Teton County Fishing Season Opens May 20
The fishing season runs May 20 through November 15 daily from 5 AM to 9 30 PM in permitted waters. In Ta Tatran county streams and creeks the season is open year round in specified locations including Big George and Blacktail creeks and the north fork of Sun River to Diversion dams. Pishkun reservoir is open July 15 to February 29 next year. Bynum and Arod reservoirs open year round. Spring creek is closed to general fishing except for youths 12 and under. Tunnel lake boat fishing is banned. Set lines are prohibited countywide. minnow seines allowed except in Diversion dam, Gibson reservoir, and their tributaries and Pishkun reservoir. Daily limits: trout, char, whitefish, salmon up to 15 fish not to exceed 10 pounds and 1 fish with no more than 5 under 7 inches. grayling 5. pike and pike-perch 15 fish not to exceed 15 pounds and 1 fish per day, with no sauger.
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Allauuuill
Big George
Hanan
Blacktail
Wagner
North Fork
Sun River
Gibson
Pishkun
Bynum
Arod
Spring Creek
Milwaukee Bridge
Teton River
Tunnel Lake
Teton County
Diversion Dam
Gibson Reservoir
Dances Set for July Fourth Open Air Festival
Twenty groups from Montana and Canada will join Chateau's Fourth of July events with open air square dances from 7 to 9 p m on outdoor tennis courts. Prizes total 156 dollars for top exhibitions and 150 dollars in merchandise, with no entry fee as part of a good neighbor project.
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Montana
Canada
Chateau
Ed Obernolte
Helen Han Son
Carl Wedum
Park Pavilion
Obernolte
Bynum
Moose Hall
Djciy
Tom Hammond
Jim Henderson
Fok Zion
George Hikhorn
Ralph Larson
Girl Scouts Camp At Yeager Ranch For One Night Stay
Girls from Scout troop No 4 enjoyed an overnight camp-out at Ed Yeager ranch with tents camp fires and camp craft. Mrs Myles Standish and Ms Paul Mathis led the group and thanked Mr and Mrs Yeager for hospitality. Chateau Girl Scouts exhibit handiwork at J C Penney and Wedum's Federated stores with a public display through early next week.
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Scout Troop No. 4
Ed Yeager
Myles Standish
Paul Mathis
Inis
Speech Night Postponed To Next Wednesday At Cheteau
Cheteau high school postpones Speech Night from last night to next Wednesday at 8 pm in the school auditorium due to illness among participants. Tickets holder urged to attend for readings oratory and debate with instructor Milton McNéa.
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Cheteau High School
Milton McNéa
Winners in Model Plane Contest Pictured with Their Models
Chateau entrants Jim Schneider Walter Arensmeyer Jimmie Howard Larry Davidson win prizes in a model plane contest. Dick Swartzel and Harold Yeager also earned awards. Schneider led with Tester's Jr. 19 earning a McCoy 29. Arensmeyer and Howard took next prizes for Barnstormer and Brave. Davidson’s Lil Duper Zilch and Swartzel's Stites Jr earned Spitfire Royals and a fuel kit. Yeager received a $1 kit prize. Arensmeyer won a free flight kit for Zeek.
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Jim Schneider
Walter Arensmeyer
Jimmie Howard
Larry Davidson
Chateau
Dick Swartzel
Harold Yeager
Control Line
Lil Duper Zilch
Dick Swortzel
Stites, Jr
Zeek
Hennefords
Farm Girl from Great Falls To Speak on Farm Exchange
Clair Vangelisti of Great Falls, Montana, a former International Farm Youth Exchange participant, will speak next Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the grade school auditorium. She will show slides on her Switzerland summer and answer questions. The VFW auxiliary invites the public with no admission charge.
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Chateau Vifw
Clair Vangelisti
Great Falls
Europe
Vangelisti
International Farm
Montana
Switzerland
VFW
Jasper Murray Dies Suddenly at Falls Apartment
Funeral services for Jasper T. Murray 72 former Chateau stock man who died at his Great Falls apartment Saturday were held at Croxford's mortuary Tuesday morning. He was born February 1 1879 in Salem Missouri and had lived in Great Falls six years. Murray married Dora Shirley in 1944 and they ran an apartment house in Great Falls. Survived by his wife a son Kenneth two grandsons and siblings in Michigan California and Shelby.
