Final County Budget Adopted by Board for 1958 59
The Board of County Commissioners adopts the final budget for Teton County for the year starting June 30 1958 and ending June 30 1959. The estimate is 653427.09 with a 34.1 mill levy raising 338725.00 and 314702.09 from cash and receipts. Tax levy rises 1.29 mills from 32.81 to 34.1 while taxable valuation grows to 10488567. The summary lists General Road Bridge Poor funds with expenditures and tax levies for the coming year.
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Teton County
Board of
County Commissioners
Bridge Fund
Bowling Alley A and E Lanes to open August 30
Arvid Sunder announces A and E Lanes will open Saturday for open bowling from 4 p m to midnight for nine days with Sundays starting at 2 p m Prizes awarded for scores in open play during the first week League play begins September 8 Call M 6 2401 to join a team City Bowling Association formed new leagues Jerome Toenyes receives American Bowling Congress Belt bucket for high men’s series 643 Continued on Page 5
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Arvid Sunder
A & E Lanes
City Bowling Association
Sunder
Jerome Toenyes
American Bowling Congress
Choteau Chamber Hears on Road Financing and Local Influence
The Choteau Chamber of Commerce held a short dinner meeting at the Cornell Hotel Tuesday. Members reported $90 raised toward a $250 target to cover Choteau’s share of litigation costs to pause the Fairfield East road project. The group also discussed boosting resident influence on state highway route decisions in Teton County.
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Choteau
Korean Bonus Claim Forms Available Soon
The American Legion Post No 6 announces Korean bonus claim forms will be available in two weeks. Veterans may contact Service Officer G. E. Monkman or Adjutant Jim Dellno for help, and must notarize their application with a discharge copy. Information will be published in the Acantha once forms arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. James Smith
American Legion
G. E. Monkman
Jim Dellno
Acantha
First Football Practice Set For Monday For Choteau Bulldogs
Choteau High School announces 4 p.m. Monday Aug 25 as first football practice after uniform issue. Fay Buck, new coach, will run the session. physicals timing to be announced. Buck and Chuck Peck will coach football and basketball respectively with mutual assistants. Returning lettermen listed include Baumgartner Depner Yeager Slanger Van Wichen Bradley Bachmeier Peters Dunckel Anderson Perkins Snyder Hansen. Non conference game with Helena B squad set for Sept 6, conference opener Sept 12 at Cut Bank. remaining schedule includes Conrad here Sept 19, Fort Benton there Sept 26, Sunburst here Oct 3, Walter there Oct 10, Browning there Oct 17, Fairfield here Oct 22.
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Choteau Bulldog
Choteau High School
Fay Buck
Buck
Chuck Peck
Don Baumgartner
Gene Depner
Richie Johnson
Wayne Deans
John Meyers
Dean Baker
Jim Crane
Dick Moore
Bulldogs
Helena
Cut Bank
Conrad
Fort Benton
Sunburst
Walier
Browning
Fairfield
New Editor Appointed at Choteau Acantha
Jerry Strauss, ex Con rad, becomes editor of the Choteau Acantha. He is the son of Howard and Mrs Strauss, former Con rad owners who run a Moses Lake printing plant. Strauss earned a BA in journalism from Montana State University in Missoula in June. Jere Coffey and Jim Potter, at Chateau since May 25, departed for Phoenix, Arizona, this week.
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Jerry Strauss
Conrad
Choteau Acantha
Howard Strauss
Conrad Independent Observer
Moses Lake
Wash
Strauss
Montana State University
Missoula
Jere Coffey
Jim Potter
Chateau
Phoenix
Ariz
Elementary School Schedules Released
New students must register at the elementary school office Friday between 10 and 12. Kindergarten and new first grade kids registered at the preschool roundup do not re-register. Health records and birth certificates are required. Lunch program begins day one with 20 cent lunches and ticket options. Milk program starts Sept 3 with tiered prices. Accident insurance offered as a voluntary program with premiums 75 cents to $1. Eyeglass breakage not covered. List of attending morning kindergarten students included.
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Gormley
Nancy Bouma
Jeanette Colley
Marcia Curtis
Nina Davi
Damaged Malting Barley Risk in Teton County Harvest
Farmers in Teton county grow Bettes barley for malting are warned by Chateau Farmers Union manager Lowell Meyers that yield quality hinges on careful harvest. Over five percent skinned or broken kernels render barley unacceptable for malting, risking rejection and losses to farmers elevators and maltsters.
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Teton County
Lowell Meyers
Chateau Farmers Union
Eider
North Dakota
Bettel
Meyers
Midwest Barley Improvement Association
Milwaukee
Wis
Dutton Schools Set to Open September 3
An Acantha report notes Dutton schools will begin classes on Wednesday September 3 after a Sept. 2 faculty meeting.
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Acantha
Dutton
Glenn Hansen
Winter wheat harvest active across Teton and Choteau areas
Winter wheat harvest is in full swing in Teton county with Choteau elevators reporting good quality grain and protein levels from 10 to 14.6. Elevator managers note some boxcar shortages but no definite shortages, with Baron Ballantyne and Lowell Meyers citing steady inflow and high quality wheat. Statewide Montana forecasts show total wheat at 93,654,000 bushels, up 9,206,000 from July 1 and 17 percent above last year, with winter wheat production at 61,490,000 bushels and an average yield of 26 bushels per acre.
