Chateau high school building sale proposal eyed by voters
The Chateau district plans a special election on buying the high school building, dormitory and lots for 29 500 with 6 000 in repairs. Lions club chamber of commerce and district school board back the proposal as essential for future growth and a long range program.
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Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce and District School Board
Chateau
Patitime
Ing
Choteau Lions Club
Choteau
First School
Supt. R. C. Graham
John Dunckel
Eddie Howard
K. E. Sturg
School Board
Chateau Civic Clubs
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$4 500 Reuter Organ Installed At St Joseph Church
The Reuter Organ company of Lawrence Kansas installed a $4 500 two manual stop key pipe organ at St Joseph's Church. Delivery delayed to 1947 due to material and labor shortages. Local craftsmen prepared the organ chamber under Charles Koch and son Howard. 389 pipes vary in size from a sixteen foot diapason to a pencil sized pipe. Golden oak console in the gallery allows organist full altar view.
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St. Joseph’s
Chateau
Montana
James J. Sheerin
Reuter Organ Company
Lawrence
Kans
St. Joseph’s Church
James J. Oncerin
Kansas
Seattle
Charles Koch
Howard
ACA States County Meets For Next Week
The Teton county ACA committee schedules meetings for farmers to sign 532 W papers tied to 1950 acreage allotments. Communal notices assign locations in Pendray Collings Greenfield Agawam Power Fairfield Bynum Beck Choteau Bole Farmington with community committeemen assisting.
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Teton County
ACA
Pendray
Collings
Greenfield
Agawam
Power
Fairfield
Bynum and Beck
Choteau
Bole
Farmington
Soroptimist Club Birthday Event In Chateau Well Attended
A birthday banquet last Saturday for installing officers in the newly organized Soroptimist club of Chateau drew about 57 members and guests. Helen Roberts of the Great Falls club presided as chairman with Mayor K E Sturgis welcoming. Eleanor Doug herty and Fdna Duval of Great Falls spoke on the club’s history and emblem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Hensley
Eileen Graha
Lydia Lewis
Grace Duffey
Elizabeth Banks
Ellen Hammond
Abbie Kerr
Edith Malone
Evelyn McAuley
Mercedes Collett
Fairfield Wins Junior Ball Title In District 2 Playoff
Fairfield junior American Legion baseball team captured the south half of district 2 and will face Sunburst, the north half district 2 champion, in Fairfield on Sunday afternoon June 26. The winner advances to meet district 3 champion Havre Fort Benton.
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Fairfield
Special Rites Held For Owen Monkman
Funeral and special military rites were held at Chateau for Owen Waynild Monkman son of Mr and Mrs Gordon E Monkman a European war casualty. Rev Harold E Engdahl officiated at the Methodist church with American Legion and VFW in charge at the cemetery. Pallbearers were six schoolmates Robert W Daley Henry Erickson George Kochman Wilson Hodgskiss Harry V Stott and John Woodward. Monkman born July 31 1924 in Choteau attended Bynum grade school and graduated Teton County High School in 1942. He studied at Bozeman briefly before enlisting in the Army Air Corps in 1943 and entering service Feb 13 1944. He trained at Amarillo Las Vegas Gulfport and left Bangor Oct 14 1944 bound for Eng.
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Chateau Sunday
Owen Waynild Monkman
Gordon E. Monkman
Harold E. Engdahl
Methodist
American Legion
VFW
Monkman
United States
Belgium
Choteau
Robert W. Daley
Henry Erickson
George Kochman
Wilson Hodgskiss
Harry V. Stott
John Woodward
Bynum
Teton County
Bozeman
Armed Forces
Army Air Corps
Amarillo
Tex
Las Vegas
Nev
Gulfport
Miss
Bangor
Eng
Power Whips Chateau 20-3 To Top Triagle League
Power remains unbeaten in Tri angle League baseball after a 20 to 3 win over Choteau last Sunday. Fairfield also won 20 to 3 over Bynum. Augusta had a bye as Dutton left the league. Upcoming games include Power at Bynum and Augusta at Fairfield with Choteau drawing a bye.
