Carter to Make Oil Test on Old Hager Ranch
The Carter Oil Co will spud a new wildcat by August 12 or earlier five miles southwest of Dupuyer on Harold F Pitcairn ranch NW4 SE% 27 28 8W. The site lies on the Dupuyer creek anticline mapped by Eugene Stebinger in 1916. Mrs Nick Wellenstein owns the Hager ranch, also known as Pitcairn place. Lease terms call for completion 200 feet into the Madison lime if no production sooner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls Tribune
Carter Oil Co
Dupuyer
Ralph Chamberlain
Carter Co
Harold F. Pitcairn
Pitcairn Place
Hager
Nick Wellenstein
Pendroy
Tribune
Dupuyer Creek
Eugene Stebinger
U. S. Geological Survey
Madison
Sgecciail
Chateau Girl Goes to N. Y. To Wed Soldier Sweetheart
A.C. Robinson of Milwaukee received a telegram announcing the marriage of his son, Warrant Officer Jay H. Robinson, to Miss Joyce Kropp. The ceremony occurred at Pine Camp, New York, on July 26, with Kropp traveling to join her fiancé due to his military duties.
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A. C. Robinson
Milwaukee
R. R
Agawam
Jay H. Robinson
Joyce Kropp
Paul Kropp
Pine Camp
New York
Montana
Joins Assessor's Staff Fred Woodward Joins Office
Fred Woodward, long time county teacher, accepted a position in the County Assessor Helen Johnson's office. The staff will begin tax extension work next Monday for the coming tax season as levies are set next month. The assignment shifts from the county clerk due to recent legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Woodward
Asso
Helen Johnson
Marriage Licenses July 26 Albert Gray and Hesbie Rodge
Marriage licenses issued for Albert Gray and Hesbie Rodge of Billings with ceremony by Justice of the Peace R. A. Clearman. Also license issued July 27 to Solis Myron Zander and Alexandra Pelto Davis of Los Angeles.
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Albert Gray
Hesbie Rodge
Billings
Justice of the Peace
R. A. Clearman
Solis Myron Zander
Alexandra Pelto Davis
Los Angeles
War time turkey drive and price controls
The notice urges turkey raisers to supply about 10 million pounds for overseas troops this August and September and asks the public to refrain from eating turkey temporarily to meet the armed forces demand. It notes a price ceiling of 14.75 dollars per hundredweight for live hogs set by OPA with WFA concurrence, and outlines veterans re employment assistance, student induction postponements, and current rationing coupons for gasoline sugar.
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WFA
Chicago
OPA
Nordhagen Earns Wings At Stockton Air Base
John Nordhagen, son of Choteau locals Ole and Johanna Nordhagen, graduates with U.S. Army Air Force Class 43 G at Stockton Field California. He received engraved wings and noted the significance of the milestone in a personal message.
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Acantha
John O. Nordhagen
U. S. Army
Air Corps
West Coast
Air Force
Ole Nordhagen
Johanna Nordhagen
John
Former Choteau Youth One of First on Sicily
Leslie Chalmers, a Farmington native, expresses disappointment at being discharged from aviation cadet training as the war shifts. He served in the Service Pilots' Division, with 18,000 such pilots and about 7,000 discharged as needs changed. He plans to return to farming if needed. Other notes: Harold C. Bateman, ex Monarch Lumber manager, now in the U.S. Navy with a mobile explosives unit, seeks mail. Ensign Bill Gaffney, in the Naval Reserves, awaits orders after sub chaser training. Lieut Frank T. Greene, a former Choteau youth, was among the first to land on Sicily and was captured by Italians before an American half-track altered the scene.
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Leslie Chalmers
Army
Les
Caldwell
Idaho
Armed Forces
Lesa
Tokio
Hitler
Farmington
Harold C. Bateman
Monarch Lumber Yard
Chateau
U. S. Navy
Continental
U. S
Acantha
Harold
William S
Bill) Gaffney
U. S. Naval Reserves
Miami
Florida
Ensign Gaffney
Teton
Lewis & Clark National Forest
J. H. Hinman
Navy
Montana Record-Herald
Helena
Frank T. Greene
Choteau
John J. Greene
Ninth Judicial District
State Board of Equalization
the Record- Herald
Frank
Robert F. Hood
Oklahoma
Paul S. Strigel
Missouri
Tt. Greene
Army trucks to collect light scrap in big drive next month
J. W. Breen announces coordinated effort with state salvage officials to gather light scrap and sheet iron stored in piles across Teton counties. Army trucks will haul the material to Billings for crushing and shipment to foundries, with preparatory burning of debris and fibrous coverings to reduce unsightliness. Heavy scrap drive to follow next month.
