Montana farmers see improved yields amid drought relief
Harvesting runs strong across Teton county with hay and wheat yields higher than summer forecasts. State Ag Commissioner Ed Wren notes Eastern Montana still faces drought and grasshopper losses, but cattle prices improve for ranchers reducing herds. hail damage causes notable losses in Dut ton Diamond Valley and Timber Coulee. Cut Bank area and Jack O'Neil lands sustain heavy damage. Elevators report better-than-expected grains with varied test weights and acreages, and hay supplies appear adequate across most of the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Ed C. Wren
Montana
Wren
Wier
Commodity Credit Corporation
Dutton
Diamond Valley
Timber Coulee
Browning
Cut Bank
John Oberfoell
George Holbrook
Arensmeyer Bros
Herbert Tangen
Jack O’neil
Choteau
Chester Corey Place
Bill Olsen
Olsen Agency
Corey Farm
John Dunckel
Hanusa Agency
Jim Dellno
John Swanson, Sr
Canadians Win Swim Meet in Choteau Lions Event
The fifth annual Choteau Lions Club swim meet drew 14 Montana teams and one Alberta team, totaling 240 participants the largest Montana meet. Lethbridge topped scoring with 211 points, followed by Butte Recreation 204 and Great Falls 157 as 36 records fell and eight new events set marks. Denise Durfee of Lethbridge earned high point girl honors, Bill Sever high point boy, with medallions given in all divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau Lions Club
Choteau
Montana
Alberta
Lethbridge
Montanans
Lions
Butte Recreation
Great Falls
Billings
Butte Y.M. C.A
Miles City A
Missoula
Chute
Havre
Bozeman
Helena
Kalispell
Boulder
Whitehall
Chinook
Miles City
Chateau
Denise Durfee
Bill Sever
Bill
Butte
Nancy Grams
Shirley Grams
Teton Furniture to Open Soon in Choteau
Mr and Mrs Murl Faurote return from Seattle with a full stock of furniture and floor coverings for the new Teton Furniture store in Choteau. They plan a grand opening around Sept 8 or 9 and will also offer appliances. Jim Richards, a floor covering installer, will move to join the firm with his wife Shirley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murl Faurote
Wier Furniture Co
Choteau
Helena
Teton Furniture
Faurote
William Volker
American’ Furniture Co
Great Falls
American
Barber’s Inc
William Volker Company
Chateau
Jim Arensmeyer
Beverly
Whitefish
Jim Richards
Shirley
Four Clubs Invited To First Annual Golf Tournament
The Choteau Country Club hosts its first annual invitational on Sunday July 30 at the Choteau golf course. Invited clubs include Con rad Shelby Cut Bank and Sun burst. The 18 hole medal event is open to men and ladies with registration for ladies at 9 am and men with averages 50 and over at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau Country Club
Choteau Golf Course
Conrad
Shelby
Cut Bank
Sunburst
Chateau
Lower Grade Barley Eligible For Support
The 1961 barley price support eligibility expands to include grade No 5 barley or No 5 garlicky barley to help producers facing lower quality due to adverse weather. Loan rates for No 5 are set at 15 cents below the basic price for grade 2 or better, with a Teton county bagley support price of 73 cents per bushel and minimum test weight 36 pounds. Corn and grain sorghum growers must participate in the 1961 feed grain program to qualify for barley price support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyall Schaefer
Teton County
Schaefer
Teton Polo Set to Clash with Brady Cowboys Next Sunday
The Teton Polo team will play Brady next Sunday at 5 p.m. on a field three miles north of Chateau near the state gravel pile. All are welcome to attend. Brady Cowboys beat Great Falls Polecats 10-4, while Teton Polo recently fell to Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton
Chateau
Brady Cowboys
Great Falls
Chateau Toastmistress Club to Receive Charter
The Chateau Toastmistress Club will receive its charter at a banquet on Saturday August 5 at the Methodist Church. Mrs Ronald Thompson of Butte an international officer will present the charter. Mrs Mayo Story Dean Bozeman council chair will install new officers. Speakers include Mrs William McKay Jim Dellno and Robert Gormley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Methodist Church
Ronald Thompson
Butte
ITC
Mayo
Story Dean
Bozeman
William McKay
Great Falls
Jim Dellno
Robert Gormley
Bernard Gravdal
Jean McNea
Choteau Drug
Billings Man to Assist Larry Banks at Funeral Home
