Taxpayers Study County Budget and Urge Cuts
A group of county taxpayers met with Commissioners Martin Shan non and C. O. Juells last Wednesday to review the preliminary budget. They urged tighter control of relief expenditures, suggesting reductions to the reserve and transfer of an improper land classification fund to the general fund. The group praised the commission’s handling of county finances and urged public budget meetings for tax facts. Attendees included Sheridan Erickson James Crawford LaVerne Marr Fred Meadows Ted Skelton and Leo H. Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Shannon
C. O. Juells
Sheridan Erickson
James Crawford
LaVerne Marr
Fred Meadows
Ted Skelton
Leo H. Murphy
Shelby Man and Choteau Woman Win Local Invitational Tourney
Ray Toldness of Shelby and Anita Dellwo of Choteau led the second annual Choteau invitation golf tournament held Sunday amid strong winds. Toldness shot 74 in 18 hole medal play and Dellwo 91. Driving contests were won by Gordon Waldtvedt and Dellwo. The event drew 67 golfers with multiple flight winners listed, and city championship qualifying changes were announced for August 19 and 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby Man
Choteau
Ray Toldness
Shelby
Anita Dellno
Toldness
Mrs. Dellwo
Gordon Waldtvedt
Dellwo
Delores Brady
Jim Baker
Conrad
Mrs. Dellno
Harvey Thronson
Milt van Auken
Gordayn Woldtvedt
Paul Sveningen
Don Hofeldt
Mervin Anderson
Great Falls
Fred Jackson
Walt Matlock
Sunburst
Tom McCartney
Bob Armstrong
Ray Brady
Ralph Hickman
Don Hellinger
Dick Conklin
Gene Robinson
Frank Pettigrew
Everett Robinson
Bill McCauley
Fred Scott
Jack Slanger
Doris Brannon
Marge Hubbard
Betty Ellingson
Edith Dunckel
Gertie Martinson
Marella Surdock
Rose Slanger
McDonald Dies at Son's Home in Rupert Idaho
Benjamin F. McDonald 86 formerly of Chateau died in Rupert Idaho of a heart attack last Wednesday. Born April 23 1876 in Festus Missouri he homesteaded west of Choteau in 1914 and farmed until retirement in 1946. Survived by son Ben Jr Rupert and two daughters Bertha Gordon and Kathryn Baker of Choteau. eight grandchildren. Funeral in Rupert conducted by Rev. Bridgewater Nazarene with Rupert Odd Fellows graveside rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. McDonald
Chateau
Rupert
Idaho
McDonald
Festus
Montana
Sweetgrass
Shelby
Choteau
Ben Jr
Bertha Gordon
William
Kathryn) Baker
Annie Medley
Odd Fellow Lodge
Bridgewater
Church of Nazarene
Fairfield Youth Hurt In Collision On Highway
Ronald L. Vervick, 15, of Fairfield, was hospitalized Monday morning after a collision with Earl Kimball, 73. Vervick escaped serious injury due to seat belts. Kimball pulled out from a county road and was cited for failure to yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald L. Vervick
Fairfield
Teton Memorial Hospital
Earl Kimball
Vervick
Highway Patrol
Kimball
Seven Area Scholars on MSU Honor Roll
Seven Choteau area Montana State University students were on the spring quarter honor roll for the Missoula school Colleen Adams Fairfield was the lone straight A student. Others on the honor roll included Dean Carter Baker and James Darwin Crane both of Chateau Stanley Perkins Bynum Christine Ann Cheetham Dutton and Douglas Charles Jacobsen and Marlene Nix Ola Vance Bachelder Fairfield. Mr and Mrs Al Finley and family spent the weekend visiting relatives at Ennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau Area
Montana State University
Missoula
Colleen Adams
Fairfield
Dean Carter Baker
James Darwin Crane
Chateau
Stanley Perkins
Bynum
Christine Ann Cheetham
Dutton
Douglas Charles Jacobsen
Marlene Nixola
Vance Bachelder
Babe Ruth All Stars Triumph In Final Choteau Fairfield Clash
The Choteau Babe Ruth All Stars defeated the Fairfield All Stars 10-4 in the final meeting of the year. Grant Gormley pitched the complete game, allowing one hit and fanning 14. M Shoquist belted a third inning homer for Fairfield, while Tom Dellno led Choteau with three hits including a first inning double and a three run homer in the sixth. Jay Cole and Robin Maloney added doubles for Choteau as the team amassed eight hits. This was Choteau’s last game of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Fairfield
Fire danger rating dips in Rocky Mountain division
Unseasonably wet conditions and cool nights reduce fire danger in the Rocky Mountain division of Lewis and Clark National Forest. Current danger rating Tuesday low at 32 with weekend forecast up to 42. Severity index sits at 5 of 10, signaling damp forest floor moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain Division
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Navy Recruiter to Give Tests in Choteau
Stephen Cagle of the U.S. Navy will be in Choteau at the sheriff's office from 10 a.m. to noon Friday August 10 to administer tests to interested eligible men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Cagle
U.S. Navy
Choteau
Sheriff's Office
L F Dewitz Dies After Illness in Choteau Home
