Teton Students Graduate Across State Colleges
Ten Teton county students are listed among spring graduates from Montana State in Bozeman MSU in Missoula Rocky Mountain College in Billings and Washington State College at Pullman. Degrees include 34 masters 450 bachelors at MSU and 616 bachelors 69 masters at Missoula with honors for several local students.
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Teton County
Bozeman
Missoula
Billings
Pullman
Wash
Montana State College
Arnold Olsen
R. R. Renne
Raymond Agee
Dupuyer
Choteau High School
James N. Rose
Choteau
Weldon A. Swanson
Pendrey
Charles. A. Parkett
Bynum
Montana State University
Douglas GC. Morrison
Augusta
Doris E. Carlson
Elizabeth E. Miller
Lloyd V. Anderson
Charles E. McAllister
Spokane
WSC Board of Regents
Fireworks Plan Set for July Fourth by Chateau Chamber
The Chateau chamber of commerce approved a $625 fireworks display for the July Fourth celebration. Babe Russell, chair, reported a complete street sports program for children and substantial prizes. The Great Falls Elks drum corps will join, with upstairs Legion hall for dressing and lunch.
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Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Babe
Russell
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Hall
Legion Hall
Great Falls
Elks Drum and Bugle Corps
Chateau
Browning
Vaughn
R. C. Graham
Acantha
Bridge and road repair under way in Teton county
Teton county road department has its own pile driving gear and is repairing bridges and culverts. Three bridges have failed this year due to last year’s weakened structures. Last year floods damaged 46 bridges and 130 culverts. harvest season added 20 more. Graveling by contract is half finished. Pendrow-Conrad road grading is complete. sub-base graveling on the same road is about half done with top base graveling due in two weeks.
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Teton
Tom Staunton
Great Falls
Ed Powell
Odd Fellow Party Invitation to All IOOF Members
All IOOF lodge members are invited to attend the organization party this Saturday night in the Odd Fellow hall. The event promotes fellowship and lodge activities with time and venue noted as June 11.
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Ioof Lodge
Odd Fellow Hall
Choteau Lions Pool Opens July First
The Choteau Lions Club pool will open about July 1 under the pool committee. Don Rose will run the pool with Patty Breen as lifeguard and instructor after advanced training at Montana State College. Choir: John Dunckel Charley Bowers and Carl Wedum head the committee. no city recreation program is planned this year.
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Choteau Lions Club
Lions Swimming Pool
Don Rose
Choteau
Patty Breen Choteau
Rose
Miss Breen
Montana State College
Bozeman
John Dunckel
Charley Bowers
Carl Wedum
Lions
Eileen Scott Hospitalized After Horse Fall
Eileen Scott secretary at Hanusa Insurance agency in Cha teau suffered a broken vertebrae when thrown from a horse. She was riding at Les Barrett’s Wolf Creek ranch on Sunday May 29 and will wear a cast for about three months. She stays with a relative in Great Falls.
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Eileen Scott
Hanusa Insurance Agency
Chateau
Miss Scott
Les Barrett
Wolf Creek
Great Falls
Bear weighs 1800 pounds may be world’s largest killed
In Anchorage Alaska two former Choteau men Bill Pinnell and Morris Tallifson brought in a 1800 pound Kodiak bear, over eleven feet long and as wide, with potential world record status. Pinnell showed photographic proof and officials noted the possibility of a new world record. The bear was hunted at Olga Bay on Kodiak Island at the end of March.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Bill Pinnell
Morris Tallifson
Pinnell
Choteau
Tallifson
Anchorage Daily Times
Joe Louis
Bruiser
William “Bill” Finnell
Larry Matfay
Olga Bay
Kodiak Island
Shanley Firm Completes Tetoi Memorial Plans Ahead of Schedule
The George Shanley architectural firm of Great Falls has finished plans for Tetoi Memorial hospital 30 days early. The 22 bed facility remains as originally planned with bids expected within 30 days and construction hoped to start this summer once state and federal approvals are secured. C W Burns, hospital board chair, notes revisions aim to match available funds and accelerate bidding.