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Jasper T. Murray
Great Falls
Croxford
Ralph Lindquist
Choteau
Murray
Salem
Chateau
Dora Shirley
Kenneth
Greet Falls
Tommy
Donald
William
Shelby
Alfred Nash
Flatrock
Mich
California
Gibler Wins Gus Frazier Trophy At Falls Trap Meet
Bill Gibler of Dutton won the Gus Frazier trophy shoot after a shoot-off at the Great Falls Trap and Skeet club Wadsworth park range. Fifty shooters battled poor weather. Gibler posted 93 x100 in handicap, beating S Karjala of Geyser. High overall honors went to Earl Botsford of Great Falls with 229 of 250 birds. Roy and Ken Houseman tied runnerup with 225.
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Bill Gibler
Dutton
Gus Frazier
Great Falls
Wadsworth Park
Gibb
S Karjala
Ken Houseman
Great Walls
Montana
Frazier
Roy Houseman
W. A. Finney
Art Fish
Stanford
Earl Botsford
Ro" Houseman
Vic Bracher
Salt Lake City
Roy
Dutton Cemetery Association Meets May 19 at Legion Hall
The Dutton Cemetery Association will hold a meeting this Saturday night May 19 at 8 pm at Legion Hall in Dutton. The public is invited to attend.
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Dutton Cemetery Association
Legion Hall
Dutton
First annual marathon utility boat race at Bynum reservoir heats
Gordon Richards driving a Perry Sorenson boat won 50 dollars for fastest boat in its class at the inaugural marathon. Len Williamson took 25 dollars for second, Swede Gebhart 25 for third in a boat built by his father. Chet Thomas Jr. 15 for fourth, Dave Shannon automatic reel, Irvin Moon Gambles prize for sixth. Weather forced four of six heats to be canceled while a class D hydroplane hit 60 mph. Class B runabouts from Whitefish showed speed around 38 mph. Continued on page 4.
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Gordon Richards
Perry Sorenson
Pendroy
Bynum Reservoir
Chateau Vfw
Len Williamson
Whitefishfish Boat Club
Gebhart
Chet Thomas, Jr
Dave Shannon
Dutton
Choteau Coast To Coast
Gambles Store
Irvin Moon
Choteau
Whitefish Boat Club
Whitefish
Chateau
Montana
Geo Sulgrove Dies at Farm Home Near Fairfield
George Sulgrove 36 of Fairfield son of Mrs Christina Sulgrove Cho teau died from a gunshot wound at his farm two miles east of Fairfield while checking stock. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm Mason lodge to in charge at Masonic Temple Chateau. Burial in Chateau cemetery with services pending pallbearers. Survived by wife Betty a son David and five daughters Nancy Mahey Judy Patsy, plus three brothers and two sisters.
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George Sulgrove
Fairfield
Christina Sulgrove
Choteau
Choteau Masonic Lodge
Masonic Temple
Chateau
Sulgrove
John
Jim Sulgrove
Chick’s Station
Teton County
Betty
Davidl
Nancy
Mahey
Judy
Patsy
Thej
James
Chick
Kenneth
Art
Sadie) Olson
Fiverdale
Dak
C. H
Mary) Chlorpening
Alexandria
Shelterbelt Trees Available Through County Agents
About 25 000 shelterbelt trees will be available from the Chateau and Fairfield county agents starting Friday May 18. The trees are being sorted so delivery will be possible tomorrow.
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Bot the
Chateau
Fairfield County
Moose Social Tonight At Moose Hall
Moose lodge invites members to a Moose Social tonight at Moose hall with families and guests. Activities begin with a pot luck supper at 6 30 p m and a program at 3 30 p m featuring folk and square dances by local Moose women.
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Moose Lodge
Moose Hall
Burglars Crack Safe At Fairfield Club
Robbers broke into the Servicemen's club in Fairfield last Friday night, removed the safe to an alley, chiselled the door, and escaped with about 800 dollars. An attempted robbery at Greenfield Farmers Oil Co. failed, with window damage and a locked safe. Several other nearby businesses were robbed that night. This marks the second burglary at the club in recent years.
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Fairfield
Greenfield Farmers Oil Co
Servicemen’s Club
Ted Perry Named Liquor Vendor For Choteau Store
Ted Perry of Choteau has taken over as liquor vendor at the Choteau store, replacing Harry Van DeRiet who resigned to teach veterans classes. Van DeRiet will assist Delbert Carter in adult farm education. Perry, previously with the Choteau club and Holt Chevrolet Co., assumed duties last Friday after Van DeRiet submitted his resignation to the state liquor control board.
