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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1961
Page
4
A report to Betty Swenson shows all six paralytic polio deaths in Montana last year occurred in unvaccinated individuals, with 21 total cases, 17 unvaccinated and others with partial vaccination. Doctors urge boosters and full series per physician guidance to raise community protection from 90 to 95 percent.
The Chateau Home Demonstration Club will meet Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Mrs. W. W. Duncan’s home with hostesses Mrs. Valeria Ferris and Mrs. H. T. Redmond.
A reflective line notes that many individuals persist in seeking benefits without paying for them, illustrating a common social mindset. The remark implies frustration with perceived entitlement and repeated attempts to gain value without cost.
The C. James Smith Unit No 6 American Legion auxiliary will meet at 8 p.m. Monday April 3. New officers will be installed and 1960 61 officer pictures will be taken. members should arrive at 7 30 for photos before the meeting.
Doris Breadgard of Great Falls and Larry Watson of Havre won first prize in the 1961 Hi-Line mixed doubles bowling tournament at Havre with a Hi-Line record 1,363 and $2,000. Irene Dammel and Francis O'Hara of Fort Benton took second with 1,323 and $1,000.
On February 14 1813 the USS Essex under Captain David Porter rounded Cape Horn and became the first American war vessel to enter the Pacific.
The final weekend at A and E Lanes crowned Choteau Texaco as team champion with 3 052. Lloyd DeBruycker and Bob Luck shared doubles excellence while Jim Frieling led singles with 750. Alex Zier posted high single game 276 and series 1 773 across all events.
IOOF and Rebekahs of Chateau attended the 47th annual District No. 4 meeting in Great Falls. Iona Zgoda introduced guests. Eighteen Sisters of Queen Rebekah lodge performed a Memorial Ceremony under Rhonda Reiding. Choteau lodges earned a District U.N. delegate slot. local lodge won the Second Degree trophy.
County weed board officers and irrigation ditch directors will meet in the Chateau court room on Thursday April 6 at 2 p.m. to discuss stepped up weed control plans. A state extension service weed control specialist will attend.
The Teton County Farmers Union will hold its quarterly meeting at Greenfield School on Saturday April 6. Proceedings begin at 10 a.m. The Greenfield local will serve the noon meal.
A corrected notice states the Nimble Fingers 4 H Club dance will be Friday April 14 at Farmington Hall from 7 30 PM. Attendees include 4 H members from Collins Farmington and Agawam. Demonstrations include Jimmy Larson on beef shrinkage and Tim Saylor on adjusting a car carburator. A TV panel discussion is set with Judy Larson as chair and Lyle Weist Jim Larson Coy Devison and Darlene Vierock Pat Saylor listed among participants.
Shelby JayCee club invites members to an orientation dinner meeting Thursday April 6 at the Ranch between Cut Bank and Shelby. The event starts at 7 p.m. and will be attended by JayCees and their wives, plus several clubs from the north central Montana area.
Montana's Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office reports less grain placed under price support by Jan 31 1960 than a year earlier. total 1960 crop grains under support in Montana include wheat 16 375 579 bushels barley 5 501 147 oats 59 138 rye 183 136 beans 210 cwt with loans and purchase agreements affecting 30 etc.
Alice Johnson won the senior division of the Dutton Americanism Essay Contest with Linda Haglund second and Jean Hemstad third. The junior division topic was America Your Land and Mine with seventh to ninth graders entering. Robert Johnson and Floy Ellen Walstad earned second and third in their division with prizes of 5 3 and 2 dollars.
On February 25 1933 the USS Ranger the first ship designed and built wholly as an aircraft carrier was commissioned at Norfolk Virginia marking a milestone in naval aviation history.
Mrs Ernestine Wood 56 of East Glacier Park died at home. Born October 20 1904 in Jackton Michigan she moved to Montana in 1909 and graduated from Great Falls high school in 1924 and Bellingham Normal College. She married Robert D Wood at Cut Bank May 30 1929. Services were held Monday at 10 in the Browning Methodist Church with burial in East Glacier cemetery. Surviving are her widower a daughter Roberta Whitcomb Missoula a son Jack Browning a brother Carroll B Maynard Chateau and two sisters Marguerite Chanidler Butte and Nella McDaniel Whitefish.
An aphoristic note reflects on how facts can drift when passed between people. It cautions that repeated handoffs may distort the original truth, urging careful verification in reporting and discourse.
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