Montana Men and Allies Parade War Efforts Abroad
A montage of Montana servicemen and allies across theaters from Italy to China Burma India. S Sgt Lonnie Guill and companions ride camels in a famed sight. Seaman Maries Lear joins Navy V-12 at Wisconsin. Sgt Raymond A. Rook aids Chinese school Tien Kuang for blind girls. Eugene Ameline keeps RAF fortresses serviced. funds raised for Tien Kuang reach forty thousand Chinese dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Maries Pop Lear
Ae ‘N. ‘Lear, Chateau
Batterarty
Wisconsin
Madison
Naval Reserve
Lear
U. S. Naval Reserve
T’ien Kuang
China
Service of Supply
Lewis P. Jordan
Weston
West Virgina
Raymond A. Rook
Chateau
Montana
America
Burma
Salween
Descenesy
Hebron
Liberty Corners
N. J
China Inland Mission
Phila
Capitan
Wayland
Odd Fellows Rebekahs Picnic At Freeman Grove Sunday
The annual Odd Fellow Rebekah picnic will be held Sunday July 28 at Freeman Grove southeast of Chateau. Local members and families are invited to attend with a potluck lunch and games including a ball game and horseshoe pitching. Ray Davidson is picnic chairman and transportation help is available through Davidson or George Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman Grove
Chateau
Ray Davidson
Mr. Davidson
George Thompson
Bulldog Hoop Hero Joins U S Naval Air Corps
Billy Breen a 1944 Teton High graduate and key Bulldog player enlisted in the U S Naval Air Corps V-6 class He aims to train in radio gunnery and airplane mechanics After passing a pretrial in Helena he proceeded to Seattle for final physical exams with his father J W Breen accompanying him from Chateau to Shelby for the train to the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Breen
Teton Hi
Chateau
Billy
Naval Air Corps
Helena
Seattle
J. W.breen
Shelby
Civil Actions Filed in Teion County District Court
Civil actions filed recently in the Teion County District Court include A B Cobb et al v C Covington to quiet title filed July 13 with Gesybil and Graybill as plaintiffs’ attorneys Bertha Skoog vs Montana Pacific Oil Co et al filed July 17 with E J McCabe as plaintiff's attorney and a July 14 petition to admit the estate of Frank M Ferris to probate with O B Kots as petitioner’s attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Ferris
O. B. Kots
Great Falls
D Day Soldier Boyd Stenson Sends First Stars and Stripes
Cpl Boyd Stenson son of Mr and Mrs Julian Stenson Sr reached Chateau with the First American contingent on D Day He wrote to his fiancee Miss Helen Johnson county assessor at Teton County about his landing and gripping experiences He lost all gear in the shore assault except items strapped to him He sent a copy of the first Stars and Stripes issue dated July Fourth to Miss Johnson.
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Cpl
Boyd Stenson
Julian Stenson
Chateau
Normandy
Helen Johnson
Miss Johnson
Teton County
Young
the Stars and Stripes
France
Marine Donald Paulus Killed in South Pacific Action
Choteau mourns the loss of Donald Paulus son of Mr. and Mrs. Paulus of Beck community and nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Theo Paulus. A U S Marine who enlisted last November, he served in the South Pacific and was reported killed in action. He is survived by his parents and sister Bernice Dutro of Conrad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Paulus
Vaughn Dutro
Conrad
Teton County High
Paulus
Traint
Well Child Conference Set for July 26
The Victory Group of the Women's Club will host a Well Child Conference at Dr Bateman's office on Wednesday July 26. Mothers with children under six are invited to attend.
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Dr. Bateman
Daughter Born at Chateau Hospital
A daughter named Carol Ann was born on July 7 at the Chateau hospital to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Eddie Howard Jr. The family announced the birth and welcomed the new arrival.
