Chateau council approves sewer lagoon contract and bid adver tisement
The Chateau city council in regular session approved a contract for a sewer lagoon and authorized bid advertisements. A Nov 2 bond issue was approved, with bids to be opened Jan 3, 1955. Various residents discussed sewer plans and related costs. no action taken on park rest rooms. The council set a Jan 1, 1955 bond redemption and appointed William Irwin acting police magistrate during absences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Te City
Pil Breen
Pete Zgoda
Shentwrme
Lowell Meyers
Cowgill
North Chateau
Meyers
City of Chateau
City Park
Bud Taylor
Hirshberg
Elmer Dial
Hobson
Robert Gronberg
William ‘Irwin
City of Police
James Sulgrove
Halvorson
George Henderson
A. A. McAuley
Delegations Attend Helena Hearing on Western Express Freight Route
Businessmen from Chateau and the airfield joined two days of testimony at Helena over Western Express permit to run a motor freight line between Great Falls and Kalispell via U S Highways 89 or 91 through Conrad and Shelby. Teton county groups supported the truck line plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Airfield
Helena
Western Express
Great Falls
Kalispell
Conrad
Shelby
Teton County
Santa to visit Choteau for annual Kids Christmas Party
Santa will arrive at the Roxy theatre next Saturday December 11 for the annual Kids Christmas party sponsored by the Chateau Chamber of Commerce. Manager George Eichhorn kept travel plans under wraps but said Santa will reach the venue shortly before the 2 pm show, with free treats for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Roxy Theatre
Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
George Eichhorn
St. Nick
Choteau Chamber of Commerce
Choteau Drug
Robert Crocker
Walter Henneford
Milton McNea
Chateau
Intramural Basketball Underway At Grade School
Forty seven sixth to eighth grade boys turned out for intramural basketball on Wednesday December 1 as Principal Robert Gormley notes high interest. Teams will be balanced with about gree boys each and play through February with top records earning engraved trophies.
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Robert Gormley
Gree
Mnexaix
Ralph Hodes
Carl Johnson
Robert Ketelle
Post Office to Open Saturday Afternoons for Christmas
Postmaster C G Monkman announces the Post Office will be open all day on Saturdays December 11 and 18. Citizens are urged to mail packages and cards early to ensure delivery by Christmas Day.
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C. G. Monkman
Mrs. Stella Jacobson Rites Planned at St Joseph’s
Funeral services for Stella Louise Jacobson 58 will be read at St Joseph’s Catholic church at 10 a.m. Saturday. Rosary is set for Friday at 7 30 p.m. Banks Funeral Home handles arrangements. Surviving are daughters Dorothy Lindseth Jenie Brewster Nora Gebhart Ethel Score Hazel Jacobson a foster son Robert nine grandchildren two great grandchildren and several half brothers and sisters in Canada. Mrs Jacobson was a Gold Star mother whose son Donald fell on Okinawa.
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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Stella Louise Jacobson
Teton Rest Home
Pendroy
Ethel Score
Laguna Beach
Calif
Hazel Jacobson
Tacoma
Wash
Robert
Choteau
Canada
Banks Funeral Home
Jacobson
Franklin
George
Dawson Creek
B. C
Mabel LaRance
Donald
Okinawa
Joe Fallon
Gus Depner
Joe LaRance
Jerry Breen
John Edwards
Jarvis Walker
Trinity Lutheran Christmas Candlelighting Service
Lutherans invite the public to a Christmas Eve service at 11 30 pm with solos by Mrs Stelling and Mrs Gravdal. The choir directed by Mrs Wedum will participate, sponsored by the Dorcas Society and featuring many church members.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Farmers Union Meeting Slated for Pendroy
The Teton County Farmers Union hosts an all day meeting in Pendroy on Saturday December 11 starting at 10 00 a m with a pot luck dinner at noon The event invites all farmers and families with Miss Margaret Bucher state educational director speaking on FA scholarships and other farmer topics A Pendroy local program is planned.
