Burglars Break Into Three Teton County Stores
Three Teton county businesses A and K Lanes Chateau Greenfield Grocery and Dutton Mercantile were robbed within eight days. In Chateau burglars pried a door and cut a panel to enter taking cash and coins about 350 dollars plus tools. in Greenfield and Dutton they smashed doors or failed to pry safes, with Greenfield losing cigarettes cigars candy hams bacon and stamps. Police say the break ins appear to be the work of amateurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Eigth
Chateau
Greenfield Grocery
Dutton Mercantile
Maurice Black
Forest Service
Black
Sander
Dutton
Earl Hollar
Greenfield
Walter Jacobsen
Permits Needed to Cut Trees on Lewis and Clark Forest
Teton District Ranger Joe Higgins announced a permit system for Christmas tree cutting this year. One tree per family may be obtained from the district office at Chateau, with daily 8 am to 5 pm hours except weekends. Cutting is restricted below Waldron Creek bridge and in campgrounds, near summer homes, or within 200 feet of roads to protect scenic and watershed values. Do not cut from the top of large trees. thin dense stands with careful spacing, not more than 10 feet from adjacent trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton
Joe Higgins
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Chateau
Waldron Creek Bridge
Teton Road
License hike to be discussed by sportsmen
Dr Michael Kelly president of the Teton County Sportsmen's Association announced a meeting Tuesday Dec 6 at 8 pm in the courthouse at Chateau. He urged all interested in the proposed license fee increase to attend and said the group will review the hike and send a representative to the Fish and Game Commission in Helena Dec 12 to voice local views. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Kelly
Teton County
Deadline Near For Junior Miss Contest
Time is running short for Teton county senior girls to enter the Junior Miss pageant to be held in Chateau. Jaycees sponsor with Dec 5 deadline. few entries so far. County winner advances to state competition in Kalispell Jan 18-21. display of awards shown at the meeting hall next to Olsen Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Chateau
John Arnold
Jaycees
Arnold
Kalispell
Chateau Electric
Olsen Agency
Choteau
Missile Open House At Brady Sunday
Col Ruark, SATAF commander from Malmstrom Air Force Base, announced an open house at a Brady launch control facility designated S O. The site includes crew quarters above ground and an underground missile control center for 10 missile sites. Access via the Brady overpass east 1.5 miles. visitors must be at least 21. Coffee and doughnuts served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Ruark
SATAF
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Brady
Col Ruark
Lions Club hears coach talk on game films uses
John Rose Chateau High School football coach spoke to the Lions Club Tuesday about using game films to coach players. Filming is done by Ron Hinman and Ken Depner at about 10 dollars per game. The meeting also covered Fall Festival finances and upcoming council events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rose
Chateau
Lions Club
Rose
Ron Hinman
Ken Depner
Lions
Bulldog
Fay Buck
Stan Rathman
Lions Club Hall
Jake Luinstra
Enoch Stroh
Bob Erickson
Jack Wright
Rathman
Lions Zone
Great Falls
Leo Murphy
Charles Green
FHA
Adolf F. Rose
Teton County
Choteau
Wilkes Family Welcomes Son Lance Arthur in La Habra
Mr and Mrs Arthur Wilkes of La Habra California announce the birth of a son weighing seven pounds on November 26. The baby is named Lance Arthur and maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Leonard Sheble of Chateau. Mrs Sheble traveled by plane to La Habra to visit the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Wilkes
la Habra
Calif
Lance Arthur
Leonard Sheble
Chateau
Sheble
Adolf F. Rose Named Acting Supervisor at FHA Office
Adolf F. Rose, previously assistant county supervisor for the Farmers Home Administration in Missoula, is reassigned to the Chateau county office as acting supervisor effective Nov. 27. Rose joined FHA in 1966 and holds an agriculture degree from Texas A&M. The Choteau office serves over 115 loans in Teton County with clerk Mrs. Carol Gunderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf F. Rose
