Memorial Day Services Draw 150 At Choteau Cemetery
About 150 people attended Memorial Day services at Choteau cemetery. Rev. William Morley of St. Joseph’s Church gave the memorial address and linked war deaths to seven capital sins. The ceremony included prayers, national anthem, wreaths on 114 graves, and names read of six local veterans.
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Choteau Cemetery
William Morley
St. Joseph’s Church
Choteau
Morley
Robert Gronberg
Jack Rogers
VFW
Lyle Otness
Chateau American Legion
Daniel McDonald
Cornelius Kooyman
George Higgins
Legion Auxiliary
Lorena Drugge
VFW Auxiliary
Grant Curtis
Everett Sassa
Gordon Monkman
Legion Service
Arthur Bagley
Howard Gronberg
George Carroll
Charles Moniger
Carl S. Jensen
Marcus Duffey
Fireworks Fund Nears Goal Shortfall Ahead of June 15 Deadline
Chateau's July 4 fireworks fund remains short of its $325 goal with $215.75 raised. Donations are accepted at Bob's Ford Sales or the Acantha and must be mailed by noon June 15 to Mrs. Robert Dellwo, chairman. The display will be on the hill east of Choteau and supervised by the fire department.
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Chateau
Robert Dellwo
Dellwo
Bob’s Ford
Acantha
Choteau
Final Rites Held Tuesday For J. Manix
Funeral services for John A. Manix 75 retired Augusta postmaster and pioneer were held Tuesday at St Mat his Church Augusta. Burial followed in Augusta cemetery with Banks Funeral Home in charge. Manix died last Thursday after a brief illness. He was born August 8 1890 in Augusta and later farmed in Flat Creek and Dearborn. He served as Augusta postmaster from 1940 to 1960 and was charter member and honorary president of the Montana Cowboys Association. He married Virginia Brown in Helena September 26 1917. Survivors include wife two sons two daughters two sisters 36 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pallbearers were Charles Willard Louis Boedecker Bill Nauman Dick Mosher Bill Manning and Don Hilger.
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John A. Manix
Augusta
St. Matthias Church
Banks
Manix
Phil Manix
St. Peter's Mission
Flat Creek
Dearborn
Montana Cowboys Association
Virginia Brown
Jefferson City
Helena
Phil
Fremont
Calif
John W
Spokane
Wash
Mary) Baker
Elmer
Mabel) Schulte
Alexandria
Richard
Sara) Hughes
Mabel Pings
Matilda McManus
New York City
Charles Willard
Louis
Bill) Boedecker
Bill Nauman
Dick Mosher
Bill Manning
Don Hilger
Lions Club Pool Set to Open June 10 in Local Area
Stan Rathman announced the Lions Club swimming pool is slated to open June 10 with lessons likely beginning in late June. Several work days are planned soon to prepare the facility and additional pool schedule and staff details will be released later.
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Lions Club
Stan Rathman
Rathman
Girls' Softball Planned in Choteau
Plans under way to form a girls softball team in Choteau for ages 9 to 14. Interested girls should meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday June 7 at the ball park behind Teton Motors.
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Choteau
Teton Motors
Gas Explosion Hospitalizes Two Farmington and Missouri Workers
Gus Pihl of Farmington and William Barker of Missouri are recovering at Teton Memorial Hospital from second and third degree facial and arm burns after gasoline fumes ignited while starting a pump motor in an underground silo. Pihl, carrying a five gallon can, was burned. Barker suffered facial and arm burns. Barker drove to the ranch four miles to seek help.
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Gus Pihl
Farmington
William Barker
Missouri
Teton Memorial Hospital
The
Jay Robinsons
Pihl
Barker
Robinson Ranch
Robinson
Olsen to Headline Teton Democratic Banquet Speaker
Congressman Arnold Olsen will be guest speaker at the kickoff banquet for the Teton Democratic Club. Chairman Hank McDunn reports the event set for Saturday June 18 at 7 30 p m at the Fairfield American Legion hall.
