Dial Telephone Service Opens in Chateau Next Tuesday
H C Henderson of Mountain States Telephone announces dial service will begin at 6 am March 28 for 560 Chateau subscribers. Manual phones are replaced by automated dial switching in a new building with numbers to be changed and a new directory issued before the conversion. Calls to Great Falls or long distance require operator use via dial 0.
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Chateau
H. C. Henderson
Great Falls
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Henderson
Chateau Drug Company
City Hall
Chateau (Bateman) Hospital
Teton County Census Shows Big 1948 Trade Increase
Preliminary Census of Business figures for Teton county Montana reveal large gains in 1948. Retail sales totaled 7.6 million up from 2.1 million in 1939, while wholesale sales reached 10.5 million versus 1.8 million in 1939. Service receipts were 130 thousand versus 38 thousand, with 330 paid employees in 1948 up from 181 in 1939.
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Washington, D. C
Teton County
Montana
Bureau of the Census
U. S. Department of Commerce
State of
Bureau of Census
Washington 25
D. C
Young Timers Event Slated This Saturday
Preparations are complete for the Young Timers annual banquet at Legion hall Saturday night at 7 with a community sing and a dance at 9 Tickets remain available. The event is led by Jake Luinstra as president with officers and chairmen named for banquet, dance, program, tickets and publicity across multiple locals.
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Young Timers
Legion Hall
Jake Luinstra
Mabel Crane
Alice Salmond
Alberta Passmore
Dorothy DeRusha
Bessie Hanson
Vernon LaValley
Greenfield
Ernest Weist
Agawam
Arthur Lindseth
Dupuyer
Gotch Jacobs
Ray Davidson
Ted Perry
Chateau
Pat Campbell
Jere Coffey
Darwin Crane
Tom Moore
Joel Otness
Merchandise Shoot On Hill At Chateau Trap Club
The Chateau Trap club hosts a merchandise trap shoot on the golf course hill this Sunday with Easter hams and chickens as prizes. Early winners are handicapped to level odds and shooters who enter five times without a win receive a free chicken.
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Chateau Trap Club
Hospital Fund Nears Goal for New Teton Memorial Building
The Teton Memorial hospital fund drive reports $15,964 raised with $10,000 more needed by May 1 to complete equipment funding. The building is near completion with 59 rooms and plaster work finished. Officials aim for summer opening if funds come in on time. Jess Gleason works on painting as lathing and plaster progress continue.
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The
Teton Memorial Hospital
Hospital Association
Jess Gleason
Grade Tourney Set at Dutton This Weekend
Glenn Hansen of the Dutton schools announces a four school grade school tournament at Dutton High School gym Friday and Saturday March 24 and 25. Greenfield plays Brady and Dutton faces Power Friday night with refereeing by Jim Dellno of Chateau.
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Glenn Hansen
Dutton
Dutton High
Greenfield
Power
Brady
Jim Dellno
Chateau
Assessor Team Plans Survey Visit to Collins Friday
County Assessor Jim Dellno and staff will be in Collins tomorrow to conduct annual property evaluations. They will be available at the Collins store for residents to consult them.
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Jim Dellno
Collins
Flying Guatamalan Express lands in Choteau with NAAC team
The 3000 mile trip ends as NAAC pilot Bob Waltermire and Guatemalan airman Ricardo Luna arrive in Choteau aboard a Ford Tri motor purchased from Aviateca Co. Luna, 27, is Aviateca’s assistant chief mechanic. The plane will be used for spraying and baiting in local agriculture.
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Chateau
Bob Waltermire
Naac Agricultural Flying Service
Ricardo Luna
Choteau
United States
NAAC
Aviateca Co. Airlines
Guatemala City
Waltermire
Senor Luna
Here
Brownsville
Tex
Central American Republic
Choteau Flyer
Arnold Hanusa
Ross Zeller
Kaasie Larsen
Guatamalan
Dick Moon
Ford
Aviateca Co
Aviateca Airlines
Central America
Teton County
Guatamala
New Orleans
Milwaukee Road Restores Regular Schedule After Brief Cutback
The Milwaukee Road resumes daily service to Chateau after a tentative three day a week cut on the Great Falls Agawam run drew complaints from the Chamber of Commerce and others. Railroad officials rescinded the order and kept the train on its regular schedule amid local hopes it will continue.
