Top Cowboys Win Prizes In Rodeo Show
Ernie Mutch Browning Bill Schall Arlee and Ora Zum Walt Augusta led the top prize winners in saddle bronc bareback and calf roping at the Choteau rodeo this week. Overflow crowds filled the arena for Wednesday afternoon performances with about 56 500 attendees across both shows and 3 400 paid admissions Wednesday. Two injuries occurred first night Vern Meeks and Dave Shipp were hospitalized but recovering. Second day reportedly the better show with more spirited riding and roping despite a noon thunder shower that dropped 20 inches of precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Mutch
Browning
Bill Schall
Arlee
Ora Zumwalt
Augusta
Rodeo
Vern Meeks
Missoula
Teton Memorial ‘Hospital
Dave Shipp
Chateau
Great Falls Air Force
VFW
Bugle Corps of
Great Falls
Chateau German
Bobby Hill
Choteau Rodeo Bronc
Meeks
Teton Memorial Hospital
Choteau
Fine Floats Entered in Big July 4 Parade
An estimated crowd of more than 7 000 spent the Fourth of July in Chateau as a two mile parade featured scores of floats and four musical groups. Judges praised at least a dozen entries as nearly as fine as the winning float by the Chateau girl scouts, a 2 000 rose swan with the Be Prepared slogan and flags of the United States United Nations girl scouts and brownies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Rodeo Arena
Denver
United States
United Nations
Girl Scouts
Car Wrecks With Youths As Occupants
A 1933 Ford coupe carrying Russell La Fromboise of Great Falls and Don ald Carrier of Choteau, both 17, skidded on Belleview road last Friday. The car overturned twice and rested in a ditch 128 feet from the skid. Both youths were hospitalized in Choteau but were released early this week. No other vehicles were involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell la Fromboise
Great Falls
Donald Carrier
Choteau
Belleview Road
Chateau
Teton Memorial Hospital News Admits List and Births
Hospital records show patients admitted including Ole Rustand Choteau Dave Shipp Augusta Vern Meeks Missoula Emil Reiner Geraldine and several others. Birth announcements include a son for Bud Moulton and a daughter for Martin Hanson and a son for Joe Buresch. Discharges include Bud Moulton and baby son Dupuyer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Rustand
Choteau
Dave Shipp
Augusta
Vern Meeks
Missoula
Emil Reiner
Geraldine
Joe Buresch
Fairfield
Martin Hanson
Jack Clark
Paul Pronteau
Russell Gleason
James Christian
Donald Carrier
Russell LaFramboise
Great Falls
Ben McDonald
Dupuyer
Douglas Humble
Highwood
Randolf Aancrud
Bud Moulton
Baby Son
Dutton
Russel Gleason
Rebekahs Hold Memorial Rites at Billings Assembly
The Chateau Rebekah Lodge hosted a candle light memorial service during the 53rd Rebekah Assembly in Billings. About 300 Rebekah members from Montana attended, along with 40 visitors from Canada and several U S states. National and Sovereign leaders from Philadelphia and the Patriarchs Militant officiated and lauded the program for its quality. Mercedes LeDesky chaired the staff, with Doris Hansen and Elmore Lar among program participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Rebekah Lodge
Rebekah Assembly
Billings
Montana
Alberta
Chateau
Jana
Chateau Rebekah
Rebekah
Calgary
High
River Anhd Lethbridge
Canada
Front Ida
Utah
Nevada
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Sovereign Grand, Lodge
Philadelphia
Rebtkah Assembly
Patriarchs Militant Auxiliary
Chateau Lodge
Mercedes LeDesky
Doris Hansen
Elmore Lar
Fage Hight
Corporal Describes Korean Front Woes During Furlough
Corporal Alvin Kuehn of the 1st Marine Division 7th Regiment returned to Greenfield for a 30 day leave before reporting to Barstow depot. He landed at Inchon September 15 1950 and fought around the Chosin Reservoir and Yalu border enduring deep snows and subzero temperatures. He survived as one of 37 from a 245 man company, never wounded, and shared memories of a mountainous Korea with rice farming civilians. He is from a large Greenfield family. his father Gust Kuehn died in a dynamite accident last July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Alvin Kuehn
1St Marine Division
Korea
Greenfield
Marine Corps Suppy
Barstow
Calif
Kuehn
Inchon
Young Kuehn
Chosen Reservoir
Yalu River
West Coast
West Central
Helen Kuehn
Fairfield
Gust Kuehn
Fairfield Woman Dies in Great Falls Hospital
Mrs. Howard Wiederrich aged 29 of Fairfield died Friday at a Great Falls hospital after a long illness. Born April 7, 1922 in Havre she lived in Fort Peck and Fairfield and married Howard Wiederrich in 1941. She worked at the Great Falls air force base during World War II. Survivors include her husband three daughters her parents and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Wiederrich
