Dutton Dominates Choteau In Final Triangle Tilt
Dutton baseball clinched first place in the Triangle league by crushing Choteau 17 to 5 in the final game Sunday. Dutton won six of eight games, with Power second and Choteau Fairfield tied for third. A postseason Choteau Fairfield match will settle third and fourth. Conrad upset Fairfield 21 to 3 in another contest.
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Power
Choteau
Dutton
Baseball Nine
Fairfield
Conrad
Valier
Choteau-Fairfield
Bill Stensfield
al Choteau
Stangler
Dutton South Paw
Thorne
Poore
Campbell
Voters Extend Signing Period for School Petition
Court house officials agreed to push the deadline to next Monday so more signatures can be gathered for the school petition. Voters in Choteau lagged with 600 eligible signers unsigned, while Fairfield Pendrey Collins and Farmington signed in large numbers over the weekend. Petitions were missing in Dutton Power and some towns due to mismanagement and duplication of names, but eligible voters in TeTon County who own taxed property can still sign before the new deadline.
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Choteau
Fairfield
Pendrey
Collins
Farmington
Dutton
Power
Chateau
Teton County
Oscar Mehl
Keith Hane
Choteau Flower Show Expected At Legion Club Saturday
Choteau's finest flowers and prints will be displayed this Saturday at the Legion club rooms for the annual Women's Club Flower Show and Tea. The exhibit runs 2 to 5 pm with a silver tea featuring cookies ice cream coffee and tea. Judges will award ribbons for top flowers and plants in more than 30 classifications.
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Choteau
Legion Club
Women’s Club
13500 Fish Planted In Pishkun Lake By Hatchery Official
Thirteen thousand five hundred rainbow trout fingerlings were delivered Tuesday to Pishkun reservoir west of Choteau. Iver Hoglund of the Great Falls hatchery transported the fish. More fish will be distributed later in Teton county as officials plan additional plantings this year.
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Pishkun Reservoir
Choteau
Earl Hollar
Teton
Iver Hoglund
Great Falls
Teton River
Eureka Lake
Teton County
Fort Peck
Bruce Neal
Augusta
Hollar
McFarlane Sells MRC Freight to Eldon Cook
Floyd McFarlane announced the sale of the MRC freight delivery service to Eldon Cook of Chateau. Ilane will continue mail and express service and haul gravel fertilizer and garbage. Cook will deliver freight from Chateau railroad stations to rural areas and to the city.
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MRC
Eldon Cook
Chateau
Floyd McFarlane
Ilane
Cook
Chateau Schools To Open With Housing Urgency
Teton County high school will open September 8 as teachers are secured. Lack of housing threatens staff arrival. four apartments or houses are needed immediately to prevent loss of instructors. Complete faculty lists expected next week for both high and grade schools.
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Teton County High School
W. J. Shirley
Shirley
Pleasant Valley
Chateau
Farmington
Pendroy
County Agent’s CORNER on fire risk and 4-H plans
The article warns late summer and fall fire danger and urges strict care and burning permits issued by district fire wardens. It notes county fire equipment at Chateau, Dutton, and Fairfield, with sheriff contacts, and outlines the August 30 31 4-H club event in Choteau to select delegates for state contests in Bozeman. It also emphasizes barley premiums and careful threshing to avoid kernel damage and mixed varieties.
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Teton County
Chateau
Dutton
Fairfield
Sheriff’s Office
Choteau
Dick Bey
Jack Egger
Bozeman
Lions Club Plans 49er Celebration at Chateau
The Lions club, in a biweekly session led by president Denzil McDonald and program chair Le R. Brick ONeill, approved a late September 49er celebration at Chateau. Five minute improvised talks on varied topics followed the formal discussion. Directors later allocated funds for the Chateau census joint effort with the Chamber of Commerce.
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The
Lions Club
Chateau
Old Legion Club
Denzil McDonald
LE. R
Brick) O'Neil
Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Municipal Band Reorganizes Under New Director Monday Night
Cha teau municipal band plans an 8 o'clock reorganizing meeting next Monday with Irshal Davis in charge. First practice in over three years will be at the high school auditorium. Musicians from Bynum Pendroy Dutton and nearby communities are invited. Davis returns to Cha teau after a five year absence and will direct the Teton County high school band in September.
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Chateau Municipal Band
Irshal Davis
Davis
Bynum
Pendroy
Dutton
Chateau
Teton County High School
Browning High School
Fort Douglas
Utah
Choteau
Wisconsin Man Refuses Extradition After Apprehension
Sheriff A O Peterson took John Pohelke of Rappleton Wisconsin into custody on a non support charge. Pohelke refused extradition to Wisconsin to be tried in this state while working on a Collins area farm when arrested.
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A. O. Peterson
John Pohelke
Rappleton
Wis
Wisconsin
Pohelka
Collins
Peterson
Public Health Notes on Infantile Paralysis Education
Lillian Urban reports Dr. H V Gibson health officer from Great Falls spoke at Chateau Court House about infantile paralysis. He noted the disease is more common than believed with only a portion developing paralysis and a rate of 3 per 1 000. The article outlines three stages including sudden onset with cold like symptoms and difficulty detecting the prep stage.
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Teton County
Montana
Great Falls
Ray McClue
Chateau Bakery
McClue
J. A. March
Chateau
H. V. Gibson
Gibson
Anaconda Fire Chief To Speak At Choteau Meeting
Anaconda fire chief Henry Quane will speak at a Choteau volunteer firemen meeting tomorrow at 8 in city hall. He will demonstrate smoke masks and discuss rural fire protection. Attending will be Sheriff A O Peterson rural fire warden and Earl Hollar assistant fire warden.
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Henry Quane
Anaconda
Choteau
Elmer Erickson
Choteau Firemen
Quane
Erickson
A. O. Peterson
Earl Hollar
Lewistown Veteran Joins Chateau Drug Co as Pharmacist
Gene Barsness a World War II veteran from Lewistown has been hired as pharmacist by Chateau Drug Co proprietor Ted Halvorson announced Barsness is a 1943 Montana State University School of Pharmacy graduate served as army medical administrator spent 18 months overseas in Europe and previously worked at Missoula and Plentywood He and his wife Louise live in Wrixon apartments with their daughter Cene Louise aged 2
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Gene Barsness
Lewistown
Chateau Drug Co
Ted Halvorson
Barsness
School of Pharmacy
Montana State University
Missoula
Plentywood
Halverson
Camp Wolters
Tex
Chateau
Wrixon Apartments
Louise
Cene Louise
Cub Scouts to Meet at Pavilion This Saturday
Chateau cub scouts from Pack 651 are asked to attend a special meeting in the pavilion at 7 o'clock this Saturday night.
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Chateau
School choice in Choteau sparks community debate
Voters face a critical decision on whether Choteau should pursue a school system on par with Fairfield Dutton and VV Power or risk underfunded facilities and underqualified staff. The piece urges petition signing and highlights a recent controversial trip to the Great Falls fair where locals wagered on horse racing.
Race Track Fables and a Luckless Favorite Horse
A horse described as the favorite collapses to last place after a dramatic stretch, prompting a reflection on betting luck and a joking exchange among bettors about past races. The tale hints at a continuation on page two with dialogue about racing foibles and misadventures.
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Haybag
Yahubarb
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Pishkun Lake
McFarlane
Raymond Kelly
Lillian Urban
Cub Scouts
Coffey
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