24 Hour Lights Soon at Airport Improve Choteau Strip
Lights at the Choteau airport nearly finish installation to create a 24 hour emergency landing strip. A beacon operates and landing lights will allow DC3 landings, with clock controlled power and failover gears. Improvements are funded by city and county with federal aid, aiding ambulance and crop spraying flights.
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Choteau
Choteau Air Field
Chateau
John Nordhagen
Cliff Hansen
Chester
City of
Teton County
Cut Bank
Great Fall
Choteau Airport Commission
Choteau Flying Service
Commission
Melvin Hak
One Fourth of Babies Born Out of County
The Montana State Board of Health reports 37 of 152 babies born to Teton county residents last year were born outside the county. The finding highlights patterns in local birth locations and maternal demographics.
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Board of Health
Teton County
Montana State Board of Health
Great Falls
Conrad
Teton Memorial Hospital
Jefferson County
Froesevelt
Pondera
Lucien Berepe
State Board of Health Registrar of Viti Statistics
Gale Ballard Service Held Here Monday
John Gale Ballard age 49 longtime Augusta area dude rancher died in Great Falls after a five month illness. Masonic service conducted at the Methodist church, body to Great Falls for cremation. Survivors include his wife Orpha Arps, his mother in Brady, sisters in Powell and a nephew in the U S Navy. Ballard formerly guided Glacier Park and worked near Augusta and Twin Lakes.
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John Gale Ballard
Augusta
Choteau
Great Falls
Choteau Blue Lodge
Methodist
Jess Gleason
Joe Hoad
Robert Wilkinson
Roger Kreks
Oscar Kenck Jr
George Orcutt
Ballard
Twin Lakes
Tlinois
Brady
Glacier Park
Chateau
Kenneth MacKenzie
Pondera County
Orpha B. Arps
Jim Anderson
Richard Darling
Powell, Wyo
Genevieve Sharp
Powell
Bud Stuart
U. S. Navy
Local People to Attend 74th Montana Methodist Meeting
Ministers and laymen from Montana gather for the 74th yearly meeting of organized Methodism in the state. The event runs June 20 to 23 at Havre's Van Orsdel Methodist Church with Bishop Glenn R. Phillips presiding and Walter Edwards of Choteau as lay leader.
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Methodist c
Montana
van Orsdel Methodist Church
Havre
Hest
Richard Vick
Choteau
Glenn R. Phillips
Denver
Choteau Methodist Church
Walter Edwards
Moiana
Bonna Lee Maynard
Methodist Youth Fellowship
W. J. Ward
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Crosman Couple Return to Chicago After Visit
Mr and Mrs Ralph Crosman departed for their Chicago home following a weeklong visit with the George Oatley family.
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Ralph Crosman
Chicago
George Oatley
Book Rodeo Clown for Choteau Rodeo
Bobby Hill the nationally known rodeo clown will appear at the Choteau rodeo on July 3 and 4. He specializes in rope tricks and bulldogging antics and has pleased fans at professional rodeos across many states. He is set for the night show on Tuesday July 3 and the afternoon event on Wednesday July 4. A large field of professional riders is slated to compete, with some amateur bulldogger events scheduled.
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Bobby Hill
Hill
Ejoy Arena
Choteau Rodeo Committee
Square Dance Set At Kamp McDonald
Kamp McDonald hosts a square and round dance this Saturday night June 16 west of Augusta. Grant McDonald, who has run the camp for a year, notes the May 19 opening drew a large crowd and emphasizes the camp offers dude ranching hunting fishing and pack and boat trips.
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Kamp McDonald
Klick
Augusta
Grant McDonald
West Germany Back to Normal Says German Dentist Visitor
Dr Neie, a German dentist magna cum laude graduate from Munich, visits Chateau amid discussion of life in West and East Germany. He compares Western recovery to Soviet dominated East, noting currency stabilization and limited East goods, while warning about political pressure in the East and citizen status in the West.
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West Germany
Neie
Devii
Munich University
America
U.S
Chateau
New York
United States
Nele
A. A. McAuley
Munich
Germany
SEV
Dr. Neie
East
Speaker Slated At Irrigation Show In Teton County
H L Dusenberry extension service irrigation specialist from Bozeman will headline the irrigation show Monday June 1 at 10 am. at the Robert Davidson place west of Farmington on the south side of the road. The morning program covers irrigation method selection run length portable equipment and water measuring. A Lutheran ladies group will serve lunch at noon. An afternoon tour highlights irrigation related topics and fertilizer test plots for both dryland and irrigated growers.
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H. L. Dusenberry
Bozeman
Teton County
Rigaton
Robert Davidson
Davidson Place
Farmington
Davidson Grove
Softball Stars Fight Through War of Pitchers in Conrad
A turbulent game in Conrad between Chateau post of WEW and Hannah Holmes saw a pitching duel early. Local stars led by Strong Arm Davison and Rubber Legs Carter battled until one hurled away, turning the contest into a memorable slugfest. The Chotesu VFW sponsors urged more players and challenged the American Legion to a rematch, while the exact score remained unrecorded.
