Drought Strikes Teton County as 1952 Records Fall
Moisture finally arrives in Teton county after a prolonged winter drought with twenty hundredths of an inch recorded in Chateau. 1952 ends as the county’s driest year since 1890 with 8.43 inches, while 1935 remains the driest on record. The report notes births, marriages, deaths, and divorces in 1952, listing many local residents and a long roster of names as part of year end statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Chateau
Weather Bureau
Choteau
Fromm
Chotea
Teton Memorial Hospital News Admits and Births in Alert
A list reports patients admitted to Teton Memorial Hospital including Mrs. John Shoquist Fairfield Vincent Prater Power Gillan Mirehouse Augusta Bobby Waters Dutton and others from Choteau Pendroy Simms and Great Falls Births noted include a son for Mrs. Alvin Meyer and a daughter for Mrs. Marlin Kramer. Dismissals include Mrs. Shoquist Bobby Waters David Bray and several others with infants.
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John Shoquist
Fairfield
Vincent Prater
Power
Gillan Mirehouse
Augusta
Bobby Waters
Dutton
Travid Bray
Alvin Meyer
George Bernius
Boyd Stenson
Simms
William Caldwell
Harry Perkins
Choteau
Marlin Kramer
Pendroy
Joan Igote
Ernest P. Cline
Great Falls
William McInerney
Eva. Weaver
B. W. Graves
Alvin Beck
Edward McFarren
Norman Haug
Joseph L. Pfeifer
Matt Dolezal
Mirl Williams
Joe Fallon
Alma Kellogg
Sangray
Jeve LeDesky
Faye Lewis
William Gefeller
James Krause
Phyllis Conley
Pendrey
Norman Hare
Infant Son Airfield
B.W. Graves
Maria Phillis Conley
New Year Baby Born at Great Falls Hospital
Mr and Mrs Jerry McClue of Conrad announce the birth of their daughter at a Great Falls hospital the first baby born New Year’s Day in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry McClue
Conrad
Great Falls
Free Chest X-rays Start Next Monday in Teton County
All adults in Teton county are urged to have free chest X-rays to detect possible tuberculosis. Mobile units begin Monday Jan 12 at Power and Sunny Slope, moving to Greenfield, Fairfield, Collins, Dutton, Bynum, Pendrey, Chateau through Jan 20. A public schedule and FAQs accompany the notice.
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Teton County
Greenfield
Fairfield
Collins
Dutton
Bynum
Pendrey
Chateau
Montana
Community Power
Sunny Slope Power
Pendrey Choteau
Choteau
Fairfield Man Killed in New Year’s Car Crash
George B. Dryden Jr., 28, of route 1 Fairfield, died at 2 a.m. last Thursday when his car left the road and overturned into an eight foot drainage ditch east of Fairfield. Coroner Larry Banks said he likely died instantly and that Dryden may have fallen asleep at the wheel driving home from Fair Banks. The wreck left the car a total loss. A passerby found the scene between 2 and 3 a.m. Dryden lived with his mother Nellie on the farm he operated with his father having died in 1947. He had worked part time at Harry’s Truck Shop in Great Falls during winter. He leaves a brother William and a sister Virginia.
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George B. Dryden Jr
Fairfield
Nia
Montana
Teton County
Larry Banks
Dryden
Banks
Nellie Dryden
George B. Dryden Sr
Thelma Heldt Weds John Nauck In Quiet Ceremony
Thelma Heldt married John Nauck in a small evening rite attended by family and close friends. Mrs. Nauck, a laboratory and x ray technician at Teton Memorial Hospital, grew up in Lake City and trained at the College of Medical Technicians in Minneapolis. The groom, a Chateau high school vocational agriculture teacher, is an Simms High School and Montana State College graduate who served three years in the U S Army Medical Corps during World War II.
