Local Legion Post Sponsors Chateau Nine Baseball Team
A dozen Chateau enthusiasts formed plans for a city baseball nine sponsored by the local Legion post which donated 330 for uniforms and equipment due in two weeks. Babe Russell and Tom Dellwo were elected managers with a captain to be chosen later. Practice starts on the Legion field once dry. field repairs and backstops are underway.
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Legion Post
Babe Russell
Tom Dellwo
Legion Field
Russell
Dellwo
Eddie Poore
Fort Benton
Cecil Cole
Joe Anderson
Howard Anderson
Jim Dellno
John Davison
Pat Campbell
John Keeneney
Lowell Scott
Harold Quick
Chateau Club
Unusual Artist Johnny Catron Leads 15 Piece Orchestra at Choteau
Johnny Catron, a drummer with a prosthetic right hand, fronts a 15 piece dance orchestra at the American Legion Pavilion in Choteau on April 24. Once told he could not play, Catron rebuilt his career through sheer perseverance, earning early recognition from Ripley’s Believe It Or Not.
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Johnny Catron
American Legion
Choteau
Johnny
Catron
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Ripley
Johnny Sings Back to Bass and Drums with Prodigious Talent
The article spotlights Johnny as a peak string bass artist who has returned to mastery of the instrument. He has played with major U.S. dance orchestras under Ben Pollack and Chico Nearx and recently completed a Universal feature with Deanna Durbin. He previously appeared with Durbin in Spring Parade and with Betty Hutton in Happy Go Lucky, now continuing to perform across Paramount projects. The Los Angeles dance orchestra headlines a series of gigs in Great Falls, Bozeman, and Butte before a Chateau engagement on April 24, with tickets promoted by the VFW chapters of Choteau and Fairfield.
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Johnny
America
Ben Pollack
Chico Nearx
Universal
Deanna Durbin
It Shall Not Perish From This Earth
Letters to the editor reminisce about Choteau’s band and its notable performances. The piece recalls the Havre musical meet, KFBB broadcasts, and the band’s prideful role for the American Legion and state events, including outreach from the state fair.
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Choteau
Havre
American Legion
KFBB
Local Band Rehearsal Seeks Volunteers for Booster Club
The writer lauds director Maynard and urges band members to report for rehearsal Monday at 8 PM in the high school auditorium. Several names are listed along with a call for a booster volunteer from each city organization to form a committee under Bud Taylor.
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Maynard
Mam
Mr. Maynard
Judson Maynard
Jere Coffey
C. W. Boussard
Kenneth Thompson
Aoert Tesch
Chas. Tesch
Grant Curtis
Miss Jackson
Johnny Peterson
K. B. Cohoe
Wm. Bateman
Rex Peterson
June Curtis
Willett Woods
Bob Zion
Emile Carlson
Sid Liepner
Don Lear
Booster Club
Bud Taylor
Bud
Davison Brothers Visit Chicago Man with Bole Families
Harry Davison from Chicago visits his sons John and Bob Davison and their families in Bole. The trip highlights family reunion notes within the Davison lineage.
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Harry Davison
Chicago
John and
Bob Davison
Bole
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