Commissioners Adopt Preliminary Budgets
Teton county moves to adopt a 1962 63 preliminary budget on August 13 with a 17 mill levy cut and total expenditures of 767 504 56. The plan shows a general fund of 264 478 79 and a 38 73 mill levy across all funds, with notable increases for civil defense and post election costs.
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Teton County
General Fund
G. E. Monkman
P Nary
The
Ie Presidiary
Board of County Commissioners
Teton County 4 H Congress Closes With Dress Revue
The Teton County 4 H Club Congress ended July 20 in Fairfield with a dress revue featuring over 75 contestants and about 400 spectators. Nearly 200 members exhibited 500 items across clothing foods and other categories. Judges included Leland Cade and several county Extension and home demonstration staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
4-H Club Congress
Fairfield
Elfrieda Maurer
County 4- H Council
Ernest Weist
Louis Fuhringer
Riley Hensley
4-H
Leland Cade
Chouteau County
Claire DelGuerra
Cascade County
Arlene Lauke
Simms
Janet Bateman
C. W. Vaughn
Golf Tournament Set For Next Sunday At Local Course
The second annual Chateau Invitational Golf tournament will be held at the local course Sunday Aug 5. Eighteen hole medal play for men and women with championship and first flights in the women's divisions. Registration by 9 am. Fees include noon meal. $5 for men $3 for women. Driving and pitching contests featured. All golfers including beginners may attend.
Cliff Trexler Dies. Funeral Set Friday
Cliff Trexler Trexler, 56, of Bynum died at St Marys Hospital Conrad Wednesday. He is survived by his wife Marian and sons Clifford Victor Mont and David Bynum. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. in Banks Chapel Choteau.
Kenfield to speak at Teton County Farmers Union picnic
Leonard Kenfield president of the Montana Farmers Union will speak at the Teton County Farmers Union picnic in Chateau park on Sunday July 29 at 2 p.m. Sheridan Erickson supervises games and footraces. potluck lunch at noon with ice cream coffee and Kool-Aid. Public invited.
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Leonard Kenfield
Montana Farmers Union
Teton
Young Demos Plan Picnic in City Park
Teton County Young Democrats and Teton County Democratic Central Committee will sponsor a picnic in Chateau City Park on Sunday Aug 5. A guest speaker will address those in attendance.
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Young Demos
Teton County
Young Democrats
Democratic Central. Committee
Chateau City Park
Montana State College Honor Roll Includes Chateau Area Students
Spring quarter honor roll at Montana State College features eleven students from the Chateau area led by Jesse R. Gleason of Fairfield as the lone straight-A student. Other honorees include William E. Alzheimer Joann N. Chalmers Lanore L. Johnson Maynard F. Simonson Harley W. Senger Barbara Eisenman Mary Lou Gleason Gene L. Gallagher Joseph W. Mack and Eva Mary Trafelet.
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Chateau Area
Montana State College
Jesse R. Gleason
Fairfield
William E. Alzheimer
Joann N. Chalmers
Lanore L. Johnson
Maynard F. Simonson
Harley W. Senger
Chateau
Barbara Eisenman
Mary Lou Gleason
Gene L. Gallagher
Joseph W. Mack
Dutton
Eva Mary Trafelet
Dupuyer
Meetings Attended By Choteau Couple
Mr and Mrs Ed Masker returned to Choteau Tuesday night after attending fall and winter merchandise and sales promotion meetings in Seattle. Several new lines of appliances were added to the Chateau store. Masker said they are proud to offer the new lines to customers. Personnel discussed selling and advertising techniques at the meeting.
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Ed Masker
Choteau
Seattle
Masker
Petitions Split Over Chateau Zoning Change
Local dispute grows as two petitions oppose a zoning change to allow limited size professional offices in residential Chateau. A. E. Young seeks a council vote on August 6 after earlier refusals. Robison family officials withhold signature counts.
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Chateau
James T. Robison
James Robison
Percy Robison
Robison
Geee Wes
A. E. Young
Young
Jaycee Huck Finn Day Draws Nearly Two Hundred Kids
Almost 200 youngsters participated in the seventh annual Jaycee Huck Finn day in Chateau City Park. Donald Dale and Vicki Lee Preston were among the top Huck Finn models, with prizes awarded for best Huck Finn, top contestants, and trout derby winners.
