Campaign push for March of Dimes funds in Teton
Frank E. McDoell Montana state representative met with Eddie Howard and Mayor Ted Halvorson at Chateau last week to urge increased donations for polio research and vaccination efforts. Howard stressed the urgency of funding to protect children from crippling poliomyelitis and to support families, urging community involvement and broader organization participation in the campaign.
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Frank E. McDoell
Montana
National Foundation For
Howard
Teton
National Foundation of
Batadie Howard
Ted Halvorson
Centre Over
Polio Foundation
Chateau Clergy Christmas Messages Worthy season of open heart
The message urges renewed love and good will during Christmas and the New Year. It calls for timely words and deeds to lift those burdened by grief and hardship, stressing that true success comes from what we give to others and the healing power of friendship. Continued on Page 12.
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Christ
Tidings of Great Joy from a Christmas Message
The Rev T J Gannon offers a Christmas reflection on the birth of Jesus Christ as both true God and true man. He cites St Thomas Aquinas and urges faith and obedience, urging readers to welcome Christmas with joy and to heed Venite Adoremus.
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St. Luke
Bethlehem
God
Christ
Emmanuel God
St. Thomas Aquinas
Coul
Jesus Christ
Rev
T. J. Gannon
Catholic Church
Joint Masons and Star Lodge Hold December Installation
Chateau Lodge No. 44 AF and AM and Fidelity Chapter No. 18 OE S held a joint installation on Wednesday December 16 1953 with installing officers Gordon A Folmes for the Masons and Mrs Amanda H Parker for the Eastern Stars. New officers for Chateau Lodge No. 44 include Myles L. Stantish as worshipful master and George V. Blodgskiss as junior warden. Fidelity Chapter No. 18 installed Helen L. Clark as worthy matron and Chester H. Thomas as worthy patron with a full slate of officers led by Geo Morey and Mrs Reva F P Thomas.
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Chateau Lodge
A.F
A.M
Fidelity
O.E.S
Gordon A. Folmes
Masons
Amanda H. Packer
Myles L. Stantish
Wm. F. Olsen
George V. Blodgskiss
Robert Gronberg
Wm. G. Irwin
Lyle H. Standish
E. R. Poore
Ant. H. Clark
Chester H. Thomas
G. &. Monkman
Louth
Marshal
Helen Ballantyne
Greta J. Swenson
Adah
Marie Morey
Ruth
Virginia A Hendrickson
Esther
Charlotte M. Stelling
Martha
Barbara J. Swenson
Electa
Helen D. Sabo
Glenn R Stoudt
Sentinel
One Firemen's Ball Slated For Choteau This Year
The Choteau Volunteer Fire Department will hold a single New Year’s Eve dance at the Choteau park pavilion with music by the Happy Four. Noisemakers will be provided and Moose Lodge ladies will serve lunch at midnight. The department thanks the Moose Lodge for ten years of support.
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Choteau
Choteau Park
Masonic Temple
Moose Hall
Chateau’ Moose Lodge
Chateau Guard Activation Set For Dec 28
National Guard Company F of the 163rd Armored Cavalry will be activated Monday December 28 in Helena with Lt Joe Anderson in command Brig Gen S H Mitchell announces. Company A of the 210th Engineers will follow December 29 at Anaconda under Lt Don Torgerson. Each unit will have two officers and 25 enlisted men. Choteau attorney K M Bridenstine will serve as executive officer. The activation brings total Armored Cavalry companies to 22.
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163Rd Armored Cavalry National Guar
Joe Anderson
S. H. Mitchell
Helena
210th~Engineers
Anaconda
Don Torgerson
K. M. Bridenstine
Choteau
Choteau Guard
Armored Cavalry
Browning Man Faces Robbery Charge
Winslow Devereaux of Browning is charged with robbing Roy J. Gallatin of Dutton on December 10. Gallatin, who picked up two men in Chateau, was beaten near the Great Falls pet cemetery and robbed of about 100 dollars, two checks totaling 1 275, and a 125 dollar watch. A 415 dollar billfold was found in Gallatin’s pickup. The preliminary hearing is set for January 5 in Great Falls.
