Chateau fire department to get new truck upgrade
Fr. rs Commissioners reduce county budget and allocate funds for a Ford truck chassis with a new body for the Chateau fire department. The plan includes a 1 000 foot hose capacity a 40 gallon chemical tank and mounting of axes and equipment to remove reliance on hand pulled carts. City council action expected in September to improve late night response and safety.
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Chateau
J. G. Jackson
Jackson
Myr. Jackson
Choteau Triumphs Over Power 7 2 In Eight Inning Rally
Choteau broke open a tied game in the eighth with five runs and defeated Power 7 to 2 as Obert Dale fanned 12 and drove in multiple runs. Power led 2 0 until late, then misplayed key pitches while Blitzen worked in relief for Power. The game featured a close eight innings and a lively bench debate in the last two frames.
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Choteau
Blitzen
Power
Obert Dale
Chateau
Hanson
Abrh PO AE
Schultz
Bauman
Otness
Elastic
Earles
Broderick
Harris
Bauma
Dale
Christian
Forests ban smoking to curb fires in Montana
Beginning today smoking is prohibited in Lewis and Clark National Forest except in camps homes and designated points. The Flathead forest also bans smoking with entrance permits required after Thursday. Officials cite dry brush hot winds and rising fire danger as causes. Fires started by smokers and campers reach 45 by July 20 versus a 10 year average of 55. by July 30 fires rose to 80.
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Lewis and Clark National Forest
A. Weholt
Wehcolt
Flathead National Forest
Flathead Forest
Montana
Custody Reassigned After Judge Rules In Kidnapping Case
James E. Sheble of Pendroy gains custody of his infant daughter pending Montana supreme court action. He filed habeas corpus alleging lack of jurisdiction in the adoption. Judge H H Ewing ordered custody after finding the adoption defective due to lack of father notification and consent. The case followed a high profile incident when the child was taken from the maternal grandparents June 20.
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James E. Sheble
Pendroy
Cut Bart
Montana Supreme Court
Sheble
Molumby, Busha & Greenan
Supreme Court
R. M. Hattersley
Henry L. Magee
H. H. Ewing
State Supreme Court
Magee
Shebel
Constance Bernadine
Choteau Legion Post Exceeds State Membership Quota
The American Legion post in Choteau is among nineteen Montana posts that surpassed this year’s membership targets. Other boosted posts include Poplar Browning Havre Stogeland Kalispell Sweet Grass Missoula Hamilton Bozeman Livingston Harlowton Winnett Roundup Roy Glendive Huntley Project Clark Fork Dutton. Browning leads with a 191 percent rate.
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Choteau Legion
The
American Legion
Montana
Poplar
Browning
Havre
Stogeland
Kalispell
Sweet Grass
Missoula
Hamilton
Bozeman
Livingston
Harlowton
Winnett
Roundup
Roy
Glendive
Huntley Project
Clark Fork
Dutton
Browning Post
School Budgets Approved by Board for 45 Districts
The board approved the annual budgets for 45 school districts. Details list district totals, anticipated revenues, and planned expenditures across administration, classrooms, and facilities.
Home Oilers Club To Meet Locals Sunday
Chateau ball fans will see a fast game Sunday as the Home Oil club of Great Falls visits the locals. The Oilers have been high in the Great Falls Twilight League and come to Chateau not for a mere practice game. After an 18 to 1 defeat of Excel two weeks ago, the Great Falls club is cautious, promising a red hot game regardless of the outcome.
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Chateau
Great Falls
Oilers
Forest Ranger Reports Frost Almost Every Night
Forest Ranger N. W. Streeter from the local forest office returned Tuesday from the Sun River country reporting a white frost on nearly every night during his trip.
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N. W. Streeter
Sun River Country
Large Attendance at 4 H Club Picnic
Representatives from every 4 H club in the county attended last Sundays picnic at the city park. The event featured a life saving demonstration by Boy Scouts Robison and Nordhagen, first aid talks by Dru Bateman, and a 10 to 9 ball game won by the Chateau Boy Scouts over Diamond Valley 4 Hclub.
