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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1918
Page
1
Postal cards from Chateau indicate the Second Montana Infantry is in England, not France yet. Messages dated Dec 25 report landings, rest, and expectations to reach France by Jan 1, with notes of scarce tobacco and improvised comforts.
Edmond M. Bammell and Edith M. Davis were married at the parsonage of the Methodist Episcopal church in Great Falls with Rev. E. L. White officiating. The groom serves with the Twentieth engineers and will depart soon for France. The bride works in the county superintendent of schools office and enjoys wide popularity. The Montanan offers congratulations.
Agawam residents report attendance at a Red Cross meeting with Mesdames Babcock Schafer Reed Kramer Pierce Yule Angel and Myra Pierce. Visitors include Messrs Kramer Pierce Joe and Valentine Gerrick. Moser family ill with scarlet fever and Morhardt school closed.
The Woman’s club appeals to Chateau mothers to donate long clothes shirts bootees nightgowns sacs blankets and wrappers for war babies in France and Belgium. Pickups will occur by next Monday. Contact Mrs. Max Bishop to arrange collection. The library thanks Mrs. C McDonald for a seven dollar donation and reminds of the trinket fund.
The National Y W C A war council launches a fund drive with a target of four million dollars. Miss Josephine Brown organizes a committee in Chateau to mobilize support and a house to house canvassing is planned along with tag day to reach the local quota of three hundred dollars.
The student body voted 46 to 13 to extend the school week to six days, allowing an earlier three week end. Commencement is set for May third. The plan aims to keep students in school year round, with mixed views on weekend work and board costs.
Twenty head of milch cows for sale at reasonable prices. Fresh or coming fresh by May 1. Contact Co. D Yeager.
The chapter reports no published names of local workers but welcomes registered visitors. A recent Chateau shipment filled 12 boxes with items including 43 sweaters, 252 hospital bed shirts, 87 wash cloths, and 132 pairs knitted socks. Volunteers in Pendroy and surrounding areas contributed clothes and bedding, the gauze department thrives, and a new order requires 15x18 inch white pillows and 16x20 inch slips.
New York headquarters announces Washington's Birthday Smoke Week from February 18 to boost contributions to the Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund. A nationwide drive includes tobacco store donations, a Tobacco Fund Matinee, and posters on trains and billboards to support American troops in France with tobacco.
The register shows varying attendance across departments and days. Sewing department lists 9 on Wednesday and Friday for auxiliary and club days, 12 on Industrial day, 6 on Guild day. Gauze department notes 4 on Wednesday, 10 on Friday, 6 Friday evening, 6 Saturday, 8 Monday, 12 Monday evening, 4 Tuesday. visitors mentioned Mrs. Baker of Fairfield and Mrs. Lindseth of Farmington. K I K girls worked Monday evening.
Marcus seed wheat is for sale. Inquiries should be made to A. K. Dale at his ranch located three miles east and two miles north of Bole.
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