Choteau VFW Wins Tourney Crown In Six-Team Softball Fight
The Choteau VFW softball nine claimed the six team tournament at Choteau last Sunday night by defeating Conrad Hannah-Holmes-Wells 22 to 14 in the championship at the rodeo arena. Earlier Choteau VFW beat Conrad VFW 30 to 3 and downed Pendroy 18 to 10 to reach the final. Hannah-Holmes finished second, Pendroy third, Phillips 66 fourth. Other day games saw Hannah-Holmes beat Brady 36 to 11, and Conrad 18 to 12 over Phillips 66. Pendroy defeated Phillips 66 11 to 5 for third and fourth.
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VFW
Choteau
Conrad Hannah-Holmes-Wells
Rodeo Arena
Conrad Vfw
Pendroy
Hannah-Holmes
Pendrey
Phillips
Conrad
Brady
Utterbeck
Robinson
Conrad Battery
Ehlannah
John Davison
Lee Lehnert
Wall
Johnson
Hendrickson
Lehnert
Choteau F
Choteau Vfw
Clarence Rose
Teton Memorial Hospital Daily Visit Rules and Patient Updates
Teton Memorial Hospital lists visiting hours 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9:30 p.m. daily with no morning visits and no visitors under 16. Admissions include Etta Wellman Augusta Albert Gresman Bynum Alyce Heising St Louis Mo Kenneth Jordan Great Falls Barbara Zzoda Choteau Tom Olive Choteau V J Ward Choteau John Landsleen Augusta Lula Fowler Choteau Annie Hanson Choteau Arleen Reid Choteau John Postle Missoula Eleonore Anderson Great Falls Eva Langray Augusta Danny Jacobs Choteau Elsie Anderson Fairfield Jeanette Maxwell Fort Shaw Ethel Lindgren Best Barbara Egland Augusta Stephen McLean Augusta Rosemarie Johnson Fairfield Robert Roseberg Holtville Calif Gladys Ross Fairfield Ernest Weist Agawam Calif L Connole Conrad Charles Ackerman Fairfield Births To Hugh Reid Choteau a son To Walter Maxwell Fort Shaw a son To Arthur Ander son Fairfield a son Discharges include Francis Carrier and baby son Choteau William Trisler Chateau Martha Heyer Fairfield Read Perkins Simms Andrew Jernberg Cody Wye Charles Ackerman Fairfield Connole Conrad Ernest Weist Agawam Calif Rosemarie Johnson Fairfield Stephen McLean Augusta Barbara Egland Augusta Danny Jacobs Choteau Eva Sangray Augusta Arleen Reid Choteau Annie Hanson Lula Fowler John Landsleen Augusta V J Ward Choteau Tom Olive Choteau Barbara Zgoda Choteau Kenneth Jordan Great Falls Alice Heising St Louis Mo Albert Gesman Bynum Mrs Etta Wellman Augusta
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Etta Wellman
Augusta
Albert Gresman
Bynum
Alyce Heising
St Louis
Kenneth Jordan
Barbara Zzoda
Tom Olive
V. J. Ward
John Landsleen
Lula Fowler
Annie Hanson
Arleen Reid
John Postle
Missoula
Eleonore Anderson
Eva Langray
Augusta Danny Jacobs
Francis Carrier
Choteau
William Trisler
Chateau
Martha Heyer
Fairfield
Read Perkins
Simms
Andrew Jernberg
Cody
Wye
Charles Ackerman
L. Connole
Conrad
Ernest Weist
Agawam
Robert A. Roseberg
Holtville
Calif
Rosemarie Johnson
Stephen McLean
Barbara
Egland
Danny Jacobs
Eva Sangray
Barbara Zgoda
Great, Falls
Alice Heising
St. Louis
Albert Gesman
Bynon
Chamber Presses Stop Signs At Junction of Highways 89 and 91
The Chateau Chamber of Commerce urges immediate action to restore stop signs at the Vaughn junction of Highways 89 and 91 to prevent head on crashes after a deadly August 13 collision. The letter to state officials and local chambers requests returning the stop sign to 91 or adding a stop on both roads if needed.
