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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1941
Page
1
A reflective column discusses weather effects on harvest in Montana and neighbor reports. The writer notes light moisture delaying wheat seeding, praise for bumper crops elsewhere, highway construction worries, and critiques of New Deal policies and tax laws. He assesses government loan profits and concerns about insurance rates at Chateau.
Reading from Washington reports heavy rains caused wheat lodging and rust out yields. Farmers face meager harvests and patchy rain events disrupted gatherings like park picnics and band performances.
Canty Superintendent Mrs Inez Eckford releases the county list of teachers for Teton County schools including Teton High W J Shirley Joseph M Lindseth John L Dunckel Geo Miller Marybelle Peterson Dorothy Stork and many district instructors.
H M Daley to conduct USO button sale in Chateau with broad public support. Mayor Henry Robison purchases the first button and Fred Smith assists. Citizens urged to wear a button to show support for the service members and to contact Daley or Smith if not approached.
Funeral services were conducted last Saturday at the Methodist church for Martin Vigen with Rev. R. F. Vick officiating. Interment followed in Choteau cemetery. Banks Funeral Home had charge. Pallbearers included John and Henry Dale Gus Nelson Paul Kropp of Chateau and Carl and Geo Kochman of Bynum.
A reader cites a report claiming Hitler enjoys support from a strong church faction behind his Russian campaign. The letter warns such alliances resemble past backing of Franco, comparing current global tension to a farmer ignoring danger until catastrophe. The author views the nation as a powder keg with multiple active fuses.
At a regular meeting the American Legion formed a committee to plan a September 22 farewell party for Theo Halvorson who has been called into U S Army service. The post also approved a Mulligan feast fund and sponsored youth events and club room use for auxiliary activities.
Dr. Marjorie K. Smith announces the annual fall clinic for crippled children to be held in Conrad on Friday September 26. Orthopedic supervisor Miss Josephine Osland will consult with parents, with exams by Dr. Is M Porter and vocational guidance by the rehabilitation bureau. Clinics run nine to four with 3 30 closing for registration. appointments through the department of public welfare.
Chas L Maphies of Augusta was fined 12.50 after pleading guilty to negligently starting a fire on the South Fork of the Two Medicine river July 22. The fire was extinguished by Frank Guardipee and forest service officials with costs to be paid.
State Deputy Game Warden Wm S Gaffney reports three arrests in the Lewis and Clark National Forest for hunting big game and migratory waterfowl out of season. Archie St Goddard and John Long Time Sleeping pleaded guilty and received $100 fines and 90 day jail terms suspended on payment. Al Hirst pleaded guilty to two counts, receiving fines of 27.50 and 100 with 30 and 90 day sentences suspended on payment.
Arnold Hanusa of Chateau designated as chairman of the Teton County Defense Savings Executive Committee by Wm. H. Bartley of Great Falls administrator for the Defense Savings Staff U S Treasury Department. Bartley urged citizen participation and noted defense savings bonds and stamps available at banks and post offices.
Announcement for Chateau's new cocktail lounge The Wagon Wheel in the Larson block former Bloom's Grocery space. Proprietors Judge Burns Hank Crossem and J. C. Salmond promise a modern up to date venue opening this Saturday September 13 in Grand Forks.
The Great Falls Municipal Band now plans a Sunday 3 30 p m performance at the city park if weather cooperates. If conditions worsen the concert moves to the high school auditorium rather than the park. Irshal Davis confirms the change and expectations for a weather dependent event.
Choteau Woman's club plans a roundup parade on Main Street at 5 30 PM with cowboy costumes and prizes for best outfits floats and riders. Afterward a roundup feed at the pavilion at 6 30 PM for members and outside guests with a Western style program under Mrs. Marian Nett.
Ray Tumblin and William Sabo were selected to represent Chateau in the National Youth Foundation. The program, backed by Ferguson-Sherman Manufacturing Corp and Henry Ford, offers farm management and engineering training, including a $250 La Salle Extension University correspondence course and local classes.
H M Daley president of the Te ton County Sportsmen s Association calls a meeting for Friday at 8 00 pm at the court house in Chateau. Topics of importance will be discussed ranchers and farmers urged to attend and a good representation is desired.
Everett White 64, uncle of local rancher Joe White, died from a gunshot wound at the White and Dunlap dude ranch near Gibson dam in Sun River canyon. He likely shot himself while fixing a jammed pistol while out to shoot a coyote about 9 am Tuesday. The body was found Wednesday morning. survivors include several brothers and sisters. Funeral plans expected in Augusta.
Col. Charles L. Sheridan, Montana highway patrol chief, after a meeting with Gov. Sam C. Ford, orders immediate strict traffic enforcement to cut mounting deaths. He says 38,000 warnings last year were insufficient and that this year’s toll reached 117, including Labor Day victims, with speed and center-line driving as major causes. Sheridan aims to save lives, noting 70 percent of accidents occur within 25 miles of the drivers’ homes and calls for a daytime maximum speed limit.
Emil Johnson of Fairfield admitted September 4 and dismissed September 6. Grace Langford of Boston admitted September 4. Nick Rebersbeck of Bynum admitted September 5 and dismissed September 6. Pete Helene of Great Falls admitted September 6. A baby boy born to Mrs Walter Lucero of Augusta September 7. R Wood of Glacier Park admitted September 8 as surgical. Carl Berg of Augusta dismissed September 8. Mrs Jack Barton of Fairfield dismissed September 10. Mrs Roderick McDonald dismissed September 7. Nic Konen of Fairfield admitted September 4 as medical. Mrs Mae Cook of Choteau gave birth to a 7 pound baby girl September 9. Mrs Deel Fee of Choteau admitted September 7 as medical. Wm Anderson of Choteau admitted September 9 as medical.
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