Choteau Centennial Day Draws Big Local Turnout
A 4-H fair and dress judging drew 732 registered visitors at the Wedum building. Winners in women men and children divisions received coins medallions and prizes while local merchants praised the crowd and Chamber of Commerce coordination led by Gale Isakson.
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Wedum
Irene McManus
Art Davidson
Lloyd Hodgskiss
Bob McDonald
Dawn Rowley
Scott Corey
D. P. Fabrick
McManus
Davidson
Chateau Jolly Juniors
Collins 4-H Boosters
Choteau Chamber of Commerce
Choteau
Chamber
Gale Isakson
No Great Tax Cut, Babcock Says
Gov Tim Babcock told Acantha Montanahs may expect a two mill property tax cut in July this year but should not expect further tax relief soon He spoke at a Tuesday morning coffee hour sponsored by the Babcock for Governor Club about 65 attended He urged local control of education costs and noted Montana's strong industrial growth He opposed a right to work law and a sales tax unless voters approve such a measure He denied GOP bossism noting gains for Republicans in the state House and Senate and stronger leadership than ever before He supported a limited liberal arts degree at the University page 4 continuation
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Tim Babcock
Acantha Montanahs
The
Acantha
Teton County Babcock For Governor Club
Babcock
Montana
Wayne Montgomery
U. S&s
Montgomery
House of Representatives
Senate
James Battin
Arnold Olsen
Junior High Championships Slated at Choteau Saturday
Choteau hosts Northern Junior High Track and Field championships with about 300 athletes from eight towns. Defending champions are Cut Bank girls and Choteau boys. awards include two trophies, six medals, and 120 ribbons.
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Choteau
Choteau Junior High
Cut Bank
Shelby
Fairfield
Sunburst
Fort Benton
Browning
Doug Sabo
Homegun
Lee
Sabo
Chateau
Rudy Ameline
Steve Malcott
Ron, Lehnert
Cee Clifford
Dan McClue
Bill Peebles
Russell Larson
Registration for Friday Night Baseball Meeting
Youths planning to play Junior Legion Babe Ruth and Little League baseball meet Friday at 6 30 p m in lower Legion hall to sign up. Three Little League practices are scheduled next week at Chateau Elementary School diamond for 10 11 and 12 year olds with coaching needs noted.
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Junior Legion
Lower Legion Hall
Chateau
Babe Ruth
Minister Will Speak at Chateau on Thursday Evening
Reverend Eric Mitchell from Bombay India will address attendees at the Methodist Church Chateau tonight at eight o clock. Mitchell travels to the United States to participate in the quadrennial General Conference in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and serves as a Methodist district superintendent.
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Eric Mitchell
Chateau
Death of Mrs Hilda Anderson in Chateau
Mrs Hilda Anderson of Chateau died at Teton Memorial Hospital around early this morning. Funeral rites were pending at press time.
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Hilda Anderson
Chateau
Teton
Choteau Midget Girls Win Medal at Montana AAU Meet
The Choteau midget girls relay team earned a medal at the Montana AAU Junior Olympic Girls championships in Butte with a 33.4 second finish in an eight team field. Susan Rathman and Ja nine Hamilton led a strong showing with several finalists and state records set in multiple events.
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Choteau
Montana
Enue
Doug
AAU
Hamilton
Elimi
State
Sabo
Rathman
Elementary Pre School Roundup At Choteau School
The annual roundup for elementary and pre school will be held at Choteau Elementary Cafeteria from 4 to 5 pm on Wednesday May 20. Parents new to Choteau Elementary must register their children and provide birth certificates. Only children born on or before October 15 1959 are eligible for first grade. Roberta Hill will teach kindergarten next year.
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Choteau Elementary
Choteau
Hornion
Eli Ibles
Roberta Hill
David Shannon Wins Chemistry Awards at National Science Fair
David Shannon of Montana returned from the National Science Fair in Baltimore Maryland with two awards. He earned a third grand award in chemistry worth 50 dollars for equipment and a U S Air Force first award for aerospace chemistry. The Montana group visited Washington and the World’s Fair during the trip.
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David Shannon
Baltimore
Shannon
Montana
U. S Air Force
Air’ “Force
Washington,d.c
Choteau Board to Discuss School Lunch Program
The Choteau school board will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the high school office with area taxpayers present to discuss the lunch program. Interest has grown after voters rejected the lunch room expansion and the board restricted use of facilities.
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Choteau
Choteau High School
Three Day Cleanup Slated at Eureka Lake
Eureka Lake cleanup events planned with work sessions tonight Thursday and Friday and all day Saturday. Jim Spinder said the night sessions start at 5 p.m. and run until dark with Teton County Sportsmen’s Association maintaining the lake facilities. Workers will place docks in water and clean picnic and sanitary areas.
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Eureka Lake
Jim Spinder
Spinder
Eureka
Teton County Sportsmen’s Association
Fire department extinulates blaze under Choteau trailer
Firefighters extinguished a small blaze beneath a trailer in Choteau on Monday morning. Officials believe the fire resulted from a butane bottle explosion. Montana Power Company trucks hoisted the trailer as water was directed onto the burning area. Kenneth Lussen den owned the trailer, which sustained no damage.
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Choteau
Montana ‘Power ,Company
Kenneth Lussenden
County-wide Centennial Tea Slated at Fairfield Home
Fairfield hosts a county-wide Centennial Tea at the Harriet Morgan residence on Sunday May 17. Teas are scheduled for 1 2 30 and 4 p m with proceeds supporting the local centennial celebration.
