Three County Officials Run Unopposed as Filing Deadline Nears
Filing closes at 5 p m today with three county offices featuring incumbents seeking re election Clerk of the District Court Elmer Erickson Justice of the Peace Sterling DePra ta and Board of County Commissioners Martin Shannon all running again. Other filings include precinct committee positions and possible openings remain in some precincts. Also listed are candidates for District No 15 senator and District 15 state representative seats plus District Judge Ronald D McPhillips and Montana voting qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Erickson
District Court
Sterling DePrata
Teton
Pondera
Glacier
Toole
Gordon McOmber
Fairfield
Percy de Wolfe
Browning
Grant Gormley
Chateau
Nels Hemstad
Dutton
Rex Manuel
Everett M. Snortland
Conrad
George R. Johnston
Cut Bank
Ronald D. McPhillips
Shelby
Ninth Judicial Dis Si
Teton Coun
Montana
State of
Wheat 18.7 Million Acre National Allotment Set for 1973
Montana official Joel P. Antrim announced the 1973 national wheat acreage allotment of 18.7 million acres to yield 535 million bushels for domestic use. The allotment sets the basis for set-aside payments and production held out of production, with a projected national yield of 31 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel P. Antrim
Montana State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
United States
Antrim
Daylight Savings Time Starts Sunday April 30
Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday April 30 and lasts through the summer months. Clocks should be set ahead one hour when retiring Saturday night and standard time returns on the last Sunday in October.
Valhalla Dancers To Perform Here In Choteau
The Valhalla Dancers of Rick's College Rexburg Idaho will perform at the high school auditorium in Choteau on Tuesday May 9 at 8 p m They recently toured Canada and the northwest and this will be their only U S stop in Choteau before a month long Europe tour presenting American Dances Through the Ages numbered stopover in Choteau overnight enroute to Calgary.
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Rick’s College
Rexburg
Idaho
Canada
United States
U. S
Choteau
Calgary
Europe
Great Falls Man Held at Choteau for Parole Violation
Sheriff Albert Becker and Deputy Glen Larson went to Spokane Washington last Thursday and returned Russell Harry Westcott 23 Great Falls to Choteau where he will await trial on a parole violation Westcott was sentenced to 60 days in jail and a three year suspended sentence in July 1971 on a forgery charge His bond has been set at $4000 and he will appear for trial on May 5
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Albert Becker
Glen Larson
Spokane
Wash
Russell Harry Westcott
Great Falls
Choteau
Westcott
Law Day Proclaimed By Mayor Dellwo
Choteau Mayor James J. Dellwo proclaims Monday May 1 as Law Day urging residents to observe laws and support law enforcement. Charles M. Joslyn of Choteau serves as area chairman for the 15th annual Law Day observance.
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Choteau
James J. Dellwo
Dellwo
Choteau Area
Charles M. Joslyn
Boat Fishermen Win Battle to Lift Bean Lake Ban
Helena Montana Fishermen pressured the Fish and Game Commission to reopen Bean Lake near Augusta to motorboats after a ban due to vegetation damage. Petitioners from Augusta Dearborn and Great Falls argued against the closure while officials discussed dam crossings and potential impacts on fishing. The meeting also covered Libby Dam nitrogen supersaturation and future reactor efforts at Libby and Hauser Dam.
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Bean Lake
Helena
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Augusta
Ray Wine
Dearborn
Great Falls
Wine
Glen Drake
Montana Fish and Game Department
Montana Power Co
Hauser Dam
Missouri River
Arthur Whitney
F-G Department
Whitney
the Power Company
Jack Cohn
Libby Dam
Stilling Basin
Libby
Stilling
Jaycee Jayceen Joint Installation Banquet This Saturday
Chateau Jaycees and Jayceens host a joint installation banquet and dance at Moose Hall this Saturday April 29. Cocktail hour starts at 6 30 p m dinner at 7 30 p m with a program and installation then dancing to follow.
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Jaycee
Jayceen
Chateau Jaycees
Jayceens
Moose Hall
John Taylor
Bill McCauley
Wayne Dunning
Tony Jaconetty
Ron Swartzel
Adrian Dargan
Dave Denny
Walt McNutt
Jerry Larson
Dale Dreyer
Roger White
Wayne Gollehon
Montana Power rate increase decision pending in June
Montana Public Service Commission will not decide on Montana Power Co. rate hikes until mid June at the earliest. The request seeks about 28 percent on natural gas and 17 percent on electricity, with briefs from opponents due in May and a review of company figures underway. The panel expects time to weigh evidence amid wage price freeze guidelines.
