War Prisoner in Hungary and Veterans Letters
A letter from Sgt. Henry A. Erickson reports he is a prisoner of war at Siklós Var Hungary after a crash landing. he mentions being fed and clothed by the Red Cross in an old castle used as a camp. Other family letters cover Sgt. Jack Rogers in New Guinea with the 41st division. Seaman Walter Rogers in Australia. Lt. Carl Sloan in New Guinea malaria work. and Lt. Lowell Scott in the Central Pacific with the Seventh Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
Louis Erickson
Henry A. Erickson
Army Air Forces
Sikl’os Var
Henry
Red Cross
Scott
Central Pacific
Lowell Scott
Seventh Air Force
W. W. Scott
Lowell
Nevada
California
Pacific
Sergeant Mauseth and Miss Mancoronol Wed in Seattle Ceremony
Sgt Walter Mauseth and Mabel Mancoronol married June 17 at 4 pm in Seattle Washington at the U S C with a Methodist minister officiating They received best wishes for 99 years of happiness The bride wore a powder blue two piece dress and four pale pink carnations in her corsage The couple planned a wedding trip to Snoqualmie Falls Afterward they will reside in Seattle The bride was a stenographer and a 1944 Teton High School graduate The groom served in the Army Medical Corps with service in Hawaii New Guinea and Australia and arrived on furlough April 9 at Chateau His base hospital assignment in Seattle continues after the wedding
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Rogers
Jack
South Pacific
Montana
Australia
Guadalcanal
New Guinea
Teton High
Chateau
Walter Rogers
Walter
Walter E. Mauseth
Mabel E. Mancoronel
Seattle
Wash
Helen Mancoronal
Snoqualmie Falls
Medical Corps
Army
Hawaiian Islands
Dr C E Stephens to Open Dental Office in Falls
Dr. C E Stephens plans a Great Falls dental office opening Friday at the Ford Building. He comes from Harlowton where he practiced since leaving Chateau four years ago and will reside at 204 28th St North with his wife Lois Knowlton and two children Jean and Bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlowton
C. E. Stephens
Chateau
Ford
Great Falls
Stephen
Teton High
Montana State University
Northwestern Dental School
Chicago
Valier
Lois Knowlton
Jean
Bill
28Th St. North
Popular Teton Couple Weds in Chateau Methodist Ceremony
Miss Mary Wiseman wed Lt. Charles W. Gray in a 11 o’clock Friday ceremony at Chateau Methodist Church. About 50 guests attended as Misses Dauwalder sang with Leah Ferris. Wagner and Mendelssohn processional music accompanied the service. The couple plans to reside in Greenville after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Methodist Church
Mary Wiseman
Charles W. Gray
Bert I. Powell
Donna Faye Dauwalder
Anna Lee Dauwalder
Leah Ferris
Miss Ferris
Wagner
Mendelsshon
Arma C. Allum
Great Falls
Miss Dorothy Wellen
Allum
Miss Wellen
Grant Curtis
G. B. Zeigler
Glen Wiseman, Jr
Wm. D. Reiquam, Jr
Glen Wiseman
T. S. Gap
Teton County
Great Falls College of Education
Eden
Lt. Gray
C. Wilson Gray
Belleview
Teton High
State School of Mines
Butte
Army Air Corps
Pearl Harbor
Greenville
Miss
Ziegler
Gray
Choteau 4-H Girls Elect Officers and Name Club
The Choteau 4-H Girls met May 29 at Miss Freda Schrader's office and elected officers: President Loretta DePoole Vice President Loretta Stadtlander Secretary Treasurer Harriet Enderson. The group named the club Termites and planned meetings the first and third Wednesdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda Schrader
Loretta DePoole
Loretta Stadtlander
Harriet Enderson
John Dale
Phyllis
Rosalie Briscoe
Lorraine Stadtlander
Phyllis Dale
L D S Picnic and Community News From Bynum Fairfield
L D S Sunday schools held a picnic in Chateau city park. Local families hosted guests from Fairfield and Chateau. Residents visited relatives in Great Falls and Santa Monica. A war report notes Henry Erickson is alive and a prisoner in Europe. Funeral services were held for J W Jensen in Agawam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bynum
Fairfield
Chateau City Park
Gerald Stott
Rolland Peters
Joe Briscoe
Chateau
Frank George
Wade Humble
Roy Vigen
Lester George
Great Falls
Harry Luinstra
Santa Monica
Cali
States
O. Nelson
Pete Zeeda
Lusty
Ike Denison
Frank Sabados
Sabados Ranch
Billy Stansberry
Helena
Homer Rowland
Louis Erickson
Henry
J. W. Jensen
Agawam
War Bond Drive Seeks Boost for Teton County
