Fire destroys barn on Baker farm near Farmington
Last Friday afternoon a fire at the Charles Baker place east of Farmington demolished a barn and burned cattle and farm equipment. Sheriff Al Peterson's Teton county rural firefighting unit from Choteau and neighbors saved grain and feed, preventing spread to other buildings. Two calves perished, hay and harness burned, wheat largely saved, no insurance.
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Charles Baker Place
Farmington
al Peterson
Teton County
Choteau
Baker
New Theater Opens In Dutton With Weekly Film Changes
The Dutton theater, owned by Carl Komamiski, opens this Sunday with shows at 6:15 and 8:15 as Bob Hopé stars in Sorrowful Jones. Weekly schedule includes changes Sunday Wednesday Friday with double features on Fridays and Saturdays. The unfinished cinder block building on main street houses the venue. Emil Schultz was the contractor.
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Dutton
Carl Komamiski
Bob Hopé
Pictures
Dutton Theater
Emil Schultz
Livestock Men Invited to Go On Feed Tour
Teton county livestock men including range operators and others interested in feeding are invited to a feeder tour next Monday Jan 9 in the Sun River valley. The group will depart Great Falls Rainbow Hotel at 9 am with stops at five sites west of Great Falls to view feeding operations for steers and jambs. Experts will lead discussions at each stop and a lunch at the Park hotel in Great Falls at 12:15 pm will precede a livestock feeding program.
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Teton County
Sun River Valley
Great Falls
Rainbow Hotel
Park Hotel
Funeral for Merile Edward Rouse 4 in Power
Funeral services for Merile Edward Rouse aged four of Power were held Monday at 9:30 AM in the Catholic church with Rev. Russell Scheidler of Fairfield officiating. Burial followed in Dutton cemetery. Born June 26 1945 he died of diabetes and is survived by his mother Mrs Lucille Hilling Rouse and grandparents Mr and Mrs Thomas Hilling of Power along with numerous aunts and uncles.
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Merile Edward Rouse
Lucille Hilling Rouse
Power
Russel Scheidler
Fairfield
Dutton Cemetery
Thomas Hilling
Two Chateau Firemen Retired Under Pension Plan
H. B. Red Swanson and Lee Brown, longtime Chateau volunteers since 1922, retire from active duty to receive a monthly pension of 10 dollars under the town’s firemen pension fund. They are the first retirees under the program, with eligibility requiring 50 years of age and 20 years service. Swanson is a former captain and Brown recalls era from manual hose carts to the mill fire ten years ago. Both become honorary department members as the fund expands to future retirees.
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Red
Incorporated
Chateau
Swanson
Brown
Miss Dorothy Kessinger and George Hodgskiss Wed in Dec
Miss Dorothy Kessinger married George Hodgskiss on December 28. The bride wore a satin gown with net trim and carried talisman roses and a white Bible. the couple’s reception followed at the church parlors. The bride, a Simms graduate, and groom, a Choteau rancher, plan to reside near Choteau.
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Dorothy Kessinger
George Hodgskiss
Joyce Kessinger
Simms
Wilson Hodgskiss
Lloyd Hodgskiss
Jack Rogers
Arnold Hanusa
H. L. Engdahl
Edith Tesch
Eden
H. H. Hodgskiss
England
Simms High School
Choteau
John C. Kessinger
George V. Ee Ee OE Ie En Hetrd Anetane
Chateau Methodist Church
Weather Halts Donkey Basketball Game in Choteau
Donkey basketball was canceled in Choteau Tuesday night due to bad weather. The trained troupe based in Columbia Falls reported their donkeys were frozen and could not travel to Choteau for the scheduled game.
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Choteau
Columbia Falls
Bulldogs Drop Two Weekend Games
Choteau Bulldogs lost two home games against Simms and Valier last weekend. Simms edged Choteau 50 to 46 after a strong second half, and Valier defeated Choteau 55 to 43 on Friday. The pair of losses completed a rough stretch on the Choteau floor.
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Bulldogs
Simms
Valier
Choteau Bulldogs
Chateau
Choteau
Annual Meeting Of Teton Memorial Hospital Set
The Teton Memorial Hospital association schedules its annual meeting for Monday night January 16 at 8 in the courthouse court room at Chateau. Officials say major project obstacles are resolved and a discussion of hospital operation will be held along with important business and the election of three directors. Dues of 1 are payable to treasurer C D McDonald or secretary A Bernard Grandal.
