City Council Adopts Bonding Plan Hires New City Marshal
The council names Horace D Baskett as marshal replacing resigning Bill Breere. They approve bonding Chateau plumbers with a 10 dollar license, order new traffic signs for high school public school courthouse, and grant five building permits including a Chester Baker garage Great Falls Poster Advertising Co Coca Cola sign Hanson brothers Oldsmobile sign Tony Faltermeyer and P D Huidekoper projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SVL
LIA Yyee
Horace D. Baskett
Bill Breere
Chester O. Baker
Sherburne
Great Falls Poster Advertising Co
Hanson Brothers
Tony Faltermeyer
Jackson
P. D. Huidekoper
Falls Association Plans Meeting Next Week in Great Falls
Farmer and rancher stockholders of the Great Falls Production Credit association will hold their 14th annual meeting in Great Falls next Thursday January 15. E F Lyman president will preside and a luncheon for members and wives will precede addresses by A B Robertson and reports from H C Ellis D M Fulton and others on 1947 results and 1948 policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
A. B. Robertson
Production Credit Corporation of
Spokane
Northwest States
Bryan Corbett Chateau
H. C. Ellis
Craig
D. M. Fulton
Louis Hart
Power
E. F. Lyman
Great Falls Co
W. Thompson
Highwood
Bryan Corbett
Choteau
Lyman
Teton
Lewis and Clark
Cascade
Chouteau Counties
D. N. Fulton
Mass Set for Martin Mang at St Joseph Church
A low Mass will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. at St Joseph Church for Martin G Mang 86 a longtime Choteau and Teton county resident who died this week He is survived by daughter Mrs Rosenberg Wenatchee Wash and son Frank Fairfield and two sons at Roundup Burial will be in Choteau cemetery Mang born in Ohio on March 10 1861 widow passed in 1941
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin G. Mang
Choteau
Teton County
J. J. Sheerin
St. Joseph’s Church
Jack Broders
Rosenberg
Wenatchee
Wash
Frank
Fairfield
Roundup
Bor
Ohio
Choteau Cemetery
Seekins Hamers New Operators Of Pendroy Company
Mr and Mrs D G Seekins of Conrad move to Pendroy to run Pendroy Trading Co joining Pendroy residents Mr and Mrs Lee Hamer as managers. The Seekins previously managed Farmers Equity Elevator at Farmington and Rocky Mountain Elevator at Choteau before moving to Conrad. The Pendroy Trading Co was formerly operated by Mr and Mrs Roe Browning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. Seekins
Conrad
Pendroy
Pendroy Trading Co
Seekins
Farmington
Choteau
Farmers Equity
Rocky Mountain
Lee Hamer
Seexins
Drivers to Face Tests for New Montana Licenses
Montana highway patrol assigns driver license exams in Chateau January 26 to 28 for residents of Teton county. Examinations apply to those with no 1947 license. current license holders avoid tests unless a past year violation occurred. Tests run 9 to 5 at the courthouse, with inside law and eye tests followed by a slide and seat demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Montana Highway Patrol
A. E., Buck
W. B. Cahill
Helena
Teton County
Rebekahs Install New Officers At Friday Meet
Ruth Rogers Clara McFarlane and Ollie Dutis installed 1948 officers for Queen Rebekah lodge. Elective officers include Peggy Andersen Valeria Ferris Jeannie Knaff Gladys Baumgartner Patricia Inbody. Appointive officers list Iona Zgoda Catherine Thompson Julia Denison Peggy Taylor Julia Monkman Clarice Conklin Myrtle Poore George Thompson Mary Malone Verna Huidekoper Elinore Larsen. Past noble grand Mrs LeRoy Robinson to serve in 1948.