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J. W. Breen
Teton County Salvage Committee
Er. J. Keeley
State Salvage Committee
Army
Billings
Breen
Local Ranchers Seek Help to Save Crops For War Effort
In Teton County farmers mobilize all manpower for the season to harvest crops needed for the war. They request 10-15 general farm hands, 25 hay hands, 30-40 irrigators, and try to obtain 50 Mexican workers from beet areas but fail. Women join the Women's Land Army with county agent certification and uniforms possible. Sign up with A. J. More in Choteau or Glenn Baird in Fairfield to exchange labor and loan workers as needed.
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Teton County
A. J. More
Choteau
Glenn Baird
Fairfield
Mrs Elmer G Cardell Visits Great Falls Wednesday
Mrs Elmer G Cardell spent a day in Great Falls as a visitor on Wednesday enjoying local sights and meeting residents.
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Elmer G. Cardell
Great Falls
Guthrie to autograph new novel in Chateau visit
Bud Guthrie the author and his family are in Chateau to autograph copies of Murders at Moon Dance. Books may be left at Chateau Drug Co. or at the Guthrie or Larson homes. he plans to sign periodically and notes he may tailor inscriptions. The Guthries stay until early September and he seeks rest per his physician.
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Chateau
A B. Guthrie
Helen
Bertram
T. O
Larson
A. B. Guthrie
Lexington
Kentucky
Moon Dance
Acantha
Chateau Drug Co
T. O. Larson
A. B. Guthrie, Sr
Montana
Blue Grass
Montana Ranges
Teton County
Fort Benton
Deputy State Examiner In Helena Makes Annual Audit Visit
A. M. Johnson deputy state examiner of Helena will be in Chateau this coming week to continue the annual examination of Teton county books and records and attend to other duties after an interim of a week. Johnson has conducted this inspection in Teton county for several years and has many friends there.
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A. M. Johnson
Helena
Chateau
Teton County
Johnson
Bridal Shower for Miss Edna M Greenwood
A pleasant social event was held Wednesday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs John Dale for Miss Edna Greenwood county public health nurse in Teton county. She received many beautiful gifts and leaves today but plans to return after her marriage.
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John Dale
Edna Greenwood
Teton County
Greenwood
Gladys Nesbit
Clyde M. Casey
Casey
Bynum
Louis Moralis
Fred Barribal
Swan Lake
Robert Foy
Seattle
Patricia
Geo. Tennant
Audrey Seufert
Army Nurses Corps
Sawtelle
Calif
Arnold Hanusa
Wool shipments and local town news across Chateau
Phil I. Cole reports shipping 41 carloads of wool to Dewey Gould & Co. in Boston with prices around 40 cents per clip. Describes desert maneuvers by Lt. Walter Tennant and visits from Great Falls, Ronan, and Seattle residents amid social events and military postings.
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Phil I. Cole
Dewey Gould & Co
Boston
Walter Tennant
Yuma
Arizona
George Tennant
Charles Lawry
Great Falls
Victor Pellitier
Leon Snyder
Yvonne
Grant Wheeler
Ronan
Wayne Hart
Snyder
Charles Miller
Donnie
Evelyn
Muriel Alstad
Sgt
Orlando Alstad
Wild Rose
N. D
Chicago
Mrs. Saddler
Little Rock
Ark
Bateman
Chateau Lions Club
Spring Creek
Joe Walkington
J. W
New Montana Juvenile Chief Visits Teton County
Mrs. Clara S. Withee appointed chief probation officer for the ninth judicial district visits Teton county to meet officials and discuss juvenile delinquencies. She highlights a new Montana juvenile act targeting negligent parents with penalties, probation, fines, or imprisonment for failure to provide proper training and environment.
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Clara S. Withee
Ninth Judicial District
Teton
Pondera
Glacier and Toole
Teton County
Withee
R. M. Hattersley
Montana
Anyaloon
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Carter
N. Y
O. W. L News
Armed Services
Veterans Employment
Selective Service Act
Veterans’ Administration
John Nordhagen
Stockton
Sicily
Molly Pitcher
Tag
War Department
Ass’t County
Women’s Land Army
WLA
Bud” Guthrie
Edna M. Greenwood
Patty
Mary Ann
Janal Carlson
Baker Ranch
Mary Cooper
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Charles
U. S. Army Air Corps
A. H. Reed
E Shelby and Son
Steve Strong
Reeds
Safeway
Strong
Evelyn van Auken
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