Social notes from Chateau and Great Falls areas
Community members attend meetings, visits, and milestones across Chateau and Great Falls. Notable items include Henry D Robison and James T Robison at a Rocky Mountain National Farm Loan Association meeting in Great Falls, Ben McNair as an overnight guest, and multiple visits between Chateau, Malta, Bozeman, Helena, and nearby towns.
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Henry D
James T. Robison
Rocky Mountain National Farm Loan Association
Rainbow
Great Falls
Ben McNair
Vic Pelletier
Ernest Arensmeyer
Ruth
Bozeman
Harold Gunderson
Ted
Anaconda High School
A. E. Strom
John Roesti
R. M. Hattersley
Conrad
Chateau
Edwin A. Bjork
Clarence Bjork
Barstow
Calif
California
Meda McLean
Fort Benton
Frances Sullivan
LeeRoy Anderson
Carroll Maynard
Leon Snyder
Local Moose Queen for a Day event at Great Falls
The Loyal Order of Moose Women’s auxiliary held its first Queen for a Day parade at Great Falls on Sunday March 13. About 200 members attended a banquet at the Rainbow hotel followed by ritual ceremonies and crowning Mabel Sain of Missoula for highest 1948 membership. Twelve Montana Moose chapters attended. sponsors presented $25 donations for a Mooseheart scholarship. Chateau chapter No 189 was represented by Joan Pithoud and Ellen Hammond.
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the Loyal Order of Moose
Great Falls
Rainbow Hotel
Mabel Sain
Missoula
Moose
Montana
Mooseheart
Chateau Chapter No
Joan Pithoud
Ellen Hammond
Snappy Snippers 4 H Club Meets at Home and Courthouse
The Snappy Snippers 4 H Club held a February 6 meeting at Allene Hanson’s home to discuss headscarves and sang to adjourn. A February 19 gathering at the courthouse continued scarf work with lunch hosted by Linde La Groot. A March 12 meeting was held at the club venue.
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Allene Hanson
Linde la Groot
School Club Meeting Notes March 26 Talk on Scissors
After the meeting lunch was served by Dede Wilson in the school lunch room. A talk on scissors will be given by Jean Raush at the next meeting March 26 at 2 p.m. in the school lunch room, said Linde Lu Groot, reporter.
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Dede Wilson
Jean Raush
Linde Lu Groot
NAAC Plans Spray Aircraft for Montana Farms
McDonnell Aircraft conducts experiments on fighters and helicopters for NAAC. The NAAC field sprayer features a 40 gallon tank, 34 foot boom with 20 inch nozzle spacing, cockpit controlled valves, and an agitator. Production starts in fall with nine pilots for spring and summer spraying and units sold to aviation concerns for about 600 dollars each.
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McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
NAAC
Montana
Chateau
Legion Ladies Vote to Sponsor Girl Scouts
The American Legion auxiliary met on Monday March 7 and voted to sponsor the girl scout and brownie groups in Chateau. The school board provided two rooms in the old dormitory for the scouts. Committee members Alberta Passmore Clarice Conklin Virginia Luinstra and Joyce Robinson will continue through the year.
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American Legion Auxiliars
Legion and
Auxiliary
Chateau
Brownies
Girl Scouts
Alberta Passmore
Clarice Conklin
Virginia Luinstra
Joyce Robinson
American
Wilfred Armstrong
Robert Hendrickson
Gotch Jacobs
de Loss Moulton
Legion
Mesdames Gunther
Nelson
Geo. Thompson
Redmond
LaVerne Peterson
Fred Tesch
John Dale
Hic Duits
John O'Neil
Another Hiccough Cure
Fort Worth report summarizes Adolph Newman endorsing a hiccough cure: bend forward with head between knees and drink water from the far side of the glass. He claims to have cured himself after nearly three years with this method.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Adolph Newman
Newman
Legislature Ends Session With Tax Increases And Reforms
The legislature approved several revenue measures to fund highway construction and state operations. A one cent rise in gasoline tax and a one cent diesel fuel tax were enacted along with a use tax on motor vehicles and trucks. An eight six million plan was funded by federal money and state revenue to raise funds. A new 6 percent liquor excise tax will flow to counties and cities by voter registration. A law allocates forty thousand dollars to the attorney general for stricter gambling and slot machine enforcement.
North Carolina Factory Free Clothing for 400 Wearers
About 400 people in the United States receive free garments from a North Carolina factory. Recipients must report on how they stand up under wear and the program's conditions.
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United States
North Carolina
County Agent's Corner Farmers urged to attend meetings
Farmers and ranchers are reminded to attend the upcoming community meetings on the agricultural program next week. State weed specialist Robert Warden will discuss weed control problems and ticket sales for Fun Feed are ending Saturday night.
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Robert Warden
Supervisors to Meet at Chateau Court House Over Soil District Work
The board of supervisors will hold a meeting at the Chateau court house on Monday March 21 at 1 30 p m. Interested contractors or landowners should attend to discuss dirt moving projects drainage and irrigation ditches canals livestock water structures and land leveling under the soil conservation district program.
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Chateau
Soil Conservation District
Board of Supervisors
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Reo Coghill
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Ford
Rex Magnuson
Rex
Barton Motor Sales
Falls
Legion Ladies
Acantha
Enuction Lumber Company
State Department
Agriculture Department
The
Five Soil Conservation District
Willy
Jeep
M. M. Implement Co
Lyon’s Motor Co
Ene Middlelada
Frozen Food Crest
Uemi
COMPA
Leonard
ED Obernolte
Rex Peterson
Krispy Crackers Sunshine Biscuit Co
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