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Queen Rebekah Lodge
Ruth Rogers
Clara McFarlane
Ollie Dutis
Peggy Andersen
Noble Grand
Valeria Ferris
Jeannie Knaff
Gladys Baumgartner
Patricia Inbody
Iona Zgoda
Catherine Thompson
Julia Denison
Grand
Peggy Taylor
Episcopal Church Work Continues at St Stephen Rectory
Reverend T M Burleson says the St Stephen s Episcopal parish rectory work is underway with the entrance way near completion. The basement is finished for a parish hall two bedrooms a new kitchen and two front rooms are done. About 75 percent of the project is paid for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen's Episcopal Parish
T. M. Burleson
Tax Declarations Due Before Next Thursday
Montana tax collectors remind federal filers that January 15 is the deadline for filing amending and paying 1947 estimated tax. Farmers receive special relief and a final 1947 return filed by January 15 can serve as declaration and amendment. note the separate March 15 income tax return deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Robinson
Internal Revenue
Montana
Robinson
Two Teton Men Named on State American Legion Committees
G. E. Monkman of Chateau and M. L. Dolezal of Fairfield were chosen for Montana American Legion state committees for the coming year. State adjutant Herb Kibler announced the appointments made by Montana department commander Glenn L. Denton. Monkman will serve on the graves registration committee and Dolezal on the public relations committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
American Legion
G. E. Monkman
Chateau
M. L. Dolezal
Fairfield
Herb Kibler
Helena
Glenn L. Denton
Miles City
Montana
Monkman
Dolezal
Resident of Zero Mile Describes Far North Alaska Highway
Charles Krofft 85, a Canadian resident, discusses the Alaska Highway from Dawson Creek to White Horse and Fairbanks, noting three suspension bridges valued at $3,000,000 each and travel speeds of 50 to 60 mph. He recalls Dawson Creek’s growth, wheat excellence, and bus service across the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far North
Alaska
Charles Krofft
Chateau
Dawson Creek
Krofft
Peace River
St. John
Canada
National Exhibition
Edmoonton Krofft
Edmonton
White Horse
Yukon Territory
White
Horse
Fairbanks
Choteau
Teton River
Burton Beach
Old Agency
Chouteau County
Nerces
Chotea
Falls Colonel Stresses Universal Military Training Need
Colonel Charles A. Dawley of Great Falls urged Montana American Legion posts and Legionnaires to back immediate defense program action reaffirmed at the New York convention and Helena meeting. He cited universal military training, peacetime armed forces, intel services, civil defense, merchant marine, stockpiles, foreign bases, and transport expansion as core goals.
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Montana American Legion
New York City
Helena
Charles A. Dawley
Great Falls
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Chateau Monday
Dawley
Legion Department Security
Legion
U. S. Intelligence Service
The
United States
Three Soil Supervisors To Be Elected In County District
Three soil conservation district supervising seats will be filled on Saturday January 17 from 1 to 6 pm. Nominated are Ralph N Lear and J C Salmond in Chateau Farmington Bole. Ewald Kuhnert and Bernard Toenges in Power Beck. Gottlieb Siegle and Roy Hanberg in Fairfield Greenfield. Voters include landowners in the county and voting locations are in Bynum Chateau Fairfield Power and Dutton. The elected three will join two appointed supervisors to form the district governing body for three year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph N. Lear
J C Salmond
Chateau-Farmington Bole
Ewald Kuhnert
Bernard Toenges
Power-Beck
Gottlieb Siegle
Roy Hanberg
Fairfield-Greenfield
LD S. Hall
Bynum
Chateau
Fairfield
Farmers Union Oil Company
Power
Dutton Farmers Machinery Company
Dutton
M. B. Bolland
Harry Stott
Soil Conservation District
Oil Survey Truck Collides With Car on Narrow Bridge
A Western Geo physical Co oil survey truck and a 1939 Dodge sedan owned by N W Edwards of Collins collided on a narrow bridge seven miles north and four miles east of Chateau. Edwards suffered no serious injuries while Dash repairs may reach over $400. The bridge lacks railings and is wide enough for two cars but not for a car and a truck to pass.
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N W Edwards
Collins
Western Geophysical Co
Chateau
Collins Road
Henry Helf
William Scaggs
Oil Company
Edwards
Helf
Bison Motor Co
Great Falls
Claude
Don Burrus
Choteau
Free Farm Show Slated For Farmers Here Next Thursday
A free farm show for farmers in Teton county is set for next Tuesday afternoon at the American Legion pavilion in Chateau. Presented by Socony Vacuum Oil Co through General Mills, the event begins at 2 o clock with free feed after the show and new sound movie films for the farming industry. A free prize drawing is planned and good attendance is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
American Legion
Chateau
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co
General Mills Co
Park Pavilion
2 O’cock
I. J. Ferguson
General Mills
Ferguson
Bingham and LaRance Receive Marriage License
Edward J. Bingham, 31, of Bynum, and Mary Rose LaRance, 24, of Choteau, were issued a marriage license at Choteau this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Bingham
Bynum
Mary Rose LaRance
Choteau
Farm Reports Due February At ACA Office
The Teton County Agricultural Conservation committee set February 1, 1948 as the deadline to file reports of performance for the 1947 Agricultural Conservation program. Reports, on the back of the 1947 farm plan, must be filed to receive an assistance payment, with substantiating receipts attached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County Agricultural Conservation Committee
ACA
Chateau
Legion Bingo Nights Postponed Amid Building Renovations
Legion bingo nights scheduled on Thursdays are postponed tonight and for two weeks due to renovation work at the Legion Building. A false front with glass brick is being added and a rear storeroom is under construction, delaying the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Club
Legion
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Falls Association
Seekins, Hamers
Rebekahs
Episcopal Church
Ken Sturgis
Leo Murphy
Jona Zgoda
William Olson
Marion Warneke
Gordon Monkman
B. I. Packer
Colonel Dawley
John Dale
Legion Auxiliary
Teton County Soil Conservation District
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