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Harry van DeReit
Rex Smith
Simms
The
Teton Memorial Hospital
Lake City
Lincoln High School
Collge of Medical Technicians
Minneapolis
Minn
Larry Banks
Thelma Heldt
John Heidt
John RK. Nauck
Elizabeth Nauck
Choteau
Choteau Methodist Church
Grant S. Moore
Ball Player's Car Wreck Near Augusta After Game
Floyd Murr center of Choteau drove from Augusta after Choteau Independents beat Augusta. His 1953 Ford wrecked when the car left a bridge embankment on a slippery highway. Murr had a cut lip and Laura Arm Olsen bruised nose. Bill Perry and other players were unharmed.
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Floyd Murr
Choteau
Augusta
Choteau Independents
Murr
Ug Liste
Ted
sMurr
Laura Arm Olsen
Bill Perry
Two New Officials Take County Offices
Leo H. Murphy and Francis Maurer were sworn in at the courthouse Monday as the new county attorney and county commissioner. Murphy, a Democrat, begins a second term with a two year office. Maurer takes a six year term. Murphy will continue his practice in the Larson building.
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Leo H. Murphy
Francis Maurer
Murphy
Teton County
Maurer
Larson
March of Dimes Drive Begins in Teton County
Teton County kicks off its March of Dimes campaign with local chairmen named and donation folders sent. County Chairman Eddie Howard urges all organizations to promote fundraising as local funds are low and support is needed.
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Teton County
March of Dimes
Eddie Howard
Ted Halvorson
Howard
Chateau
Merle Griffith
Fairfield
William Moser
Pendrey
Ira Perkins
Bynum
Adolph Arensmeyer
Farmington
Bessie Reiquam
Collins
Jim Cheetham
Dutton
Otto Schaefer
Agawam
Igy
Montana
Dutton Road Oil Completion Delayed Again
Ray Davidson told the Choteau Chamber of Commerce the federal government rejected another appeal to complete the Dutton road. He noted funds exist but approvals were denied again. The group discussed partnering with Dutton merchants to lobby the State Highway Commission. A school board update announced moving books and equipment to a new building over the weekend and a board meeting was set for Thursday night. A slate of Chamber officers was named with Ed Obernolte as chairman and a dinner committee to be formed later.
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Chamber
Chateau
Dutton
State Highway Commission
Dutton-Choteau
al Hensley
Choteau
Ponent
Atheast
Ed Obernolte
Ray Davidson
Leo Murphy
Jerry Breen
Scott
Chamber of Commerce
Bowers Drops Marshall Wells Franchise Here
Charlie Bowers announced this week that his Chateau hardware store will no longer be a Marshall Wells franchise and will operate as an independent Bowers Hardware. Effective Jan 1 the shop severs the franchise and will keep the same sales policy and staff while adding new nationally advertised brands. A neon sign reading Bowers Hardware will be installed soon.
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Charlie Bowers
Chateau
Marshall-Wells
Selective Service Board Moves to McDonald Block
The Teton County Selective Service board has relocated to the McDonald block in the building's northeast corner. A board meeting is set for Tuesday afternoon January 13 at 1 o'clock, stated board clerk Duane Baker.
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Teton County
Selective Service Board
McDonald
Duane Baker
Free Chest X-Ray Mobile Unit Schedule
Schedule for a free chest x-ray mobile unit appears in county notices. The item references Cheethams and Hall and notes unit availability and location details for residents seeking screening services.
Blue Cross Opens Enrolment Push For Area Residents
Peter E. Klein announces an area wide community enrolment drive for Blue Cross at Chateau on January 19 20 and 21. Residents under 50 may join without a group and non group rates apply though benefits are identical. Applications available at Great Falls Rocky Mountain building or by coupon before January 31 1953.