Louis F. Dewitz 74 died in his Choteau residence after an extended illness. Born March 16 1888 in New Lisbon Wisconsin he came to the Choteau area in 1913 and married Bernice Burnett Deaver in 1915 at New Dupuyer. He worked as a carpenter in Choteau for years with funeral set for Banks Chapel. He is survived by his wife a daughter Joy Naumann three brothers Ed Albert Fred and a son Jonas Francis predeceased with four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis F. Dewitz
Choteau
Dewitz
New Lisbon
Wis
Bernice Burnett Deaver
New Dupuyer
Chateau
Banks Chapel
A. Bernard Gravdal
Joy Naumann
Columbia Fells
Fishlake
Albert
Bismarck
N. D
Fred
Jonas Francis
Tee
Pendroy Hosts Two Land Classification Meetings
Two community meetings are scheduled in Pendroy on August 13 and 14 for land owners to review the new classification program. Sessions run from 9 am to 4 pm at the Farmers Union hall, covering townships T27N R4W through T26N R8W, with a soils and productivity analysis guiding the review. John E. Peterson urged all farmers in the listed townships to attend to gain a clear understanding of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendroy
Farmers Union Oe
John E. Peterson
McCauley Elected Montana Area Governor for Toastmasters
McCauley was recently elected as Area 3 governor of Montana. The Missoula state meeting announced the Chateau TOMES club will resume activities in September. Prospective members are asked to contact McCauley or Milton McNea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill McCauley
Area
Montana
Missoula
Chateau Tomes Club
McCauley
Milton McNea
Mrs Lever Bergan Visits Dutton Daughter
Mrs Lever Bergan of Dutton visited her daughter Mrs Howard Gronberg on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lever Bergan
Dutton
Howard Gronberg
Choteau Remains in State Meet After Tough Billings Show
Billings edge Helena for unofficial team title as 13 teams score in Junior Olympic AAU meet. Choteau places 10th with 36 points. 32 state records set in 50 events. Medalists include Forrest, McNea, Hensley, Huffman. relay squads fare well as the meet moves to Conrad for younger swimmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Choteau
Great Falls Y Elks
Great Falls City
Butte Recreation
Anaconda
Missoula
Butte Y
Havre
Miles City
Helena
Chinook
Conrad
Choteau Lions
Stan Rathman
Forrest
Bob Crawford
Crawford
Mabel Toren Passes Here From Stroke
Mrs. Mabel Elizabeth Toren 45 died of a stroke at Teton Memorial Hospital Tuesday Born August 30 1916 in Agawam she attended Teton County High School Chateau and Great Falls Commercial College She married Lambert Toren in 1936 and they lived on a Farmington area farm Survivors include husband a son Roger her parents Mr and Mrs William Breding Agawam two sisters Mrs Dorothy Viebrock and Mrs Lorraine Alzheimer Chateau and several nieces and nephews Funeral services Friday at 2 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church Choteau Rev A Bernard Gravdal officiating Pallbearers Harry Thorn Cut Bank Wally Thompson Charles Hanson Lloyd Jensen Bob Maloney Duane Johnson Burial in Choteau Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Elizabeth Toren
Teton Memorial Hospital
Dorothy Viebrock
Lorraine Alzheimer
Chateau
Trinity Lutheran Church
Choteau
A. Bernard Gravdal
Harry Thorn
Cut Bank
Wally Thompson
Charles Hanson
Lloyd Jensen
Bob Maloney
Duane Johnson
Choteau Cemetery
Montana 4-H Congress Set At Montana State College
About 700 4-H members leaders and county extension agents will attend Montana 4-H Club Congress at Montana State College August 20 2 speakers include Dr Paul J Moore Dean Hoffman Dr John L Fischer and Burl Winchester with topics on leadership responsibility and communications Members of the College 4-H Club will lead workshops a dress revue banquet dance contests tractor driving livestock and crop vegetable judging a candlelight ceremony will close the week C W Vaughn 4 H and Other Youth Specialist is chairman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
Montana State College
Paul J. Moore
Dean Hoffman
John L. Fischer
Burl Winchester
C. W. Vaughn
Former Dutton Man Dies in California
Paul K. Angel, 80, of Van Nuys California and formerly of Dutton, died July 27. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p m in Van Nuys. He farmed around Dutton before moving to Pelican Rapids Minnesota and then California. Born February 27 1882 in Norway he married Genevieve on July 2 1939. Survivors include his wife and sister Mrs Mathilda Mattson of San Jose California. Pallbearers at the Lutheran church funeral included Elmer C Smith, former Choteau resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul K. Angel
van Nuys
Calif
Dutton
Angel
Pelican Rapids
Minn
California
Norway
Genevieve
Mathilda Mattson
San Jose
Lutheran Church
Elmer C. Smith
Choteau
Visitors From Oklahoma City And St Paul Stop In
Recent visitors to Mr and Mrs Jim Sulgrove included Mr and Mrs George Morgan of Oklahoma City and Mr and Mrs Wayne Rudolph and family of St Paul Minn The Rudolphs wife Botella Lorenzen has two children They left for home Tuesday Morgan and Mrs Sulgrove were longtime schoolmates and friends from 1925 They visited for two days last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Sulgrove
