Nine Trustees Could Join Choteau High Board Under SB 120
The Choteau high school district may expand to nine trustees after this month with four from rural districts. The parent district will decide to accept or reject the extra members. SB 120 allows a five member Choteau board plus four outside trustees for three year terms, chosen from 10 districts at a Choteau meeting on April 28.
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Chateau High
Choteau High School
Choteau School District 1
Choteau District 1
Choteau
Chateau
Choteau Track Wins First Duel Meet At Home
Choteau racks up 74 points to Belt with 31 as Dale Johnson leads with 14 points and Leonard Blixrud sets a local quarter mile record at 57.5 seconds. Belt’s Bissel also posts a 220 yard dash record, while Fairfield Walier Browning and Choteau are invited to next Friday’s meet at 2 p.m. on the local field.
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Choteau
Davis
Cut Bank
Bissel
Belt
M. Embleton
Fort Benton
Johnson
Castle
Trexler
Dale Johnson
Clifford Trexler
Blixrud
Magazine Salesman Promotes Good Cause for VEW Post
Bernard J. Dangler, a magazine and subscription salesman, covers Teton county for a VFW post and pledges to raise funds to equip the Teton Memorial hospital. Joe Anderson, commander, says Dangler is a reliable fundraiser, citing past hospital bed and oxygen equipment grants in Billings and a recent Great Falls iron lung purchase.
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Bernard J. Dangler
Teton County
Chateau Vfw
Teton Memorial Hospital
Joe Anderson
VFW
Anderson
Chateau Acantha
Dangler
Montana
Yellowstone County
Billings
Cascade County
Greatalls
Chateau
Teton County Magazine
Memorial Hospital
Olsen Rites Held in Chateau for Longtime Resident
Funeral services were held Monday at Chateau for Thorwald William Olson 86 a longtime Teton county resident who died last Thursday in a Great Falls hospital. He was born in Drammen Norway May 25 1864 and came to the United States at age 14. He lived in Chicago Denver and Choteau where he and his family settled in 1903. Survived by widow Anna two sons Oscar J and William F. daughter Anna I Sheble. a nephew and eight grandchildren. Memorial gifts were made to Trinity Memorial chimes fund. Burial was in the Choteau cemetery.
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Chateau
Thorwald William
Tom) Olsen
Teton County
Great Falls
Drammen
Norway
United States
Chicago
Denver
Colo
Choteau
Anna Ingeborg Fingard
Fairfield
Olsen
Oscar J
William F
Anna I. ‘Sheble
Walier
Trinity Lutheran Church
Teton
Anna
Anna I
Ed Olson
Bonner Springs
Kans
A. Bernard Gravdal
John Dale
Friends of the Olsens
Inpermet
Choteau Cemery
City Band Plays At Lions Club Meet
The city German band entertained the Chateau Lions club at Lions club hall with marches polkas waltzes and overtures. Dr C W Boussard led a trumpet sextet in a special arrangement and many encores were requested. Lions program chairman was Robert Zion. Guests included Herb Langey Robert Holt Sr Don Sealy and Jack Licom. An Eagle scout court of honor is set for April 23 at 7 30 p.m.
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Chateau Lions Club
Lions Club Hall
C. W. Boussard
Robert Zion
Lions Club
Herb Langey
State Board of Five
Robert Holt
Robert Holt, Sr
Don Sealy
Jack Licom
Cattle Purchases Noted from Bozeman Winter Fair
Nick Vlinker a Chateau stockman paid 3000 dollars for a registered Hereford at the Bozeman winter fair. Savik and Larson ranchers from Bynum are reported to have paid for a prize winning Hereford.
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Nick Vlinker
Chateau Stockman
Bozeman
Savik and
Larson
Bynum Ranchers
Montana Power Moves Choteau Office to New Location
The Montana Power Company will relocate from the Larson building after 20 years to the Choteau Electric store. Frank Stearns, Choteau manager, announced the move and said operations will be conducted from the new site after April 16.
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Choteau
Montana Power Company
Larson
Choteau Electric Company
Frank Stearns
Power Company
Stearns
Junior Square Dance Sponsored by Golden Ridge 4 H Club
A junior square dance will be held at Golden Ridge Community Hall on April 20 at 8 p.m. Admission is 25 cents per person with 10 cents for lunch. Open to everyone whether or not they are members. Helen Hansen will perform for the event.
