High winds slam across Montana. chapters of damage rise
Montana towns including Helena and Farmington endure 70 mph winds that topple power lines and poles, damage grain elevators, and disrupt telephone and TV service. The storm, part of a Pacific front, brings a late blizzard and record cold after widespread outages and property loss across Teton county.
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Teton County
Montana
Helena
Farmington
Sun River Electric Cooperative
George Hodgskiss
Oscar Carlson
Chateau
Hartz Construction Company
Three Rivers Telephone Cooperative
Montana Power
Choteau
REA
Choteau Bulldogs
Anaconda
Central Saints
Teton County Sheriff’s
Rattlesnake Butte
Channel 3
Farmington Hall
Bob Davidson
Gus Pihl
Louie Depner
John Depner
Fairfield
Ioneee
U. S. Weather Bureau
Local Milk Truck Driver Dies In Northern Utah Accident
Myron A Sessions 50 of Bynum was killed Sunday morning when the milk truck he drove rolled in a borrow pit north of Vaughn. He worked for Vit a rich Dairy in Havre and had farm roots in Bynum since 1946. Sessions was born June 9, 1911 in Syracuse Utah and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Survivors include his widow Bernice two daughters three brothers a sister and nine grandchildren. Funeral services were held yesterday in Chateau with burial to follow in Syracuse Utah.
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Myron A’ Sessions
Bynum
Vaughn
Sessions
Vitarich Dairy, Inc
Havre
Teton County
Larry Banks
Syracuse
Utah
Safeway
Church of Jesus’ Christ of ‘Latter Day
Bernicé
Ene Jenson
Janet Palmer
Pocatello
Idaho
Perry
Stevensville
Don
Clearfield
Clarence D
Los Angeles
Calif
Lois . Bertram
Brigham City
Chateau
Leslie Stott
Harry Stott
C. D. Trexler
Hoy Page
Arthur Johnson
Lee Corbett
Lions Honor Veteran Members In Choteau Club
Seven Choteau Lions Club members were honored Tuesday night for 20 or more years of service. The group totaled 182 years of combined service as they gathered with a birthday cake at a special table. Each honoree received speeches. Fabrick 35 years, Hanusa 29, Olsen 27, Monkman 26, Breen 25, Scott 24, Dunckel 23. Frank Stearns, 30 years, is in Hawaii.
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Choteau Lions Club
P. Fabrick
Choteau Club
Bill Olsen
Breen
Monkmah
W. W. ‘Scott
John I Dunckel
Arnold C.hanusa
Weaare
T.innicm
Chateau Lions
Fabrick
Lions
Hanusa
Olsen
Monkman
Scott
Dunckel
Frank Stearns
Hawaii
Choteau’ Club
Montana
Alberta
Canada
Choteau Lions
Ray Nelson
Leo Murphy
Howard Bateman
Chateau
Teton Memorial Hospital Association Annual Meeting
The Teton Memorial Hospital Association will hold its yearly meeting Monday at 8 p.m. in the Teton county courthouse courtroom. Business includes election of four directors, annual reports on operations, finances, and the hospital trust fund, and discussion of plans for the Teton County Rest Home. Members may attend and vote. public invited. Membership requires dues and fees.
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Teton Memorial Hospital Association
Teton County
J. W. Breen
Choteau
C. M. Weeks
Dutton
A. Bernard Grandal
William Olsen
Fred Chisholm
Augusta
Clark Inbody
Collins
Joe Eisenman
Fairfield
Harry Swanson
Paul K
Teton’ “Memorial
Hospital Association
Ollar
Bible Lectures Planned by Choteau Adventists in Mason Hall
The Choteau Seventh Day Adventist Church will sponsor a three week series of Bible lectures in the Choteau Masonic hall starting Saturday at 7 30 p m Lou Cummings the international lecturer says the aim is deeper Bible study linked to world events and revival Lectures are free to the public with a nursery provided Cummings has lectured in Canada the US and Mexico and holds a religion degree from Walla Walla College Lectures list topics for the first week include The Astounding Wonders of Gods Starry Heavens and Mans Travels Into Space Predicted in Bible Prophecy Sunday evening features Secret of Happiness and a schedule covers topics through Friday with a Saturday session on marriage money and Armageddon
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Choteau Seventh Day Adventist Church
Choteau Masonic Hall
Lou Cummings
Cummings
Canada
United States
Mexico
Walla Walla College
Walla Walla
Wash
Boston
Mass
Weather notes from windstorm disrupt county sheets
The county extension office reports its weather sheets were lost in the Friday night windstorm. Available statistics list dates from January 3 to January 9 with rainfall and temperature readings, though several entries are incomplete or unreadable.