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Ted Perry
Choteau
Harry van DeRiet
Choteau High -Chool
van DeRiet
Delbert Carter
Perry
Ion
Montana State Equor Control Board
Snappy Snippers 4 H Club Elects Officers at May Meeting
The Snappy Snippers 4-H club met at Chateau Public School lunch room on May 9. Officers elected included Cleo Hansen as president, Maxine Snyder as secretary, Jean Rausch as reporter, Pauline Richem as treasurer, Linda Groot as songs leader, with Beverly Mozer named new council member, announced Jean Rausch.
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Chateau Public
Cleo Hansen
Maxine Snyder
Jean Rausch
Pauline Richem
Linda Groot
Beverly Mozer
Nine to Report For Physicals Late this Month
Nine prospective inductees must report at Butte for physical examinations May 28 as announced by the Teton county selective service board. Names include Herbert James Arenseeyer Chateau Charles E Wipf New Rockport colony Thomas A Campbell Bynum Leonard W Davis James Morris Siebenauer Power Johnnie D Robinson Agawam A Riphenburg Fairfield Charles H Austad Fairfield Arnold A Rindal Fairfield. Inductions from Teton county are delayed until specific Hutterlie review papers arrive from Washington, D C, so many inductees may be sent later after completing the physicals.
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Butte
Teton County Selective Service Board
Herbert James Arensmeyer
Chateau
Charles E. Wipf
New Rockport Colony
Thomas A. Campbell
Bynum
Leonard W. Davis
Power
James Morris Siebenauer
Johnnie D. Robinson
Agawam
A. Riphenburg
Fairfield
Charles H. Austad
Arnold A. Rindal
Teton County
Specifo Hutterlie
Washington, D. C
Soroptimist Club Hosts Fashion Show and Silver Tea
The Soroptimist club of Chateau hosts a silver tea with the Parlor Shoppe fashion show at Lions Club hall Friday at 3 p.m. Local models will showcase styles plus a musical program. Three attendance awards, and a charity benefit for Teton Memorial Hospital, are noted.
Gold Star Mothers Honored At Legion Auxiliary Meeting
At the American Legion auxiliary meeting honors and corsages were given to Gold Star mothers and sisters past presidents and officers. Money and gifts were awarded to poppy poster and essay winners from both schools. Mary Olson was elected president to succeed Peggy Anderson and will be installed June 4. Servicewomen are invited to attend.
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American Legion Auxiliary
United
The
Legion Auxiliary
Mary Olson
Peggy Anderson
Recommendations Adopted by Teton Sportsmen on Hunt Rules
The Teton Sportsmen's association met in Legion hall and approved bevy of big game hunting recommendations for the state fish and game commission. They urge a resident warden at Chateau and changes in area closures and deer and elk seasons and posted Blackleaf reserve, with other joint-club proposals mirrored. Dick Conklin donated a fishing pole prize for a high school magpie drive as wildlife films impressed about 40 attendees.
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Teton Sportsmen’s Association
Legion Hall
Jim Hamilton
Walter Allen
Fish and Game Commissioner
Helena
State Fish and Game Commission
Chateau
Blackleaf
Teton
Great Falls
Dick Conklin
Graduation set for 32 Chateau seniors on May 25
Thirty two seniors of Chateau high school will receive diplomas at graduation exercises scheduled Friday night May 25 in the high school auditorium. The class of 44 includes 15 boys and 17 girls with two sets of identical twins. Honors will be awarded to top graduates and several special prizes. Bacalaureate sermon is set for May 20 at 8 pm by Rev. Harold L. Engdahl, with music by the school department. Commencement speaker will be Linus J. Carleton of Montana State University Missoula.
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Flora Eileen Graham
Chateau High School
Montana
State University
Missoula
Miss Graham
American Legion
Harold L. Engdahl
Supt
R. C. Graham
Linus J. Carleton
Montana State University
Merrick to Teach at State University in Summer
Nellie L. Merrick, principal of the Chateau grade school, will teach at Montana State University Missoula during the first six weeks of the 1951 summer session. She will offer two courses in elementary education for graduates, experienced teachers, and advanced undergraduates. Merrick earned her BA from the university in 1929.
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Nellie L. Merrick
Chateau
Montana State University
Missoula
Department of Education
Miss Merrick
The
State University
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Ta Tatran
Boy and Girl Scout
Girl Scouts
Yeager Ranch
Henneford’s
Baseball Diamond
Airport Hill
Jasper Murray
Falls
Gibler
Dutton Meeting
Geo. Sulgrove
Moose
S. Distributing Co
Le-Rite’ Electric
Choteau Club
Holt Chevrolet Co
Nan DeRiet
Bates
Merrick
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