Commencement Exercises At Dutton High School
Fifteen seniors received diplomas at the Dutton High School graduation held Friday evening. Invocations and speeches were given by Rev. H A Smith and Rev. Marvin Adams, with Mary Willick as valedictorian and Irene Hofto delivering the salutatory. Josten’s awards went to Maxine Hofto and Jack Park, Heisey Memorial honors to Mildred Swanfield, Joyce Thompson and Shirley Knutson, and diplomas were presented by Joe Mock and Knute Knutson. Additional notes cover graduates from Diamond Valley and other local school events and social notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Smith
Irene Hofto
Marvin Adams
Mary Wilick
Supt
W. L. Hodgskiss
Josten
Maxine
Maxine Hofto
Jack Goodell
Fay Cheetham
Evelyn Frick
Mar; Frigee
Jack Park
Lois Gustryf UN
Irene Fuhrmper
Mabel Bergun
Bernadine Blake
Richard Munroy
Naomi Schultz
Joyce Thompse
Anderson and Surface wed at Methodist parsonage
Monday evening at the Methodist parsonage Miss Ruth Anderson and Pvt. 1st Class Donald Surface, both of Great Falls, were married. Miss Eileen Anderson and Lester Rogers attended. The ceremony was read by Rev. Howard A. Smith. Parents of the bride and close friends were present.
Memorial Day Exercises Planned in Dutton
Memorial day events are set for Sunday May 30 in Dutton with a 9 30 parade starting on Main Street to the cemetery for exercises. Afterward the crowd will proceed to the high school auditorium for more programs and a talk by Rev A Bernard Grandal. A community picnic follows at Lions Park on the Teton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutton
Main Street
A. Bernard Grandal
Chateau
Dutton Lutheran
Lions Park
Teton
Lewis and Clark High School Closure Marks a Year Ending
Lewis and Clark high school in Spokane closes a successful year with all teachers invited back though next year’s plans remain undetermined. Mrs Kellogg attends exercises and visits daughters Shirley and Mrs Dave Shanon. Several staff and families plan summer stays and returns, while others depart for homes in Butte Towner Fort Benton Brady and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis & Clark High School
Spokane
L. O. Kellogg
Shirley
Dave Shanon
Ben Haralson
Butte
Miss Olson
Towner
N. D
Miss Culbertson
Fort Benton
Art Farrar in Serious Condition at Deaconess Hospital
Art Farrar longtime Dutton farmer and Spanish American War veteran is in serious condition at Deaconess Hospital Great Falls Mrs Farrar reported from Choteau He survived a Philippine ambush that left several group members dead and injured him severely in the head and arm A recovery note follows his Mayo Clinic treatments and recent hospital stay in Great Falls Other local news mentions ranch hand Selmer Peterson with a broken wrist from a tractor incident in Conrad and neighbor Jip Hodgson taking him to the hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Farrar
Dutton
Deaconess Hospital
Great Falls
Choteau
Conrad
Farrar
Phillippines
Rochester
Mayo Clinic
Deaconess
Co. L
17Th U. S. Infantry
Art
Acantha
Jip
Hodgson
Agawam News Social Visits and Local Happenings
Agawam residents report visits from Los Angeles California to see William Breding while Miss Henrietta Weist visits her sister in Great Falls. Families from Brady Texas Air Corps and local doctors share in a school picnic at Claude and a hospital trip to Great Falls for Jack Jensen. Montana Elevators opened by Mr Borstad from Fort Benton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breding
Los Angeles
California
William Breding
Claude
Woodward
Henrietta Weist
Eastwood
Great Falls
Adolph Moser
Brady
Air Corps
Texas
Mosers
Ernest Weist
Jack Jensen
Conrad Hospital
Mr. Borstad
Montana
Fort Benton
Terry Tennant Improving After Motorcycle Crash
Mr and Mrs George Tennant received a telegram from the U S Naval hospital Newport RI reporting Terry Tennant ARM 2C satisfactory and improving rapidly after a motorcycle crash near Providence RI. His skull fracture and other injuries were noted as improving with no other injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tennant
U. S. Naval Hosital
Newport
Rhode Island
Terry Tennant
Terry
Providence
R. I
16 Candidates Confirmed by Catholic Bishop at St Josephs
The Most Rev J M Gilmore bishop of Helena confirmed 16 candidates at St Josephs church in Chateau Monday night. The ceremony included benediction of the blessed sacrament with assistance from Rev Timothy Maroney Rev M J Halligan Rev G H Heitpas Rev M S Vanderloop Rev John J Sullivan and Rev Russell Scheidler. Confirmants listed include Herman Bruno Mack Bruno Jr Thomas Dellno William James Forrest Sydney Forrest Fred Pelzman Ernest Snyder Donna Burch Ellen Jaconetty Helen Peltman Howard Bruno Mack Bruno Sr Mary Forrest Mrs Marion Helf and John Wellenstein. Before the service dinner was served for the bishop and priests at the parish house by Mrs Walter Scott Mrs C Jas Smith Mrs Theo Paulus and Mrs George Tennant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Gilmore
Helena
St. Joseph’s Church
Chateau
Bishop Gilmore
Timothy Maroney
M. J. Halligan
G. H. Heitpas
M. S. Vanderloop
John J. Sullivan
Russell Scheidler
Herman Bruno
Mack Bruno
Local Social News From Farmington Seeks Community Updates
Mrs. Henry Arensmeyer and daughter visited Mrs. Eva Hadley on Sunday. The H D Club elected officers at Howard Hanson’s home. Miss Cora Ott ness and Miss Lois Swenson returned home as schools closed. Burton school ended with a picnic for preschoolers and mothers. Mrs. Forsyth came back from Washington. L J Ott nesscelebrates birthday with friends. Frank Winegar secured old leases nearby for the Texas Oil Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Arensmeyer
Eva Hadley
Pete Otness
H. D. Club
Howard Hanson
Fred Smith
Cora Otness
Lois Swenson
Burton
Forsyth
Washington
Jake van Brunt
California
L. J
Lars Nasser
Ed Lee
Albe Breere
Jack Campbell
Dutton
Gladys
Raymond
Howard Arensmeyer
Leslie
Lyle Arensmeyer
Frank Winegar
Texas Oil Company
Fishermen Find Cars Stolen After Hunger Strike
A Chateau fishing party led by editor H D Cunningham returned to their car after a morning at Birch Creek dam to find all vehicles stolen. They blamed the thiefs but were fed by dam keeper John Chenault who provided food, restoring their mood from anger to relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. “Hod” Cunningham
Fairfield
Birch Creek
John Chenault
Subscribe for the Acantha at two dollars yearly
A subscription notice invites readers to enroll in the Acantha for only two dollars per year. It emphasizes affordable access to local news and community information.