Farmers Home Administration
Missoula
Chateau
George Lackman
Rose
Agriculture and Mechanical College of Texas
Three Forks
Whitehall State Bank
Lackman
United States Department of Agriculture
Choteau
Thanksgiving guests visit Meyer family and relatives
Mr and Mrs Bob Dauwalder and Mike of Missoula visited Mrs Henry Meyer of Conrad for Thanksgiving. They drove Friday to Chateau to spend two days with Mrs Irene McManus who hosted a family dinner Saturday for the Dauwalders Dick Dauwalders Dave Barretts Bob Ericksons and William McManus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Dauwalder
Mike
Missoula
Henry Meyer
Conrad
Chateau
Irene McManus
Bob Dauwalders
Dick Dauwalders
Dave Barretts
Bob Ericksons
William McManuses
Invitational Tournament Weekend at Chateau Hosts Four Teams
Chateau Bulldogs host Fairfield Eagles Browning Indians and Simms Tigers for a two night invitational. Friday at 7 30 Fairfield meets Browning while Chateau battles Simms in a rematch. Saturday winners play for the championship with admission 1 adults 50 cents students 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simms
Chateau
Browning
Fairfield
Missile Road Widening Concerns Across Montana Counties
Teton Pondera and Cascade counties press for action after meeting with Bureau of Public Roads and Air Force on missile road conditions. Officials say roads are narrow and unsafe for buses grain trucks and military traffic, with potential to affect both civilian and military travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Northcentral
Montana
Teton, Pondera
Cascade Counties
Air Force
Meyer
BPR
Teton
Pondera
Mr. X
Grain Marketing Conference Set for Great Falls Area
A two day grain marketing conference for area and state producers is planned for December 5 and 6 at the DeMolay Center in Great Falls. Registration starts 8:30 am with sessions from 9:15 am Tuesday concluding about 4 pm. Sponsored by the Montana Cooperative Extension Service and the Great Falls Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Montana Cooperative Extension Service
Agricultural Committee of the
Kermit Long
Great Falls Grain Terminal Association
John Larson
Mack Hamilton
CPA
Joe Eisenman
Fairfield
FE. R. Hehn
Bozeman
LeRoy Anderson
Conrad
ASCS Ballots To Be Counted Monday December 5
Voters in ASCS elections held through November 28 will have ballots counted at the county ASCS office in Chateau starting 8 am Monday December 5. Rex Manuel Glen Yeager and L K Fitzgerald will oversee the tabulation. The top vote-getter becomes community chairman the second highest becomes vice chairman and the third highest becomes regular member with the fourth and fifth as alternates. The newly elected community committees will meet December 12 to choose a county committee member. The current committeeman L E Fitzgerald was elected last fall for a one year term and the elected committeeman will serve a three year term. The county convention will also determine the county chairman and vice chairman for 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASCS
Rex Manuel
Teton Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Chateau
Glen Yeager
L. KE. Fitzgerald
Manuel
L. E. Fitzgerald
Wildlife Film at Roxy Theatre Tonight
A wildlife film produced by W E Colley Jr titled Land of the Shining Mountains will show at the Roxy Theatre for one night only starting at 8 p m and running 90 minutes. The Montana Rockies and Bob Marshall Wilderness Area are featured with Choteau Jaycees sponsoring tickets at 1 50 adults 95 cents for children under 16. Tickets available from Bill Fogarty Olsen Agency or Choteau Drug with a 25 cent adult savings.
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W.E. Colley Jr
Roxy Theatre
Land of the Shining Mountains
Montana Rockies
Continental Divide
Bob Marshall
Choteau
Choteau Jaycees
Bill Fogarty
Olsen Agency
Choteau Drug
Bulldogs Win First Two Games In Weekend Preseason
Choteau High School Bulldogs opened a busy weekend with a 72 62 win over Fort Benton, led by Dan Jacobs with 27 points. The team built a 19 12 first quarter edge and remained strong ahead of a 57 53 victory at Simms on Saturday, despite four players fouling out.
