George Wright Ranchman Dies of Silicosis
George William Wright a 60 year old ranchman and former miner died this morning in a local hospital from silicosis after years of ill health. Survivors include widow Mrs Mary H Wright two daughters Miss Ethel Wright Mrs Ben Chalmers a son Orville Wright a stepson Ralph Martindale mother Mrs Clara Murray two half sisters Mrs Harry Maloney a half-brother in Great Falls and four grandchildren. Funeral is set for 2 pm Saturday at the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George William Wright
Chateau
Vicinty
Mary H. Wright
Ethel Wright
Ben Chalmers
Orville Wright
Ralph Martindale
Clara Murray
Bertha Murray
Stockett
Harry Maloney
Valparaiso
Indiana
Clarence Murray
Great Falls
Write
Milwaukee Place
Love Ranch
Sun River
Teton County
Methodist Church
Easter Cantata to Be Sung at Trinity Lutheran Church
The Easter cantata The Resurrection Song will be presented at Trinity Lutheran Church Chateau Palm Sunday evening April 18 at 8 p m by the Trinity choir directed by Mrs Carl Wedum with Miss Esther Winterfeld at the piano. Rev A Bernard Gravdal says the program features choir solos duets and a full chorus and invites all community members to attend as Holy Week prelude. Over 250 attended last year and the concert will include 12 numbered pieces culminating in Now Is Christ Risen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran
Chateau
Palm
Trinity Vested Church
Carl Wedum
Esther Winterfeld
A. Bernard Gravdal
A. B. Holland
John Dale
Gravdal
Christ
Five Period News Roundup from Choteau and Nearby
This week marks 25 years since calls for duty at Camp Lewis Washington with 37 young men reporting between April 26 and May 1 as the Third Liberty loan campaign proceeds in Teton County. Local Red Cross aids refugee garments and Mrs John Graves dies at the family home in Choteau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Lewis
Washington
Teton County
Red Cross
John Graves
Choteau
Second War Loan Drive Urges Public Bond Purchase
Government appeals for 13 billion in new war bonds in upcoming weeks to fund overseas combat. Volunteers will canvass neighborhoods urging citizens to buy various U S Government securities as the nation steels for greater fighting and equipment needs.
Teton County Drives Toward 182000 War Bond Quota
Lions club leaders report Montana efforts to back the 182000 quota as Lincoln county tops the state with 1078 percent and Teton County nears halfway, aided by Montana Power and Flouring Mills contributions and ongoing bank and post office sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
U.S. Treasury War Finance Committee
Ninth Federal Reserve District
Helena
Citizens State Bank
Chateau
First National Bank of
Fairfield
Arnold C. Hanusa
Montana Power Co
Frank Stearns
Tejon County
Montana Flouring Mills
Wm Bartley
Hanusa
Lincoln County
Grade School Principal Resigns for Civil Service War Job
Mr and Mrs George Diveley and daughter Doris travel to Great Falls where Diveley takes a civil service defense position. He has led Choteau grade school since fall 1941 and plans to retire from teaching. The family bids farewell amid thanks and good wishes from the community. Roy Taylor, recently at Deaconess hospital, returned home under doctors orders to rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Leavitt
City of
Great Falls
Choteau Commercial Club
Irrigation
Missoula
W. H. Crawford
Earl
Idaho Falls
Idaho
V. S. Connor
Chicago
Falls
George Diveley
Doris
Ciyt
Diveley
Choteau
Dively
Roy Taylor
Deaconess
Reiquam Active at State University Montana
Bill Reiquam of Collins and Chateau is a Montana State University freshman majoring in pre medics. His name appears on the winter quarter honor roll with a high GPA. He serves as president of the management committee in the court survey of social science and participates in Grizzly band activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acantha State University
Missoula
Bill Reiquam
Collins and Chateau
Montana State University
Reiquam
Grizzly Band
Pierce and Boussard Families Spend Wednesday Together
Mr and Mrs John Pierce and Dr and Mrs C W Boussard spent Wednesday in a local excursion gathering. The outing highlighted social ties among two families in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pierce
C. W. Boussard
Eighteen Sworn In At Butte For Armed Forces Service
In Butte last Saturday eighteen Teton county youths were sworn into the armed forces for service to the country. The group includes army recruits from Dutton Choteau Fairfield and Cho teau with assignments to Fort Douglas and basic training. one joins the Marine Corps. Navy entrants include Dutton Fairfield and Cho teau residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Teton County