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George Shanley
Great Falls
Tetoi Memorial Hospital
Boar
Shanley
C. W. Burns
Donkey Ball Game Set At Choteau Saturday Night
The Choteau VFW post sponsors a donkey softball game at the ball diamond with 7:30 p.m. start on June 11. Local and visiting jackasses will play, hats will be worn for fan clarity, and lighting will be available after dark. Admission is 75 and 35 cents.
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Choteau
VFW
VFW Post
Ball Park
Ramblers to Play At Farmington Hall
The Rocky Mountain Ramblers of Choteau perform this Saturday night June 11 at a country dance in Farmington community hall. Farmington hall lies one mile east and six miles north of Choteau and has new sanded floors in excellent condition for the event.
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Rocky Mountain Ramblers Orchestra of
Choteau
Farmington
Tepee at Eureka Lake to Open This Sunday
Harry Green and Norman Haug of Choteau will open an eating place named the Tepee at Eureka Lake on Sunday June 19. The Tepee will serve chicken in the rough dinners along with hamburgers chili and hotdogs and will stay open weekly through the summer months.
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Harry Green
Norman Haug
Choteau
Eureka Lake
Owen Monkman Funeral at Methodist Church Sunday
The body of Sgt. Owen W. Monkman will arrive in Great Falls June 9. He was killed on a bombing mission over Germany on November 26, 1944. Funeral services set for Sunday, June 12 at 2 p.m. at the Methodist church with Rev. Harold Engdahl officiating. Burial in the local cemetery with military honors.
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Owen W. Monkman
Gordon Monkman
Great Falls
Monkman
Germany
Methodist
Harold Engdahl
Nae
Permits Discussed by City Council 31 Slots in Operation
Madison County records show 81 slot machines in Teton county last week before orders to close most of them. The county treasurer’s office reports a $2,025 annual license fee for the year, all credited to the county poor fund. The state-wide shutdown halted activity after five months. a Montana supreme court test case seeks legality of social club slots and related lottery questions.
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Teton County
Arnold Olsen
Chateau
Montana Supreme Court
Montana
Montana Equalization Board
Warn of Need For Inspection Of Installations
City council warned residents to obtain permits for all building work and to have plumbing and gas installations inspected by a licensed gas fitter and city inspectors. Authorities cited dangerous, uninspected setups and urged enforcement and prosecution of violators.
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O. K
City Aerial Spray Planned for Chateau This Sunday
The Chateau chamber of commerce announced an aerial mosquito spray scheduled for Sunday morning June 12 if weather permits. Residents are urged to remove clothes from lines and cover cars. Swamps have already been sprayed to use available oil. the film spray is not harmful but may affect spots.
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Chateau
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Juniors Set To Meet Dutton At Local Diamond Sunday
Chateau American Legion juniors host Dutton juniors at the local ball diamond on Sunday at 11 o'clock. Last night the Choteau juniors lost a tight game to Fairfield juniors in Fairfield by 6 to 3.
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Chateau American Legion
Dutton
Choteau
Fairfield
Magpie Drive Ends Next Wednesday With Prizes Messy
The Teton Sportsmen's Association Magpie Drive ends Wednesday June 15. They pay two cents for magpie and crow eggs five cents for young birds and 10 cents for old magpies or crows. Heads submitted to judges determine prize money with top award a Winchester clip rifle worth 25 dollars from Babe Russell proprietor of the Chateau hotel bar and lounge. Second prize is a ball glove and bat. Fourth and fifth prizes are baseball gloves.
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Teton Sportsmen’s Association
Co. EB
Babe) Russell
Chateau Hotel
Farm Loans Possible for Some Grains
Farmers with purchase agreements for farm stored wheat or barley may obtain government loans if storage meets requirements. Loans use the 1948 farm loan rate with specific per bushel amounts for No 1 barley and No 1 wheat. Applications due June 30 at the AAA office in Chateau.
