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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1947
Page
4
Mrs. Frank Zeoda, past grand of the Chateau lodge, will represent the local Rebekah lodge at the Rebekah Assembly in Helena in mid July. Last year Mrs. R C Ferris attended the Bozeman meeting.
Farmers report unfinished seeding with many fields likely to be re seeded due to a severe dust storm on Friday. No moisture fell and cold winds kept spring well behind schedule, while local communities held gatherings and family events amid the unsettled weather.
State Welfare commission service officers Albert Lester and Dan Doyle will travel to Chateau each Tuesday to consult ex service men on veteran problems. They will outline privileges rights and benefits for U S armed forces veterans from World War I II or peace time after April 20 1898 and provide special reference to Veterans Administration privileges. Chateau office hours are 9 to 3 30 each Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Don Seidel and son Donald of Gabrielle Montana visited Mr and Mrs Conrad Wittke. Visitors at the A E Beck home included Mr and Mrs Fred Schultz and Erma Johnson. Mrs Rollin Baggenstass visited a cousin in Great Falls. Relatives attended the funeral of Robb Louis Kind in Great Falls on Monday.
Winners in the Americanism essay contest and the Poppy poster contest were guests of the American Legion auxiliary at the monthly meeting. Ninety senior and eighty seven junior essays were judged. Officers announced the next year’s slate and the group planned the May poppy sale and Memorial Day grave decorating.
The Teton County 4 H Club council met in Choteau on Saturday electing Cecil J Barton as president and Mrs Laurel Eddington as vice president. Mrs David Buchanan of Choteau was chosen secretary. Officers are from west of Fairfield. The gathering outlined county 4 H programs and the 1947 calendar. members attended from Bynum Choteau Power Farmington and Fairfield.
The Kitchen Kuties met in the lunch room with Darlene Anderson presiding and songs led by Sandra Sue Hanusa. Absent leader caused red and green groups to merge while Laura Ann Olsen and Deanna Swenson joined the county 4-H council. A fruits for breakfast demo was shown by Laura Ann Olsen Shirley Winkel Kris Rea and Joan Schneider.
Mrs Eunice Robinson and Mrs Ella Weist and families gather across AGAWAM for Sunday church at Chateau. Henry Weist hosts and visits Fred Woodward. Erest and Car olin Weist dine with Hilmer Trost who moved to a farm east of Farfield. Several Weists attend HD club at Brady. Armstrong home hosts meeting. Carolyn joins Art Weist and others for Marlene’s 8th birthday celebration.
From Kalispell a list of visits and celebrations includes Henry Kind family Louis Kind Tony Malum Dolly Holt and Dick Holt at the William Asmus home for a birthday. Amelia Konen hosted Frank Timmerman Joe Tackes and families for dinner on Sunday. Lutheran Ladies Aid at Power featured Al Nelson and Paul Ernest. Conrad Wittke Bill Seidel and families visited Math Schaefer Sunday evening.
Seventy one agricultural students will compete for showmanship honors in the thirteenth Little International Livestock show at Montana State College. Students from Teton county listed include Ray Agee Dupuyer Hereford heifers Charls Gray Choteau Rambouillet rams and Don Rose Choteau stock horses.
The IOOF lodge holds its regular social this Saturday May 10 in the lodge hall. Dancing begins at 9 30 p m with LeeRoy Anderson listed as general chairman of the event. Imported edible roots such as carrots were brought to Great Britain from Holland and Flanders around 1510.
Classified notices list items for sale and rent around Fairfield Montana. Entries include a Hy Pressure steam jenny motor cleaning request at Pelletier Chevrolet Co and various houses for sale or to be moved, acreage and farm land listings, secondhand appliances, auto accessories, and a 11110 volt light plant wanted. Names and locations include Jas Sulgrove H M Daley Agency C B Maynard Ed Schiller Ray Davidson Mrs Chris Henderson Mrs Jess Gleason and Pendroy Choteau Chateau Collins.
Classified brief items include a New Oliver Standard 70 tractor with PTO and brakes from Curtis Implement Co. in Dutton, a 50-1tp silver belt buckle reward, a 50-3tp six room center city house for sale by Chick's Shell Station, a 50-1tp 3-year-old Guernsey ready to freshen in Chateau, and a 50-1tp Rawleighs sales position for Choteau and north Lewis and Clark County with MT 161-SA address in Minneapolis.
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