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Arnold Olsen
Teton Democratic Club
Hank McDunn
Fairfield American Legion
Barrett Brothers Involved In Riding Accident
Dave Barrett was called to Conrad on Monday to visit his brother Paul Barrett from near Dupuyer who was hospitalized at St Marys Hospital after a horseback riding accident. Pauls condition was reported improved on Tuesday.
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Dave Barrett
Conrad
Paul Barrett
Dupuyer
St. Mary’s Hospital
Knutson Rites Held Saturday In Dutton
Knutson 78 of Dutton died in a Great Falls hospital after six days as a patient Funeral services were at Bethany Lutheran Church with Rev Roger L Harmon Burial followed in the Dutton cemetery He served in World War I and farmed in Dutton 45th wedding anniversary noted Survivors include widow Fern four daughters one son five sisters and two brothers 20 grandchildren and relatives. Ronald F Jones Lewiston Idaho visited with Bud Moulton family after weekend stay.
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Knute C. Knutson
Dutton
Great Falls
Bethany Lutheran Church
Roger L. Harmon
Dutton Cemetery
Knutson
Belview
Minn
Fern C
Leon
Shirley) Johnson
Chinook
Stanley
Marilyn) Gossack
Clifford
Betty) Pearson
Fallbrook
Calif
Robert
Ruth) Bramwell
Robert K. Knutson
Honolulu
Hawaii
O. K. Rachie
Granite Falls
Carl Knutson
Clarkfield
Arnold Olson
Clara Eide
Eileen
Anna
Marie Knutson
Minneapolis
Choteau Youths Win Medals at Junior Olympics Meet
Twenty Choteau youngsters earned five silver medals and nine ribbons at the seventh annual Montana AAU Junior Olympic track and field meet in Helena. Over 700 youths aged 17 and under competed, making it the state's largest AAU event to date.
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Montana
Chateau
Ed Bouma
New York Man Named Teton District Ranger
Joseph Higgins a New York native was appointed ranger of the Teton District Lewis and Clark National Forest replacing Vergil Lindsey who moved to Ennis. Higgins comes from the Forest Service regional office at Upper Darby Pennsylvania after three years in information education and prior field work on the Wild Rivers study. He is a University of Maine graduate with a BS in forestry now residing near Chateau with wife Dorothy and five children Joseph Jennifer Jeanette William and Catherine.
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New York
Joseph Higgins
Teton
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Higgins
Vergil Lindsey
Ennis
Chateau
Forest Service
Upper Darby
Division of
Information Education
Green Mountain National Forest
Vermont
University of Maine
Dorothy
Joseph
Jennifer
Jeanette
William
Catherine
Mrs. Marion Averill final rites set in Chateau church
Funeral services for Mrs. Marion Averill 67 of Chateau are at 2 p.m. today at the Methodist Church with Rev. C. Fred Crowe officiating. Burial will be in Conrad Cemetery. She died Sunday after a short illness. Survivors include her widow, a daughter Mrs. Audrey Hilton of Anaheim and son Charles K. of Chateau, plus brother Stanley Kroon of Minneapolis.
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Marion Averill
Chateau
Fred Crowe
Conrad
DeMolay Mother's Club
Rainbow Advisory Board
Women's Federated Club
Alice B. McPhail Parliamentary Law Club
Teton
Baptists Schedule Vacation Bible School
Daily vacation Bible school will be held June 6 10 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Baptist Church under the charge of Mrs. Victor Wise and daughters Seeley Lake. The theme will be Gods Word for Life by Scripture Press and is open to children of all ages.
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the Baptist Church
Scripture Press
Victor Wise
Seeley Lake
Choteau to Host District 3 Wranglers This Week
Choteau hosts District 3 High School Rodeo this weekend with 100 competitors and fans. Events include saddle bronc bareback roping bulldogging bull riding and cow cutting for boys and queen contest breakaway roping pole bending barrel racing goat tying and cow cutting for girls. Contestants compete for buckles trophies district queen and multiple fastest times with a Saturday queen dance and Sunday parade featuring local clubs.
