21st annual Fun Feed draws 500 in Teton County
About 500 rural residents attended the 21st annual Fun Feed at the Teton high school. University of Montana Chancellor George A. Selke spoke on good fun, praising County Agent Raymond Kelly and the Fun Feed committee. Activities included a banquet, band, various acts, and dancing with the Dirkes orchestra ending the evening.
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Teton County
George A. Selke
University of Montana
High Schoo
Gloria Heisner
Lions Club
Alva Larson
Ed Oberwolte
Auriel Risley
Marie Joseph
Sunny Slope
Dr. McInerney
Greenfield
Milton van Auken
Marian Schaefer
Charles Frailey O. Pairfield
Raymond Kelly
Dirkes
Electors to choose three trustees in Saturday district election
Voters in school district 1 will cast ballots Saturday from 12 noon to 6 pm at the grade school for three year terms. Incumbent Earl Hollar Eddie Howard and C Gibson Monkman seek seats. John L. Dunckel runs unopposed for a two year term. The five member board includes holdovers C G Pass nore Tom Liscom and the new electees.
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Choteat
Earl Hollar
Eddie Howard
C. Gibson Monkman
John L. Dunckel
Baseball Club Meeting Set at Chateau House
All persons interested in baseball are asked to meet at the Chateau house club room Wednesday night April 9 at 8 o clock.
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Chateau House
Municipal Band Plans Reorganization Meeting Monday
The Choteau Municipal band will reorganize at an 8 o'clock meeting in the high school auditorium next Monday night. All local musicians are urged to attend and join. Plans include street concerts and rodeo events for summer. The Havre music festival May 10 will feature the Chateau high school band among about 30 groups, first such attendance since the war. A booster club for the high school band is organized with Jack Hinman as president and Mrs. Arnold Hanusa as secretary treasurer. A uniform committee for twirlers has been appointed. The band is city sponsored.
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Choteau
Wilbert Maynard
Chateau High School
Havre
Maynard
Jack Hinman
Walter Dauwalder
Arnold Hanusa
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Reorganizing Meeting
The VFW Auxiliary at Chateau plans a special meeting next Thursday night April 10 to reorganize. Duane Baker reports eligibility and invites interested women to attend at a not yet announced venue with Great Falls VFW Auxiliary officials expected. Call 114M after tomorrow for location.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chateau
Duane Baker
Great Falls
VPFW
Mrs. Baker
Illinois Oil Operator Jarvis Dies in Peoria
E P Jarvis independent oil operator of Decatur Illinois died at Peoria Tuesday evening after a heart attack. He worked with his younger brother Sam and Al Marcel of Decatur and held extensive mid continent oil interests. The group drilled near Pendroy in Teton county for three years making Choteau a summer HQ, with Henry Quane of Anaconda fire department visiting Choteau yesterday.
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E. P. Jarvis
Decatur
Ill
Peoria
Jarvis
Sam
al Marcel
Pendroy
Teton County
Choteau
Roxy to Show Only Select Films After Policy Change
The Roxy theater announces a new policy after a U S District Court ruling allowing independent exhibitors to book films from all major companies. The move ends block bookings with Columbia and RKO and aims to present only high entertainment value pictures such as Sinbad the Sailor Blue Skies Up in Mabels Room and The Jolson Story during April and beyond. Gail Homan the Roxy manager says the theater will bid competitively and select films from all studios.
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Roxy
U. S. District Court
Hollywood
Columbia
RKO Films
Better Pictures
Gail Homan
Sinbad the Sailor
Mable
Jolson
County School Boards Weigh MEA Wage Plans
Montana teachers in five Teton county towns discussed raising salaries to meet MEA minimum standards. Fairfield aims to fund full MEA wages via a special levy. Dutton may follow, while Choteau Power Simms and others reportedly fall short. The Sun River district teachers urged blanket MEA adoption, awaiting boards decisions before contracts for fall.
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Teton County
Montana
Fairfield
Dutton
Choteau
Power
Simms
Sun River District
Augusta
Chateau
Chick Grimsley Tales Headline on CBS Saturday Fame
Early Chateau settler Chick Grimsley will be featured on CBS radio Saturday at 9 30 a m from Chicago. The program covers his 1886 Apache encounter and Sitting Bull adventures as part of the Chicago Adventurer's club legends.
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Chick Grimsley
Chicago
Columbia Broadcasting System
Sitting Bull
Chick
Acantha
Adventurer’s Club
Florida
Grimsley
Teton Canyon
Choteau
Winners Named In Legion Auxiliary Essay Contest
All English students at the Chateau schools took part in the American Legion auxiliary contest. About 35 essays were selected for judges. The theme was America’s Contribution to Permanent Peace with winners listed by grade and name.
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Chateau
American Legion Auxiliary
America
Florence Cook
Sherry Dorn
Margaret Taylor
Harriet Enderson
Claudia Engdahl
Margaret Montague
City Urges 1947 Dog Tags Purchase
Acting city clerk Jim Sulgrove announces that dog license tags for 1947 must be purchased immediately by all city dog owners.
