City Chamber Adopts Graduated Dues and Budget Plan
The Choteau Chamber of Commerce approves a new graduated dues structure to be phased in in 1963 38 with dues based on member size and benefits. A special committee led by Al Hensley will set assessments while eliminating separate special charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Hensley
Duane Reisch
Walt Henneford
Bob Crocker
Bob Amick
Hensley
State
Great Falls
Chambers of Commerce
Dutton
Augusta
Choteau
Fort Benton
Cascade
Denton
John Hemstad Dies Sunday in Washington
John Hemstad 73 died in Spokane Washington after a long illness. He was born in Norway in 384 and came to the United States in 1906 settling near Dutton. He married Olafina Ringstad in 1912 at Wildrose. Survivors include two sons Nels and Kenneth and four daughters Hilding Wick Ralph Silver Ward Beck and Frank Vining. Hemstad was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in Dutton. Funeral was held at Bethany Lutheran with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens Great Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehn
Hemstad
Dutton
Snokane
Kenneth
Great Falls
Hildingwick
Ralph Silver
Spokane
Ward Beck
Eugene
Ore
Frank Vining
Itrom
Mesa
Ariz
Berger
Wil
Ner Minn
Nick
New Orlans
Norway
Bethany Lutheran
Hurch, Dutton
A. Bernard Kavdal
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Sportsmen Schedule Meeting For Tonight
The Teton County Sportsmen Association will meet tonight at 8 p.m. in lower Le tionall for the first new election of officers and to discuss boosting activity. Secretary Jim Spinder invites members and interested persons to attend and consider a proposal to ask the Montana Fish and Game Department to close elk hunting in Blackleaf Canyon to help the herd of 39 elk grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton
Optometric Group Offers Scholarship
The auxiliary to the Montana Optometric Association announces a $250 scholarship for a high school senior or college student entering optometry. Forms have been sent to schools nationwide, with applications via Mrs Crabtree for details. This is the auxiliary’s third year offering the scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Intometric Association
Henna
J. R
Oree
Crabtree
License Sales Rise in Teton County
Auto plate sales through Feb. 15 totaled 2,500 in Teton county, up from 2,498 a year earlier. Truck plates rose to 2,132 from 2,080 in 1962, aided by Boeing and missile workers. One group of 26 Boeing plates sold together. Trailer licenses remained near prior year levels with 1130 big and 185 small licenses sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Boeing
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs. M. Wilcox
Funeral services for Mrs. Maud Wilcox 72 of Augusta were held at the Augusta Community Church with Rev. C Fred Crowe officiating. Born December 12 1890 she died Friday and is survived by son David Wilcox of Walace Idaho. She edited the Augusta News from 1929 to 1946. Burial was in Augusta Cemetery. Pallbearers included Dick Kenck Oscar Kenck Henry Cottle Jerry McDonald Art Tesch and Glen Chamberlain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Wilcox
Augusta
Augusta Community Church
C. Fred Crowe
Huffman Hosts Sunday Dinner Guests
Mr and Mrs Dewey Huffman welcomed their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Harry Stott and family of Bynum and Mr and Mrs John Lane of Cho teau to Sunday dinner at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Huffman
Harry Stott
Bynum
John Lane
Choteau
Volunteers Solicit For Teton Heart Fund Drive
Teton county volunteers led by Mrs. Leo Pierre and Mrs. Bill Forrest will canvass the county on Heart Sunday February 4 to solicit contributions for the American Heart Association. County chairman Mrs. W W Boussard stressed the program funds research education and community service and noted the area has a strong giving record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County Heart Fund Voluners
Heart
Chateau
Leo Pierre
Bill Forrest
Merirs
VFW
W W. Boussard
Punty
American Heart
Teton County
Boussard
American Heart Association
United States
The
Heart Association
Teton: County
Ferromagnetic Trains and Their Formation Examined by CHS Club
CHS Club inspects a teaching aid on magnetism titled Ferromagnetic Trains and Their Formation. Willing, a customer relations supervisor, operates a portable furnace to bake boron-doped silicon slabs creating a p n junction for working solar cells. David Shannon Ron Talmage prepared the cells. Finley Talmage Fisher Shannon appear removing wafers post bake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willing
David Shannon
Ron Talmage
Finley Talmage
Fisher
Shannon
Dutton to Play Cascade Tonight In District Hoop Tournament
In district Class C play at Great Falls High School Dutton faces Cascade in the first game at 7 30 p m with Belt and Brady meeting after. Dutton and Cascade seek early tournament momentum after two close league results highlighted by Poser’s 10 points for Dutton and Loftsgaarden’s 17 for Power.
