Freight Rates Tangle Drawn Into Montana Banquet
W H Johnson warned that high grain freight rates cost Tet on county farmers at least 413 447 last year a figure based on Bozeman rates for wheat exports to West Coast terminals He praised railroads UP Santa Fe Rio Grande and Western Pacific for a May rate cut and urged equitable adjustments to curb losses and keep barley and wheat markets open.
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Montana
Johnson
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Rio Grande
Western Pacific
West
North Platte
Neb
Wallace
Kan
Teton County
West Coast
W. H. Johnson
Montana Citizens Freight Rate Association
Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Bozeman
Pacific Coast
Choteau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Snake
Columbia Rivers
ICC
Montana Railroad Commission
Montana Railroads
Kennedy
Choteau Council Ends Temporary Bar Hours
Choteau bar hours revert to midnight closing Monday Feb 18 after a council motion. The action ends a 21 month extension begun May 1961 tied to missile construction. Voters may petition to seek a 2 am closing via April 1 city election.
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Choteau
Choteau City
D. P. Fabrick
George Henderson
Fabrick
Carl Field
Choteau Airport
Montana Aeronautics Commission
Chateau Airport Commission
Ed Howard
J. W. Breen
Glen Inbody
Harold Hinman
Ben Chalmers
James Sulgrove
Lions Club Calendar Sale Ends This Weekend
Chateau area residents have until this weekend to buy Lions Club Community Calendars. Milton McNea, chairman, said calendar sales support Lions community projects. Buyers may call him Saturday or Sunday to arrange purchase. calendars will go to printers early next week. Those who buy may have family birthdays and anniversaries listed.
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Chateau Area
Lions Club
Milton McNea
McNea
Lions
Bicsak to Demonstrate Artificial Respiration in Choteau
Great Falls police officer Charles Bicsak will give two demonstrations of artificial respiration in Choteau. He will show a manikin for Choteau High School students in the afternoon and perform for the public at 7:45 p.m. in the Teton county courthouse. Civil defense personnel and first aid class members are invited by county chapter chairwoman Mrs. Janet Wedum.
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Charles Bicsak
Great Falls
Choteau
Bicsak
Choteau High School
Teton County
Civil Defense
Janet Wedum
Crary Couple Returns to Portland for Family Visit
Dr and Mrs L S Crary head to Portland Oregon to visit their daughter and son in law Kirby Kramer and family this weekend.
Tournament Tickets On Sale at School
Season tickets for the Northern Class B Divisional tournaments in Cut Bank Feb 28 and Mar 1 2 may be ordered at Chateau High School until Sat Feb 9 Ed Schiller superintendent said tickets may be reserved by phoning the high school.
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Cut Bank
Chateau High School
Ed Schiller
Mrs Blomberg Laid To Rest In Banks Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Carl Blomberg 81 were held in Banks Funeral Home with Rev A Bernard Gravdal officiating. Born Ragnhild Frangesund in Telemarken Norway in 1881 she immigrated to Minnesota in 1910 and moved to Choteau in 1926 where a Blomberg addition is named after her. Survivors include daughters Clara Walley and Agnes Hortick six grandchildren and a brother Chris Frangesund. Burial followed at Choteau Cemetery.
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Carl Blomberg
Chateau
Banks Funeral Home
Bernard Gravdal
Ragnhild Frangesund
Telemarken
Norway
Minnesota
Carl A. Blomberg
Great Falls
Choteau
Mira
Blomberg
Choteau's
Sask
Gale Walley
Long Beach
Calif
Colleen Walley
Lewiston
Idaho
Lynn Walley
Osburn
Louretta Stanfield
Sterling
Charlotte Burch
Ivor Frangesund
Paul Morris
Delmer Austad
Lloyd Austad
Pete Sandmo
William Irwin
Joe Ramaker
Choteau Cemetery
Malone elected to state beef association board
Jesse Malone of Choteau was elected director of the Montana Beef Performance Association in Great Falls this week. Other directors include Bryan Corbett of Choteau. Officers are Dale Davis of Belgrade president George Peterson of Highwood vice president and Paul Orcutt secretary.
