Choteau Crazy Day brings Huck Finn, greased pigs to Main Street
A carnival atmosphere should prevail on Choteau Main Street as the Chamber of Commerce hosts Crazy Day. Activities include sidewalk stalls, crazy costumes, Huck Finn Day for 12 and under, greased pig contests, drawing prizes, a children's matinee, and a park picnic ending the day.
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Choteau
Bob Scott
Main Street
Cherry
Chateau Merchants
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Choteau Lions Pool Opens Season This Sunday
The Choteau Lions Club pool will open Sunday with recreation hours 3 to 6 PM and 7 to 8 PM. The competitive team trains daily at 1 PM and 7 PM starting Monday. A life saving class runs June 12 for two weeks, with registration at pool opening. Season tickets and daily rates announced. youth under six must be with an adult in swimwear.
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Choteau Lions Club
Stan Rathman
Lions Club
Rex Grocery
Choteau Dozens Shine at Junior Olympic Meet
Choteau sent 15 track athletes to the Montana Junior Olympic meet in Hamilton. Floyd Joramo set a state junior Olympic record in the senior 440 yard dash at 52.1 seconds and won the 880. Roger Kelly earned a silver in the hop, step and jump. In intermediate events Gary Dunckel set a high jump record of five feet six inches, and Ronnie Gollehon won the pole vault. The junior relay teams claimed medals, and Choteau plans to bid for the 1962 meet.
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Choteau
Montana
Hamilton
Chateau
Haynes Field
Choteau Lion’s Club
American Legion
Chambers of Commerce
Choteau High School
Letterman’s Club
Floyd Joramo
Floyd
Roger Kelly
Rogér
Jerry Asay
Neal Wedum
Gary Dunckel
Ronnie Gollehon
Beind
Ronnie
Tom Delino
Billings
Lonnie Dale
Marco Anderson
Jim Waltermire
John Peebles
Dave Forrest
Jim Larson
Corvallis
Leroy Banis
Mike Dellno
Chateau Sponse
John Richem Dies at Teton Memorial Hospital
John Richem 59 of Chateau died about 10 30 Wednesday morning at Teton Memorial Hospital Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p m at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev A Bernard Gravdal officitating A full obituary will be published next week
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John Richem
Chateau
Teton Memorial Hospital
Trinity Lutheran Church
A. Bernard Gravdal
Peck Invited to UW Summer Institute in Counseling
Charles Peck of Chateau High School joins 33 high school teachers invited to the University of Wyoming summer institute in counseling and guidance from June 12 to August 18. Underwritten by the National Defenses Education Act the ten week program aims to aid current and prospective counselors with courses in psychological measurement counseling and group guidance along with individual analysis seminars.
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Charles Peck
Chateau High School
University of ‘Wyoming
Lyle L. Miller
Miller
Irrigation Hours Update and Fire Siren Schedule
Beginning Friday, summer irrigation hours take effect. The fire siren will sound at 10 a.m. to end the morning period and again at 6 p.m. to mark the end of the evening period. Lawn hoses must have an efficient nozzle. Arlene Depner has been chosen for Phi Kappa Phi at Montana State College Bozeman.
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Jim Sulgrove
Plana
Arlene, Depner
Phi ‘Kappa
Phiva
Anal ‘Honorary Scholastic Fraternity
Montana State College
Bozeman
Quotas Set For 62 Crop Wheat Marketing Quotas Declared
Secretary Freeman proclaims 1962 wheat marketing quotas and a 55 million acre national allotment for the new season. State chairman McKenna notes law requires referendum approval by two thirds of wheat producers before quotas take full effect. Exceeding allotments triggers penalties for excess production beyond 15 acres.
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Orville L. Freeman
R J. McKenna
Bozeman
State Agricultural Stabilization’ and Conservation Committee
Freeman
McKenna
Chateau Country Club Hosts Handicap Golf Tourney
The Chateau Country Club runs its season opener as a 2 p.m. handicap tournament with flights by last year’s handicap. New players use this year’s scores. Sign up 1 to 1 30 p.m. Entrants join a blind bogey event and a steak fry follows. Members will be asked to bring accompaniments and own steaks.
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Chateau Country Club
Montana ASC appoints new members to state committee
Secretary Orville and Land of Gear announces four new appointees to the Montana State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. Johnston and Schumacher bring farming and engineering experience. Johnston previously served as county commissioner and holds a Montana Mines degree. Schumacher, active in Malta, runs dryland and irrigated crops and serves as district director and farmers union member.
