First Grain Load Hauls To Choteau Elevator Signals Early Harvest
Ted Miller and Ben Christman hauled the season's first carload of winter wheat to the General Mills elevator in Choteau, with ballpark protein readings 6.24 to 6.63 pounds per bushel. Ray Ballantyne said shipments start Aug 4, seven days earlier than last year, as hot weather accelerates ripening and harvest activity intensifies across Farmington and surrounding areas.
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General Mills
Choteau
Ted Miller
Ben
Christman
Ray Ballantyne
Chateau
Ballantyne
Bill Leys
Farmington
Collins
Gallatin Valley
Leys
Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association
Agawam
Working Drawings Progressing For Teton County Rest Home
Great Falls architects draft plans for a 29 bed Teton County rest home at Chateau. The project, budgeted at 250000, is funded by a 150000 bond approved by voters and 100000 from the Hill Harris foundation, with final approvals pending state and federal agency consent.
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Teton County Rest Home
Great Falls
Martin Shannon
Teton
Shannon
Teton County
Board of Commissioners
Dillon
Sheridan
Wyo
Big Timber
Conrad
Chateau
State Board of Health
Hill- Harris
Hill-Harris Foundation
Fire Index Rises With Prolonged High Fire Risk
Fire index readings show persistent high spread potential across the region last week. Teton District ranger Joe Higgins notes that fires start easily and spread rapidly, with man caused blazes nearing totals from 1961. Higgins, Seaton, and Normandeau aided a big Cottonwood Creek fire begun July 29 in the Mussellshell area as caution is urged for forest users and campers. Meanwhile Mrs. Jane Cone travels to Los Angeles after a two week visit with relatives Art Wells and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Higgins
Teton
Forest Service
Higgins
Jim Seaton
Ron Normandeau
Mussellshell
Lewis & Clark National Forest
Cottonwood Creek
Slow Pitch Tourney Slated for Sunday at Chateau Park
Chateau will host a double elimination slow pitch softball tournament on Sunday August 7 beginning at 9 am. at the Chateau ballpark. Eight teams from six communities will compete including Conrad Augusta Wolf Creek Fort Shaw Cut Bank and Choteau. First round matchups are Cut Bank vs Wolf Creek Augusta vs Jims Texaco of Conrad Choteau vs Conrad and Fort Shaw vs Lariett of Conrad.
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Chateau
Chateau Ballpark
Conrad
Augusta
Wolf Creek
Fort Shaw
Cut Bank
Choteau
Jim's Texaco
Lariett
Oat Control Demonstration at Teton County Tour
About 50 farmers joined the July 27 county crop tour near Dutton to view wild oat control demonstrations by Vince Prater and Sheridan Erickson. Dr M M Afanasiev discussed barley stripe mosaic virus in field plots, with 14 infected samples in Compana and overall mosaic rates around 39 percent, below 51 percent in 1965. Lunch was provided by local farmers and Lions Hall hosts, followed by discussions on crop production led by extension staff.
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Teton County
Vince Prater
Sheridan Erickson
Raymond Kelly
Loch Brothers
Dutton
Alan Odden
Diamond Valley Road
Afanasiev
Kelly
Lions Hall
Dutton Elevator
Dutton State Bank
Arthur Shaw
Leslie Sander
Woodahls Attend County Attorney Convention in Whitefish
Mr and Mrs Bob Woodahl spent the weekend in Whitefish attending a county attorney convention.
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Bob Woodahl
Whitefish
This is the Year Dr Keller Addresses Teton Republicans
Dr M F Keller told Teton County Republicans that modest tax gains and social security increases would total about 12 dollars annually and urged sticking with the Republican banner in the primary. He warned against voting for a conservative Democrat, noting party policy alignment and a Helena injunction on using the party name. The Montana campaign committee, young leadership, and local candidates were introduced by William Olsen with Mrs. Pete Guthrie presiding.
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Great Falls
Republican Party
Montana
Dr. Keller
Helena
America
William Olsen
Teton County
Republican Central Committee
Bill Irwin
Tom Moore
Robert Woodahl
Jerry Breen
Irene Hemstad
Pinchhitting
Nels Hemstad
Pete Guthrie
Jim Crawford
Fairfield Dominates Chateau In Local Little League Tourney
Fairfield parlayed seven errors and 15 hits into a 26-0 rout of Chateau to win the first annual American Legion Little League championship. Mike Henning and Mark Young homered for Fairfield as Chateau managed only two hits. G. Robinson earned the win, Lonnie Kelly the loss. Choteau moved through the losers bracket with wins over Simms and Centerville to reach the final.
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Fairfield
American Legion
Chateau Legion
Mike Henning
Mark Young
Chateau
Pat Whealey
Lonnie Kelly
G. Robinson
Kelly
Choteau Legion
Simms
Centerville
Choteau
Legion
Terry Martin
Mark Spinder
Power
Augusta
Conrad Nationals
Conrad Americans
Walier
Wolf Creek
Dutton
Lincoln
Choteau City
Stan
John Nordhagen
Steve Jenson
Don Walton
Don Dale
Lee McCauley
Tim Kelly
Kenny Spinder
Mike Whealey
Bat Boys
Johnson heads to Anchor Age to teach after summer
Kathy Johnson left for Anchor Age Alaska Tuesday to resume teaching duties after spending the summer in Choteau and Great Falls. Mrs Jim Arensmeyer accompanied her and will return to Choteau sometime next week.
