Postmaster Announces New Rates Effective January 7
Postmaster C G Monkman said new rates take effect January 7 1968 increasing first class to 6 cents per ounce air mail to 10 cents and postal cards to 5 cents The local drop letter rate is eliminated All bills and statements will carry first class rate Nearly 10 000 vending machines including Chateau Post Office will be converted over three months to display 5 6 and 1 cent stamps with five machine types involved Post office vending machines will not be confused with commercial stamp devices"}
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C. G. Monkman
Chateau
Post Office Department
Mills Motor Burglary Suspects Apprehended
Teton County Undersheriff Earl Hollar said four suspects tied to the Mills Motor burglary in Fairfield on Nov. 14 have been captured. Two held in Teton County Jail, one in Wolf Point, one in Poplar. Russell Westcott 20 of Great Falls jailed in Choteau to be tried there. A 17-year-old from Great Falls to face juvenile court. Light siblings Robert 20 and Beverly 19 held in Wolf Point and Poplar. About $2,000 in cash and tools recovered.
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Teton County
Earl Hollar
Acantha
Mills Motor
Fairfield
Wolf Point
Poplar
Choteau
Russell Westcott
Great Falls
Chateau
North Dakota
Robert Light
Beverly Light
Hollar
Arensmeyer dies in falls. services Friday at Trinity
Agnes Hensley Arensmeyer 64 died Tuesday in Great Falls after a heart attack. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p.m. in Trinity Lutheran Church Chateau with Rev. Marlow Engberg officiating. Interment in Chateau Cemetery. Banks Funeral Home in charge. She moved to Chateau in 1947, retired from the Teton County Assessor's office, and held church and fraternal memberships. Survivors include stepchildren, brothers, a sister, and many grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Hensley Arensmeyer
Great Falls
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Chateau
Marlow Engberg
Reinhardt Arensmeyer
James Arensmeyer
Alvin Arensmeyer
Robert Arensmeyer
Donald Arensmeyer
LeRoy Hensley
Riley Hensley
Donald Hensley
Banks Funeral Home
Arensmeyer
Girard
Kan
Ernest Arensmeyer
Teton County
Ruth Bloedel
Billings
Don Arensmeyer
Libby
al Hensley
Walter Hensley
Havre
Kenneth Hensley
Berniece Neils
County Gets School Monies
Helena, Montana. Superintendent Harriet Miller announced 14,457,935 dollars in state equalization aid will be paid this week to elementary and secondary schools. This represents the first of two payments for the current school year, funding the Foundation Program from income tax and general fund appropriation. Teton county receives 90,337 dollars. Mr and Mrs Jerry Kimmel and first spent Sunday and Monday with her mother in Coutts, Alberta, Canada.
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Helena
Harriet Miller
Miss Miller
Teton County
Jerry Kimmel and
Firlt
Lorene Dawson
Coutts
Alberta
Canada
Ski Interest Grows At Teton Pass Run
Weekend turnout at Teton Pass ski run saw about 50 skiers each day with 25 on Monday despite near zero temps. Locals from Great Falls Conrad and Walier joined. college students home for holidays and more high school students used the facilities. No injuries reported. H and H Implement offered rentals with 26 sets on hand and about 15 rented daily, pickup limited to Friday or Saturday.
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New Teton Pass
Great Falls
Conrad
Walier
Teton Pass
Choteau Jaycees Plan Tree Pickup Drive
The Choteau Jaycees announce their annual Christmas tree pickup for Sunday January 7. Residents should place discarded trees in the alley by their garbage cans for collection and transport to the city dump for burning.
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Choteau Jaycees
Jaycees
Extra Charge Returns On New License Plates In District
County Treasurer Marie Stenson says a 50 cent extra charge for reflectorized paint on license plates will be collected again this year. New plates planned every two years. Driver's license examiner to be in Choteau every Tuesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with office opening at 9.
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Marie Stenson
Stenson
Chateau
Choteau
Augusta Woman Ethel Wellman Dies at 94
Ethel Bertha Wellman 94 longtime Augusta resident died Tuesday at Chateau Rest Home. Funeral services are Friday at 2 pm in Augusta Community Church with Rev. Edward Ferguson officiating. Burial in Augusta Cemetery under Banks Funeral Home care. Pallbearers are Bill Barrett Stephen Mosher Tot Nett Arthur Nett Henry Ostle and Fred Chisholm. Wellman born September 28 1873 in Minnesota moved to Augusta in 1902 with husband Marcus A Wellman who died in 1936. Surviving children include Bingham Wellman Alma Carmichael Homer J Wellman Naida Fry and Persey Wellman. Additional survivors: 10 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Ethel Bertha Wellman
Augusta
Augusta Community
Edward Ferguson
Augusta Cemetery
Banks Funeral Home
Bill Barrett
Stephen Mosher
Tot Nett
Arthur Nett
Henry Ostle
Fred Chisholm
Minnesota
Sun River
Beach-Wellman
Marcus A. Wellman
Bingham Wellman
Alma Carmichael
Homer J. Wellman
Glendale
Calif
Naida Fry
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Persey Wellman
Armstrong Children Visit Brady Relatives for Weekend
Sharrol and Jack Armstrong visited their uncle Leonard Armstrong and aunt with the Armstrong family in rural Brady from Wednesday to Sunday last week.