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Montana
Helena
Montana Public Service Commission
Montana Power Co
Commission
William Johnson
Johnson
Wage-Price Board
Manuel Files For Montana House Nomination from District 15
Rex Manuel 42 of Fairfield, a farmer and former businessman, filed as a Democratic candidate for the Montana House of Representatives from District 15. He has long service in county and state affairs, directs Greenfield Community Federal Credit Union, and has led local civic groups including the Lions Club and church councils. He and his wife have two sons and three daughters.
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Rex Manuel
Fairfield
Montana
House of Representatives
Glacier
Pondera
Teton
Toole
Manuel
Teton County
The
Jaycees
Ger
Greenfield Community Federal Credit Union
ASCS
Lions Club
Lutheran Church
Sons and Daughters
AFS Art Show Opens Sunday at Chateau High
The five annual Spring Art Festival hosted by the American Field Service student club will run from 12 noon to 5 p.m. in the Chateau High School lobby. Admission is 1.00 for adults and 0.50 for students with prizes drawn hourly. Public inquiries may contact Zane Anderson at 466-2904.
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Chateau High School
Student Club of American Field Service
Chateau
Zane Anderson
Five CHS Students To Attend HS Week
Chateau High School will send five delegates to High School Week at Montana State University from April 27 to 29. Delegates include Mary Hensley Jeanne Kretschman Linda Smith Gary Denison and Jim Hinman. Scholarships totaling more than 8000 dollars will be awarded based on tests taken during the MSU campus visit. About 850 juniors and seniors and instructors are expected for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Montana State University
MSU
Chateau High School
Mary Hensley
Jeanne Kretschman
Linda Smith
Gary Denison
Jim Hinman
Crop planting moving along in Montana progress report
The Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service notes spring planting at normal pace with barley and oats 10 percent planted and spring wheat 5 percent. Sugarbeet acreage 25 percent planted after a week of 20 percent planting. Calving 70 percent, lambing 55 percent, shearing 65 percent complete. topsoil moisture adequate overall with some central shortages.
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Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
South Central District
Montana
Law Day Observance Planned for May
A public meeting at 7 30 p m Monday May 1 in the Masonic Hall observes Law and Loyalty Day. Sponsored by the Chateau Soroptimists and the Order of Eastern Star. Sarkis Atamian University of Alaska professor delivers taped speech Patriotism Love of Country. A meal follows.
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Masonic Hall
Chateau Soroptimists
Order of Eastern Star
Sarkis Atamian
University of Alaska
Bicycle safety program to be presented by Patrolman Ledakis
Great Falls patrolman Jim Ledakis will present a bicycle safety program on April 27 at 7 30 p m in the Chateau courthouse court room. The session includes a talk a film strip and an open discussion. Open to all Teton County residents and suitable for families with children. The event precedes the V F W Light A Bike program in May.
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Jim Ledakis
Great Falls
Court House
Chateau
Officer Ledakis
Teton County
V.f.w.’S
Terry Riestad Named Basketball Coach At Choteau High
Terry Riestad from Hingham is named basketball coach for Choteau High for 1972 73. He has coached six years at Hingham with five Divisional tourney entries and two state appearances, a 124 34 record. No football coach chosen yet and 110 inquiries received for coaching jobs.
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Terry Riestad
Hingham
Choteau High School
Riestad
Hingham High School
Skyline Lodge Opens for Occupancy May 1
Skyline Lodge is completed and ready for occupancy on May 1 with 34 signed tenants. An open house two weeks ago drew about 800 attendees, and inquiries continue as the lodge gains attention as a beautiful and relaxing place to start living.
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Skyline Lodge
Funeral Rites Set for Arnold C Hanusa at Trinity Lutheran
Arnold C Hanusa 64 of Chateau dies in Salt Lake City after weeks of hospitalization. Funeral at Trinity Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. with Rev. Marlon Engberg officiating. Interment in Chateau Cemetery. Hanusa active in Boy Scouting Lions Club and local agencies. Survived by wife Laurette Davison, daughter Sandra Lange, step-daughters Higgins and Bunn, brothers William and Emil, sisters Dora Kelsh Elva Dickman Frank Loch Sr. and others. memorials to Chateau Boy Scout Troop 51 Trinity Lutheran Church or Teton Memorial Hospital.
