls hospital. Gladys Baquet and family returned home from Winifred Friday afternoon. Bible school begins June 11 at Premium Center and Collins for ages five through high school. Frances Banis bridal shower held at Collins hall with gifts and hostesses. Frances and Jim Salmond to wed June 9 at St Joseph’s Chateau. Community reports include 4 H plans, band festival at Lethbridge, Memorial Day services in Choteau, and various visits and gatherings among Collins residents.
The state publishes a comprehensive inventory by soil capability unit for Montana showing land use today and projected to 1975. It details watershed studies across 93 million acres, lists participating agencies, and notes 565 watersheds with solvable problems via community action.
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