1943 Tax Levies Set by Board Lower Than 1942
County commissioners in a special session set 1943 tax levies with general funds down from 12 to 11 mills and the poor fund halved to 2.5 mills. Other levies include bridge 1.5, county roads 5.0, and state university 8.5 plus local school and city levies. Fairfield reduced its levy from 30.75 to 15.00 while Chateau and Dutton kept last year’s levels. Special school district levies show no change in the first district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
County General Fund
Poor Fund
H. S
General School Fund
University
Insane Asylum
Fairfield H. S. Dist
Dutton Can
Fairfield
Chateau
Dutton
Ellingson aviatrix letter from Billings former T C H S teacher
Miss Elsie Ellingson formerly languages and English teacher at Teton County high school now with the U S Weather Bureau in Billings writes of her busy summer, flying lessons and plans for a private license, recalling Chateau friends and asking readers to pass along greetings to former pupils and military in Teton County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Ellingson
Teton County High School
U. S. Weather Bureau
Billings
Teton County
Teton High
Chateau
Margaret Conlon
United States Weather Bureau
Regulations Set for 1943 Montana Game Hunting Season
Montana announces 1943 migratory bird rules with three changes: opening Sept 25, closing Dec 8. shooting begins 30 minutes before sunrise. possession period lengthened to 45 days after season end. Daily bag limits vary by species. duck stamp required. guns limited to 10 gauge or smaller. no horses, power boats, or live decoys. seek local hourly sunrise times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Beaverhead
Madison
Gallatin
Mexican laborers arrive in Teton County
Thirty three Mexican men, all young, arrived yesterday and were placed on farms by County Agent Stan Halvorson and Employment Officer A J Moore. Most speak little English and are new to power machinery. they have beet-field experience in Missoula. More experienced workers may come from Oklahoma or other regions as wheat harvest progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Helverson
A. J. Moore
Halvorson
Missoula
Oklahoma
Former TCHS grid star Keith Vick married in Bremerton
Word reaches Chateau of Keith Vick, once a noted TCHS athlete, joining the U S Navy after graduation and reportedly marrying a Bremerton, Washington girl. He is the son of Rev and Mrs R F Vick, former Chateau residents during their pastorate, with the family now reportedly living in Kavtis pei.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Keith Vick
U. S. Navy
Bremerton, Washington
Keith
R. F. Vick
Methodist Epithct
Kavtispei
Dutton Corporal Sends Sicily War Letter Home
Cpl. Howard S. Johnson of Dutton describes conditions in Africa and Sicily in a July dated letter to his parents. He notes bombing raids in Algeria, travel through Gibraltar, postwar expectations, and observations on Italian and German troops. Also mentions Lions club meeting entertainers and Capt. Gordon Rognlein visiting from Fert Douglas, Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Cpl
Howard S. Johnson
Milton Johnson
Dutton
Africa
Sicily
New York
Straits of Gibraltar
Algeria
Europe
Mussolini
Hitler
Berlin
Great Reich
Great Falls
Schabel’s
North Africa
Germany
Chateau Acantha
Howard
Bob Smith
Bob Johnson
Chateau Lions Club
F. W. Smith
Henry Freeman
San Diego
Calif
D.“Gordon Rognlein
U. S. Army
Fert Douglas
Wyo
Choteau Printer Weds Estancia News-Herald Editor
Sgt Julius L Hollenbeck of the US Army Air Base at Albuquerque and Mrs Hollenbeck traveled from there on August 3 to Great Falls then plan to leave August 16 after visiting family. He heads the base printing department where materials are produced for several camps and flown by plane. They wed February 14 at Kirtland Field chapel. Mrs Constance, editor of the Estancia News Herald, is her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U S. Army Air Base
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Julius L. Hollenbeck
Hollenbeck
Great Falls
Anna Perine
Gay Bagley
Set. Hollenbeck
Kirtland Field Chapel
J. A. Constance
Estancia, N. M
Estancia News-Herald
Constance
News-Herald
Local Army Officer Marries Wolf Point Bride in Washington
Lieut Donald Dahlin son of Mr and Mrs Charles Dahlin of Chateau and Miss Meatrice David of Wolf Point wed Monday in Ephrata Washington where he was stationed briefly. The couple are former school chums and long time friends of the Dahlins. Mrs Dahlin left Wednesday to visit the newlyweds in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Dahlin
Charles Dahlin
Chateau
Meatrice David
Wolf Point
Ephrata
Washington
Dahlins
Woh Point
David
Dahlin
Long Beach
Calif
Flower Show and Tea at 4-H Club Fair This Year
The Chateau Woman's club sponsors a combined flower show and tea with the county 4-H club fair at the American Legion pavilion in City Park on August 27 and 28. The flower show is on August 28, with free entry and blue red and white ribbons for prizes. Tea will have a small charge to support the library, no cash prizes, and exhibits including a crocheted tablecloth by Mrs. Blazer. Committees are named for flower show and tea with invitations to rural displays and public entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Woman's Club