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Jim Sulgrove
Johnny Catron to headline Choteau dance in April
Robert L Ripley notes Johnny Catron brings 15 piece orchestra from Los Angeles to the American Legion Pavilion Choteau for one night on April 24 With five saxophones four trumpets trombone section bass and rhythm the show highlights vocalist Terry Wayne Tickets are sold by Choteau VFW The group also plans stops in Great Falls Butte Bozeman Kalispell Spokane prior to Beverly Hills sponsored tours
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Robert L. Ripley
Johnny Catron
Choteau
American Legion
Los Angeles
Chateau
Terry Wayne
Earl Carroll
VFW Post
Deanna Durbin
Johnny
ATC
American Legion Post
Beverly Hills
Calif
America
Associated Press
International Press
Joe E. Brown
Kate Smith
2Ovela Parsons
Jestra
Lunde
Ario Loch
Ponsa
Easter Egg Hunt Set for Choteau Kids This Saturday
Choteau invites all children to hunt eggs this Saturday afternoon. The event, sponsored by the Choteau Chamber of Commerce with the Boy Scouts, includes ages 1 to 5 at the courthouse lawn and ages 6 to 11 at the city park. The hunt begins at 1 30 p.m. with numerous cash prizes donated by local merchants.
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Choteau
Choteau Chamber of
Com Merce
Boy Scouts
Chateau
Reservoir Open Year Round for Bynum Fishing
Earl Hollar of the Teton Sportsmen's Association announced that the State Fish and Game Commission granted the association's request to keep Bynum Reservoir open year round. Fishing is officially permitted starting at 12 noon today.
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Earl Hollar
Teton Sportsmen’s Association
Hollar
State Fish and Game Commission
Teton Association
Bynum Reservoir
Health Officer To Address Legion Auxiliary on rheumatic fever
Great Falls health officer Dr. H. V. Gibson will address the Legion auxiliary at its regular meeting on Monday night April 7 at the club rooms. The talk covers rheumatic fever, an insidious disease prevalent in the area, and is open to the public for first hand information.
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H. V. Gibson
City County Health Department of
Great Falls
Leo Granger
The
Legion Auxiliary
Gibson
Auxiliary
Protests Filed At District Court On Appraisement
Protests against the appraisal of Teton County high school property were filed in district court on technical grounds. Represented by District 1 school board members, the protests challenge legality of procedure and appraisal form. The case likely extends to April 18 due to absence of defense counsel at Choteau. Killip charged with involuntary manslaughter in a bicycle automobile death.
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Teton County
District 1
Thes
Choteau
Thea Og
John Hentses
Olivier Genner
Oscar Mehl
Roy Killip
Fairfield Sayas
Jwsus Wuerthner
Chateau
Killip
Richard Parsel
Fairfield
Father and Son Banquet Tickets On Sale At Chateau
Tickets for the eighth annual Father and Son banquet at Chateau next Thursday night are on sale. The event at the Odd Fellows hall will be served by WSCS women. Helena speaker Ralph Lodge will address the group with John Dunckel as toastmaster. tickets from Bill Olson Gibson Monkman W G Monkman and W G Dauwalder.
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Chateau
Odd Fellows Hall
WSCS
Ralph Lodge
Helena
John Dunckel
Bill Olson
Gibson Monkman
W. G. Monkman
W. G. Dauwalder
Messiah Receives Wide Acclaim In Choteau Cantata
Audience fills Choteau High School auditorium for Handel Messiah sung by Trinity Lutheran Methodist and American churches choirs directed by Marge Hanusa. Soloists include Elizabeth Maynard Harold Erehahl A B Graveal and Sole Squires with accompanist Bapa Averill. Choir to perform Easter Cantata in Fairfield this Sunday at 8 p.m.
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Choteau High School
Chateau
Trinity Lutheran
Choteau
Fairfield
Trinity Lutheran Church
KFBB
Marge Hanusa
Elizabeth N. Maynaard
Harold Erea
Ahl
A B Graveal
Squires
Bapa Averill
Fairfield High School
Six Choteau Residents Obtain Private Flying Licenses
Within the past month six Choteau people have obtained private flying licenses at the Choteau airport, announced Bob Waltermire, manager of the Choteau Flying service. They are Al Hensley, Jim Henderson, Eddie Howard, Lee Corbett, Lester George and Paul Alzheimer.
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Choteau
Bob Waltermire
Choteau Flying Service
al Hensley
Jim Henderson
Eddie Howard
Lee Corbett
Lester George
Paul Alzheimer
Young Timer Event Planned for April 19
The annual Young Timer frolic is scheduled for Saturday April 19. Al Peterson chairman says a dinner dance and special entertainment will be arranged. Committees have been appointed and are at work.
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al Peterson
Peterson
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Reid
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Yellowstone Amusement Co
Selke
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Anaconda
Chile
Montana Education Group
CBS
Messiah
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