One vote counts a lot in Dewey Bricker convention
The Wisconsin delegate cast a lone vote for General MacArthur over Dewey and Bricker at the Republican national convention. This act is hailed as a mark of American freedom and principle, while MacArthur gains a morale boost for his wartime stance. The piece finds humor in the moment amid war-time tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Thos. E. Dewey
Empire State
Gov. Bricker
Ohio
Wisconsin
General McArthur
Maynards visit parents and relatives during vacation
Carroll B. Maynard of Boeing Engineers arrives with his daughter Bonna Lee to spend school break with his parents Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Maynard. He will travel to Glacier Park and Seattle as new aircraft models are developed. Mrs. Maynard remains in Seattle working at a bank during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrol B. Maynard
Bonna Lee Maynard
E. B. Maynard
Bonna Lee
Great Falls
Ernestine
Glacier Park
Seattle
Maynard
Boeing Aircraft
Chateau
Former Choteau man on Boeing staff visits Great Falls
Mrs. and Mrs. Fred T. Saylor from Seattle visited his parents in Great Falls before traveling to Spokane to see Mrs. Saylor’s parents. Saylor, an assistant supervisor in Boeing Aircraft accounting, has risen rapidly since joining in 1941 after graduation from Washington State College in 1939. He notes postwar growth and views on B-29 production, mentioning its Seattle test crash. The notice adds an upcoming short office closure for the Fourth of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred T. Saylor
Great Falls
Seattle
C. K. Malone.ey
Spokane
Kinman Business University
Washington State College
Boeing
Chateau
Fry Packing Co
Local businesses announce July 2 3 4 closures in Choteau
The Choteau Acantha reports firms including Choteau Meat Co Knudtzon Lumber Looney's Shop Cho teau Cleaners Bloom's Grocery Wrixon's Market Safeway Sturgis Hardware Choteau Food Wedum's Citizens State Bank J C Penney Monarch Lumber Gamble Store Choteau Garage F G Curtis Murray's Shop Jacks Shop Dale Templement Co Rocky Mt Elevator State Liquor Store will close Sunday Monday and Tuesday July 2 3 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Choteau Meat Co
Knudtzon Lumber Co
Looney’s Shop
Choteau Cleaners
Bloom’s Grocery
Wrixon’s Market
Safeway Store
Sturgis Hardware
Choteau Food
Wedum’s
Citizens State Bank
J. C. Penney Co
Monarch Lumber
Gamble Store
Choteau Garage
D-Day Program at Lions Meet Honors Veterans and Bond Drive
Cha teau Lions Club observed a World War II era D-Day program with veterans who served in 1917-1919, including Dr. H. W. Bateman and J. L. Gleason, plus a bond drive update by county chair R. L. Rieckhoff. New officers were installed led by installing officer K E Sturgis, and plans included sending secretary C G Monkman to the Lions International convention in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherborg
France
Chateau Lions Club
Herbourg
Dr. H. W. Bateman
K. E. Sturgis
W W. Scott
Cecil Passmore
R. O’neil
C. D. McDonald
J. W. Breen
Bert Powell
John Dale
Pershing
J. L. Gleason
Rhine
Rollie Ferris
R. L. Rieckhoff
Lions Quartet
Messrs
Guthrie
Jackson, Stearns
Grandal
Nancy Stenson
Hanusa
Powell
Millard Bullerdick
Bob Savage
E. R. “Brick” O'Neil
R. E. Nelson
C. G. Monkman
Lions International
Chicago
Louna Green Weds Harold Whiteley of Walla Walla
Louna Green of Bynum married Harold Whiteley of Walla Walla Washington last Thursday June 22 in a double ring ceremony at the home of Lloyd Crox ford in Great Falls officiated by Mr Crox ford. Witnesses included Mr and Mrs Lyman Schenk F R Swenson and daughter Shirley Mrs Leone Pase and daughter Priscilla. Swenson attended the groom. A wedding breakfast followed at the Club cafeteria and the couple will reside in Bynum where a welcome crowd and community ladies hosted a late lunch and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louna Green
