Chester Corey Weds Conrad Girl In A Rectory Ceremony
Miss Agnes Skibiski of Conrad married Chester Corey son of Mr and Mrs Clark Corey of Collins last Saturday at Rev James J Sheerin's rectory. Attendants included Miss Dorothy Skibiski and Bert Corey. The couple will live on a farm near Collins after a brief wedding trip.
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James J. Sheerin
Agnes Skibiski
Conrad
Chester Corey
Clark Corey
Collins
Dorothy Skibiski
Bert Corey
Thief River Falls
Minn
St. Mary's Hospital
Dutton High School
Penguin Cafe
Clyde Baquet
Seven Marksmen Bring Home Bacon From Trap Grounds
Seven sharp shooters at the VFW trap shoot at Chateau Sun day took top honors with a total of chickens hams and turkeys. In the winning bracket Tom Moore earned five chickens three hams and a turkey while Clark Coffey three hams and one chicken Al Hensley four chickens Bill Gibler three chickens two hams and one turkey Clyde Darby two hams one chicken Pat Campbell two hams two chickens and Bob Geiger Walter two hams one chicken and one turkey. About 70 marksmen competed for top honors.
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VFW
Chateau
Tom Moore
Clark Coffey
al Hensley
Bill Gibler
Clyde Darby
Pat Campbell
Bob Geiger
Walter
Annual Meeting Notice for Teton Memorial Hospital Association
The annual meeting of the members of the Teton Memorial Hospital association will be held Monday January 19 1948 at 8 pm in the courthouse courtroom at Chateau Election of three directors and other important business will be conducted. Annual dues of $1 are payable, says secretary A Bernard Gravdal.
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The
Teton Memorial Hospital Association
Chateau
A. Bernard Gravdal
Henry Smith Last Rites Held Monday
Henry William Smith 55 a farmer and rancher from 12 miles north of Chateau died Christmas Day in a Great Falls hospital after a brief illness. Services at the Methodist church with Rev. Harold Engdahl officiating. Burial in Choteau cemetery with American Legion Post of Choteau giving military rites. Smith served in the U S Army in France in World War I and is survived by his wife Mary Truchot and four children and three stepchildren plus siblings and cousins from Minnesota and Montana. Pallbearers included Robert Miller Oliver Hanson Jack Slanger Emerick Joramo Joseph Torgerson and Godfrey Torgerson. Relatives attended from Kalispell and other areas.
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Henry William Smith
Chateau
Great Falls
Methodist Church
Harold Engdahl
Choteau
American Legion Post of
Robert Miller
Oliver Hanson
Jack Slanger
Emerick Joramo
Joseph Torgerson
Godfrey Torgerson
E. B. Noble
Kalispell
New Year's Dance At Choteau Tonight
The Choteau Fire Dept hosts two New Year's Eve dances with balloons and noisemakers. Ernie's six piece band plays at Masonic Hall while Ed Cabernette's Rocky Mountain Ramblers entertain at Moose Hall. Tickets allow dancing at either venue and proceeds benefit the volunteer firemen.
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Choteau
Song by Former Resident Broadcast on KALE Portland
Alice Brockley, formerly of Chateau, wrote the new song I wonder if You Care. Dallas Turner performed the debut on KALE Portland with words and music by Mrs. Brockley, who lives at Kalama, Oregon. She will dedicate the song to Kalama on a future broadcast.
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Alice Brockley
Chateau
KALE
Portland
Dallas Turner
Brockley
Kalama
Free X ray Mobile Unit To Visit Chateau For Four Days
Hundreds of rural residents and townspeople will register for free tuberculosis examinations next week as a traveling X ray unit comes to Chateau for four days. From Monday to Thursday the unit will operate near the Sturgis annex store serving about 1,400 norther n Teton county residents adults and children from seventh grade up may use the service at no charge funded by Christmas seals. Technicians expect to examine about 80 people per hour with chest X rays and issue ID tags after photography. results and confidential reports follow in several weeks after doctor review. Chateau canvassers will contact homes Friday and Saturday to set X ray appointments led by Marion Warneke with seven area captains and district coordinators listed. Appointment times aim to cover rural and outlying districts. overflow arrangements are noted.
