Choteau Wins Annual Northern Divisional Track Meet
Choteau High School's track team won the Northern Divisional meet at Fairfield with 74 points and seven firsts. Leroy Yeager led with multiple wins and a 440 record 53.2 seconds, while Fred Jackson set a 220 record 22.7 earlier this season. Thirteen Chateau boys qualified for the Missoula state meet after Fairfield results.
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Choteau High School
Fairfield
Choteau
Leroy Yeager
Ball
Yeager
Chateau Acantha
Fred Jackson
Jackson
Conrad
Cut Bank
Sunburst
Browning
Valier
Chateau
Floyd Joramo
Terry Kelly
Missoula
Jon Huffman
Rich
Walter Rogers Dies at Hospital in Choteau
Walter Cleo Rogers aged 70 of Choteau died Sunday at Teton Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Banks Chapel with Rev. Grant Moore. burial in Choteau Cemetery with Masonic rites. Survivors include three sons Jack Walter Jr and Charles, two daughters Norma and Jeanette, a brother Webster, a sister Ruth Moser, and thirteen grandchildren. He was a member of Choteau Lodge 44 AF and AM American Legion and the Methodist Church.
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Walter Cleo Rogers
Choteau
Teton Memorial Hospital
Banks Chapel
Grant Moore
George McKee
Tony Faltermire
Carl Gulbrandsen
Floyd McFarlane
George Hodgskiss
Joline Kessinger
Robert Miller
Jack
Walter Jr
Charles
Buffalo
Wyo
Norma Beaudean
Jeanette Gollehon
Webster
Ruth Moser
Pendrey
Rogers
Choteau Lodge No. 44
AF & AM
The
American Legion
Methodist Church
Montana Junior AAU Track Meet Heads to Choteau
Two hundred twenty two athletes from 30 towns enter the first Montana Junior Olympic AAU track meet in Choteau set for May 28. Sponsors include American Legion Post 6 Choteau Lions Club Jaycees and Chamber of Commerce. Contenders for national honors are highlighted by Wayne Estes Albert Pasley Larry Questad and Kermit Young among others.
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Montana
Choteau
C. James Smith
A.A.L
Chateau
Albert Pasley
Ennis
Larry Questad
Livingston
Sarisky
Kermit
Fairfield
Steet
State fishing season opens this Sunday
Montana kicks off general fishing season this Sunday with areas opening at 5 am except where noted. License year began May 1 and regulations, maps, and 1960 61 licenses are available. Rivers and lakes from Noxon to Eureka report strong fishing and rainbow runs on several waters.
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Montana
Fish and Game Department
Helena Fish and Game Office
Noxon
Thompson Falls
Cabinet Lakes
Clark Fork River
Sanders County
Rainbow Dog
Flathead Lake
Sophie Lake
Eureka
Great Falls
Lake Francis
Harris Lake
Tiber Reservoir
Tiber
Harris
William Briggs Dies at Falls in Montana
William E. Briggs, 72, retired farmer from Dutton, died at his Great Falls home after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held at Great Falls with Rev. Charles Nowlen officiating and burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Briggs, born September 25, 1887 in Starkweather North Dakota, moved to Montana in 1908 and is survived by his widow Rebecca two sons Ralph and William two sisters Maybelle Borgeson Aziz and May Campbell and six grandchildren.
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William E. Briggs
Dutton
Great Falls
Charles Nowlen
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Dutton Lodge No
AF & AM
Briggs
Starkweather
Dak
Montana
Rebecca
Ralph
William
Maybelle Borgeson
Phoenix
Aziz
May Campbell
Power Graduation Week Begins at Power High School
Graduation week at Power High School starts with Baccalaureate Services on Sunday at 8 p.m. in the gym led by Rev. Charles Pobanz. First National Bank president F. M. Ganey will give the commencement address on Tuesday evening. Dana Fitzgerald, school board chairman, will present diplomas to high school and eighth grade graduates. Doris Grassman and Isabelle Toeckes will deliver valedictory and salutatorian addresses.