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Donald Dale
Vicki Lee Preston
Dale
Camerman
Jaycee
Chateau’s
Huck Finn
David Taskila
Edward McCollum
Tim McCartney
Diane Kolste
John Maloney
Mike Jenson
Dick Potter
David Alzheimer
Danny Alzheimer
Paul Beadean
Gary Beaudeau
Danny McClue
Doug Peterson
Curtis Wilson
Bruce McColliom
Miss Kolste
Bruce McCollum
Neighborhood Grocery
Gambles
Eddy’s Bakery
Choteau Club
Bond’s Grocery
Davison Hardware
Vita Rich Dairy
Choteau Jaycees
Choteau Swimmers Place Fourth at Lions Invitational
Choteau edged Great Falls Yolks club 203 to 191 to take fourth at the Lions Club Invitational. Miles City, Havre, Butte Y and Billings Y followed as Choteau led with four event wins and 12 team records including a medley relay pool record. Junior standout Dave Forrest claimed two wins and set team marks in the 50 and 100 freestyles.
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Butte. Recreation
Great Falls Yolks’club
Lions Club
Great Falls
Chateau
Dave Forrest
Forrest
Stan Rathman
Helena
Mel McNea
Jerry Luinstra
Burr” Field
Tom Tesch
McNea
John Camden
Tesch
Field
Virginia Baker
Bob Clough
Sally Meadows
Choteau
Rich Clough
Marc Anderson
Helena Hensley
Susan Jackson
Jere Huffman
Havre
County Crop Prospects: Fair Harvest Begins in Dutton Area
In Teton county crops are expected to be as good as or better than last year on average. Rain has been spotty and growth uneven with barley ranging from four inches to shoulder height. Harvest lags last year with some swathing and combining in the Dutton area. Subsoil moisture shortages and late spring dry May reduced growth. the Hessi an fly also impacts some areas. Overall, Kelly forecasts below average yields with pockets of good and poor crops, harvest starting around August 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Ray Kelly
Wednes- Kelly
Pendroy
Collins
Dutton
Chateau
Farmington
Kelly
Liberty
Tarley
SCS Publishes Two New Booklets For Farm Soil And Air Travel
The U S Soil Conservation Service releases two guides for readers. One helps farmers and suburbanites pick septic site locations with the booklet Soils Suitable for Septic Tank Filter Fields. The other, That Land Down There, explains soil and water conservation practices from the air with 16 pages of aerial and ground photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Soil’ Conservation Service
SCS
Chateau
H. Vance
Hitchcock Son Serves Aboard USS Harry Hubbard
Clarence Hitchcock, son of Mr William S Hitchcock, is serving aboard the destroyer USS Harry Hubbard. The ship arrived at Long Beach California on July 17 after a voyage with the Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific. It left Long Beach in January and visited Hawaii Japan the Philippines Hong Kong and Taiwan while taking part in training exercises and operations with the Seventh Fleet to protect peace in the Far East.
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Clarence
We Hitchcock
Iman
USN
William S. Hitchcock
Chateau
Harry
Hubbard
Long Beach
Calif
Seventh Fleet
Western Pacific
Hawaii
Japan
Philippines
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Far East
Teton County Tops Per Capita Giving in State Campaign
Teton County led Montana in per capita contributions during the campaign with about 0.6 dollars per person. Custer County contributed the largest total amount, with Meagher Chouteau Park and Wheatland also listed among expected high performers. The campaign raised a total of 61,802.33 dollars statewide.
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Teton
Montana
Heart’, Association
Camnm
Custer County
Champ Divers Present Show For Choteau
A crowd of 200 to 300 gathered at the Choteau Lions pool to see divers Hobie Billingsley and Dick Kimball perform with diving from a three meter board and a 15 foot platform, trampoline acts, and clowning. The pair, en route from Minneapolis, have coached at Indiana University and the University of Michigan and are former national diving champions. They tour as goodwill ambassadors and have entertained in many countries including Wake Island, Japan, and Egypt. Billingsley traveled with his wife. Kimball with his.
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Choteau Lions
Hobie Billingsley
Dick Kimball
Minneapolis
World's Park
Seattle
Montana
Billingsley
Indiana University
Kimball
University of Michigan
Kimball-Billingsley
U. S. State Department
Good Will
Wake Island
Japan
Philippines
Korea
Hong Kong
Thailand
India
Egypt
Greece
Italy
France
Spain
England
Ireland
Consideration For Grasses Is Necessary
Montana ranges show good grass but dominated by annuals rather than perennials. Extension livestock specialist N A Jacobsen urges stocking rates based on desirable perennials. heavy use through July and August may hinder recovery. Well managed ranges recover perennial grasses with future rain, while annuals and Sandberg bluegrass persist in poorly managed areas.