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Roy F. Morgan
ACA
Morgan
AAA
Chateau
Five Teaching Vacancies Exist in Chateau Schools
Supt. R C Graham reports five teaching posts open for next year with four in the grade school. Returning teachers include Annabelle Cruikshank Noreen Ingil Melvin Ham Howard Rue gamer Paul Hensleigh Vernon Alf and Albert Finley. John R Nauk will replace Fred Swingle in vocational agriculture. John Hagman to teach history English and speech. Home economics post not yet filled. Grade school veterans listed include David O McKee Emily Hodgskiss Arlene McKee Florence Ennis Catherine Zeller and Hazel Castle. Eighth grade to be taught by H H Hartley in the high school building. Openings remain in third fifth and sixth grades. Resignations from Dora Howard Selma Larson Leon Anderson Joyce Byrd. Gladys Hane did not accept contract.
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Annabelle Cruikshank
Noreen Ingil
Melvin Ham
Howard Ruegamer
Paul Hensleigh
Vernon Alf
Albert Finley
John R. Nauk
Simms
Montana State College
Fred Swingle
Alaska
John Hagman
Chicago
St. Olaf College
Marjorie Samson
David O. McKee
Emily Hodgskiss
Arlene McKee
Florence Ennis
Catherine Zeller
Hazel Castle
H. H. Hartley
Waller
Dora Howard
Selma Larson
Leon Anderson
Joyce Byrd
Gladys Hane
Outside District Students Asked To Enroll For Fall
Children with parents from districts outside the Choteau district are asked to notify Supt. R. C. Graham or clerk William Olsen before June 27 if possible. Tuition permission must be arranged with the county superintendent and the Chateau School board. eligibility includes districts with no school or homes more than three miles from an open school.
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Choteau
R. C. Graham
William Olsen
Chateau
Church Cornerstone Ceremony Planned
The Methodist church will lay its cornerstone with Bishop Glenn R. Phillips of Denver presiding and District Superintendent J Homer Magee of Great Falls assisting. Local members will place mementoes in the cornerstone box and a fellowship dinner will follow after the service.
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New Methodist Church
Glenn R. Phillips
Denver
J. Homer Magee
Great Falls
Pearson Couple to Celebrate Golden Anniversary in Fairfield
Mr and Mrs N L Pearson of Fairfield mark their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at Greenfield hall on Sunday June 19 from 3 p m. They invite friends and neighbors to join and share in the occasion.
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N. L. Pearson
Fairfield
Greenfield Hall
Deep Devonian Test Drilling Near Agawam and Swenson Farms
General Petroleum drills on the Bauma farm north of Agawam in Madison limestone topping at 2102 feet with light oil and gas shows from 2102 to 2128 feet. Devonian target remains the horizon to test around 4200 feet. Canadian Devonian wells are highly productive. British American Oil tests Madison on Swenson farm near Chateau and Dutton, topping at about 1900 feet with a small oil show and Devonian target around 4000 feet. The wells attract oil industry interest for potential productivity in the Devonian.
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General Petroleum Corporation
Bauma
Agawam
Madison
Canada
British American Oil Company
Swenson Farm
Chateau
Dutton
Bynum Power Fairfield Win Baseball Tilts
Triangle league results show Fairfield 12 Fairfield preserved as a local score while Bynum edged Augusta 16 to 11. Dutton forfeited to Power 9 to 0. Upcoming Sunday games include Bynum at Choteau and Dutton at Augusta with Choteau Juniors hosting Dutton Juniors on June 12.
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Dutton
Choteau
American Legion
Conrad
Fladstahl
Kiel
Powers
Lyons
Strong
Kamp
Choeau
Fairfield
J. Fornall
J. Dirkes
Ditto
Kraft
L. Dellno
Haux
D. Forall
Joe Anderson
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Tim Robinson
Hugh Robinson
Percy Robinson
Dinty
Moore
Odd
Shanley Firm
Jackasses
Ramblers
Farmington Hall
Owen Monkman
Methodist Church
Power
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