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Power High School
Charles Pobanz
Julie Jaumotte
al Jaumotte
Beatrice Barton
al Barton
Charles G. du Bois
Thomas J. Gannon
Dominic Reed
Ed Schiller
Jim Dellno
Schiller
David Lee Alden
Andrew John Anderson
Ralph Joseph Bachmeier
Beatrice Mae Barton
Pamela Jean Bleecker
Donna Louise Cummings
Lynda Ann Cummings
Carol Jean Dale
Robert Donald Dunckel
Lois Ann Eklund
Edelane Aivera Hansmann
Fern Elaine Hughes
Frederick Joseph Jackson
Julie Leonette Jaumotte
Gail Christina Johnson
Robert Gordon Kelly
Jean Roxy LaRance
Karen Ione Lussenden
John Charles Meyers
Charles Gerald Monkman
Sharon Rae Nordahl
Judy Ann Parker
Donald James Peters
Linda Lee Rose
Dell Vern Rowley
Kali Russell
Ben Groot Dies in Chateau at 40
Ben Groot aged 40 died Tuesday in Chateau. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 PM at the Lutheran Church with military honors. No further information was available at press time.
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Ben Groot
Chateau
Young Demos Plan Monthly Meeting at Courthouse
Teton County Young Democrats will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday at the courthouse. President Tony Burgmeister said the gathering begins at 8 p.m.
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Teton County Young Demostrats
Awa Ocr
Mt i
Tony Burgmsier
High School Graduation Exercise Planned for May 24
Helena engineer H. C. Adams of Morrison and Maierle Engineering Co. notes a water project completed and repaving work to start. The graduation exercises and project timeline are outlined, with emphasis on local school and city infrastructure coordination.
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H. C. Adams
Helena
Morrison and Maierle Engineering Co
Chamber to Meet State Highway Group in Helena
Chateau Chamber of Commerce members learned at a Tuesday noon meeting that they have been offered a 2 p.m. meeting next Wednesday with the state highway commission in Helena to press for improvements on county highways, including U.S. 89 north of Pendroy and a paved link between Dutton and Chateau. The session will be attended by Al Hensley, Jerry Breen, and others. local paving plans on Main Street are timed before tourist season, with city officials planning to top coat pavement through town after highway work.
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Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Cornell
State Highway Commission
Helena
Teton County
State Commission
Pendroy
Fairfield
Dutton
Chateau
al Hensley
Jerry Breen
Highway Department
Leo Murphy
William Black
Ninth Judicial District
Shelby
Choteau
City Hall
Lewis Gray Co
Great Falls
John Richem and Co
Main Street
State Highway Department
Gus Thompson
Battin to Speak in Choteau on Friday Campaign stop
Yellowstone County lawyer James F. Battin, sole Republican candidate for the Eastern District congressional nomination, will address the Choteau audience Friday. Tim Babcock, a Yellowstone County candidate for Lieutenant Governor, will also attend with other county hopefuls as the Teton County Republican clubs host a 7 p.m. program and potluck at the upper Legion hall. Coffee will be provided and several attendance prizes will be awarded.
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James F. Battin
Yellowstone County
Choteau
Battin
Teton County
Republican Club
Republican Women’s Club
Legion Hall
Tim Babcock
Large Crowd At Eureka Lake Cleanup Draws Local Help
About 200 volunteers gathered at Eureka Lake with cooperative weather to clean the popular recreation area. Participants came from Teton County towns including Fairfield Dutton Chateau and nearby areas. The effort, though nearly complete, left only the parking area unfinished. The sponsoring Teton County Sportsmen's Assn thanked heavy equipment providers fuel donors and truck sponsors. Lunch was provided by local families and gasoline donated by a Texaco Bulk Plant operator. The group aims to keep the lake area open to the public year round and noted other fishing grounds could have stayed open with similar support.
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Eureka Lake
Ates
Teton County
Fairfield
Dutton
Chateau
Teton County Sportsmen’s Ass’n
Bob Swartzel
John Richem
Anderson Chevrolet
Mills Motors
Ray
Barney McClue
Jake Luinstra
Texaco
Sportsmen’s Association
Bean Lake
Duck Lake
Baseball Meeting At Legion Hall
All boys interested in Junior Legion baseball are urged to attend a meeting this Friday May 20 at 7 p.m. at the Legion hall with Coach Bill McCauley emphasizing participation for eligible players.
