Purple Heart Awarded to Pvt Jack Nesbit for Valor in France
Posthumous Purple Heart awarded to Private Jack H Nesbit of Chateau for wounds in action on December 4 1944 in Lorraine France. Letters from Secretary Stimson and Captain Jones express sympathy and recount burial in Lorraine American cemetery and memorial services. Also notes Oak Leaf Cluster to Air Medal for Ted Stott of England attached to 96th Bomber Group for meritorious bombing missions. Stott a Teton County high school graduate. Teton County to raise 8000 for Red Cross drive, with quota of 4000 and goal to match prior year effort amid Iwo Jima context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Nesbit
Chateau
France
Angeline Leaverdere
Henry L. Stimson
Charles E. H. Jones
Jack
Washington
Mrs. Leaverdere
Jack H. Nesbit
Coast Artillery
Mrs. Leaverdore
War Department
Lorraine
United States
Quartermaster General
Army Service Forces
D. C
Leaverdore
God
England
Ted Stott
Bynum
96Th
Air Medal
8Th Air Force
Eighth Air Force
Robert W. Warren
Vernon
Texas
Sat. Stott
Pattie J. Strom
Great Falls
Teton County
Red Cross
C. W. Burns
Teton
Iwo Jima
County Commissioners Meet In Regular Session 1945
The Teton County Board of Commissioners held regular meetings on February 5 to 7 1945. They audited county claims discussed road fence and tax deed issues approved quit claim deeds and reviewed county finances and insurance. Special drives for community war relief quotas are set with leaders named and March drive timing specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
N. W. Edwards
James Peebles
J. A. Shoquist
Sikke Glastra
Lowry Montana
Lowry
G. E. Monkman
G. Dauwalder
Teton County
Limington
Montana
Robert G. Thorn
Farmington
Thorn
Irving Ohmstede
Power
Vie
Wm. Gilbert
Fairfield
General Fund
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Power High School Grad Earns Air Medal in Europe
George R. Johnson, 22, tail gunner on a B 24 Liberator, was awarded the air medal for meritorious achievement during aerial combat over enemy territory. Since arriving overseas last October he took part in bombing missions on Vienna factories and oil refineries, plus targets in Germany, northern Italy, and southern Austria. He also wears the good conduct medal and the distinguished unit badge. Johnson, a Bremerton native and Power high school alumnus, is married to Gloria E. Johnson. his parents live in Bremerton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Johnson
Vienna
Blechhammer
Munich
Italy
Austria
Johnson
Power High School
Puget Sound
Father of Mrs. Dan Edwards Dies in Bozeman
Mrs. Dan Edwards learns her father J. P. Bourne died in Bozeman from a fall from a third story window. He will be buried in Helena with funeral services Friday at 2:00 or 2:30 p.m. Mrs. Edwards travels to Bozeman and plans to stay a few days. Her husband’s recent death adds to the family’s sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Edwards
Bozeman
Helena
J. P. Bourne
Edwards
Mrs. Edwards
Bourne
D P Fabrick Addresses Woman's Club and Kiddies Show
The Chateau Woman's Club met at the Grade school auditorium for a two part program. Primary children opened with drills songs and dialogs under Mrs Wilma Mac Kenzie. D P Fabrick spoke on post war peace world adjustments and Dumbarton Oaks with Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill meetings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Woman’s Club
Wilma MacKenzie
Fabrick
Hampton Bloom
Dumbarton Oaks
Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
AAA Meeting Set in Choteau March 3
Teton county farm groups prepare for the 1945 farm goals training meeting at the Court House in Chateau. The all day session covers county crop and livestock goals, wartime food requirements, and conservation practices for 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
AAA
Farm Goals
Court House
Chateau
R. J. McKenna
John Olson
H. G. Balster
Leonard Acton Veteran of World War I Dies at Fort Harrison
Leonard Acton 49 former Choteau resident died February 11 at U S Veterans Hospital Fort Harrison. He served on the battleship Arkansas in World War I and received full military honors at his funeral conducted by the C James Smith Post American Legion and Chateau Methodist Church. Pallbearers were I G Lestrud Bret Reed Ab Moore Bob Miller Clint Stillman and J R Collins. Banks Funeral Home directed services. He was born May 31, 1895 in Chateau and lived in several towns along the High Line. He is survived by his parents wife sister and other relatives.
