Scout Circus and Hospital Auction Set for May 15 at Chateau
A Busy May 15 schedule features a scout parade and circus at the football field, a high school gym dinner, two dances, and a hospital benefit auction drive. Local, state and Blackfoot participants attend the World Scout Jamboree coverage noted from Paris. Items for auction include farm implements canned goods hogs and farm stock with pickup at various homes before sale and donations urged at Chateau Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Theospital Association
Chateau Drug Co
District 4 spring meet hosted by IOOF and Rebekah lodges
The Rebekah and Odd Fellow lodges of Chateau host the District 4 spring meeting this Saturday May 8. About 250 visitors from Cut Bank Walier Fort Benton Neihart Sand Coulee Belt and Great Falls are expected. Morning registration begins 9 30 am with a joint meeting and program. Luncheon at noon. Afternoon sessions 1 30 with Odd Fellow and Rebekah meetings. Banquet 5 30 6 30 in Lutheran church parlors. Evening sessions 7 30. Several district officers will attend.
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Rebekah
Odd Fellow
Chateau
District 4
Cut Bank
Walier
Fort Benton
Neihart
Sand Coulee
Belt
Great Falls
I. O. O. F. Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Val Kirk Services Held at Billings for Cattle Co. Former Owner
Funeral services were held in Billings for Val Kirk 61 a former owner of the Peters Hamilton Cattle Co ranch near Chateau who died at his Frannie Wyoming home after a long illness Kirk had oil interests around Finnie and came to Choteau in 193 and bought Coffey brothers farm northwest of Choteau In 1947 he sold his interest with Clark to Eilers and Hamilton Surviving are his wife Pearl and a son Carroll a drilling contractor.
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Billings
Val Kirk
Peters-Hamilton Cattle Co
Chateau
Frannie
Wyo
Finnie
Kirk
Choteau
Coffey Brothers Famp
Clark
Eters
Hamilton
Bexdes
Pearl
Carrol
ClearUp Day Set For Inns Swimming Pool Cleanup
The Inns prepare a cleanup day for Sunday May 16. Workers report at 9 30 a m to the swimming pool committee.
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Inns
Simming Pool Committee
Mrs Kingsbury Enters Democratic Primary For Montana Seat
Mrs Bernice Kingsbury of Walier wife of Wallace Kingsbury Pondera stockman and former Montana Woolgrowers president announces candidacy in the Democratic primary for representative in Montana s second district She opposes Willard Fraser and will face Wesley D Ewart on the GOP ticket Kingsbury has long been active in Democratic circles and local pensioner groups.
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Bernice Kingsbury
Walier
Wallace Kingsbury
Pondera County
Montana Woolgrowers' Association
Montana
Kingsbury
Choteau
Willard Fraser
Chateau
Wesley D'Ewart
E. N. Johnson
Dupuyer
State University
Missoula
Weekly Dances At Choteau Park Pavilion
The American Legion hosts a public dance this Saturday night at the Choteau park pavilion. Music by the Ryhthmaires from Great Falls. A radio set will be a door prize. Commander Jerry Breen says dances will continue each Saturday night through spring and summer if attendance stays favorable.
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American Legion
Legion Park Pavilion
Choteau
Great Falls
Jerry Breen
Choteau Legion Post
Legion
Park Pavilion
Hutterite Fined for Reckless Driving
Hutterite Joseph Kleinsaser of the Miller colony was fined 20 dollars for reckless driving and driving without a permit after a collision with a pickup near Claude. He forfeited the fine and did not appear before Judge James Sulgrove.
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Joseph Kleinsaser
Miller Colony
Henry Helf
Kleinsaser
Claude
James Sulgrove
Commencement Speaker Tom J Davis to Address Seniors
Tom J Davis a prominent Butte attorney and former Rotary International president will deliver the commencement address to the senior class on Friday May 28 in the high school auditorium.
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Tom J Davis
Butte
Rotary International
Hutterites Rapid Land Expansion Sparks Local Debate
The piece describes Alberta Hutterites buying about 50 000 acres in Montana and expanding to several new colonies in Teton County. It cites high land prices, potential tax implications, and concerns about cultural separation and integration with American society.
College Etymologist To Start Sawfly Research Here
Dr. J. A. Callenbach etymologist from Bozeman begins wheat stem sawfly research this week in the Choteau area east and north. Norman Anderson will return for follow-up work, with another etymologist possibly joining. The program aims to develop sawfly resistant crops with experimental seedings already made at Reiding and Wuest farms in Farmington and Agawam areas.
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J. A. Callenbach
Bozeman
Choteau
Norman Anderson
Raymond Kelly
R. A. Reiding
H. H. Wuest
Farmington
Agawam
A. E Breere
Bagley Bops Bambinos as Kids Claim Victory
Local sports scene erupts as Bagley, dubbed the meanest man in town, clashed with young fans after a Great Falls Elec trics game. Report says he chased balls, exchanged curses, and engaged in a free-for-all, but the children ultimately prevailed.
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Art Bagley
Great Falls
Women GOP group to reorganize in Teton County
The Teton County Federation of Women Republicans will hold a reorganization meeting on Monday evening May 10 at 8 p.m. in the courthouse courtroom. All former members and others interested are urged to attend.