Bynum
Harold Whiteley
Walla
Washington
Lloyd Croxford
Great Falls
Mr. Croxford
Lyman Schenk
F. R. Swenson
Shirley
Leone Pase
Priscilla
Swenson
Mrs. Whiteley
War service snapshot from Chateau area families
Mrs. Margaret Davis of the Davis ranch in Bole recalls her son Donald serving as a technical sergeant in radar with American forces in Africa. Charles O. in the navy, hospitalized during Catalina training, has a furlough to visit wife Evelyn and daughter Pattie Jo in Clearbrook. Kathryn's husband Joe Cartright, a two year aircraft mechanic with staff sergeant rating, is stationed in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Margaret Davis
Davis Ranch
Bole
Davis
Donald
Charles O
Chuck
Chateau
Catalina
California
Clearbrook
Minn
Evelyn
Pattie Jo
Kathryn
Joe Cartright
San Antonio
Tex
Billings Visitors at Chateau Include Lemmon Family
James Lemmon and his wife and daughter Laura Mary visit his parents in Farmington while she visits Noah Harman’s family in Dutton. Lemmon works in Connelly Machinery Co service department handling government orders. He will return July 3. Walters Lemmon serves as a B-24 bomber mechanic in England. Chateau rainfall this week 1.25 inches, June total 3.25 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
James Lemmon
Lemmon Brothers
Walter
England
Additional Rosters Of Service Men And Women
The document lists names of Teton county service men and women compiled by American Legion posts. It includes individuals such as Robert Andrews Alvin Arensmeyer Thomas Agnew Shirley Arps Ollen Arneson J Lynn Baker Willis Bushman Henry Brodenbroker Louis Bergman Raymond Bertsch and many more up to Jay Harmon. The roster covers a wide range of local residents noted with ranks and affiliations.
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Teton County Service
American Legion
Robert Andrews
Alvin Arensmeyer
Thomas Agnew
Shirley Arps
Wave
Ollen Arneson Quisling Austad
J. Lynn Baker
Willis Bushman
Henry Brodenbroker
Louis Bergman
Raymond Bertsch
John Bjork Herman Bremer
Wesley Brown
Leland Brown
George Brunson
Michael Boran, Jr
Edward Baker
Clarence Bragstad
Harold Bertsch
Raymond Bjork
Albert Bruno, Jr
Long list of names appears in continued page heading
A roster of individuals including Harmon Harmon Eldon Haas Hickman Hofto Hoxey Hitchcock Hanson Haight Haynes Holyoak Ingles Irion Janeceke Janice Mervin Juells Johnsons Jensen Kuehn Krause Krug Knowles Knight LeDesky Lepley Lussenden Larson Lehnerz Lewis Laubach Lensing Mang Matt Maxwell McInerney Moore McDonald McOmber McDonnell Mongold Neff Nierstheimer Nesbit Olson Patterson Pearson Pithoud Peden Nurse Peterson Penner Peterson Paulus Price Peterson Rosen Randall Rose Rose Reeve Simpson continues on page 4.
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John Harmon Russell Harmon QC
Hawthorne
Archie Hickman Eldon Haas
James Hofto
Victor Hoxey
Glen H. Hitchcock
Donald Hanson
Dwight Haight
Seth Haynes
Fred Holyoak
John Ingles
David Irion Joseph Janeceke Waldemar Janice Mervin Juells
Harold Johnson
Ernest Johnson
Howard Johnson
Noral Johnson James Jenson
Harry Johnson
Bjarne Johnson
Evert Johnson
Floyd Johnson
Andrew Jensen Farrell Johnke
Victor Kelly
Arthur Konen
Archie Knapp
Ernest Kuehn
Alta Krause
William Krug Vey H. Knowles
Ernest Knight Lloyd
Ernest Knight
Martin Olson
Pat Patterson
Roy Pearson
Robert Pithoud
James Peden
Eleanor Peden
Arney Peterson LaVerne Peterson
Darrell Penner
Rolland Peterson
Donald Paulus
Henry Price
Clifford Peterson
John Rosen Verne Randall
Tim Rose
John Rose
Marvin Reeve
Donny Simpson
Dairy Feed Subsidy Payments After July 1
Dairy producers may receive the dairy feed subsidy payment for May and June by applying at the AAA office in Chateau after July 1st. Payments will be made at 35c per 100 pounds for whole milk and 6c per pound for butterfat.
