Talk of the Towns A whirlwind of visits and departures
A long list of residents and guests fill the week with trips to Glacier Park Calgary Banff Lake Louise and Waterton Lakes plus local teas dinners and bridge gatherings. Notable stops include Rev H L Engdahl guests Dr Henry Gage and family and John Moore hosting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Fabrick
Henry D. Robinson
Calgary
Banff
Lake Louise
Stan Miller
Bessie Conlin
J. B. Conlin
Corvallis
Oregon
Chateau
Glacier Park
Waterton Lakes
Otto Waynild
Sharon Gewald
Billings
Water Bombing Proves Effective in Forest Fire Fight
Federal forest officials report that water bombing with two P-42s and B-29 bombers aided ground crews in tests over fires in the Lolo National Forest. Officials say the method is a valuable auxiliary in protecting timber and may prove successful by autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.P
Forrest
Lolo National Forest
Forest Service
County Agent Warns on Dusting Crops and Weed Killers
County agents urge farmers to collect pint samples of threshed grain from fields treated with Sinox or 2,4-D for germination tests at the Experiment Station Grain Laboratory. They request details of the weed killer used and compare with untreated grain to gauge damage. They stress caution around farm machinery and advise late season use of chlorate weed killers like Atlacide and sodium chlorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Experiment Station
Mabel Wilson Weds Conrad Man at Choteau Rites
Miss Mabel Wilson of Choteau and James M. Webster of Conrad united in marriage Monday evening August 4 in the Choteau Methodist church. Miss Lola Nelson of Choteau was bridesmaid and Henry Holstien of Ponkad was best man. Mrs Webster, a Choteau school graduate, has worked at the Choteau hospital. Webster, Myra Webster’s son, served in the navy and is employed at Cut Bank where the couple plan to make their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Wilson
Choteau
James M. Webster
Conrad
Lola Nelson
Henry Holstien
Ponkad
Bride
Walter Wilson
Nelson
Webster
Choteau Hospital
Myra Webster
Navy
Cut Bank
Oil Board urges congress to restore tidelands titles
Montana's Oil Conservation Board urged the national Congress to promptly enact legislation returning tidelands titles to coast states. The board called the California tidelands Supreme Court decision an invasion of states rights and noted states have long held titles to tidelands supporting harbors, port facilities, fishing, shell and oil industries. The resolution was signed by Chairman A B Cobb and members L J Yealy C A Haeckel Casper T Olen M R Wagner and Secretary R P Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
U.P
Montana
Oil Conservation Board
National Congress
U. S. Supreme Court
California
A. B. Cobb
L. J. Yealy
C. A. Haeckel
Casper T. Olen
M. R. Wagner
R. P. Jackson
Ernest Larson Weds Lucille Weaver In Illinois Rites
Ernest Larson a former Chateau resident and Rossville, Illinois native, married Lucille Weaver of Rossville in a Danville ceremony on August 18. Larson serves as chief mechanic at the Rossville Cannery Co. They will live in Rossville after the ceremony. He served in Germany and Alaska during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Larson
Lucille Weaver
Illinois
Chateau
T &L
Also Mentioned on This Page
Talk of
the Town
Robert Kropp
June Curtis
Harry True
Allen
Shelby
Dave True
Casper
Wyo
Pishkun
Chateau Garden Club
Carl Malone
H. L. Engdahl
Henry Gage
Denver
Colo
Elaine Allen
Ellalee Birkett
Bruce Milne
Henry Haschke
Milwaukee
Wis
Detroit
Mich
Bob Scherpenzeel
Blooms Grocery
McCane
Newcastle
Val Kirk
Frannie
Eddie Verhasselt
Kirk- Clark Ranch
A. J. Moore
Great Falls
John T. Moore
Clarence Ulch
Ross Hebbert
Scotland
S. D
Burleson
Hebbert
Johnny Winters
Gardner
Anna Gaugh
Cora Hailway
Leonard McAtee
Janet Carlson
Cameron, Mont
George Seufert
la Verne Peterson
LeeRoy Anderson
Loretta Anderson
Robert Gronberg
Belton
F. J Gunther
New York
Marie Leedahl
Walter Hentges
Colorado Springs
John W. Hall
Fort Shaw
Charles Boussard
Burr Huffman
Boussard
Katharine Kinkle
A. B. Guthrie Jr
Helen Sexton
Janet Moore
Charlotte Crary
Fairfield
Rollie Ferris
Knudtzon Lumber Co
the Home
Bloom
Vel
Ritz Crackers
Honey
French Dressing Yacht Club
Bill’s Texaco Station
Marfak
Bill
Texaco
Raymond Kelly
Conrad Man
Capitol Week
Merril England
Oil Board
Tidelands
Acantha
Teton Plumbing
Vet
Ss Y Pr
Oxford
Nel
Grand School
Skt
Bedford
Choteau Food Market
Elbertas — Hales
Unkle Hank Sez
Ature
Choteau Body Works
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