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Teton County Federation of Women’s Republican Chibs
Wolfe Visitors from Wyoming Bring Family Ties to Snyder Family
Mr and Mrs Mike Wolfe of Lander Wyoming visited the Steve Snyder family last week. Wolfe is a drilling contractor and is Snyder s nephew.
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Mike Wolfe
Lander, Wyo
Steve Snyder
Wolfe
Snyder
Hutterite Colony Buys Miller Ranch in Teton County
The Miller ranch of about 11 000 acres north west of Chateau is sold to a Hutterite colony to be named O K or Miller Colony. Included are 500 acres irrigated and 10 500 grazing. Total area under Hutterite purchases in the county nears 50 000 acres with plans for adjoining Clifford Trexler and Zgoda ranches and more tracts pending.
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Teton County
Guy Miller
Chateau
Bynum
O. K Colony
Miller
Tanner Agency
Lethbridge
Canada
Clifford Trexler
Zgoda
Sullivan Ranch
P. T. Stokes
James Gault
Teton River
Choteau
The
Acantha
First Oil Ever Struck in County Believed Drilled
A 15 barrel wildcat well on the Roy Morris farm near Pendroy in Sec 22 27N 4W shows gas and light oil after drilling. If acidizing confirms production, it may be Teton county's first oil discovery. the Morris well lies near the Pendera field and could extend oil pockets toward Pendroy. Morton well between Valier and Dupuyer is still testing with no new results.
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Pendroy
Pondera County
Teton County
Roy Morris
Sec
Wildcat
Pendera
Morris
Morton
Valier
Dupuyer
Saddle Club Gives Memorial Hospital $432 From Dance
The Teton Saddle Club donated proceeds from a May Day dance at the Legion pavilion and from an Elk prize ticket sale to Memorial Hospital. Auction sales and lunch service raised 327 for the hospital, 100 from the dance, and 55 from ticket sales.
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Teton Saddle Club
Teton Memorial Hospital
Legion Pavilion
Saddle Club
Bob Gieger
Walier
Moose Orchestra
Jess Gleason
Bill Frazier
Crazy Ranch
Hospital
Legion Auxiliary Honors Essay and Poster Winners
The American Legion auxiliary held its regular meeting in the auxiliary hall Monday night. Kathryn Munson read her winning essay. Poppy poster winners were Richard Swartzel Claudia Engdahl Joan Richem Shirley Nickel and Lucille Anderson. Officers elected for the year: Joyce Robinson president Lois Peterson first vice Peggy Anderson second vice Loretta Anderson secretary treasurer Connie Dellwo chaplain Virginia Sabo sergeant-at-arms Clarice Conklin historian. Delegates to the June convention Lois Peterson Peggy Anderson Loretta Anderson Robinson with alternates Ruby Grange Sarah Kropp Clarice Conklin Dorothy Henderson. Geraldine district reports were read and $291 was turned over to the hospital fund. Refreshments were served by Dorothy O’Neil’s committee.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Kathryn Munson
Richard Swartzel
Claudia Engdahl
Joan Richem
Shirley Nickel
Lucille Anderson
Joyce Robinson
Lois Peterson
Peggy Anderson
Loretta Anderson
Connie Dellwo
Virginia Sabo
Clarice Conklin
Auxiliary Department
Robinson
Ruby Grange
Sarah Kropp
Dorothy Henderson
Geraldine
Teton Memorial Hospital
Baseball Game Scheduled in Choteau This Sunday
The Choteau Junior American Legion baseball team will face the Valier juniors at the Choteau ballpark on Sunday May 9 at 2 30 o clock.
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Choteau
American Legion
Valier
Choteau Ballpark
Chamber Plans Community Chest Drive and Civic Actions
City chamber discusses a single annual community chest to fund cancer control tuberculosis scouts and other groups for Choteau residents. It plans a committee from all local organizations to draft details and decides Memorial Day Fourth of July and other holidays store closings. Proposals also cover hospital auction plans and creating a cemetery district including Bynum Farmington and Chateau cemeteries.
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Chateau
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
Bynum
Farmington
Closing Registrations For Montana Primary Election
Notices list registration deadline for the Montana primary on July 20 1948. Teton county books close June 4 at 4 p m. Eligible voters must be 21, US citizens, 1 year Montana resident, 30 days in Teton. Those who voted in 1946 general election or reregistered since are exempt. Registration available at county clerk’s office Chateau or precinct deputy.
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Teton County
United States
Montana
Chateau
Justice of the Peace
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Scout Circus
Kook Te Hutterites
Thursd
Francis X. Guardipee
North Montana
Earl Old Person
North Central Montana
Executive Scout Board
Browning
Paris
Life
Guardipee
Browning Scouts
Browning Boy Scouts
Dutton
Augusta
Power
Fairfield
Moose Hall
Rhythmaires Orchestra
Congress
Mrs
Hutterite
Alberta
Russia
Bagley
Choteau Public School
Fry
Fay Baker
Lynn Engdahl
Officer Buzz
Buddy Ross
Trexler
Igoda
Memorial Hospital
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