Fairfield
Great Falls
William Spooner
Richard and
James Spooner
Everett
Wash
Local Updates on Health and Social Visits
L. E. Taylor remains confined at home this week and is reported to be improving. Dr. and Mrs. Roy Randall and family from the University of Minnesota were guests for several days last week of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Boussard. Dr. Randall was a classmate of Dr. Boussard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Taylor
Roy Randall
University of Minnesota
Charles Boussard
Randall
Boussard
Continental Oil Leases Area Near Bynum to Pendroy
Continental Oil Co plans a new leasing block along and west of the state highway between Bynum and Pendroy after a months long geophysical survey by National Geophysical Co. Multiple Madison limestone oil shows were found in earlier cry holes. some wells later acidized. Sunray Oil works near Aga wam on C K Malone ranch with Madison target around 1900 feet. General Petroleum dug a sump on Henry Rauscher farm north of Agawam and drilled to 4522 feet with a rotary rig finding light De vonian shows and gas in perforations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental Oil Co
Bynum and
Pendroy
Continental
National Geophysical Co
Madison Limestone
Continental Block
Sunray Oil Corporation
C. K. Malone
Agawam
Madison
General Petroleum Corporation
Henry Rauscher
Texas-Thomas
Phillips- Johnson
General Petroleum- Bauma
Madison Horizon
Ai Horizons
Strong Takes Over Missoula Safeway Store
Steve Strong, former Chateau Safeway manager, begins active management of the new Safeway at 600 West Broadway Missoula opening as the third Safeway there. Mrs Strong will join him next week as they relocate from Chateau to Garden City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Strong
Chateau Safeway
Safeway
Missoula
Missoulian
West Broadway
Strong
Chateau
Garden City
June Precipitation and Hail Hit Chateau and Dutton Areas
June rainfall at Chateau ran 2.65 inches versus a 2.98 inch historical mean, with 60 year records showing a .33 inch deficit. Hail from a noon shower east of Chateau damaged winter and spring wheat crops, reportedly affecting farms including Wayne Proff and Allen Odden.
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Chateau
Extension Service Weather Bureau
Extension Office
Teton County
Dutton
Wayne Proff
Allen Odden
Halseth Place
Red Cross First Aid Classes Begin Next Week
Adult first aid course starts Tuesday night July 10 at 8 p.m. in the courthouse. The 18 hour program runs twice weekly plus a 4 hour civilian defense segment. Attendance urged for all interested, with school bus drivers required to enroll.
Reverend Gravdal Honored for Ten Years of Service
Reverend A Bernard Gravdal and his family were honored at Trinity Lutheran Church in Chateau for the pastor’s 10th anniversary of service. The event followed his 1941 installation and the congregation’s growth to over 1760 members in a new church and parsonage aided by remarks from family and church leaders.
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A. Bernard Gravdal
Trinity Lutheran Congregation
Chateau
Community
Grandal
Chateau Episcopal Church
A. M. Skindlev
Spokane
Trinity Lutheran
Chicago
Hazel Carlson
Susan Key
Karen Ann
Mark Norman
Chris Swenson
A. J. Gravdal
Mark Gravdal
Arnold Hanusa
Carl Wedum
Swenson
A. O. Reiquam
Ladies Lore
A. B. Holland
Cafe to Get Cream-Colored Stucco Front Upgrade
Mr and Mrs Ed McFarren proprietors of the Parkway cafe announced this week that a cream colored stucco front will be added as an improvement to the cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkway
Ed McFarren
Choteau Wins Baseball Tilt From Bynum
The Choteau Independents earned their first win of the season by defeating Bynum 7 to 1 at Legion Ballpark. Duane Reisch pitched six innings with two hits allowed while Lyle George closed with three hitless innings. Herb Kessner led batters with six of seven at bats including three doubles and three singles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau Independents
Bynum
Legion
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill Haines
Hot Springs
Bill Roper
Ernie Mutech
Paul Christian
Helena
A and Wise
D. D. Baker
Cascade Sheriff’s Posse
Teton Memoral Hospital News
Rebekahs
Gibson Monkman
New Teton Memorial Hospital
Hilda Moulton
Stuart Charles
Adele Piepho
New Hospital
Moultin
New Oi Firm
Methodist
Chateau Methodist Church
Red Cross
A. B. Gravdal
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