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Dutton
Cascade
Great Falls High School
Augusta
Simms
Power
Centerville
Great Falls
Belt
Brady
Dutton- Cascade
Simms Tigers
Dutton Cardinals
Certterville
Pirates
Power-Simms
Tigers
Pirate
Butch Loftsgaarden
CHS Bullpups Close Season With Two Wins
Choteau High School Bullpups finished the season with two victories. The B squad defeated Sunburst 52 27 and Shelby 48 31 as nine Choteau players scored in the Sunburst game. Dale McLaughlin led with 13 points, Grant Gormley 10, Tom Dellwo 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau High School
Sunburst
Shelby
Choteau
Bullpups
Dale McLaughlin
Grant Gormley
Tom Dellwo
Sabo Elected Grade School Council Head
Cliff Sabo was elected second semester president of Chateau Elementary School student council last week. Jerry Luinstra was named vice president Virginia Baker secretary and Marcia Stott treasurer. Room presidents were Frank Hensley Sandra Hansen Laura Lee Larson Randy Larson Clarence Pearson Sally Sulgrove Hope Hensley Jimmy Walter Mire. Judy Barlean Susan Rose Geary Alexander David Taskila Richard Van Auken John Camden Burr Field Tim McCartney Bill Miller Diane Reisch Jerry Swenson Nevin Caskey Wendy Burns Steve La Rance Gerry Yeager Glenna Elliott were chosen student council representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Sabo
Chateau
Jerry Luinstra
Virginia Baker
Marcia Stott
Frank Hensley
Sandra Hansen
Laura Lee Larson
Randy Larson
Clarence Pearson
Sally Sulgrove
Hope Hensley
Jimmy Waltermire
Judy Barlean
Susan Rose
Geary Alexander
David Taskila
Richard van Auken
John Camden
Burr Field
Tim McCartney
Bill Miller
Diane Reisch
Jerry Swenson
Crawford and daughter Jamie tour Conrad with airplane ride
Crawford and his daughter Jamie drove to Conrad on business and were treated to an airplane ride by their friend William McNamer of Cut Bank during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Crawford
Jamie
Conrad
William” McNamer
Cut Bank
Free Clinic Set for Great Falls March 6 7
Children under 21 with handicapping or crippling conditions may receive a free examination at the county convalescent hospital in Great Falls on March 6 and 7. Dr John S Anderson notes the clinic is run by the State Board of Health division of child health services with orthopedist and pediatrician staff. Referrals from local authorities are required and prior treatment is accepted.
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Chateau Ares
County
Great Falls
John S. Anderson
State Board of Health
Division of Child Health Services
Anderson
Betty J. Swanson
Public
Teton County
Frances Saylor
Swenson
Henry Pfeiffer Dies Tuesday Near Bynum
Henry Pfeiffer 49 died Tuesday at Woody Collins ranch west of Bynum. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. Banks Funeral Home with Rev. A Bernard Gravdal officiating. Born July 19 1913 in Dupuyer. Survived by three sisters two children mother and one grandchild. Burial in Valier Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Hank) Pfeiffer
Bynum
Woody Collins Ranch
Banks Funeral Home
Rev. A. Bernard Gravdal
Pfeiffer
Dupuyer
U. S. Forest Service
Collins Ranch
Citizens State Bank To Sponsor Choteau Essay Contest
Choteau High School seniors will enter an essay contest sponsored by Citizens State Bank, Choteau, under Montana Bankers Association. Local prizes are 50, 25 and 10 dollars for first through third. First place advances to compete for 500, 250 and 125 dollars against other communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Citizens State Bank
F. C. Barribal
Montana Bankers Association
Barribal
Bank
Veterans Affairs Officer to Meet Veterans at County Courthouse
Hermann J. Bauer, service officer for the Montana Veterans Welfare Commission, will be at the Teton County Courthouse Tuesday February 26 from 10 am to noon. He will advise and assist veterans and their dependents on benefits from the Veterans Administration and other federal and state agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermann J. Bauer
Montana Veterans’ Welfare Commission
Teton County
Veterans Administration
Visit of Browns and Nordhags to Helena Relatives
Mrs and Mrs Lee Brown and son Nortman visited relatives in Helena over the weekend. Their granddaughter Mrs Ray Nordhag en and her daughters returned to Chateau with them for a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee* Brown
Nortman
Helena
Ray Nordhagen
Chateau
CHS Bulldogs Open Tourney With Sunburst Matchup
Chateau Bulldogs to meet Sunburst Refiners in the Northern Division tournament in Cut Bank on Thursday. Sunburst finished last in the conference at 1-13 while Chateau ended 12-2 after a win over Sunburst and a loss to Shelby.