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Vaughn
Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Crocker
John W. Bonner
Fairfield
Browning
Augusta
Choteau
Chamber of Commerce of
Crocker
FFA Youths Tour Glacier Park and Western Montana
Ten members of the Chateau FFA chapter returned from a four day trip through Glacier Park and Western Montana. They visited Many Glacier Going to the Sun Highway Hungry Horse dam Flathead Lake and Big Mountain at Whitefish and toured Kalispell’s new gymnasium. They were accompanied by advisor Robert Nauck. At the North Montana State Fair the chapter won a silver banner for an FFA exhibit promoting paint and color use around the farm and farm shop focusing on safety.
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Chateau Fea
Glacier Park
Montana
Glacier
Hungry Horse Dam
Flathead Lake
Big Mountain
Whitefish
Vocational Agriculture Department
Kalispell
Bob
Dick Dauwalder
Lyle George
Earl Perkins
Kenneth Weist
Bobby Reiquam
Kenneth
Billy Johnson
Joe Rose
Bill Mauseth
Robert Nauck
North Montana
Chateau
FFA
Football Practice Report for Aug 24 at High School Field
All high school players wishing to play football are asked to report Friday night August 24 at 6 30 pm on the high school football field. Suits will be issued and the new coach Cecil Deming will attend.
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Cecil Deming
Choteau Author Turns to Western Films for Hollywood
A. B. Guthrie Jr of Choteau and Lexington KY widens fame with two major film projects. Paramount shoots Shane near Jackson Hole Wyoming with Guthrie adapting the script. REO films The Big Sky near Moran Wyoming from Guthrie’s bestseller. George Stevens directs Shane starring Alan Ladd Jean Arthur Van Heflin and Brandon DeWilde. Guthrie’s shift marks two Technicolor productions in close proximity.
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Nevels
A. B. Guthrie, Jr
Choteau
Lexington, Ky
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Guthrie
Jackson
Wyo
Paramount
Shane
Moran
Reo
Big Sky
Missouri River
George Stevens
Alan Iadd
Jean Arthur
van Heflin
Brandon DeWilde
New York
Ethel Waters
Julie Staris
Howard Hawks
Red River
Dudley Nichols
Nw York
Stevens
Hawks
A O Peterson Heads State Sheriff's Group
A O Peterson of Chateau in Teton county was elected president of the Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers association which met in Lewistown. The group with 186 members will meet next year at Sidney. Law officers in Montana complain of low pay and seek legislative action during the coming session. Harry Cosgriff of Butte won the annual pistol shoot with 871 points. Angus McDonald and Bertram Raskin followed. John Horn of Libby won the special sheriff's match.
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A. O. Peterson
Chateau
Teton County
Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association
Lewistown
Paul Temple
Dijon
Sidney
Montana
Bogh Adair
Supreme Chi
Adairs
Harry Cosgriff
Butte
Angus McDonald
Philipsburg
Bertram Raskin
Great Falls
John Horn
Libby
Full Faculty Announced for Power School Opening
W Loftsgaarden reports a complete teaching staff for Power schools for the September 10 start. Returning teachers include Brid get Meek Lydia Heagy Douglas Wagg Russell Raymond and the superintendent. New teachers are Myrtle Alt Dorothy McCormack Hazel Johnson and Terrance Caulfield. The Lockharts will run the lunch program. A nurse and doctor will conduct optional physicals for upper grades on Sept 11. Dr McAulay and the public health nurse plan future visits for lower grades. Construction continues with plasterers finishing interior rooms.
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W. Loftsgaarden
Bridget Meek
Lydia Heagy
Douglas Wagg
Russell Raymond
Myrtle Alt
Dorothy McCormack
Hazel Johnson
Terrance Caulfield
Marvin Lockhart
Power
A. A. McAuley
First Grain Said Excellent By Elevators
Harvesting in scattered sections began in Teton county last week with the first elevator delivery in Chateau. Crops look good but full harvest won’t start locally for about six days. Weather, frost and hail remain concerns as Montana grain work extends statewide.
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Teton County
Chateau
Higgins Boy Chosen for National FFA Chorus in Kansas City
George Higgins, son of Mr and Mrs George Higgins of Chateau, selected to sing in the National FFA chorus at the National Future Farmer convention in Kansas City October 8 to 31. The Chateau FFA chapter reports he previously sang with the state FFA chorus at Bozeman and currently serves as chapter president.
