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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1964
Page
1
Wheat in Teton county is 35 to 40 percent harvested as rain slows work. Kelly says yields range from very good to bumper with Lambert Toren’s 80.78 bushels per acre among the top reports. Hail damage is minor but shattering and sawflies pose risks as spring crops begin.
Choteau schools announce the 1964-65 term begins August 31 with elementary classes at 9 a.m. to align dismissal times with older students. High school opens at 8:45 a.m. Seniors register Friday, with juniors, sophomores, and freshmen following Aug. 25–27. Lunch tickets are $3 for 10 meals and $6 for 20 meals. outside city residents only may eat in the program.
William FE Alzheimer, former Choteau resident and son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Alzheimer, will pursue his doctorate at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg on a 3400 National Defense Education Act fellowship. A 1958 Choteau High School graduate and MSC graduate, he holds a master and bachelor of science in civil engineering and has earned multiple honors and scholarships.
The Chateau Country Club hosts its annual championship golf tournament Sunday at 1 p.m. Men play 18 holes and women 9, with the women’s championship flight also 18. Unqualified players may enter by submitting an average score but cannot join championship flights. Trophies awarded in each flight. last year’s champions were John Swanson Jr. and Mrs Jim Dellno.
Steve Malcott, 14, reeled in a six pound German Brown on the Teton River south of Chateau on Aug 13. The 24 inch fish weighed five pounds dressed. He also caught a three pound rainbow and several other trout weighing around a pound using a fly rod with spinning reel and bait.
The Chateau Lions Club pool will close after the final Friday session on August 28. The pool will be open Sundays from August 23 for 2 to 5 pm and the last night session is August 22. Regular classes are closed but makeups or finals tests may be arranged with Stan Rathman the swim coach and pool manager. Lifeguards not meeting requirements should complete them promptly.
City Council approved three new firefighters R. F. Erickson Ron Brumberger and E. L. Wilson to fill three vacancies caused by retirement and months of vacancies. They also authorized buying an amber switch for the traffic light to allow through-traffic from midnight to 6 a.m. at the police department’s discretion after a defective breaker caused recent outages.
Choteau High School captured first place at the Great Falls Meadowlark Country Club swim meet on Wednesday with 270.5 points, edging Chinook and the host team. In midget boys Lan ce Sargent led with multiple top finishes, while girls dominated with 54 points led by Carol Peterson who won the butterfly and medley with a record butterfly time. Junior and intermediate brackets also produced multiple wins for Choteau athletes, with senior girls posting 65 points and relay teams securing victories in several divisions.
Young escapees David Mosher and Jim Blair, ages 18 and 19, surrendered near Ed Yeager ranch after a 24 hour manhunt in the Chateau area. They had broken from Toole county jail and walked barefoot 15 miles before being found by a bonfire light. They were returned to Shelby after surrendering.
Teton County Commissioners approved a final 1964 65 budget of 423 808 65, down from 461 565 and 431 843 in prior years. Big cuts hit the airport and bridge funds due to state law limits, with airport falling from 16 932 to 5 336 and bridge levies dropping to 3 mills.
Choteau Lions Club swimmers finished second at the Havre Lions Championship. Havre won with 603 points, Choteau 254, ahead of the Great Falls Y-Elks. Coach Stan Rathman said the team is building toward Kalispell and will send 20 girls and 21 boys to the northern Montana championship.
Latimer Lindh 72 a retired railroad conductor died at Teton Memorial Hospital Friday from a heart attack after about two months ill health. Funeral services were held Monday in Banks Chapel with Rev. A Bernard Gravdal and Rev. C Fred Crowe officiating. Burial followed in Choteau Cemetery. Born February 6 1892 in Tower Minnesota he moved to Butte later and married Karna Larson in July 1943. The couple settled in Choteau in 1959. He belonged to the Masonic Lodge Elks Veterans Association of the Great Northern Railway and Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen among others. He retired in 1961. Survivors include his widow a son Latimer Jr of Billings a stepdaughter Mrs Malcolm Lussen den of Chateau six brothers Julius Clifford Rueben all of Minneapolis six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pallbearers were Kenneth Lussen den Jerry Lussen den Art Lussen den Don Lussen den Bud Olson and R C Bob Hansen. Distance mourners included his three brothers and son Myrtle Jones Great Falls Mr and Mrs Walter McNutt Great Falls Toni Lussen den Barbara Lussen den Mr and Mrs John Safransky Grand Forks ND.
Reuel W. Golding, 62, of Choteau, died Monday night at a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held Thursday at Banks Chapel at 2 p.m. with Rev. A Bernard GrandaI officiating. Burial followed in Choteau Cemetery. Golding, born Sept 9 1901 in Adel Iowa, came to Montana in 1906 and settled in Bynum. He is survived by a daughter Shirley Axelson of Great Falls, one grandchild and an uncle Bennett Golding of Choteau.
Mrs Louise Samann of East Lansing Michigan and her daughter Mrs Jr Peebles Jr motored to Missoula Tuesday to spend several days visiting.
Sinclair Oil Company plans a 3000 foot front-test well 18 miles southwest of Choteau in the canyon formation. The location NEWSWM Sec 21 T23N R8W lies between Deep Creek forks on land owned by Mary L Cobb and others, per Tom McCartney of Teton County Abstract Company.
The Monday Afternoon Women's Bowling League will meet following the City Association meeting Friday August 28 at 8 p.m. at A and K Lanes.
Fairfield defeated Choteau 16 to 8 in the Triangle League championship tilt at Choteau. Pitchers Dale McLaughlin and John Davison started for Choteau, while Gamradt earned the win for Fairfield. Brad Gunderson starred for Choteau in a losing effort as the Babe Ruth players shortage affects the teams.
Dunckel returns to Choteau after summer study at Fresno State College. He will teach at Choteau High School in the coming year and join the Hanusa Agency. He will serve as assistant coach for football and basketball at CHS in addition to his teaching duties.
Mr and Mrs Fred E Woodward returned from Kalispell where they spent several days visiting Mrs Nettie Stinson.
William Ernest Zeigler 83 died in Teton Memorial Hospital Friday after a monthlong illness. Born January 12, 1881 in Carmi Illinois, he was a retired farmer who married Alice Gray in Fairfield in 1903 and moved to the Power area in 1909. Jehovah’s Witness funeral services were held Monday at Banks Chapel with Rev. M L Holten officiating. burial followed in Choteau Cemetery.
Mrs. Jack Duffey found a rattlesnake in the utility room of the Duffey home south of Chateau. She heard a noise, retreated as the snake struck the screen door, then disposed of the reptile. The family suspects it entered through a small basement hole, though how it climbed to the upper level remains a mystery.
Mrs. Grant Curtis chairs a Red Cross blood drawing in Chateau announced yesterday. The event runs from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Methodist Church basement located in Chateau.
Elementary students who have not registered for the coming school year may do so Saturday August 29 starting at 2 p.m. Principal Robert Gormley said Tuesday.
In the worst Montana flood on record Teton Memorial Hospital Chateau stayed open despite no power and water. Administrator Opal McGrew led operations as kitchen laundry and supply rooms flooded. Volunteers pressed home laundry for patient meals while 16 new patients arrived from a flooded nursing home.
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