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Milwaukee Road
Chateau
Great Falls-Agawam
Chamber of Commerce
FU President Backs Brannan Plan At Moose Hall
State Farmers Union president Don Chapman urged support for the Brannan farm program at a Teton county FU meeting in Moose Hall, arguing farm prosperity underpins national economy. The group signed a petition to President Truman on hydrogen bomb dangers and allocated funds for hospital, office building, and lobbying budgets.
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Don Chapman
Farmers Union
Teton County
Moose Hall
Chapman
Brannan Farm
Teton FU
Truman
Teton FA
Teton Memorial Hospital
Great Falls
Brannan
New York Life Names J. Lynn Baker Insurance Agent
J Lynn Baker formerly manager of the Choteau American Legion club is appointed insurance agent for New York Life in Teton county and adjacent areas. He will team with H M Reid of Choteau to handle forthcoming business after completing required education. Appointment is effective immediately. A marriage license was issued to Donald C Rice 27 Bynum and Helen Mae Tangen 18 Chateau on March 16.
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J. Lynn Baker
Choteau American Legion Club
New York Life Insurance Co
Teton County
H. M. Reid
Choteau
Baker
Donald C Rice
Bynum
Helen Mae Tangen
Chateau
Two-Room Cabin Burned In Chateau Fire
A two room Buck cabin owned by Dave Buchanan was gutted by a Tuesday morning fire at Chateau. Pete Peterson, the sole occupant, escaped by jumping through a shattered north window as flames engulfed the structure. The loss, about 3000 dollars, left the frame building a total ruin despite insulation saving the roof.
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Buck
Dave
Buck) Buchanan
Chateau
Buchanan
Pete Peterson
John Martin
Peterson
Clint Stillman
Cabin 1
Stillman
Farm Sign-Up Meetings Set In County Area
PMA office announces 13 Teton county sign-up meetings for 1950 with 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. sessions March 27 to April 3 at listed communities. County representatives will handle individual problems. no community educational meetings this spring as in past years.
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Chateau
Jake Luinstra
PMA
Teton County
Dutton and
Diamond Valley
Dutton Farmers Machinery Co
Collins
Power
Beck
Beck School
Fairfield
Aragon
Greenfield
Pendroy
Farmers Union Hall
Bynum
Bynum School
Farmington
Bole and Chateau
Lioh
Agawam
Luinstra
Cho teau grade school finals set for Friday at Choteau High
The championship round of the Cho teau grade school basketball tournament starts at 7 p.m. Friday night in the Choteau High School gym. Public attendance is invited.
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Choteau
Choteau High School
College Chorus To Perform At High School
Montana State college concert chorus presents a varied program at the Chateau high school auditorium at 2 pm next Tuesday. The first section features Wake Awake Nunc Dimittis and Kingdom of God. The second section offers melodies from many lands with soloists Marjorie Davidson and John Stewart. The third section showcases the men's octet with listed members. The full chorus closes with Manna From Heaven Advent Motet and Beautiful Savior with Colleen Jones solo. The group also appears at Fairfield high school at 10 am the same day.
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Montana State College
Chateau High School
Nicolai
Gretchaninoff
Christiansen
Marjorie Davidson
Great Falls
John Stewart
Miles City
Jeanette
Meadow Lands
Russia
Polly Wooly Doodle
Colleen Jones
Bozeman
Fairfield High School
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Bodin
Choteau Acantha
Teton
New Choteau
Seth Cook
Cook
Hensley Motel
L. K. Granger
Irvin Moon
Selmer Lee
Jess Bleecker
Wes Cherry
Wally Thompson
John Richem
State FU
New York Life
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