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Winslow Devereaux
Browning
Roy J. Gallatin
Dutton
Gallatin
Chateau
Great Falls
Devereaux
Cut Bank
Cascade County
Holidays Increase Fire Risk From Home Heating and Christmas Decor
The National Board of Fire Underwriters and Chateau Fire department warn holiday dangers from matches and smoking to overloaded electrical circuits and misused stoves. Readiness tips include discard wrapping after opening, avoid smoking near trees, check Christmas light wiring, prevent grease fires, inspect furnaces, keep combustibles away from the furnace, and schedule a full heating system service next spring.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
Chateau Fire Department
Qumnace
Coe
Choteau Stores Set Holiday Hours After New Year
Local businesses plan mixed hours with many stores open December 26 and closed the Saturday after New Year following action by the Choteau Chamber of Commerce. Governor declares state and county offices holiday.
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Gove True Aronson
Choteau
Choteau Chamber of Commerce
TV Station KFBB to Begin Operation by Jan 20
Great Falls readers learned KFBB transmitter near the current mast, with Dumont equipment delivered, will start the new KFBB TV building installation and begin broadcasting about 6 PM to 10:30 PM once weather allows. Televised service expected by Jan 20, per program director Bob Froemming. Brotherhood committee members listed include Ellard Enderson and Chet Baker.
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Kebba TV
Bob Froemming
Great Falls
Trinity Lutheran Brotherhood
Froemming
Whethey
Dumont Television Corporation
KFBB
Kfbb-Tv
Brotherhood
Ellard Enderson
Chet Baker
Werner Schultze
Amunda Larson
Clarence Carlson
Elmer Erickson
Choir Concert Draws Large Crowd at Trinity Lutheran
Over 450 people attended the annual concert of Trinity Lutheran Church's 35 voice senior choir last Thursday. Up to 100 more were said to have been turned away due to standing room. An offering of 105.50 supported choir projects. Soloists included Mesdames Stelling Gravdal Gillie Hinman and Messrs Stensen Gronberg. Accompanists were Mrs Carl Wedum Joann Richem and Mrs Orvis Stenson. Director Marge Hanusa has led the choir for years. The choir also performed at the Lions Club Tuesday with Rev. A Bernard Gravdal speaking on How far is it to Bethlehem. A daughter was born December 21 to Mrs Harold Gunderson of Power at a Great Falls hospital.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Surist
Gethsemane
Mesdames Stelling
Gravdal
Gillie
Hinman
Stensen
Gronberg
Carl Wedum
Joann Richem
Orvis Stenson
Marge Hanusa
Trinity
The
Lions Club
A. Bernard Gravdal
Bethlehem
Bulldogs Drop Two Northern Loop Games
The Chateau Bulldogs lost twice in Northern Class B action over the weekend on road games at Fort Benton and Chinook. Fort Benton defeated Choteau 73 to 67 as the Longhorns surged ahead early and held on, with Dan Lindseth and Joe Jaumotte fouling out for Chateau. Chinook then beat the Bulldogs 57 to 44 despite a strong first quarter, Chinook’s Ingwalson scoring 19. Roy Snyder added 15 and Joe Jaumette 13 for Choteau. the B squad also fell 57 to 44.
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Bob Reiquam
Chateau Bulldogs
Fort Benton
Chinook
Choteau
Longhorns
Bulldogs
Benton
Dan Lindseth
Joe Jaumotte
Chateau
Chuck Splixrud
Roy Snyder
Neaa
Mite Bulldogs
Jay Dunckel
Peterson
LeBlanc
Chinook Stgarbeeters
Chuck Ingwalson
Joe Jaumette
Bulldog
Fairfield couple hosts Norwegian niece for extended stay
County Commissioner Peder and Mrs. Lee of Fairfield welcome their niece Redan Overlee of Bergen Norway. Miss Overlee arrived Dec 5 after traveling on the same vessel that later suffered return trip propeller trouble. She plans to remain indefinitely.