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George Higgins
Chateau
FFA
Future Farmer
Kansas City
United States
George
Bozeman
Higgins
Montana
Red Cross Seeks Flood Aid for County Quota
The Teton county Red Cross chapter has not yet reached its $180 goal for Kansas flood relief. Local officials urge continued contributions to fill individual quotas and provide needed aid, with about 80 percent of the county target already raised.
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Teton County
Red Cross
Kansas
Chateau
Sfll
Lions Defeat War Veterans in Local Softball Battle
The Lions topped the American Legion 8 to 1 in a Friday night charity softball game at Cho pau rodeo arena. Veterans saw limited offense as Paul Kropp and Rollie Ferris sparked a few rallies while Bill Bateman stood out for the Lions in right field.
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American Legion
Lions
Cho‘pau Rodeo Arena
Paul Kropp
Rollie Ferris
Chris Beck
Legion
Big Cats
Legionnaires
Joe Anderson
Jim Dellno
Frank Kuster
Tom Delino
Jay Dunckel
Kropp
New Sanitary Sewer Nears Completion on West Side
Sanitary sewer addition valued at 6000 dollars nears completion after two weeks work on the west side. James Sulgrove city clerk reports the project, Special Improvement District No 23, runs from a manhole near the Loney residence west then north to the high school road toward Steve Snyder’s home. About 1400 feet of pipe laid under supervision of engineer Obert Peterson, contractor James Stack, and engineer Ray Abercombie. A future east side drainage sewer is planned for this fall to tie with the old septic tank after voter approval years ago.
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Looney
Steve Snyder
Arez
Dr. A. A. McAuley
Obert Peterson
Chateau
James Stack
Cut Bank
Ray Abercombie
Biesset
Ayee
Old City
New Grain Elevator Nears Completion At Augusta
I J Ferguson of Chateau will own and operate a new grain elevator at Augusta with 25 000 bushel capacity and an attached feed mill. Augusta has no existing elevator and is served by the Great Northern branch line. Construction is expected to finish in about three weeks as Ferguson prepares to retire from General Mills.
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General Mills
Chateau
J. Ferguson
I. J. Ferguson
Augusta
Ferguson
Hne
Great
Northern
Chamber Votes to Gift Ice Cream Cups to 4-H Clubs
The Choteau Chamber of Commerce voted to donate 500 ice cream dixie cups to 4-H club members for county judging contests. A plan to create trade days with cash prizes and play money was tabled pending investigation. An emergency natural gas hookup for Chateau was discussed, and Rep. Wesley D Ewart disputed rumors of a fighter airbase in Montana.
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Choteau
Chateau
Montana-Dakota
Montana Power
Wesley Dewart
D’ewart
Montana
Chambers of Commerce
Congressmen
Chamber
First traffic signal starts in Chateau city downtown
The Simplex signal began operation last Friday at Main and First Street Northwest. Police urge drivers to observe the red to green light every 20 seconds for Main avenue and 15 seconds for cross traffic. The signal was lowered from 16 feet to 14 feet 6 inches to meet height standards. Officials consider adding a second signal on Main avenue near the courthouse or another north intersection if this proves beneficial.
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Chateau
Main
First Street
Cit
Main Avenue
East West
Lucille Baillie Dies in Missoula Former Choteau resident
Mrs. Lucille Baillie formerly of Choteau died in Missoula last Saturday after a long life as widow of R. F. Baillie. The couple ran the Post Tavern and later a tea room in Missoula until two years ago. Survived by two sons William L. Baillie and Lt. Col. Paul J. Baillie, with funeral in Missoula this week.
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Lucille Baillie
Choteau
Missoula
R. F
Bill) Baillie
Duncan Hines
Infant Drowns In Augusta Pool
A 14 month old infant named Jimmy Egland wandered from his Augusta home Saturday and drowned in a nearby cesspool. The body was found by his parents. Survivors include his parents and maternal grandmother Mrs L Schipp of Augusta.
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Augusta
Cesspool
Jimmy Egland
James Egland
L. Schipp
Kolste couple to celebrate 50th anniversary at church
A reception for Mr and Mrs Ole Kolste marks their fifty years of marriage. The event will be held at St Paul Lutheran church in Fairfield this Sunday afternoon and all Kolste friends are invited.
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St. Paul Lutheran Church
Fairfield
Ole Kolste
Kolste
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