Bishop Speaks at Choteau Church Cornerstone Ceremony
Bishop Glenn Randall Phillips of the Methodist Church spoke at the cornerstone laying of a new Choteau church. He praised local pastors and parish, noting the project’s progress and beauty of the valley and mountains. The sermon centered on measuring a church by spiritual size rather than physical scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Randall Phillips
Methodist Church
Denver
Choteau
Bishop Phillips
Chateau
Phillips
H. L. Engdahl
J. Homer Magee
New Methodist Church
July Fourth Parade Awards At Chateau Festival
Awards totaling about 500 dollars will honor parade floats pets and hobbies in a July Fourth event at Chateau. Prizes include 100 dollars for best American Legion and best VFW floats 75 50 for top floats and 77 15 10 for pet and hobby winners. Street sports offer five dollar first prizes and three two dollar awards per event. An 1800 dollar RCA rodeo prize and 800 dollar fireworks are planned with booster tickets funding most activities.
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Chateau
Babe) Russell
Chamber of Commerce Entertainment Committee
American Legion
Chateau Ball Diamond
Globe Trotters
House of David
Chateau Trap Club
RCA
Devonian Oil Strike Near Dutton Shifts Wildcat Prospects
British American Oil Producing Company of Tulsa hit oil in the Devonian formation on a Dutton wildcat in Teton county. The well shows black 24 degree gravity oil with gas comes to surface. drilling continues past 3 155 feet toward the Jefferson Devonian. Results will determine if this will be a commercial producer or a notable shallow success.
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Wildcat
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Dutton
Teton County
Jefferson
Montana
Texas Company
Nick Laas
Utopia
Chester
Liberty County
Storage Loan Program Now In Progress
Farmers may obtain government backed or direct loans for on farm storage bins under the storage loan program financed by the Commodity Credit Corporation. Loans cover up to 85 percent of construction cost or 45 cents per bushel of capacity, repayable within five years, with extensions for crop failure. Banks may join after ACA and PMA approvals. approved lenders listed locally.
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County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Roy F. Morgan
Teton
CCC
PMA
ACA
State Board Sanction for Teton Memorial Plans
State board of health and the U S public health service approve new plans and specifications for Teton Memorial hospital at Chateau. Hospital engineer Robert J Munzenrider and architect George H Shanley discuss bids with the hospital board. Bids for the 25 bed federal aid hospital are advertised. opening date is July 18 at Choteau.
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Robert J. Munzenrider
State Board of Health
Teton Memorial Hospital
Chateau
U. S. Public Health Service
Munzenrider
City Hall
Hospital Board
George H. Shanley
Great Falls
Shanley
Acantha
Choteau
Pearson Couple Celebrates 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Nels Pearson of Fairfield marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Sunday June 19 at Greenfield Community Hall. Family dinner followed by a reception drew 30 guests including sons daughters in law and grandchildren. The couple received a chair set as a gift and memories were shared with music by family members and a history of their courtship and marriage.
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Nels Pearson
Fairfield
Greenfield Community Hall
Oscar Johnson
Power
Allen Feldberg
Roman
Pearson
Fava Pearson
Janet Pearson
Louis and
Elmer Pearson
Rev
A. B. Holland
Pearson, Sr
Swimming Pool Set to Open In Three Days
The Chateau municipal swimming pool will open this Sunday June 26 at 2 p m with daily hours 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m including Sundays and holidays. Season tickets cost 1 80 for kids 2 40 for high school students 6 for family 3 for adults. Instruction class entry at 10 30 a m next Monday. Swimmers may compete in the water carnival on July 4.
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Chateau Municipal
Don Rose
Dutton Man Wins Over Falls Shooters To Capture Trophy
Martin Reeve of Dutton broke 96 of 100 clay pigeons at Wadsworth Park in Great Falls to win the Gus Frazier Memorial trophy, besting over 50 shooters. He holds the trophy until Frazier's next birthday anniversary and will receive a medal as the 1949 winner. This follows his 1947 Chateau trophy win.
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Martin Reeve
Dutton
Wadsworth Park
Great Falls
Gus Frazier
Reeve
Frazier
Frost Bites Gardens at Chateau Night
A severe frost last Friday at Chateau damaged gardens with beans killed and many potato plants harmed as temperatures dropped to 29 degrees. Ice formed in pans, indicating sharp cold.
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Chateau
Well Known Author Visits Choteau on Vacation Tour
Ernest Hemmingway, famed author of For Whom the Bell Tolls and Farewell to Arms, visited Choteau Tuesday and signed the Choteau Drug Co guest book. He is writing a new novel in Havana Cuba and touring on vacation. Travelers from 44 of 48 states have registered in the guest book this year.
