Noted Engineer A. W. Walker Dies at 61
A. W. Walker, 61, Fairfield superintendent of the Sun River reclamation project, died Tuesday night in Great Falls. Born March 17, 1882, in Marlboro Massachusetts, he trained at MIT and guided major reclamation projects in Montana. Survived by wife Esther McArdle and three children, funeral Saturday in Fairfield with burial in Great Falls mausoleum. he was active in education and local civic groups.
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Teton County
Montana
Great Falls
A. W. Walker
Fairfield
Sun River
Paul W. Dierberger
First Congregational Church
Fairfield Lodge No
Marlboro
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Reclamation Service
U. S
Colorado
Nevada
Walker
Supt
Sanford
Esther McArdle
County Board of Education
Russell Walker
Kansas City
Leland Walker
Leslie R. Jourdonnais
Chateau
Sun River-Teton
Chautauqua Dates Slated In Choteau Week Of Aug 11
Mrs H O Chowen Great Falls Red Cross field representative outlines local chapter work and offers suggestions. Valier merchants donate 200 to Choteau Soldiers Relief Fund to aid departing troops entertainment.
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Choteau
H. O. Chowen
Great Falls
Red Cross
Valier
Cascade
Pondera
Glacier
Teton
Chateau
Teton Commissioner Attends Billings State Meeting
County Commissioner N. W. Edwards attended the State Association of County Commissioners meeting in Billings as the Teton delegate. Edwards, a past president, serves on several key committees of the organization.
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Teton
Billings
County Commissioenr
N. W. Edwards
State Association of County Commissioeers
Edwards
Tommy Winner Commissioned as Second Lieutenant
From Fort Benning Georgia comes the news that Thomas A. Winner of Huntington Park California was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U S Army on June 5 after completing the officers candidate course at the infantry school Fort Benning. He is a former Teton County High School student and brother of Herb Winner, a former faculty member at that school and now at the University of Idaho.
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Fort Benning
Acantha
Thomas A. Winner
Huntington Park
Calif
Army of the U. S
Infantry
Lieut. Winner
Teton County
Herb Winner
University of Idaho
C. H. Winner
Fairfield
Walker
Iowa
Tommy
J. C. Penney Co
Chateau
University of Iowa Medical School
America
Henry A. Hodgskiss
H. A. Hodgskiss
Technical School
Army Air Force
Sioux, S. D
Hank
H. S
Montana State College
Alpha Zeta Frat
State College
Portland
Ore
Local youths receive military commissions and promotions
The Corpus Christi Times shows 56 graduates with naval aviation commissions at a Texas training center, including David P. Rice son of a state senator. Others note Pvt. Henry A. Hodgskiss’s promotion in Sioux Falls, Ruth E. Corey’s WAAC leadership promotion in Des Moines, and Leo Sylvester’s convoy tragedy clipping from Lincoln.
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Ruth E. Corey
Collins
Montana
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
WAAC
Ft. Des Moines
Take Your Change In Tickets For Pool Drive In Choteau
Choteau Lions Club launches a two week fundraiser to operate the municipal pool. Businesses donate a ticket for each 2 cents of change and tickets go into a clock countdown at Chateau Drug Co. Prizes include a $50 war bond and two $25 bonds funded by donors. Proceeds support public swimming and community health amid war times.
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Choteau
Chateau Lions Club
Chateau Drug Co
Chateau
Home Canning Sugar Application Ad
U and I Sugar Co publishes an application form on page 3 of The Acantha to help households obtain more home canning sugar beyond stamps 15 and 16. Applicants must state per person needs, fruit processing quantities, sugar on hand, and intended jams or jellies, with a 25 pound family limit to stretch butter and spreads.
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Acantha
U and I Sugar Co
OPA
Delegates Named for Havre Conference by Trinity Lutheran
NAMED DELEGATE C. M. Swenson of the Farmington community was elected as delegate to represent the Trinity Lutheran Brotherhood at the Havre conference which opens today and extends thru Sunday. On Sunday, the congregation elected Chas Miller to represent them at this meeting. Rev. A. B. Gravdal, pastor of the church, was to have been a speaker but was unavailable due to another trip to Milnor, North Dakota.
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C. M. Swenson
Farmington
Trinity Lutheran ‘Brotherhood
Havre
Chas Miller
A. B. Gravdal
Milnor
N. D
Lions name Stanley Halvorson as their new president
S. N. Halvorson, former first vice president of the Chateau Lions club, was unanimously elected president at last week’s officer election. Other officers include E. R. O’Neil as 1st vice president and Bob Savage as 2nd vice president, with C. D. McDonald treasurer and C. Gibson Monkman secretary. The meeting also discussed petitions to abolish Teton County High School and plans to fund the swimming pool for the season. Guests included Walter Hitchcock, Elmer Erickson, and Louis Wagner.
