Microwave relay station near Chateau completed tests to begin June
Installation of equipment at the Great Falls area microwave relay station is finished. T. P. Newcomb of Mountain States Telephone confirms crews are testing power and electrical features and federal radio requirements. Once testing ends in early June, the station will join the American Telephone Company Trans continental system with the Trans Canadian route linking Calgary Lethbridge Helena.
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Chateau
T. P. Newcomb
Mountain States Telephone Co
Great Falls
Lethbridge
Alberta
Calgary
Helena
Newcomb
Mountain States Telephone Company
Mountain
Frank Bell
Lyle. Potter
Chatéau
Choteau High notable two meet shows track strength
Choteau High School trackmen posted strong showings at two meets, Great Falls and Choteau, with Leroy Yeager scoring 22 points and leading in events. Dick Moore Jim Connole and others swept pole vault medals, relay teams excelled, and meet winds forced gym holds for vault and high jump.
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Choteau High School Tr
Great Falls
Choteau
Falls
Harlem
Fort Benton
Cascade
Centerville
Cen Central
Fairfield
Chester
Simms
Sandy
Box ‘Elder
Chateau
Dick Moore
Jim Connole
Leroy “Yeager
Ray Yeager
Leroy Yeager
Floyd Joramo
Leroy
Ray .Yeager
Jon Huffman
Wayne Carlson
Neal Wedum
Kermit Young
Jerry Asay
Ray
Joe Lloyd
Central
Ali‘ Finley
S. Rathman
S._ Rose
Fay ‘Buck
Loyola
Chateau Students Attend State Science Fair At MSU
Twenty four Chateau high school students will exhibit at the Montana State University state science fair in Missoula on Friday and Saturday. They seek awards in junior and senior categories and a chance to reach the national science fair in May. Chaperones include Albert Finley and John Poore with Mrs Esther Buchanan and Mr and Mrs Bob Stromswold.
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Chateau
Montana State
University
Albert Finley
John Poore
Esther Buchanan
Bob Stromswold
Gary Truchot
Lawrence Truchot
Jim Sulgrove
Marc’ Anderson
Lonnie Dale
Ronald Pierre
Walter Malone
Don Reiner
Richard Stoudt
Lee Drummond
Howard Truchot
Harold Wood
Barbee Buchanan
Faith Schwenke
Karen Gravdal
Marsha Newman
Kathy Boussard
Gretchen Voorhees
Donna Chalmers
Carol Inbody
Kathleen Stokes
Janice Stromswold
Joann Chalmers
Marian Bateman
Toni Lussenden
Mrs Reiquam Heads County Supts Association
Muriel Reiquam the Teton County Montana school superintendent was elected president of the Montana Association of County School Superintendents at a two day meeting in Helena. She succeeds Laura Jane Taft of Cut Bank Glacier County. The announcement came from Public Instruction Supts Harriet Miller.
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Muriel Reiquam
Teton
Montana’ Ass'n
Harriet Miller
Reiquam
Laura Jane Taft
Cut Bank
Glacier County
Association
Helena
Mr and Mrs Elmer Dial Return From Winter Stay
Mr and Mrs Elmer Dial returned this week after spending the winter in New Meike.
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Mr.Elmer Dial
New, Meike
Voter Turnout Declines in Ward I Alderman Runoff Attempt
In Monday's general city election Ward I saw an unsuccessful bid by Vern Scott for alderman against incumbents Leonard Sheble and Carl Field. Sheble 94 votes Field 62 Scott 48. write-ins included Al Hensley. Mayor D P Fabrick ran unopposed with 81 votes in Ward I and 61 in Ward II. turnout totaled 204 votes from 952 eligible, 21.4 percent.
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Vern Scott
Leonard Sheble
Carl Field
Sheble
Field
Scott
al Hensley
D.’ P.fabrick
Tore Reuterwall
Chick. Sulgrove
Grant Curtis
Fred Barriball
George Henderson
Robert Scott
Jim Dellwo
William G. Irwin
Jim Sulgrove
Sulgrove
Robert Gronberg
Montana Power Co
Chateau
Youngtimers Set Banquet and Dance at Fairfield Legion Hall
The Teton County Youngtimers plan their annual banquet and dance at the Fairfield Legion Hall starting at 7 PM Saturday. The Fairfield American Legion Auxiliary serves the banquet with entertainment from a Great Falls group and performances from Chateau women, plus dances by the Happy Four orchestra. Tickets sold 300 in advance. eligibility requires being a child of an eligible Oldtimer or 21 consecutive years in Teton County.
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Teton County Youngtimers
Fairfield Legion
Fairfield / American, Legion
Great Falls
Chateau
Dutton
Fairfield
Youngtimers
Ted “Saylor
Bert Ihea
Youngtimer
Teton
Ted Saylor
Aresinertt
Jim Dehn
Mary, Baker
Sec
Treas
C. Ostberg
Chalviban
Lloyd Hodgskiss
Maurice ~ Smith
Joyce Curtis
Marcy Yeager
Nancy’ Genger
Merle Hatcher
Jim Stephens
Mary
Ellen ‘Burns
Bernice
Van
Setten
Special levies win in district school election
Voters approved two school levies as Robert Gronberg and Jim Dellwo won seats on the District 1 board. Dellwo won a three year term and Gronberg replaces Elmer Knaff. Levies totaling 9 950 for Chateau Elementary and 24 700 for the high school passed with 164 yes to 67 no. Dellwo 100 votes Gronberg 88.
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Robert Gronberg
Jim Dellwo
Dellwo
Gronberg
Stott Leads Universal Mounted Corn Picker Development
Stott formerly of Chateau and now engineering supervisor for the New Idea Farm Equipment Co credits developing the world’s first universal mounted corn picker. The project funded by a million-dollar four year research and tooling program aims to exceed future corn yields. Stott joined New Idea in 1982 and leads all corn picker design and development work. The universal picker aims to fit and operate on all popular tractors.