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Sharrol
Jack Armstrong
Walt Armstrong
Leonard Armstrong
Brady
Bulldogs Open Conference Play With Fairfield and Cut Bank
Chateau High School’s basketball team returns from a Christmas break to start Northern Division conference play. Chateau visits Fairfield on Friday and hosts Cut Bank on Saturday as they chase top honors amid a strong league field led by Browning and Conrad. Lynn Schenk leads Fairfield’s offense and rebounders.
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Chateau High School
Chateau
Fairfield
Cut Bank Wolves
Bulldogs
Eagles
Lynn Schenk
Chateau-Fairfield
Choteau
Cut Bank
Browning
Wolves
Browning Indians
Indians
Births and Deaths Decline in Teton County 1967
Vital statistics show births dropping from 119 in 1963 to 61 in 1967 with December not yet recorded. Deaths fell from 65 in 1965 to 50 in 1967 while marriages rose from 34 in 1965 to 40 in 1967. The list includes numerous birth announcements for local families and a long roster of deaths.
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Teton County Court House
Taylor Elected to Lead Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Bob Taylor owner of H T Variety was elected president of the Chateau Chamber of Commerce at the bi monthly meeting. He will succeed Bill Obernolte and assume the role at the annual banquet tentatively set for Friday February 2. Mic Darnold was elected vice president and George Higgins secretary. Jack Rogers headed the nominating committee. The group discussed the banquet program and plans to decorate the streets by lighting the courthouse oval instead of Christmas trees.
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Bob Taylor
Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Taylor
Bill Obernolte
Chamber
Choteau
Kalispell
Mic Darnold
George Higgins
Jack Rogers
Chateau
Court House
Funeral Rites Held Saturday For W. Connole
Funeral services for Warren Stephen Connole 47 a Chateau area farmer were held at St. Joseph Church with Rev. William Morley officiating. Connole died of a heart attack at Teton Memorial Hospital after a Dec 27 onset. Memorial funds support a Connole memorial at Choteau High School.
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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Warren Stephen Connole
Chateau Area
William Morley
Connole
Teton Memorial Hospital
Blood drawing reminder at Methodist Church in Chateau
Mrs. Grant Curtis, Red Cross chairman, reminds Cha teau donors of today’s blood drive at the Methodist Church basement from 2 to 6 PM. There is a high need for negative type blood and the Rainbow Girls will supervise children during the event.
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Grant Curtis
Red Cross
Chateau
Methodist Church
Curtis
Dairy Queen Permit Sought In Chateau City Council
The council heard an application by Ronald O. Abraham for a Dairy Queen restaurant on Main Street in Chateau in a residential A district. The plan calls for a 24 by 30 foot concrete block building with gravel or paved parking and an estimated $10,000 cost, referral to the Zoning Board for hearing.
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Chateau
Ronald O. Abraham
Washington State
Main Street
George McKee
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Zoning Board
Public Employees Retirement System
Tilton's Office Outfitters
Knudtzon Lumber Co
Montana Power Co
Mountain States Telephone Co
Chateau Ford
Gambles
Arts
V & J Appliance & Tire Co
Citizens State Bank
Chateau Electric
Lowen Company
Hanusa Agency
Rainbow Girls Set Public Installation
Chateau Assembly No. 54 of the Order of Rainbow for Girls will hold a public installation of officers on Sunday January 7 at 2 PM in the Masonic Temple Sally Sulgrove will be installed as worthy advisor A reception will follow.
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Chateau Assembly No. 54
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Masonic Temple
Sally Sulgrove
Disaster Control Officer to Address Legion Auxiliary
Ray Derby of Malmstrom Air Force Base will speak to the American Legion Auxiliary Civil Defense and National Security group in Chateau on Monday Jan 8 at 8. Derby, former Cascade County Civil Defense chairman, is viewed as highly knowledgeable on civilian and military Civil Defense. The meeting will be in the upper Legion hall with refreshments after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Derby
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Great Falls
American Legion Auxiliary
Derby
Cascade County Civil Defense
Air Force
Gordon Monkman
Civil Defense
Chateau
Legion Hall
Democratic Women Meet January 8 Luncheon in Dutton
Teton County Democratic Women will meet January 8 at 12 30 PM for a luncheon at St William's Parish Center in Dutton. All members are urged to attend.
