20 Jul 1950
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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1950
Page
1
A severe hail storm swept a two mile wide belt from Bynum Reservoir to east of Chateau Montana last Saturday shredding alfalfa barley and wheat. Some fields resembled a winter landscape with four inch deep hail drifts. Chateau escaped hail as the storm moved eastward.
Funeral services were held at St. Pauls Lutheran church in Fairfield for Gus Kuehn a 52 year old farmer who died from injuries after a delayed dynamite blast at his Fairfield ranch June 5 He was born August 24 1897 in Russia and came to Fairfield in 1937 Survivors include his wife Helen six daughters seven sons two brothers two sisters and 12 grandchildren He was a member of the Eagles lodge and the Montana Cowboys association.
A gay comedy Aunt Lilly will be staged next Wednesday night July 26 at 8 pm in the Chateau high school auditorium under VFW Post 4605. Helen Tirrell directs a cast of local performers with V. Earl Hollar as Aunt Silly and Chris Beck as Senator Pendennis Pompous. Other roles include John Davison as Mayor Harvey June Hamilton as Ruth Harvey Lois Davison Kenneth Sulgrove and more in a romantic and whimsical lineup.
A new well on the Trevillion lease in Teton county near Pendroy produced ~60 barrels after initial acid treatment and may reach 100 barrels after a further 5,000 gallon acid push. Nearby wells include Phillips-Freda Johnson with ~30 barrels daily during a six week test and Bouma with 15 barrels. An 3,000 acre block between Johnson and Trevillion under Texas company and Phillips Petroleum leases is seen as productive. MRS ELIZABETH HUFFMAN celebrated her 75th birthday with family in Choteau city park. all relatives attended except A D Huffman of Vallejo California.
Funeral services for Elwood Smith a former Choteau resident who died yesterday at Fort Harrison will be held at the Methodist church in Choteau Friday at 2 pm Rev H L Engdahl will officiate and will be assisted by the Choteau Veteran's council.
All members of the former Bynum Methodist church congregation and the former Woman's Society of Christian Service are asked to meet at the Bynum church this Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Rev. Harold L. Engdahl will lead the discussion on pertinent matters.
Leaves Phillips 66 Ward Stansberry resigning from the Chateau service station after two years. He now works for Holt Chevrolet Co. Alfred Shelmerdine succeeds Stansberry as station operator.
The first annual Smorgasbord dinner is set for Saturday July 29 from 5 30 to 9 PM in the new Methodist church dining room. It offers three courses with varied appetizers meats potatoes salads desserts and Scandinavian cookies. Attendees may eat all they wish and pay what they feel the meal is worth with proceeds to the church building fund.
Dr C W Boussard returned Sunday from Miami where he played with the Great Falls Elks drum and bugle corps. The group won the national Elks parade championship for the third consecutive year and later enjoyed Havana sightseeing with six fellow band members. A special homecoming was held in Great Falls last Sunday.
The Teton county selective service board will soon be reactivated to recruit for all four military services. The county board will open when a suitable headquarters and staff are found, with Jess Gleason as a member alongside Harry Swanson and C. B. Turnbull. The state chairman notified Gleason of the move as more than 50 boards statewide prepare for rapid reactivation.
Olaf Peterson of Creston Iowa a 50 year old single man employed as a well shooter for the National Geophysical Co was critically injured Tuesday by a dynamite blast. He was placing a second shot in a seismic hole on the Batesman ranch west of Chateau when the charge exploded 18 feet underground. His right hand was shattered and later amputated at a local hospital. He suffered severe facial injuries and one lung collapsed. He was taken to Columbus Hospital in Great Falls in serious condition.
Attorney Phil Greenan of the Greenan Manion firm spoke to the Farmington Taxpayers Association about the school bonds, which have been sold, and the likely path to the state supreme court regardless of district court rulings. Members urged law changes to share title to the high school building among contributing districts and proposed representation reforms for the high school board.
Robert Holt owner of Holt Chevrolet Co. was kicked in the head while handling a colt. The skull fracture is not believed serious and Holt is expected to return to work within a week to ten days after a brief fever.
The Teton county PMA committee announced basic 1950 loan rates per bushel for No. 1 wheat 1.81, barley 1.02, oats .63, rye 1.13, and flaxseed 2.35. Loans and purchase agreements run through January 1951 with eligibility tied to allotments and grade standards. A 7 cent storage bonus applies if wheat is loaned and delivered when loans mature April 30, 1951.
Dorothy Boussard announced the Girl Scouts will camp at Camp Blixrud from August 6 to 13 for their usual outing.
Six Chateau youths left for military service this week after enlisting for four years in the U S Navy. Don Arensmeyer Walter Edwards Don George Paul Mitchell and Graden Green departed Monday for San Diego. Tom Liscum sailed Wednesday for Helena. Some reserve army service calls are reported from Teton county though the full list is hard to compile. The local selective service board does not handle reserve recruiting. The army air corps reserve sent telegram inquiries to Nordhagen Curtis and Gronberg, with no definite call yet.
Choteau Chamber of Commerce signs committee reports progress on highway tourist signs for Choteau Vaughn and Browning with a smaller sign moving to Dutton. Final cost about 350 dollars, chamber already contributing 160. Fundraising discussed for next year’s July Fourth event with a new finance committee appointed.
The Conrad Junior Legion team travels to Choteau for a Sunday game at the ball park starting at 1 PM. Last week Choteau fell 10 to 5 to the Simms town team, with Powers and Lyle George as Choteau’s battery and Lee and Chapman forming Simms’ battery.
Fifteen Choteau boy scouts travel to Camp Napi on Lower St. Marys lake in Glacier Park for a session through Saturday. Attendees include Les Lie and David Wedum Carl Olson Clark Olson Wesley Higgins Buddy McCorkle Tommy McDonnell Jimmy Howard Richard Bremmey er Jack Peterson Wallace Cherry Merle Hanson Gene Henneford Ronne Burgess and Michael Anderson. Eddie Howard drove the group to camp and helped set up. Walter Henneford joins Monday to Wednesday and A E McCorkle remains through Saturday. Dutton and Fairfield scouts are also at Camp Napi this week.
Jim Jarolimek and Ed Obermolte purchased the Fairfield Coast to Coast store from Don Harte. They plan an August reopening with remodeling and new furniture offerings while keeping the same merchandise mix. Obermolte will run the Fairfield store with Jarolimek.
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