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Peder
Lee
Fairfield
Redan Overlee
Bergen
Norway
Miss Overlee
Atlantic
Treasurer Reports Large Tax Take for 1953 in Teton County
Teton County Treasurer announces total taxes for 1953 reach 1,190,072.48 dollars, up 43,360.64 from 1952, covering state, county, school, city and other purposes. By December 1, 1953, collections stood at 842,552.12, leaving 347,520.36 to be collected by May 31, 1954.
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Teton County
Lovetts Young
Local Masonic Bodies Install Officers for Coming Year
Bethany Commandery No. 19 Knights Templar and Teton Chapter No. 25 Royal Arch Masons installed officers for the ensuing year. Knights Templar slate included Everett R. Poore as eminent commander and W Earl Hollar as generalissimo with several others named. Royal Arch officers listed include Myles Standish as high priest and Arthur Tesch as secretary along with reappointment of Tesch to the temple board.
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Bethany
Knights Templar
Teton
Royal Arch Masons
Everett R. Poore
W Earl Hollar
Chester H. Thomas
Theodore B. Halvorson
W. George Morey
Marion A. Averill
Arthur A. Tesch
Glenn R Stoudt
Harold C. Nelson
Otto Martin Johnson
Sentinel
Myles Standish
Royal Arch
W. Earl Hollar
Lyle Standish
E. R Poore
Glenn Stoudt
Chester H Thomas
George Morey
Harold Nelson
Howard Harmon
Arthur Tesch
Henry Robison
Temple Board
Johnston Family Visit Amid Illness In Wyoming
Bob Johnston of Lander Wyoming arrived in Chateau Tuesday to visit his uncle Bob Johnston Sr who is seriously ill at Teton Memorial hospital.
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Bob Johnston
Lander, Wyo
Chateau
The
Teton Memorial Hospital
A $64 Question on the Lord’s Arrival this Christmas
A Christmas meditation contrasts Bethlehem’s lack of room for Jesus with shepherds and Wise Men who welcomed Him. It questions whether there is room for Christ in our hearts and lives this season, noting Herod’s pretense versus true worship.
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David
Jesus
God
Bethlehem
Messiah
Herod
Palestine
Egypt
Missouri
Funeral Services at Power for Mrs George Toeckes
Funeral services for Mrs Frances Toeckes 62 wife of George Toeckes of Power were held Wednesday at the Catholic church in Power Rosary was recited by friends at the OConnor funeral home in Great Falls Tuesday night She died last Saturday after seven months illness Born July 6 1891 in Medford Wisconsin she moved to Montana in 1909 after marrying Toeckes Survived by husband two sons Anthony J Power and Alexander P Canyon Ferry two daughters Loretta ODay Power and Lucille Frazier in Africa where her husband serves with the armed forces eleven grandchildren Three sisters Mary Stetfeck Merrill Wis Laura Zenner and Josephine Brandt Medford and one brother John Federspiel Medford also survive Burial was at Mt Olivet Cemetery Great Falls.
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Frances Toeckes
George Toeckes
Power
O'Connor
Great Falls
Medford
Wis
Mortana
Anthony
Alexander P
Canyon Ferry
Loretta O'Day
Lucille Frazier
Africa
Mary Stetfeck
Merill
Laura Zenner
Josephine Brandt
John Federspiel
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Great, Falls
Police Court Cases in Choteau and Brady
Aston Scott of Choteau received a 5 day suspended jail term in Magistrate Sulgrove's court for driving without a license and in a careless manner. He must take a driver's test at the next state examination. Neil Stuart of Brady posted a 300 dollar appearance bond in Irwin's court on a drunken driving charge set for December 29.
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Neil Stuart
Brady
Chateau
Augusta
Stuart
Larry’ Banks
Henry Helf
Aston Scott
Choteau
Sulgrove
Irwin’s
Roy McGoldrick Dies in Montana at Drum Mond
News reaches Cho teau of Roy McGoldrick husband of former Mrs Emma Thompson who once owned the Choteau house and Glenloyd hotel. He died in Drummond a week ago and his funeral was held in Missoula last Friday.
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Choteau
Roy McGoldrick
Emma Thompson
Choteau House
Glenloyd Hotel
McGoldrick
Drummond
Missoula
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Chateau Clergy
Masons and Star
Kebb-Tv
Harold Gunderson
Masonic
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