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Texaco
Sunburst
Arkansas
Fairfield H D Club Holds Interesting February Meeting
The Friendly Neighbor H D Club met at Mrs. Fay Liggett’s for an all day February gathering. Miss Frieda Schroder led a lesson on mending, patching woolens, and darning by hand and on a sewing machine. Attendees enjoyed a pot luck dinner and cocoa with cupcakes served in the evening by Mrs. Reece Silver and Mrs. Fay Liggett.
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H.D. Club
Fay Liggett
Frieda Schroder
Reece Silve
Urgent call for Montana women to join WAC medical service
The Acantha urges trained nurses to support the armed forces. Montana women ages 20 to 49 with no children and at least a 10th grade education are offered enlistment in the Woman's Army Corps. Training at Fort Oglethorpe follows by service at Baxter General Hospital and other listed facilities. Information available at Great Falls WAC Recruiting Offices.
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Acantha
Montana
163Rd Infantry
Baxter General Hospital
South Pacific
Woman’s Army Corps
Medical Department
Fort Oglethorpe
Wom
Barnes
Vancouver
Wash
Wiremingham
van Nuys
Calif
Bushnell
Brigham City
Utah
DeWitt
Auburn
Dibble
Palo Alto
McCaw
Walla Walla
Torney
Palm Springs
WAC
Great Falls
Whom in doubt about the future buy Amothe re Bos
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MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amothere
BOS
Fairfield Bulldogs win Sub-district title on local floor
Fairfield defeated Choteau 46-39 to claim the Sub-district crown before a record local crowd of over 600, with 533 paid admissions. L. Dahlin led Fairfield with 21 points as the Bulldogs rallied from a 10-0 start by Choteau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Choteau
Bulldogs
Eagles
Power
Cascade
Simms
Great Falls
Fort Benton
Belt
Neihart
St. Mary’s
L. Dahlin
Nelson
Chateau
Passmore
Arrati
Individu
Totentates
G. Squires
Dirkes
Ditto
Cal Squires
Augusta
Dutton
Loye
Aucgusta
Bauman
Stirling
Cascad
Pollock
March of Dimes drive yields $1098 in Teton County
Teton County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis raised 1098.17 in 1945 fund efforts with 50 percent to be sent to the national foundation. Contributions listed by community and committeemen plus additional theater and dime collections are noted. committee members thank the public for cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Campaten
Agawam
Eeeseenesee
Arthur Weist Bole
Myles ‘Standish
Bynum
Teese
Jess Malone
Chateau
National Foundation
Chateau Boy Scouts
Royal Theatre
Fairfield Boy Scouts
Theatre Guild
Earry Filley
Roosevelt
Cancer Control Drive In Chateau Seeks Public Support
The American Cancer Society conducts a fundraising drive in Chateau to support cancer control and research. Local residents, led by Mrs Mayme Nelson and Mrs Albert Peterson, contribute at Chateau Drug or by mail, with the message that early treatment can cure cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society For the Control of Cancer
Chateau
Mayme Nelson
Albert Peterson
Mathison Promoted to Corporal in Army Release
Norman C. Mathison of Chateau has been promoted from Private First Class to Corporal per a Public Relations Section Army release. He has seen action in the north and is married to Harriet Mathison with Olga Mathison listed as his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman C. Mathison
Olga Mathison
Harriet Mathison
Chateau
Army
Corp
Mathison
Northern
Itis Ole Ane Peta
Newman
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Yours, Henry L. Stimson
OUK
Commissioners
James van Cleave
Salary Co
Clara H. Baker
Amanda H. Packer
Hazel Davidson
County Redggeierega
Theo. B. Halvorson
Perry
Spring Valley
Thos. Liscum
George Sabo
Collins and
Doheny
Ben Beringer
Bessie Reiquam
Gregor Tangen
Henry Nyhus
Paul Kropp
Pendroy
W. J. Earles
Dry Forks
J. W. Hightower
Blackleaf
Duard Pollock
Wade Humble
Dutton and
Diamond Valley
Geo. Sollid
Bole
Walter Dauwalder
G. H. Deethardt
Beverly Graves
Bellevied
C. Wilson Gray
Greenfield
Dave Swenby
Jacob Schmidt
Roy Hanberg
Herbert Vance
Sgt. Geo. Johnson
Power Boy
ATR Medal
D. P. Fabrick
Woman’s Club
A. A
Leonard Acton
Veterans Hospital
Fairfield H.D. Club
Fairfield Eagles
Falls
Hinman
Dirks
C. Squires
Scott Beesenpustonneemens Enms Epeenseneneene
Dahlin Eeessssemmen
Matiuson
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