Choteau Leads Teton League in Babe Ruth Standings
The Choteau Babe Ruth team leads the Teton County league by two games with five wins and one loss to Power. They beat Cut Bank 4 2 last week, Pat Whealy earning the win and hitting a home run. If they win at Power and Dutton and tonight’s Shelby doubleheader, they could claim the league trophy.
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Teton County
Power
Cut Bank
Pat Whealy
Harold Armbruster
Whealy
W. E. Whealy
Dutton
Shelby
Chateau
Great Falls
Havre
Glasgow
Lewistown
Camden and Field Complete Water Safety Instructor Training
John Camden and Burr Field attended a water safety instruction school at Twin Echo Resorts in Idaho from June 17 to 27. The course trained ninety students and ten instructors from ten western states, awarding Camden and Field standard first aid senior lifesaving and water safety instructor credentials with $70 scholarships from the Teton County Red Cross chapter.
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John Camden
Burr Field
Twin Echo Resorts
Idaho
Camden
Field
Teton County
American Red Cross
Peebles Family Hosts Kattenburgs from Vienna
Mrs. James Peebles Jr. hosts Mrs. Kattenburg and Mr. Paul Kattenburg of Vienna Virginia for a weekend visit. Kattenburg, a U S Diplomatic Corps official, recently served as Deputy Ambassador at Georgetown British Guiana and will resume a two year post in Washington D C. The visit included remarks on Montanas Choteau rodeo and community friendliness. Congressman Wendell Wyatt comments on student involvement and campus violence.
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James Peebles Jr
Paul Kattenburg
Vienna
Peebles
Kattenburg
Escanaba
Mich
U. S
State Department
U.S
Georgetown
British Guiana
Kattenburgs
Washington, D.C
Montana
Wendell Wyatt
Oregon
Leroy B. Kay Funeral Held
Leroy Boyce Kay of Fairfield died in Great Falls on July 3 at age 77. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the United Church of Christ Congregational in Fairfield with Masonic rites at Sunset Hills Cemetery. Kay, born Brownton Minnesota, settled in Fairfield in 1917, married Bernice Waters in Winona in 1915, retired Milwaukee Railroad depot agent and long time Mason and Eastern Star member. Survivors include his widow a son Maurice W. in Tehrah Iran and three sisters in Washington. Zwerneman Mortuary acted as arranger.
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Leroy Boyce Kay
Fairfield
Great Falls
United Church of Christ Congregational
Sunset Hills Cemetery
James E. Nolan
Kay
Brownton
Minn
Bernice Waters
Winona
Milwaukee Railroad
Fairfield Masonic Lodge
Eunice Brown
Order of Eastern Star
Maurice W
Tehrah
Iran
Washington
Fritts van Son
Kenneth Jenkins
Robert Carlson
Ray Carlson
Ward Genger
Jess Shaw
Motorists Increase Highway Support in Montana
A Montana analysis by the Automobile Manufacturers Association shows highway user revenues rising from 24 million in 1958 to 37 million last year. Motor fuel tax receipts climbed from 16 million to 24 million over the decade, with about 25 million paid annually to the federal government in automotive excise taxes. Special motor user taxes now total 30.4 percent of state taxes.
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Helena
Montana
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Robert E. O'Connell
AMA
O'Connell
Weather data for week ending July 8 with highs and lows
Daily readings show highs from 78 to 70 and lows from 40 to 50 for July 2 to July 8. The week’s high 78 on July 2 and low 40 on July 4. Precipitation totals reach 9.90 inches this year versus 5.65 inches last year.
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Montana Hog Census Shows 170000 On Farms
The June 1 1969 inventory of hogs on Montana farms is 170000 head, 4 percent below last year and 9 percent under 1967. Breeding hogs total 27000, market hogs 143000, 5 percent lower than 1968. Pig crop December May totals 133000, down 5 percent from 1968. Farrowing sows 18000, pigs per litter average 7.4, and producers plan 20000 sows to farrow June November 1969, implying a 150000 head June November crop and a 283000 head 1969 pig crop. wedding invitations offered by Acantha.
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Montana
Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Wheat Short Straw Varieties Drive Montana Research Push
HALLE DYE FIELDING WHEAT by BOB BRASTRUP notes Montana farmers and the Montana Wheat Research and Marketing Committee urge MSU to prioritize short straw spring and winter wheats. Gaines wheat yielded large profits previously, with a 30 percent yield boost viewed as realistic. researchers balance milling quality and disease resistance. Montana farmers fund research through a Y%4 cent per bushel levy as plans advance.
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Montana Wheat Research and Marketing Committee
Montana State University
Gaines Wheat
Washington
Montana
MSU Archeologists Survey Bison Sites Near Augusta Area
Montana State University archaeologists will survey Indian bison hill and camp sites near Augusta Browning Chateau and Wolf Creek from July 8 to 12. Researchers seek information from locals or amateur archaeologists to help identify collections and can contact Larry A. Lahren at the Department of Sociology Bozeman.
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Montana State University
Augusta
Browning
Chateau
Wolf Creek
Larry A. Lahren
Bozeman
FU Holds Camp at Teton County Farmers Union Event
The Teton County Farmers Union camp opens Thursday at the FU camp in the Highwood Mountains and ends Sunday July 13. Mrs How ard Anderson of Power is camp director. The county picnic is at Chateau Park on Sunday July 20 at noon with coffee rolls butter and ice cream. Reports from county and state camp by youth group and director plus a guest speaker.
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Teton
FOR SALE Items and Prices Listed in Local Ad
For sale listings show Jim Beam Centennial Battles with state prices from Arizona to New Mexico, Pony Express at 13.00, and Elephant and Donkey at 23. Bruce Anderson advertises Chateau with phone 466 2443 and notes 30 in stock. Also two help wanted notices for summer farm work and haying work by Ron Allen at 466 2885, 466 2519.
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Arizona
New Hampshire
Illinois
Pennsylvania
New Mexico
Pony Express
Bruce Anderson
Chateau
Ron Allen
March of Dimes Recommends Measles Shots
The March of Dimes endorses rubella vaccination guidance as scientifically sound yet potentially confusing. Dr. Virginia Apgar warns immunizing children aims to protect unborn babies and prevent birth defects, stressing public education and targeted vaccination for nonpregnant individuals while avoiding vaccination of recently pregnant women. The group will launch a major educational campaign and distribute a key article to physicians. Earl Hollar becomes Chateau weather observer, recording daily data from the local station behind the courthouse.
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Virginia Apgar
The
National Foundation-March of Dimes
Public Health Service
National Foundation
Louis Z. Cooper
Earl Hollar
Chateau
Hollar
Court House
Fighting Fatness Makes Good Sense
An AMA home health guide argues obesity is common and linked to higher illness and death, especially heart and metabolic disorders, and can be treated. It notes psychological factors, criticizes long term dieter failure, and says physicians should guide weight loss with support, possibly using short term drugs as a crutch.
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American Medical Association
Today
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