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Chateau Bulldogs
Cut Bank
Chateau Five
Sunburst
Bulldogs
Shelby
Choteau
Chateau
Browning
Walier
Conrad
Fairfield
Wolves
Indians
Chuck Peck
Roger Kelly
Hogan
Bill Rogers
Rogers
Artie Anderson
Carroll
Coyotes
Culvert Bid Awarded For Spring Creek Crossing
Chateau city council awarded a $1725 per foot bid from Luinstr a for corrugated metal culverts to span Spring Creek in City Park. The bridge will improve access to a new camping area and shorten routes for garbage trucks to temporary dumps near the American Legion grounds. Construction will start soon with city crews handling culvert installation and bridge building. The meeting also authorized Wrights Tree Service to trim boulevard trees near power lines and Leo Pierre received a moving permit for a residence tool shed.
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Chateau
Jake Luinstra
Spring Creek
Chateau’s
Luinstra
American Legion
Wright
Montana Power Company
Leo Pierre
Detra Abbott Wins Soroptimist Citizenship Award at Choteau
Choteau High School senior Detra Abbott won the $50 bond in the second International Soroptimist Foundation Citizenship Award. At a Feb 14 award dinner at the Catholic rectory judges named her essay on responsibility in family community and world best among eight entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detra Abbott
Choteau High School
Choteau
Fabrick
Miss Abbott
Soroptimist Foundation
Soroptimist Federation of Americas, Inc
Rathman Named Referee for Montana Class AA Tourney
Stan Rathman of Chateau was selected as a referee for the Montana Class AA basketball tournament in Butte scheduled March 14 through 16. Also listed as officials for the Class B tourney in Shelby are Larry Bestwina Dan Marinkovich Paul Schmaltz and Gerald Charlton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stan Rathman
Chateau
Butte
Shelby
Larry Bestwina
Great Falls
Dan Marinkovich
Miles City
Paul Schmaltz
Billings
Gerald Charlton
Lewistown
Barley Meeting Set in Fairfield February 28
A barley production and marketing meeting will be held in Fairfield school’s multi purpose room on Thursday February 28 at 2 pm. Dr Charles Smith extension soils specialist will discuss fertilizer recommendations and present results of local fertilizer test plots. Robert Upton of the Malting Barley Improvement Association will discuss barley marketing. Leroy Luft Fairfield extension agent invites all barley producers buyers and seed men to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Charles Smith
Robert Upton
Malting Barley Improvement Association
Leroy Luft
Fairfield Extension
Teton Grain Assn Schedules Meeting
The Teton County Grain Growers Association schedules a meeting for 8 p.m. Monday Feb. 25 at the court house in Chateau. President is Robert Reiquam of Fairfield. the group is a local unit of the Montana Grain Growers Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Teton County Grain Growers Association
Chateau
Robert Reiquam
Fairfield
Montana Grain Growers Association
Schaefer Advocates Feed Grain Program
Lyall Schaefer, chairman of the ASCS county committee, urges farmers to signup for the 1963 Feed Grain program by March 22 at the county office. Benefits include income protection through diversion and price-support payments based on normal production, reduced costs from planting fewer feed grains, and eligibility to place 1963 production under price support loan or purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyall Schaefer
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASCS
Also Mentioned on This Page
City Chamber
Stevamping
Chateau Chamer
John Hemstad
Washington
Sportsmen
Optometric Group
M. Wilcox
Teton Heart Fund
CHS Club
al Finley
G W. Fisher
S. F. Willing
Mountain States Telephone
Dutton-Centerville
Cardinals
Don Poser
Simms Tigers Belt Huskies Ae
Neseeetenee Power Pirates
Dacerseesceusenese
Cascade ‘Badgers
Centerville Miners
Paneegeseseceressens
Augusta Elks Brady Bulldogs
Eee
Neeseccersnae
Sabo
Henry Pfeiffer
CHS Bulldogs
Ann Chalmers
Walter Malone
Sherry Peebles
Phyllis Rice
Kathleen Stokes
Janice Stromswold
Mareleen Miller
T. J. Gannon
Norman Fox
Rathman
Teton Grain Ass
Sun
Schaefer
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