All Teachers Hired For Both Schools In Choteau
The Choteau board reports a full staff hired for the coming year despite a national teacher shortage. Open houses and registrations are scheduled around Sept. 4 with a focus on grade-level staffing, new hires in grades 2 3 4 and 7, and a new grade school principal.
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Board of Trustees Today
Choteau
Fem ‘Tacier
Bynum
Havre
Marion Huffman
Aedes
Eileen Erickson
Chateau
Trobert W. Gormley
Larose Teachers College
LaCrosse
Wis
Western Montana College of Education
Dillon
Europe
Leo Shepherd
Chester
Northern Montana College of Education
Flower Show Slated at City Park Pavilion Aug 25
Chateau residents are reminded entries for the annual flower show must be submitted ahead of the August 25 event at the city park pavilion.
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Chateau
City Park Pavilion
Teton Memorial Hospital News Briefs
Hospital admissions list includes Hale Moore Choteau James Hodgskiss Choteau I N Casxey Collins Kristian Anderson Fairfield Douglas Fenwick Choteau Lee Rioy Anderson Choteau Richard Joseph Lincoln Scott Haugen Choteau Don Heinicke Sand Springs Oklahoma Sarah Wipf Pendroy William Meyer Fairfield Mrs LeRoy Brown Bynum Mrs Esther Hogwood Fairfield and several others Birth announcements note a son for LeRoy Brown and wife Myr a son for J L Phelfer Fairfield a daughter for James Lee Sun River a son for Richard Potter Cheoteau and a daughter for Walter Manix Augusta. Discharges include Randolph Aancrud Dutton Mrs Rose Foster Augusta Mrs Ethel Jackson Augusta Mrs Clara Johnson Dupuyer infant Dorothy Ishee and infant daughter Choteau Verne Lane Choteau Mrs Reece Silve and infant daughter Fairfield Mrs Arnold Dirkes Choteau Mrs Lillian Kolste Fairfield x F Hoeschen Pendroy and others.
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Hale Moore
Choteau
James Hodgskiss
I N Casxey
Collins
Kristian Anderson
Fairfield
Douglas Fenwick
Lee Rioy Anderson
Richard Joseph
Lincoln
Scott Haugen
Don Heinicke
Sand Springs
Oklo
Sarah Wipf
Pendroy
William Meyer
LeRoy Brown
Bynum
Esther Hogwood
X. JF. Hoeschen
James Cook
William Kolste
James Lee
Sun River
Arnold Dirkes
Lawrence Hannah
Shelby
Ben Harolson
Dutton
Clarence Stenson
Richard Potter
Walter Manix
Augusta
Joseph Knudzon
Clara Johnson
Dupuyer
Dorothy Ishee
LiVerne Lane
Reece Silve
Lillian Kolste
X. F. Hoeschen
Teton County Valuation Rises by 2.79 Million Dollars
County Assessor Fred Woodward reported a total county valuation of 32 251 545 with taxable value at 8 710 268, up 2 751 073 in full value and 564 236 in taxable value. Gains clustered in real estate improvements livestock and farm machinery across Chateau Dutton and Fairfield.
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Teton
Teton County
Fred Woodward
Ees
Chateau
Dutton
Fairfield
Walt Streeter Retires from Forest Service
Walter Streeter, district ranger at Belt Creek near Neihart, retires after more than two decades with the U S forest service. His career began in 1919 and included leading crews during the 1936 Belt Creek fires in which five men died. A surprise party honored him last week.
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Northwest
U. S. Forest Service
Walter Streeter
Belt Creek
Neihart
Chateau
Streeter
Mark O. Watkins
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Forestry
America
Belt
Belt Park
Fairfield Juniors Win State Class B Championship
The Fairfield American Legion Juniors returned home at 1 am to a large crowd after winning the class B state title in Laurel. Key players included Tommy Fornall and Stewart Schwartz, with Sammy Goforth catching all games as Fairfield defeated Laurel 9-5, 8-5, and the deciding game 2-0 to clinch the series and earn a shot at class A playoffs in Butte.
