Unseasonal Warmth Continues in Teton County
Unseasonably warm weather persists in Teton County and much of Montana with a December high of 64 degrees reported on Tuesday and several days in the 50s. November brought only 0.03 inch of precipitation, continuing a dry spell since the 1950s, yet winter grains show unexpected resilience per county agent Ray Kelly who cites reduced dry winds as a contributing factor.
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Teton County
Montana
Chateau
Ray Kelly
Kelly
Juniors Lead In Chateau High Honor Roll
Thirty six Chateau High School students earned honor roll for the second six weeks. The junior class led with 13 students, 18 percent of the class. Senior, sophomore, and freshman totals followed with 6, 8, and 9 students respectively, with grade averages listed for each named student.
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Chateau High School
Judy Morris
Audrey Sheble
Miriam Vail
Karen Gravdal
Linda Vance
Susan Meadows
Grant Gormley
David Shannon
Carol Miller
Karen Miller
Donna Nett
Beverly Faurete
Ralph Paulus
Terry Rentmeister
Kaye Caskey
Coy Davidson
Linda Pedersen
Tom Dellno
Candy Stenson
Karen Peck
Rae Depner
Mary Meyers
Greg Diener
Sally Meadows
Carol Alzheimer
Bette Johensen
Diana Sander
Jan Voorhees
Clifford Sabo
Forest Service Sets Rules for Yule Tree Cutting
The U S Forest Service outlines Christmas tree rules for the Chateau area. Ranger Vergil Lindsey requires cutting only in side drainages of the Teton canyon roads, at least 200 feet from trails, no topping, and no spruce cuts with spruce needles noted as a clue.
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U. S. Forest Service
Chateau
Vergil Lindsey
Teton
Teton Canyon
Lindsey
Bear, Rierdon
Green Gulches
South Fork
Clary Coulee
Waldron Creek
North Fork
West Fork
Roy Aune Attends Minneapolis Show
Roy Aune of A and P Motors attended the Minneapolis show described as the Show of the Century. The 1964 Minneapolis Moline line was unveiled with about 3,000 dealers and their wives present. Attendees came from forty seven states and most Canadian provinces.
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Roy Aune
A & P Motors
Dutton
Minneapolis-Moline
Minneapolis
M-M Company
Aune
States
Shelmerdine 25th Anniversary Dinner Attended by Several
Thanksgiving guests from Great Falls Libby and nearby towns gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hin doen for the 25th wedding anniversary dinner of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Shelmerdine. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Walt Magee Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Roxy Clark Mr. and Mrs. Jean Thuillier and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hindden.
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Walt Magee
Earl Kelly
Great Falls
Alfred Shelmerdine
Libby
Roxy Clark
Jean Thuillier
Gary Hindden
Hindoen
Fairfield Man Dies In Nebraska Town
Harold Fred Stack 53, former Fairfield area farmer, died Monday in Kimball Nebraska where he served as a field engineer on a Minuteman Missile project. Funeral set for Saturday 11 am at St Josephs Catholic Church Chateau with Rev Thomas Gannon officiating. Rosary Friday 7 15 p m in the Chateau church. Stack born in Michigan, homesteaded at Big Sandy, later farmed at Hingham and Fairfield Beach, joined US Army Engineers in 1951. Survived by widow four sons a sister and three brothers.
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Harold Fred Stack
Fairfield Area
Kimball
Neb
Banks Funeral Home
Chateau
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Thomas Gannon
Stack
Michigan
Montana
Fred Stack
Big Sandy
Maybelle J. Bury
Hingham
Fairfield Beach
U. S. Army Engineers
Dennis
Seattle
Jack
Paradise
Calif
Thomas
Great Falls
Neil
James Ferris
Gerald
Tallahassee
Fla
Chester
Anchorage
Alaska
Bernard
James J. Sheerin
Chateau Catholic
St. James Community Hospital
Butte
St. Mary’s Church
Sheerin
New Bedford
Mass
Fall River
Carroll College
Helena
Chateau Parish
Joseph F. Schulte
Anaconda
St. Mary’s Mission
Stevensville
Choteau
St. Matthews Church
Kalispell
T. J. Gannon
Fire Destroys Haystack Near Bynum Ranch
A $2,000 haystack burned at the William and Kenneth Johnson ranch north of Bynum after a field fire swept into the stack. Pendroy fire department and neighbors confined the blaze to five acres but could not save the stack. The fire started about 3:30 p.m. and ashes were plowed under by midnight. cause undetermined per Johnson.
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William and Kenneth Johnson
Bynum
Pendroy Fire Department
Rita's Knitting Shop Opens to Positive Community Response
Mrs. Joe LaRance stated the new Rita's Knitting Shop opened Monday and drew strong local support with residents pleased to have a full line of knitting supplies and yarns in Chateau. Door prize winners announced include Mrs. Robert Zion Mrs. Ed Savik and Jerre Swenson.
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Joe LaRance
Rita
Corbetts Visit Seuferts Sunday
Mr and Mrs Joe Corbett of Cascade visited George and Seufert on Sunday.