Nordquist, a Billings native and San Francisco College of Mortuary Science graduate, will join Banks Funeral Home this week. He brings about three years of embalming and funeral directing experience from Hardin and prior work there. His wife and child are due to arrive in Chateau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerrold Nordquist
Chateau
Billings
Nordquist
San Francisco College of Mortuary Science
Banks Funeral Home
Hardin
Calgarian Family Heads Home After Visit
Mr and Mrs Howard Stafford and their two sons of Calgary left for home today after visiting Mrs Valeria Ferris and her aunt Mrs Ferris and were accompanied by Mrs Ferris who will visit there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Stafford
Calgary
Valeria Ferris
Ferris
Corbett Angus Bring Home 7 Blue Ribbons
Bryan Corbett and Sons brought 17 ribbons from the Marias Fair at Shelby eight Black Angus cattle showed. Awards included seven blue ribbons three red and seven purple. They claimed grand and reserve champions in bulls and females plus champion get of sire. An Angus field day at the Corbett ranch followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Corbett
Chateau
Shelby
Corbetts
Corbett and Sons
North Montana
Angus Breeders Ass’n
Corbett Ranch
Montana
Jaycees to Host Officers Meet at Chateau Jaycees
The Chateau Jaycees will host an officers meeting August 5 and 6 with 32 local presidents and state officers in attendance. About 50 to 60 Jaycees are expected including State President Bido Cosner of Billings and National VP Kenny Johnson of Washington. An executive session at 9 am Saturday precedes a 1 pm main meeting, with a Saturday banquet where the national vice president will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Jaycees
Jaycees
Biddo Cosner
Billings
Kenny Johnson
Washington State
Chateau
Great Falls
Fred Scott
Don Arensmeyer
Legion Hall
National
Mrs Read Dies at Bremerton in Washington
Mary Read formerly Mary Peterson died in Bremerton Wash where she had lived with husband Martin Read. She came to Choteau in the early 1920s and worked in the abstract office of James T. and Henry Robison. Two daughters survive Frances Schlen er and Louise and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Gleason
Chateau
Martin Read
Mary Read
Bremerton
Wash
Amazon
Columbia
South America
Louise
Oregon
Read
Steven G- Read
Ike Martine
Widow Viola Lundstrom Killed Near Three Forks In Auto Crash
Mrs. Viola Lundstrom 52 of Cut Bank died in an auto accident two miles west of Three Forks on Tuesday afternoon. A well known local figure and longtime friend of the Tedvorsons, Lundstrom had been slated to begin work for the Hanusa Agency in the early fall. Read also details of Christian Adventure camp attendees from the area including Jay Cole Gary Crane Steve McAuley Don Moulton Jack Rogers Karen Buchanan Susan Inbody Shirley Johns Terry Rentmeister Donna Schirling escorted by Rev. Fred Crowe and Mrs Claude Johns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Lundstrom
Forks
Lundstrom
Tedvorson
Chateau
Monnday
Hanusa Agency
King’s Hill
Jay Cole
Gary Crane
Steve McAuley
Don Moulton
Jack. Rogers
Karen Buchanan
Susan ‘“Inbody
Shirley Johns
Terry "Rentmeister
Donna ‘Schirling
Fred Crowe
Claude
Emergency funds set for county Conservation Program
Emergency funds to aid farmers in Teton county for conservation practices are available. Lyall Schafer reports the program offers 70 percent federal cost share for practices including wells springs livestock water dams pipelines and wind erosion and fire guard construction. Applications follow regular methods through December 31 1961 with ASCS offices providing forms and guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Lyall Schafer
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASCS
Blood Drawing Nets 63 Pints in Community Drive
The Monday blood drawing on July 24 collected 63 pints, just 2 pints short of the 65 pint goal. Many loyal and new donors participated at Chateau with staff and canteen workers praised by chairman Joyce Curtis. Gratitude extended to donors Dr Crary Dr McAuley American Legion phoners Rainbow Girls and Acantha for vital community service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Joyce Curtis
Crary
McAuley
American Legion
Rainbow Girls
Acantha
Mrs Fred Woodward Hospitalized In Local Pital News
A fragment notes Mrs Fred Woodward suffering illness and being in the hospital. The report includes few readable details about her condition and location, with ambiguity in the source text.