Teton County trails with 22 percent of its 279000 quota sold in the 5th War Loan, slipping to 25th among Montana counties. Prairie leads at 103 percent and Daniels at 149 percent as Cascade sits third with 39.4 percent. A county‑wide house to house solicitation may occur if sales don’t rise before July 8. The three American Legion posts publish a list of local service members and intend to republish later, inviting omitted names to be added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Yestertey
Prairie County
Daniels County
Cascade
County War Finance Committee
Wm. H. Bartley
Montana
War Finance Committee
Arnold C. Hanusa
R. L. Rieckhoff
American Legion
Betty Nichols
Washington, D. C
Legion
Grace Habel Weds Leonard Rossmiller in Dutton Church
Grace Theresa Habel and Leonard Wayne Rossmiller were married at St Williams Church Dutton in a Monday Mass officiated by Rev Fr Russell Scheidler. The bride wore a white satin gown with veil and bouquet. the groom's family and Ursuline glee club members attended and a 150 guest reception followed at the Parish Center. The couple will reside near Genoa after a trip through Glacier Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Theresa Habel
Chateau Acantha
Dutton
Arthur B. Habel
Leonard Wayne Rossmiller
Elmer Rossmiller
Genoa
Elmor Rossmiller
Great Falls
St. Williams Church
Russel Scheidler
Mary Ann Habel
Ernest Rossmiller
Gale Goulet
Mary Margaret Loch
Elizabeth McGuire
St. William’s Altar Society
Frank Schabel
Frank Loch
Ursuline Academy Glee Club
Arthur Habel, Jr
Gallatin Gateway
Elinor Rossmiller
Duard Rosssmiller
Wm. Goulet
Gena
Paul Rose
Patricia
Conrad
Matt Decker
Lucille
Irene Primus
Power
Ursuline Academy
College of Education
Doheny School
Glacier Park
Haugen Leaves Missoula To Return To Alaska Duties
R E Bob Haugen on leave to visit his wife and son at the A B Guthrie home has resumed his position with Northwest Air Lines in Alaska. He spent part of his leave in Missoula with relatives and friends including his parents Mr and Mrs E N Haugen former residents of Chateau. Bob is a crew chief for the airlines serving government and Northwest planes as a civilian employee of the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E
Bob” Haugen
A. B. Guthrie
Northwest Air Lines
Alaska
Obituary Notice for Agawam Rancher Jack V Jensen
Obituary informs readers that Jack V Jensen a well known Agawam ranchman died last Thursday at his home. full obituary to be published next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acantha
Jack V. Jensen
Agawam
Former local girl and family visit in Choteau with Navy ties
Last week in Choteau a former local girl, Shirley Bleecker, and her husband Joe Bass arrived from Los Angeles after visiting Great Falls and relatives. Bass, in the U S Navy, has served in the South Pacific and will report at San Pedro naval base before possible sea duty. Others visiting include H H Bleecker, Leon Snyder of the U S Biological Survey, Lt S G Jas and the Looney family, John G Robison of Boeing in Seattle, and Andrew R Anderson of Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Los Angeles
Great Falls
Joe Bass
Shirley Bleecker
U. S. Navy
South Pacific
California
San Pedro Naval Base
Chateau
H. H. Bleecker
Gore Field
Leon Snyder
U. S. Biological Survey
Nine Pipe
Rowan
Charlo
Flathead
Steve Snyder
The
Armed Forces
Leon
Willow Creek
S. G
T. Jas
Looney
Trevor
Clarence Looney
Jim
Naval
Navy
U. S
Fairfield
Hamilton
Missoula
Denver
Yars
John G. Robison
James T. Robison
Boeing
Seattle
Montana Power Co
Japan
John
Mary Ellen Faulstitch
Jean
Baker Guest Ranch
Andrew R Anderson
Dupuyer
Fairfield Beach
Teton Girls Enroll as Cadet Nurses at M. and C
Six Teton county girls enroll in the U S Cadet Nurses corps at Montana State College in Bozeman. Names include Lola Wilkinson and Helen Whitfield of Fairfield and Pauline Rice of Pendroy. The three year course leads to registration and potential service in Army or Navy Nurse corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bozeman
U. S
Andrew Austad
Fairfield
Pauline Rice
Paul Rice
Pendroy
Eunice Robinson
A. C. Robinson
Agawam
Army and Navy Nurses Corps
Choteau Man Tops Em All in Gunnery at School
Deputy State Game Warden Ray Gibler reads of son John W. Gibber’s gunnery record at the U S N Pre Flight School in California. The June 9 issue cites a composite grade of 3.93 with a 4.0 rifle score in two quizzes and a 3.6 in others. John, a 1939 Teton High graduate, previously excelled in F F A contests and served as a glider instructor at Twenty nine Palms before naval aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Gibler
