Conrad Team Wins Choteau Invitational Baseball Tourney
Conrad won five of six games to capture the Choteau Invitational Little League tournament title. They avenged an early loss to Shelby 12 to 7 in the championship and 14 to 4 in the follow up. Shelby’s first loss triggered the double elimination format. Friday and Saturday results include Fairfield A, Choteau City, and Browning games, with a 1-0 Shelby victory over the Choteau Traveling Team nearby.
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Conrad
Choteau Invitational
Shelby
Choteau
Fairfield A
Choteau City
Babb
Fairfield Giants
Browning
Fairfield
Russ Mills
Chateau Travelers
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Choteau Schools Ready for Sept. 2 Opening Set
Choteau Public Schools prepare for the September 2 opening with full staffing. Superintendent Robert Gormley announces registration dates for unregistered elementary students and incoming high school enrollment days. Three new elementary teachers join the faculty while the high school staff remains unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Creonnel
Eine of Choteau
Robert Gormley
Up Des Erent de Pata
Choteau” Oung
Chateau Public
Gormley
Livestock Emergency Credit Revisions Hit Montana
Changes in the Farmers Home Administration Livestock Emergency Credit Program take effect in Montana. The act extends guarantees for loans by banks to support farmers and ranchers during adverse conditions, with new eligibility of at least 25 percent livestock income and agricultural production emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Robert H. Johnson
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Rural Credit Agency
Ford
Great’ Falls
9Th. Avenue
USDA
Anniversary reception for Gordon Dellwo couple noted
Friends and relatives of Mr and Mrs Gordon L Dellwo of Augusta are invited to a reception on a Sunday in August for their 25th wedding anniversary. The event at the Dellwo residence will be followed by live music at the Buckhorn Bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon L Dellwo
Auugusta
Gio & Pam
Dellwo
Buckhorn
Don Erickson Dies Sunday in Washington
Obituary notes the death of Don Erickson 50 of Burlington Washington from a heart attack on Sunday August 3 He is survived by his wife Doris and two children The report also mentions his former residence in Choteau and a family link to Bob Erickson of Helena
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cho‘teau
Don’ ‘Erickson
Burlington
Wash
Erickson
Bob’ Erickson
Heléna
Doris
Dale Jerome Services Held In Choteau
Funeral services for Dale Jerome AA of Junction City Oregon were held Monday August 11 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Choteau. Burial was in the Choteau Cemetery veteran's plot under American Legion auspices. Banks Funeral Home supervised arrangements. Pallbearers listed. Jerome born March 19 1931 in Choteau resided there until 1948 moved to Oregon in 1970 employed as a salesman. Survivors include wife Betty brother Robert and mother Mrs Sarah Bethune of Missoula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Die Jerome
Junction City
Ore
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Choteau
Andrew Jenson
Choteau Cemetery
American Legion
Banks Funeral Home
Jerry Jerome
Gale Jerome
Gene Nelson
Neal Jerome
Donald Jerome
Duane Jerome
Jerome
Oregon
Betty
Robert
Sarah Bethune
Missoula
Cancer Claims Myrtle Hart in Aug. Services Held
Myrtle A Hart 64 of Chateau died August 6 after a several month cancer illness. Born in Great Falls July 17 1911 she married Wayne Hart in 1941 and lived in Choteau since. Funeral was August 8 at Trinity Lutheran Choteau with burial in Anaconda Lower Hills Cemetery. Survivors include husband daughter Marlene Lane Great Falls son David Hart Conde and eight others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Myrtle A.) Hart
Chateau
Great Falls
Hart
John McPhail
Anaconda
Wayne Hart
Choteau
Banks Funeral Home
Marlene Lane
David Hart
Conde
A. W. McPhail
Lillian Williamson
Katherine Campbell
Charles McPhail
Seattle
Mabel Anderson
Tacoma
Wash
Flood Relief Aid To 28 Montana Families
Twenty eight Montana families will receive assistance this week through the 408 Flood Disaster Relief Program. Checks totaling 29293 will be mailed, with amounts from ten dollars to a five thousand dollar maximum. Applications remain open through August 24 and can be obtained via Opportunities Inc in Great Falls tribal offices in Browning or the Department of Community Affairs in Helena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Dick Drews
Department of Community Affairs
Drews
Ronald P. Richards
Montana Department of ‘Community
Opportunities, Inc
Great Falls
Browning
Helena
Richards
DCA
Commmunity Action
Choteau
Kalispell
Sun River
Harlowton
Wheat Harvest Starts In Montana As Winter Crops Ripen
Winter wheat harvest begins in most Montana sections with about 50 percent ripe for the week ending Aug 1 and rapid maturing ahead. Spring grains still weeks away while rains aid crops, with spring wheat 60 percent turning and oats barley nearing half color. First alfalfa cut about 90 percent, second cut near 10 percent. wild hay ~55 percent done. Irrigation water supplies are generally adequate for the rest of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Montana ‘Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Teton County
Huck Finn Day Set for Sunday in Choteau Park
All Choteau area youngsters up to 12 are invited to Huck Finn Day this Sunday in the city park. A fishing contest costume contest games prizes and refreshments are planned. Registration at 9 a.m. fishing from the bridge area behind Circle N to the rodeo grounds supervised by the Jaycees. Contest ends and fish judging at 1 p.m. Last year’s winner was Lisa Nelson.