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The
Chateau Hospital
W. E
Eddie” Howard, Jr
Carol Ann
Udin Wins Narrow Primary Victory in Teton County
In the quiet primary, former County Commissioner Al Udin clinched the Democratic nomination for state representative, defeating Charles W. Field by 39 votes. Lief Erickson led Democrats for governor, while Albert Angstman and EK Cheadke topped the nonpartisan judicial ticket. Helen Johnson narrowly led as assessor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Congress
Ae Dstrict
James F. O’connor
Etc
Middleton
Eremtinem Tynepinci
Erickson
Lov Boedecker
Wm. P. Pilgeram
Shiganansochiganue Es BB
John J. Holmes
Railroad and Public Service Commissioners
Horaceus Casey
C. Joe Clen
Pere Ertseretemene
Murra
T. R. Schoen
Censeeeeeeens
Thomas
BE. Carey Pevermenee
Violet M. Eastman
John F. Sasek
Charles W. Field
Din
Gordon Monkman
Helen Johnson
H. M. Daley
Republican Party
F. F. Haynes
Sam C. Ford
Je Thorkelson
Enant
W. Smith
John D. Gillan
Secretary OF State
Howard K. Hazelbaker
Stanley By Foot
Geo
Kirby Hoon
Michael
B. Reynolds
Rob
Ite
Elizabeth Ireland
I Lyle H. Standish Weewoome
James Peebles
James van Cleave
Ross H. Roberts
Bert I. Packer
Comet
David J. Ryan
Albert Anderson
Albert H. Angstman
Edwin K. Cheadle
Clarence Hanley
Thomas C Malee
Enor Matson
John A. Matthews
Jessie Roscow
Ninth Judicial District
R. M. Hattersley
Teton County
al Udin
Democratic’ ‘Party
Charles W.field
Udin
Teton
Lief Erickson
Teten Democrats
Albert Angstman
EK. Cheadke
Cpendidate
Assensor
Walter Gray Laid to Rest in Teton Cemetery
Funeral services were held last Friday at the local Catholic church for Walter Gray who died suddenly of heart failure while working on the Milwaukee road south of Chateau. Interment followed at Teton Canyon cemetery. Pallbearers included Chris Hamilton Frank Shelmerdine Joe Carrier Pvt. Joe Caldwell Happy Warren and James LaRance. He was the son of Mitchell and Mrs. Gray, pioneers of the Teton canyon district. two of ten siblings survive William Gray and Christine Salois. Buford Gray, a grandson, was with his father when the fatal attack occurred.
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Walter Gray
Heart Aailure
Milwaukee Road
Chateau
James J. Sheerin
Teton Canyon
Chris Hamiton
Frank Shelmerdine
Joe Carrier
Joe Caldwell
Happy” Warren
James LaRance
Gray
Mitchell Gray
William Gray
Christine Salois Buford Gray
Prominent Colored Speaker to Address Methodist Church
John A. Greene of Nashville Tennessee will speak at 11:00 a m Sunday services at the Methodist church. Greene heads Youth Fellowship for colored people in the central jurisdiction of the U S and taught Bible and Race Relationship at Kings Hill Institute. Rev Bert A Powell invited him to Chateau to deliver the address and the pastor urges a large audience.
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Methodist Church
John A. Greene
Nashville
Tenn
College
Greene
Central Jurisdiction
U. S
Kings Hill Institute
Bert A. Powell
Chateau
Former Collins youth now Safeway's new Conrad manager
Mr and Mrs Dean Waterman return to Conrad with Dean taking the role of Safeway store manager. He previously worked in the Conrad store about two years ago and has managed stores in Shelby and Chinook since leaving. The Watermans are warmly welcomed back by the community.
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Dean Waterman
Conrad
Dean
Safeway
Collins
Shelby
Chinook
Waterman’s
Conrad Independent Observer
Obituary of Mrs Lutge Doria Grandmother of Pendroy
Mrs Lutge Doria born in Germany September 19 1870 came to America in October 1897 with two young children to join her husband who came in 1896. The family lived near Big Sandy and Judith before homesteading near Judith. Her husband died in 1931. She died July 3 at 11 am with daughters at her side and was buried beside her husband in Bis Sandy cemetery after Lutheran services. She leaves two daughters Mrs John Hughes Browning and Mrs Claude Johns Pendroy two sons William and Charles Big Sandy three grandsons Roy Claude and Charles Johns and one great granddaughter June Marie Pendroy.