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Ernest Hemmingway
Choteau Drug Co
Hemmingway
Havana
Cuba
Choteau
Dutton Couple Wed in June Ceremony
Leora E. Neils of Great Falls wed Howard S. Johnson of Dutton at Dutton Methodist Church on June 14. Rev. Leon H. Johnson officiated with Wilbur W. Hoopeer assisting. The couple will honeymoon in Minnesota after a wedding dinner at the Johnson home.
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Leora E. Neils
Great Falls
Howard S. Johnson
Dutton
Dutton Methodist Church
Leon H. Johnson
Big Sandy
Wilbur W. Hoopeer
Dutton Church
Julius Neils
St. Paul
Minnesota
Clarence Neils
Hazel L. Netts
Floyd F. Johnson
Harry Laubach
Jack Wiprud
Howard
Milton
Rodeo Duckets On Sale Uptown At Choteau
Reserved seats and admittance tickets for the July 3 and July 4 rodeos at Choteau are on sale at the Choteau Drug Co. Fans urged to buy now for good seats to avoid shortage as officials expect record attendance on July Fourth if weather permits.
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Choteau
Choteau Drug Co
Rodeo
Chateau
Five Winners Named In Chateau Magpie Kill Drive
In the Chateau sponsored magpie and crow drive, 1 338 young birds 383 old birds and 4 506 eggs were killed. Earl Perkins of Bynum won first prize a Winchester 22 rifle from C E Russell. Russell also gave a glove bat and ball to second prize Leo Rowley. Walter Banis and Clarence Hyatt and Tom Stansberry received prizes as third to fifth. The association paid 2c per egg 5c per young bird and 10c per old bird with Perkins Rowley Banns Hyatt and Stansberry the top five totals.
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Earl Perkins
Bynum
C. E. Russell
Choteau Hunters Club
Russell
Leo Rowley
Walter Banis
Collins
Clarence Hyatt
Choteau
Tom Stansberry
Chateau
The
Teton Sportsmen’s Association
Perkins
Rowley
Banns
Hayatt
Stanspeery
Trophy Shoot Set For Choteau Dutton On Hill
A Choteau Dutton trophy shoot returns this year with a 9 30 a m start Sunday on the golf course hill in Choteau A practice shoot is set for tonight at 7 o clock to allow marksmen to compete and help clean the grounds Dutton has won earlier this year and last year and may repeat if they outshoot Choteau nimrods
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Choteau
Dutton
Choteau Nimrods
Picnic Postponed by St Joseph Parish
St Joseph parish picnic, originally set for this Sunday, has been postponed indefinitely due to rodeos and other conflicting events.
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St. Joseph's Parish
Rainfall totals logged by county extension agent
Ray Kelly county extension agent reported rainfall totals over the past week with .11 inches on Friday .12 inches on Sunday and .06 inches yesterday.
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Ray Kelly
Betty Jo Tague and Carlton Dahlin Wed in Choteau
Betty Jo Tague daughter of Mr and Mrs Everett Tague Great Falls and Carlton Dahlin son of Mr and Mrs Chas Dahlin Choteau were married Wednesday morning at St Josephs church Choteau Rev James J Sheerin officiated The couple will reside at Moffet Field California after a honeymoon at Waterton Lakes Alberta The bride wore a white organdy dress with an illusion net veil and the groom wore a navy uniform
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Betty Jo Tague
Everett Tague
Great Falls
Carlton Dahlin
Chas Dahlin
Choteau
James J. Sheerin
St. Joseph's Church
Margaret Dellno
LaVerne Dahlin
Memphis
Taxes Paid On Real Estate Reach 94 Percent In County
County Treasurer G E Monkman reports May 31 1949 totals show 829416.06 in 1948 taxes with 45099.78 unpaid representing 94.60 percent of all taxes collected and 94.05 percent of real estate taxes. May receipts total 143766.24 with delinquent receipts 10151.36 and 1949 licenses issued to date number 2095 car licenses and 1747 truck licenses. Drivers license totals 3465. These figures reflect a slight year over year rise in collection efficiency.
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Treasur
G. E. Monkman
Complaints Heard About Price Charge On Septic Tank Jet
Rural residents warn of outsiders operating in the county cleaning septic tanks and charging high prices. A farmer was billed $400 for a tank four by four by seven feet. some workers are fair while others are not. Farmers should request flat rate estimates before work begins.
Food Sale Saturday at Payne Electric Shop
Circle B of the Chateau Methodist church will hold a food sale starting at 1 30 p m this Saturday June 25 at the Payne Electric shop.
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The
Chateau Methodist Church
Payne Electric Shop
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New Church Cornerstone
Dutton Wildcat
Fred Swingle
Fairbanks
Alaska
Choteau High School
University of Alaska
Alaska Highway
Fete Pearsons
Dutton Man
Dutton On Hill
Mrs
Danny O'Neil
Beas
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