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Bozeman
Montana
N. A. Jacobsen
Montana State College
Jacobsen
Sandberg
Baseball Tournaments Start in Leagues
Chateau fans can watch Babe Ruth and Little League playoffs next week. Babe Ruth opener July 27 at 6 30 p m features Dellno Agency Reds vs M A Motors Greens on the American Legion diamond. Other Babe Ruth games run July 28 and 29 with a consolation and city championship. Little League begins with Chateau Feed and Seed Yellows vs F G Curtis Greens at 6 30 p m Monday at the Grade School diamond followed by Breen Gil Reds versus Jaycee Maroons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teau Texaco Grays
American Legion Blues
Wheat support price maintained at 2 dollars per bushel
The national average wheat support price for 1962 remains 2.00 per bushel, unchanged from the advance rate. Teton county rate is 1.81. Final rate follows parity and supply relations as of the marketing year start, with loans and purchase agreements available through Jan 31 1963 and loans due by March 31 1963. Participating producers must join the 1962 Wheat Stabilization Program and reduce acreage by 10 percent to conserve uses.
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Teton County
R. J. McKenna
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
McKenna
Fire activity rises in Rocky Mountain Division with drying and storms
Fire activity in the Rocky Mountain Division of Lewis and Clark National Forest increased last week as drying conditions and lightning storms combined. Two fires were reported in the Augusta district on Tuesday. Fire danger in the mountains west of Chateau was 54 Tuesday with a weekend forecast of 58. The severity index stood at seven on Tuesday, with a maximum of 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain Division
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Augusta
Chateau
Safeway Reports Slight Earnings Slump and Canadian Reserve Charge
Safeway Stores Incorporated posted 65 cents per share for the 12 weeks ended June 16, down from 68 cents a year earlier. A six cent reserve charge reflected further Canadian dollar weakness. First 24 weeks 1962 net income totaled $14,895,587 versus $15,246,904 in 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safeway Stores Incorporated
Safeway
Crowe to Lead Montana Pastor School at Luccock Park
The Weather Rev. C Fred Crowe will serve as dean of the Montana Pastor's School at Luccock Park camp ground near Livingston. The program runs Monday through Friday.
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C. Fred Crowe
Montana
Luccock Park
Livingston
First Minuteman Missile Arrives at Malmstrom Air Force Base
The first solid propellant Minuteman ICBM arrived at Malmstrom AFB early Monday, transported from Hill AFB Utah after assembly by Boeing. Technicians from Boeing and the Air Force moved the missile to the Missile Handling Area for testing before installation in A Flight near Belt. Brigadier General Harry Goldsworthy called the delivery a major milestone with progress on schedule for the ICBM program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Hill Air Force Base
Ogden
Utah
Plant 77
Boeing Company
Boeing
Air Force Minuteman Missile
Malmstrom
Belt
Air Force
Harry Goldsworthy
Ceremonies Planned For Scholars In Great Falls
Two Choteau area students will graduate from the College of Great Falls on Sunday July 29 Hazel Louise Castle of Choteau receives a Bachelor of Science in elementary education Elfrieda E Maurer of Power earns a B S in the same field The program includes a 10 30 am Baccalaureate Mass and Sermon in the CGF chapel a noon luncheon in the student center and graduation exercises in the CGF theater at 2 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau Area College
College of Great Falls
Hazel Louise Castle
Choteau
Elfrieda E. Maurer
Power
CGF
Firemen Schedule Picnic At Chateau Park
The Chateau Volunteer Firemen announce their annual picnic for Saturday July 28 in the city park at 5 30 p m. The event is open to all firemen and their families with a potluck meal. Hamburger buns pop coffee and paper plates are provided. families should bring their own silverware. Retired firemen and families are invited as guests. Those wishing to play horse shoes badminton may arrive earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Bill McCauley
City Maintains Budget Despite Fire Vehicle Purchase
Chateau city council keeps the 1942-63 tax rate steady while a 5500 payment on a new fire truck is planned. A cash surplus reduces the general fund levy to 20 mills, with other adjustments and a public hearing set for August 8 and final adoption August 13. The preliminary budget is at city hall.
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Chateau
Choteau City Hall
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Cliff Trexler
Kenfield
Richard Crabtree
Hitchcock
T P Thurs
Woeeccanen
Waneanensonces
Sun
Canes
Tues
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