Destructive Night Hailstorm Devastates Teton County Farms
A two burst hailstorm from the Two Medicine Lake area in Glacier Park struck last Sunday night causing about one million dollars in crop losses across multiple counties. Winds up to heavy, with windows broken, livestock harmed, and hundreds of fields wiped out or severely damaged. Pendroy, Agawam, and east Farmington report near total losses with some pockets showing partial recovery after hail adjusters estimated fifty percent damage in Pendroy. Names of affected farmers are listed along with property damage including a damaged quonset hut and shattered screens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Two Medicine Lake
Glacier Park
Glacier County
Walier
Dupuyer
Pendroy
Bynum
Agawam
Farmington
Chateau
Greenfield
East Farmington
Pendrey
Fitzpatrick
Bole
Great Northern Main
Minneapolis
Bill Lusty
Way Halverson
Parley Stokes
Paul Rose
Hubert Moon
Herman
Shorty Earles
Art Kelly
Paul Rice
Jim Connore
Bob Brownell
al Sprague
Chet Thomas
Ronald Otness
Otness
Triangle Area
Leslie Chalmers
Three youths injured in high speed crash near Augusta
A 1955 convertible veered at excessive speed on the Augusta highway at Seven Mile Hill, seven miles northeast of Augusta. Irvin Dale Anderson, 22, of Choteau, was hospitalized in extremely serious condition but improving, with Raymond Anderson, 21, of Chateau, asleep in the back. Michael Kuchler, 21, of Malmstrom AFB, drove the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Seven Mile Hill
Irvin Dale Anderson
Choteau
Raymond Anderson
Chateau
Ed Anderson
Michael Kuchler
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Great Falls
Kuchler
Dale Anderson
Week Two Baseball Tourneys Set In Little League Pee Wee
Week two baseball events head to Little League at Legion Park and grade school with six inning games. In Little League, Dellno Agency Reds lead, followed by American Legion Blues and Chateau Texaco Grays with M A Motor Greens. Barry Hansen tops batting with .600 and other high averages listed. Pee Wee League opens Monday at 6 pm with matchups 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3, then losers play Tuesday, winners meet Wednesday for the title. Standings: Jaycee Maroons first, F G Curtis Greens second, Chateau Feed Seeds Yellows third, Breen Oil Reds fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Park
Little League
Dellno Agency Reds
American Legion Blues
Chateau Texaco Grays
M & A Motor Greens
Dan Hansen
Jerry Toenyes
Roger Kelly
Sid Johnson
Mike Ferris
Robbie Erickson
Forrest Johnson
Gary Dunckel
Gary Richem
Tom Dellwo
Pee Wee League
Jaycee Maroons
F. G. Curtis & Son Greens
Chateau Feed & Seed
Breen Oil Reds
Truck Sedan Collision at Farmington Corner
A 1957 Dodge sedan driven by Gottlieb Depner collided at the John Depner corner with a 1947 Chevrolet truck driven by John J. Wisse at 2 45 p m last Saturday. The crash caused extensive damage to the sedan. Depner received a ticket for not yielding the right of way after the truck entered the intersection.
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Gottlieb Depner
Farmington
John J. Wisse
John Depner
Farmington Road
Henry Helf
Montana Highway Patrol
Depner
Wisse
Tomayer Place
Helf
Grand Opening Set For Carter Station
Howard M. Gronberg announces Carter Station at Chateau's new business complex is complete and open. An open house this Saturday offers refreshments and hourly gift certificate drawings. Local contractors built the two stall, expanded service building with smoother street approaches and doubled space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard’s Carter Servicenter
Chateau
Howard M. Gronberg
Lessee
Bob Zion
Wally Thompson
Larry Shelmerdine
Tesch Sales and Service
Chateau Electric
Services Held Here for Isabelle Huisenga
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Isabelle Hildegard Huisenga 50 of Chateau who died last Saturday in a Conrad hospital after a heart attack. Rev A Bernard Gravdal officiated. Born in Boston March 29 1903 she moved to Big Sandy then to a Teton county farm in 1925. Survived by a son a daughter and nine grandchildren. Burial was in the Choteau cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabelle Hildegard Huisenga
Chateau
Conrad Hospital
A. Bernard Gravdal
Boston
Mass
Huisenga
Big Sandy
Paris
Great Falls
Teton County
Herman Huisenga
Herman Roscoe Huisenga
Billings
Clyde Williams
Peter
Seldon Vogel
Butte
Ross Vogel
California
Ruth Han
Addie Miller
Lincoln
Local trips mark two families vacationing this month
Miss Geraldine Weber of the FBI in Los Angeles is on a two week vacation visiting her parents in Dutton. Mr and Mrs Bob Gronberg and daughter Anna Marie, who spent the past two weeks at Whitefish, returned home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Weber
F.B.I
Los Angeles
Bill Weber
Dutton
Bob Gronberg
Anna Marie
Whitefish
Haiberg Absent From Offices Over Illness
Dr Gordon Haiberg to be away from his Chateau and Fairfield offices from Friday noon through Tuesday August 5 due to illness in his North Dakota family.
