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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1951
Page
2
Community churches announce schedules for May including services at Episcopal and Lutheran churches, Holy Communion, choir practices, youth groups, Sunday school at 9:45 and 10:00, and church dinners. Activities include May Fellowship Day, Mother-Daughter banquet, and weekly Luther League meetings with leaders noted.
The Choteau Dutton Lutheran Parish invites congregants to Trinity Lutheran Choteau on May 6 for Sunday school at 9:45 led by Supt Elmer Erickson, organ chimes at 10:45 by Mrs Arnold Hanusa, and morning worship at 11 with choir. Lutheran Brotherhood meets 8:00 with Gilbert Scriven. lunch served by Swenson family. nursery available. All men urged to attend.
The Teton County Council of Church Women observe May Fellowship Day at the Choteau Methodist Church on Friday May 4 at 2 00 pm. The Episcopal Guild serves luncheon coffee and cake Saturday May 5 at 11 30 am in the Methodist dining room.
Pendroy Community Church invites families to Sunday school for children at 3 00 p m and worship for adults on May 6 evoking a community gathering at the local church.
St Joseph's Parish lists Masses at Chateau 9:00 and Augusta 11:00 with confessions Saturday 7:30 to 8:30 pm First Friday Mass 7:30 am First Saturday devotions 7:15 Mass in Augusta 9:00 am Junior choir Tuesday 7:00 pm CYO 7:45 pm Religion classes Saturday Grades 1-4 1:00 pm Grades 5-8 2:30 pm Rev Thomas J Gannon pastor.
Carolyn Bendlage of Martinsdale entered the Immaculate Heart of Mary novitiate in California as Sister Mary after being among 30 postulants from around the world. Archbishop McIntyre conducted the consecration in Los Angeles. Masses were offered in Helena Chateau and Bozeman. She is an honor student, harpist, Juilliard alumna, daughter of Dr. George and Mrs. Mary Bendlage.
A historical note states that making a pair of shoes now takes about one hour per worker. It claims this rate is about twenty times faster than during the Civil War era.
A special meeting at the American Legion hall saw newly elected Château VFW auxiliary officers installed for the year. Doris Anderson became president with Effie McDowell as senior vice president and Helen Dellno as junior vice president. Bertha Gordon is chaplain, Gertrude Hughes conductress, Mabel La Rance guard, Nora Gebhart Lola Zion and Harriett Scott trustees, June Hamilton secretary, and Lois Davison Henrietta Cook Nora Gebhart and Marie Bruno color bearers. Dorothy O’Neill installed as treasurer by Mark Stenson, followed by a social evening of bingo pinochle bridge and canasta plus lunch.
The cubit derives from Latin cubitus meaning bend. In olden times the arm was used as a measure with the distance from elbow bend to finger tip called a cubit. It varied by age and arm size and was an approximate figure.
A mechanically operated track ballast device is described for railway use. The self propelled unit covers up to a mile per day versus 1500 feet with conventional tamper. It features a gasoline motor, a cross head spanning ties, 32 tamping shoes and a pile driver action to set ballast under ties.
A high power searchlight lamp from Westinghouse can cast a beam bright enough to read a newspaper ten miles away on a clear night. The central 10,000 watt mercury vapor lamp features a flaming arc about half an inch in diameter.
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