Screens urged to block fish deaths in local canal
State fisheries official A G Stubblefield says lack of a screen in the ditch feeding Pishkun reservoir west of Chateau is causing thousands of trout to die. He cites 690 dead trout found and warns ongoing wholesale fish kills without screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pishkun Reservoir
Chateau
A. G. Stubblefield
Great Falls
Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Stubblefield
Sun River
Teton
Fish and Game Department
Montana
Teton County Hits Relief Hay Delivery Milestone
County farmers mobilized quickly to forward hay to states south of Montana border. Raymond Kelly said 1 175 tons, about 75 carloads, listed by Wednesday noon with totals exceeding 2 030 tons by 5 p m. George Melton coordinated a day drive and planned to connect hay owners with buyers in Fairfield and Chateau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Montana
Raymond Kelly
Kelly
Helena
Chateau
George Melton
Dillon
Fairfield
Stanley Howard
Melton
John Bonner
Lutherans Plan New Addition For Local Church
At Chateau the annual Lutheran business session outlined a building addition project with a west side wing for Sunday school and auditorium seating for 300. A 20 member finance committee will lead a fundraising drive while officers and committee members were elected including Swortzel Erickson Reiquam Holland Swartzel Hanusa Huffman Swenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Charles Swortzel
Elmer Erickson
Alvin Reiquam
Erickson
Ole Holland
Charles Swartzel
A C. Hanusa
J Burr Huffman
Chris Swenson
A B Gravdal
Mozer Couple Celebrates Golden Anniversary at Chateau Home
The Mozer couple, married Jan 26 1889 in Odessa, Russia, mark 50 years in Chateau Montana. They recall emigrating to America in 1901 and settling in Harway North Dakota before moving to Chateau in 1914. Family guests from Great Falls and Dupuyer attend the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Mozer
George Gunther
Lillian Anderson
Joe Mozer Jr
Walter Mozer
Margaret Mozer
Harold Quick
Ese
Quick
Fayne Anderson
Ouit-of-town
John Mozer
Great Falls
Julius Mozer
Tony Mozer
Dupuyer
Lawrence
Sibvane Michael
Detroit
Odessa
Russia
America
Harway
N. Dak
Canada
Joe
Margaret
Montana
Mother Nature Presents Biggest Show in Town
A dramatic aurora lit the northern sky around 10 p.m. as weather turned spectacular yet viewed by few due to cold. Spectators described a vast red green blue display resembling a tee pee near the sky’s dome while others misread it as fires in Blackleaf canyon. Rex and Mrs Peterson returned from the East by plane Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Aurora
Red River
Everyobey
Blackleaf Canyon
and Mirs
Rex Peterson
Peterson
Choteau Invites Public Views on July Celebration
An official of the Choteau Fourth of July committee invites local business people and residents to a public meeting at 8 pm Thursday February 3 at the Legion club rooms. No solicitations, free lunch, and input on expanding events beyond rodeo including street contests fireworks and parades. A Choteau Fourth of July association is suggested to share planning with the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Legion
American Legion
American Legon Whch
District VFW Meeting Set For Choteau
The Choteau VFW post will host a district convention in April with VFW members from 22 towns invited. The district spans from Cut Bank to Harlem Belt and Augusta, including communities between them. The Choteau site was chosen at a Big Sandy meeting after local members attended last Saturday. Local entertainers will be sought for the district gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Choteau
Cut Bank
Harlem Belt
Augusta
Big Sandy
Slater
World Traveler Malcolm Hodgskiss Recalls Global Journey
A Hamilton Ontario photographer and uncle to Choteau residents Archie and Percy Hodgskiss, Malcolm Hodgskiss, visited Choteau this week to share his world tour story. He traveled three years ago from the west coast to Honolulu and Shanghai then on to Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, East Africa, Capetown, England, and Canada, selling thousands of photos he shot aboard and in hotels to fund his trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Malcolm Hodgskiss
Hamilton
Ontario
Canada
Archie and
Percy Hodgskiss
Malcolm Avecide
Young Hougskiss
Honolulu
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Sydney
Australia
Chateau Hodgskisses
Jack
New Zealand
East Africa
Hodgskiss
General Smutts
John M Hodgskiss
Capetown