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Peter E. Klein
Montana Blue Cross Plan
Chateau
Blue Cross
The
Teton Memorial Hospital
Board of Trustees
Rocky Mountain
Great Falls
Acantha
Klein
Montana
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Annie Marie Hansen
Funeral services were held for Annie Marie Hansen 74 formerly of Chateau died New Year’s night at a Great Falls hospital. Rev Grant Moore officiated at the Methodist church. Burial followed at Choteau cemetery with pallbearers Lee Brown Eddie Howard Arnold Hanusa A O Peterson Gibson Monkman N W Edwards. Relatives from afar included Earle Hansen Portland Cre Mrs Virginia Lutkie Great Falls and sisters Vivienne Shaffroth Ella Courtney.
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Annie Marie Hansen
Chateau
Great Falls
Methodist
Grant Moore
Redwood County
Minn
Ole Hansen
Dawson
Elkton
S. Dak
Hansen
Segerwood
N. Dak
Penny” Hansen
Vivienne Shaffroth
J. E. Vanstrum
Chisago City
Clarence Stenson
Choteau
Francis Stenson
St. Paw
Choteau Cemetery
Lee Brown
Eddie Howard
Arnold Hanusa
A. O. Peterson
Gibson Monkman
N. W. Edwards
Earle Hansen
Portland
Cre
Virginia Lutkie
Ella Courtney
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Euucu
Steve Burk
Mary Christine Talifson
Alice E. Rogers
Mary Frances Evers
William Nicholas Ostle
Thomas Kenneth Ellis
Henry Pearl Heath
Carl Jackson Stebbins
Charles Holman Hampton, Sr
Quinton Arthur Guinn
Joseline Knudtzon
Roseina
Carolina Janke
Anna Holmes
Baby Boy Hofer
Leif S. Erickson
Minnie E. Greenleaf
Samuel C. Goforth
LeRoy E. Taylor
David Walsh
Doris Marie Lutke
Roy Edward Lease
Baby Girl Greene
Arthur Benjamin Myers
William J. Cummings
Adolph Bushman
Cora Mildred Moorman
Margaret M. Leithead
Fred Cole
Mathilda Naase
James Arthur
Carl Andrews Aaberg
Gustav Nelson
Alex Smith
Jeremiah Victor Sinclair
Stefano Angelucci
Herbert B. Swanson
Maria Augusta Primus
Fletcher O. Bowers
Flora Holbrook
Elmer White
Gustav Fredrickson
Janet Sue
Ernest Johnson
Patrick Joseph
Elmer Stewart
Michael Raymond
Merrill Immerman
Gordon Willard
DeLoss Moulton
David J
Jacob Wipf
Shirley Arlene
Gotfred Huff
Shirley Rae
Raymond £. Hollar
Vivian Marlene
Samuel Elford
Della Mae
Fred Bremer
Jacob D
David D. Hofer
Carolyn Beatrice
Christian Johnson
Wesley Allen
Jere Kent
Wayne J. LeDesky
Louie W
Harold Bouma
Kim Jolene
William G. Sabo
Robert Samuel
John A. Allen
John Harold
Harold Hinman
Paul Jacob
Jacob David Hofer
Patricia Ann
Glenn L. Stott
Rebecca John
John J. Waldner
Jo Ann
Walter J. Gibbons
Orren James
Orren L. Bjerke
Edward Alex
Jens C. Jensen
Joyce Katherine
George H. Kestner
Mary Kathryn
Jerome L. Scott
Richard James
Harold L. Scott
Linda Marie
Sigmund J. Bachmeier
Leslie Chester
Morris Teterud
Gerald Jerome
Joe F. Tomayer
Kenneth Gerald
Pondera County
State Board of Health
Ae Wn Fairfield
John Nauck
Dutton Road Oil Completion
Dutton Road
Choteau Chamber of Commerce
Choteau Drug
Bowers
Marshall Wells
Free Chest
Eheathame
D Imp. Co. Cheethams
Rnkard
Wuwssavus FO
Mont.-Dakota
Mont.-Dak
Fairfield Imp. Co
Mrs. Hansen
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