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Teton Memorial Hospital Association
Chateau
C. D. McDonald
A. Bernard Grandal
PTA Hopes To Buy Band New Uniforms
Choteau PTA plans fundraising to purchase uniforms for Choteau high school band before year end. Mrs C E Babe Russell named budget and finance committee chair. Executive meeting set for Jan 10 in grade school cafeteria. Several new committee chairs announced and a visitor, Dick Hoyt, aims to learn ranching if weather allows.
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Choteau Pta
Choteau
PTA
C. E. (Babe) Russell
Hilda Moulton
Myles Standish
Wayne Hart
Mary Baker
Don Score
Norman Mathison
National Pta
Congress
Jean Bleecker
Eldon
A. A. McAuley
Guy Miller
Howard Ruegamer
Pauline Murphy
Mack Bruno
Dick Hoyt
Edwin P. Hoyt
The
Denver Post
D. P. Fabrick
Montana
Conservation reports due this month in Teton county
County PMA chairman Jake Luinstra urges farmers to file 1949 crop grain loan or purchase agreement papers by January 31 with applications due by January 15. About 695 of 925 farms completed ACP practices, with a December 31 closing date and a January 16 reporting deadline.
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Jake Luinstra
PMA
Teton County
Montana
Luinstra
Wheels Win Over Legion In Home Game
The Chateau Wheels beat the Chateau Legion 65 to 27 after an early 13-5 lead and 36-14 at halftime. LaVerne Dahlin led with 24 points in the high school gym. Upcoming games include Valier vs Wheels and Augusta vs Legion at 7:15 PM with more matchups listed for the week.
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Chateau Legion Club
LaVerne Dahlin
Wheels
Valier
The
Augusta
Chateau Legion
Power
Chateau Fair
Fairfield
Waller
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Brady
View
V.F.W
Wheel Legion
Legion
Wheel
Dutton Youth Wins Trip For 4 H Work
Vernon Laubach of Dutton is one of five Montana 4 H club boys awarded an Atwood Larson grain marketing tour. The trip covers an expense paid three day Minneapolis tour to observe grain facilities and markets. Laubach produced registered winter wheat and placed in the state agricultural demo contest.
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Vernon Laubach
Dutton
Montana
Moose Leader Heilman to Speak at Choteau Moose Banquet
Herbert W. Heilman national director of sports activities for the Loyal Order of Moose will speak at the Choteau Moose lodge banquet and initiation next Tuesday night at Moose hall. He also will speak briefly to the Chateau Lions club the same night. Heilman is North Central college athletics director and a Moose lodge No. 400 member.
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Herbert W. Heilman
Loyal Order of Moose
Naperville
Choteau Moose Lodge
Moose Hall
Chateau Lions Club
Mooseheart
Heilman
North Central College
Moose Lodge No
Aurora
Chateau Moose Lodge
The
Moose
Choteau Smoke House Owner Returns From Rochester Operation
Bob Van Scherpenzeel proprietor of Bob's Smoke House in Choteau returns from Rochester Minnesota after a stomach operation. He arrived just in time and most of his stomach was removed. He was rushed to Great Falls then flown to Rochester where surgeons operated. He misses few local games and received a greeting card from the basketball Smoke Room Gang.
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Bob van Scherpenzeel
Bob
Choteau
Rochester
Minn
Great Falls
van Scherpenzeel
Smoke Room Gang
Lee Brown
Census official transfers from Choteau to Los Angeles
Elliott Reyer, who has led the census bureau in Choteau for two years, is reassigned to the Los Angeles office where he began work last Tuesday. His wife, who spent the holidays in Milwaukee, will join him in California.
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Elliott Reyer
Choteau
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Reyer
California
Mercury Hits Minus 41 During Week
A bitter cold week drove the county to record lows with 41 degrees below zero on Tuesday. Daytime highs hovered near zero with -18 to -28 lows, then a brief warm spell rose to 18 above. Boiler water leakage forced Chateau High School to close in the afternoon while many rural schools remained closed for the week.
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Weather Bureau
Chateau High School
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