Fisher's Ghosts to Meet Choteau Wheels in Sioux City Inaugural
Sioux City colored comedians the Fisher's Ghosts bring rookies Bill McQuiller Sam Sharpe and Bob Herring to face the Choteau Wheels Independent team at Choteau high gym at 8 p.m. next Thursday December 8. Veterans include Marland Buckner Monroe Collins and Wee Willie Roseborough, who headline a strong Ghosts lineup.
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Bill McQuiller
Fisher
Ghosts Squad
Deliver Dapper Dans
Sioux City
Iowa
Fisher's Ghosts
Choteau Wheels
Choteau High School
Dapper Dans
Henry Fisher
Ghosts
Dans
Sam Sharpe
Sam
Bob “Skull” Herring
North Carolina College
Durham
N. C
Skull
Fishers Ghosts
Marland Buckner
Monroe
Rip’’ Collins
Willie Roseborough
Luinstra elected PMA chairman in Teton county
Jake Luinstra succeeds Roy F. Morgan as PMA chairman after an election by 13 community delegates. Morgan becomes vice chair, M. B. Bolland remains on the committee. PMA reports for the year include 67 live stock and irrigation dams, 106000 yards of dirt moved, 20 miles of drain ditches, 32 miles of additional ditches and 226 acres leveled for irrigation.
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Jake Luinstra
Chateau
PMA
Teton County
Roy F. Morgan
M. B. Bolland
Dutton
Luinstra
Morgan and Bolland
Bozeman
Washington, D.C
John Peterson
Peggy Anderson
Jean Anderson
PMA Committee
Two Ball Clubs From Choteau Enter League
Choteau will be represented by two independent basketball teams in the Triangle League. A 10-team schedule has 18 games per club, with home and away dates. Sunday features Choteau Legion versus Power at 1 30 p m and Choteau Wheels versus Fairfield at 3 p m at the Choteau high school gym. The VFW of Conrad meets Augusta at 2 30 p m in Augusta. Wheels roster includes nine players led by manager Jim Hamilton and sponsor A M Red Yule. Legion lineup features Bob Mainard as manager with seven players. Tonight Wheels travel to Conrad for a non conference opener. Full league schedule listed with Dec 11 and Dec 13 games noted.
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Choteau
Jim Hamilton
Jim Dellno
Choteau Legion
Choteau Wheels
Fairfield
Choteau High School
VFW
Conrad
Augusta
A. M
Red) Yule
Cecil Cole
Lloyd Nelson
Dick Nordhagen
la Verne Dahlin
Harold Hinman
Bill Perry
Gordon Dellwo
Cliff Swanson
Hewlett Nelson
Hamilton
Chateau American Legion
Bob Mainard
Bob Dellwo
Jim Arensmeyer
Hal Jensen
Pokey” Thorn
Leslie Stott
Bob Erickson
Mainard
Chateau
Legion
Wheels
Opponants
Eight Counties Under Census Jurisdiction of Local Office
The Chateau office of the Bureau of Census will oversee eight Montana counties for the 1950 decennial census. Elliott Reyer, district supervisor at Choteau, notes the office is one of about 400 nationwide and many western states have grown since 1940. About 60 to 80 enumerators are needed. job seekers should contact Reyer at the courthouse in Choteau.
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Bureau of Census
Chateau
Choteau
United States
Territories
Elliott Reyer
Reyer
Teton
Pondera
Glacier
Toole
Liberty
Hill
Blaine
Phillips
Montana
Rever Alas
Monkman
Golden Jubilee Of Rebekahs Being Planned
Queen Rebekah’s Golden Jubilee scheduled for Saturday December 10 at IOOF and Legion auxiliary halls. Banquet at Lutheran church basement 6 45 p m with Lutheran ladies in charge of food. Program to begin 8 o clock in IOOF hall with Elinore Larsen supervising decorations.
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Rebekah
Jeannie Knaff
Beverly Davidson
Irene Peterson
Patricia Sception
Oe Ioof
Legion Auxiliary
Julia Monkman
Lutheran Church
Elinore Larsen
Iona Zgoda
Parents and Teachers Urged to Attend Choteau PTA Meeting
All interested Choteau parents and teachers are urged to attend a pre organization meeting and the Par ent-Teachers association meeting next Tuesday night. The December 6 session at 8 p.m. in the Choteau grade school auditorium will elect officers and set initial plans for the year. Speakers Mrs. Frank Kerr and Mrs. Ray McHenry from Great Falls addressed attendees.