England
Aquitania
Land
Percy
Archie Hodgskiss
Chateau
Mounted Police
Heirloom Watch Passed Through Stearns Family to Chateau
Frank Stearns of Chateau received a two inch Waltham watch in a hunting case from an aunt in Kansas. The piece, given to his mother Rhuie Kendall Stearns in 1892, has a long lineage through Frank’s father and two aunts, with mentions of a family clipping and a vast ancestral line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stearns
Chateau
Kansas
Stearn
Washington
Rhuie Kendall
Rhuie Kendall Stearns
Frank
Stearns
California
Great Falls Tribune
Refrigerator Fire in Apartment Near Coast to Coast Store
A fire caused by a short circuit in a refrigerator motor was extinguished late Monday afternoon in an apartment above the Coast to Coast store and Choteau club. Firefighters used gas masks to cope with fumes and smoke, reporting the blaze threatened the walls before the 10 gallons of water sufficed. neighbors said the occupants were away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annabelle Cruikshank
Margaret Skindrud
Choteau Club
Choteau Fire Department
City Foreman to Attend State Meeting on Water Work
Gus Thompson city foreman and fire chief will attend a Montana Waterworks and Sewage association conference in Bozeman February 8 to 11. The city council approved Thompson’s four day school as part of routine business after the January meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Thompson
Montana Waterworks and Sewage Association
Bozeman
Thompson
Montana State College
State Board of Health
Montana Waterworks Association
Floyd McFarlane
Jackson
Choteau
Cecil J. Snyder, Jr
Sherbourne
Teton County Tops Wheat Drive for European Relief
Teton county contributed 6309.79 to the Christian Rural Overseas Program in the recent drive. Treasurer Joe Murphy announced the county sold more wheat for relief than any other county except one in Kansas tied with a five carload total. Jen Loch of Dutton chaired the drive. Lyle Standish, Bob, was vice chairman. The county committee bought two cars of wheat shipped in December, bringing total cars to five.
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Teton County
Eave
Christian Rural Overseas
Joe Murphy
United States
Kans
Jen Loch
Dutton
Lyle Standish
Bob
Murphy
Teton
Parole Revoked for Creteau Man in Montana
Montana board revoked a 3 year suspended sentence for Casey Allum of Creteau on a 1948 Petroleum County assault conviction. He may serve the remaining Petroleum County term while held at Chateau awaiting trial on a December 24 battle charge. parole canceled for bad behavior.
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State Board of Prison Commissioners
Helena
Casey Allum
Creteau
Petrolewn
Allum
Petroleum County
Chateau
Winnett
Electrics Aim for Pioneer League Top Division
Great Falls Electrics manager Nick Mariana told the Chateau Lions Club on Tuesday night that the team plans to place high in the Pioneer League next summer. He expects a host of players to command fancy prices and named returnees from last year including Pat O’Keefe Gene Manzer Jack Scott and Chuck Segale. Segale had been slated for the Tri State league but will return to Great Falls due to contract issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
March of Dimes Campaign Starts After Bad Polio Year
The Teton county drive for the March of Dimes begins with 500 solicitation letters mailed to residents in Chateau and nearby areas. C W Burns, chairman, urges contributions to meet the emergency as funds are nearly exhausted. the circular notes one polio case in Teton county this year and a need to raise 30 million dollars for care and research.
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March of Dimes
Teton County
Chateau
C. W. Burns
Gordots
Choteau
Choteau Drug Co
Burns
National Foundation
Montana
Kenneth Pederson
Fairfield
Davison Elected President Of Local VFW And Trap Clubs
John Davison of Chateau was elected president at the annual VFW and Trap clubs meeting, succeeding Al Barton. Other officers include Bob Dellno as vice president Clyde Darby as secretary re elected Bill Arensmeyer as treasurer and Al Barton as three year director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Davison
Chateau
al Barton
Bob Dellno
Clyde Darby
Bill Arensmeyer
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Pishkun
Pauline M. Lyon
M. J. Lyon
Dental Nurses Training School of
San Francisco
Miss Lyon
Mother Nature
Kansas County
Mariana
Davison
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