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Conrad
Chateau Post
WEW
Hannah- Holmes
Holmes Town
Davison
Carter
Scott
Baker
Anderson
Dunn
O'Neil
Otness
Haugen
Chotesu Vfw
American Legion Post
Teton Memorial Hospital Dedication Set for June 24
The board of directors announced a dedication ceremony for Teton Memorial Hospital on Sunday June 24 with the new facility at Chateau opening a few days later. Lutheran Homes and Hospital Society will operate the hospital and has not yet named a superintendent. The society plans to announce a chosen candidate soon. the superintendent will oversee staff hiring and operations. Some nonessential equipment remains to arrive while site work continues including lawn seeding done by Chateau fire department volunteers.
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The
Teton Memorial Hospital
Chateau
Lutheran Homes and Hospital Society
Chateau Fire Department
Lions Club street sign project faces small loss in Choteau
City Lions club chair Eddie Howard reports the street sign program cost 618.58 with 563.90 in receipts, leaving a 54.78 loss. About 400 homes will gain proper numbers as 280 more numerals are ordered, and funds may shift negative by 90 before future payments balance.
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Choteau
Eddie Howard
Choteau Lions Club
Howard
Lions Club
Cowgill
Chateau
Lion
Bill Olsen
W. W. Scott
Leo Murphy
Lions “Club
Calgary
Biil Olsen
Moose Hall to Host KMON Family Hour Broadcast
The Moose family hour will air from Moose Hall in Choteau this Sunday June 17 at 7 30 p m with Leased wires running to Great Falls for the show Spectators should arrive about 20 minutes before air time Talent groups will perform in an amateur contest with prizes for top entertainers Cliff Trexler of Bynum chairs the event Moose lodges present the program on KiMON each week with Choteau’s lodge monthly A second amateur night is planned for Sunday July 22 with registration notes for performers under 16.
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Choteau Moose Hall
Great Falls
Moose Lodges
Kimon
Choteau Lodge
Choteau
Cliff Trexler
Bynum
Choteau Moose Lodge
Ed Obernoite
Four H Girls Offer Odd Jobs for Camp Funds
The Snappy Snip pers club of 4 H seeks to earn money for camp by doing house chores or babysitting. Interested people should contact Linde Groot Pauline Richem or Maxine Snyder through Jean Rausch, the 4 H reporter.
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4-H
Saxbury Engages In Bombardment Off Korea Shore
Robert J. Saxbury a fire man USN of Route 2 Chateau serves aboard the destroyer USS Orleck. The ship joined a task force in Korean waters after repairs and later supported UN forces with shore bombardments along the east coast of Korea.
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Robert J. Saxbury
USN
Chateau
Orleck
Korea
UU. S
Gronbergs Vacation in Colorado Springs
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gronberg are reported enjoying a vacation trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado, taking in local sights and leisure activities.
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Mrs
Robert Gronberg
Colorado Springs, Colo
Margaret Armstrong Weds Robert Watson at Cut Bank
Margaret Armstrong daughter of J. R. Armstrong Simms and Robert Watson Jr. son of Robert Watson Cut Bank were married by Rev. Father Heitpas at St. Margaret is Cut Bank. The bride wore a Marquis lace gown with seed pearl coronet and a fingertip net veil. The couple will reside in Cut Bank after a Montana wedding trip.
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Margaret Armstrong
J. R. Armstrong
Simms
Chateau
Robert Watson Jr
Robert Watson
Cut Bank
Heitpas
St. Margaret's Church
Connie D. Kuster
Thomas Edwards
Billings
Robert Armstrong
Ray Edwards
Meeting Slated To Organize CROP Program
Teton county clergymen ranchers farmers and businessmen will meet next Tuesday evening June 19 at 8 p.m. in the county courthouse at Chateau to organize the CROP drive for 1951. Ben Loch chairing the effort notes the meeting will elect an executive committee and set county quotas. the program is a multi faith relief effort coordinated by Church World Service and Lutheran and Catholic groups to aid overseas hungry.
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Teton County
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Chateau
Ben Loch
Dutton Wheat Rancher
Loch
Teton
Catholic Rural Life Conference
Church World Service
Lutheran World Relief
National Lutheran Council of America
Mercy
Churches of America
Sherrill Rites Held Yesterday for Alvah C Sherrill
Mass for Alvah Curtis Sherrill 79 of Chateau was sung yesterday at St. Josephs Church with Rev T J Gannon officiating. He died last Saturday in a local hospital after twenty years at Dr H W Bateman ranch. Burial was in Chateau cemetery. He was born December 25 1870 in Cloverdale Indiana and is survived by brother Homer of Crawford Nebraska and sister Lucetta Rawley of Brewster Washington.
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Alvah Curtis
al) Sherrill
Chateau
H. W. Bateman
T. J. Gannon
St. Joseph’s Church
Chateau Cemetery
Sherri
Cloverdale
Ind
Homer
Crawford, Neb
Lucetta Rawley
Brewster Wash
Choteau Independents to Host Shelby on Sunday Diamond
Choteau Independents face Shelby at the Choteau diamond this Sunday June 17 with a 2 30 p m start. Dut ton defeated the locals 19 to 1 last Sunday in a lopsided game.
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Choteau Independents
Shelby
Choteau Diamond
Dutton
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Gale Ballard
Willow Creek Ranger Station
Philips
Choteau Rodeo
KMON
Moose Hall
Saxbury
Mother's Apparel
Mrs. Watson
Choteau High School
Chillacothe University
Chill
MR. and
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