Fort Douglas
Navy
Marine Corps
Reuben Robert Depner
Farmington
Rmyrday
Unce d
Red Cross Drive Totals Rise in March for R C County
Teton County’s March Red Cross emergency drive reaches 1634.67 with Dutton report showing 1152.25 added to the county total 4634.67. New contributions include 2.50 from Blackleaf and 6.00 from Bynum as of the latest update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Red Cross
C. W. Burns
George Sollid
Dutton
Blackleaf
Bynum
Stand By America Musicale At Chateau High School
Chateau public school presents a Friday night musicale directed by Miss Esther Groger in the high school auditorium at 8 pm April 17. The program salutes Chateau service members with songs and instruments from wartime eras. About 100 voices from grades 5 to 8 sing, with Miss Esther Winterfeld on piano and Taps, drums, and soloist Georgia Coffey. Proceeds go to the Red Cross with 15 25 35 cent admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Esther Groger
America
Esther Winterfeld
Carlton Dahlin
Ralph Marshall
Georgia Coffey
The
Red Cross
Tennant Brothers Stage Reunion in California
Lieut Walter Tennant stationed at Yuma Arizona spent the weekend in San Diego with his brother Terry Tennant a head radio technician and dispatcher in the air branch of the navy and turret gunner on bombers. They visited their parents Mr and Mrs George Tennant and Terry expected to be sent to Pearl Harbor but was redirected to train radio operators for North Atlantic bombers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Tennant
Yuma
Arizona
San Diego
California
Terry
Air Branch
Navy
George Tennant
Pearl Harbor
Chateau
Seattle
North Atlantic
Choteau
Hawaii
Midaway
Solomons
South Pacific
Teton County High
WAAC Trainee Completes Training at Fort Des Moines Center
Public relations officer reports Auxiliary Trina Martha Sicca ma has finished basic training at the WAAC center in Fort Des Moines Iowa and is selected for specialist training in administrative duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAAC
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Trina Martha Siccama
Guy Kale
Bale
Army Auxiliary Corps
Sam Ptrimmer, Longtime Chateau Resident, Dies at 72
Sam Ptrimmer a 72 year old Chateau resident and famed frontiersman died of a heart attack at his home last Thursday afternoon. Known as Big Sam he spent winters in Denver with three sisters and leaves a daughter Irene Gottesman and granddaughter Norma Gottesman. Funeral services were held Monday at the Methodist church with interment in Chateau cemetery and a large gathering of friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Ptrimmer
Teton County
Chateau
Pfrimmer
Big Sam
Denver
Irene Gottesman
Los Angeles
Calif
Norma Gottesman
Edmonia Pfrimmer
Katrina Pfrimmer
Calvin Flock
Methodist
Bert A. Powell
Chateau Cemetery
C. W. Burns
Jesse Perry George Stine Bret Read
Emmett Calloway
Ruel Golding
G. L. Banks
Banks Funeral Home
Sam
Indiana
Corydon
Will Pfrimmer
Kankakee
Montana
United States
Canada
Old Mexico
Homer Pfrimmer
Auxiliary Honors Kindergartners Program at Chateau Unit
The Cha teau Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary held a Monday meeting in Lutheran church rooms. Kindergartner children of Mrs. Elmer Erickson performed a patriotic program led by guest artist Jimmie Huffman. The group praised the children and Mrs. Erickson, with reports on child welfare and a Pan-American month paper. Fats and old records drives continue, with hostesses named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
American Legion Auxiliary
Lutheran Church
Kindergarden
Elmer Erickson
Jimmie Huffman
Erickson
Cecil Huffman
Helen Smith
Peru
George Carrol
Thomas Jefferson
Ceril Huffman
Roy Anderson
John Dale
Carl Olson
Perscopal
Carlson Couple to Visit Son in Spokane Army Unit
Mr and Mrs Carl F Carlson travel to Spokane Washington to see their son Donald who serves in the U S Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl F. Carlson
Spokane
Wash
Donald
U. S
Army
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Wright
Carl B. Wedum
Choes
Lions Club Chateau
Millard Bullerdick
Lions Clubs
R. Nelson
Chateau Lions Club
R. E. Nelson
Montanan’s Inc
Montana Automobile Association
W. J. Shirley
Patree
Vue
Billy Reiquam
State University
Mts
Ford Irrer
Clyde Schultz
Glen Hitchcock
Fort Shaw
Howard Gronberg
Alvin Arensmeyer
Ben McDonald
Andrew Robinson
Agawam
Arlie W. Peterson
Robert V. Doheny
Chas. A. Tracy
Henry A. Boutilier
James Dellwo
LaVerne M. Petersen
Herman Neirstheimer
James Peden
Robert Dellno
Harold Bertsch
James A. Dale
R. C
Public School
H. S
Tennant Brothers
Uncle Sam
Auxilary
Lesaeg
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