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Golden Ridge
Golden Ridge Community Hall
Helen
Hansén
China Missionary To Speak Here At Wesleyan Service Guild
Mabel Ruth Nowlin of Hiawatha Kansas will be guest speaker at Chateau Methodist church next Wednesday night April 18 at 8 p.m. She is on furlough from China after a career in Christian education including work in Tientsin and Chungking.
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China
Wesleyan Service Guild
Chateau Methodist Church
Mabel Ruth Nowlin
Hiawatha
Kans
Mabel Nowlin
Chateau
Orient
Miss Nowlin
Chunking
United States
Choteau Band Concert Friday Evening downtown
The Choteau city band directed by Dr. C. W. Boussard will perform in downtown Choteau at 7 15 p m Friday night. The exact street corner is not yet designated and the public is invited to attend.
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Choteau City
C. W. Boussard
Choteau
To Show Cancer Films At Lions Club Hall
Public invited to view three cancer films shown before the Chateau Woman's club at 8 p.m. next Tuesday at Lions club hall. Club members urged to attend.
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Chateau Woman’s Club
Lions Club Hall
Baseball Opens With Daily KOJM KIYI Game Of The Day
Major league baseball will start Monday with game of the day broadcasts slated daily over KOJM Havre and KIYI Shelby.
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Kojm
Havre
KIYI
Shelby
Merrick Named Five State NEA Official
Nellie L. Merrick principal of Chateau elementary school was elected secretary of the Northwest Elementary School Principals association at its fourth regional conference in Spokane. The NEA group includes Washington Oregon Utah Idaho and Montana. Attendance at the Inland Empire Education association convention exceeded 3000. Miss Merrick said the meetings were worthwhile and thanked the local school board for cooperation. Montana principals will arrange next year’s Spokane conference program and a large Montana delegation is expected.
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Nellie L. Merrick
Chateau
Northwest Elementary School ‘Principals' Association
Spokane
National Education Association
Washington
Oregon
Utah
Idaho
Montana
Inland Empire Education Association
Miss Merrick
Burns
Tom Liscum
Ruth Knutson Weds Robert J Brumwell in candlelit church
Ruth Janet Knutson and Robert J. Brumwell united in marriage at Dutton Lutheran church in a candlelight ceremony. The bride wore white satin with lace and a nylon veil, and the groom’s party included Le Roy Knutson and others. Bridal attendants and musicians performed as family members hosted a church reception.
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Dutton Lutheran Church
Ruth Janet Knutson
K. C. Knutson
Dutton
Robert J. Brumwell
A. Bernard Grandal
Leon Johnson
Big Sandy
Helen Greenle
Lillian Knutson
Darlene Nelson
Janice Johnson
Marlyn Weeks
Alan Cheetham
LeRoy Knutson
Robert Stanfield
Robert Ellingson
Bob Knutson
Knutson
Mildred Stanfield
Barbara
Ioan Hazel
City to Fine Fire Truck Chasers After Accident
Mayor K. E. Sturgis announces fines for motorists who follow fire engines or hinder firemen. The warning cites a recent accident involving Dean Boxer of Chateau and a Bill Texaco fire, urging drivers to pull aside when sirens sound and avoid blocking access to hydrants and the fire hall.
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Dean Boxer
Chateau
K. E. Sturgis
Sturgis
Bill
Texaco
Marine Injured In Korea Battle Visits Friends
Cpl. Dean Sala of Choteau, wounded in Korea twelve days after arriving there, visited on a short leave from Bremerton naval hospital. He expects four more months of hospitalization with grafting and physical therapy planned for his leg while his arm fully recovered. Sala, a World War II veteran, will return to work at Breen Oil Co. after discharge.
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Dean Sala
Choteau
Korea
Naval Hospital
Bremerton
Wash
Sala
Breen Oil Co
Farmers invited To Attend Dutton Demonstration Meet
Curtis Implement Co announces a field demonstration at 10 a m Saturday April 14 at Stanley Schultz farm west of Dutton. Free lunch. Demonstration covers stubble mulch farming, butane tractors, aerial spraying accuracy and Kaiser autos. Advisors Raymond Kelly Bill Vance Dr Pepper G Warnham and R William speak on seeding grasshoppers conservation spraying and stubble mulch tillage. Technicolor film at 5 p m.
