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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1934
Page
1
Election in Te ton county sets Saturday April 7 for 64 school board trustees spread across 45 districts. Most districts will elect one trustee, some two or three due to resignations and the new nepotism law. The term of appointed trustees expires this year, with oath required within 15 days of notification.
Cast for the junior class play to be staged at the high school auditorium on Wednesday April 4 includes Dr Anthony King a school doctor John Nordhager Howard a lawyer Glen Inbody Carney Underwood Jerome Teenyes Elliott Fletcher a man about twenty Lucille Owen co ed Joan Stevens her cousin Margaret Doughty Lynne Patton Mary Elizabeth Edwards Glad i Howard a co ed Virginia Seufert Mrs Stevens Lucile's grandmother Jean Larson Dean Willis Louise Clarkson Georgette Dora Irwin The scene is the living room in the girls dormitory at Brainerd college with the time set in the present. A synopsis outlines Acts I II and III spanning a winter Friday night and a later afternoon.
Senator T O Larson visited Helena to discuss the Chateau Augusta unit of the Lewis and Clark trail with state officials. A federal Montana fuel tax funded match could trigger a May letting for all or half the project depending on Congress appropriation. The road would shorten Augusta access by about seven miles to roughly 24 miles.
Nineteen club members with parents leaders and guests gathered at Masonic hall for a 4-H party and pep meeting. County Agent Clarkson presided at dinner and talks about 1934 plans including farm management. Pins awarded ranged bronze to gold for years, with multiple members listed by name. Recreational games and dancing followed with music by Clarkson Billings Larson Cherry and De Rusha.
A. H. McGinnis won the $10 Conoco coupon book offered by L. E. Taylor for the best sign for painting on the new service station garage. Judges J. L. Gleason B. A. Roll and M. S. Bullerdick noted many entries and difficulty in choosing. Entries were numbered to keep entrants anonymous until selection. Taylor may use material from different entrants for the sign.
Rev. Edwin Dover pastor of the First Methodist church preached at St Pauls Methodist church in Helena last Sunday. He spent a week assisting Rev. Alexander P. Aiton with special services and had previously conducted services in Chateau in January. The Montana Record-Herald noted his background as a graduate of Intermountain Union College and Boston University School of Theology.
C H Stansberry, latest Farm Credit Administration field supervisor, spent Tuesday in Chateau and Wednesday in Dutton making loan collections and interviewing farmers. He called the trip very successful and announced a return visit to Chateau on Tuesday April 3.
Supervisors W. J. Willey and A. Weholt led a session on 1934 plans for the Teton district of the national forest with Ranger L. H. McLean set to replace W. N. Streeter. Streeter and L. J. Howard joined. McLean moves to Chateau. Streeter heads to Neihart April 1. Howard to Sun River for a month plus study before Lubec summer duties. The local office closes briefly as staff rearranges.
Reports from Choteau indicate optimism for the Tar rant Porter test well in Farmers’ Coulee north of town. The well appears structurally higher than the nearby Pondera field and is cased to the Elils formation with 6 inch casing, with drilling to resume and completion possible in about 10 days to two weeks.
Mrs. James Barta entertained Monday with visitors Mrs. A. C. Robinson and Mrs. Dick Hindman of Agawam. After dinner the party motored to Great Falls.
Joe Knudtzon leads a 29 man crew pouring concrete for footings and forming side walls on the swimming pool project. One carload of cement arrived Monday with two needed total, and 8 000 pounds plus 12 000 feet of reinforced iron are on site. Lions committee reports near 200 to 300 dollars short of two thousand, with donations arriving, and volunteers ready to help. CWA workers alternate schedules as the pool and airport progress, with a planned finish before April 1 and heating unit to follow. Water and sewer connections planned at that stage.
Chateau Legionnaires presented the Red Pepper minstrel show to a near capacity high school auditorium last Saturday. B I Packer served as MC while guests from Great Falls and Legion Auxiliary aided. Performances included solos, skits, songs, dance, and a Mills Brothers spoof. net proceeds eyed at about 250 dollars.
Helena officials announced March 30 letting for the Chateau Dutton road project in Teton county under the U S public works program with an estimated cost of 50 000 dollars. The plan covers 7308 miles and includes 7 308 miles of improvement with wage scales for unskilled and skilled labor.
W. W. Smith of Cha teau creamery helped shape Montana dairy code adopted in Helena. The Montana Dairy Products association will levy assessments, hire a full time officer, and enforce fair and unfair practices across ice cream cheese and milk codes. Butter prices tie to Seattle base, with regional adjustments for western and eastern Montana.
I G Lestrud, visiting from Missoula, serves as foreman at the Missoula forest sign shop. He oversees 11 sign writers producing signs for forests, roads, and trails across Montana, Idaho, and eastern Washington, including markers for historic sites and scenic attractions.
Montana press association members map enforcement for the graphic arts code with the executive committee as the code authority. District 10 covering Teton, Cascade and Chouteau counties appoints a compliance panel led by Harry Hillstrand with E L Jourdonnais and Mrs B J Perrin among its members. Jourdonnais and wife attended meetings in Great Falls to discuss the code.
Edgar Maclay of Great Falls spoke to Chadau Boy Scouts and scouters on first aid techniques including resuscitation for drowning and snake bites. He demonstrated tournequil use and cautioned against cutting skin. Landsrud, Great Falls Scout Council president, urged scouting benefits and Island No. 1 leasing for a new Scout camp.
Insurance men across the nation observe Financial Independence Week. B A Roll of this city, an agent for Equitable Life, has received copies of a booklet titled What I Have Learned About Life Insurance by Bruce Herrion. Free copies are available, and Mr Roll will arrange calls or mail a copy to interested parties.
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