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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1944
Page
1
All Choteau welcomes farmers to Teton county for the 19th annual Fun Feed tonight. Distinguished speaker Dr. E O Melby chancellor of the University of Montana and other guests attend the event.
Probation Officer Clara S Withee urges mandatory appointment of truant officers in Montana first and second class districts. She cites Section 1137 of the 1935 Revised Codes, stressing police powers, custody of youths 8 to 16, and enforcement to reduce juvenile delinquency. Cooperation among parents schools and communities is essential for effective attendance and home safety.
Readers are urged to place their War Bond ownership on the sponsored Community Honor Roll page in The Chateau Acantha dated April 13th. The notice invites individuals to ensure their names appear among bond owners in the publication.
The board met in regular session March 6 1944 with Commissioners Peebles Edwards and Matkin plus the clerk. They audited county claims and planned 1944 road work with County Surveyor Obert Peterson, adjourned and reconvened through March 8 1944, approving payrolls and reports and granting gravel and equipment movement permissions.
The combined choirs of Trinity Lutheran Choteau First Lutheran Fairfield and Choteau Methodist present an Easter program directed by Mrs Arnold Gravdal and Esther Winterfeld with Mr Dahl and Rev Gravdal leading. The concert features ten numbered selections including The Master Is Asleep O Ye of Little Faith and He Is Risen with offerings by the women's chorus. Performances are Apr 2 Palm Sunday 8 pm Trinity Lutheran Choteau Apr 5 8 pm Choteau Methodist Church Apr 9 8 pm First American Lutheran Fairfield.
Paul Trigg of Great Falls spoke to the Choteau Woman's Club on America's Greatest Possession. The club voted to sponsor the Girls Scouts in Choteau, a long-sought support for a local Scout club.
The Chateau Woman's Club Music and Literature group hosts a tea at Mrs. R E Nelson’s home on Tuesday April 4 with Mrs Swartzel and Mrs George Thompson as hostesses. Mrs W J Shirley reviews Winter Wheat and roll call recalls historical events. Election of officers for next year planned. Net receipts from a prior silver tea totaled 37.00.
County Savage Committee chairman J W Breen announced a countywide paper drive. A car will be loaded in about two weeks with bundles of papers magazines and pasteboard tied tight. Schools and groups should hold papers until notified to deliver to Choteau or nearest point.
The annual cancer control drive begins this week nationwide with Mrs Leonard Olson of Fairfield accepting the commandership and naming lieutenants to oversee county communities. In Chateau, Mrs Mayme Nelson leads as driver, urging voluntary contributions by mail or hand delivery without quotas. The plan includes education programs, literature distribution, and window displays to promote cancer control.
The Girls Glee Club of Teton County High will present the Easter cantata Easter Angels next Thursday evening April 6 at 8 o clock in the high school auditorium. Miss Audrey Darrow directs with soloists Margaret Armstrong Eunice Robinson Doris Reiquam Helen Smith Frances Denison Nancy Stenson. Beverly MacKenzie is the pianist and the high school reed ensemble will perform before the cantata. Admission is free and the public is invited.
The OPA allows home canning sugar this year at the 1943 rate. Five pounds may be bought with stamp No 40, plus a possible 20 pounds per person after March 23 via local rationing boards. A single mail application can cover all residents at one address, using spare stamp No 37 for ID. A. T. Peterson notes substantial sugar set aside for home canning amid limited overall supply.
The Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Division of Farm Credit Administration continues lending for war and cash crops and livestock feed. Loans up to 400 dollars per borrower per year with 4 percent interest require a first lien on financed crops or fed livestock. Applications handled by C H Stansberry and county agent Glenn Baird in Choteau on Wednesdays.
Ensign James Anderson son of Andrew Anderson of Fairfield is on furlough visiting Chateau friends and his parents during the war period. He enlisted eight years ago and has served in every theatre except the Mediterranean including Casablanca during the Allied leaders conference. His wife, a California girl, accompanies him and will stay with his parents for the duration. He is joined by Pvt. Mike Baumgartner of Dupuyer visiting his brother Alfred in Chateau. Art Linjatie, with the Seabees, arrived on furlough from Camp Thomas near Providence. He notes Seabees are to the Marines what Engineers are to the Army and can fight. Cpl. James Hamilton, after two and a half years in service, visits his father Chris Hamilton and sister Mrs. Leslie Oertel. Leon V Lensing is on furlough visiting friends after boot camp at Camp Farragut. Don Rose, former Bull dog basketball star, visits his father Police Chief Martin Rose. Aviation Cadet Dick Gronberg and Flight Officer Robert Gronberg, sons of Martin Gronberg, are in training in Texas and Salt Lake City respectively. Pvt. Wayne Randall leaves for Fresno after a short home furlough. Pvt. Leslie Ottness returns home on medical corps duty from Walla Walla, Washington, and may stay longer.
Rev. B A Powell of the Choteau Methodist church spoke to the Lions, sharing firsthand Korea insights from his missionary years. He described the crowded land, farmed hillsides, local customs, sanitation, diseases, and superstitions observed by his team.
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