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Curtis Implement Co
Dutton
Stanley Schultz
Kaiser
Raymond Kelly
Bill Vance
Dr. Pepper
G. Warnham
R. William
Chateau Air Corps Reserve Members Face Possible Duty Call
Reserve members have received notices indicating potential future duty calls. The communication suggests readiness for mobilization should national needs require air corps support.
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Chateau Air Corps
Choteau Appoints Gus Thompson Fire Marshall
Joe Anderson announces Gus Thompson, Choteau fire chief, is named fire marshal for the Choteau civilian defense program. Thompson will lead local fire safety efforts under the civilian defense initiative.
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Gus Thompson
Choteau
Joe Anderson
Burns Hensley Win Trustee School Posts
In a high turnout Chateau school district election Leslie Burns and E C Hensley won three year and one year terms. Hensley received 255 votes to 122 for Walter Henneford for one year. Burns had 281 votes to 99 for P D Huidekoper for three years. Write ins listed for both terms.
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Leslie
Judge) Burns
E. C
al) Hensley
Chateau
Hensley
Walter Henneford
Burns
P. D. Huidekoper
John Richem
al Barton
John Dunckel
Huidekoper
Power School Awards Building Contracts in Great Falls
Beaufaurier and Son of Great Falls won the $108 606 general contract to add a gym and classroom at Power School. Teton Plumbing and Heating bid $23 044 for mechanical work, Goggins and Penney submitted the electrical bid at $4 879. Bernard Toenges elected school trustee as 116 ballots were cast.
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Beaufaurier and Son
Great Falls
Owen W. Loftsgaarden
Teton Plumbing and Heating Co
Chateau
Goggins and Penney
Greaty Falls
Loftsgaarden
Bernard Toenges
B. L. Johnson
Magpie Hunt Set to Start This Sunday
The annual magpie hunt begins Sunday April 15 organized by the Teton Sportsmen's Association. Local youths will be paid for each magpie and egg collected with five special prizes including reels, a fly rod, a baseball glove, a bicycle component, and a baseball to top five finishers.
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The
Teton Sportsmen’s Association
Jim Hamilton
Chateau
Association
South Bend
Luinstra Brothers
Gamble’s
Dale Implement Co
Marshall Wells
Door to Door Egg Peddling Not Permitted
A Montana dairy official reports violations of the egg grades law in Choteau and surrounding areas. Inspector W E Harrisberger explains required notices on egg containers and prohibits reuse of old containers without removing previous marks. Violators will be pursued if regulations are not followed.
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Choteau
W. E. Harrisberger
Montana Dairy Division
Department of Agriculture
Chocariy
Harrisberger
Montana
Family Gathering Honors Higgins On His Birthday
Mr and Mrs Elmer R Baker hosted a birthday dinner at their Chateau home honoring H H Higgins on his 78th birthday Sunday April 1 Guests included George R Higgins and his children Florence and Wesley Higgins plus Mr and Mrs George R Higgins and Mr and Mrs William Ellsworth Higgins came to Montana in 1889 from Minneapolis with his wife and son The occasion featured a large birthday cake ice cream and an April Fool package prior to gifts
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Elmer R. Baker
Chateau
H. H. Higgins
George R. Higgins
George, Jr
Florence
Wesley Higgins
William Ellsworth
George Jr
Mrs. Baker
Higgins
Montana
Minneapolis
Chateau Woman's Club to Meet Tuesday
Regular meeting of the Chateau Woman's club will be held Tuesday April 17 at the Lions club hall.
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Chateau Woman's Club
Lions Club Hall
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Haet
VEW Post
Thorwald Olsen
City Band
Montana Power
Merrick
NEA
Ruth Knutson
and Mrs. Brumwell
Dept
Chick Sulgrove
George Seufert
Hal Ferris
Edith Tesch
Doroth O’neil
Transportation and Rescue Division
W. W. Duncan
Sheriff’s Office
Leo Murphy
Red Cross
Power School
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