Colonel Chorpening Career Highlights At Corps Of Engineers
Colonel Chorpening served from 1940 in the office of the chief of engineers Washington and later led base sections in the invasion of Europe. He held posts in the Pacific theater and returned to Tulsa as district engineer before becoming assistant chief of engineers for personnel and administration. His awards include the legion of merit bronze star and the order of the British Empire. His wife was Mary Sulgrove of Choteau.
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Fe Bert
Corps of
Engineers
Wort Peck
Command and General Staff School
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Chorpening
Chief of Engineers
Washington, D.C
Corps of Engineers
Pean
Western Base
Cherbourg
United Kingdom
Pacific Theater
Honolulu
Central Pific
United States
Military Construction Division
Washington, D. C
Tulsa
Okla
Mary Sulgrove
Choteau
Great Falls Production Credit holds 17th annual meeting
Farmer and rancher stockholders gathered in the Great Falls Civic Center last Saturday for the 17th annual meeting of the Great Falls Production Credit Association. A luncheon followed registration, with reports from A B Robertson and H C Ellis and election of directors as terms expired. The association serves 778 members across Teton, Cascade, Lewis and Clark, and Chouteau counties.
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Great Falls
Board of Directors
W.F. Fellows
The
H. C. Ellis
Louis L. Hart
Harris Reynolds
Highwood
Bryan Corbett
Chateau
E. F. Lyman
Teton
Cascade
Lewis and Clark
Chouteau
PMA Extends Seed Loan Deadline For Hay Pasture Seeds
The Teton County PMA committee approves extra time for price support seed loans due to delays in germination and purity tests. Farmers must file by Jan 31, with tests sent to Bozeman lab. loan papers due to lenders by March 15. The extension covers hay and pasture grass seeds only.
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Teton County
PMA
Jake Luinstra
Bozeman
Bozeman Laboratory
Luinstra
Dutton Auxiliary Initiates Five New Members
The Dutton American Legion auxiliary held a Jan 16 meeting at Mrs. K C Knutson's home with Mrs. Lila Stanfield assisting. Five new members Madlynn Mathison Lucille Flick Maxine Prigge Irene Talifson and Paddy Haglund were initiated.
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Dutton American Legion
K.C. Knutson
Lila Stanfield
Madlynn Mathison
Lucille Flick
Maxine Prigge
Irene Talifson
Paddy Haglund
Mabelle Mehl
Berta Reeve
Fort Harrison
PTA to Present Founder's Day Program in Choteau
Founder's Day will be observed at the February 6 meeting of the Choteau PTA in the Choteau grade school auditorium. All former and present teachers, parents and PTA members are urged to attend. Mrs Guy Miller will direct the program and Dorothy Cook will supervise refreshments.
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Choteau Pta
Choteau
PTA
Guy Miller
Dorothy Cook
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Note
Mrs Carl Blomberg discharged January 20. Arley Spokely admitted January 16 as medical patient. Harry Calvin admitted January 18 and discharged January 21. Roll Smith of Pendroy admitted as medical patient.
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Carl Blomberg
Arley Spokely
Harry Calvin
Roll Smith
Péndroy
Automatic water system aids poultry house labor
Constant water supply is one of the greatest labor-saving devices for a poultry house. A pressure tank provides a constant source of water and float valves along the line maintain the desired level in drinking fountains.
In 1974 Percek tion reports weight change
A clipped year note mentions a shift in weight from about 1 pound to roughly 7 5 pounds, reflecting a misprint or measurement error in the 1974 period.
Fred A. Brown laid to rest at Choteau cemetery
Funeral services were held January 16 at Choteau cemetery for Fred A. Brown, 73, who died January 12 of natural causes on the Jim Blughey ranch. A longtime Northern Montana ranch worker, Brown resided in Chateau since 1945 after moving from Toole County. Born August 5, 1877 in Mount Ayr Iowa, he never married and is survived by a niece in Chicago and a brother in Newman California.