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Orville and
Land of Gear
R. Johnston O Cutt Haske
Lee E. Schumacher
Malta
Montana State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Montana
ASC
Robert J. McKenna
Bozeman
George Lackman
Billings
J. ¥ tola*Herak
Charlo
Torlief
State Agricultural Extension Service
Johnston
Glacier County
Montana School of Mines
Schumacher
Phillips County
Farmers’ Elevator
Farmers Union
Front Page Relocated for Crazy Day Run
The Chateau Chamber of Commerce announces a one week policy change with the front page printed on the back to avoid front page advertising. The move highlights Crazy Day as a new event and reminds readers that no advertising appears on the third page.
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Chateau Chamber ‘of Commerce
Acantha
Jand
Microwave relay route links Helena to Lethbridge
Montana and Canada gain a new 240 mile microwave link connecting Helena and Lethbridge as service begins. The system uses 50 foot towers and horn antennas to relay signals via 25 to 30 mile spacing, enabling up to 3000 concurrent calls once fully equipped.
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Montana
Canada
T. P. Newcomb
Great Falls
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
Helena
Lethbridge
Alberta
Chateau
United States
Long Lines Department of American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Newcomb
Soroptimists Donate $600 to Hospital Fund
The Chateau Soroptimist Club contributed 600 dollars to the Teton Memorial Trust Fund. About 200 dollars came from a club style show with the remainder from rummage sales. The club has made several sub funds and ongoing efforts to support hospital projects.
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Chateau Soroptimist Club
Teton Memorial Trust Fund
Cleanup Period Ends Saturday in Chateau Beautification Drive
The city designates May 22 to June 3 for a two week cleanup urging residents to beautify yards and streets. City trucks will haul trash to the dump at no charge. Materials should be placed in an alley. Mrs. Lawrence Swenson of the Soroptimist Club notes a hospital trust fund donation supports ongoing operation and future emergencies. the fund totals $14,900 in 1956.
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Lucille Howard
Chateau Soroptimist Club
D. P. Fabrick
Teton Memorial Hospital Trust Fund
Lawrence Swenson
Soroptimist Club
J. W. Breen
Teton Memorial Hospital Association
Huffmans Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J Burr Huffman observe their silver wedding anniversary with a reception on Sunday June 4. Their daughter Mrs Neal Bateman oversees arrangements for the event to be held at 3 p m in the parlors of Trinity Lutheran Church Janet Jim Jon and Jere invite friends to attend and share in the celebration.
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J. Burr Huffman
Neal’ Bateman
Willy
Trinity Lutheran Church
Janet
Jim
Jon
Jere
Junior Legion Baseball Game Here Sunday
Choteau Junior Legion baseball team hosts Sunburst Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Legion diamond in a nine inning matchup. Sunburst, last year's division champions, return all regulars. Other teams in the league include Fairfield Conrad Cut Bank and Power with a summer schedule listed through July 16.
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Choteau Junior Legion
Sunburst Junior Legion
Aoe
Legion Diamond
Sunburst
Chateau
Junior Legion
Choteau
Fairfield
Conrad
Cut Bank and Power
Rudolphs Welcome Karen Ann Born in May
Mr and Mrs Wayne Rudolph of St Paul Minnesota announce the birth of their daughter Karen Ann on May 16 She is the family s only girl among 14 grandchildren Mrs Rudolph is formerly Botella Lorenzen
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Wayne Rudolph
St. Paul, Minn
Karen Ann
Karen
Rudolph
Botella Lorenzen
Greenfield Local Disturbed by Pamphlet Reprint on Communism
Greenfield Local 39 of the Farmers Union, with 150 plus members, questioned a pamphlet titled How You Can Fight Communism. They asked the American Legion for clarification. The National Americanism Commission states the booklet was a 1948 Legion Magazine reprint, later distributed as pamphlet but stopped by 1953. The commission says the Farmers Union is not listed as subversive by federal bodies and did not authorize the reprint.
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Greenfield
Farmers ’Union
Union
Wilma Mayer
Fairfield
Americanism Commission of the
American Legion
The
Donald L. Sweany Jr
National Americanism Commission of the American Legion
National Americanism Commission
Farmers, Educational and Cooperative Union For America
National Farmers Union of Farmers
American Activities
National Americanism Committee
Ters
Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America
United States Attorney General
House Committee On Un-American Activities
National Judge Advocate of the
Special Committee On
National Farmers Union
United States
House
Committee On Un-American Activities
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Sid Wee
Brent
Spring Creek
Huck Finn
Roxy Theatre
Citizens State Bank
Dave Shannon
Donna Buckingham
Karen Miller
Leora Colley
Diane Hansen
Judy Swenson
Glen Yeager
Carol Miller
Judy Yeager
Betty Hightower
Carolyn Schiller
Bonnie Hansen
Peck
Batieane
Huffmans
Greenfield FU
Legion
Mrs. Mayer
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