Hirsch Sells Frontier Motel to Great Falls Man
The Frontier Motel in Chateau changed ownership on the first of the year. Kenneth Milette of Great Falls took possession, succeeding John Hirsch who owned the motel for about a year and a half. Previous owner Otto Krause of Minneapolis previously held the property. The new owner plans to live in Chateau, is married with two children, and has business interests in Lincoln and Great Falls.
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Frontier
Chateau
Kenneth Milette
Great Falls
Lincoln
John ‘Hirsch
Hirsch
Otto Krause
Minne
Minn
É. S
Smarried
Planning Sessions Begin for Civil Defense in Teton County
LaVerne Murr civil defense director sets nine planning sessions in Teton County and Choteau starting January 12 15 17 22 24 28 29 and 31 at 730 p.m. in the Choteau firehall. Attendees expected include Lions Jaycees Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion Chateau Chamber of Commerce Odd Fellows Moose and Masons.
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Civil Defense
LaVerne Murr
Teton County
Choteau
M Murr
Lions
Jaycees
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Chateau Chamber, of Commerce
Odd
Moose
Perry couple to visit son in Phoenix for two weeks
Mr and Mrs Ted Perry left Sunday for Phoenix Arizona to visit their son and his wife Mr and Mrs Bill Perry They expect to be gone about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Perry
Phoenix, Ariz
Bill Perry
Choteau Bulldogs Edge Fort Benton Comeback Bid
Choteau Bulldogs won 56-45 over Fort Benton in a non conference boys basketball clash. Bob Hollar led Choteau with 14 points while Bill Rogers added 12. Anaconda Central defeated Choteau 46-37 in a defensive duel as lights interrupted play twice.
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Choteau Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Anaconda Central
Fort Benton
Dan Hansen
Chateau
Hansen
Choteau
Jerry Asay
Anaconda
Saints
Bob Hollar
Anatonda
Bill
Rogers
Molendyke
T A Cornett Dies in Conrad After Sickness
T A Cornett 84 of Pendroy died at St Marys Hospital in Conrad after a two month illness. Born December 3 1877 in Gananoque Ontario he moved to Pendroy in 1916 and ran Cornetts Pool Hall. Survived by Edith Cornett widow two sisters Mrs Ballard Calgary and Mrs N Douglas Banff. Funeral at Banks Funeral Home Chateau officiated by Shelby Elks. pallbearers listed.
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T. A. Cornett
Pendroy
St. Mary’s Hospital
Conrad
Cornett
Gananoque
Ontario
Canada
Lethbridge
Alta
Edith Cornett
Pendrey
E. Ballard
Calgary
N. Douglas
Banff
The
Christian Church
Banks
Chateau
Elks Lodge
Shelby
M. Cornett
Eddy ‘Cornett
Coleman
Frank Herburrow
Fort’ Benton
Paris-Everson
Fort ‘Benton
Bill
Briggs
Jack Campbell
Jack’ “Wellenstein
Paul Rice
Bill Jones
al’ ‘Sprague
Shelter program outline for fallout shelter survey
La Verne W. Murr announces a 1 p.m. meeting at Conrad City Hall for government and civic leaders of Teton County. The U S Army Corps of Engineers district conducts the survey across Montana counties to identify fallout shelter spaces to protect about 50 million people from nuclear fallout.
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Teton ‘County
Conrad City
la- Verne
W. Murr
Defense
Walla Walla
U. S
Army
Corps” ‘of Engineers
Montana
Murr
Sai Murr
Department ‘of Defense
Explorers Plan Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser in Choteau
Scouts and the Odd Fellows sponsor a spaghetti dinner at the lodge hall on January 21 to raise funds for repairs on the Empty Jug cabin. All Choteau area scouts will use the cabin periodically.
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Choteau
Funeral services for George Toeckes held in Power
Funeral services were held for George Toeckes 76 of Power at Our Guardian Angel Church Power. A requiem mass was offered and he will be buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery Great Falls. Born March 10 1885 in New Holstein Wisconsin he moved to Milwaukee then homesteaded in Teton County Power area. Survived by two sons Anthony Toeckes Power and Alexander Toeckes Canyon Ferry two daughters and several relatives. Toeckes was a member of Great Falls Lodge No 214 BPOE.
