Chateau Fourth of July Rodeo Opens With Town Events
The annual Chateau Fourth celebration kicks off with an 8 p.m. rodeo at the American Legion arena featuring stock from Zumwalt and Lake and performance by the Chateau German band and the Great Falls VFW drum and bugle corps. Dances, lunches, and trailer space are planned, with the July 4 parade at 11 a.m. including the German band and the Great Falls Air Force band led by majorette Joan Schneider. The second rodeo day begins at 2 p.m., as parade chairman Jimi Jarosimek expects a 20 block procession.
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West
Zumwalt
Lake
Great Falls
VFW
American Legion
Moose Hall
Ladies of the Moose
Great Falls Air Force
Internaiton
Joan Schneider
Portland
Guthrie Family Rails Missouri River Boat Tour for Post Article
Novelist A. B. Guthrie Jr. of Lexington and his son Bert completed a 12 day boat voyage from Fort Benton to Fort Peck with Randall Swanberg Bob Yeoman John Rice and Pat Coffey on assignment for the Saturday Evening Post. They logged over 360 miles, surveyed historic sites and Lewis and Clark campsites while navigating scarce food and gas supplies. Guthrie plans a Post feature to recount the journey and the landscape around Twin Lakes where he now resides.
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A. B. Guthrie, Jr
Lexington
Chateau
Twin Lakes
Missouri
Fort Benton
Fort Peck
Saturday Evening Post
Bert
Montana State University
Randall Swanberg
Bob Yeoman
John Rice
Great Falls
Pat Coffey
Denver
Guthrie
Montana
Fort McKenzie
Fort Plegan
Fort Chardon
Musselshell
Kercheval City
Carroll
Lewis’ and Clark
Cele Walters Circus Heads To Chateau July 16
The Cole and Walters three ring circus, touted as Montana’s third largest, comes to the Chateau rodeo grounds for an afternoon and evening show on July 16. A 33 vehicle caravan marks its first motorized Montana tour with 25 acts under the big top including performing horses and a menagerie of elephants, lions, tigers, bears, camels and primates.
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Cole and Walters
America
Chateau Rodeo Grounds
Montana
Chateau
Soroptomists Celebrate Third Anniversary Here
The Soroptimist club of Chateau held its third annual birthday banquet at the Methodist church last week. New officers installed for the coming year were Ellen Hammond president Edith Tesch vice president Lucille Howard recording secretary Evelyn McAuley corresponding secretary George Tennant treasurer Grace Halvorson three year director. D P Fabrick, speaker of the evening, urged encouragement and faith that peace and goodwill among nations would come.
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Soroptomist Club of
Chateau
Methodist Church
Ellen Hammond
Edith Tesch
Lucille Howard
Evelyn McAuley
George Tennant
Grace Halvorson
Hollywood in Chateau The Standard Rides Carnival Opens Tonight
The American Legion rodeo committee sponsors a five ride carnival with concessions running tonight through Sunday. Parade prizes total over 400 dollars with 100 and 50 dollar top prizes for commercial and non commercial floats. Novelty division top prizes are 25 dollars each. children prizes 10, 5, and 5. Parade lineups start at 10 am with floats on First avenue SW and related zones.
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The
American Legion
Rodeo Committee
First Avenue S.W
Teschs
First Avenue
S.W
Division Street
First Street
Court House
Taylor Motor Company
Mainaverde
Edwards Seeks Chamber Backing for Teton Rest Home Plan
Edwards, chairman of the county charity commission, asked chamber members Wednesday night to help inform Teton residents about a proposal to enlarge the county rest home. The measure appears on the July 15 primaries ballot. no special bond issue is needed, but any single expenditure above $10,000 must be approved by voters.
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N. W
Board of Charity Commissioners
Chamber of Commerce
Teton County
Free July 4 Pool Day Amid City Plans and Budgets
The Lions club pool offers free swimming July 4 with regular hours 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm. Admission remains 15 cents for grade school pupils and 25 cents for older students and adults. Lesson classes may run, with registration by July 7. Commissioners seek bids on a $55,000 expansion including a dining room and full basement. The poor fund totals over $38,000 with hopes to fund the project within a 6 mill tax limit. The rest home rents to a private operator. county patients cost $5 daily with 80 percent of net earnings returned to the county.
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Lions Club Municipal
State Welfare Department
Gordon
Monkman
Homie
Edwards
Dutton
Prior-Alzheimer Rites Performed At St Joseph's
Donna Prior and Paul J Alzheimer were married in a double ring ceremony at St Joseph's church officiated by Rev Fr Thomas J Gannon. The bride wore slipper satin with a fingertip veil, a white Bible bouquet of pink rosebuds and orchids. Agnes Alzheimer served as maid of honor. Continued on page 8.
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Donna. Prior
Charles Prior
Poplar
Paul J. Alzheimer
Eizabeth Alzheimer
Collins
St. Jos
Eph’s
Thomas J. Gannon
Agnes Alzheimer
Ham couple welcomes daughter born at Conrad Hospital
Mr and Mrs Melvin Ham announce the birth of a daughter on June 29 at Conrad Hospital. The newborn adds to the family, with token congratulations requested from relatives and friends.
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Melvin Ham
Conrad Hospital
Man Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Wreck Near Bynum
Three men met at the Pioneer bar then drove toward Pendrey after 11 pm. Carrier, who bought the car, had no driver license and reportedly drank at two taverns before the crash. Nelson died instantly when the car left the road three miles north of Bynum at midnight. Schlacht suffered a broken neck but survived. Car speed was described as excessive and the cause of the accident remains unclear.
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Nelson
Carrier
Bynum
Henry Helf
Pioneer
Schlaht
Pendrey
Wagon Wheel
Schlacht
Teton Memorial Hospital Marks First Anniversary
Teton Memorial Hospital celebrated its first year of operation serving 1,000 residents with 770 admissions 303 outpatients and 110 births, including two sets of twins. The staff comprises 18 full time and 8 part time, with three local doctors and occasional help from three Great Falls physicians. Equipment added since June 28, 1951 opening includes a complete laundry, surgical gear, and nursery bassinets donated by the Soroptimist club. An electrocardiograph is to be ordered. the hospital is operated by Lutheran Hospital and Homes Society and supervised by Lorraine Ice.
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Teton Memorial Hospital
Great Falls
The
Lutheran Hospital and
Lorraine Ice
Hay Yields Light Despite Rain Boosting Soil Moisture
County Agent Ray Kelly reports light yields for grass and non irrigated hay though conditions have improved overall. Sheep shearing progresses as late seeded spring crops show gains and rainfall of up to 1.5 inches boosts soil moisture across the area.
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Ray Kelly
License exams for Cho dteaux scheduled dates
Driver's license exams for Cho dteaux are set for July 19 August 23 and September 20 with locations to be announced by the licensing authority.
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Rce
Cuthrie
Coffey
Cele-Walters
D. P. Fabrick
Hollywood
Tom Ambrose
U.S.A
Debbie Eichhorn
George Eichhorn
Debbie
Donna Reed
Wagner
Miss Reed
David Diamond
Roxy Theater
Capitol
Trigg-Russell Memorial Fund
St Joseph’s
Carl Schlacht
Barbara Zgoda
Richard Jenkins
Fort Shaw
James Dirkes
Fairfield
Chateau Soroptomist Club
Hospital
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