Signs to Be Erected at Highway Branches in Montana
Local groups in Cho teau Dupuyer and Fairfield raise funds for 12x24 road signs at Vaughn where Highways 89 and 91 meet and at Browning where 89 routes to 2, plus plans for Wolf Creek sign. Highway Commission cautions on right of way and neutrality while private sites may host larger neon displays.
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Browning, Vaught
Chateau
Vaughn
Browning
Wolf Creek
Augusta
Dupuyer
Fairfield
Knudtzon
J. L. Gleason
Choteau
Highway Commission
Helena
Vaughn and
Farmers Union Picnic in Chateau Hosts Speakers and Races
The annual Farmers Union gathering in Chateau featured D. L. OConnor and others urging farm organization. Mayor Burns welcomed attendees as W H Wellenstein and D L Manning spoke. A Dutton Choteau baseball game ended 12 to 6. Cash prizes were awarded in street races and a public dance closed the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union
Chateau
D. L. O’connor
Farmers Union Terminal Association
St. Paul
C. W. Burns
W. H. Wellenstein
D. L. Manning
Great Falls
O’connor
Congress
Chateau Municipal Band
Dutton and
Choteau
R. W. Beyl
Dutton Aggregation
T. J. Dellno
Hatfield Rosengren
Pat Campbell
Kenneth Moore
Owen Moore
Robert Johnson
Chas, Hallberg
Jimmie
Bobby Dellwa
John Armstrong
Connie Dellwa
Madelyn Stott
Bob Arensmeyer
Bobby Scott
Pauline Rice
Alice Davidson
LeRoy Nelson
Robert Rice
Opal Jengen
Arlene Nelson
Bob Johnson
Julia and
Rose Lehnert
Lyall Schaeffer
Jimmie Ness
Chas Fields
Choteau Falls 9 2 to Cut Bank at Cut Bank
Choteau lost 9 to 2 against Cut Bank on Sunday at Cut Bank field. Kenneth Poore was the standout pitcher for Choteau. Sunburst will face Choteau on the local diamond this Sunday.
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Choteau
Cut Bank
Kenneth Poore
Sunburst
Choteau Bakery Change Hands and New County Notes
Choteau saw the sale of the Ray L McClue bakery to E C Hensley who brings nine years of Royal Milling Co. experience from Great Falls. Mrs Hensley assists in bakery sales and A D Huffman remains the baker as Miss Leuella Baillie stays on as clerk. County Agent Fred Willson releases Agricultural Information for Teton County covering weather weeds and soil programs. Weather notes discuss recent rains and feed crop planting while weed control warns against expecting 100 percent kill from a single chemical treatment.
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Choteau
Ray L McClue
E. C. Hensley
Mr. Hensely
Great Falls
Royal Milling Co
Hensely
Teton County
Fred Willson
Memorial for Leonard Andrus at radio dedication
Local Case dealer announces a radio broadcast tomorrow between 10 30 and 11 a m M S T to honor Herman Earls a plow maker and father of the steel plow industry A memorial will be dedicated with a program accompanying the event
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Earls
Leonard Andrus
Seismographic Survey Begins at Willow Creek
A Colorado Geophysical crew of 15 arrived in Choteau to conduct a seismographic survey for Shell Oil Co at Willow Creek. Led by Roy F. Bennett, the team established a local office and started field work with drills, dynamite, and seismograph equipment to map subsurface structures and assess oil potential near the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Oil Co
Willow Creek
Choteau
Colorado Geophysical Corporation
Denver
Roy F. Bennett
Larson
Montana
Shell Oil Company
Chateau
Bennett
Baker Well
Worland
Wyo
Colorado Geophysic Corporation
United States
Louisiana
Baker
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Souvenir Letter From Wrecked Air Liner Found Near Alpine
John T Moore receives a letter carried by a Utah wrecked air liner from December 15 1936. The envelope bears a note Delayed due to air mail interruption near Salt Lake City. The letter from Chula Vista California was to express condolences at the death of Joe Mayo.
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John T. Moore
Utah
Alpine
Salt Lake City
Chula Vista
Calif
Joe Mayo
Moore
Prizes Boost for Choteau Rodeo Celebration
Rain drenched the county with near cloudbursts this week as Chateau county communities reported light hail and thunder storms. Wet conditions slowed outdoor plans but no damage was reported. June rainfall to date totals 3.63 inches, about one inch above normal.
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Fairfield
Dutton
Collins
Bole
Spring Valley
Chateau
Chateau Couple Weds Saturday in City Home
Jesse C. Bleecker and Miss Jean Kathryn Lasselle were married Saturday evening by Rev. B. M. Alstad at the pastor’s home in this city. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wasselle of Great Falls, is a nurse at Chateau hospital and a Deaconess hospital graduate. Bleecker, son of H. Hi. Bleecker, grew up in Teton county and has led a National Youth Administration road sign project. The couple plans to live in Chautowa with Mrs. Bleecker returning to hospital work until early September.