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Joe Corbett
Cascade
Unexpected Prisoner Release Thwarts County Jail Break
Gary McCracken paid a $25 traffic fine to secure release from Teton County Jail Friday night before an attempted breakout was detected. Sheriff Al Becker said McCracken dug an 18 inch by five foot by five foot hole with a table knife in the east wall, while two other inmates denied involvement. A warrant was issued for McCracken on destruction of county property and attempted jail break.
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Teton County
Gary McCracken
Ledger
McCracken
al Becker
Becker
Choteau Merchants Welcome Season With Late Shopping Nights
Choteau merchants plan five late shopping nights starting Friday with most shops open until 9 p.m. Special Saturday hours and free babysitting by Chateau Girl Scout Troop 7 are set for December with supervision by Mrs. Duane Reisch and Mrs. Myles Standish. The effort aims to keep shoppers local and provide convenient gift buying times while supporting community projects and upcoming chamber appointments.
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Choteau Chamber of Commerce
Gale Isakson
Isakson
Chateau Girl Scout Troop
American Legion Hall
Duane Reisch
Myles Standish
Girl Scouts
Chamber
George Higgins
Bill Obernolte
Marl Faurote
Tom Hammond
Leonard Sheble
al Hensley
Stroh
Five CHS senior girls vie for Teton Junior Miss title
The first Teton County Junior Miss Pageant will be held Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Chateau High School auditorium. CHS seniors Judy Zgoda Linda Vance Karen Gravdal Audrey Sheble and Kathy Boussard compete for the county crown with a talent show and a look toward Montana finals in Kalispell.
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CHS
Teton
Teton County
Chateau High School
Judy Zgoda
Linda Vance
Karen Gravdal
Audrey Sheble
Kathy Boussard
Chateau Jaycees
Montana
Kalispell
Ron Hecht
Jaycee
Wheat Bowl Hoop Rivalry Will Resume
The Power Pirates host the Dutton Cardinals Friday in the 1963 64 Wheat Bowl series opener. A new trophy will be started after each school retired two trophies in past years. Two wins in one season give a school two legs, three legs retire a trophy, and a split season counts for neither side. Cardinals look strong with lettermen returning, while Power under Gratton aims for its strongest lineup after a season opening loss to Fairfield. Returning Pirates include Dan Andrews Dennis Grundhauser Clarence Mellinger Ted Neuman Leon Toeckes and Ed Toenges. The Pirates schedule through the holidays includes Dec 7 at Centerville Dec 13 vs Best Huskies at Best, and Dec power opens post holiday with the Power Invitational Jan 3 4 featuring Augusta Brady and Dutton.
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Power Pirates
Dutton Cardinals
Power
Cardinals
Pirates
Gratton
Fairfield
Bucs
Butch Loftsgaarden
Dan Andrews
Dennis Grundhauser
Clarence Mellinger
Ted Neuman
Leon Toeckes
Ed Toenges
Centerville
Brady Bulldogs
Mrs. Elliott Burned In Fire At Home
Mrs. Cecil Elliott suffered first and second degree burns from alcohol cleaning fluid igniting while she cleaned a restaurant uniform at her Vern Scott house. Doctors say the burns are painful but not serious. she will stay at Teton Memorial Hospital a day or two. The incident occurred around 7 30 p.m. when she ran into the yard and fell as flames spread.
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Chateau
Cecil
Teton Memorial Hospital
Elliott
Tom Brown
Elliotts
Rev C G duBois Appointed rector in Estherville Iowa
Former Chateau pastor Rev Charles G duBois leaves Great Falls diocese for Estherville Grace Church appointment. He previously led St Stephen's Choteau 1958 to 1966, was ordained priest Sept 19 1959, worked 19 years in radio, and authored Kick the Dead Lion about the Little Big Horn.
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Charles G. duBois
Chateau
Estherville
Iowa
Grace Church
duBois
Church of the Incarnation Episcopal
Great Falls
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Choteau
Sacred Order of Priests
Little Big Horn
Second Grader Wins In Poster Contest
Norma Bouma a Chateau Elementary School second grader won second place in the 1963 Forest and Range Fire Prevention poster contest in Montana. The primary division covers the first three grades and the winner was a Missoula girl. The Keep Montana Green Association and Montana Jaycees sponsored the contest with Chateau Jaycees underwriting local entries.
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Norma Bouma
Chateau
Miss Bouma
Harold Bouma
Montana
Missoula
Keep Montana Green Association
Montana Jaycees
Chateau Jaycees
Mourning Cancels Democrat Meeting in Teton County
Gordon McOmber president announces the December Teton County Democratic Club meeting is cancelled and all party activity suspended during the mourning period for the late President John F Kennedy.
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Teton County
Democratic Club
Gordon McOmber
McOmber
John F. Kennedy
Klass Ray Smith Dies at Great Falls
Klass Raymond Smith 83 died November 21 at his Great Falls home after shoveling snow. Born March 31, 1880 in Wydenes Netherlands he emigrated 1903, homesteaded in Oregon, moved to Farmington 1906 then retired to Great Falls in 1944. Survived by wife Josephine, son Raymond, daughter Mrs. William Burkhart and seven grandchildren. Funeral November 23 at a Great Falls funeral home with Odd Fellows rites. burial Highland Cemetery.