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Choteau
Parent-Teachers Association
Frank Kerr
Montana
PTA
Great Falls
Ray McHenry
Scout Awards Ceremony Highlights Local Court of Honor
About 15 boy scouts earned rank badges and 9 earned merit badges at a Lions hall ceremony in Chateau Monday night. First class badges went to Jimmy Howard and Bob O Neil, a second class to Wallis Thompson, and 12 scouts received tenderfoot badges. Merit badges covered public health and swimming with life saving and gardening honors awarded to several scouts. Grant Curtis became new scoutmaster with Bob Armstrong and Bob Davison as assistants.
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Lions Hall
Chateau
Jimmy Howard
Bob O'Neil
Leo Murphy
Wallis Thompson
E. R. O'Neil
Arnold Hanusa
Wesley Higgins
Lynn Engdahl
Merle L. Hanson
Gene Henneford
Jack Peterson
Bobby Munson
Charles Averill
Carl Olson
Leslie Wedum
Clark Olson
Wallis Cherry
Dick Swortzel
Jimmy Schneider
Frankie Olson
Bobby O'Neil
Frank Olson
Ray Kelly
John Dunckel
Grant Curtis
Bob Armstrong
Bob Davison
Bill Olsen
Bob Waltermire
Walter Henneford
Ray Davidson
Christmas Program by Choteau High School Departments
A combined music department presentation by Choteau high school and grade school teams on Tuesday night December 20 starts at 8 pm in the Choteau high school auditorium.
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Choteau High School
We 8 Ma Pains
H. D. Club Set to Meet at Sabo Home
The Chateau H. D. club will gather Tuesday December 6 at 2 p.m. at Mrs. George Sabo's home with Mrs. McManus assisting. Officers for 1950 will be installed by Mrs. Obert Peterson.
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Chateau H. D. Club
George Sabo
McManus
Obert Peterson
Anna Richem Service Held Here Monday
Services for Mrs. Anna Richem 83 of Choteau were conducted at Trinity Lutheran Church by Rev. A B Gravdal. Born Anna Krammer in Norway on December 26 1865 she lived in Minnesota and Farmington before settling in Chateau. She is survived by three daughters two sons a half brother twenty three grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren with burial in Chateau Cemetery.
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Anna Richem
Choteau
A. B. Gravdal
Trinity Lutheran Church
Richem
Anna Krammer
Lardal
Norway
Nela Richem
Hilbert Lee
Minn
Farmington
Chateau
John Judge
Great Falls
Jack Cranton
Chikashaw
Okla
Nora Rhay
Prema
John
Oscar Richem
Pete Nasse
Fairfield
Yelte Baker
Clarence Stenson
John Chalmers
Gregor Tangen
Abe
Bill Broere
Hairfield Rancher Dies While Changing A Flat Tire
Carl Field, 39, a Fairfield rancher, died suddenly Sunday afternoon three miles south of Cascade while changing a flat tire. He was returning from a fishing trip at Flathead with his wife Evelyn. Surviving are his wife, his parents, and his brother Earl of Great Falls.
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Carl Field
Fairfield Rancher
Cascade
Flathead
Evelyn
Earl
Great Falls
Postmaster Explains New Christmas Rates
Postmaster Monkman outlines Christmas mailing changes with 2 cent unsealed cards 3 cent letters, local drop mail at 1 cent, and air mail encouragement. He stresses proper packaging, clear addresses, insured parcels, and mailing early to ensure arrival before Christmas.
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Monkman
Chateau
Air Parcel Post
Jerome vs Yeager goes to jury in Montana court
A Choteau term of court before Judge Hattersley continues with multiple trials. Jerome seeks 37 290 80 dollars in a personal injury case arising from a Willow Creek road pickup overturning. Yeager and company defend with defense counsel. Other cases include dam ages suits and notes.