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The
Teton County Farmers Union
Pendroy
Margaret Bucher
Breakfast at Mrs Fearon’s Phoenix Trailer Home
Mrs. Gertrude Fearon hosted a breakfast for Mr. and Mrs. Hampton Bloom and Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Cheetham in her trailer home at 4632 North 14th Place, Phoenix, Arizona. Mrs. T. J. Cheetham reports the informal gathering took place in early morning hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Cheetham
Phoenix
Ariz
Hampton Bloom
Gertrude~ Fearon
North
ACP Program Ends December 31
Montana farmers are cautioned that the 1954 Agricultural Conservation Program year ends December 31 and work after that date may be ineligible for federal cost sharing without special county ASC approval. Extensions and early completion requests are available through ASC offices to maximize conservation and maintain access to cost share funds.
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Montana
Leo. S. Kolstad
ASC
Kolstad
County ASC _committees
Choteau Bulldogs Ready for Cut Bank and Browning Matches
The Choteau Bulldogs prepare for Friday games against Cut Bank and Browning Indians with focus on ball handling defense and fast breaks. Coach Peterson emphasizes free throws stall practice and correcting Chinook game mistakes as they hunt their first win against a hot and cold Cut Bank squad.
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Thez Choteau ‘Bulldogs
Cut ‘Bank
Wolves
Indhce Arts Tea ‘Ight
Simmsen Fain
Choteau
Peterson
Cut Bank
Browning Indians
Chatear
Revidogs
Havre
Havre Central 40Ers
Havre Central
Chateau
Supt Ed Schiller Attends Northwest Meet in Salt Lake
Supt Ed Schiller, superintendent of schools, attended the Northwest Association meeting in Salt Lake City for two days last week. He helped review accreditation standards and served on a committee examining fully approved high schools from Idaho and Alaska. Montana schools were noted for high standards, with more Montana representation than any other state. Château High School moved from advised to fully approved accreditation.
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Ed Schiller
Northwest Association
Ne Lake City
Supt. Schiller
Association
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Alaska
Hawaii
Supt
Schiller
Chateau High School
Police Court Dockets In Irwin Court Forfeitures Noted
In Justice William Irwin's court Gordon Stewart Fisher of Conrad forfeited a $25 bond on a reckless driving charge. Bob Dunn Harry Stacy and William M Colquitt each forfeited $10 for failure to possess valid driver's licenses. No cases were reported in Justice J M Sulgrove's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Irwin
Gordon Stewart
Fisher
Conrad
Bob Dunn
Harry Stacy
William M. Colquitt
J.M. Sulgrove
Independents Win Two In Tight Weekend Showdowns
Choteau Independents defeated Fairfield 49 47 in a tight contest at Choteau High School gym. McFarlane and Wilks led with 15 and 14 points while Fairfield’s Lesmeister had 13 as Choteau made 19 free throws to Fairfield’s nine. In the second game, the Independents overwhelmed the National Guard 61 40 with Keith McFarlane scoring 22 of his team’s points and Charles Blixrud fueling the win.
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Choteau
Conrad
National Guard
Dutton
Pam
Choteau Independents
Fairfield
Chateau High School
McFarlane
Wilks
Lesmeister
Independents
Indies
Keith McFarlane
Charles Blixrud
Seal Returns Are Good in Teton County Drive
Teton County Christmas Seal drive reports strong early support. Mrs. Tom Selstad, county chairman, says donations exceed 380.00 in the first eight days and urges residents who have not yet sent in gifts to do so soon.
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Teton County
Gale
Tom Selstad
Origin of Christmas Tree Feature of Local Club Program
The Chateau Women's club met December 7 at Edna Henderson's home with Miss Schroder as assistant. An informative program traced the Christmas tree origins from Druids to Saint Winifred and described tree symbols. Readings and carols framed the event, followed by a Bethlehem innkeeper lament and refreshments.
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Chateau Women’s Club
Edna Henderson
Schroder
Hos
St. Winifred
Ground Observer Corps Recruiting Office Opens After Christmas
K M Bridenstine of the Cha teau Civil Defense committee announced a Ground Observer Corps recruiting office will open in city hall after Christmas. The program will run with the office open a couple of nights weekly to recruit volunteers and coordinate activities.