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Klass Raymond Smith
Burton Beach
Great Falls
Smith
Wydenes
Holland
United States
Oregon
Farmington
Josephine Matson
Raymond
William Burkhart
George C. Cowie
Odd Fellows Lodge
Highland Cemetery
Beatrice Barton Hosts Thanksgiving at Home
Beatrice Barton a senior at MS.C. spent Thanksgiving at the Barton home with her parents Mr and Mrs Al Barton. Guests included Del Weston of Great Falls Mr and Mrs John Swanson Jr and their children Scott Carolyn and Paula Pendray along with Mrs Swanson who is Beatrices aunt and Mrs Christine Largent of Great Falls also attended.
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Beatrice Barton
al Barton
Ms.c
Bartons
del Weston
Great Falls
John Swanson Jr
Scott
Carolyn
Paula
Pendray
Swanson
Christine Largent
City Council Passes Regulation Ordinance 154
The Chateau City Council on Monday night approved final reading of Ordinance 154 setting airport rules to conform with the master plan for the Chateau air terminal. Protest petitions against ordinances 152 and 153, aiming for a 1965 city election referendum, were reported as checked and accepted.
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Chateau City
Chateau Air Terminal
James Sulgrove
Jack Sangray
Chateau
Sangray
Great Falls
Bozeman
William Irwin
Fred Barribal
Irwin
California
Barribal
Arizona
Mrs. Carl Malone Dies in Chateau After Illness
Mrs. Carl Edythe Malone 69 died Friday in Teton Memorial Hospital after illness. Funeral held Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev A Bernard Gravdal officiating. Surviving husband Fred Saylor. son F T Saylor. four stepchildren. sister Ruth Baker. brother Fred Smith. four grandchildren. Burial in Chateau Cemetery.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Carl
Edythe) Malone
Teton Memorial Hospital
Dutton High School
Teton County
Malone
Whiting
Iowa
Fred Saylor
Great Falls
Chateau
Saylor
Carl Malone
Federal Land Bank
Helena
Fidelity Chapter No
Choteau
White Shrine of
Jerusalem
Sapphira Temple No
Daughters of the Nile
A. Bernard Gravdal
D. P. Fabrick
Ted Halvorson
Arthur Weist
W. F. Olsen
Russell Larson
John Dunckel
Chateau Cemetery
Scouts Cut Trees For Annual Christmas Tree Sale
Cub Scout Pack No. 91 and fathers thinning the South Fork of the Teton under U S Forest Service supervision. Vergil Lindsay reported the effort as 212 Douglas Fir trees were prepared for sale at Choteau Floral and Greenhouse and Moser's General Store Pendroy. DeMolay chapter cut trees on North Fork Waldron Creek for Abbott Implement Company sale.
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Teton
U. S. Forest Service
Vergil Lindsay
Choteau
Choteau Floral and Greenhouse
Moser’s General Store
Pendroy
Choteau DeMolay
Waldron Creek
Abbott Implement Company
Heart Fund Memorials Reported For 1962 Oil County Gifts
The Teton Heart Memorial Fund reports $118 in memorials this year under chairwoman Mrs. John O'Neil. Through 1962 county gifts total $267. Gifts honor deceased or living memorials support cardiovascular research and prevention. Donors include S W Lindseth Choteau Frank Vining Sr Great Falls Robert Rothweiler Great Falls Gene Johnson Dutton Louis Fuhringer Great Falls and others in Choteau and Great Falls.
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Teton Heart Memorial Fund
John O’neil
O’neil
S.W. Lindseth
Choteau
Frank Vining Sr
Great
Corbett Elected Montana State Representative Delegate
Bryan Corbett of Chateau was one of seven Montana men chosen to represent the state as a delegate to the American Angus Association's annual meeting. The session opened Tuesday at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago after the Angus breeding cattle show at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago Stock Yards.
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Bryan Corbett
Montana
American Angus Association
Conrad Hilton
Chicago
Corbett
Choteau Bulldogs Rally Then Fall To Central
Coach Chuck Peck praised Choteau defense after a weekend split. The Bulldogs beat Fort Benton 61-48, then lost to Great Falls Central 49-46 amid offensive struggles and erratic shooting. Gary Dunckel led rebounding, Day and Hammond top scorers, with Stott pacing Choteau in scoring at 19.
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Chuck Peck
Bulldog
Choteau
Bulldogs
Fort Benton
Great Falls’ Central
Peck
Chargea
Chateau
Fort’ Benton
GFC
Benton
Gary Dunckel
Big Sandy
Pion
Eers
Shelby
Mike ‘Hammond
Jappe
Hammond
D. Johnson
Hotesu
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Forest Service
Nebraska
Augusta
Brady
C. G. duBois
Klass Ray Smith
Mrs
Heart Fund
Central
Longhorns
Stott
Dellno
Dellwo
Nermis
Gormley
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