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Teton County
St William’s Parish Center
Dutton
Grain Growers Plan Meeting at Dutton
A combined meeting of the Montana Grain Growers and the Montana Wheat Commission is set for January 8 at 7:45 pm in the Lions room in Dutton. Robert Bastrup will explain the Wheat Commission functions and all grain growers are urged to attend.
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Montana Grain Growers
Montana Wheat Commission
Dutton
Lions Room
Robert Bastrup
Wheat Commission
Choteau Girl Scouts Win Summer Opportunity Trips
Three Choteau Girl Scouts are awarded national Opportunity Trips for next summer, including Romae Sargent who earned the World of Arts program at the Edith Macy Center in Pleasantville New York July 1 to 11. Sally Sulgrove heads to The Arts in a City Conference in San Francisco July 21 to 27 and Benna Faye Christman to a Region Citizenship Conference at St Martin’s College in Lacey Washington in August.
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Choteau
Myles Standish
Standish
Big Sky Council
Chateau Girls
Romae Sargent
Vic Sargent
World of Arts
Edith Macy
Pleasantville
N. Y
Miss Sargent
Seattle
New York Area
Sally Sulgrove
Jim Sulgrove
Benna Faye Christman
Ben Christman
Miss Sulgrove
San Francisco
Miss Christman
St. Martin's College
Lacey
Wash
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Ethel Wellman
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Chuck Peck
Valier
Panthers
Tom Christiaens
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Hal
Alice Camphouse
Christina Elizabeth Nelson
Ray
Betty Nelson
Blair Richard Patton
Bill
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Sabrina Rhoades
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Jeanne Rhoades
Robert John Schmidt
Gideon
Carol Schmidt
David Sam Wipf
Sam S
Sarah Wipf
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David
Elizabeth Wipf
John Sam Wipf
Sam P
Rebecca Wipf
Timothy Bruce Anderson
Bruce
Cynthia Anderson
Elizabeth Clark
John
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Judith John Kleinsasser
John and
Mary Kleinsasser
Peter M. Kleinsasser
Mike
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Richard Paul Scott
Vernon
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Kathy Lynn van Setten
Henry
Mabel van Setten
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James
Charlotte Wedum
David J Wurtz
Jacob
Anna Wurtz
Haslene Mare Chalmers
William
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Peter David Hofer
David P
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Louis Howard
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Ronald
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Donna Rogers
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Clark
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Barbara Sherman
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Jacob and
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William and
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Raymond Shane Pearson
Walter
Marilyn
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Robert and
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Gary and
Chere' Shelmerdine
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George
Mildred Stott
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Roger
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Mary Hofer
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Lee
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LeRoy and
Rose Yeager
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Robert
Karen Dunckel
Brian Glenn Dunning
Wayne and
Candace Dunning
Jodi Lee Enger
Joseph and
Wanda Enger
Teresa Lucille Forseth
Orville and
Caroline Forseth
Thomas Edward Morano
Dominic
Patsy Morano
Michael John O'Loughlin
Linda O'Loughlin
Louis A. Apostel
Ray Wesley Baker
Emily C. Bunker
Gusta Mae Faurete
Ella Fugina
Theodora Glavey
Lena Knudtzon
Frederick Charles Andrew Tesch
Caroline Saterlie
Joseph Eldon Scott
James Webber Hightower Sr
Herman Nierstheimer
Henry Norman Erickson
Emma McGoldrick
George Eldon Holbrook
Olga Love
Kathryn E Depner
Joseph Nievens Medina
Helge Bakke
Alan J. Dunckel
W. Connole
al Warnecke
Pete Huidekoper
Milton van Auken
Henry Helf
Floyd DeRusha
Vic Hoxsey
Harry Jardine
Wally Hertlein
Chateau Cemetery
Zwerneman
Pendroy
Eyvanna van Auken
Boulder
Butte
Betty
Judy
Margaret) Warneke
Katherine Connole
Wallace Hertlein
Emmet Neier
Bert Jamish
Dupuyer
Jim Connole
Willard Noman
Howard Neier
Leon Neier
Columbia Falls
John Connole
Choteau High School
Dave Barrett
Warren Connole
Legion Auxiliary
Choteau Girl Scouts
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