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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1940
Page
1
On Monday morning the Slants on Life column notes spring signs yet warns of delay. The Choteau players' club presented The Torch Bearers in the high school auditorium with about half the seats filled amid muddy yard scenes and ducks seen near the Falls last week.
The performance impressed with faultless acting and revealed talent deserving broader recognition. A sudden weather surge hit that night and the temperature rose to 32 degrees by midnight.
The remark attributed to William Shakespeare is likely a repeated phrase from earlier centuries, with scholars noting it may have circulated long before his time. The line about all the world being a stage has common usage beyond its supposed original source.
The article proclaims an unprecedented global catastrophe, describing an evolving disaster with every scene and questioning who or what governs this vast, unseen control. The tone suggests a dark, fate driven drama unfolding beyond human understanding.
A speaker condemns cruelty toward the helpless, describing bombings, machine gun attacks, and the abuse of power. The passage argues that no God of love justifies these acts or the blood money behind oppression and violence.
The speaker John Wannamaker addresses the congregation in a large stone church in Philadelphia. The interior is richly furnished and the majority of worshippers are described as not being slave girls, who faced harsh working hours and meager wages behind counters.
A reader recalls a Spokane Chronicle column and reflects on human frailty and deception. The text laments earnings lost to cheating and questions why people destroy themselves rather than live with good.
The speaker cites religious imagery about the Son of Man and a flaming sword to urge discernment. They recall the saying fools rush in where angels fear to tread and admit ignorance about its author. They also mention not reading for a year and express no anger toward angels.
The Legion musical comedy Look Who's Here is in rehearsal under Mae Walton with Alva Larson. The two act tuneful production visits Spain with Jim Wallington returning and Phineas O Reardon mistaken for a guide. Tickets go on sale this week at 40 25 cents with 10 cents extra for reserved seats.
A resident notes hundreds of snow birds foraging around buildings as snow covers the area. Wheat is scattered daily, but after a chinook the next morning many bare spots reveal the birds prefer something other than wheat. The remaining grain suggests a preference beyond what was offered.
Acantha readers will notice a new type face this week making reading matter larger and easier to read. The old type was discarded to reduce eye strain and improve legibility.
Between July 22 1939 and March 1 1940 Montana paid unemployment compensation totaling over 1 500 000 dollars. Chairman Barclay Craighead said payments should ease with spring work in farming, lumbering and road building. About 1 200 dollars weekly went to Teton county, with 9 981 dollars sent to that county since 1938. Local filing rules require claims at the Chateau employment office or by mail to Helena.
Miss Elsie Lindberg of Simms is appointed county nurse effective March 1, succeeding Mrs. Hazel Rendicker who recently resigned. Lindberg, a Deaconess hospital and Oregon University public health nursing graduate, has spent the past year and a half at Fort Peck. Citizens of Teton county welcome her while mourning Mrs. Rendicker's departure.
County Agent S N Halverson announces a series of 1940 Agricultural Conservation Program explanations held across the county. Scheduled sessions include Pendroy Bole Power Beck Collins Diamond Valley Dutton Choteau Fairfield Agawam Bynum Greenfield and Choteau range with dates and times listed.
The worthy grand matron of the Order of Eastern Star will make an official visit to Fidelity Chapter No. 18 tonight. A banquet is planned for 6 30 followed by a special meeting.
An urgent SOS from a stranded yellow kitten perched two days atop a Montana Power pole drew crowds of local children. After pleas from a sympathetic girl who skipped school, rescuer Frank Stearns arrived and safely lowered Kitty to the ground.
Warren Daley underwent brain clot removal at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. He was in critical condition before the operation but surgeons located the clot and performed a successful procedure. He was released from the hospital Monday and will stay for a final checkup before returning home.
The city council discussed a zoning ordinance at the regular meeting but no action was taken until the next session to allow citizen input. Proposals include classifying business and residential districts with minimum construction values, possibly 2500 dollars for residences in Class A, and allowing unvalued property in south and east sections. The council also opposed dance halls tied to beer service and granted a filling station permit to Cut Bank Refining Co for the old Teton Service Co. south of town, to be managed by Wayne C. Hart.
The state board of equalization sent county assessors schedules of minimum cash values for 1940 livestock and other property. Livestock values include beef cattle at $75 for mature stock, yearlings $20, two-year-olds $25, three-year-olds and stock bulls $45, cows over three years $30, dairy cattle $40. sheep purebreds $12, stock rams $6, yearlings $4.50, aged stock $3.50, others $2. horses and mules purebreds $100, unbroken $20, work stock $45. swine market price as of March 4, 1940.
Statewide report by Superintendent Inez Eckford notes 2,020 children attend Teton County schools and county districts receive an interest and income fund totaling 11,272.72 dollars, equating to a per capita levy of 5.0855 dollars.
The Montana Supreme Court reversed the Lewis and Clark county district court and ordered a new trial for C. R. Rathbone Augusta rancher who killed an elk out of season. The court held the trial should have admitted evidence Rathbone said elk bands would damage his property and turf and threaten his livestock and that he had asked the fish and game commission for help.
One of the largest crowds in years attended the Sons and Daughters of Teton's Oldest Settlers dance at the Masonis all. Weather aided turnout as members from across the county joined the event. Officers elected: President Penne ly Roy Morgan of Fairfield, Vice President Mabel Crane of Collins, Secretary William Olson of Choteau, Treasurer Jina Sulgrove of Choteau.
A mixed review notes Josephine Lawrence’s But You Are Young focusing on domestic economy and midlife aims, highlighting ordinary details over romance. It also promotes George Harmon Cox’s The Lady is Afraid as a new murder mystery with a society sportsman turned detective entangled in crime and danger.
The district census supervisor warns that census workers will visit homes in April and urges families to discuss census questions at dinner. He asks designate a spokesman in each household to provide details on every occupant, including roomers and hired help. The form asks for names, relationships, ages, schooling, birthplaces, citizenship, and employment status among many specifics.
The annual Tetah County Sportsmen's Association meeting slated for Friday March 15 has been moved to Saturday March 16. A separate Tet tee heese musical comedy was also listed in the schedule.
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