Teen-agers win driving contest at Choteau banquet
Robert Kelly son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Kelly of Choteau won the teen age Road-e-o trophy at a banquet at the Corn all hotel. Fred Scott presented the trophy as best teen age driver among Choteau High School students. Richard Koch placed second and Jim Huffman third. Awards included plaques for driving ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kelly
Raymond Kelly
Choteau
Cornell
Fred Scott
Choteau Jaycees
Kelly
Richard Koch
Howard Koch
Jim Huffman
Burr Huffman
Jaycees
Marshall Stanley Brown
Bud Taylor
Ike Denison
Roade-o
Henry
Henry Helfright
Choteau High School
Scott
Jaycee
Helf É
Montana Highway Patrol
Two Pastors Officiate Here At Perry Rites
Florence May Perry aged 57 dies after 10 months illness. Funeral held Monday at Chateau Methodist Church officiated by Revs A B Grandal and Grant Moore. Burial in Chateau cemetery. Survivors include son Richard R Perry and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence May Perry
Chateau Mecthodist
A. B. Grandal
Grant Moore
Chateau Cemetery
Ike Denison
Jay Lyons
William Breere
Elmer Knaff
William Baker
William Shelmerdine
Everett DeRusha
Libby
James Burch, Jr
Choteau
Ruth O'Brien
Augusta
Ada Powers
Farm Leaders Seek County Entry into Plains Conservation Program
Agricultural leaders of Teton county voted to ask the Secretary of Agriculture to include the county in the Great Plains Conservation Program. The plan would offer long-range conservation planning and practice application for those meeting qualification setup, supplementing existing programs. The Great Plains Council has spent over two decades on planning and investigations and the program is already active in many Plains states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Secretary of Agriculture
Court House
Bill Vance
Soil Conservation Service
Chateau
Great Plains Council
Great Plains States
Democrats Pick New Officers To Head Party
The Teton County Democratic Central committee held a re organization meeting at the county courthouse on Tuesday night. Eloise Burgmaier chaired the session as officers were elected for the term. New officers include Charles Doheny as chairman James Stephens as co chairman Robert McDonald as secretary Gordon Monkman as treasurer Roy Morgan as state committeewoman Gordon Monkman as alternate state committeewoman Tony Burgmaier as state committeeman Sheridan Erickson as alternate state committeeman and Roy and Mrs Page as congressional committeeman and woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Democratic Central Committee
Eloise Burgmaier
Charles Doheny
James Stephens
Robert McDonald
Gordon Monkman
Roy Morgan
Tony Burgmaier
Sheridan Erickson
Roy Page
Mrs Phillips Dies at 72 in Chateau
Myrtle Phillips 72 of Chateau died early today at a local hospital. Funeral arrangements had not been set by noon.
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W. P
Myrtle) Phillips
Chateau
Vandals Tear Down Valier Highway Sign Sought by Community
Valier residents report the destruction of a large directional highway sign near Valier. The Valier Community Club chair notes repeat offenses threaten regional signs and warns against retaliation, urging cooperation to catch those responsible without accusing Choteau or others.
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Valier Highway
Valier
Chateau
Nels S. Swanson
Swanson
Great Falls
Yellowstone Park
Highway 89
Choteau
Conrad
Valier Community Club
Valier Project Committee
TV Station Audiences View Choteau on Re port to the People
KFBB-TV aired a 15 minute segment about Choteau with residents Robert Gronberg and George Henderson from 6 to 615 p.m. Their host Bob Sparks posed questions while the pair ad libbed responses and showed slides of the town. Pictures included Choteau’s main street past and present, an aerial view, and a pack trip in Te ton canyon.
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Choteau
Kfbb-Tv
Great Falls
Robert Gronberg
George Henderson
Bob Sparks
Messrs
Farmers Receive 1959 Wheat Allotment Notices in County
Lyall Schaefer announces mailings of 1959 farm wheat allotment notices to 838 farms in Teton County. County allotment totals 159,896 acres, part of Montana’s 4,033,335 acre state allotment, based on 1948-57 planting and adjustments. June 20 ballot will decide marketing quotas, but allotments stay in effect. Farmers missing notices should contact the county ASC office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Lyall Schaefer
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Montana
Schaefer
Mrs Horace Baskett Sets Off On Southern Visit
Mrs Horace Baskett departed Monday for an extended visit with relatives in Summersville Missouri.
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Horace Baskett
Summersville, Mo
Alma Zimmerman Angle Dies at 68 in Helena
Alma Zimmerman Angle 68, early pioneer woman, died Tuesday in Helena after a heart attack. Funeral services scheduled in Helena Friday. Born July 1889 at Old Pondera. father was Teton County first sheriff. Taught in Fairfield Dupuyer and Bynum before moving to Helena in the early 1920s where husband served as postmaster at the State Capitol.
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Alma Zimmerman Angle
Helena
Republicans Plan Monday Meeting in Teton County
The Republican Central Committee of Teton County meets next Monday June 16 at the courthouse in Chateau. Chairman Ted Saylor invites party members to discuss business and fill offices including county chairman secretary state committeeman and committeewoman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Central Committee
Teton County
Chateau
Ted Saylor
Saylor
Wheat Referendum Opens for Montana Farmers June 20
Montana farmers eligible to vote in the June 20 national wheat marketing quota referendum include those who would be affected by 1959 quotas. The threshold excludes some 1958 feed wheat participants. voting requires qualification, with challenged ballots available. If two thirds approve, 1959 program sets acreage allotments and quotas with penalties or, if defeated, keeps price supports and eligibility rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Schaefer
ASC
Teton
Lyall Schaefer
Montana
Downpour and hail threats hit Montana farms and towns
Rain totals climb to 4.87 inches since June 1 at Chateau with 8.67 inches for the year. Four million dollars in hail damage reported near Bullings and Bozeman area. windows broken at Warm Springs. Forecasters warn continued rain and possible floods. Alberta sees record cold and a funnel cloud sighting near Great Falls.