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K. M. Bridenstine
Civil Defense Committee
Chateau
Ground Observer Corps
Bridenstine
Snappy Stenson Conducts Timber Cruise in Stanford
J.2s known as Snappy Stenson travels to Stanford for a timber cruise event. The report notes his role and the locale as the setting for the activity without additional context.
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Stenson
Stanford
Pioneer Peace Officer Bill Dorrington Dies at 81
William J. Dorrington Sr., 81, died early Saturday in a Kalispell hospital after a long illness. He served as a deputy sheriff in Teton County, joined the Montana Fish and Game Department as a deputy game warden at Conrad in 1909, resigned in 1918, returned in 1926, and retired in March 1948. He received a gold pin in September for his service and was a member of Chateau Lodge No. 44 AF and AM. Last rites were held at Libby.
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William J. Dorrington Sr
Kalispell
Teton County
Montana Fish and Game Department
Conrad
Fish and Game Department of Montana
Chateau Lodge No. 44
A.M
Libby
S-D Day Set for December 15 Nationwide Safety Drive
Next Wednesday marks Safe-Driving Day across the country with the goal of 24 hours without traffic accidents. President Eisenhower urges all motorists and pedestrians to participate as governors mayors and county officials back the effort. In Choteau and Teton County local businesses including the Choteau Bakery will highlight safety by wrapping a safety message with every loaf sold.
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Chateau
Teton County
Eisenhower
Henry Helf
Choteau
Larson and Pendray Head to Phoenix for Winter
RK Larson Pendray leave for Phoenix Arizona with Bill Wellenstein for about two weeks in the sun. Mrs Larson, recovered from surgery in Rochester Minnesota, will join her husband in Phoenix for the winter.
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T. RK. Larson
Pendray
Phoenix
Ariz
Bill Wellenstein
Sunny
South
Mrs. Larson
Rochester
Minn
Western Express Seeks Permit Expansion For Montana Routes
The applicant Western Express currently operates Billings to Sweetgrass and Billings to Missoula via State Highway 6 and holds an interstate permit for irregular Havre to Summit service. It proposes overnight Spokane to Great Falls via a connecting line if approved. Testimony noted a potential unnumbered secondary route linking Dutton Choteau Fairfield and Choteau with Dutton Conrad and Shelby if sanctioned.
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Western Express
Billings
Sweetgrass
Missoula
Havre
Summit
Spokane
Great Falls
Wilds Fairfield
Choteau
Dutton, Conrad and
Shelby
Senior Class Play to Show Two Nights
The senior class presents Here Come the Brides at 8:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium with two performances on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 15 and 16. Directed by D. J. Reed, the comedy features Jimmy Took and Bill Thompson in a chaotic bridal scramble with multiple cross dressed characters and a cast including Nick Tomayer, Leo Rowley, and Barbara Johnson, among others. Tickets are sold by the senior class.
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D. J. Reed
Jimmy Took
Dan
Jimmy
Bill Thompson
Bill
Ellen
Mrs McManus Visits Vernal Family and Adopts Grandsons
Mrs William McManus returned Sunday by plane from Vernal Utah where she spent a week with her daughter and family Mr and Mrs Dave Barrett She also enjoyed meeting her two adopted grandsons Rickie and Connie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McManus
Vernal
Dave Barrett
Rickie
Connie
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Kreisht Commissions
Roxy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Montana Railroad Commission
James Henderson
Cedric Schrogter
Grant Curtis
D. M. Reynolds
Ed Obernokte
Ken Thompson
Oliver Hanson
Joe Knudtzon
Harukd Hinman
United Press
Mrs
Stella Jacobson
Robe Malcom
Venice
California
Pendroy and
Chowan
Monarch Lumber Co
Malcom
Ethyl Clark
Leata G. Ragan
Northwest
Salt Lake
GOC
Bill Dorrington
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