CROP Dedication At G N Depot This Saturday Afternoon
A single carload of flour from Teton county will be dedicated Saturday at 3 pm at the Great Northern depot in Choteau. Rev A B Gravdal will lead with Rev Donald Redfield invoking, joined by Rev E B Tollefson and Elmer Erickson. County contributions total 3457.03 dollars, converted to flour to aid hunger relief in South Korea, with music planned and weather permitting indoors.
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Teton County
GROP
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Church World Service
Great Northern
Choteau
A. B. Gravdal
Donald Redfield
Dutton
EB. E. Tollefson
Fairfield
Elmer Erickson
Tate
South Korea
Whitch
Teton
Couns
Blue Cross Campaign At Teton Memorial Hospital
Campaign officials report a successful Montana Blue Cross membership drive at Teton Memorial Hospital January 19 20 and 21 with three new groups signed up and several individual memberships. Trinity Lutheran Church joined on December 1 and others may join at the hospital office on February 1 Mary Beck of the hospital staff says in the Acantha.
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Teton Memorial Hospital
Farmers Union School Held For Officers
The Farmers Union county and local officers five day school was held in Great Falls from January 12 to 17 with a two day workshop for directors. Over 1389 leaders attended as professors from the University of Montana and Montana State College plus teachers from Tennessee led sessions. Dr Robert Dunbar noted farming's role in the economy as the nation shifts toward greater food production. The Farmers Union, a state organization, was discussed by a PMA fieldman and other officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union
Great Falls
Montana Farmers Union
Missoula
State College
Bozeman
Tennessee
Robert Dunbar
PMA
Choteau Drops Thrilling Home Loss to Fairfield Eagles
In a tense weeknight matchup, Fairfield Eagles edged Choteau 82 to 50 as Eugene Schilling tied the game with a late gift toss and Miz Gratton followed with the winning shot. Frank Olson led Choteau scoring with 21 points while Joe Jauniotte topped the Bulldogs with 16.
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Selei Coontent
Fairfield
Fikid
Joe Jauniotte
Bulldogs
Conrad
Gamie
Fough
Hinman
Bob Choate
Fairfield Eagles
Eugene Schilling
Miz 'Gratton
Eagles
Frank Olson
George Shhenk
State Fund Distributes Across Teton County Schools
The state public school equalization fund allocates 43 843 dollars to Teton county schools. Elementary and high schools receive 26 620 and 17 203 dollars respectively, with Choteau and Fairfield districts among others listed. 双
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Teton County
Muriel
Heiquam
Choteau
Chotést
Fairfield
High School
Dutton
Naantary ’ Echool
Duton ClergymanVisits Chateau On Business
The Rev. DB Redfield of Duton was a Chateau business caller Tuesday.
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DB. P. Redfield of
Dutton
Great Falls Boxing Tourney Stars Local Amateurs
Great Falls hosts an amateur boxing event at Golden Gloves under DeMolay sponsorship. Local fighters from Great Falls and Chinook led by Mike Anderson Eddie Cherry and A C Caldwell impressed judges over two nights with KOs and decisions. Winners advance to state finals in Billings.
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Wee New
Great Falls
Great
Billings
Mike Anderson
Eddie Cherry
Great Falls Air Base
A. C. Caldwell
Cherry
Chateau
Browning
Lyle George
Lil's Beauty Shop to Open February Second
Ed and Mrs. Schumacher announce Lil's Beauty Shop will open on Monday February 2 in the Byrne building on Main Street. Mrs. Schumacher, a Cathryn Larson Beauty School graduate with twenty years’ experience, will operate as beautician. her husband, a barber with thirty years’ experience, will run a barber shop in the same space.
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Lil
Ed Schumacher
Main Street
Byrne
J. E. Byrne
Great Falls
The
Tetons
78 Percent of Eligible Residents X-rayed in County
The mobile x-ray campaign in Teton county reports 4048 of 5290 eligible residents examined, with 1570 in the Chateau area including Aga wam Farmington Blackleaf and nearby points. Last mobile unit visit was November 1951 with 987 x-rayed from 49 percent eligibility.
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Chateau Area
Street Parking Closed Near Schools by City
Mayor K E Sturgis announced immediate closure of the street in front of the high school and grade building to vehicle parking during school hours to protect children. Parents are urged to use the south side street for pickup while enforcement and curb signaling are set. Signs will follow and parking by spectators may be allowed after hours for events.
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K.E. Sturgis
Sturgis
Jury Trial Ends With Guilty Pleas In Montana Burglary
George P Purkett Havre and John R Hartry Glasgow pleaded guilty to first degree burglary before District Judge R M Hattersley. Purkett received three years hard labor Hartry two years. They admitted involvement in the Dale Implement Co robbery last November 14 a safe and three guns were stolen. The safe was recovered near the Barrett farm four miles east of Choteau. Don MacLean pled not guilty to forgery and awaits jury trial.
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George P. Purkett
Havre
John R. Hartry
Glasgow
R.M. Hattersley
Purkett
Deer Lodge
Hartry
Dale Implement Co
Don MacLean
Parkett
Dale
Barrett Farm
Dutton-Choteau
Choteau
Great Falls
Tom Moore
Implement Company
Parkett and
Deadline Nears for 1953 License Plates and Montana Tests
Only two days remain for car and truck owners to obtain 1953 license plates without risk of arrest. State law requires plates by February 1, with a grace period past recent years. County officials report about 2,000 to 2,550 vehicles expected to re register, as Montana drivers face new license rules and a $3 fee valid for two years.