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Inight
Indians
C. M. Russell JV
Great Falls Public Buffs
Browning
Kipp
White
Simms
Bulldogs
Tigers
Gary Gustafson
Ron Baker
Russ Hanson
Chateau
Fort Benton Longhorns
Dan Jacobs
Cliff Sabo
Ron Lehnert
Doug Sabo
Rudy Ameline
Sabo
Longhorns
Ameline
Choteau High School
Fort Benton
Charles Peck
Choteau
Jacobs
Sabo Brothers
Cook
Rocky Tope
Coady
Chuck Peck
Peck
Christmas Poster Contest Sponsored By Local Jayceens
The Chateau Jayceens announce their Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest for students in grades five through eight. Posters must be religious, include the phrase Keep Christ in Christmas, and contain no more than ten words excluding articles. Entries due by noon Dec. 7 at Hanusa Agency with back name and address. prizes of 2 3 and 5 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Jayceens
Chateau Acantha
Hanusa Agency
Legion Social Planned for Saturday December 3
American Legion officials announce a social sponsored by the organization to be held Saturday at 8 p m in the lower Legion hall. The public is invited. Games will be played and refreshments served. The event moved from Friday to Saturday by popular request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion Hall
Seekins Dies in Seattle Former Chateau resident
DeWitt Guy Seekins aged 83 died last week in a Sunnyside hospital after six weeks illness. Graveside rites were held in Corvallis with Rev. R. E. Sherwood officiating. Born March 19, 1883 in Caledonia New York, he married Cynthia E. Brown in 1906 and farmed in Canada before moving to Montana and Oregon. He later lived in Corvallis and had resided with a daughter in Washington since 1953. survivors include six daughters, a brother, 17 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
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DeWitt Guy Seekins
Chateau
Wash
Corvallis
Rev
R. E. Sherwood
Seekins
Caledonia
N. Y
Cynthia E. Brown
Arkona
Ontario
Canada
Sunburst
Farmington
Conrad
Pendroy
Washington
Vera Alexander
Portland
Ore
Jean Hamer
Helen Walcott
Sunnyside
Olive Meyer
Downs
Kan
Cora Watkins
Roy Seekins
Batavia
Wednesday Vehicle Fire Damages Wiring in Out of State Car
The Chateau Fire Department responded Wednesday at about 6 30 p m to a late model Chevrolet on fire. Faulty wiring is suspected as the cause. The blaze caused substantial damage to the wiring but no interior damage. The car was out of state.
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Chateau
Floral Open House at Choteau Floral and Greenhouse
Choteau Floral and Greenhouse will host an open house on Saturday December 3 from noon to 730 PM. Coffee and cookies will be served. Kenneth Tennis and his wife operate the business after leasing it in August from Julian and Mrs Stenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau Floral and Greenhouse
Kenneth Tennis
Choteau Floral
Choteau
Julian Stenson
Harry Swanson Funeral Services Held Monday
Harry A. Swanson 73 died at his Chateau home on Thanksgiving Day after two years of ill health. Funeral services were at Trinity Lutheran Church on Monday with Rev. Marlon Engberg. music by Marge Hanusa and Robert Gronberg. Interment in Chateau Cemetery. Surviving widow Emma Hedlund Swanson. three sons Donald A Choteau Weldon A Boise Idaho and Clifton HL Helena. a sister and a brother. 12 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Swanson
Chateau
Swanson
Trinity Lutheran Church
Marlon Engberg
Marge Hanusa
Robert Gronberg
William Olsen
Carl Olson
Ed Davis
William Lusty
Clyde Dahl
David Larson
Zwerneman
Montana
Pendrey
Teton County
Alexandria
Minn
John
Choteau
Methodist Youths Making Indian Study
The Methodist Youth Fellowship leads the church study on Affluence and Poverty with the session titled Cant We All Be Rich. On December 4 at 4 p.m. Rev. Conrad Himmel Browning and Vista workers William McDowell Tom Smith speak on Indian issues with slides and outreach work. coffee hour follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship
MYF
Conrad Himmel
Browning
Vista
William McDowell
Tom Smith
Spaghetti Dinner To Benefit Foreign Student At Choteau High
The Choteau High School American Field Service chapter will host a spaghetti supper in the grade school cafeteria Saturday December 3 starting at 5 pm. Plates cost 1 dollar, and proceeds finance a foreign student’s next year at Choteau High School, aligning with the invitational basketball tournament in the local gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau High School
The
American Field Service
Choteau Gym
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Bud Olson
Olson
Teton, Pondora
Jerry W. Breen
John McHugh
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Ron Lehnerz
Lehnerz
Larry Cook
Dennis Coady
Jayceens
Legion
K. G. Seekins
Seattle
Harry Swanson
Methodist
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