Boxcar Shortage Threatens Dutton Elevators
Grain handlers in Dutton report severe boxcar shortages slowing shipments. Four elevators receive about three cars daily, with estimates of up to 400 cars needed to move on hand grain. Local officials blame reduced car ownership, slow car unloading, and Vietnam for the bottleneck.
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Dutton
Acantha
Henry McDunn
Dutton Coop
McDynn
Great Northern
Vietnam
Gene Smith
General Mills
Smith
Chateau
New Auxiliary Light Plant Installed at Memorial Hospital
Teton Memorial MH Hospital has added an auxiliary light plant and upgraded heating and ventilation in the nursery. The new plant, costing 2280, trades in the old unit and provides power for the entire facility in emergencies. Roof repairs and outward opening doors to meet Medicare rules are planned, with materials already on hand.
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Memorial Hospital
Teton Memorial MH Hospital
C. Fred Crowe
Crowe
Final Services Set Saturday For 1 Richem
Final rites will be held Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church for John Rays Pete Richem 24 of Choteau who died Tuesday at his home. Rev Marlow Engberg will officiate at 2 pm with burial in Choteau cemetery. Pallbearers are Richard Wilson Joe Gleason Clark Russell Bill Rogers Ray Hanson Jr and Walter Wilson Jr Richem a heavy equipment operator worked with his mother Katherine Richem and brother Gary Lee in Richem and Sons ready mix plant He was born March 3 1942 in Chateau and lived here all his life Survivors include his mother and brother two sisters Pauline Scott Flagstaff Ariz and Joan Scott Chester
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Trinity Lutheran Church
John Ray
Pete Richem
Choteau
Marlow
Engberg
Richard Wilson
Joe Gleason
Clark Russell
Bill Rogers
Ray Hanson Jr
Walter Wilson
Richem
Katherine Richem
Gary Lee
Richem and Sons
Ready mix Cement
Chateau
Pauline Scott
Flagstaff
Ariz
Joan Scott
Chester
Hoge Takes Over Choteau 66 Service Station
Ben Hoge, a Choteau resident for three years, will take over management of the Big Sky 66 service station tomorrow. He has worked as an IH serviceman since moving to town. The Cherrys operated the station for nine years before selling to Hoge.
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Ben Hoge
Choteau
Big Sky 66
Cherry’s 66
Hoge
Linda
Sun River Valley
Cherrys
United States
Canada
Cherry
Arizona
Finley to Attend Association's 66 Convention
Albert C Finley science teacher at Chateau High School will serve on the television committee for the National Science Teachers Association annual convention in New York City April 1 5. He will manage the Nobel Prize winners program as part of more than 85 television presentations for about 6000 science educators worldwide. The speaker roster includes Richard P Feynman Polycarp Kusch Linus Pauling and Morris Shamos among others.
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Albert C Finley
Chateau High School
National Science Teachers Association
New York City
Snow Depth and Moisture Below 15 Year Averages Across State
U S Soil Conservation Service reports readings from Freight Creek West Fork and Five Bull snow courses. Five Bull shows 20 inches snow 6.3 inches water 32 percent density 89 percent of normal water content. Freight Creek records 43 inches snow 5.14 inches water 36 percent density 90 percent of normal. West Fork logs 31.8 inches snow 11 inches water 34 percent density 65 percent of normal. Overall state snowpack 50 60 percent of normal with Kootenai drainage near average. previous two years had above normal snowpack.
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Freight Creek
West Fork
Teton
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Five Bull
Kootenai
Montana
Two Special Levies On April Ballot In Choteau District
Voters on April 2 will decide two special levies for Choteau School District No. 1. A 5.44 mill levy aims to raise 18066 for kindergarten and elementary maintenance and operation, and a 1.25 mill levy aims to raise 7123 for high school maintenance and operation. James Peebles Jr and Ronald Otness run unopposed for three-year trustee terms. The levies fill gaps between preliminary budgets and foundation program funds for both schools.
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Choteau
Bill Olsen
Choteau School Board
Choteau Elementary
Choteau High School
James Peebles Jr
Ronald Otness
Poppy Poster Contest Set By American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary announces a poppy poster contest starting April 1 with final judging on May 10. President Mrs. George Higgins said materials are available from Muriel Reiquam at the county superintendent of schools office. Posters are due by May 6.
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American Legion Auxiliary
George Higgins
Muriel Reiquam
William Broere Rites Planned in Choteau
Final rites held for William Broere 72 of Choteau who died Sunday after a heart attack. Rev. C Fred Crowe officiated with burial in Choteau cemetery. Broere born in Trenton New Jersey ranched near Farmington before moving to Choteau in 1948. He served as Choteau Cemetery sexton 14 years. Survived by son Kenneth William Augusta and four stepchildren. Pallbearers named. Banks Funeral Home in charge.
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William Broere
Choteau
C. Fred Crowe
Broere
Trenton
N. J
Farmington
Bessie Camden
Great Falls
Chateau forms steering group for development plan
A nine man steering committee in Chateau selected three study areas civic improvement tourism and industry to guide a community development program. They focus on a highway bypass routing and plan projects from camping and parks to industrials like cable television and a fishing hatchery. FHA loan potential to fund an initial survey was discussed with chairmen set for the next meeting.
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Chateau
Choteau
Robert Zion
John Dunckel
Leonard Blixrud
Teton County
State Highway Department
Old Agency
Eureka Reservoir
West Fork
South Fork
Teton River
Priest Butte
Spring Creek
Bynum
Gibson Dam
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Zion
John Brandvold
Marlow Engberg
Arnold Hanusa
John Barber
Rehabilitation of Teton River Fish Habitats and Flood Damage
Dan Chisholm of the U S Forest Service describes the 1964 flood impact on the North and Middle Forks of the Teton River and outlines rehabilitation efforts. Gabion structures divert flow to protect banks, pools improve fish habitat, willows provide cover, and aerial seeding—clover and grass—stabilize banks and aid recovery with future plans to boost recreation and scenery.
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Teton River
Dan Chisholm
U. S. Forest Service
Chisholm
Teton Ranger District
Ray Mills
Choteau Insurance Firm Marks 25th Anniversary
Hanusa Agency in Choteau celebrates 25 years in business with an open house April 4 from 2 to 5 pm. Arnold Hanusa recalls taking over in 1941, expanding staff to three agents and two office girls, and diversifying into income tax and real estate. The firm now holds over 2 million dollars in life insurance in force and Hanusa remains Teton County savings bond chairman since 1941, with a $25 bond as one prize.
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Choteau
Hanusa Agency
Arnold Hanusa
C. James Smith Agency
Hanusa
Smith
Larson
Anna E. Stafford Agency
John Dunckel
Chateau High
Maxine Peterson
Robert Erickson
Ronald Otness
Lois Halberg
Joe Anderson
Eileen Scott
Tena Johnson
Betty Evans
Bertha Gordon
Verna Martin
Jay Dunckel
Teton County
Choteau Considers Fall Bond Vote for New High School
Choteau school district officials plan a fall bond election for a proposed new high school after final plans are reviewed. Clerk William Olsen said architects will present updates, with a cost estimate and petition process to follow once board approval is secured.
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Choteau
William Olsen
Olsen
Cooperation Sought By Fire Department In Chateau
Fire Chief Bud Taylor urged Chateau residents to yield to the fire alarms. He said volunteers were delayed by motorists driving to the station, risking property damage and lives. Residents should pull to the side when alarms sound.
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Bud Taylor
Chateau
Taylor
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