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Way 89
State Highway Commission
Helena
Farmington-Agawam
Bowman’s Corner
Dearborn River
Montana Citizens Freight Rate Association
Pacific Northwest Travel Association
Montana State Chamber of Commerce
U. S. 287 Highway Association
Duane Reisch
Jesse Malone
Choteau
Montana Beef Performance Association
Great Falls
Bryan Corbett
Dale Davis
Belgrade
George Peterson
Highwood
Paul, Orcutt
Hunters Safety Course Led by Lewii and Cheetham at Dutton
Frank Lewii and Jim Cheetham will conduct a Hunter Safety training course in Dutton starting Monday February 18 at 7 30 pm at the Community Center. The four session course runs on the second and fourth Mondays with students aged 11 and older may register at Cheetham's store.
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Frank Lewii
Jim Cheetham
Dutton
Community ‘Center
Cheetham
Chinook Winds End Montana Deep Freeze In Choteau
Strong chinook winds from the southwest melted eight inches of snow in Choteau and raised temperatures from 16 below to a 51 degree high, easing a month of extreme cold after a severe blizzard. Flooding impacted Three Forks, Madison River area, and roads across the region, with slides blocking U S Highway 2 near East Glacier.
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Montana
Choteau
Chateau Oldtimer
U. S. Department of Commerce
Teton County
Chateau
Three Forks
Logan
Willow Creek
Belgrade
Whitehall
Madison River
Ennis
Livingston
Deer Lodge
Goat Lick
Highway Department
East Glacier
Idaho
Teton Furniture
Heart Coffee Hour Slated at Penguin Cafe
The third annual Coffee for Heart Day will be held at the Penguin Cafe in Chateau on Friday Feb. 8 from 9 to 11 a.m. Proceeds from coffee sales during the period are donated to the heart stand by cafe owner Mrs. Esther Arps. Milton McNea, Chateau business chairman, announced that solicitations will begin this week and continue throughout the month with staff Vic Sargent, John Davison, Jim Dellno and Bob Scott.
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Penguin Cafe
Chateau
Heart
Esther Arps
Milton McNea
Chateau Business
McNea
Vic Sargent
John Davison
Jim Dellno
Bob Scott
Bob Carlson
Fairfield
Honaker, 77, Dies in Great Falls Hospital
Charles A. Honaker of Dutton, born February 5, 1885 in Iowa, died Saturday at a Great Falls hospital. Retired after 20 years with the Montana Highway Commission, he leaves two sons Russell and R L, two daughters Eleanor Irish and Edna Slatten, eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral held at Dutton Methodist Church with burial in Dutton Cemetery.
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Honaker
Iowa
Dutton
Montana Highway Commission
Russell
Great Falls
R. L
Wenatchee
Wash
Eleanor Irish
Seattle
Edna Slatten
Maple Valley
Dutton Methodist Church
Theodore . Cox
Dutton Cemetery
Choteau Pair Earn High MSC Marks
Two Choteau students scored straight A s during fall quarter at Montana State College in Bozeman. William Alzheimer and Mrs Lanore Johnson earned A s. Other Choteau area students on the MSC honor roll include Joann N Chalmers and Janice M Jaumotte of Choteau and Gary A Davis Barbara J Eisenman Jesse R K Gleason Mrs Mary L Gleason Donald Steinbach Nancy B Trackwell Allen L Udin all of Fairfield and Wayne A Lattin Power.
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Choteau
Montana State College
Bozeman
William Alzheimer
Lanore Johnson
MSC
Joann N.chalmers
Janice M. Jaumotte
Chateau
Gary A. Davis
Barbara J. Eisenman
Jesse RK. Gleason
Mary L. Gleason
Donald Steinbach
Nancy B. Trackwell
Allen L
Bulldogs to Tangle With Browning and Panthers
Choteau travels to Browning Friday for a key Northern conference clash and hosts Walter Saturday in a showdown with the Panthers. A pair of wins could clinch first place as the Bulldogs chase a strong finish against improved Browning and the strong-pressing Walter squad.