Estate of Manford E. Jones Show Cause Order
In Teton Montana District Court administratrix Lor raine Maynard seeks sale of real property of Manford E. Jones deceased. Hearing set June 11 1943 at 10 AM in Chateau court room. Notice published in Chateau Acantha for two weeks. Property described as W1 2 NE 1 4 SE 1 4 NE SW 1 4 NW 1 4 of section 19 township 27 north range 8 west M M. May 25 1943 court seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Ninth Judicial District
State of
Montana
Teton
Manford E. Jones
Lorraine Maynard
Chateau
County of Teton
Chateau Acantha
Teton County
Tventy
M. M
H. M. Dailey
Dorothy L. Andrews
Woman Navy unit member recounts base service and travel
The article follows a service member who accompanied the army engineers to Trinidad to supervise a large naval base project after the transfer of outaged destroyers from England. She traveled by plane to Miami then by train to Chateau and plans a return trip to Quantico, Virginia to visit her brother Lieutenant John Billings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
England
Army Engineers
Trinidad
Miami
Florida
Chateau
Quantico
Good start brings many events to Lear family
Mr and Mrs R N Lear face a flurry of events as illness surgery and childbirth occur in quick succession. Mrs Lear returns from Rochester MN to convalesce while Mr Lear contracts pneumonia and Mrs Lear runs the ranch. Their daughter Phyllis undergoes appendectomy and a granddaughter arrives from Donald Lear. An engagement of Fay Lear to Catherine Mead is announced with Fay serving and soon to be home on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Moye
Browning
Chateau
M. M. Webb
Jay L. Barrett
Detroit
Barretts
Barret
Murray
Barrett
Chocau
Henry Nyhns
Chris Swenson
Farmington
Clara H. Baker
Court House
John Dale
George Gunther
Elmer Cardell
Sullivan
Ray Andersonce
Carl Olson
J. L. Falon
R. N. Lear
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. R. Lathrop
Dutton H. S
Nhehine
Frank
Vel
Cathlyn Sehatel
Albert
Thor
Horsday
Kellove
Mehtres
Weber
Jurgensen
David
Nellid
Semungsen
Owers
Minnesota State University
Minneapolis
Margaret Mehl
Summa Kropa Sorority
M. BD. Johnson
Savning
Lincoln
Nebr
Leon
Johnson
Ministerial Association
Pondera County
Dutton Lions Park
Lungren
Shelby
Valier
Loren Schabel
Albert Thorvaldson
Norman Taillon
Visalia
Calif
George Sollid
Carman Thorne
E. Goodell
D. L. Rempel
Harry Laubach
Martin Schultz
Gordon Talelfson
Legion Auniary
L. O Kellogg
Belgrade
Davidds Davidson
Great
Sun River Canyon
Clarton Garmer
Sever Bergan
Legion Hall
Tyt
Lester Wiprad
O. T. Wiprad
Lester
Mildren Stanfield
Dr. Layne
Rev. Smith
Myr
Ed Johnson
Lutte
Maggie Bannatyne
George Luck
Deacones Hospital
Allan Sollid
Henry Nelson
Parlene
John Schultz
Chotensu
Ringen
Viewinia
Sea Bees
Mivy Construction
Eaht Weks
D. L
Rempel
Deaf and Blind
Wade Humble
Bynum
Albert Thorwaldson
Cathryn Schabel
Olive Krause
Millard Johnson
Dorothy Mainard
WAAC
Mainard
Cooks and Bakers School
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Leonard Wood
A. Crawford
Crawford
G. N
A. Brosler
K. Hofto
Leslie Hofton
Baard
Miss Hancock
Miss Craver
Liony Park
Wm. Eaman
Laura Lowe
Rathbone Ranch
Augusta
Ralph Reeve
Muriel Reiquam
Rayon
Denier
O.P.A
Wedum
Federated Store
Dutton Farmer
Agawam News
Pearl Tangen
Hesrix
Beaupre Hotel
GET
Monarch Lumber Co
Glidden
Nolan Billings Cole
J. L. Billings
Fort Worth
Veterans’ Bureau
National Capital
Uncle Sam
Texaco
Bill’s Texaco Station
Avoliy
Sky Chief
Sollid
Dutton, Montana
Farmers Union
Farmers Machinery Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!