Countywide school revamp may be blocked by Saturday
Supporters rally as 150 more freeholders must sign petitions by Aug 11 to place the measure on November ballots. Officials warn that failure leaves Teton County stuck with the outdated county high school system, hindering orderly, economical administration of the Chateau district. Continued on page four.
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Chateau
O Teton County
Choteau Drug and
Billy Howard
Choteau
Teton County
Teton
Turnout Sets Record in City Bond Election
Official canvass shows 165 of 299 qualified voters cast ballots. 40 percent threshold met. Ward 1 dubbed Bloody First voted unanimously for bonds. Ward 2 saw 86 ballots with only three against water bonds. Mayor Robison notes record turnout for a special election as council plans bond terms, bids, and construction for water and sewer improvements.
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Chateau
Henry Robison
Chateau Pool Sets July Record for Attendance and Revenue
The Chateau swimming pool posted a July record with 3,440 visitors, a 23 percent rise from last July, and adult swim total up 38 percent. First month revenue surpassed 400 dollars. Briscoe notes popular children's classes, upcoming Friday adult ladies classes, and warns parents about overlong pool time for children to avoid polio risk.
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Chateau
Joe Briscoe
Briscoe
Flower Show Entries Listed By Chateau Women Club
The Chateau Women’s club announces flower show and tea entries for August 17 at the Legion club rooms. Judging starts mid afternoon after 9 to 12 a.m. entry drop, with blue red and white ribbon awards for best floral displays and artistic arrangements.
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Chateau Women’s Club
Legion Club Rooms
Legion Hall
Maxine Sturgis Weds Cecil C. Cole in Candlelight Rite
Eleanor Maxine Sturgis daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth E Sturgis of Chateau and Cecil C Cole son of Mr and Mrs Marvin J Cole of Frazee Minn united in marriage in a seven o'clock candlelight service. Rev R F Vick presided at the double ring ceremony in Kalispell Methodist Church. Bride wore a floor length white net dress with eyelet organdie bodice and pearl trimmed veil. Attendants included maid of honor Miss Lila Reiquam and best man Billy Reiquam. Family and friends attended a ceremony marked by garden flower arrangements and music. The bride, a Teton County High School and Kinman Business College graduate, has worked in Spokane and Chaoteau. The groom, Frazee High School graduate and former Phm 8/c, served overseas and works at Sturgis Hardware in Choteau.
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Eleanor Maxine Sturgis
Kenneth E. Sturgis
Chateau
Cecil C. Cole
Marvin J. Cole
Frazee
Minn
R. F. Vick
Kalispell
Lila Reiquam
Collins
Billy Reiquam
Don Passmore
Howard Reiquam
Bobby Dunckel
Lynne Howard
TCHS
Teton County High School
Kinman Business College
Pi Rho Zeta
Social Soronty
Federal Land Bank of
Spokane
Cole
Choteau
Frazee High School
Navy
Okinawa
China
Sturgis Hardware
Rotary Well Reaches About 300 Feet On Flanagan Farm
Jarvis and Marcell Illinois oil operators report a rotary well on the Flanagan farm three miles north of Pendray drilled to about 300 feet. The drill is an offshoot of the Jarvis Marcell Taylor well on Goggin ranch from 1943 with oil shows. The new location lies near the Pendray fault and entered the Colorado shale, suggesting potential for production.
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Jarvis and Marcell
Illinois
Flanagan Farm
Pendray
Jarvis-Marcell-Taylor
Goggin Ranch
Colorado
Snyder Boy Dies in Flatbed Truck Crash on Burd Hill
Ernest Charles Snyder aged 17, son of Cecil J. Snyder, died from a crushed skull after a 1940 Dodge pickup rolled over on Burd Hill two miles southwest of Chateau. Driver Ed Yeager and passengers were hay hands being driven home. A coroner's jury ruled faulty brakes caused the accident. Jerome suffered fractures but was reported in satisfactory condition.
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Chateau
Ernest Charles Snyder
Cecil J. Snyder
Ed Yeager
Burd Hill
Yeager
Snyder
Robert Jerome
Jerome
Bred Jerome
Great Falls
Burn Permits Required In Teton County Fire Season
Sheriff A. O. Peterson warns of high fire risk as late summer winds return. From July 15 to October 1 burning without a permit is prohibited by state law. County commissioners and law officers enforce the rule. permits are issued by rural fire wardens in each locality.