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Arnold C. Hanusa
Salt Lake City
Utah
Trinity Lutheran Church
Marlon Engberg
Chateau Cemetery
Jay Dunckel
Robert Woodahl
Robert Zion
J. R. Crabtree
David Wedum
Grant Curtis
Ray Carlson
Gibson Monkman
Robert Gronberg
Donald Bosshardt
Ken Dezall
Leo Pierre
Bery Morris
Earle Garrison
Leo Murphy
Bill Olsen
C. W. Bous
John Dunckel
Hanusa
Region 11
Montana Council
Lutheran Church
Lions Club
Chateau Lions Club
Lions District
Teton Memorial Hospital
Choteau
Teton County Savings Bond
George
Helen) Higgins
Chateau
Robert
Judy) Bunn
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
William Hanusa
Excelsior
Minn
Emil
Chicago
Dora Kelsh
Augusta
Wis
Elva Dickman
Bellview
Iowa
Frank Loch Sr
Great Falls
Frank Schabel
Dutton
Final Heart Fund drive totals for Teton County
County chairman announces Heart Fund tabulations showing 2547.43 donated by Teton residents. 1841.00 came from door to door and events, 705.53 from memorial gifts for research. Names and small donations listed include Chateau, Dutton, Fairfield, Power, Pendroy, Bynum, West Slope, Collins, Farmington, Bellevue, Canyon Road, and clubs.
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Teton County
C. W. Boussard
Drive
Heart Association
Chateau
Dutton
Fairfield
Power
Bynum
West Slope
Collins
Farmington
Bellevue
Canyon Road
Clubs
Open House Slated At Chateau Hospital
The Teton Memorial Hospital laboratory moves to new quarters in the basement with a new x ray unit and remodeled X ray area. The open house is set for Sunday May 7 from 2 to 5 p m with tours movies and refreshments. National Hospital Week runs May 7 to 13 and tours for elementary students are offered.
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Teton Memorial Hospital
National Hospital
Nine Line Singles Tourney Ends at A and E Lanes
Conrad bowlers win most of the $442 prize in the annual nine line men handicap event. Rich Bengel takes $100 for first with 1906 series, Willard Martin $80 for second with 1881, Ray Callaghan $65 for third with 1861. Other winners include Dick Melinda 1821, Tad Czubzynski 1817, Joe Dolin 1789, Howard Anderson 1777, Roy Christensen 1769, Wayne Randall 1765, Stan Eliason 1760. Callaghan also earns $10 for high actual series 1747. Melinda $5 for high actual game 247. Mixed Doubles starts May 7 at A and E Lanes. sign up at A and K Lanes.
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Conrad
A & E Lanes
Rich Bengel
Willard Martin
Ray Callaghan
Dick Melinda
Brady
Tad Czubzynski
Great Falls
Joe Dolin
Helena
Howard Anderson
Roy Christensen
Wayne Randall
Chateau
Stan Eliason
A & K Lanes
Fairfield Wins Invitational Meet Secures First. Choteau Second
Fairfield wins the Fairfield Invitational with 64 points. Choteau places second with 56, followed by Browning 47 and Conrad 38 as the Bulldogs dominate the 100 and 220 yard dash events with clean sweeps.
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Fairfield
Choteau Bulldogs
Choteau
Browning
Conrad
Shelby
Power
Simms
Augusta
Sunburst
Walier
Fay Buck
Mike Thronson
Greg Newell
Pat Whealy
Andy Jordan
Chateau
Chuck Young
Bulldogs
Steve Buck
Lee McCauley
Allen Adams
Rich Allen
Cascade
Ning
Young
Throwson
Whealy
Havre
Shot — Iverson
J. Sparks
Hanley
T. Genger
B. Knobel
Con
Doore
Iverson
Dreyer
Sharp
Allen
Witt
Opheim
Sim
Laubach
Henning
Buck
Taft
Welker
Bauman
Luck
Hansell
Thompson
Beerman
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Fish and Game Department
Clark Russell
House
AFS
CHS
Ledakis
Choteau High
Skyline Lodge News
Arnold C. Hausa
Arnold C, Hanusa
Chateau Hospital
Thronson
Newell
Secora
Horn
Crees
Doors
Van
Jordan
Hughes
Knobel
Lee
Aschim
Sun
Running Wolf
Heyer
Scott
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