William Golder Rites Held Here After Highway Crash
Funeral services for William Golder former Chateau resident who died from injuries in a December 28 highway crash north of Vaughn were held at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. Golder, born September 5 1905 at Dupuyer, served in World War II and lived in Great Falls since 1944 where he worked for Hotel Rainbow. He was survived by a sister in Alaska a half sister in Great Falls and a half brother in Conrad. Burial with military honors followed in the Chateau cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Golder
Chateau
Great Falls
Vaughn
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Jackson E. Gilliam
U. S
Jesser
Gollider
Dickie
Calvin W. Leach
Fairfield
Leach
Dupuyer
Hotel Rainbow
Hazel M. Jones
Fairbanks
Alaska
Eva Kregness
Evan Thompson
Conrad
Cooks and Waiters Union
Order of Eagles
The
Odd Fellows
Episcopal Church
Chateau Cemetery
C. G. Monkman
Fred Barribal
Nick Vlinker
Eddie Mathison
Paul Mathis
George Gunther
Deadline Nears For CCC Loans For Major Grains
Farmers face a January 31, 1956 deadline to obtain Commodity Credit Corporation loans or purchase agreements for key crops including wheat barley oats rye flaxseed and dry edible beans. ASC official C B Turnbull urges applications be filed by January 15 at the county office in Chateau for timely inspections and processing.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
C. B. Turnbull
Teton County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Chateau
Eichhern Heads Slate of Chamber Candidates
At a Tuesday meeting in the Choteau Drug dining room the nominating committee approved Eichhern for president widow of the Choteau Chamber of Commerce. Cedric Schroeder named vice president and Robert Crocker secretary. Jerry Breen chaired. James Jarosimek and Leo Murphy served on the body. Milton McNea and Al Hensley held president and vice president roles from the prior year. Directors named include Jarosimek, Grant Curtis for two years, and McNea for three. A committee to draft by laws was formed but no action taken. Mr and Mrs Arnold Falkenstern of Terry visited the Russell home over holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxy Theatre
Choteau Chamber of Commerce
Choteau
Cedric Schroeder
Robert Crocker
Jerry Breen
James Jarosimek
Leo Murphy
Milton McNea
al Hensley
Crocker
James Jarolimek
Grant Curtis
E. M. Bridenstine
McNea
Almost Chateau
Dent Hensley
Ora Knowlton Sr Dies Early-Day Settler at Blackleaf
Ora E Knowlton Sr 89 of Bynum Montana died at home after two months illness Born November 2 1866 in Pondtown Utah son of Ora and Ellen Knowlton He settled at Radersburg then moved in 1882 to Blackleaf ranch west of Bynum Married Elizabeth Peebles in 1898 at Chateau survived by daughter Jeanne K Pollock and son Ora E Knowlton Jr six grandchildren two great grandchildren Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm First Methodist church with Rev Grant S Moore officiating Cremation followed last rites Banks Funeral Home handled arrangements
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Teton
Elizabeth Peebles
Chateau
Jeanne K. Pollock
Ora E. Knowleton Jr
Bynum
Grant S. Moore
Broadhurst Smith
Walter Campbell
Henry Ostle
Max Brownell
Gene Armstrong
Si Schoonmaker
Banks Funeral Home
County Church Women to Meet in Chateau
The annual meeting of the Teton County United Council of Church Women will be held at the Chateau Methodist church Friday Jan 6 at 2 p.m. After installing new officers there will be a program and refreshments. Chateau church members hostesses. Raymond Lee Anderson 8A USN son of Mr and Mrs Edwin A Chateau named honorman of his Recruit Training Company at the U S Naval Training Center San Diego California. Honormen are chosen by.
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Teton County
Raymond Lee Anderson
USN
Edwin A Cheteau
Honerman
United States Naval Training Center
San Diego
Cali
Harkins Funeral in Great Falls Honors 58 Year Old Farmer
Funeral services for John W. Harkins 58 longtime Collins area resident were held Friday at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial with a Christian Science Reader officiating. He died Monday December 19 at his home from a heart attack born July 19 1897 in Unionville Missouri came to Teton county in 1912 and farmed at Collins. He is survived by his widow Geraldine Mayer Harkins married November 30 in Great Falls a sister Mrs A T Daughaday who died in May and a brother Jerry Breen of this city. Henry E Breen of Fairmont Minnesota elected national president of the Implement Dealers association. listed at 5 feet 9 inches tall with a wife and six children.
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John W. Harkins
Collins
Tetdén County
Hillcrest Lawn Memorial
Christian Science
Harkins
Unionville
Teton County
A. T. Daughaday
Great Falls
Geraldine Mayer Harkins
Henry E. Breen
Fairmont
Minn
Jerry Breen
Marriages Rise as Divorces Drop in Teton County 1955
County records show births fell to 125 in 1955 from 155 in 1954 while marriages increased and divorces dwindled. The 1955 birth list names numerous families and dates, with 58 licenses issued. two deaths were recorded in the year.
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Teton County
Earl Gail Fellers
Harry Jay Calvin
Gilbert Dale
Jesse W. Davis
Baby Boy Kileinsaser
Nels L. Pearson
Ada Birdie Stone
Anna Wiseman
Reiding
Victor Ocamtte
Boosters back 150 mile Conrad to Bowman's Corner highway plan
About 265 highway boosters met at Conrad on December 28 to back a 150 mile oiled route from Chester via Tiber Dam and Conrad to Bowman's Corner joining State Highway 20. Delegations from several counties voiced support while Shelby interests raised funding objections to a five mile segment that might divert traffic from U S 2. James Flaherty chaired the meeting with representation from Montana Power Co and other agencies.
