Teton County Junior Miss Pageant Opens Entries
Chateau Jaycees sponsor the Teton County Junior Miss pageant at Chateau High School on January 3. Chair Jack Reiding says scholarships, gift certificates and trophies await the winner who advances to a state contest for a $1,300 scholarship and other prizes, then to a national pageant in Mobile Alabama with a $10,000 first prize. Judging covers scholastic achievement poise youth fitness creative arts and a judges conference. Reiding emphasizes the event is not a beauty contest and no swimsuits or cheesecake is allowed.
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Teton County
Chateau Jaycees
Chateau High ‘School
Jack Reiding
the Jaycees
Reiding
Kalispell
Christmas Tree Cutting Policy Outlined for Lewiston Clark Forest
Forest Supervisor George Roskie announced rules for Christmas tree cutting on national forest land. One tree per family may be cut with a local district permit for trees sold commercially. Restrictions aim to protect scenic and watershed values, banning cutting near North Fork of the Teton River below Waldron Creek, in campgrounds, near summer homes, and within 100 feet of roads.
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Lewis and Clark Forest
George Roskie
Roskie
Tanger
North Fork
Teton River
Waldron Creek
ASC Ballots To Be Tallied At County Convention
Observers invited to witness counting starting 8 a.m. with Manuel Glen Yeager and LSSE FitzGerald in charge. Newly elected community committeemen will meet December 13 to select county officers for 1966 terms. Convention delegates will elect committeemen for one, two, and three year terms and appoint alternates. Open to the public to view secret ballot procedures.
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Manuel
ASC
Glen “Yeager
LSSE
Fitzgérald
Beckriches to Move to Havre This Month
Mr and Mrs Dave Beckrich will move to Havre by December 2. Beckrich accepted a machinist position with Valley Motors after arriving in Chateau in July 1962. He has been employed by Knudtzon Lumber Co.
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Dave’ ‘Beckrich
Havre
Beckrich
Valley Motors
Beckriches
Chateau
Final Rites Held Saturday For A. Larkin
Final rites for Andrew Larkin 96 of Fairfield were held Saturday in Great Falls with Rev. Vernon K. Hanks presiding. Burial followed at Fort Benton Cemetery. Survivors include widow Susan and two sons R. A. Rudy and Lawrence, all of Great Falls, seven grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren.
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Andrew Larkin
Fairfield
Great Falls
Vernon K. Hanks
Fort Benton
Floyd McKinley
Walter Tackee
Richard Tackee
Robert Carlson
Howell Harris
Bruno Reichelt
Ole Raniere
Clyde Stovall
Ken Laubach
Barney Sparrow
Rudy Weinger
Joel Overholser
Frank Kelly
Joel Tackee
Buff Buffington
Ben
Salem
Benton
Havre-Great Falls
Montana
Abo
Airport Improvements at Chateau Field Set for 1966 Completion
Montana Aeronautics Commission says Chateau airport redevelopment should finish by fall 1966. Bids may be called early 1966 with construction possibly starting mid year. Planned upgrades include a 3,900 by 60 foot runway a 100 by 30 foot taxiway and a 300 by 150 foot aircraft apron. Project cost about 754,137 funded by a 29,149 FAA grant and a 25,588 state loan.
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Chateau
Montana Aeronautics Commission
Federal Aviation Agency
State Aeronautics Commission
Roberts Family Plans Move During Husband's Overseas Service
Mrs. Kenneth Roberts and her son from Great Falls will reside at Chateau with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Scott while the husband serves overseas.
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Kenneth Roberts
Great Falls
Moarod Chateau
Roberts
Eldon Scott
Teton County Voters Decide on 150000 Rest Home Bond
Teton County voters from 14 precincts will decide in eight hours on a proposed 150000 bond issue to fund a county rest home. The measure, debated by county leaders for months, would authorize issuance of amortization bonds to finance a 60 bed facility if approved. The current rest home operates under a temporary license set to expire year end, with the ARC Corp promising a private 60 bed option if the bond fails.