George Morgan
Oklahoma City
Okla
Wayne Rudolph
St. Paul
Minn
Rudolph
Botella Lorenzen
Rudolphs
Morgan
Sulgrove
Mrs. Sulgrove
Oklahoma
Heredity Link Sought By Heart Researchers
A five member team from Western Reserve University Cleveland is studying heredity factors in heart disease at Hutterite colonies in the Chateau area. Under NIH supervision the project surveys about 150 colonies, testing residents five years and older with physical exams electrocardiograms and blood samples to find hereditary causes and enable early treatment. The study began in 1958 in South Dakota Manitoba Montana and aims to determine if cholesterol deposition has a hereditary basis. Researchers will travel to other colonies within two weeks with field work running July to December each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Ohio
Chateau
National Institute of Health
South Dakota
Manitoba
Montana
Herman Bleibtreu
Conservation Report Urged By Ag Group
Farmers with approved 1962 ACP projects must report performance to qualify for cost share. Lyall Schaefer says new participants may assume automatic aid. complete and report by the approval date or inform the county committee if unable to carry out the practice. This year Teton County was allotted 137 750 for conservation, with 1500 practices reported completed as of Aug 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyall Schaefer
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASCS
Schaefer
Teton County
Heart Fund Contributions Made Public
The 1961-62 Heart Fund in Teton county averaged 81 cents per person with a total of 2214.46, up 298.92 from last year. Montana counties raised 61802.33, compared with 60206.26 last year, funding research for heart and vessel diseases nationwide and in Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Charles Boussard
Chateau
Montana Heart Association
Montana
sMontana
Picnic Plans By Treasure State Agriculture Association
Treasure State Agricultural Association will hold a potluck picnic Sunday August 12 at 1 p.m. at the South Fork of the Teton above Gleason's Dude Ranch. Ice cream, pop and coffee provided. Belleview road best route to the canyon. Bring walking shoes for a hike to Hidden e.
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Treasure -State Agricultural Association
South Fork
The
Teton
Gleason
Belleview
Standish Named Temporary Chairman of Montana hail Board
Lyle Standish of Chateau appointed temporary chairman of the Montana State Hail Insurance Board by Gov. Tim Babcock. Standish, a former legislator and long-time board member since 1957, replaces the late E. K. Bowman who died at his Helena home. Bowman had chaired the board since its start in 1917, except for a 10 month leave in 1938-39 for the federal crop insurance program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Standish
Chateau
State
Hail Insurance
Tim Babcock
Standish
E. K. Bowman
Helena
Stan A
J. Hugo ‘Aronson
Clifford Durland
Highwood
Babcock
Montana Grange
Farmers Union
State Farm Bureau
Montana
Bowman
Moon and Derscheid Wedding Framed at Choteau Methodists
Friends and relatives of Marlys Moon and Ronald Derscheid are invited to their wedding at 7 30 p m Friday August 17 at the Choteau Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlys Moon
Ronald Derscheid
Choteau Methodist Church
Seaversons Visit Robinsons in Missoula Tuesday
Mr and Mrs L H Seaverson of Missoula visited Mr and Mrs A C Robinson on Tuesday in a social gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Seaverson
Missoula
A. C. Robinson
Grain farmers reminded of 1962 price support limits
Farmers growing corn, grain sorghum and barley may receive price support only if they participated in the 1962 feed grain program. Eligible quantity equals the farm’s 1959-60 average yield per acre times planted acreage. Support rates in Teton county are 79 cents for barley, 54 cents for oats and 89 cents for rye per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyall Schaefer
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASC
ASCS
Teton County
Wilkerson to Erect Equipment Building
Wilkerson Construction Co. of Chateau won a 6150 dollar contract last week to build a 20 by 23 foot concrete block dial equipment building at Haugan near the Montana Idaho line in Mineral county. Mountain States Telephone Co says this first phase will extend dial service to Haugan Saltese Taft and DeBorgia. Wilkerson’s bid led four bids from Hamilton Missoula and Corvallis firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkerson Construction Co
Chateau
Haugan
Montana-Idaho
Mineral County
Mountain States Telephone Co
Saltese
Taft
DeBorgia
C Allum Injured In One Car Crash On Route 20
Clarence Allum aged 63 of Chateau sustained chest injuries and shock last Thursday when his car rammed a bridge railing on State Route 20 eight miles west of Bowman's Corners. He was transported to Teton Memorial Hospital.