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Fairfield American Legion
Freeman’s Corner
Laurel
Stewart Schwartz
David Squires
Kermit Stanfield
Ligore
Fairfield Juniors
Tommy Fornall
Sammy Goforth
Fairfield Boys
Tommy Fernall
Fairfield
Butte
Harry Knudtzon
Eddie Lee
John Fornall
Bob McLeod
Jerry Fornall
Dennis Stack
Mirl Gratton
Wayne Black
Pete Brown
Bob Holyoak
Eugene Schilling
Pat Mills
David Squares
Raymond Bateman
Legion Challenges Lions to a Softball Battle
The American Legion issued a challenge to the Choteau Lions club for a softball game on a neutral field to benefit the Legion Junior baseball program. Legion managers named a tentative lineup and noted difficulty finding water boys and umpires while inviting Lions to answer the call.
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American Legion
Lions Club
Choteau Lions Club
Choteau American Legion
James Smith
Legion
Legionnaires
Cornelius Kooyman
Legion Softball Nine
Kooyman
Bob Maloney
al Heasley
Ben Packer
George Coffey
Legion Nine
Lions
Farm deferments eyed by Montana selective service board
The Montana selective service board said this week the U S Department of Agriculture aids registrants by providing information to determine which farm workers may occupy critical agricultural roles. The board stressed not all farm registrants will be deferred and warned that land purchases leases or cattle training must be considered in draft eligibility.
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the. S. Department of Agriculture
Teton County
Department’ of Agriculture
Montana
Selective Service Boards
Fanch
Choteau Man Karns Honor At Moose Meet
Delegates from Choteau lodge attended the 26th Montana Moose convention in Missoula along with the Women of the Moose Conference. Eight Choteau youth square dancers highlighted lodge work with youth while C D Trexler was named Golden Antler for meritorious service.
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Tom Hammond
D. Trexler
Wayne Hart
Orville Pithoud
Fred Raihl
Choteau Moose Lodge
Montana Association of the Moose
Women of the Moose
Missoula
Montana
Dornblazer Field
University
Florence
C. D. Trexler
Moose Lodges
Illinois
Olionis
George Eubank
Ray Seymour
Moose Magazine
Mooseheart
al Sartori
Spokane
The
Moose
Great Falls
St Joseph Church Picnic This Sunday
The Holy Name societies of Cha teau Bynum and Augusta sponsor a parish picnic for St Joseph's at Bert Artz ranch near Augusta this Sunday August 5. A noon start with potluck lunch coffee and ice cream. Contests for children and a softball game and horseshoes for adults.
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Holy Name Societies of
Chateau
Bynum Ami Augusta
Pilenic
St. Joseph’s Parish
Bert Artz
Augusta
Holy Name
Steel Arrives For Building Grade School
Steel for the new grade school building arrived this week after delays since March and July 1. Work on surrounding improvements continues with a cement walk, exterior lighting, repointed windows, and new doors at the high school. A 32 by 48 foot quonset structure for vocational agriculture is being built north of the high school, and a large grade school room is being split into two classes.
Chamber to Meet on Dutton and Agawam Road Improvements
The Choteau Chamber of Commerce will meet tonight at 8 o’clock in the Choteau Drug basement to discuss surfacing of the Dutton road and to consider recommendations for improvements on the Agawam road and other routes. Interested persons are urged to attend.
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Choteau Chamber of Commerce
Choteau Drug
Cluss
Dutton
Agawam
Farm Safety Urged as Precaution to Prevent Accidents
Alfred R. Anderson calls Montana Farm Safety week amid rising farm injuries and deaths. He warns of harvest season hazards from tractors, axes, haying machinery, and hand tools, urging precautions as agricultural output rises with more mechanization.
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Alfred R. Anderson
Montana
Anderson
Youth Killed By Runaway Farm Tractor
A 17 year old, Paul Guardipee of Cut Bank, died when a tractor and one way ran out of control on a Milk River district farm owned by Andrew Bouma. The device circled 24 times. his boot was found under the tenth circle and his body near the wheat strip after the twelfth. The accident occurred about 4 30 p m and was not witnessed.