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Chateau
Power
Choteau
Fairfield
Bynum
Augusta
Dutton
Brady
Girl Scout Committee to Meet on Repair Plans
The Girl Scout association committee at Chateau schedules a meeting tonight at 8 oclock in the old dormitory to discuss repair work on Girl Scout rooms.
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Girl Scout Association
Chateau
Cadet Jim Underwood Visits Chateau On Leave
West Point cadet Jim Underwood son of Mrs and the late Ed Underwood spent a week in Chateau visiting friends during a leave. He has completed plebe training and is now a second yearling at the academy.
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Jim Underwood
Ed Underwood
Chateau
West Point
Amateur Riding Events Added To Rodeo Here
Amateur riding will supplement professional events at the Chateau rodeo July 3 and 4. Amateurs may enter saddle bronc or bareback, with twelve contestants daily and a $5 entry fee that includes general admission. Amateur prizes total $240 for the two days, while professional events offer about $1,800 in RCA point prizes.
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Chateau Rodeo
Emma Rose Rose Passes at Home Near Pendroy
Emma Zimmerman Rose 81 of Pendroy died last Saturday at her home six miles east of Pendroy after complications from an injury suffered March 5. Funeral services were held in New Munich and Conrad with burial at New Munich. Survivors include five sons Dick Martin Paul Edmund and Clarence Rose all in the region and two daughters Anna Headington and Eleanor Hopel along with a brother William Zimmerman and many sisters in New Munich.
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New Munich
Minn
Emma Zimmerman Rose
Pendroy
Joseph Rose
Teton County
Conrad Hospital
Martin
Paul
Edmund
Clarence Rose
John Rose
Longview
Wash
George
Anna) Headington
Power
R. E
Eleanor) Hopel
Mascot
Tenn
William Zimmerman
Rose
Timothy Moroney
Conrad
Parents Warned Of Danger To Youngsters At Local Chateau
County health nurse Inez Simon urges parents to keep children off construction sites at Chateau after several injuries. Wilhelmine Tholen remains in serious condition with a concussion. Most incidents occurred on Sundays when workers were away and no warnings were given.
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Chateau
Inez Simon
Wilhelmine Tholen
Piano Pupils Recital By Mrs Cohoe At Methodist Church
Mrs Cora Cohoe presents her piano pupils in a recital next Monday evening at 7 15 o clock in the Methodist church.
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Cora Cohoe
Bishop Phillips and Magee to Speak at Chateau Methodist
Bishop Phillips of Denver and Rev. J Homer Magee will speak and assist in laying the cornerstone at Chateau Methodist Church Sunday June 19. Construction advances to pour concrete walls by Friday. a potluck fellowship follows the 12 noon ceremony with participation from church groups and local officials.
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J. Homer Magee
Mountain View Methodist Church
Butte
Glacier Park
Methodist Church
Montana
Chateau Methodist Church
Great Falls
GLENN RANDALL _PHILLIPS
Denver
New Chateau
First Methodist Church
Hollywood
Calif
Wilbur Hammaker
Glenn Randall Phillips
Colorado
Wyoming
Chateau
Glade Park District
A. B. Guthrie
J.T. Robison
William Olsen
C. G. Monkman
Paul Kropp
Gay Franklin
Wesleyan Guild
Willard Paulus
Bob Dauwalder
Fred Smith
Bynum
Arvil Monkman
Pendrey
J. R. Jones
N. W. Edwards
Choteau Acantha
K. E. Sturgis
Choteau
Dale Blakely
Builer
Philli
Ed Shortley Service Held At Choteau
Funeral services for Charles Ed ward Ed Shortley a Sunny Slope rancher were held Monday at the Choteau Methodist church with burial in Choteau cemetery. Rev. Bert Powell and Rev. Harold Engdahl led the service with a women's quartet and Rev Engdahl singing Going Home. Pallbearers were Mark Hitchcock Axel Wester Richard Joseph Ernest Ginther Clarence Styren Robert Simmon. Shortley dies after years of ill health while recovering in Great Falls and planned fishing and hunting with Reverend Powell. He was born March 20 1870 in Pioneer Mont married Estella Drinkard in 1905 and lived in Lewistown before retirement in 1941. Survived by widow six daughters nine grandchildren two great grandchildren and three sisters. The W H George Co of Great Falls directed arrangements.