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George
sToeckes
Our Guardian
Angel Church
iMass
Toeckés
Great Falls
Mount Olivet
Great
Falls
New
Holstein
Wis
Milwaukee
Milwaukee. ‘Railway’, Co
Ae Teton
Thes
Frances Federspied
Anthony” Toeckes
Alexander Toeckes
Canyon Ferry
Jaycees Campaign for Patriotism in Choteau Ads
Jaycees in Choteau urge local businessmen to form ads over the next 30 days. Slogans may be original or drawn from figures like Lincoln Webster or Franklin. Harold Hinman notes a list of popular advertisers aiding the campaign. Mrs. Co. 8. McDonald suffered a hip fracture after a fall at home and is hospitalized at Teton Memorial Hospital.
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Choteau
Jaycees
Harold Hinman
Americanism
Éauch
Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Ben Franklin
Hinman
Popuwill
McDonald
Teton Memorial Hospital
Scout award honors for Jan Ragar in Girl Scouts
Jan Ragar of Pullman Washington and former Chateau du Bois earns the Curved Bar in Girl Scouts at a troop meeting. She specializes in outdoor crafts and has been in scouts since third grade, with eleven Brownies receiving proficiency badges alongside Mary Margaret Meyers Betty Jo Jersen Chris Field and Nancy Robin.
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Hagar
Mary ‘Margaret Meyers
Betty “Joersen
Chris. Field
Naricy
Robin
Wildlife Forum to Discuss Fish and Fishing in Montana
The Teton County Sportsmans Association hosts the fifth of ten wildlife forums in Chateau Legion Hall Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Eldon H Smith from Montana State College leads a session on cold and warm water fish and the threats from water use and pollution. The program is free and open to the public with Q A from the floor.
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Teton County Sportsmans Association
Chateau’ Lower Legion Hall
Eldon H. Smith
Montana State College
Bozeman
Elmer Knaff
Montana
Smith
Harlem Stars to Meet Choteau Independents in Exhibition
Harlem Stars, billed as the nation's top show basketball act, tour through Canada and multiple countries. They face Choteau Independents led by Tony Jaconetty on Wednesday at Choteau High School, with a 6-2 season record and notable opponents listed in their itinerary.
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Choteau
Harlem
Choteagne
Cne
The
Canada
States
Mexico
Australia
Japan
Europe
Bold Buie
Coe
Tony Jaconetty
Choteau High School
A. Jaconetty
Roger Gefeller
Jaconetty
Jim, Lohse
Wallis ‘Cherry
Melvin ‘Moon
Bill ‘McCauley
Ray’ Anderson
Geneanz
Chateau
Fairfield
Augusta
Great Falls Smelterworkers
Flamingo Club of
Great Falls
School Consolidation Rejected by Voters
Voters in Farmington district 8 tied 19-19 and East Farmington district 5 voted 22 against and 16 in favor of consolidation. Law requires a majority in each district for passage, so consolidation fails.
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Farmington
Young Democrats To Meet Tuesday
The Young Democrats club will meet Tuesday at 8. Officers will be elected and discussed are election laws dates of filing and other election information. Wayne Copenhaver, president, invites all Democrats to attend.
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Young Democrats Club
Pankins
Torontv
Choteau
Wayne Copenhaver
Eenenhaver
Democrats
Bulldogs Set for Weekend Road Tests Against Shelby and Browning
Choteau travels to Shelby tomorrow night then to Browning Saturday for conference games. Coach Chuck Peck expects tough matchups as Shelby, coming off wins over Chinook and Havre Central, seeks rhythm. Browning, with a 1-3 league mark, poses a potential challenge with uneven form.
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Choteau Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Shelby
Browning
Choteau
Chuck Peck
Peck
Chinook
Havre Central
Coyotes
Péck
Indians
Chester
Conrad
Teton County Grain Growers Meet Planned at Courthouse
Grain growers of Teton County plan a meeting tomorrow at the county courthouse to discuss organizing efforts and member participation. Attendees will review agenda items and vote on proposed drives and plans.
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Teton
Aselee
Tommorrow ‘Atl
Ee Ok
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Senna
Teton Hospital Group States Yearly Meeting
Saints Beat
Down Benton
Benson
Hollar
Bailey
Meeks
Efuind
Benton
T.A. Cornett
Explorers
Jan Ragar
Wildlife. Forum
Harlem Stars
Young Democrats
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