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Conrad
Chester
Tiber Dam
Pendroy
Choteau
Bowman's Corner
Teton County
Chateau
Pendrey
Dutton
Fairfield
Paul Kropp
George Coffey
D. P Fabrick
al Hensley
James Peebles
Ira Ritenou
Claude Johns
Paul Briggs
Carl Field
Pondera
Liberty
Teton
Shelby
Shelby Chamber of Commerce
Verle Ady
George Wilson
Toole County
Marias-Tiber Dam
U. S. 91
James Flaherty
Great Falls
Montana Planning Board
Montana Power Co
Central Montana Highway Association
R.E.A
Great Northern Railway
Bureau of Reclamation State Highway Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Former Collins Resident Dies In California
Arthur W. Reiquam 64 longtime Collins resident died December 30 at his LaSelvya Beach California home. Funeral services were held at the W H George Chapel Great Falls with Rev Bernard Gravdal officiating. He was born March 1891 in Brainard Minnesota and came to Montana as a child settling in Collins. Survivors include son Donald Bartsch Great Falls brother M A Reiquam Fairfield three sisters Josephine Freeman Los Angeles Ella Reiquam Seattle Abbie Reiquam Great Falls two grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
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Arthur W. Reiquam
Collins
LaSelvya Beach
Calif
Brady
Great Falls
Reiquam
California
Vallejo
Donald Bartsch
M. A. Reiquam
Fairfield
Josephine Freeman
Los Angeles
Ella Reiquam
Seattle
Abbie Reiquam
Sportsmen State Meeting For Thursday Jan 12
The Teton County Sportsmen's Association schedules a meeting Thursday Jan 12 at 8 p m in the local courtroom. Jake Luinstra notes a 1955 county fish plant report and a review of proposed 1956 fishing regulations. Carl Wedum of the Northern Continental Conservation Committee will present photos from his summer conservation ride with Montana Fish and Game officials invited.
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Teton County Sportsmen's Association
Jake Luinstra
Luinstra
Carl Wedum
Northern Continental Conservation Committee
Montana State Fish and Game Commission
Dates Listed for Drivers Exams in Montana Counties
Montana Highway Patrol announced driver examination dates in five north central counties for January and February. In Teton county exams run 9 am to 5 pm on Jan 11 12 and Feb 8 9 at the courthouse. Cascade county tests at West Side Community Hall 9 am to 5 pm on Jan 3 4 9 10 16 17 23 25 30 31 with February dates Jan 6 7 14 16 20 21 27 28.
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Montana Highway Patrol
Montana
Teton County
Cascade County
West Side
Fines Arbiters in Justice Irwin Court
In Justice William Irwin's court Walter N Banis of Collins was fined 25 dollars for reckless driving. Lawrence N Mikkleson of Great Falls forfeited 10 dollars for exceeding the night speed limit. Ed L Kockler of Sunburst received 10 dollars for failure to possess a valid driver's license. Paul G Wolfe was fined 10 dollars for exceeding the night speed limit.
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William Irwin
Walter N Banis
Collins
Lawrence N. Mikkleson
Great Falls
Ed L. Kockler
Sunburst
Paul G. Wolfe
Thompson Buys Geraldine Slowey Store
Bruce Thompson, longtime Safeway manager, announced the purchase of Slowey Store in Geraldine. He resigns from the chain, moves to Geraldine with his brother Leslie to run the business, which includes groceries dry goods and upstairs apartments. James Medvic of Great Falls serves as relief manager in Choteau.
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Bruce Thompson
Safeway
Slowey
Geraldine
D Y
Choteau
Thompson
Chinook
James Medvic
Great Falls
Leslie
Dutton
Chateau
Dun & Bradstreet Seeks Financial Statements From Firms
Dun & Bradstreet asks for current financial statements from about 3,000,000 U S business concerns nationwide each January. In Teton county 62 requests totaling 1146 letters go to local businessmen. The statements feed into credit reports with ratings and a place in the Reference book used by suppliers and underwriters.
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United States
Dun & Bradstreet
Imade
Chateau
Teton County
Larry R. Nelson
Butte
Dun & Brady Street
Lsted
Trout Caught in Bynum Reservoir Breaks Ice
Gus Kade hauled a 9 pound 11 ounce rainbow trout in Bynum reservoir on January 1. The 29 inch fish proved tough to pull through the hole in the ice with companion Wall Ace Thompson assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Kade
Bynum Reservoir
Kade
Wallace Thompson
Do It Day in Teton County Prompts Mail Campaign
Today in Teton County residents are urged to mail in their TB contributions. The notice directs making checks payable to the Teton County Christmas Seal Fund and sending them to Lucille Howard in Choteau.
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Teton County
Lucille Howard
Choteau
School Census Shows Growth in County Enrollment
The Teton county census reports 2 080 children aged 6 to 21 in 1955, up 72 from 1954, with 1 071 boys and 1 009 girls. In the under 6 group 976 children are counted, 510 boys and 466 girls, down 70 from 1954.
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Teton County
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Sportsmen
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St. Olaf College
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