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Choteau
Chateau Jaycees
Rain Lifts Teton County Crop Outlook After Rainfall
Gloomy skies gave way to rain that eased dry conditions in Teton County. Ray mond Kelly reports .32 inches over Memorial Day and .40 inches on Wednesday, totaling .84 inches in May. Hail reached "chicken egg" size in the Power area while Premium Center saw spotty rainfall and patchy field work resumes Monday.
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Teton County
Raymond Kelly
Chateau
Kelly
Premium Center
Stephens Seeks Nomination for Montana House Seat
Jim Stephens of Dutton filed for the Democratic nomination to represent Teton County in the Montana legislature, seeking the seat now held by Gordon McOmber. A World War II veteran, he runs a grain farm east of Dutton and operates Stephens Plane Spraying Service, also serving on local farm and grain groups. He is widower of Mabel Hovden and they have three children.
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Jim Stephens
Dutton
Montana
Teton County
Stephens
Gordon McOmber
Toole
Pondera
Teton
Fairfield
Dutton Farmers Mercantile Board
Montana Grain Grower's Association
Democratic Club
Mabel Hovden
Lars Hovden
Three Scouts Attend Special Camps This Summer
Three Chateau Girl Scouts will attend special camps this summer. Diane Reisch, Vicki Cook, and Gwen Gormley were named delegates to the International Friendship Conference and Heritage Art Caravan, with Sandra Hanson as alternate. All are from the Big Sky Council with 2000+ members. The conferences run July and August, and the Day Camp begins June 2025 for grades three through seniors.
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Chateau
Pete Huidekoper
Diane Reisch
Lewis and Clark
Portland
Ore
Vicki Cook
Gwen Gormley
Olympic Peninsula
Washington
Sandra Hanson
Big Sky Council
Romae Sargent
Brother of Local Man Dies in Minot
Burton B. Sassa aged 59 of Minot North Dakota died Monday May 30. He was brother to Everett Sassa of Chateau and had visited here previously. Sassa traveled to Minot for funeral services scheduled Friday.
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Minot, N.D
Burton B. Sassa
Minot
N. D
Everett Sassa
Chateau
Sassa
Conservation Benefits All Programs of Soil and Water
J. Viola Herak, Montana Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee chair, says conservation programs on farms and ranches benefit entire regions, not single holdings. Land use and erosion control improve watershed protection and water supply, with cost-sharing boosting farmers' efforts and cleaner water for homes and industry.
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J. Viola Herak
Montana Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation State Committee
Herak
Montana
Finley to Assist Chemistry Institute at Montana State
Albert Finley a Chateau High School science teacher will assist in a six week summer quarter program at Montana State University to improve high school science teaching in nuclear chemistry. He will present the teachers point of view and help teachers increase competence in nuclear physics and classroom laboratory methods.
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Albert Finley
Chateau
Montana State University
Finley
Some Fishing Devices Illegal In Montana
Montana law bans devices that attract or concentrate fish by introducing substances or using scents or sound. Only sound devices to lure fish are allowed. minnows may be used as bait only in certain southeastern waters and only during set-line seasons. Seniors 70 plus need no license but must carry proof of age. under 15 need no license.
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Montana
Orville Lewis
Montana Fish and Game Department
Lewis
Fish and Game
Fish and Game Department
Helena
Potluck Nights Begin Thursday At Chateau Country Club
Chateau Country Club starts potluck night this Thursday with a two ball four some league to be organized during the gathering. Robert Erickson the club president said the course is in good shape and urged all interested residents to attend as discussion also covers a possible men’s league.
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The
Chateau Country Club
Robert Erickson
Erickson
Inbarestens
First annual Teton Lewis & Clark range tour announced
County Agent George Goodwin said the first annual range tour will start at 9 am June 7 at the Sun River bridge between Chateau and Augusta. The event, sponsored by local extension offices and agencies, will inspect range condition, interseeding plots, elk pasture, and Willow Creek grazing, with a grass ID contest at noon.
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Sun River Bridge
Chateau
Augusta
George
Mike) Goodwin
Goodwin
Gordon Young Ranch
Willow Creek
Teton and Lewis and Clark Counties
Soil Conservation Service
Bureau of Reclamation
Forest Service
Fish and Game Department
Gordon Young
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