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Gordon Haiberg
Chateau
Fairfield
North Dakota
Higher Postal Rates Begin Friday August First
New mailing rates take effect at midnight July 31 as Postmaster C. Gibson Monkman notes. Insufficient postage after the deadline draws postage due charges, but a three month penalty suspension eases adjustment. New rates affect first class, postal cards, airmail, and third class mail with various ounce-based changes. Examples show Lincoln and Franklin designs on new stamps and embossed envelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Gibson Monkman
S'Ze
Monkman
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln. the Seven-Cent Air Mail
Statue of Liberty
Air Mail
Benjamin Franklin
Picnic Set By Cut Bank Missourians Club
The Two Medicine camp grounds in Glacier Park hosts a potluck picnic on Sunday August 3 open to all Missourians and their families. Local members invite attendees to join the event and enjoy food and fellowship amid the Glacier Park setting.
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Cut Bank Missourians Club
Two Medicine Camp
Glacier Park
Dr J R Crabtree Attends Montana Optometric Meeting
Dr J R Crabtree, optometrist, will attend the Montana Optometric meeting in Missoula this Sunday through Tuesday August 3 to 5. He will not be available for Choteau appointments during those days.
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J. R. Crabtree
Montana
Missoula
Helf Patient Expected Home After Surgery
Mrs. Henry Helf who had surgery in Great Falls is expected to return home today. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Mayfield and their son Richard from Chandler Arizona are visiting the Leslie Arensmeyer home in Farmington and the William Arensmeyers in Choteau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Helf
Great Falls
Charlie Mayfield
Richard
Chandler, Ariz
Leslie Arensmeyer
Farmington
William Arensmeyers
Choteau
Oil and gas discovery marks drilling boom in Montana area
In Gypsy Basin near Pendroy Montana Gallico Oil Company tests No 1 Paul Briggs after casing to 3400 feet. The well shows oil and gas potential in the Blackleaf Sandy Member and lower Colorado shale with 230 feet of gassy mud and two possible gas zones. Northern Natural Gas boosts activity with a six million foot gas well and new drill near Muddy Creek canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gypsy Basin
Teton County
Pendroy
Gallico Oil Company
Paul Briggs
Western Oils No 1 Bills
Gallico-Briggs
Colorado
Montana
Madison
Charles
Mission Canyon
Northern
Northern Natural Gas Company
Muddy Creek Canyon
Mary Olson Last Rites Held Here Saturday
The Rev A Bernard Grandal led the last rites for Mrs Carl Olson 56 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Choteau after a three year illness. Born May 3 1902 in Bagley Minnesota she married Carl Olson in 1927 and lived in Pendroy before moving to Choteau in 1936. Survived by husband four sons Robert Milwaukee Franklin A Choteau James Clark Choteau and Carl Jr in Navy service. Also surviving siblings John Coleman Fargo Charles Coleman Brandt Minn Mrs Clifford Crawford Longview and Mrs Frank Pollock Portland. Pallbearers named Harry Swanson Ed Davis Howard Koch Ray Bandow Olaf Neckstad Bill Lusty. Relatives from out of town attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A A Coleman
Bagley Minn
Carl Olson
Moorehead Minn
Pendroy
Chateau
Robert
Milwaukee
Wis
Franklin A. Choteau
James Clark
Choteau
Carl, Jr
John Coleman
Fargo
N. Dak
Charles Coleman
Branddet
Minn
Clifford Crawford
Longview
Wash
Frank Pollock
Portland
Olson
Mayville
Teachers’ College
Teton Memorial Hospital Association
American Legion Auxiliary
Lutheran Ladies Aid
Harry Swanson
Ed Davis
Howard Koch
Ray Bandow
Olaf Neckstad
Bill Lusty
Father and Son Lose Left Eye In Same Year
In Choteau Douglas Sabo eight year old son of Mr and Mrs William Sabo lost sight in his left eye after an accident with a plastic garden hose. His doctor said partial sight may return if the eye is saved. Nearly a year earlier the father lost his left eye when a sawmill planer belt struck him, causing facial injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Sabo
William Sabo
Choteau
Douglas
Sabo
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Gibson Monkman
Carter Station
Haiberg
G. Monkman
Nancy Robinson
Percy Robinson
Shelby
Washington
Idaho
Canada
J. Hugo Aronson
Miss Robinson
Barbara Forsyth
Shannon Gummer
Chester
Missouri
Dr. Crabtree
Mary Olson
Bernard Grandal
Carl
Mary Caroline Crawford
Trinity Lutheran Church
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