Choteau in Brief: Local Stores and Community Notices
Washington's birthday store hours and sales at Hirshberg's and Chateau Hardware. Local visits by B. E. Brownson and others to the Oldest Settlers gathering. Farm and school updates from Choteau, Virgelle, and Corning. Upcoming court, legion events, and Hereford stock moves to Great Falls sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hirshberg’s
Aladdin
Choteau Hardware Co
Jergen’s
Acantha
Chateau Hardware Co
St. Luke’s
B. E. Brownson
Montana Power Co
Great Falls
Doctor to Fit Glasses in Choteau This Saturday
Dr. Boyd Davis of C E Davis and Sons Great Falls will fit glasses in Choteau at the Choteau Hotel on Saturday February 8.
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Boyd Davis
C. E. Davis and Sons
Great Falls
Choteau
Choteau Hotel
Washington's Birthday Holiday and Local Notices
Washington's birthday observance on February 22 closes stores including Hirshberg's and Chateau Hardware. Local move news notes O B Monson and wife relocating to Chateau from Minot, ND, with Monson as contractor. health officer reports mumps flare with no other contagious disease in county in weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hirshberg's
Hirshberg’s. Animalick
Chateau Hardware Co
Hirshberg’s
O. B. Monson
Minot
North Dakota
Chateau
E. B. Maynard
Blizzard Ends as Frigid Spell Wanes
Government thermometers recorded 36 below last night as a blizzard subsided. The sun shone this morning signaling a potential break in the extreme cold.
Fr Benton Man at Old Timers Gathering in Chateau
Ed J Kelley of Fort Benton was guest of Teton’s Oldest Settlers at their annual gathering in Chateau. Born 1878 at Twenty eight Mile Springs, his father Ed Kelley Sr helped operate the stage station in 1860s. Kelley later homesteaded near the Teton and ran a cattle ranch. Kelley Bros winter cattle at the old ST ranch southeast of Choteau and at Wilson Gray’s Willow Creek ranch west of Choteau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. J. Kelley
Fort Benton
Teton
Chateau
Mr. Kelley
Twenty-eight Mile Springs
Helena
Virginia City
Ed. Kelley
Clark
Bob Tingley
Teton River
Fort Medicine Hat
Canada
Frank
Kelley Bros
Old ST
Corbet
Choteau
Wilson Gray
Willow Creek
Legion District Meeting Set in Great Falls
George Carroll commander of the Chateau post reports the Three Rivers district meeting is postponed to Saturday February 15. The business session begins at 5 00 p m at the Rainbow hotel with dinner at 7 00 p m and an evening dance to follow at the same venue.
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Legion District
Great Falls
George Carroll
Chateau
American Legion
Three Rivers
Rainbow Hotel
Havre Pastor Booked for Evangelistic Services
Havre pastor Ris John Morange of the Methodist church will assist with a week of evangelistic services at Chateau Methodist church from March 22 to 29 Rev Edwin Dover announced. Local church groups sponsor nightly programs with Alpha Players Epworth League Pendray community Ladies Industrial Sunday School and the choir contributing music and attendance. Dover praised Morange as an able preacher and urged widespread attendance each evening.
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Ris
John Morange
Havre
Chateau Methodist Church
Edwin Dover
Alpha Players
Epworth League
Pendray
Ladies' Industrial
Dover
Fire Department Praised for Saint Luke's Parish Blaze
To the Citizens of Choteau the writer thanks the Choteau firemen and many others for valuable service during the February 10 blaze that endangered Saint Luke's parish buildings. The writer says the fire department is a great credit to the city and worthy of pride and security.
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Choteau
Acantha
Saint Luke’s Parish
J. F. Schultd
Red Cross Report for Teton County January Summary
The January report from the Teton County Chapter A. R. details families helped 33, children 67, office calls 55, home and country calls 15, phone calls 5, letters sent 10, used garments distributed 338, used shoes 70, layettes 3, garments made 3 quilts, hours worked 100, workers 6. Value of used garments given to the chapter 88.50, value of used garments distributed 116.50, chapter expenses 34.55. Donors include Mrs. Jack Campbell, Harry La Bach, Al Udin, Miss Aldrich, Mrs. Gorham, Bert Packer, Mrs. Jay Lyons, Joseph Tirshberg & Co., George Sollid, A Friend, Mrs. J. R. Young, Mrs. Oscar Berndt, Mrs. Clara Baker, Mrs. Henry Radcliffe.