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Doria
Lutge
Germany
America
Sall
Big Sandy
Judith
Grandma
Claude Johns
Bis Sandy
Lutheran Church
Banks Funeral Home
Chateau
John Hughes
Browning
Pendroy
William
Charles
Roy
Claude
Charles Johns
June Marie
Local Soldier Albert Doughty Visits Choteau During Furlough
Albert Doughty son of Mr and Mrs A H Doughty spends a short furlough with home folks in Choteau. He serves with the U S infantry at Camp Roberts California and has lived mostly in Spokane since leaving Choteau years ago. He was recuperating from an operation about a year ago.
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Albert Doughty
A. H. Doughty
Choteau
U. S. Infantry
Camp Roberts
California
Spokane
Lt Mike Mozer Visits Chateau On Leave From Army Air Corps
Army Air Instructor Lt Mike Mozer visits his parents Mr and Mrs Joe Mozer and friends in Shelby while on leave. He has logged about 1200 flying hours since joining the Army Air Forces after attending Missoula State University and Teton High. Charles Hunziker, a Shelby business associate and Army Engineers veteran, helped him start in business.
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Mike Mozer
Army Air Corps
Tuscon
Arizona
Joe Mozer
Mike
Shelby
State University
Missoula
Army Air Forces
Teton High
Charles Hunziker
Hunziker
Army Engineers
Chateau
Veterans and Families Face News of Wounds and Returns
Local notes reveal Ray Gibler and family awaiting a furlough home from California. Margaret Doughty’s husband, wounded in France after D‑Day, has been returned to the U.S. The 85th Engineers Co A in Italy earned a Clark citation, with proud letters home. Carl Burbank, longtime Choteau resident, suffers a chronic throat ailment while Mack Wiseman and Frank Campbell, fresh from Farragut, Idaho, prepare for deployment. A Chateau visit ties Don Burgess and Ralph Hitchcock, and a Montana reunion uncovers a family link between Hans Anderson and his Minnesota niece now Mrs. Nels Greenfield working on a gravel crusher project.
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Ray Gibler
California
A. H. Doughty
Margaret’ ‘Doughty
France
John Campbell
Uncle Sam
Bynum
Co. A
85Th Engineers
Italy
Mark W. Clark
F. G. Campbell
Don Burgess
Donna Gey
Darlene
Chateau
Acantha
Burgess
Cut Bank Pioneer Press
Cut Bank
Ralph Hitchcock
Fairfield
Lewistown
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Eel
Lonnie Guill
Guill
Lonnie
Apni
Seaman Lear
Non-Coms
Bachind
AAFP
Ility
Pavone
Eugene
Ameline
Fortressea
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Bulldog Hoop Hero
U. S. Naval Air Corps
Teion County
Donald Paulus
Marine
South Pacific
Ulive, Western Life Insurance Co
Montana Power Co
Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific R. R. Co
Federal Land Bank of Spo Ane
Great Northern Railroad
State & Land Departments
Great Falls P.C.A Perera Oe
Wee Tin Eveesweens
Army No
Dakota Utilities
Monarch Lumber OD
Mecastares
Shell Oil Company , Inc
Montana Flour Mills
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Continental Oil Co
Ontana Livestock P.C.A
Texas Company
Western Life Insurance Company
Ton County
Teton Cemetery
Conrad Mgr
Army Air
Carl Burbank
Tetonw
Tuy Ter Rochester
H. W. Bateman
Burbenk
Mack Wiseman
Frank Campbell
Camp Farragut
Ideho
Glen ‘Wiseman
Fred G. Campbell
Farragut
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