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AAA
Chateau
Obituary of Joan V. Jensen
John V. Jensen born August 30 1887 in Weston Idaho lived in Idaho most of life until 1929 when he settled near Agawam. Survived by wife Veda Gunter and nine children plus siblings and grandchildren. Funeral held June 20 at L D S Church Bynum with Roy Stott presiding. entombed at Chateau cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John V. Jensen
Weston
Idaho
Soren
Anna B. Jensen
Bynum
Agawam
Veda Gunter
Pocatello
Lloyd Jensen
Dorse Jensen
Fort Ond
California
James Jensen
Italy
Opal Jannusch
Melba
June
Geraldine
Joan
J. P. Jensen
W. H. Jensen
Charles Grant
Seattle
Leo Howell
Molese
Mont
Lottie Jensen
Preston
Andrew Jensen
Nephi Jensen
Roy Stott
Stott Brothers
Lloyd Croxford
Great Falls
Chateau
Louis Pearson
Gilbert Agee
Fred Fornfeist
Archie Hickman
Ruel Golding
John S. Pierce
Jensen
Onnie Linjastie Wins Highest Scholastic Average
Scott Field Illinois June 26 Pvt Onni Z Linjatie son of Mr and Mrs Victor Linjatie Box 256 Chateau Montana was named for achieving the highest scholastic average in the radio operator high speed course of the Army Airways Communication school. Harold Dreyer and Mrs Dreyer visited Choteau and Dreyer’s name appeared as an Acantha subscriber. His father Carl Dreyer homesteaded near Beck community.
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Scott Field
Army Air Forces Training Command Radio School
Onni Z. Linjatie
Victor Linjatie
Box
Chateau
Montana
Pvt
Linjatie
Army Airways Communication School
Harold Dreyer
Dreyer
Choteau
Acantha
Beck
Carl Dreyer
Chuck
Becktown Social News Notes and Local Visits
Beck Mrs John Toenyes and Halvor Knudtzon of Seattle and Longview spent a few days in Chateau with relatives then fished Sun River Canyon. Earl Griffith, brother of Clark Griffith, visited Choteau and Helena friends. Jack Hodgskiss, UW naval cadet, returned from Seattle to enter midshipman training. Multiple gatherings at Schaefer and Nelson homes, plus a correction on an O Day shower hostess list and a marriage license for Belgum and Holberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halvor Knudtzon
Seattle
Longview
Wash
Chateau
Josephine Knudtzon
Joe
Washington
Sun River Canyon
Halver
Choteau
Spokane
Earl Griffith
Washington, D. C
C. H. Porter
Craig
Porter
Great Northern
Mr. Griffith
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Helena
Jack Hodgskiss
University of Washington
Emily Hodgskiss
Asbury
New Jersey
Columbia University
M Navy
Navy
May Schwanke
Great Falls
Bill Schwanke
Karen
Schaefer
al Nelson
LeRoy
Timmermans
Imuses
Pauluses
Gamradts
Asmuses
Becks
Teenyeses
Charles Johnson
Kelher
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Lena Toekes
Miss Johnson
Michigan
Harold Johnson
Don Siedel
Esther Siedel
Havre
Wittke
Ann Berndt
Great Fall
Elson
Irene Primus
Fort Assiniboia
Junior Farmers Union
Ben Dirkes
Billings
Joe Dirkes
Leo Keel
Columbus Hospital
Paul Ernst
Power
Skippy Schaefer
Oscar Berndt
Adam Dahlman
Bob Bauman
John Toenyes
Conrad
W. Asmus
M. Schaefer
Louis Kind
Melrose
Minn
Tax collection gains in 1943 Wyoming county
County Treasurer Gordon Moskman reports 92.4 percent of real property taxes paid by June 1, with personal taxes at 97.9 percent. Total 1943 tax charge was 352,613.08, collected 325,701.30, delinquent 26,811.78 mostly water charges. Delinquent personal tax only 849.94. Vehicle licenses show 1,655 cars, 1,158 trucks, 64 trailers. trucks rise, autos lag behind prewar levels.
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Gordon Moskman
Teton
Teton County
Former Choteau Boy Joins the Marines
Clifford A. Walley 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lew C. Walley of Augusta, completed enlistment in the U S Marine Corps at the Butte headquarters and heads to San Diego for boot camp. He is a 1944 Augusta High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud E. Wilcox
Augusta
Acantha
Clifford A. Walley
Lew C. Walley
U. S. Marine Corps
Butte
Marine Corps Base
San Diego
Calif
Pvt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carroll B. Maynard
Boeing Engineers
Lions Meet
Walla Walla
Gallatin Valley
Chris Beck
Choteau Scrap Committee
Joan V. Jensen
Onnie Linjatie
Jas. A. Belgum
Driscol
N. D
Esther Holberg
Fairfield
THE
Marines
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