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S. N. Halvorson
Chateau Lions Club
E. R. O’neil
Bob Savage
C. D. McDonald
C. Gibson Monkman
Lion Tamer
Chas
Siess
John Dunckel
K. E. Sturgis
J. W. Breen
A. C.hanusa
A. B. Gravdal
Halvorson
Teton County High School
R. E. Nelson
C. H. Porter
Walter Hitchcock
Beaupre Hotel
Elmer Erickson
Acantha
Hitchcock
Alaska
Mr. Erickson
Washington
Erickson
Seattle
Louis Wagner
Great Northern
Pondera Old Timers Invite Old Timers of Teton County
The Old Settlers Association of Pondera County invites all old timers to its annual picnic and old time dance on Saturday June 26 at the Conrad High School gymnasium. Mrs H S Miller serves as secretary.
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Old Settlers Association of
Pondera County
Conrad High School
Old Timers Association of
Pondera
H. S. Miller
Sec’y
New Fireworks Law Enforced in Montana War Period
H. M. Daley was notified by J. K. Hayball that Montana’s 1943 fireworks law will be strictly enforced. The act bans manufacturing displaying or selling fireworks during the present war and six months after, prohibits use or discharge except by authorized pyrotechnic displays, and sets fines up to 500 dollars or 80 days in jail. The law became effective February 24, 1943.
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H. M. Daley
Teton County
J. K. Hayball
U. S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Mines
Montana
Supreme Court decision in local case attracts interest
The Montana Supreme Court issued a ruling in Thompson and Caskey v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. appealing from Teton County. The decision clarifies liability transfer after insurer insolvency, holding that neither the defendant nor Luinstra assumed the vendor's contractual obligations. plaintiffs retain rights only to the property subject to those rights, with no action against the defendant for damages. The opinion, authored by Chief Justice Howard A. Johnson, includes dissent by Justices Adair and Erickson.
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Teton County
State Supreme Court
Celrk
Acantha
B. Thompson
C. B. Caskey
Lincoln National Life Insurance Co
Montana
Howard A. Johnson
Adair and Erickson
S. E. Brokaw
Northern States Life Ins. Co
Chouteau County
Lincoln National “Life Insurance Co
Brokaw
Jacob Luinstra
Luinstra
Fit
Northwestern 85th commencement to be held June 16
Evanston Ill June 15 Special Twelve hundred students will be candidates for degrees at Northwestern university s 85th commencement exercises on the campus meadow in front of Deering library Many degrees will be awarded in absentia to seniors who have departed for military service Sec Frank Knox Navy will deliver the address and award commissions to 37 members of the Naval ROTC Walter Hentges is among ten Montana candidates to receive degrees President Franklyn B Snyder will deliver the charge to the class
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Evanston
Ill
Hndred
Northwestern University
Deering Library
Sec
Frank Knox
The
Navy
Naval R. O. T. C
Franklyn B. Snyder
Walter Hentges
Montana
Near Flood Stage Experienced in Choteau Montana
Choteau and surrounding areas faced the worst high water in 16 years as the Teton River overflowed four miles northwest of town. River and floodwaters damaged bridges and highways, with basements filled and roads washed out. Traffic disruptions persisted and record June rainfall reached 6.45 inches in the county, with higher totals elsewhere.
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Choteau
Teton River
Spring Creek
Clark Coffey
Blackleaf Creek
Chateau
Augusta
South Fork
Sun River
Vaughn
Badger Creek
Henry Helf
P. I. Cole
Browning
Shelby
War Board Announces Ceiling Prices for War Model Pressure Cookers
The county USA War Board released ceiling prices for war model pressure cookers used in Victory garden harvest processing. WPB quota rises to 275000 units with 150000 already spiked previously. retailers expect many cookers on shelves this month. Prices range 14.50 to 16.50 for 7 quart. chips on enamel affect resale. 90 day guarantee. purchase requires blanks from dealers or county USDA War Board office.
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County USA War Board
R. I. Morgan
WPB
Usda War Board Office
Miss Helen Johnson Named New County Assessor
Miss Helen Johnson, longtime deputy in both the county assessor and treasurer offices, is promoted by the board of county commissioners to county assessor after Gil bert Lee’s resignation to join U S government duties in Helena. Her appointment lasts until the next general election. She is the daughter of Mrs. Elida Johnson of Power.
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Helen Johnson
Board of County Commissionnrs
Gilbert Lee
Helena
Lewis ‘Penwell
Internal Revenue
Montana
U. S
Miss Johnson
ration reminders offer details for stamps and price cuts
The notice outlines sugar, meat, coffee, and shoe stamp validity dates and quantities. It notes that June 21 meat price reductions will occur and subsidies will be paid to those slaughtering 4000 pounds monthly.
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OPA
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North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Tommy” Winner
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Naval Aviation Training
David P. Rice
Dave
Pasco
Bynum
Atlanta
Marine Corps
West Point
Naval Training Station
Texas
USMCR
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J. G. Jackson
Leonard Sylvester
Ray Sylvester
Russia
Leonard
Lincoln
North 61St. St
Donald Shoquist
California
J. A. Shoquist
Grant Shoquist
F. G. Curtis
Grant
U. S. Army Air Force
Jefferson Barracks
San Antonio, Texas
LIONS
Stanley Halvorson
Daley
Supreme Court
Northwestern
War Board
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