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Legion Hall
Bill McCauley
Several Building Permits Issued In City Council Meeting
City council metMonday evening at city hall and issued multiple building permits. M & A Motors received a permit for a garage addition southeast of its current building. Henry W. Smith received a permit for a fence at a residence in Sherburne's Addition. C O Juells obtained a permit for a three stall garage in Hazlett's Second Addition. Leslie E Ortel got a permit for an addition in Sherburne's Addition. George Henderson obtained a permit for a new wood fence in Sherburne's. Gus Thompson received a permit for a garage addition in Hazlett's. George Bullock secured a permit for a permanent addition to a stationary trailer in Hirschberg's. N& H Implement applied for a new machine storage warehouse east of its present building. Citizens State Bank received two permits: a 20 foot driveway to the rear parking area and a fence from the building to the alley to form a parking lot.
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City Hall
M & A Motors
Henry W. Smith
Sherburne
C. O. Juells
Hazlett
Leslie
E. Ortel
Sherburne’s
George Henderson
S. Gus Thompson
Poppy Day Proclaimed in Choteau Saturday May 21
Acting Mayor George Henderson proclaimed Saturday May 21 as Poppy Day for Choteau and vicinity. The American Legion Auxiliary members will distribute memorial poppies on the streets to honor veterans and help disabled veterans and families of the dead.
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C. S. McDonald
Choteau
American Legion Auxiliary Uni
Verna Bremer
Fred Bremer
Verna
Auxiliary
Chateau
George Henderson
D. P. Fabrick
American Legion Auxiliary
America
LeRoy Robinson Seen Calling at Great Falls Chateau
LeRoy Robinson of Great Falls was observed serving as a Chateau business caller on Tuesday, indicating his role in local commerce activity.
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LeRoy Robinson
Great Falls
Second Installment on Estate Taxes Now Due
County Treasurer Marie L. Stenson said the second installment of 1959 real estate taxes is due by 5 p.m. Tuesday May 31. Notices were mailed to owners recorded before the first Monday in March 1959. A 2 percent penalty and 8 percent interest apply after the deadline.
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Marie L. Stenson
Paul Briggs Dies in Pendroy Home
Paul Briggs died this morning at his Pendroy home. Funeral services will be held Monday at the Choteau Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Briggs
Pendroy
Choteau Methodist Church
Eighth Grade Graduation Set For Thursday Evening
Chateau Elementary plans an eighth grade graduation at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium with 60 graduates the largest class to date. A 8 30 p m reception will follow in the grade school cafeteria and a 9 30 p m movie at the Roxy Theatre.
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Chateau Elemetary School
Roxy Theatre Management
Chateau
Woodrow Wilson Ameline
Arthur William Anderson
Marc E. Anderson
James William Baker
Lauri Jane Banks
Kathy Anne
Otness Answers Published Questions On Montana Issues
Ronald Otness alone submitted answers to eleven published questions on state and local policy. He rejects sales and extra gasoline taxes, supports cautious weight distance tax debate, favors wheat commission only with a sunset clause, seeks parity for cooperatives, opposes welfare funds for striking workers, and urges government to live within its means amid an eight million dollar general fund deficit.
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Kansas
Montana
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Nashville, Ill
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Maude Bennett
A.A.U
Wayne Estes
Missouri
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Dearborn
Eureka Reservoir
Martinsdale Lake
Diversion
Gibson
Sun River
William Briggs
Falls
Chamber
Highway Group
Chateau High School
James Battin
Kathleen Theresa Maloney
Susan Kay Meadows
Dominick T. Morano Jr
Judith Y. Morris
Michael Henry Morris
Gary D. McCartney
Charles O. McFarlane
Mary Lou McFarlane
Jean- Lee McGuire
Elizabeth ‘Anne Poore
Lloyd Kendall Prather
Betty Jo Randel
Thomas Rogers
Faith Schwenke
Audrey Sheble
David L. Stott
James Nichols Sulgrove
John W. Swanson
Lawrence W. Truchot
Miriam E. Vail
John Charles van Brunt
Linda Lou Vance
Gretchen Marie Voorhees
David D. Warneke
Roger J. Weist
Jack E. Wiseman
Judith Ann Zgoda
Otness
Acantha
Ronald ‘Otness
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