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Teton County
Board of County, Commissioners
State Board*Of“Health
Bank
Chateau
ARC Corp
Choteau
Glacier County ’. Board of Commissioners
Glacier Rest Home
Russell Sewell
Arthur
Tavary
Rest
Martin
Shannon
Board of County Commissioners
Teton
State Board of Health
Montana
John ’S. Anderson
Health
Hill-Harris
Bulldogs Face Conrad and Shelby in Weekend Tournament
Chateau's Bulldogs travel to Shelby for the Invitational, facing Conrad in the opener at 7 30 p.m. The team aims to slow Conrad's fast break as coach Charles Peck calls them underdogs. Fort Benton and Big Sandy games showed mixed shooting and veteran challenges.
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Chateau
Bulldogs
Shelby
Conrad
Cut Bank
Big Sandy
Fort Benton
Longhorns
LeRoy Banns
Banis
Peck
Gerry Yeager
Choteau Council to Review Zoning Codification Plan
The Choteau city council plans action on re codification of the zoning ordinance prepared after study by a zoning commission led by Thomas McCartney and others. Readings and public hearings will precede adoption to update the 1940 code and remove unnecessary provisions.
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Choteau City
Choteau
Thomas McCartney
A. E. Young
E. C. Hensley
John Dunckel
William McCauley
Kenneth. E. Sturgis
Miss Chalmers to Represent Montana at National Junior Horticulture Meet
Miss Iean Chalmers of the Farmington community is one of four 4-H club members who will represent Montana at the National Junior Horticulture Association convention in Cincinnati Ohio the week of December 6. She earned the trip for outstanding 4-H work and will present a demonstration on freezer use of horticultural products and compete in a national judging and identification contest. Teton county banks First National Fairfield Dutton State and Citizens State Chateau funded additional travel costs not covered by the award. The delegation will travel by automobile, accompanied by extension horticulturist Ville McCarver. Travel time is three days each way with departure set for December 3 from Bozeman.
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Iean “Chalmers
Farmington
Montana
Cincinnati
Ohio
Teton County
Fairfield
Dutton State
Dutton
Citizens State
Chateau
Ensr
Chalmers
Trave Automobile
Ville McCarver
State University At
Pioneer-Telephone party noted in Black Eagle event
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a Pioneer-Telephone party and a Black Eagle event on a Saturday night. Details are unclear due to damaged wording.
Farm land program to shift cropland for conservation
Secretary Orville Freeman outlines a long term land use program to move up to 49 million acres into public benefit uses over five to ten years. The cropland adjustment program lowers costs by diverting acreage while supporting farmers with payments and conservation cost shares under a national framework.
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Orville L.iFreeman
Avill
CAP
van der Jong-teryn
Elizabeth Robertson Mutch 1887 obituary in Fairfield
Funeral services for Elizabeth Robertson Mutch 88 of Fairfield will be today at 2 p.m. from the United Church of Christ with Rev Jon Wagier officiating Banks Funeral Home in charge of arrangements She died November 29 at the Teton County Rest Home Survivors include two daughters Mrs Glen Spoon Mrs Agnes Lindseth two sons William Mutch Els Cajan Martin Mutch a brother George Robertson and a sister Janet Repersom Frazerburg Scotland Pallbearers John Ammond Marvin Lewis Curtis Ammondson Robert Carlson Harry Freeman Forbes Leslie Billings
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Elizabeth Robertson
Mutch
Fairfield
United Church of Christ
Jon “Wagier
Banks Funeral Home
Mrs. Mutchi
Teton County
John
Ammond
Marvin Lewis
Curtis
Ammondson
Scotland
George B. Mutch
Glen
Elma Jane) Spoon
Westport
Wash
eMrar A. O
Agnes) Lindseth
Choteau
Wiliam
Oa “Mutch
Els Cajan
Calif
Martin
Havre
George
Robertson
Toronto
Canada
Janet
Frazerburg
Gottbreth Pleads Guilty to Robbery Case
Gottbreth pleads guilty to robbery in the case involving Glittord and Gottbrethrie. The 21 year old defendant faced charges related to the alleged crime and admitted guilt in court.
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Gottbreth
Glittord
Gottbrethrie
Gottbreth’s
Fort Benton Beats Choteau in Basketball Showdown
Fort Benton defeated Choteau 54 to 34 and 49 to 37 last week in a two-game series. Rudy Ameline led the Sulipups with 10 points as Choteau rallied in the fourth quarter but fell short.