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Jesse C. Bleecker
Jean Kathryn Lasselle
B. M. Alstad
Ralph J. Wasselle
Great Falls
Chateau Hospital
Deaconess Hospital
Afr. Bleecker
H. Hi. Bleecker
Teton County
Teton County High School
National Youth Administration
Myr
Frank Stearns Elected President Of Local Lions
Frank Stearns is elected president for the ensuing year by unanimous ballot at the Chateau Lions meeting. R. E. F. Nelson receives a 10 year perfect attendance award. New officers include H. A. Winner, Hampton Bloom, C. D. McDonald, Arnold C. Hanusa, George Jackson, Wayne Gillett, R. E. Nelson, J. B. Conlin, K. E. Sturgis. Lionel button presented to new member R. R. Melton. Kingsley letter from international president. Trumpet solos by John Billings and piano by Mrs. M. S. Bullerdick noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Joe
Chateau Lions
Frank Stearns
R. E F. Nelson
Stearns
Mr. Stearns
H. A. Winner
Hampton Bloom
C. D. McDonald
Arnold C. Hanusa
George Jackson
Wayne Gillett
R. E. Nelson
J. B. Conlin
Chateau
Arnold Hanusa
A. B. Guthrie
H. W. Bateman
L. E. Taylor
Joseph A. Mack
Dutton
A. T. Spankie
Calgary
Great Falls
Davis
J. L. Billings
Banff
Miss Weberg Weds Theo C Morehouse in Kalispell
Miss Patricia Weberg, music supervisor in Choteau, married Theodore C. Morehouse Monday at the Kalispell Lutheran church. The groom, a McMillan Publishing Co. rep, and his New York parents attended. moving pictures were recorded in color. They will live at Hayden Lake Idaho near Spokane.
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Kalispell
Patricia Weberg
Choteau
Theodore C. Morehouse
R. Baillie
Alva Larson
McMillan Publishing Co
New York City
Hayden Lake
Idaho
Spokane
Chateau
Depner Visits Farmington Kin From Spokane
Fred Depner arrived last Saturday from Spokane to visit his brother ius Depner Sr. of Farmington and his nephews and nieces in the locality.
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Fred Depner
Spokane
Ius Depner
Farmington
Bey Tops for Bronc Riding and Calf Roping Now
Abraham Broere aged 9, a resident of Farmington, Montana, died recently after a long home journey from Holland to the United States. He was survived by his parents and siblings, and his funeral was held with Rev. Edwin L. Dover officiating at Farmington cemetery, with pallbearers named.
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Abraham Broere
Yelte Bakker
Broere
Holland
Yotyar
United States
Michigan
New Jersey
Maryland
Montana
Great Falls
Farmington
Lee Brown
Chateau
Sirus Largent
Ulm
Wm. Breere
A. E. Breere
Holand
John
Jennie
Edwin L. Dover
Chas. G. Roberts
Sam Lauiistra
Jacob Luiistra
Pete Kooyman
Nick Kooyman
Thos. Groot
K. R. Smith
Chateau's 3 Day Fourth of July Celebration Plans
Local preparations for Chateau’s big three day Fourth of July festivities include raised prizes for bronc riding calf roping and bucking horse entries with a $300 cash drawing pool across two nights. Parade events and street sports offer prizes from $2 to $100, while entrants are urged to keep coupons for the drawings.
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Sesme Rses
Browning N
W. F. Olson
A. C. Hanusa
Wayne F. Gillette
Gibson Monkman
Iowa Visitors Stay With Local Families
Mr and Mrs A J Kutchart and family of West Union Iowa arrived last week to visit the Fred Woodward family of Premium Center and the John Groot family of Chateau. Fred Woodward returned from Lewis Iowa where he visited his aged father and then joined the party. The Montagues of Collings invited Woodward to stay longer, and he traveled east two weeks ago.
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Iowa
A. J. Kutchart
West Union
Fred Woodward
Premium Center
John Groot
Chateau
Woodward
Lewis
Harry Montague
Collings
Montague
Cars Plunge from River Bridge South of Town
A two-vehicle collision on the Teton river bridge near town left one car breaking through the railing while the other remained on the roadway. Driver Ray Gibler escaped unharmed, while Howard Bollens daughter and Mr Bollen avoided injuries as both vehicles sustained damage.
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Great Falls
Teton River
Ray Gibler
Teton
Packer
Howard Bollen
Fairfield
Bollen
Gibler
Mr. Bollen
Chateau Lions win top prize at Alberta Montana convention
The Chateau Lions club won first prize for best entertainment at the Alberta Montana district convention in Calgary. The Chateau German band, led by Irshal Davis, performed at the event and in Edmonton city parades, with Arnold Hanusa receiving a steel secretary file as the prize.
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Chateau Lions Club
Alberta-Montana
Calgary
Arnold Hanusa
Lion Irshal Davis
Edmonton
Chateau
Jerry McClue
Norman Rosengren
Forrest Zion
Stanley Smith
Kenneth Thompson
Sid Depner
Hatfield Rosengren
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Pyne
Shell Co
R. F. Bennett
P. J. Joseph
Geo. W. Winter
Jack Young
John B. Baker
Charles P. Broderick
George Fancher
George H. Kuipp
Victor Nickerson
Rev. B. Alstad
Lions
Weberg
Theo. C. Morehouse
Daughte Velte Gba
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