Lions Install New Officers At Last Meeting
At a well attended Chateau Lions club meeting at the Beaupre cafe officers for the year were installed. Lion K. E. Sturgis led the ceremony. New officers include S. N. Halvorson president E R ONeill first vice president Bob Savage second vice president C D McDonald treasurer C G Monkman secretary Chas Seiss lion tamer John Dunckel tail twister A B Gravdal song leader and J W Breen and A C Hanusa directors. The program featured Jimmy Huffman singing God Bless America. R E Nelson reported progress on pool funds and facilities. Delegates S N Halvorson A C Hanusa Dr H W Bateman R E Nelson and W J Shirley reported on the Kalispell Montana-Alberta district convention. Guest was J W Morton Montana Power Co. lighting engineer. Halvorson served as program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Lions Club
Beaupre Cafe
Lion K. E. Sturgis
S. N. Halvorson
E.R. O’neill
Bob Savage
C. D. McDonald
C. G. Monkman
Chas. Seiss
John Dunckel
A. B. Gravdal
K. E. Sturis
J. W. Breen
A. C. Hanusa
Jimmy Huffman
Dr. H. W. Bateman
R. E. Nelson
W. J. Shirley
J. W. Morton
Montana Power Co
Halvorson
Mustard Growers Co op to Meet in Conrad on June 30
E L Crook announces the third annual meeting of the Northern Montana Mustard Growers Co operative will be held at Conrad on June 30. Directors will be elected, audit details reviewed, and Associate Justice Lief Erickson of the Montana Supreme Court will give the main address. The cooperative, with office and elevator at Conrad, handled over 10,000,000 pounds of seed last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Crook
Montana
United States
Conrad
Local girl works lathe at Geiger Field air base
Mrs Robt Thorne of Farmington receives a photo titled She Knows Her Stuff from The Spokesman Review Spokane Washington showing Elsie Thorn at Geiger Field turning precision parts for flying fortresses. The snippet notes other young women like Ann Gronberg and Mabel Thorne also work at the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robt. Thorne
Farmington
Elsie Thorn
Spoksman Review
Spokane
Wash
Geiger Field
Ann Gronberg
Mabel Thorne
Correction of Ration Reminders Erroneous Coupon Gallonage
The Acantha discloses a correction to last week’s Ration Reminders column noting coupon No 6 was misprinted as six gallons instead of four. The error caused ribbing and inquiries to the county War Price and Rationing Board chaired by H M Daley, with residents urged to buy pool tickets and watch the Chateau drugstore clock for prize timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acantha
Office of War Information
Linotype
H. M. Daley
County War Price and Rationng Board
Floods of Former Years in Choteau Area
Old timers recall floods of 1908 and 1916 along the Teton river and Spring creek. Two men drowned at the Little Muddy at T C Power sheep ranch. Basements and root cellars flooded. many houseswet. roads culverts bridges damaged. The 4th to 11th of June marked the peak in 1908 and June 16 for 1916.
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Teton River
Spring Creek
Choteau
Teton
T. C. Power
Little Muddy
News of Our Men in Uniform
Pvt LaVerne Berglund of the 3rd class at Parks California returned from a furlough to Fairfield visiting his family and relatives. Charles Gray will graduate June 30 from Craig Field Selma Alabama with wings and a second lieutenant commission. Virgil Hartvick Nelson trains in Chicago Naval Technical Training Center. Arnold J Morris qualified as an army air force technician after depot overhaul training at Glendale California. Walter Lemmon reports visiting Glasgow Scotland and praising its beauty. 2nd Lieutenant John Billings on furlough from Quantico visits Chateau before San Diego assignment. He traveled from Washington to Billings by plane to extend his visit.
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LaVerne. Berglund
S. M
Parks
Calif
John Olstad
Fairfield
LaVerne
Choteau
Berglund
Ruth Berglund
Jeff Phillips
The
Post Tavern
Acantha
Charles Gray
C. Wilson Gray
Advanced
Craig Field
Selma
Alabama
Gray
Army Air Corps
Naval Air Force
Virgil Hartvick Nelson
Hartvick Nelson
Chateau
Virgil
Naval Technical Training Center
Navy Pier
Chicago
Arnold J. Morris
George Morris
Army Air Force
Technical Training Command
Santa Monica
Morris
Curtiss-Wright Technical Institute
Glendale
John Billings
Bell
Quantico
Paris Island
San Diego
Billings
Nolan Billings Cole
Washington, D. C
Oil Rumor Circulates Over Carter-Jaanusch Drill
The Acantha reports an unconfirmed rumor of oil at the Carter-Jaanusch test well in Dupuyer. The hole has reached 3700 feet with the Slumber Jay test underway and results due in three to four days. Work resumes on the Campbell well west of By num, now down about 9500 feet as water delays continue.