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Peterson
Teton County
Harvest Season Opens as Wheat Arrives in Teton County
Harvest operations run in full swing across Teton County with 1946 wheat reaching General Mills elevator in Chateau last Thursday. Farmers Robert Thorn and Pete Otness delivered grain weighing 61 pounds per bushel, described as full kernels and of good quality, though bearded grains and wind damage affected yields. County Agent Raymond Kelly noted losses from strong winds and advised pickup guards to recover flat grain. Yields ranged 15 to 35 bushels per acre with some fields shorter due to spring winds.
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Teton County
Chateau
General Mills
Robert Thorn
Pete Otness
Truchot Hill
T. G. Ferguson
Ferguson
Raymond Kelly
Permits Granted By Council At Its Monday Meeting
At the regular monthly meeting Monday night the city council approved permits for Charles Tesch including a concrete boulevard front and new entrance driveway, and for others: G Jackson to extend his garage front by six feet, Joseph Knudtzon to build a lumber building, Reuben E. Lantz to hang a sign and an awning on the John Hentges building, and The Chateau Lockers to build a smoke house. Also noted were references to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Richard E. Bird as recent visitors related to Carroll Kirk’s houseboat at Yellowstone lake.
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Charles Tesch
Pioneer
G. Jackson
Hirshberg
Addion
Joseph Knudtzon
Reuben E. Lantz
Tong
John Hentges
Chateau Lockers
Dr. J C McCarty Joins Choteau Hospital Staff
Dr. Joseph Carroll McCarty a 42 year old physician from Hickman Kentucky arrived in Choteau on Monday to join the local hospital medical staff He is in the town with his wife Mrs Helen McCarty the couple being described as new arrivals in the community
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Choteau Hospital
Joseph Carroll McCarty
Hickman
Choteau
McCarty
Helen McCarty
Dr McCarty joins Choteau hospital staff with international training
Dr J C McCarty, Philadelphia graduate nurse, Columbia nursing alum, and Lausanne medical school graduate, will join the Choteau hospital and clinic as a nurse. He served three years overseas in surgical units and led the U S Indian service hospital at St Defiance Arizona. The couple will reside at the Chateau hospital temporarily.
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Philadelphia
Swathmore College
Pennsylvania
Columbia University School of Nursing
New York
Chateau
Choteau Hospital
H. W. Bateman
McCarty
Choteau
University of Lausanne
Lausanne
Switzerland
University of Vienna
Columbia University
New York City
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Chateau Hospital
Three Get Sentences In Ye Olde Gaol For Disturbing Peace
Alfred Gray Clifford Gray and Francis Carrier pleaded guilty in Justice J. J. Jackson's court to disturbing the peace by fighting. They were each sentenced to five days in jail which they served. Undersheriff Earl Hollar made the arrests during social disturbances on Wednesday evening along Main street in Choteau.
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J. J. Jackson
Alfred Gray
Clifford Gray
Francis Carrier
Earl Hollar
Main
Choteau
Esther Hathaway To Play Sunday Recital at Trinity Lutheran
Esther Hathaway, KFBB broadcaster and organist, will perform a Sunday evening organ recital at Trinity Lutheran Church announced by Rev. A B Grandal. The concert begins at 8 30 with admission charged and the public invited.
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Esther Hathaway
KFBB
Trinity Lutheran Church
A. B. Grandal
Dutton and Conrad Win Games in Sunday Triangle Play
Dutton solidifies first place by beating Fairfield 5 2 on his home field. Conrad defeats Power 11 8 in a six run first game. Fairfield edges Power 6 3 in the twilight replay. Up next Dutton faces Choteau and Fairfield meets Conrad.
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Dutton
Conrad
Fairfield
Power
Choteau
Stangler
Thom
Bill Martin
Martin
Schlepp
Dreyer
Clark
Gamradt
Baggenstoss
Power Squad
Albert Dale
Fornall
Vistors
Johnson
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Maxine Sturgis
Mrs
Cecil Cole
Flanagan
Snyder Boy
Bord
Chester W. Nimitz
Richard E. Bird
Carroll Kirk
Val Kirk
Yellowstone Lake
Split Rock Lake
Irvin Moon
Splitrock Lake
Pishkun Reservoir
Moon
J.C. McCarty
J. C. McCarty
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