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Chateau
Teton County
Montana
Bozeman
Warm Springs
Great Falls
Alberta
Harris Sells Seven Lazy P Dude Ranch to Two Men
Steve Durfee of Idaho and Burt E. Heaton of California purchase the Seven Lazy P guest ranch on the Middle Fork of the Teton River from James L. Harris. The deal includes 30 saddle horses, gear, eight cabins and lodge in the canyon. Harris stays on briefly before likely moving to Wyoming.
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Steve Durfee
Idaho
Burt E. Heaton
California
James L. Harris
Middle Fork
Teton River
Shout
Canyon
Lewis and Clark Forest
Durfee
Heaton
Jim Harris
Wyoming
Fish Derby at Holter Lake Sunday
Teton county anglers are invited to Holter Lake on Sunday June 15 from 11 to 3 for a fish derby. Grand prize is 30 percent of proceeds with 10 percent for both men and women. a merchandise prize goes to the best child under 12. Tickets are $1, with boat or shore fishing. Cascade American Legion sponsors concessions.
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Teton County
Holter Lake
Cascade American Legion
Miss Marjorie Stokes Visiting In Bynum Host Home
Miss Marjorie Stokes of Albuquerque New Mexico is a guest at the home of Mr and Mrs LeRoy Stott in Bynum.
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Marjorie Stokes
Alburquerque, N. Mex
LeRoy Stott
Bynum
Local Plumber Loses Bid For Fort Benton Hospital Work
Tom Hammond, a local plumbing contractor, bids $82,275 for the Fort Benton hospital job. Pinski Brothers of Great Falls bids $82,228 and is awarded the contract as the low bidder. Hammond could have won by dropping a $48 toilet seat from the specifications.
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Tom Hammond
Fort Benton Hospital
Hammond
Pinski Brothers of
Great Falls
Tom
Pinski
Missing Girls Sought for Days Turn Up Married in Portland
Two Great Falls nursing students Miss Snyder and Miss Johnson were reported missing after failing to report to duties. They surfaced in Portland, Oregon, having married ex airmen Ernest Knudson and Richard Laskey. Police traced actions, including a $100 loan for a car and a $5 coat pawn, with bar sightings and a truck stop cashing a check tying the couples to the day of the picnic.
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Portland
Miss Snyder
Sid Snyder
Mary Johnson
Brockton
School of Nursing
Columbus Hospital
Cascade County
Miss Johnson
Ore
Ernest Knudson
Richard Laskey
Knudson
Laskey
Great Falls
Sheriff's
Bud Lake
Missoula
Jim Fagg
Main Street stake in vote said 3 million dollars
The Grain Terminal Association reports at least 2,999,349 dollars are at stake for farmers and businessmen of Teton county in the National Wheat Referendum. June 20 votes determine whether marketing quotas will be approved, affecting wheat price support and farm income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Grain Terminal Association
GTA
Main Street
Former Store Man Succumbs in Seattle
Charles Frost, 93, longtime Montana resident and retired clothing store operator, died in Seattle where he had lived since leaving Great Falls. Frost, a Sweden native, once ran a clothing store at Cha teau and was linked with Out let clothing in Great Falls for years. He is survived by three sons and four daughters. Funeral services were held in Seattle.
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Charles Frost
Montana
Seattle
Great Falls
Frost
Sweden
Chateau
City Intersection Collision Injures Two Drivers
Last Saturday two trucks collided at a city intersection causing minor damage. Julia M. Green for a small pickup on 3rd Ave SW and Pete Zgoda for a Breen Oil Co 2 ton truck on 3rd St SW each received a ticket and paid a five dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia M. Green
3Rd Ave. S.W
Pete Zgoda
Breen Oil Co
3Rd St. S. W
Parkway Cafe Closes After About A Year In Russell Building
Shirley and Dean Caum who ran the Parkway Cafe in the Russell building for about a year have closed the restaurant. The lease was terminated by Russell, which plans to rent the corner room to a new tenant. Ed McFarren owns the modern restaurant equipment to be moved to Great Falls. The McFarrens had sold the fixtures to their daughter and son-in-law, who operated until this week.
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Shirley
Dean Caum
Parkway
Russell Building
Caums
Russell
Ed McFarren
Great Falls
Legion Squad Drops First Loop Game
The Choteau Legionnaires lost their opening conference game 5 to 3 at Conrad. Jim Talifson pitched for Choteau, allowing no earned runs in 5 2/3 innings while striking out six. Gene Depner and Jim Connole led hitters with multiple hits. Ken Rustad drove in two runs. Choteau next hosts Fairfield Friday at 5 30 p.m. and travels to Cut Bank Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Choteau Legionnaires
Conrad
Choteau
Jim Talifson
Gene Depner
Jim Connole
Bob Herzog
Chateau
Ken Rustad
Don Slanger
Choteau Legion
Fairfield
Cut Bank
Flower Show and Tea Held by Chateau Club Saturday
The Chateau Woman's Club sponsors its annual flower show and tea this Saturday, June 14, from 2 to 5 PM at the Methodist church. A white elephant sale accompanies the event, with donations asked for children's books to benefit the public library.
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Chateau Woman's Club
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Jaycee Awards
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Perry Rites
Farm Leaders
Harris
Maxine Snyder
Columbus School of Nursing
Richard Luskey
Vote
Parkway Cafe
Legion Squad
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