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Tonsz
Dupuyer
Campbell
Bynum
Local social notes include WAVES recruit and visits
Mrs M M Webb and Miss Betty Webb prepare to depart for training in Hunter College for WAVES service. Also honored guests and multiple visits unfold as Circle A plans a Bloom's Grocery sale, while local officials ponder a new city marshal successor after Marshall King resigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Webb
Betty Webb
Cecil Passmore
W. J. Shirley
Webb
Miss Webb
Detroit
New York
Hunter College
Circle A
the Industrial
Bloom’s Grocery
B. M. Alstad
Mary and
Alene Cooper
Charles Cooper
Great Falls
Kerns
Utah
A. E. Leach
Walier
Jerry Barrett
Bill Wrixon
Dean Swenson
Bill Breen
Forest Service
Lar Mountain Ranger Station
Liman Norby
Elbow Lake
Minn
H. D. Robison
King
Free Hospitalization for Wives of Enlisted Men
Maternity care for wives and infants of enlisted soldiers, sailors, and coast guard members from grades 4 through 7 is now provided at no cost through the state health department. Eligible wives include those of noncommissioned officers. Forms are available via local health agencies and Red Cross chapters. Miss Edna M. Greenwood offers assistance in Teton.
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Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
State Department of Health
Acantha
Edna M. Greenwood
State Health Department
Red Cross
Teton
Greenwood
Severe hail storm drains eastern county crops and homes
A severe hail storm damaged winter wheat and seed peas with some flax losses in the eastern county from Fairfield east to Power and Dutton, hardest in Power. Property damage included broken school windows. streets in Power were reportedly covered by hail three to five inches thick. Chateau saw a heavy downpour and light hail. Brady country also reported hail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Power
Dutton
Chateau
Brady Country
Special District Court Session Clears Inactive Docket
A special session of the ninth judicial district for Teton county met in Chateau Tuesday to reduce the docket by clearing inactive civil and probate cases. Judge R. M. Hattersley and Court Reporter A. A. Pelletir attended with local officials and attorneys in the third such session in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Judicial District
Teton County
Chateau
R. M. Hattersley
A. A. Pelletir
Sailors on furlough lose wallet containing funds
Bob Dellno and Jim Dale, in naval training at Farragut Idaho, are home on short furlough. Dellno misplaced a wallet Saturday night containing currency. It was found later but the money had been taken despite the sailor's name inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Dellno
Jim Dale
Farragut
Idaho
Bob
New A and D Ration Books Start Replacement in Montana
Montana OPA director A. Peterson says drivers must replace basic A gasoline and D motorcycle books before July 21. Applications distributed via service stations from June 22. forms can be mailed or filed at the local board. Each applicant must show at least one tire inspection and submit the inspection sheet with the book back cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
A. O. Peterson
OPA
Budget Essentials Outlined by County Schools Chief
County Superintendent Muriel Reiquam explains budget law and upcoming steps for district and high school budgets. Meetings open to the public June 28. budgets due for filing July 1 to July 26 with public inspection, July 26 adoption by officials, and August 9 tax levies set. Districts face teaching staff turnover and some need special levies to cover higher salaries and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Reiquam
Teton County
Schols
Reiquam
Major Barker Praises Chateau Defense Efforts
Major James R. Barker U.S.A. and W. G. Ferguson visited Chateau's civilian defense corps in a meeting at the high school auditorium. They praised the control center fire and first aid drills and urged continued training for wardens and deputies. A federal fund now reimburses local defense injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Barker
Montana
Utah
Idaho
Barker
W. G. Ferguson
Helena
National War Board
Chateau
Roy’ Taylor
Teton County
National War Council
John Dale
K. E. Sturgis
Ferguson
Major Barker
Miss Margaret Conlon Leaves Teton for Yellowstone County
Miss Margaret Conlon resigns as Teton County home demonstration agent to take a similar post in Yellowstone County with a higher salary. She plans to leave Saturday for Billings after three years of service and her active work in 4-H, women’s activities, and wartime food and home welfare programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Conlon
Teton County
Yellowstone County
Billings
Conlon
Lois Knowlton
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Lions
Mustard Growers Co-Op
Chateau and Vicinty
Lions Club
Chateau Drug Store
A. B. Guthrie
Alex Lemmon
Pvt
Walter Lemmon
Glasgow
Scotland
U.S. Marines
U. S. Marine Corps
County Superintendent of Schools
Rosmary Tennant
Patricia Foy
George Tennant
Seattle
Haakon VII of
Norway
United Nations
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