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Ted
Stott
New Idea, Farm Equipment Co
Mercer * County Chronicle
Coldwater
Ohio
New Idea,Co
SCS Safety Awards Given to Area III Personnel
The Soil Conservation Service Area III staff covering Cascade, Teton, Pondera, Glacier, Toole, Liberty, Hill and Chouteau counties received two safety awards for no motor vehicle accidents and no disabling injuries in 1957 through 1960. Herman A. Kraus, area conservationist, accepted the honors from the state SCS office in Bozeman.
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Conservation Service
Area III
Cascade
Teton
Pondera
Glacier, Toole
Liberty
Hill and Chouteau
Herman A. Kraus
SCS
Bozeman
Fire damages bunkhouse and garage at Ted Bingham place
A Friday fire caused by an overheated stove damaged a bunkhouse and a garage at Ted Bingham's property west of Bynum in the Black Leaf area. Elmer Baker and Carl Olson from the Chateau Rural Fire Department responded with the county truck, aided by neighbors who helped extinguish the blaze.
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Ted Bingham Place
Bynum
Blackleaf
Elmer Baker
Carl Olson
Chateau
Bingham
Wi-Me-Da-Si Meeting Set for Saturday
Wi-Me-Da-Si plans a Saturday gathering at Verna's home with Huidekoper and Mrs. Hickey assisting as hostesses.
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Verna
Huidekoper
Mrs. Hickey
Stock Feeding Said State's Best Potential
The Teton County Planning Council at the courthouse on Monday evening April 3 discussed live stock feeding. James Crawford introduced Blake Tippetts and Earl Munroe of the Montana Cattle Feeders Association who spoke on Montana feeder cattle shipments and the economic role of on‑state feeding. Munroe cited 916,000 head shipped out yearly and a $55,000,000 annual income loss. Tippetts echoed that feeding supports many local expenditures and soil fertility and benefits producers of feed grains.
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Teton
Montana
Tippetts
Munroe
Speech Contest Friday At Odd Fellows Hall
United Nations Pilgrimage hosts a junior Chateau High School speech contest at 8 p.m. judged by Fairfield Augusta and Simms school officials. Seven contestants Dana Boussard Carol Howard Toni Lussenden Patti Schiller Rodney Schilling Carolyn Weist Neal Wedum present essays on The United Nations Why it exists and why it must exist.
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United Nations
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows and
Rebekah
United States
Chateau High School
Dana Boussard
Carol Howard
Toni Lussenden
Patti Schiller
Rodney Schilling
Carolyn Weist
Neal Wedum
Fairfield
Augusta
Simms
Senator Rice Acts as Acting Governor of Montana
Montana state Senator Paul Rice of Teton County served as Acting Governor after Governor Don Nutter and Lt. Governor Tim Babcock left the state. At 71, Rice became acting chief executive by virtue of being Senate president pro tem, with Clyde Hawks as next in line if needed. The Governor and Lt. Governor were in Las Vegas on personal business. This marks a rare instance of a pro tem stepping in, a precedent also seen in 1918 with Tommy Larson.
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Teton
Paul Rice
Montana
Don Nutter
Tim Babcock
Rice
Teton County
Senate
Clyde Hawks
St. Xavier
Big Horn County
Las Vegas
Nev
St Ignatius Post Sold Amid Publisher Health Reasons
Bullerdick who ran the St Ignatius Post since 1946 sold the paper due to failing health. The Acantha publisher previously sold to Jere Coffey, while Ray Loman, editor and publisher of the Ronan Pioneer, purchases the Post.
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Millard Bullerdick
Chateau- Acantha
St. Ignatius Post
Post
Bullerdick
Acantha
Jere Coffey
Ray Loman
Ronan Pioneer
JayCees Near Boosters Goal for TV Add On
JayCees collected 1621.50 in dues from television set owners last week to equip and keep the booster on Rattlesnake Butte in operation. The group set a 2000 goal to meet FCC rules and urges owners who have not contributed or were not at home to pay by week’s end. They have applied for a license and plan to upgrade to ultra high frequency to meet RCC rules and bring viewers three channels.
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Chateau” JayCees
Butte
JayCees
Federal Communications Commission
Anata
Yescees
Gien
JayCées
San Fultra
Wisfal
KRTV
Great
Crosses on Butte Mark Easter Service History
The three crosses atop the butte were placed in 1942 by the Brotherhood of the Cross youth group under Rev. Richard F. Vick to commemorate Easter. Members included John Smith Warren and Billy Daley Paul and Austin Vick Dee David Smith and others. Easter sunrise services had preceded the crosses and Protestant worshippers still gather there each Easter.
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Butte
Chateau
Brotherhood of the Cross
Gapervisien
Richard F. ‘Vick
M. E
the Butte
John Smith
Elmer ‘Smith
Warren
Billy
Daley
Halver Daley
Paul
Austin’ Vick
Dee David" Smith
Fred:Smith
Early Jesuit Mission at Priest Buttes Reflects Blackfoot History
In Teton County history a 1859 expedition by Father Adrian Hoecken and Father Vincent Magri explored a Blackfoot site near Chateau for a proposed mission. They built three log cabins but the mission was abandoned on March 13, 1860 amid hostility. The rock outcrop known as Priest Butte, named after the site, later supplied material for local buildings.
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Chateau
Priest Buttes
Teton County
Adrian Hoecken
Teton “River
Sands and Taylor
ST Ranch
Henry “Freeman
Hoecken
Vincent’ Magri
Camillus’ Imoda
Montana
Father DeSmet
Butte
Priest Butte
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