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Chateau
Sturgis Annex
Teton County
Marion Warneke
Emily Crary
Obert Peterson
Clara Baker
Stuart Meyers
Oliver Hanson
Nick Pawns
Oscar Richem
Choteau
Royal Theater
North Teton County
Just a Memory New Weather High
The Chateau weather station reports the warmest December on record with highs up to 58 above zero on Dec 26. Official readings show 50 above on Dec 18, 42 on Dec 19, 50 on Dec 21, 43 on Dec 22, 54 on Dec 23, 52 on Dec 24, 52 or 52 on Dec 25, 58 on Dec 26, 56 on Dec 27 and 52 on Dec 28.
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Raymond Kelly
Choteau
Chateau
1948 Auto Plates On Sale Friday In Montana
Montana motorists may obtain 1948 license plates starting Friday January 2 at the county treasurer office after presenting vehicle registration at the assessor and paying car tax plus license fee. New drivers exam law begins January 3 with tests required for those lacking 1947 permits. Examinations for state examiners will be announced later.
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Gordon Monkman
James Delln
Monkman
Montana
Way to Take Driver's Tests Told by Patrol
Montana patrol chief Charles L Sheridan outlined the 1948 driver license procedure for those without a 1947 license. Applicants pay 150 to receive forms and a manual, study questions, then face a three part exam with a 70 percent passing score, road sign recognition, and an eye test.
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Montana Highway Patrol
Charles L. Sheridan
Montana
Wesleyan Service Guild Mobilizes 40 Volunteers
Mrs William Olson president of the Wesleyan Service guild oversees the operations of the mobile unit directing more than 40 volunteer helpers in their outreach effort.
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William Olson
Wesleyan Service Guild
David P Rice Named New County Agent For Pondera
David P Rice son of Senator Paul Rice of Pendroy is assigned to Pondera County to continue the extension program at Conrad replacing A C Peterson who served twenty years. Rice, a 1939 Teton County High graduate and Montana State College alum, has livestock farming 4 H work wool laboratory and seed grain company experience.
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David P. Rice
Paul Rice
Pendroy
Pondera County
Conrad
R B. Tootell
Rice
A C. Peterson
Peterson
Federal Reclamation Bureau
Teton County High School
Montana State College
Montana Wool Laboratory
Seed and Grain
Teton Saddle Club Christmas Bird Winners Named
Winners of turkeys chickens and a goose announced yesterday. Ab Moore and Alice Holmes of Chateau won turkeys. Four chickens went to Allen Odden Warren Connole Bole Marjorie Barton and Mary Malorie of Chobeau. Bob Van Scherpenzeel of Choteau won a goose.
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Teton Saddle Club
Ab Moore
Alice Holmes
Chateau
Allen Odden
Dutton
Warren Connole
Bole
Marjorie Barton
Mary Malorie
Chobeau
Bob van Scherpenzeel
Choteau
Won & Gooae
Vital Statistics for Teton County in 1947
Complete vital statistics list births deaths and marriages in Teton County for 1947. The county clerk deputy and recorder note 17 births 27 deaths 73 marriage licenses and 16 divorces and provide full names ages and towns for many events within the county lines.
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Teton County
Lois Peterson
District Court
Teton
Legion Independents Fall In Close Game At Falls
Great Falls Army Air Base edged Chateau American Legion 49 to 46 at the East base arena. Bob Maynard and Don Passmore led Chateau with 12 points each as the Independents surged 26 points in the final six minutes but could not overturn the late rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
American Legion Independents
Great Falls Army Air Base
East Army Base
Great Falls
Grandad
Theair Base
Bob Maynard
Don Passmore
Bulldogs Set to Play Simms Tigers in Choteau Friday
The Choteau Bulldogs aim for a fifth straight win as they host the Simms Tigers at the Choteau high school gym Friday. Simms is noted for having one of the stronger squads among small schools this season and could provide a solid challenge for the locals.
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Choteau Bulldogs
Simms Tigers
Choteau High School
Simms
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Oscar Ros
Margaret Scanlon Galvin
Bertha Puller
Daniel Perry Osborn
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Hazel Lorraine Nordhagen
Fair Field
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John A. Sand
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Power
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Florence Belle Schwartz
Greenfield
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George B. Dryden
Freda Arensmeyer
Adam Devedes
Ernest Frederick Sanders
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Sandra Sue Ameline
Kathy Marie Arensmeyer
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Sharon LaVerne Kunkel
Charles David Neal
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Linda June Anderson
Rodney Gene Johnson
Larry Marie Betts
Karol Ray Killip
Edward David Forrest
Leigh Edmond Davis
Arthur James Carrier
Augusta
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Sharon Maxine Allum
Sharon Marie Hood
Muriel Hood
Glen Hood
Virginia A. Kuebler
Edward Kuebler
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