Price Support Loans Pass 100 Mark In Montana County Office
More than 100 price support loans on the 1954 crop grain had been completed in Montana county ASC offices by August 13 as harvest began. Total value reaches $200,776 with most on warehouse stored wheat in South Central and Southeastern Montana. County officials expect loans and purchase agreements to rise as harvest continues. Loans and agreements cover wheat rye flaxseed dry edible beans and honey through January 1955 except honey ends December 31 1954. Teton county rates set at 2.05 per bushel for wheat with forms and details available at county ASC offices.
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Montana
Leo S. Kolstad
Jake Luinstra
Teton County
ASC
Kolstad
Branks Used To Silence Talkative English Women
In seventeenth century England women deemed annoying were silenced with branks, bridle like devices that fitted over the head and locked to prevent speech.
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England
Choteau Chamber Holds Routine Meeting Tuesday
The Choteau Chamber of Commerce held its noon meeting at the Choteau Drug basement with Vice President Milton McNea presiding in President Walter Hemneford’s absence. The group reviewed sign plans at the Browning wye and highway junctions 91, Dutton-Chateau, and Vaughn. Secretary Robert Crocker announced an invitation from the Pacific Northwest Travel Association for Sept 16–18 in Jackson Hole Wyoming and noted freight refund claims from 1953 to 1954 for rail shipments, offering Montana Citizens Freight Rate Association assistance for a 25 percent recovery, with bills to be mailed to J. G. Ibnet in Great Falls.
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Milton McNea
Choteau Chamber of Commerce
Choteau
Walter Hemneford
Browning Wye
Dutton-Chateau Road
Highway 91
Vaughn Junction
Robert Crocker
Pacific Northwest Travel Association
Jackson Hole
Wyo
NP Transport
Burlington Truck Lines
Great Northern Freightways
Montana, Citizens Freight Rate Association
J. G. Ibnet
P. O
Great Falls, Mont
Removal petitions filed against Siebrand Brothers carnival case
Petitions for removal to federal court were filed by Siebrand Brothers and P W Liebrand in District Court over three actions seeking 120000 plus damages from an octopus ride at the North Montana State Fair. Plaintiffs Vivian Van Horn Lin Van Horn and Joseph H Klette claim severe injuries and losses including medical costs and lost wages.
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Siebrand Brothers Carnival and Circus
P.W. Liebrand
Amusement Concern
Sn Federal Tribunal
Montana
Vivian van Horn
Lin van Horn
Josapn
H. Klette
Fairgrounds
Andi
van Horn
McCabe
Arizona
Cascade County
Jardine, Chase & Stephenson
Liebrand Brothers
Great Falls Tribune
Plea for March of Dimes Contributions Urges Delayed Envelopes
Barbar Johnson, publicity chairman, appeals for funds as polio victims rely on the March of Dimes. Delayed supplies delayed envelopes, extending the drive into the third week with encouragement to give any amount, including dimes, to district chairmen Cheetham Dutton McDonald Moser and Howard in Fairfield Pendroy Choteau.
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March of Dimes
Barbar Johnson
Miss Johnson
Eee
Cati Cheetham
Dutton
Joe McDonald
Fairfield
Ruth Moser
Pendroy
W. E. Howard
Choteau
Army Secretary Promises Interesting McCarthy Report
Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens said an important story would emerge when the McCarthy investigating committee submits its full report. He spoke in Lewistown after leaving a Montana ranch and would not discuss Senator McCarthy until the panel releases its findings, which he expects soon.
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Army Secretary
Lewistown
Army
Robert T. Stevens
McCarthy-Amy
Stevens
Montana
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Name Your Poison Earl Champagne Charged With Drunken Driving
Earl Champagne faced drunken driving charges in Toronto after a police stop. The case involves a man associated with the name Name Your Poison, with authorities detailing the arrest context and preliminary proceedings.
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Earl
Toronto
Deadline Nears For Registration In Montana County
County Clerk and Recorder Gordon E. Monkman urges all unregistered residents to apply now. Closing date is Sept 17 at 5 pm, with 45 day pre election registration rule. Applicants must be US citizens 21+, Montana residents 1 year, county residency 30 days. Those who voted in the July 20 primary need not register.
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Gordon E. Monkman
Monkman
United States
Montana
Wach
Chief Justice Adair Administers Boys State Oath
In Dillon Montana Chief Justice Hugh Adair of the Supreme Court swore in Jerry Cummings of Three Forks as Governor of Montana’s eighth annual Boys State after his election over Lewistown’s Paul Fry. Cummings ran as the Pioneer party candidate while Fry led the Frontier party ticket. Two Teton county youths were elected to office, including Harley Yeager.
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Dillon
Hugh Adair
Montana
Supreme Court
Jerry Cummings
Three Forks
Cummings
Paul Fry
Lewistown
Pioneer Party
Fry
Frontier Party
Teton County
Harley Yeager
Choteau Named Surveyor and Commissioner Roles
Choteau was named surveyor and Chester SS Fairfield commissioner.
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Choteau
Chester
Fairfield
4-H Club Congress Held in Bozeman
The Montana 4-H Club Congress closed at Montana State College with a demonstration and judging awards dinner. More than 60 youths from 29 counties competed in agricultural and home economics events. Two Chateau High School girls earned blue ribbons in demonstration placements. Other winners named include Bonnie Steengrimson Bertie Mills Mary Lou Montagie Lillian Banis Dwayne G. Matz and D Arlene Barritt.
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Bozeman
Montana
Montana State College
Chateau High School
Festa
Teton County
Bonnie Steengrimson
Bertie Mills
Mary Lou Montagie
Lillian Banis
D’'Arlene Barritt
Progress Under New Law Shows Farm Program Promise
Under Secretary of Agriculture D Morse told farmers that flexibility in farm programs will raise net incomes and expand markets as the new farm bill nears enactment. He listed six key factors impacting incomes: business size, crop yields, production per animal, labor efficiency, diversification, and land quality.
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True
D. Morse
Price supports move to equitable modernized parity
The plan extends price supports on a more equitable basis and shifts toward modernized parity after a transition. It aims to lift surpluses from farmer assets, allow more crops to enter consumption, and raise farmers’ ability to sell at higher prices with larger volumes.
Silage Rations Include Additional Livestock Feed
A guidance note advises adding roughly five pounds of log per head with each silage ration to ensure livestock receive adequate supplementary feed alongside their silage.
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Brankly
Choteau Chamber
Buckle
American Legion Arena
Choteau, Montana
Choteau Roping Club
Woods Cross
Deadine Nears
Adair
Boys
Leo
Choteau Rodeo Grounds
The
Don Anderson
Choteau Club
F. G. Curtis & Son
Aoe
IHC
F.g.curtis & Son
John Deere Tractors & Implements
Cotes
Wally Thompson
Prestone
Zerox
Howard
Carter
Eastman
Revere
Bell and Howell
Chateau Drug
Zenith
Zenith Queen
Home Appliances
Chick’s Appliance Store
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