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Charles Edward
Sunny Slope
Choteau
Bert Powell
Harold Engrlahl
Secvice
Reverend Engdah
Mark Hitchcock
Axel Wester
Richard Joseph
Ernest Ginther
Clarence Styren
Robert Simmon
Shortley
Great Falls
W. W. Alice
Reverend Powell
Montana Old Timer Association
Cowboy’s Association
Pioneer
Mont
Benjamin
Susan Shortley
Lower
Beaver Creek
Snowy Mountains
Estella May Drinkard
Lewistown
Norbert Flesch
Shelby
Carl Stockton
Walla
Wash
Guy Harwood
Kevin
Art Marshall
Casper
Wyo
David Olds
Spokane
Eugene
W. H. George Co. of
Light Oil Seen In Core Tests Of GP Well
The Montana Oil Journal reports substan tial light oil shows in Madison lime cores at 2102 to 2128 feet in a General Petroleum test south of the Pondera field in Teton county. DST shows oil water mud emulsion. no production test planned. Contractors Keyes Marken Grannell with new partners. British American drilling nearby past 2578 feet.
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Madison
General Petroleum
Pondera tHield
Teton County
Montana Oil Journal
Oil Journal
Pondera Field
Keyes, Marken and Grannell
Isern and
Keyes
Dan Marken
Tom Grannell
Children Receive First Communion at St Josephs
First Communion services were held at St Josephs church Sunday after two weeks of vacation school led by Sister Sylvia and Sister Peter both of Helena. Recipients included Ralph Bachmeier James Connole David Purkett Jacquiline Paulus Michael Snyder Wilhelmina Tholen Mary Catherine Vandeberg and William Warneke.
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St. Joseph's Church
Sylvia
Peter
Helena
Ralph Bachmeier
James Connole
David Purkett
Jacquiline Paulus
Michael Snyder
Wilhelmina Tholen
Mary Catherine Vandeberg
William Warneke
County groups urged to enter floats for July Fourth parade
Organizations from Chateau Pendray Bynum Aga wam Dutton Fairfield Greenfield Collins Farmington and other county communities are urged to plan entries for floats or pet and hobby contestants in the Chateau July Fourth parade. Substantial prizes attract women’s clubs farm groups and all organizations to participate. Outlying communities are encouraged to submit entries. The Elks drum and bugle corps of Great Falls will lead the parade.
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Chateau
Pendray
Bynum
Agawam
Dutton
Fairfield
Greenfield
Collins
Farmington
Elks Drum and Bugle Corps of
Great Falls
Business Houses Have New Look
A half dozen Chateau business houses in the past week gained a new look with a tin foil and paint process to beautify glassware. Bar cafes and other businesses made the change. The Parkway cafe added an attractive clock sign. The chamber of commerce congratulates proprietors on the improved appearance.
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Parkway
Chamber of Commerce
Be a Choteau booster to fund July Fourth celebration
Choteau residents and area people are urged to buy $1 tickets from the Chamber of Commerce and VFW auxiliary to fund July 3 and 4 events. Prizes include trips to a World Series game or Rose Bowl, or $600 in cash. Funds cover fireworks, floats prizes, a water carnival, and kid events. Tickets available on the street and at local businesses.
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Choteau
Choteau Chamber of Commerce
VFW
Chamber of Commerce
House of David and Globe Trotters Set for July Fourth Game
The July Fourth committee announces a 6 p.m. game at Choteau Park between the traveling House of David team and the Globe Trotters after the parade. A fireworks show and dancing follow the ball game with other entertainment slated for the day.
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House of David
Globe Trotters
Choteau
Park Diamond
Colored Globe Trotters
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Reuter
St. Joseph Church
States County
Soroptimist
Owen Monkman
Sgt
Girl Scout Committee
Emma Rose
Bishop Phillips
Ed Shortley
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