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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1951
Page
7
Mr and Mrs A R Mitchell spend a few days in Az Weim. Mrs R Heh Rafter also visits. Clyde Robinson and family from Great Falls spend a weekend in Agawam with relatives.
March 9 entry records Mr and Mrs George Morey and Mr and Mrs Art Mitchell visiting Bynums. Ger ald Torgerson ill with chicken pox last week. Jay H Robinson and daughter Judy dined with Bob Kropp. Ebert Malone visited. Cherry pie served by hostesses at lunch. Rose Schaefer on sick list.
Weekly analysis weighs a hypothetical strike by Premier Stalin against Britain and a broader Western response. The column reviews Cold War tensions, possible U S Korean deployments, and future European defense plans amid uncertain timelines.
Stalin vows the United States and Britain will be defeated in Korea and the UN disintegrate. Western leaders retort with blunt figures as UN forces regain momentum under Ridgway, while the Chinese threat lingers and the war stalemates on eight months.
Gen. George Marshall told Congress the U S will send 100000 more troops abroad, a number seen as smaller than expected and linked to political pressure from Taft and Wherry. Washington observers note the disclosure may aid Soviet intelligence while labor unrest grows over mobilization wages and the 75000 fine against railway workers.
The piece alleges a nationwide basketball fixing scandal touching three New York colleges and several prominent players. It notes investigations may uncover bribery nationwide and suggests clean up, fair play, and sportsmanship at high school and town levels.
Arthur Moore, a British newspaperman, quotes Peiping officials confirming high Korean War casualties and overwhelmed Manchurian hospital facilities. The report notes Red China’s concern, a limited war scope, and a developing gasoline shortage.
The National Council of Churches announces a revised Bible to be distributed by September 1952. It features clear modern English with updated usage in the Old and New Testaments, amid some opposition to a further revision and continuation of the plan.
Economic stabilizer Eric Johnston signals legislation to equalize farm and industrial wages as wage price controls face farmer counterclaims. Housewives and labor back parity while farmers cry smear. New credit terms impose 50 percent down on nonresidential construction.
The Teton County Weed Control District in Choteau Montana invites sealed bids for 1 200 gallons of 2 4 D weed control chemical to be delivered FOB Chateau or Fairfield between May 1 and June 1 1951. Esters and amines considered with detailed deposition requirements and price per pound acid equivalent.
Report notes 60 percent of Peruvians living six months or more at elevations above 10 000 feet show a walleyed appearance. Insufficient oxygen at such heights is proposed as the cause.
The Chateau Montana City Council invites bids by 8 PM April 2 1951 for a high duty pumping unit to supply 1000 gallons per minute at 200 feet head at the Municipal Water Works. Bidders must provide installation labor fittings and a bid bond of 10 percent. Specifications are at the City Clerk’s office and bids may be rejected or accepted as deemed advantageous.
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie board the Queen Elizabeth in a reportedly secret departure witnessed by about 25 reporters and 75 cameramen. He returns to Europe to resume command of western defense forces.
The Post Office Department announced a major policy change moving short-haul mail from railroads to highway truckers. The shift follows railroads seeking a 95 percent increase in mail-pay rates before the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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