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Paul Guardipee
Cut Bank
Milk River
Andrew Bouma
Louis Bouma
Agawam
Bouma
Golf Tournament Set at Glacier Park
Golfers in the hoteau vicinity are reminded a shortstop tournament is scheduled at Hast Glacier Park on Sunday August 12. Medal play for 18 holes with flight prizes for men and women is slated. The first nine holes determine flight classifications. Entry blanks are available from Dave Bear at Glacier Park golf course East Glacier Mont. Hotel reservations may be made by writing to Glacier Park hotel East Glacier Mont.
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Hoteau
Hast Glacier Park
Glacier Park Station
Glacier Park
Dave Bear
East Glacier
Mont
Glacier Park Hotel
East Glacier, Mont
Week's Traffic Charges From Montana List
Marcus Grimshaw of Choteau is cited for speeding. John A. Swanson of Pendrey faces speeding charges. Lawrence R. Hannah of Shelby is charged with driving while intoxicated. David E. Sand of Great Falls is cited for speeding. Don J. Lane of Conrad is charged with speeding. Herbert L. Tangen of Choteau faces speeding charges.
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Marcus Grimshaw
Choteau
John A. Swanson
Pendrey
Lawrence R. Hannah
Shelby
David E. Sand
Great Falls
Don J. Lane
Conrad
Herbert L. Tangen
Teton Saddle Club Hosts Steak Dinner Monday Night
The Teton Saddle club plans a steak dinner Monday evening at the Rieckhoff picnic grounds inviting members and local residents to attend a community event at the outdoor venue.
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The
Teton Saddle Club
Rieckhoff
Teton County Residents Urged to Donate for Flood Relief
County residents are urged to mail contributions to the local Red Cross chapter to aid the Kansas City flood relief effort. Leo Murphy, chair of the Teton Red Cross, says a $180 quota is set for the chapter as part of a national drive for $5 million with broader government support.
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Teton County
Red Cross
Leo Murphy
American National Red Cross
Teton
Kansas City
Murphy
Chateau
Choteau
Dutton
Fairfield
Lightning Strikes Passmore House in Chateau Storm
A lightning bolt yesterday afternoon hit the Cecil Passmore home in Chateau, striking the cupola and tearing out an interior window frame while breaking a bathroom mirror. Mrs. Passmore and her husband were away, tending farm and church, and no injuries were reported. The strike damaged aluminum frames and occurred despite several tall trees nearby.
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Cecil Passmore
Chateau
Munroe Completes Training as Student Carrier Pilot
Ensign Richard J. Munroe USN son of Everett Munroe completed the advanced training phase at Cabaniss Field Corpus Christi Texas to report to Pensacola for carrier qualifications. He will earn navy wings as a naval aviator after final landings aboard an aircraft carrier. He is a graduate of Dutton public high school and attended Colorado A&M. Munroe is married to Mary Margaret Loch with two children Gregory Scott and Margaret Sue.
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Richard J. Munroe
USN
Everett S. Munroe
Dutton
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Cabaniss Field
Corpus Christi
Tex
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Munroe
Tutton Public
Colorado A & M
Fort Collins
Colo
Navy
Denver
Seventh Fleet
New Window Dedication Set By Methodists
Members and friends of the Methodist church are invited to morning worship at 11 o'clock this Sunday August 5 for the dedication of a new art glass window in the church front titled The Agnes Franklin Memorial Window. The gift of the Franklin family honors Mrs Gay Franklin who died in July 1949. The window titled I Have Found My Sheep was designed for the Chateau church from a Christ the Good Shepherd reproduction by Gaytee studios Minneapolis created in many colors.
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Methodist Church
Agnes Franklin
Gay Franklin
Chateau Methodist Church
Christ As the Good Shepherd
Gaytee Studios
Minneapolis
Minn
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