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Nhe’ County
WD. Jones
Dupuyer
Lor Il
John Nordhagen
John Robison
Robison
Nordhagen
Dru W Bateman
Chateau Boy Scouts
Diamond Valley 4-H Club
Rev Spaulding Speaks at Lions Club Meeting
Chorvan Lions met at the Beaupre cafe for a biweekly luncheon. Rev Spaulding of Great Falls spoke on War and the Suppression. Eleanor Miller, also of Great Falls, gave two readings. Guthrie urged local employers to place students in jobs.
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Chorvan Lions
Beaupre Cafe
Great Walls
Eleanor Miller
Great Falls
Wi Guthrie
Teton County High School
Guthrie
Chateau
C. H. Porter
C. G. Roberts
W. N. Streeter
Frank Stearn
E. D. Taylor
Howard Taylor
Spencer
Iowa
Halpin Secures Democratic County Attorney Nomination
R. D. Halpin of Bynum, attorney, won the democratic nomination for county attorney after receiving 41 write-in votes in the primaries. Incumbent B. I. Packer earned 34 write-in votes on the democratic ticket as the republican candidate.
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R. D. Halpin
Bynum
B. I. Packer
Local visitors and medical care noted in Choteau area
Mrs. Pete Walstead and Mrs. Joe Mack of Dutton visited in Choteau on Tuesday. Mrs. Kyle Jones of Bynum is receiving medical treatment at the Maynard hospital this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ike Dennison of Bynum were business callers in Choteau yesterday.
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Pete Walstead
Joe Mack
Dutton
Choteau Tue. Ay
Kyle Jones of
Bynum
Maynard Hospital
Ike Dennison
Choteau
Nurse Ella Nelson Joins Maynard Hospital Staff
Miss Ella Nelson a registered nurse from Watertown South Dakota is employed at the Maynard hospital.
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Ella Nelson
Watertown
South Dakota
Maynard Hospital
Fire near Sunriver head extinguished with little damage
A small lighting fire at the head of the north fork of Sunriver was extinguished Friday night with little or no damage, according to Walter N. Streeter, local forest officer.
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North Fork
Sunriver
Walter N. Streeter
Elderly woman returned to Warm Springs asylum after strange dementia case
An elderly woman registered as Mrs Struble at the Beaupre hotel after being found wandering at Dutton depot for about five days. Officials say she crossed from Peace River Alberta and has prior asylum history. Undersheriff Z Tu Billings and Dr Alex M Macaulay transported her to Warm Springs with Red Cross aid.
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Teton County
Warm Springs
Beaupre Hotel
Struble
Dutton
Peace River
Alta
Great Falls
Alex M. Macaulay
Z. Tu. Billings
Margaret Nagle
Red Cross
Earles Sprints Lead For Choteau Hitters In 1932
Local shortstop Herman Earles tops Choteau in batting for the 1932 season with a .364 average after 12 hits in 33 at bats and adds stolen bases. Teammates Bud Burns Hank Blastic and Gil Hansen follow with averages of .338 .333 and .316 as the season batting chart shows.
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Herman Tfartes
Choteau
Earles
Bud Burns
Hank Blastic
Gil Hansen
Name
AB Rinpoa Esr
Burns
Core
UT Bon Harris
D. Moore
Dale Wu
Cardell
Hanson
Elastic
Frederick
County budget trimmed in 1932 plan by 17305
County board of commissioners approved a reduced 1932 preliminary budget in special session. The plan estimates 183,920 for next year to cover expenses, with last year’s actual spending at 202,394.68, about 56,655.38 higher than 1931. Revenues excluding taxes totaled 23,832.55, while estimated revenue for the current year is 22,765. Cuts were made in 23 departments. only five saw increases for Bridge, Elections, Burial of Deceased Soldiers, and Land Classification.
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Board of County Commissioners
Teton County
Anna FE. Stafford
Seeenewnseress
Bridge Fund
Sleepy Proofreader Mixes Precinct Vote Totals
A misread of election tallies in the Acantha alters two precincts Chateau 2 and Farmington 15. Officials report the correct results show Ramsey 85 and Eckford 37 in Farmington 15, and Ramsey 213 Eckford 37 in Chateau 2.
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Chateau
Farmington
Acantha
Ramsey
Eckford
ST. Farmington
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