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Chateau
R. M. Hattersley
Smock
Gamradt
Gray
Hattersley
Robert Jerome
Edward M. Yeager
Emanuel Graf
Archie Munson
Myrtle Logs
Homer Rowland
Ragniki Scott
Boyd L. Lewis
Henry Boyce
Kenneth Lussenden
Axel Wester
Therese Ober
Marvin Lewis
Medardue Posh
Jerome
Hoffman and Cure of
Great Falls
Hall and
Alexander
Yeager
Birdhill
Willow Creek
Choteau
Yeager Ranch
Ernie Snyder
Hausek
Refrigerator Winner To Be Announced At Store Saturday
The Teton Plumbing and Heating Co. will announce the winner of a 1950 custom Shelvador refrigerator this Saturday at 3 pm. Crosley and its dealers are awarding 2,000,000 in prizes including cash and complete kitchens. Local and national entry blanks submitted at the Hammond store were entered. The 125 grand national winners will be named in Cincinnati around December 20.
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Teton Plumbing and Heating Co
Tom Hammond
Crosley
Hammond
Cincinnati
Lutheran Choir Christmas Program at Trinity Church Chateau
The Trinity Lutheran choir will present a public Christmas program at Trinity Church in Chateau on Thursday December 15. The 28-voice choir with organist will perform hymns songs and anthems and invite listeners to join in carols with no admission charge. The choir will be seated in a Christmas tree shaped arrangement for the presentation.
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Trinity Lutheran Choir
Chateau
Marge Hanusa
Big Breeze Strips Hangar Sheeting and Sparks Damage
A strong windstorm swept through the Choteau area Saturday night toppling debris and tearing corrugated aluminum sheeting from the south wall of the Choteau airport hangar on Golf Course Hill. The Choteau Flying Service carries insurance for the damage. A tourist trailer home north of Choteau blew off the highway and was repaired locally. Construction work across the area paused as winds kept residents off their feet. The Chateau fire department rushed to a grass fire near the former K B Cohoe house, now the Samson residence, successfully controlling it.
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Choteau
Cut Bank
Choteau Airport
Golf Course
Chateau
K. B. Cohoe
Samson
Several Give Gifts of Books To Library
November was book month and the public library added 27 new children's books through cash donations from the American Home Demonstration club two donors gave 10 and 5 dollars. Mrs. Emily Crary and the Chateau Woman's club sponsor the library and thank Grace Halvorson M. M. Frazer Lucille Howard Ruth O'Hare for book donations. Library hours are 3 to 5 PM and 7:30 to 8:30 PM daily except Wednesdays. The public is invited to obtain any of the books.
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American Home Demonstration Club
John Hentges
Emily Crary
Woman's Club Library
Chateau Woman's Club
Grace Halvorson
M. M. Frazer
Lucille Howard
Ruth O'Hare
Malone Family Spends Thanksgiving in Bozeman
John Malone celebrated Thanksgiving in Bozeman and his son Jerry returned home with him to stay through the weekend.
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John Malone
Bozeman
Jerry
Bulldogs Open Basketball Season At Home Friday
Chateau Bulldogs host Dutton Cardinals to open the season with a Friday night game after a preliminary Chateau grade school match. The Bulldogs travel to Valier Saturday for the second game. Returning starters include Strong Nordhagen Dellno Arensmeyer Bandow with Caatle Phillips Munson Lyons Luinstra and Clark. Coach Ruegamer notes a small squad but fast play.
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Chateau Bulldogs
Dutton Cardinals
Chateau
Dutton
Bulldogs
Valier
Jack Strong
Ray Nordhagen
Larry Dellno
Don Arensmeyer
Gale Bandow
Jay Caatle
Lee Phillips
Louis Munson
Bob Lyons
Jack Luinstra
Bob Clark
Neal Bandon
Clarence Hyatt
Christmas Tree Sale Begins in Choteau
Choteau residents may buy Christmas trees of 2 to 10 feet at Pelletier Chevrolet used car lot from the Choteau Lions club. The sale features 456 trees sourced from Kalispell and supports local Lions projects. Prices range from 1 to 5 dollars and run through Christmas time.
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Choteau
Pelletier Chevrolet Co
Choteau Lions Club
Kalispell
George Henderson
Lions Club Committee
Lions Clubs
Pelletier Co
Dr March to Begin Practice in Cut Bank
Former Cho teau physician Dr John A March, recently in Nacogdoches Texas, visited Choteau then Cut Bank. He plans to practice in Cut Bank and prefers Montana to Texas returning for permanent residence. He is accompanied by wife and son and recovering from major stomach surgery.
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John A. March
Choteau
Nacogdoches
Tecx
Cut Bank
March
Montana
Texas
Treasure State
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Morgan
Choteau Gym
Rebekahs
H. D. Club
Hairfield
Co. G. Mankman
Lutheran Choir
Bulldog
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