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Kathy Johnson
Anchorage
Alaska
Choteau
Great Falls
Jim Arensmeyer
Lions Swim Meet to Host 250 Youths in Choteau
The Choteau Lions Club hosts 200 to 250 swimmers from ten Montana clubs and unattached entries for the 10th annual Choteau Lions Invitational over Aug 6 7. The two day event features Class B teams, time finals, and a Saturday diving meet with multiple trophies and medals.
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Choteau Lions Club
Montana
Choteau Lions
Alberta
Canada
Butte Recreation
Lethbridge
Alta
Stan Rathman
Western Montana
Helena
Chateau
Chinook
Anaconda
Columbia Falls
Fort Benton
Harlowton
Kalispell
Roundup
Conrad
Rathman
Dellwo and Garber Capture Titles at Choteau Invitational
Anita Dellwo of Choteau and Bob Garber of Cut Bank won top honors at the Choteau Invitational golf tournament on Sunday. Dellwo shot 85 to defeat defending champion Mrs. Chuck McDonald in the women’s division, while Garber edged last year’s men’s winner McDonald over 18 holes. Forty-seven golfers competed. Garther of Great Falls won the derby after the main event.
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Anita Dellwo
Choteau
Bob Garber
Cut Bank
Dellwo
Chuck McDonald
Garber
McDonald
Bob Garther
Great Falls
Harvey Thronson
Babb
Mike McCartney
John Dunckel
Bill Olsen
Pat Gustafson
Conrad
Edith Dunckel
Jack Rogers
Olsen
Chet Hartz
Dunckel
LaRance Family Plans Bath England Trip
Mrs. Joe LaRance and her sons Ralph and Stephen depart August 9 for Bath England staying five to six weeks. They will visit Mrs. LaRance’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lane and other relatives and friends.
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Joe LaRance
Ralph
Stephen
Bath
England
LaRances
Oertel Wins New Mustang in Lake of the Ozarks Trip
Les Oertel top Bankers Life salesman in the northwest region earned an expense paid trip to Lake of the Ozarks Missouri with Mrs Oertel and son Chris. He won a Ford Mustang at the convention and placed third in America. The group stayed at the Lodge of the Four Seasons owned by Stan Musial for activities like swimming golf and boating. Wood won a watch as fellow qualifier Phil Wood manager Irvin Fineman also qualified for the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Oertel
Bankers Life and Casualty Co
Chicago
Ill
Lake of the Ozarks
Oertel
Bankers Life
Mutual of Omaha
Phil Wood
Great Falls
Irvin Fineman
Wood
Glendive Senior Named as Two Week Student Apprentice
Mary Joan Hasche a Glendive high school senior serves as a student apprentice under Rev. C Fred Crowe. She began Monday and will continue in the role for two weeks.
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Mary Joan Hasche
Glendive
Rev. C. Fred Crowe
Miss Hasche
Banker Named To Conference In Montana
R W Gronberg of Chateau is named a member of the Montana Citizens conference on the courts to meet in Great Falls from September 29 to October 1. He will discuss judicial tenure selection discipline and court administration. Gronberg is VP and cashier at Citizens State Bank in Choteau and a World War II veteran with the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal. He is active in local Lions and Masonic groups. The Montana conference is the 28th such event in three years with others planned nationwide.
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R. W. Gronberg
Chateau
Montana Citizens’ Conference On the Courts
Great Falls
Montana
Gronberg
John Kuenning
Citizens State Bank
Choteau
Europe
Choteau Lions Club
Choteau Masonic Lodge
Citizens
Colorado
Idaho
Utah
North
South Dakota
Wyoming
Damage Suits Filed By Jessop Pihl
Gus Pihl claims burns from an explosion while starting a gasoline engine on the Jay Robinson ranch near Chateau. He sues Robinson for 45000 in district court. A separate suit for 10000 arises from an April 25 grain loading accident involving George E. Jessop and his former employer Henry Jensen.
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Gus Pihl
Jay Robinson
Chateau
Robinson
George E
Buck) Jessop
Henry Jensen
Chateau students set registration. classes start Aug 29
Supt Ed Schiller announced three weeks remain before the new school year. Registration for the coming year is the week of Aug 22 26 with classes starting Aug 29. High school seniors register Aug 22, juniors Aug 23, sophomores Aug 24, freshmen Aug 25.
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Chateau
Ed Schiller
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Ralph Dale
Acantha
Jane Cone
Los Angeles
Art Wells
M. F. Keller
Meadowlark Country Club
Livingston
Lions Club
Meadowlark
Northcentral
Hoyt
Carl Field
Jim Hamilton
Bob Scott
Grant Curtis
Lyle Martin
Bill Breen
Dave Barrett
Rich Clough
John Hoyt
J. Dellwo
New
Mustang
Jessop, Pihl
Schiller
Farmington and
Dutton Highway
Cherry and
Connole
Glen Stoudt
Warren Connole
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