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Accululia. Voy Lep Cauce Illy
Loretta
Young
Sturther
Montana Highway Patrol
H. L. O'Neal
O’neal
Montana
Municipal Election Set for April Sixth in Chateau
City voters will choose a mayor city treasurer police magistrate and four councilmen at an election scheduled for April 6 in Chateau. Incumbents include Mayor K E Sturgis Treasurer Robert Gronberg Police Magistrate James Sulgrove and councilmen Joe Knudtzon Al Barton Obert Peterson and E R O’Neil. Registration closes February 19. County Clerk G E Monkman notes nonvoters from last November must register to vote.
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Chateau
Sturgis
Robert Gronberg
James Sulgrove
Joe Knudtzon
al Barton
Obert Peterson
E. R. O'Neil
Jay Eee
Coves
Mustibe
Rendeeershite
Avi
Aberrpan
Treaholder
G. E. Monkman
Independents Post 107 Points In Local Victory
The Choteau Independent basketball team scored 107 points to Valier 59 on Tuesday, a possible local high. Dahlin led with 12, Murr 9, Nordhagen 15 in the second quarter, Perry 24 and Murr 19 total for Choteau, Wright 17 for Valier. The Independents face Fairfield next Sunday at 3 pm in the wee school gym after beating Greenfield 64-47 on the local court.
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Choteau
Valier
Dahlin
Murr
Nordhagen
Perry
Bandon
Chateau
Wright
Walier
Fairfield Town
Pam
City Council Studies Model Code for Zone
Choteau council at January meeting weighs adopting a short form building code from national and local fire boards and the Choteau Volunteer Fire Department. The code would cover the inner fire zone and extend east to the Milwaukee railroad, about five blocks long, with no action yet. The council also approved cemetery rates and noted two building permits issued since the last report.
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Choteau
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific
Francis Wilmer
Sherburne
Chimes Dedicated at Dutton During Recent Holiday Season
On Christmas Day 1952 at Bethany Lutheran Church Dutton the Maas Cathedral chimes were officially dedicated by Rev. A. Bernard Gravdal. Gift from the Lutheran Brotherhood, with Jonas Johnson Nels Hemstad and Laurence Trebesch leading the committee. Chimes hung on north wall front of balcony played from organ console with tones broadcast from steeple. Marving Anne, president of the Brotherhood, presented the gift and read the scroll naming memory givers. Organist and choir director Mrs. Jonas Johnson. in photo the pastor the Reverend Gravdal, organist Mrs. Johnson, and Mrs. Aune.
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Bethany
Dutton
New
Maas Cathedral
A. Bernard Gravdal
Lutheran Brotherhood
Jonas Johnson
Nels Hemstad
Laurence Trebesch
Marving Anne
Jonas” John
A.G.O
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
Johnson
Aune
Noted Director Will Appear Here Feb
Prof. Leif Christianson will direct the Concordia College Concert band in an appearance at Chateau on Wednesday Feb 11 at 8 p.m. This is his fourth year with the band. He succeeded Prof J A Holvik who resigned in 1949 after 23 years. The Concordia professor hails from Kongsvinger Norway and is the fourth generation of band directors in his family.
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Leif Christianson
Concordia College
Chateau
Christianson
J. A. Holvik
Northwest
Kongsvinger
Norway
United States
Royal Conservatory
Oslo
MacPhail College. of Music
Hills
Boro
N. Dak
North Dakota
Moorhead
Concordia
Fargo-Moorhead
Malone Sells 1812 Acres of Wheat Land to Pete Sandmo
C. K. Malone sold 1,812 acres of wheat land to Peter Sandmo through Fox Realty Co of Great Falls. The property lies in sections 8 9 10 11 25 north and 5 west, north of Chateau and south of Agawam, with about 700 acres in winter wheat. The price was not disclosed. Sandmo has farmed south of Chateau in Priest Butte area for years and owns about 2,000 acres. He has not disclosed how he plans to manage the farm now newly acquired.
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Fox Realty Co
Great Falls
C. K. Malone
Peter Sandmo
Chateau
Agawam
Santano
Priest Butte
Grass Roots Best Reservoir Farmers Told
Grass roots are hard to beat as a reservoir for rainfall says Jake Luinstra of the county Production and Marketing administration. Checks show 97 percent absorption with good sod cover versus 90 percent where grass is sparse, with water sinking deeper under good cover.
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Teton County
Jake Luinstra
County Production and Marketing Administration Committee
Texas
Luinstra
County Official Urges Voters To April 6 Municipal Elections
County Clerk G E Monkman announces April 6, 1953 municipal elections for Chateau, Dutton, and Fairfield. Registration closes February 19 at 5 pm. Last General Election 3 793 registered. 363 cancellations for not voting or late absent ballots. Voters must be registered in city or town and meet residency rules. Check registration if unsure.
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Chateau
Dutton
Fairfield
G. E. Monk
Monkman
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G. N. Depot
Blue Cross
Canpeien
Farmers Union School
Fort Benton Longhorns
Zeton
Prof
Malone
Pete Sandmo
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