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Teton County
A. R
Jack Campbell
Harry LaBach
al Udin
Aldrich
Gorham
Bert Packer
Jay Lyons
Joseph Tirshberg & Co
George Sollid
J. R. Young
Oscar Berndt
Clara Baker
Henry Radcliffe
Local residents visit Brady for fuel and coal talk
John Harkins visited Brady Monday afternoon for business. Coal dealer Joe Quenemoen provided railroad car transport on track. Clyde Baquet Roscoe Thompson Ralph Caskey John England and John Adams were among those who came for fuel Monday. Extreme cold and bad roads disrupted travel as Eugene Baquet was ab...
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John Harkins
Brady
Joe Quenemoen
Clyde Baquet
Roscoe Thompson
Ralph Caskey
John England
John Adams
Eugene Baquet
Blizzard Weather Causes Irregular Basketball Schedule
Snow storms disrupt the schedule with Belt high game canceled and Fort Shaw match postponed. Centerville’s Friday visit remained on, while Saturday’s Belt game was listed as uncertain.
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Belt High
Fort Shaw
Centerville
Bulldogs
Belt
Allan Sollid Heads MSU Civil Engineers Honor Group
The American Society of Civil Engineers cited Montana State College student chapter for meritorious conduct in 1934-35. National president Arthur S. Tuttle sent the commendation letter. The 18 member chapter lists Allan Sollid of Dutton as president, Floyd Lockstead of Great Falls as vice president, and Ed Dillon of Whitefish as secretary treasurer. Dave Breneman of Anaconda serves on the student council.
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Bozeman
American Society of Civil Engineers
Montana State College
Leon D. Conklin
Arthur S. Tuttle
Allan Sollid
Dutton
Floyd Lockstead
Great Falls
Ed. Dillon
Whitefish
Dave Breneman
Anaconda
Poultry man plans hatchings as eggs fetch good price
Notes from Brady and Collins report Dr Doughaday, a leading poultry man, contemplating hatching several hundred birds for himself and others. A rush of eggs shows the early birds are the heavy producers when prices peak. R S McClenhan and wife mark their thirty seventh anniversary with a large dinner.
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Brady
John Henry
LeRoy Fason
Collins
Doughaday
Great Falls
Dr. Doughaday
R. S. McClenhan
McDuffy
Clyde Baquet
Miles Averill
John Harkins
Blizzard and cold linger in the region
The weather brought a blizzard and below zero conditions with snow continuing through Tuesday. A double birthday dinner at the Henry Bremer home featured guests the Larson and Mclean families Mrs. McDuffey and Jimmie Lemmon. The group faced travel delays due to bad roads and the Bremer couple received warm wishes for their day.
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Larson
Mclean
Mrs. Bremer
Commentary on Social Issues and Public Policy Reflections
The writer rails at moral decay and policy failures, noting distrust of the Supreme Court decision on TVA and criticizing the NRA AAA liquor and traffic ills. The passage comments on honesty, generational shifts, alcohol, and road safety measures like county snow fences.
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Damocles
Supreme Court
TVA
NRA
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E. D. Forrest
Virgelle
Wm. K. Forrest
Mr. Forrest
M. K. Luther
Smith-Hughes
Teton County High School
Corning
California
Mr. Luther
Corning Union High School
Hirshberg
S. Ellsworth Strand
Charley Wymer
R. M. Hattersley
George Tetzel
Bole
J. W. Gordon
Dupuyer
John Conlin
Choteau Implement Co
Billings
Associated Hardware Dealers
Chateau Post
Sheridan
Wyoming
Herb Griffith
American Legion Auxiliary
C IL Muttman
Lincoln
T. O. Larson
Gus Frazier
Jack Frazier
Alex Burrell
T. H. Givens
Givens
Will Webb
Burrell
Mr. Givens
Los Angeles
Ed. Savik
Nick Vlinker
Emil Durr
J. J. Burch
H. L. Halladay
Northern
Montana Hereford Breeders ' Association
John Howard and
Wendy Barrie
Claudette Colbert and
Fred McMurray
Bride
Wrecker Service
Louis Halberg
Choteau Garage
Cash & Carry Grocery
C. W
del Monte
Daley
Fr. Benton
RED Cross Report
Collins News
Gas Co-Op
Ernest Arensmeyer
A. & E. Garage
Nestle Oil
Croquinole
Gladys Weaver
Pinnell Fur CO
Choteau, Mont
Teton Butter and Quality Brand
Choteau Creamery
Chick’s Shell Station
Herman Earles
Citizens State Bank
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