American Legion
Blazer
C. W. Burns
Clarence Stenson
S. N. Halverson
Gay Franklin
George Thompson
C. S. McDonald
Hampton Bloom
Clarence Looney
Obert Peterson
Elmer Dial
R. E. Nelson
J. F. Hinman
G W Seufert Home Guests And Fishing Open Season News
Sunday guests at the G W Seufert home included Mr and Mrs J W Ewinski and Mr and Mrs R Erickson of Great Falls. Mrs Seufert spends the weekend at Polson with Mrs Nick Wellenstein and Mrs Wesh of Pendroy. J H Byler reports from the State Fish and Game Commission that Bynum reservoir and Eyland lake are open for the regular season May 23 to Nov 25 and for December through March. Carl L Sadier of Rolla Missouri arrived due to his sister Mrs Phil I Cole’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Seufert
J. W. Ewinski
Carl L. Sadier
Rolla
Missouri
Phil I. Cole
Mayor Robison Receives Marriage License
In the Personal Public Record column under Marriage Licenses the Great Falls Tribune lists Henry D. Robison of Choteau and Alice Austin of Great Falls as newly licensed. The mayor departed Choteau yesterday afternoon amid town chatter of forthcoming news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Henry D. Robison
Choteau
Alice Austin
Robison
Big Game Seasons Set With Sept 15 Start In Four Counties
State fish and game commission announced 1943 big game rules. Teton county opens elk and deer season October 15 to November 15 with a line east of ranges 7 and 8 closed. Early elk season begins September 15 in Flathead Missoula Powell Lewis and Clark counties. Bear season runs May 15 to June 15 or May 1 to November 15 in select counties. fall bear season October 15 to November 15. Goat hunting is limited to four counties September 15 to 19 and October 15 to 19. Periods may be shortened or closed with notice. tagging rules unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Fish and Game Commission
Teton County
Chateau
Flathead
Missoula
Powell
Lewis and Clark
Lewis & Clark
North Fork
Dearborn River
Sunriver
Dearborn
Blacktail Creek
Sun River Game Preserve
Ahern
Gates Park
Rock Creek
Leaf Creek
Moose Creek
West Fork
Game Commission
Gallatin
Glacier
Madison, Park
Sweet Grass
Oil Showings Encourage Wildcat Well Near Pendroy
Officials say the Taylor Drilling Company and Jarvis Brothers with Al Marcell report a favorable drillstem test 3 miles north of Pendroy on the Coffey-Wellen Stein ranch. The Madison lime contact was made, cementing placed over a 9 foot saturated core. Testing will continue at the Madison lime and extend to the Devonian formation if pay is not found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildcat
Pendroy
Halliburton
Madison
Acantha
Illinois
Taylor Drilling Company
Centralia
Ill
Ike Taylor
Jarvis Brothers & Marcell, Inc
Decatur
Sam D. Jarvis
E. P. Jarvis
al Marcell
Chateau
Betty Ann Ward Kicked by Horse in Serious Condition
Betty Ann Ward 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs Vincent Ward, was kicked by a horse after leaving home around 2 30 pm. She was found in a corral in a pool of blood with a fractured skull and other injuries. She has shown sporadic improvement while hospital care continued at Deaconess hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Ward
Vincent Ward
Betty
Chateau
Banks
Deaconess Hospital
Great Falls
Helena Soldiers May Be Furloughed to Help Harvest Fields
A. J. Moore of the Chateau office of the U S Employment Service announced a possible limited furlough of soldiers from Fort Harrison to assist in local grain harvests. Trained in power machinery, they would aid mechanized fields. exact numbers depend on orders on file and farmers must place immediate requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Moore
A. J. Moore
Chateau
U. S. Emplooment Service
Fort Harrison
U. S
Local Notes and Movements Around Shelby
Additional Locals Rev and Mrs Bernard Gravdal visited Shelby with Rev Aanestad family. Concordia College drives for Shelby and nearby areas were directed by the Chateau pastor. Patricia Ann Moulton left for Hunter College New York to train in the WAVES. A wool shipment from Bynum to Dewey Gould & Co. was graded and paid 40 cents a pound under the Commodity Credit Corporation plan. Sgt D O Moulton stationed at Camp Phillis Kan since June. Mrs Moulton resides at Marquette Kan near his post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Bernard Gravdal
Shelby
R. Aanestad
Concordia College
Sunburst
Patricia Ann Moulton
Hunter College
New York
Bynum
Dewey, Gould & Co
Commodity Credit Corporation
Phil I. Cole
Boston
Cole
D. O. Moulton
Camp Phillis
Kan
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Aecsanonen
Menve
Choteau Man
N. M
Don Dahlin
Wash
Theo Paulus
Vaughn Dutro
Margaret Ann
Conrad
Nick Paulus
Donald
Beck
Rosemary Schmit
Port Orchard
Wis
Schmit
B. B. Rogers
Betty Ann Ward
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