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Choteau
Fort
Benton
Big Sandy
John Rose
Fort ¢Benton
Bull Pox
Trail
Ss Choteau
Fort Renee
Rudy Ameline
Lehnert
John
Camden i
Man Bound For District Court After Sun River Canyon Arrest
Sheriff records show Albert Becker bound for district court on December 17 after the arrest of Meade from Stecker Cabins in Sun River Canyon. Meade, who had been jailed at A Lodge, was released after serving four sentences on a felony charge and released on own recognizance.
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Athe
Peate A
Irwin
District Court
Albert Becker
Fred
Martimes Gulch
Meade
Raeides
Stecker
Sun‘River ‘Canyon
Pit
Mret Lawrence Perry Receives Till Dieg o yore
Incomplete OCR fragment notes a person named Mret Lawrence Perry and a quoted phrase referencing Diego with unclear context. No further readable details establish event, date, or organization.
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Mret Lawrence . Perry
Lee ‘Diego
Ore
Funeral Rites Saturday for Gronberg in Choteau
Funeral services for Howard Martin Gronberg 41 will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev Marlow Engberg officiating. Burial in Choteau cemetery. Gronberg a Choteau service station operator born January 20 1924 in Choteau served in the Army 1943 1946 European Theater. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survived by widow and six children and his parents brothers and sisters. Banks Funeral Home in charge.
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Howard Martin Gronberg
Trinity Lutheran Church
Marlow Engberg
Gronberg
Choteau
Choteau High School
Americans’ Legion
Véterans’ of Foreign Wars
Mabel A. Bergen
Dutton
Dianne M
Shirley A
Sharon L
John
Martin
James Howard
Martin Gronberg
Robert W. Gronberg
Richard N. Gronberg
Anderson
Afb
Guam
LaVerne
Lois) Peterson
Boardman
Ore
Roy
Lou) Baumgartner
Anaconda
Robert
Mae) Vehren
Hopkins
Minn
Banks
Drive-In Burglary Reported in Choteau
Choteau police are investigating a break-in at Ted's Drive-In. Burglars entered through a side door after breaking a window and escaped with about 130 dollars in cash and 20 cartons of assorted cigarette brands.
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Choteau Police
Ted’s
Iin
Choteau
Funeral services for Wie Dupuis set today in Augusta
Funeral services for Wie Dupuis aged 68 are scheduled at 2 p.m. today at Augusta Community Church with burial in Augusta Cemetery. He died this week at Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital.
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Harrison Veteran's
Final Services Held for Marie Clayton in Choteau
Final services for Marie Clayton 76 longtime Choteau resident were held Monday at St Joseph Church with Rev William Morley officiating Burial followed in Choteau cemetery She died November 26 in Teton County Rest Home after an extended illness Born November 17 1891 in Chicago she married Ralph Clayton in 1915 and taught rural schools Her husband died in 1955 Survivors include a nephew James P Caffney Seattle Washington
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Marie Clayton
Choteau
St. ‘Joseph's Catholic Church
William Morley
Teton County
al Jaumette
Myles Standish
Emil
Johnson
Fred. Swenson
Peter Huidekoper
Art Tesch
Clayton
Chicago
Ralph Clayton
Chateau
James P. Caffney
Seattle
Choteau Post Office Nears Completion Amid Install Delays
Post office construction in Choteau nears finish as light fixtures are installed. Contractor Bob Zion says equipment arrival holds up occupancy, with transfer from old to new building unlikely before Christmas and inspectors from Seattle expected next week.
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Choteau
Bob Zion
Zion
Seattle
Chateau
Ngek
C. Gi
Monkman
Choteau Merchants Extend Evening Hours for Christmas
Choteau shoppers will be able to buy after hours on several Fridays before Christmas. Chamber of Commerce President Gale Asakian said merchants will stay open until 9 p.m. on dates including December 10 17 18 and 21 for late shopping convenience.
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Choteau
Gale
Asakion
Chamber
of Commerce
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A. Larkin
Cante
Old Rest Home
American Hospital Association
Arthur ‘Tavary
Cut
Nsalmers
Joan
Jane Sre
Droge Pam
Ithe
anNacré
Ima
ASCS
Sheen
Howard Gronberg
Sears Scare
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