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Choteau High School Bulldogs
Browning
Choteau
Walter Panthers
Buldogs
Chateau
Walier
Bulldogs
Chuck Peck
Indians
Fairfield
Rogers
Chotéau
Ciut’Bank
Bank Tech
Signup Opens Feb 1 for 1963 Feed Grain Wheat Stabilization
The 1963 feed grain and wheat stabilization programs begin February 1 and run through March 22 in the county office. Lyall Schaefer, chairman of the county committee, notes eligibility to participate in either or both programs with at least 20 percent acreage reduction and diversion to approved conserving uses. Participants receive diversion payments and price support, with fixed price support payments 18 cents per bushel for wheat and corn, 16 for grain sorghum, and 14 for barley, regardless of county. Loans or purchase agreements extend to the entire 1963 crop, and extensions to the price support on all wheat grown on participating farms. County office staff will assist farmers in completing forms signaling intent to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion and Conservation County Committee
Schaefer
Lane Bridge Completes Over North Fork of Teton River
The U S Forest Service announced the completion of a 100 foot treated timber single lane bridge on the North Fork of the Teton River at the mouth of the Middle Fork near the Seven Lazy P guest ranch. Windy Ford campground, a 10 family site, was completed last year and approaches are to be finished next spring.
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North Fork
Teton River
Middle Fork
Lazy P
Windy Ford Camp
Windy Ford
Forest Service
Power Pirates Claim Wheat Bowl With Upset Losses
The Power Pirates beat Dutton 56 47 to seize the Wheat Bowl trophy then fell 50 48 to Centerville in a Saturday upset. John Toenges led Power with 19, Loftsgaarden 16, Grundhauser 10, while Centerville’s Kovack 19 Williams 11 paced the win. Dutton lost 56 55 to Augusta Elks as Phil Johnson scored 15 for Dutton.
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Power Pirates
Dutton
Centerville
Pirates
Cardinals
Power
John Toenges
Butch Loftsgaarden
Dennis Grundhauser
Bill Poser
Augusta Elks
Elis
Phil’ Johnson
Mines
Odden
Olson
Barry Fleshman
Gust Wolf
Augusta
Ed Perks
Roger Benson
Moulton Family Plans 150th Wedding Anniversary Reception
The family of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. L. Moulton invite friends to a reception commemorating the Moultons 150th wedding anniversary. It will be held Sunday February at the Chateau IOOF hall from 3 to 5 PM. No gifts are requested.
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D. HL Moulton
Moulton
Chateau Ioof
Moultons
Driver license examiner to visit Chateau Courthouse
Montana Highway Patrol will hold a driver license examiner session at Chateau Courthouse on Monday February 11 from 8 to 12 and 1 to 5 pm. Applicants should see the examiner before 11 am or 4 pm.
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Montana Highway Patrol
Gee
One Week Remains To Purchase Plates
Vehicle owners have one week left to buy 1963 license plates. County treasurer Mrs. Julian Stenson urges motorists to purchase their plates tomorrow or early next week to avoid a last minute rush, as the treasurer’s office is closed Saturday and Sunday with Feb. 15 as the deadline.
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Julian Stenson
Teton County
Stenson
Subscribers Advised To Update Accounts
The Acantha warns subscribers about arrears and upcoming removals from the list starting with the next issue. Check the date on your paper if unsure when your subscription ends or if the statement was misplaced. Notify the paper of address changes to avoid missed issues and avoid post office forwarding charges.
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Acantha
Post Office Department
Montana Farmers Rank High in Price Support Totals
Montana farmers report large wheat and barley totals under price support through December 31, 1962. McKenna, chair of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, cites 10,549,560 bushels of 1962 crop wheat with 1,901,185 in warehouse storage and 8,354,000 in farm storage. Barley totals reach 4,543,113 bushels with storage splits of 173,000 warehouse and 4,239,000 farm plus 130,000 under purchase. Additional crops show smaller numbers including oats flax and rye.
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Montana
R. J. McKenna
State ‘Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
McKenna
McKenna Oe
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Congress
Ing
Highway 287 Association
Dupuyer
Bowman‘s Corner
Bob Marshall
J. Malone
C. A. Honaker
Charles A. Honaker
Panthers
Sslowe
Dan*Hansen
King
Bank
Peterson
Hansen
Eagles
Bulge
ASCS
Lyall Schaefer
Agricultural Stabiliza
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