Babe Ruth League Playoff Opens With Grays Reds Match
The Babe Ruth League playoffs start at 6 p.m. at the American Legion diamond with the Chateau Texaco Grays facing the Dellno Agency Reds. The loser is eliminated and the winner advances to Friday’s finals against the M A Motors Greens. Little League begins as Jaycee Maroons meet Chateau Feed & Seed Yellows with Friday’s consolation, followed by Saturday’s championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Chateau Texaco Grays
Dellno Agency Reds
M & A Motors Greens
Jaycee Maroons
Chateau Feed & Seed
Grandson of Erna Mathison Killed in Missouri Bar Fight
Donald Dale Peterson 26 of Renton Washington, formerly of Dutton and Great Falls, was shot and killed Sunday night in a Farmington Missouri bar-room fracas. The owner fired a .22 rifle, Peterson was taken to a mortuary for burial in Great Falls. He had served as a Navy ensign and lieutenant junior grade, attended Northern Montana College, and sought an aerial crop spraying job in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Dale Peterson
Renton
Wash
Dutton
Great Falls
Doe Run
Farmington
Peterson
Irving Peterson
Harry B. Wilson
Bert Halseth
Harvey Dahl
Seattle
Northern Montana College
Havre
Navy
Missouri
Croxford
Duane
Floyd Mathison
Emma
Mathison
Chateau
Louise Peterson
John Hosthman
Wyman
Kalispell
Jamother
Roger. Borgeson
Eat Falls
TV Equipment Specifications Requested
Harold Hinman of the Chateau Jaycees reports their license application for a TV booster at Rattlesnake Butte was returned with a request for equipment specifications for type certification. The information will be sent immediately and the license will be forwarded upon passage. The Jaycees will install and operate the new equipment as soon as the license is received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hinman
The
Chateau Jaycees
Rattlesnake Butte
Jaycees
Happy Becker Dies in St Paul After Circus Career
John Happy Becker 75 died in St Paul Minn after years as a Byum resident owning a small home. He moved here about 1915 and married Rose Baker on April 7 1916 at age 30, with J E DeHaas officiating. Their son Pershing was born. rumors say he once left a circus during his earlier career as a juggle r with painted nose and top hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
John “Happy” Becker
St. Paul
Minn
Bynum
Happy Becker
Rose Baker
Benjamin L
Lucy Toutman Baker
TCTA Studies County Budget
The Teton County Taxpayers Association will study the county budget with Commissioner Martin Shannon on August 7 to review the preliminary budget. The commission invites taxpayers or groups to examine the budget to become better informed on county spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County Taxpayers Association
Martin Shannon
Mrs Baskett's Card Returns From Western Trip
Mrs. Mary Baskett returns after a week visiting Great Falls Glasgow Cascade and Helena. In Great Falls she called on Beulah Scott Marie Owens and Leslie and Mrs Barrett. She met friends in Helena and visited Cascade as guest of George and Mrs Holland. Mrs Scott attended by Major and Mrs Bob Ryan at Glasgow Air Force Base. Mrs Ryan is the former Eileen Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baskett
Great Falls
Glasgow
Cascade
Helena
Beulah Scott
Marie Owens
Leslie Barrett
George Holland
Scott
Bob Ryan
Glasgow Air Force Base
Ryan
Eileen Scott
Nauck Family Weekend Visit Near Missoula
Mr and Mrs Bob Nauck and their children spent the weekend in Missoula visiting the Ed Miller family, sharing time together and catching up on events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Nauck
Missoula
Ed Miller
4 H Club Congress delegates named for Bozeman trip
The 1961 Teton County 4 H Club Congress at the Dutton Youth Center July 21 22 announced delegates to the Montana 4 H Club Congress in Bozeman August 21 25. Chairs were Mrs Jesse Bleecker foods Mrs William Grossman Power clothing Mrs Chester Ostberg Fairfield other exhibits led by Mrs Gregor Tangen Choteau. About 350 attended the dress revue and 80 participated. Demonstrations numbered 22. Lloyd Buddy Pedersen of Collins was named as a forthcoming National Club Congress attendee in Chicago November 26 30, with Maureen Hatcher of Fairfield recounting her Chicago trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Dutton
Jesse Bleecker
Chateau
William Grossman
Power
Chester Ostberg
Fairfield
Gregor Tangen
Choteau
Serefino del ,Guerra
Great Falls
Patricia Sias
Helena
James Sargent
Téton County
Bozeman
Judy Tangen
Loretta Tomsha
Collins
Patti Schiller
Barbee Buchanan
Bruce Maurer
Lawrence Truchot
Bruce Hensley
Iwo
Tima .Grogsztian
Ann
Carol Menghini
Kaylene Larson
Lloyd Pedersen
Twiss Maureen Hatcher
Maureen
Hicago
Lloyd
Buddy” Pedersen
Buddy
Chicago
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Ray Ballantyne
General Mills
Jay Robinson
Farmington Beach
Ballantyne
Art Tesch
Montana Weekly Bulletin
Guita Faurote
Wancconnecascesa
Scomecescenese
Sun
Pecccescseccen
Alley
Wed
Brady
Thompson
Larry Banks
Corbett Angus
Fred. ‘Woodward
Pital
Erna Mathison
Becker
TCTA
Club Congress
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