Gibler
the Eagle
St. Mary’s College
California
Gibber
John W. Gibber
John
Teton High
Twenty-nine Palms
Naval Aviation
Mustard Co op To Hold Annual Meeting June 24
The Northern Montana Mustard Growers Co operative announces its fourth annual stockholders meeting on June 24 in Conrad. Members will elect directors and receive a financial report as favorable rains raise expectations for a record year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Conrad
Social Security Official to Visit Choteau on June 28
Roy K. Marquardt, manager of the Great Falls Social Security office, will visit Choteau on June 28. He asks the community to notify readers that he can be contacted at the post office in the afternoon for questions about benefit claims social security numbers or other program issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy K. Marquardt
S. Social Securitt
Strain
Great Falls
Choteau
Tat
Farmington H D Club elects officers and plans July picnic
The Farmington H D club elected officers for the next year led by President Mrs Oliver Manseth and Vice President Mrs G I Tangen. A joint 4 H and H D club picnic is set for July 16 at the Rieckhoff ranch across from Claude, with a pot luck lunch attended by members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington H. D. Club
Oliver Manseth
G. I. Tangen
Howard Koch
A. Arensmeyer
Henry Nyhus
C. M. Swenson
Martin Depner
Fred Smith
John Chalmers
Lois Swenson
Rieckhoff Ranch
Teton
Claude
H. D. Club
Farmington Club
Celia Leach
Great Falls
James Lemmon
Billings
Alex Lemmon
Noah Harmon
Dutton
W. F. Clingman
W. F. Arensmeyer
Farmington School
John Depner
Marcus Johnson
Walter William
A Thorn
G. TI. Tangen and Son
O. S. Forseth
Morris Swenson
Robert Breere
Lars Nasser
Jack Wiegele
Farmington
Wiegele
J. W. Kerr
C. Schmidt
Browning
Schmidt
Jake” Schmidt
Choteau
Safeway Store to Close July 3 and 4
Steve Strong, local Safeway manager, says the store will close on Monday July 3 and Tuesday July 4. Headquarters authorized the two day closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Strong
Safeway
Mr. Strong
All-County Picnic Set at Freeman Ranch Sunday
Art Habel reports the Teton County Farmers Union picnic will be Sunday June 25 at the Freeman grove southeast of Chateau. Associate Justice Lief Erickson of the Montana Supreme Court and Don Chapman will speak, with races, games, and free refreshments. Committee members are Paul Mathis Matt Decker and Oliver Mauseth. Bring your own cup if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Habel
Teton County Farmers Union
Freeman Grove
Chateau
Lief Erickson
Montana Supreme Court
Don Chapman
F. U
Paul Mathis
Matt Decker
Oliver Mauseth
Budget Boards to Meet Next Monday
School district trustees will meet in special sessions on Monday, June 26, to consider preliminary budgets for the coming school year starting July 1. Budgets must be filed with the county superintendent of schools by July 1, as the county board acts as the budget supervisors with the superintendent as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
School Budget Supervisors
Teton County
Reiquam
Revenue Man Hired On Montana Sheep Ranch
The article portrays Leonard Cutler a revenue collector in Montana who, while on vacation, works at Guy Miller’s sheep ranch in various roles from wool tramper to irrigator. He is reportedly adapting well and may be rewarded with higher pay if his performance continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonnard Cutler
Miller
Hoyle
Montana
Local Households To Meet Home Expert On Canning
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co brings Mrs Mary Heuser to Chateau for latest canning methods. Two sessions Thursday June 29 from 2 to 4 pm and 7:30 to 9:30 pm at the company office. Demonstrations on food prep and preservation with door prize samples. All housewives invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana-Dakota Utilities Con
Mary Heus
Chateau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Rogers
Carl Sloan
Hardin
Dave Anderson
Sloan
Grace Anderson
U. S. Army Medical Corps
Walter Mauseth
Mabel Mancoronal
Falls
Choteau 4-H
Frances Denison
Corr
Leonard Rossmiller
Pearl Tangen
Freeman Ranch
Housewives
Rodney K. Hanson
Pendory
Robert E Flick
Burton E. Ginther
Allyn G. Paddock
Larry W. Shelmerdine
Elwood D. Smith
Donald E. Jacobson
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