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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1942
Page
2
The Choteau Acantha lists publisher Millard Bullerdick and notes publication every Thursday in Choteau Montana. Subscription options include one year two dollars six months one twenty five three months fifteen cents and foreign rates two dollars fifty per year.
Relatives and friends are urged to file brief 25 word messages at the local Red Cross chapter for prisoners of war or missing personnel in the Far East. Messages will ride the Gripsholm via the International Red Cross in Japan. Delivery is not guaranteed.
A heavy frost and light freeze arrived last week as frost occurs in various months this year. Grain remains to be harvested in some areas while schools reopen with Mrs. Milas Averill overseeing all grades and about fifteen pupils enrolled. Local families send members to schools in Chateau Bozeman and nearby towns as relatives visit and mournings occur.
A longtime correspondent reflects on eleven years of sending items from Collins and nearby towns. She thanks readers, teachers, ministers, and friends, praises publisher Selima Beringer, and wishes continued success for the Acantha while sharing personal thoughts and a closing poem about enduring light.
A correction states that the Moose lodge does not sponsor the free dances for draftees. Dances are funded by donations from business men and private citizens, and the hall is donated by the Moose lodge.
Proceedings repeat lists of names and salaries for Montana officials and services, followed by instruments filed for record, including warranty and claim deeds, oil and gas leases, and land transfers in Teton County. The document also includes a Montana constitutional amendment act text and certification by the secretary of state dated 1942.
The document outlines an act to submit a proposed constitutional amendment to Montana voters in 1948. It seeks to adjust terms for county officials including county attorneys and justices of the peace, with sections detailing election and salary provisions and how a majority vote would enact the change. It notes approval by the governor and certification of the act’s accuracy.
Miss Alice Sollid departed for Northfield Minnesota to study at St Olaf College. Miss Ma Ruth Mehl left for Innerpolis Minnesota to enter the University of Minnesota. Mrs Rosholt and Mrs Semingsen drove to Great Falls to meet Mrs Semingsen's daughter Mrs Wiley of Des Moines Iowa.
The article notes that electric service costs have fallen over decades while usage and appliances rise, making a typical American household pay about a dime a day for electricity. It emphasizes wartime value and enduring bargains as rates drop.
Estate of Bertram McNeal to creditors and claimants. Exhibit all claims with vouchers within four months after first publication to the administrator at the office of the estate.
Chapter 91 Senate Bill No 153 proposes submitting to Montana voters an amendment to Section 11 of Article XI of the state constitution. The measure concerns the appointment powers duties and terms of office of the State Board of Education and is brought before the legislative assembly for consideration.
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