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Fred A. Brown
Choteau Cemetery
Choteau
Montana
Jim. Blughey
Brown
Chateau
Toole County
Mount Ayr
Gladys Steele
Chicago
G. C. Brown
Newman
Calif
Lions Debate Sex Education Film At Tuesday Dinner
Chateau Lions club discussed the showing of a sex education film titled Human Understanding. Members weighed school approval concerns and suggested age specific, qualified-teacher presentations, with high school biology deemed suitable.
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Chateau Lions Club
Lions Club Hall
A. A. McAuley
Chateau High School
Lions Club
John Dunckel
Lions
Ray Kelly
R. G. Johnson
Leo Murphy
Bill Olsen
Sawfly Expert Explains Wheat Stem Insect Life Cycle
Warren Somsen discussed the wheat stem sawfly in the Teton area, detailing its life cycle from May to August and the stem dwelling larva. He noted chemical controls are impractical due to protection inside the stem and contamination risks. crop rotation to oats or barley in alternate years is suggested as a possible management method.
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Warren Somsen
Teton
Chateau High School
Somsen
North Dakota State College
Montana State College
Samson
Samsen
Meee
Aby Raley Reinette
Sawfly outbreak prompts tillage and harvest adjustments
In Montana and North Dakota lessons, experts advise deep plowing around Minot with caution near Chadron due to winds, and favor shallow tillage to foil sawflies. Early harvesting is advised to prevent stem damage, though loss from green grain may outweigh benefits.
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Wedels
Montans
Minot
N. Dak
Chotesu
Samson
Somsen
Choteau Wheels Sweep Three Games Leads Triangle Showdown
Lehnert and Dahlin each scored 17 as Choteau defeated Brady by halftime 29 14 and held on to win. Brady narrowed the gap in the second half but Choteau finished ahead. Next Thursday February 1 the Wheels host Fairfield to decide the Triangle league title.
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Lehnert
Dahlin
Choteau
Brady
Wheels
Fairfield
Defense Dept lists activities of new general
The Defense Department announced nomination of Colonel Claude H. Chorpening to brigadier general on Jan 16. He is a 32 year Army engineer officer and serves as assistant chief of engineers for personnel and administration in Washington. Born in Waterloo Iowa he graduated from Trent and Flandreau high schools and attended the United States Military Academy West Point.
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Acantha
H. Chorpening
Mery Sulgrove
Chateau
Department of Defense
Claude H. Chorpening
Truman
Senate
Chorpening
Corps of Engineers
Chief of Engineers
Department of the Army
Washington, D. C
United States
Waterloo
Trent and Flandreau
Falls Hospital Farmer Dies After Sudden Illness
Daniel S. Simkins 68 of Fairfield, a veteran Montana farmer born January 5 1883 in Lehi Utah died Sunday night at a Great Falls hospital. He moved to Montana in 1930 farming at Vaughn and Fairfield helped organize a beet growers association in Greenfield area in 1948 and served as first president. Survived by two sons Kenneth and Thurland two daughters Ina Gerhart and Thelma Asay three brothers Charles Edward Clarence all of Circleville Utah a sister Ellen Roundy Seattle and eight grandchildren.
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Danial S. Simkins
Fairfield
Great Falls
Simkins
Lehi
Aziz
Delta
Utah
Montana
Vaughn
Greenfield Beach
LDS
Kenneth
Thurland
Ina Gerhart
Thelma Asay
Charles Edward
Clarence
Circleville
Ellen
Roundy
Seattle
Social Security Expands Benefits and Credits
Social Security expands benefits with increases of 50 to 100 percent and raises minimum monthly to 39 dollars while maximum family payment reaches 150 dollars. WWII veterans get 1 year credit for service 1940 to 1947, with limits if covered elsewhere. Other workers and certain non profit and government employees qualify under the new law. details available at the Great Falls Social Security office Room 310 Federal Building.
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Bruner
Social Security
Federal Building
Great Falls
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