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Clarence Allum
Chateau
Bowman’s Corners
Allum
Teton Memorial Hospital
Pantry and bridal shower for Miss Sue Frazier
An invitation to a pantry and miscellaneous bridal shower honors Miss Sue Frazier, daughter of Mrs. M M Frazier, Tuesday August 14 at 8 p.m. in the Methodist Church parlors. Sue Frazier will wed Tom Mowen of Bozeman on August 26 at Chateau. Friends and relatives are invited. no personal invitations will be sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Frazier
Methodist Church
Miss Frazier
M.M. Frazier
Tom Mowen
Bozeman
Chateau
Wi-Mo-Da-Si Club Meeting Set for Aug 11
The Wi-Mo-Da-Si club will meet on Saturday August 11 at 2 p.m. at the James Peebles Sr. home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Peebles Sr
Referendum Set on Wheat Quotas by Agriculture Secretary
Secretary Orville Freeman announced a growers referendum to revive rigid marketing quotas on a 55 million acre wheat planting base. The Aug. 30 vote requires two thirds approval and follows stalled congressional action on new 1963 wheat programs. The move targets冬 winter wheat, which accounts for most production, amid conflicting farm bills in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Freeman
House
Senate
Pair Train for Oct Boy Scout Fund Campaign
Arnold Hanusa and Tom McCartney attended a training clinic in Helena on Thursday to prep for the statewide Boy Scout fund campaign set for October 29. The drive will raise funds for 150 communities outside Community Chest areas, affecting about 20,000 boys with eight thousand volunteers in council HQs at Missoula Butte Billings and Great Falls. Hanusa is finance counselor of the North Central Montana Council and McCartney is Teton District finance chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Hanusa
Tom McCartney
Chateau
Helena
Missoula
Butte
Billings
Great Falls
Hanusa
North Central
Montana Council of Boy Scouts
McCartney
Teton
Yellows win Little League title in blowout final
The Chateau Feed and Seed Yellows defeated the Jaycee Maroons 15 to 5 to claim the Little League championship. Ron Lehnerz led the Yellows with three hits including a home run and a double while Steve Snyder, Lehnerz, and Tim McCartney starred on defense and mound. Reds finish third after edging Greens 13 to 12 with Jim Hodgekiss adding a first inning triple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rossberg
Great Falls
Mel McNea
Chateau
Helena
Hensley
Miss Hensley
Jere
Huffman
Yplace
Jinine
Smeter
Rathman
Tim
Meyers
Dave Taskila
Jerry Luinstra
Virginia Baker
Jaycee Maroons
Breen Oil Reds
F. G. Curtis Greens
Ron Lehnerz
Ron
Lersing
Maroons
John Camden
David Taskila
Stéve Snyder
Lehnerz
Tim McCartney
Lehnert
Mike
Potter
Doug
Ferris
Yellows
Reds
Greens
John Malone
Mark Gravdal
Coons
Pat Saylor
Jim Hodgekiss
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MSU
al Finley
Ennis
Babe Ruth
All Stars
Navy
L. F. Dewitz
Tom: Crocker
Susan Jackson
Marc’ Anderson
Sally
Meadows
Miss Meadows
Yi Ogni
Tom Crocker
Grant
Gormley
Marc
Angera
Dave Forrest Tool
Mary Meyers
Sally Meneade
Salif Meadows
Mary A Fith
Helena Hensley
Mabel Toren
D. P. Fabrick
Fabrick
City Hall
Jay Robinson
Robinson
William Sherman
Sherman
Ag Group
Heart Fund
Wilkerson
Hamilton
Corvallis
C. Allum
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