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Choteau Area
Choteau
The
Chateau Jaycees
Jack Conatser
Conatser
Circle N
Rodeo Grounds
Jaycees
Lisa Nelson
Brodie Gollehon
Christie Reynolds
Acantha
Pearson Brothers Buy Ed Yeager Ranch in Montana
Pearson Brothers Corporation of Fairfield announced the purchase of the Ed Yeager ranch southwest of Chateau Montana from Bruce Nelson Realty of Great Falls The deal includes the Yeagers large motel property in Indiana which they have leased. The sale links to early regional history and plans to operate the Yeager property alongside other Teton County holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson Brothers Corporation of
Fairfield
Ed Yeager
Chateau
Bruce Nelson Realty of
Great Falls
Mrs. Yeager
Indiana
Montana
George S. Smith
Smith
Yeager
Rockies
Smith Place
Howard Higgins
Grover Forge
Yeagers
Pearson Brothers Corporation
Dixon
Rowan
Pearson
Bruce Nelson-Realty
Brice Nelson Jr
Quatre
Corporation of
Otto Wolfe
Bruce Nelson Realty
Shell geologists study rock formations near Teton Canyon
A group of 22 Shell Oil Co. field geologists spent nearly a week at Seven Lazy P Guest Ranch in Teton Canyon. They studied rock formations and conducted map work to better recognize formations on maps, then flew a 3 hour DC-3 flight from Chateau Airport along the mountain front to Glacier Park before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Oil Co
Chateau
Lazy P
Teton Canyon
Chateau Airport
Sun River
Glacier Park
Funeral rites for Alma J. Thompson held in Choteau
Alma J. Thompson 73 of Choteau died Aug 6 in a Great Falls hospital. Funeral services were held Aug 11 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. James Enghe officiating. Burial at Chateau Cemetery under Banks Funeral Home. She was born Sept 18 1901 in Rockdale Minn. Married Wallace Thompson in 1925 and moved to Chateau in 1944. Survivors include her son Wallace and daughter Lynne plus four grandchildren and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Curtis
Bradie
Rick
Auber “Ee Ey
Curtis
Greg Curtis
Leo Murphy i
Havre High School
Northern Montana College
Merrill Palmer Institute
Detroit
Mich
Montana State University
Bozeman
Missoula
Missoulian
Clinton
Mont
Connie Bradley
John Poore
Chateau
Chateau High School
Inverness
Browning
Thompson Falls
Alberta
Power
Billings
Rick Ashworth
Billings West High School
Ashworth
University of Montana
Chateau High
Trinity Lutheran Church
Choteau
James Enghe
Janet Wedum
Gale Isakson
George Beaudean
Dave Buchanan
Ed Alzheimer
Leonard Sheble
Irving Thompson
Kenneth Depner
Chateau Cemetery
Banks Funeral Home
Thompson
Rockdell
Minn
Wallace Thompson
Minneapolis
Teton Memorial Hospital
Rebekah Lodge
Wallace
Great Falls
Walter
Gwenlyn) Wilson
Lincoln
Cal
Albert Gunnufson
Austin
Caroline
Helen Gunnufson
Ellen Ragan
Josie Wilson
Conrad Couple Win Choteau Invitational Golf Tournament
Chuck and Dolores McDonald of Conrad won the men’s and women’s championships at the Choteau Invitational golf tournament held Sunday. McDonald shot 79 to win the men’s title and his wife 83 to lead the women, with additional honors going to Dr. Bill Patton and Mrs. McDonald in nearby contests. The event featured multiple flights and derby prizes with numerous local players placing in various divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck
Dolores McDonald
Conrad
McDonald
Bill Patton
Jack
Barringer
Tim McCartney
Choteau
John, Nordhagen
Chateau
Ted
Mrs. McDonald
Jim Dellwo
Chammonrship
Chuck McDonald
Ted Jury
Jack ‘Rogers
Dean Swenson
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Fowler
G. Dellwos
Don ‘Erickson
Washington
Dale Jerome
Myrtle Hart
Curtis Miller
Alan ‘Miller
Chad ‘Simonson
Don
Simenann
A. Thompson
Alma J. Thompson
Mel White
Buddy White
Rose Slanger
Fat Gustafson
Anita Dellwo
Bob Flesch
George Ellingson
John Taylor
Scott Armstrong
Kurt Horton
Hank Aline
Bob Armstrong
Fay Buck
Jim Robinson
Walt Armstrong
Bob Grabosky
Jack “Baringer
Don Kruger
Everett Robinson
Tim McCart‘ney
al’ Tesch
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