Fairfield News: Legion baseball practice and town events
Sixty boys turned out for the first American Legion baseball practice coached by Harry Knudtzon. Ronald Dirkes and Holgrim Hollo likely will play on the town team as two top players aged out. Fairfield details include Eagle baseball loss to Great Falls Bisons 14 7, recreation planning, Boy Scout reorganization, two plays to the Power Community church service, and local open houses, visits to Norway, and school displays.
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American Legion
Harry Knudtzon
Jerry Ditto
George Armstrong
Ronald Dirkes
Holgrim Hollo
Gene Bourdet
Eagle
Great Falls Bisons
Eagles
Betty Carlson
George Bernius
Ernie Thorn
Dewey Moreno
Halvor Daley
Bob Livingston
Gerald Stott
al Meyer, Jr
George oLemis
Pilgrim Fellowship
Power
Parent Teachers Association
Sunnyslope Community News Roundup
Friday afternoon John Jensen visited neighbors before leaving for Norway. He sailed from New York on April 27. Mr and Mrs Brainard Chalfon and family returned from Sandpoint Idaho over Easter. P T A held last meeting of year naming Mildred Schwartz president and others. The picnic is planned for May 13 in Augusta park. Mrs Lavina Stephens broke her leg and is recovering.
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John Jensen
Norway
Great Falls
New York
Brainard Chalfon
Sandpoint
Idaho
Greenlief
Mr. Greenlief
Chalfon
Augusta Park
Mildred Schwartz
Bertha Styren
Ella Leach
Gladys Pearson
Patricia Kind
Bess van DeRiet
Lavina Stephens
Local Visits Highlight Weekend Travel in Columbus Region
Mr. and Mrs. Heber Vance and family returned from Stanford after a weekend visit with relatives. Gene McCarty and Reynold Ruff of Great Falls joined the Erling Tordale family for a Sunday gathering. Creston hosts Ben Gordon and Harry Van DeRiet Sr. welcomed him Tuesday. Ada Weaver resumed teaching after a week’s leave. William Clark and family of Fairfield visited Caufield family Sunday.
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Columbus Hospital
Heber Vance
Stanford
Gene McCarty
Reynold Ruff
Great Falls
Erling Tordale
Ben Gordon
Creston
Harry van DeRiet
Ada Weaver
William Clark
Fairfield
James Caufield
Easter Dinner Guests At Bernard Toenyes Home
Mr and Mrs John T roenyes hosted Easter dinner with families including Louis Fuhringer senior and junior Catherine Mrs Daniel Dempsey Dick Rudy Fuhringer and others. Frances Rummel and Leonard Lane from Billings plus Rollin Baggenstass attended Joe Dirkes home Easter Sunday.
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John T Roenyes
Louis Fuhringer Sr
Bob Merrill
Louis Fuhringer Jr
Catherine
Daniel Dempsey
Rudy Fuhringer
Bernard Toenyes
Frances Rummel
Leonard Lane
Billings
Rollin Baggenstass
Joe Dirkes
Local residents recount Easter gatherings and theater outing
Conrad Wittke visited Joe Homberg’s home last Sunday. Ice Follies were enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Asmus, Arvin Beck, and others in Great Falls Sunday evening. Kalispell guests Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kind arrived for Easter and planned to farm in Rossford, Montana this year. Families including the Becks and Tony Beck visited A. E. Beck. Birthday Club met with Mrs. Homberg and Mrs. Toenyes hosting. prizes awarded to Mrs. Schaefer and Mrs. ODay. Easter visits included Frank Young of Great Falls, Math Schaefer and Skippy, Leif Ingebritson, Karl Brunner, and Rodney with the Asmus, and Easter dinner at Toeckes with Al Toeckes and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Wittke
Joe Homberg
Louis Asmus
Arvin Beck
Great Falls
Henry Kind
Kalispell
Rossford
Montana
Melvin Beck
Tony Beck
A. E. Beck
Birthday Club
Jerome Toenyes
Mickey Schaefer
Bill O
Math Schaefer
Frank Young
Skippy
Leif Ingebrigtson
Karl Brunner
Rodney
Martin Asmus
Charles Johnson
Bud Thompson
Math Toeckes
al ‘Toeckes
Easter gatherings brighten Collins community event
Mr and Mrs Reo Coghill and family joined the Carl Eklund family for Easter Eve. Mrs Ralph Caskey drove to Con rad to meet her mother Mrs Lockhart visiting over Easter. Miss Inez Simon public health nurse visited Collins school and spent the afternoon with the Pedersens. Simon and Pedersen shared long friendship from Wolf Point Columbus and Great Falls nursing schools. The Birthday club hosted an Easter Egg hunt and pot luck at Collins community hall with four groups of children and about forty youngsters and their mothers attending.
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Reo Coghill
Carl Eklund
Ralph Caskey
Conrad
Lockhart
Inez Simon
Collins School
Pedersens
Simon
Pedersen
Wolf Point
Columbus Nursing School
Great Falls
Birthday Club
Collins Community Hall
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James Dirkes
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Cor
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Norge
Melba Ackroyd
Dale Implement Co
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