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Harriet Morgan
Fairfield
Mr and Mrs Leo Pierre Visit Great Falls Family
Mr and Mrs Leo Pierre spent Sunday in Great Falls with his mother Mrs Mary Pierre, sharing a quiet family gathering and outings around town.
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Leo Pierre
Great Falls
Mary Pierre
Ambulance Auction Saturday in Choteau Park Pavilion
The Choteau Jaycees sponsor a "Soup to Nuts" ambulance benefit auction starting at 1 pm Saturday. Charles Crane says a full line of items will be sold to raise funds for a new city ambulance, with bids from locals and county residents. Proceeds aim to cover the nearly $1,962 vehicle, and donations are still welcome.
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Choteau Jaycees
Choteau Park Pavilion
Charles Crane
Crane
Jaycees
Chateau
Choteau
Final Day To Sign For 1964 Wheat Program
May 22 marks the final day for signing intentions to join the 1964 voluntary wheat program under ASCS. L E Fitzgerald notes only a short window remains for farmers to contact their county ASCS office and file an application as the first step toward participation.
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L. E. Fitzgerald
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASCS
Teton County
Fitzgerald
Eaeh Fitzgerald
Dr V Dusenberry Set to Speak at Choteau High Commencement
Dr Verne Dusenberry will deliver the principal address at Choteau High School commencement on Tuesday May 26. A MSC faculty member since 1947 he holds degrees from MSC MSU and the University of Stockholm and is a Phi Kappa Phi and American Anthropological Association member. Forty six seniors will graduate. baccalaureate services are Sunday May 24.
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Verne
Dilsetberry
Eis de FO
State College
Choteau High ‘School
Dusenberry
MSC
MSU
University of Stockholm
Sweden
Phi: ‘Kappa
Phi Scholastic Honorary
American Anthropological Association
Montana Academy of Sciences
Sheriff Becker Reports Strong Permit Sales for Centennial Beard Badges
Acantha reports Sheriff Al Becker praised widespread demand for centennial beard permits. Becker said his crew has sold over 100 permits with no complaints and warned permit holders to wear them or risk needing to buy another.
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al Becker
Acantha
Becker
Square Dance Set at Chateau Park Pavilion
A free square dance is planned for Saturday night at 8 30 in the Chateau Park Pavilion. The public is invited with Dick Conklin serving as caller.
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Chateau Park Pavilion
Dick Conklin
Brumberger Wins Fast Draw Contest in Great Falls
Brumberger of Choteau was the overall winner in a fast draw contest held in Great Falls Sunday. Twenty nine shooters from Great Falls Shelby Missoula and Choteau competed with George Mader of Choteau placing eighth overall. Following the meet an MGA meeting was held with Mader and Brumberger attending as Choteau club representatives.
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Row
Brumberger
Choteau
Great Falls
Shelby
Missoula
George Mader
MGA
Mader
Budget Adoption Planned by Boards of Muriel S Reiquam
County Superintendent Muriel S Reiquam announces that county school districts boards will meet in regular session June 22 to prepare and adopt preliminary budgets for the 1964 65 school year. District taxpayers may attend to be heard on the budgets.
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Muriel S. Reiquam
Frank George Dies at 79 in Chateau Area
Frank George 79 died Tuesday at Teton Memorial Hospital. A longtime Bynum area farmer, he moved to Chateau in 1951. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Chateau Latter-day Saints Church with Bishop Roland Peters officiating. Burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens Great Falls. Survivors include Hazel his widow, three sons, three daughters, 22 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. He was born June 22 1884 in Bountiful Utah.
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Frank
George
Teton Memorial Hospital
Bynum
Chateau Latter-Day Saints
Roland Peters
Bountiful
Utah
Chateau
Great Falls
Zion
Hazel
James Wesley
Frank Lester
Curtis Dwight
Billings
Lyman
Hazel Dafne) Schenk
Fairfield
Thelma Gladys Briscoe
Mesa
Ariz
Merle
Birdella) Peters
Aaron
Arlie
Owen
Barstow
Calif
Leona Smith
Murray
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Rev Harlan Gautschi to Speak at Chateau Baptist
Rev Harlan Gautschi of the Baptist Hebrew Mission in Los Angeles will address Chateau Baptist tonight at 7 30 p m. The talk is titled Our Debt to Israel.
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Harlan Gautschi
Chateau Baptist Mission
Choteau Bulldogs Show Strength in Recent Track Meets
Choteau High School track notes rising strength after two meets. At the Choteau Acantha Invitational the Bulldogs placed well though they trailed by about 105 points to Conrad. At the Fairfield Lions Club Invitational Ron Gollehon led with strong performances and younger runners contributed depth. Stott excelled in high hurdles and Dunckel dominated the high jump. Gollehon returned after weeks out boosting the squad. Tomorrow the Bulldogs travel to the divisional meet with hopes of advancing to Interscholastic in Missoula.
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Choteau
Bulldogs
Conrad
Thehindads
Fairfield
Ron.Gollehon
Chateau
Cowbois
Dinckel
Gollehon
Stott
Dunckel
Cin Nee
Seal Tae
Missoula
Acantha
Browning
Miles
Old Person
Yeager
Peterman
Bossiribs
Running Crane
Campbell
Olsen
D! Shoquist
Hurley
M. Shoquist
Dale
McLaughlin
Winship
Dellno
Boss
Hartz
Moore Acbs Krause
Anderson
LaPlante
R Hoover
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Stan Rathman
Lynn’ Jackson
Wilkie
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Gunderson
Shirley
Gronberg
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V. Dusenberry
Frank George
Rev. Gautschi
Tronger
Gary Deet
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