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Teton County
Choteau
BT Ark
Ras Ballantyne
General Pills
Ballantyne
General Mills
Lowell Meyers
Farmers Union
Chateau
Meyers
Chris Beck
Gallatin Valley
Montana
Country Club to Hold Annual Golf Tournament
The Chateau Country Club announces its annual golf event for men and women from Sunday Aug 24 to Sunday Sept 7. Nine hole qualifying rounds begin at 12 30 pm with listed tee off times and partner groups. Final rounds use match play with a potluck dinner on Sept 7 and a steak fry Aug 28.
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The
Chateau Country Club
Wil
LS Crary
Ed Schaller
Arnold Hanusa
Ted Hal- Vorson
F CC Barribal
Frank Stearns
Milton McNea
John Dunckel
Henry Robison
Cedric Schroeder
Marie Sulgrove
Claire Hensley
Anita Dellwo
Betty Dirkes
Anna Lee Erickson
Marian Hinman
Mary Carlson
Thelma Schiller
Jeanne McNea
Nora Dahlin
Mary Gormley
Betty Jo Dahlin
Floreine Stoudt
Edith Dunckel
Christie Field
Ruth Reiquam
Muriel Dial
Laurette Hanus
Jim Dellno
Bob Armstrong
New Census Divisions Set for 1960 Montana Areas
The Bureau of the Census plans census county divisions in Montana to replace school districts and election precincts for reporting. Marvin Gordon toured rail counties, noting divisions center on population hubs and will aid local statistics without altering existing government units. Teton County is split into four divisions: Choteau East, Choteau West, Dutton Power, and Fairfield. The national census begins in April 1960.
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Montana
Bureau of the Census
Marvin Gordon
Chateau
Washington
Gordon
Teton County
Choteau East
Choteau West
Dutton Power
Fairfield
Rainbow Girls Install Chateau Assembly No 54
Rainbow Girls will hold a public installation on Thursday August 21 inviting all parents and friends. Mrs Leslie Balerud and two children and Miss Lois Tennyson of Minot are visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs Dana Vail. The Vails and guests toured Glacier Park and camped on the Teton nearby. Mrs Balerud is Mrs Vail’s sister.
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Chateau Assembly No 54
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Rainbow Girls
Leslie Balerud
Lois Tennyson
Minot
Noah
Dana Vail
Vails
Glacier Park
The
Teton
Balerud
Vail
Sudden Wind Triggers Citywide Power Outage in Two Sections
Sudden gusts caused wires to burn out in the east main alley and west crosstown feeder, cutting power citywide. Montana Power crews restored service within about two hours after fuses blew at the substation. A dust storm-like wind event also shattered a storefront display.
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Montana Power
East Main Alles
West Man Alley
Chateau
Teton County Abstract Co
Great Falls Elks Picnic At Choteau Park
The Great Falls Elks Lodge No 2140 hosted its annual North Central Montana picnic at Choteau Park. About 1200 attendees enjoyed games hot snacks and ice cream with dancing for adults later. The park was rented from the city of Choteau and $100 was paid to the Boy Scouts for cleanup.
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Great Falls
Elks Lodge No 2140
North Central
Montana
Choteau Park
Choteau
Choteau Boy Scouts
Ad omission noted in Nimble Fingers 4-H beef ad
A last week advertisement for the Nimble Fingers 4 H Beef Fattening Project missed listing Lyle West with Safeway as a buyer. The notice corrects the record and clarifies the intended buyer identity.
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Nimble Fingers 4-H
Lyle West
Safeway
Gallaco well swabs five barrels per hour in Gypsy Basin test
Gallaco Corporation reported its No. 1 Briggs well in Madison County's 1120 acre lease block in the Gypsy Basin produced swabbed rates of five barrels per hour after testing. The rigged borehole, northeast of the Puondeta oil field, shows acidized recovery with oil shows in multiple horizons but no gas test planned as sections are cased off. Northern Natural Gas Co now holds the largest block in the area and plans extensive drilling this year amid rising interest.
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Gallaco Corporation
Briggs
Gypsy Basin
Puondeta Ol
Teton
Wea
Bodo
Glpss
Madison
Northern Natural Gas Company
Chateau Wins Dual Meet as Record Times Fall
Chateau defeats Chinook 79 to 61 at a Lions Club pool dual meet. Three pool records fall as Upshaw and Schaefer pace Chinook with multiple wins, while Chateau's Meadors Banks Howard Oberwolt excel in girls events and Choteau edges ahead in key backstroke races. Estate of Pendroy farmer Hoeschen distributed to siblings after $316,288.38 appraisal. executor Max J Hoeschen.
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Arnold J Hoeschen
Pendroy
Nettie McDonald
Mollie Egger
Max J Hoeschen
United States
Montana
George Coffey
Chateau
Chinook
Lions Club
Ray Ellis
Deer Lodge
Ellis
Susan Meadows
Lauri Banks
Carol Howard
Donna Oberwolte
Choteau
Forrest Johnson
Chapman
van Sand
Upshaw
Schaefer
Fred Chapman
Scott Seaton
Meyers
Om Pege
Mrs Jennie Deycous Visits Spokane Kin
Mrs Jennie Deycous of Spokane is visiting at the home of her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Snappy Stenson.
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Jennie Deycous
Spokane
Snappy Stenson
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G. Monkman
Judy Davison
Harry Luinstra
Chateau V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary
Judy
America
CIOL
Country Club
Elks
Gallaco
W. M. Black
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