CHS to Hold Dual Commencement Ceremonies
Chateau Elementary School awards 56 eighth graders at 8 p m May 27 in the high school auditorium with student speakers, diplomas by L C Burns, invocation by Rev A Bernard Gravdal, and performances. Helena attorney Paul Keller to address Chateau High School May 28 at 8 p m with topic Responsibilities of Citizenship.
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Chateau Elementary
L. C
Helena
Paul T. Keller
Chateau High School
Kathleen Stokes
Linda Vance
C. Fred Crowe
Phyllis Rice
Keller
Ed Schiller
Chateau Schools
Robert Gronberg
Schiller
Dan Hansen
Ivy
Rev. Crowe
Miss Vance
Hazel Detra Abbott
David Cory Anderson
Donna Lee Burt
Ann Leslie
Augusta Resident Lon H Smith Dies at 80
Lon Harrison Smith 80 a retired Montan a mail carrier died Monday. Funeral services were held in Augusta Community Church with Rev. C Fred Crowe officiating. He was born June 20 1882 in Lindon Missouri and came to Montana in 1904 and Augusta in 1934. He married Birdella Stevens in 1902 at Garrison Missouri. He was a Helena Eagles Lodge member. Survivors include widow a son M B Glendive a daughter Monida Gray Van Wert Ohio a brother Lennie Ozark Missouri a sister Addie Melton Springfield Missouri a grandchild and two great grandchildren. Eagles Lodge rites followed at 2 p m Pallbearers were Fred Page Dave Udene John Manix John Ebert John Olsen and Richard Weisner.
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Lon Harrison Smith
Augusta
Augusta Community Church
C. Fred Crowe
Smith
Lindon
Montana
Garrison
Birdella Stevens
Helena
Monida Gray
van Wert
Ohio
Lennie
Ozark
Addie Melton
Springfield
Eagles Lodge
Fred Page
Dave Udene
John Manix
John Ebert
John Olsen
Richard Weisner
Acantha to Publish Early Next Week
The Acantha will publish on Wednesday of next week due to Memorial Day. All correspondents must submit copy by Monday as operations shift forward one day and advertisers should have copy ready for Monday for early sales outreach.
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Acantha
Dauwalder Family Visits Cha teau From Great Falls
Mr and Mrs Bob Dauwalder and their son Mike of Great Falls spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Chateau visiting Mrs Irene McManus.
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Bob Dauwalder
Mike
Great Falls
Chateau
Irene McManus
Petersen Dies Friday at His Home in Choteau
Werner Carl Petersen 62 of Cho teau died at his home Friday. Funeral services were held Monday in Banks Funeral chapel Choteau. He was born April 16 1901 in Graettinger Iowa and came to Montana in 1926. He owned Pete's Ice Cream and Choteau Creamery and retired in 1957. He leaves a son Jack Fort Benton and daughter Donna Neal Augusta with two grandchildren. He was a World War I veteran and Masonic member.
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Werner Carl Petersen
Great Falls
Choteau
Choteau Creamery
Bruckert Ranch
Augusta
Petersen
Masonic Lodge
Forest Service Advisory Group
Jack
Fort Benton
Donna Neal
Donald
David Neal
M. C. Petersen
Estherville
Henry J
Graettinger
Marvin
V. P
Spring Valley
Calif
Anna Lundervold
Evelyn Burton
Reed Point
Nels Hemstad
Dutton
Doug Morrison
Robert Speck
Alfred Coster
Robert Cooney
Helena
Wymond Duncan
Robert Miller
Henry Weist
Kenneth Gleason
Gilbert Richardson
Rod Kendall
George Roskie
Legion Unit to Hold Memorial Day Rites
The Choteau American Legion Post will hold Memorial Day services at Choteau Cemetery on Thursday May 30. Services begin at 11 am with Leo Pierre as chairman and a guest speaker scheduled to appear.
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Choteau
Bible School Slated At Lutheran Church
Summer Bible school begins June 3 at Trinity Lutheran Church announced by co chairwoman Mrs Fred Meadows. Sessions run 9 11 30 am and 1 3 pm mornings for kindergar ten and nursery children. Eligibility includes nursery and kindergar ten in Sunday School this year and first seven grades. New enrollees welcome with information by letters to parents. Contact Mrs Meadows or Mrs Marjorie Saylor.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Fred Meadows
Meadows
Marjorie Saylor
Great Falls Families Visit Magee Kin Over Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Roxie Clark and Mrs. Earl Kelly and sons from Great Falls spent the weekend with the women's parents Mr. and Mrs. Walt Magee, enjoying time together.
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Roxie Clark
Earl Kelly and Sons
Great Falls
Walt Magee
Choteau Airport Improvement Moves Forward
The Choteau Airport Commission announced FAA and Montana Aeronautics approval of a 44000 plan to extend and blacktop the main runway. The project includes a 600 foot runway extension, a taxi strip, a larger service apron, fire protection water line, added lighting, and zoning for private commercial and municipal use with FAA covering about 53 percent of costs. Montana will offer a 20000 loan. county funding via a four year ¾ mill levy is planned pending county approval. bids could be let in June.
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Choteau Airport
Federal Aeronautics Admin
FAA
Howard
Montana Aeronautics Commission
Airport Commission
Teton County Board of County Commissioners
Nine Chateau Students Named to Display at State Fair
Nine Chateau High School students were named to display at the Montana State Fair science achievement program sponsored by the Anaconda Company in Great Falls. Choteau and nearby towns contributed 47 entries from 14 communities with scholarships totaling up to 500 for first place. Judges come from Montana colleges and the university. more than 30,000 visitors viewed the exhibits last year.
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Chateau High School
The
Anaconda Company
Montana
Great Falls
Choteau
Chateau
Jean C. Chalmers
Leslie Chalmers
Charles A. Shannon
David L. Shannon
David R. Dellno
Robert Dellno
Grant E. Gormley
Robert W. Gormley
David A. Shannon
James N. Sulgrove
James M. Sulgrove
Ronald L. Pierre
Leo Pierre
Janet M. Wood
Harold W. Wood
Ronald R. Talmage
Eugene R. Talmage
Havre
L. J. Ingvalson
Mrs Weist 77 Dies After Illness In Montana
Mrs Henry Weist 77 died Sunday at Teton Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Chateau Methodist Church with Rev C Fred Crowe officiating. Born Christina Zimbelman in Germany on Nov 30 1885 she came to the United States in 1892 and later homesteaded near Agawam. She lived in Choteau since 1947 and was a member of the Choteau Methodist Church and the VFW Auxiliary. Survived by husband three sons Arthur Ernest and Raymond two daughters Royal Eastwood and Henrietta Cook a sister Lida Gemar twelve grandchildren a great grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Burial in Choteau Cemetery.
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Henry Weist
Teton Memorial Hospital
Chateau Methodist Church
C. Fred Crowe
Christina Zimbelman
Germany
United States
St. Francis
Kaw
Montana
Choteau
Henry Zimbelman
George Gemar
Edwin Gemar
Alvin Forsman
Emil Schlepp
Ed Mowbray
Ed Weikum
John Keller
George Seufert
Nick Vlinker
Martin Gronberg
O. M. Johnson
H. H. Wuest
Paul Kropp
Formal Applications Available to Parents
Parents outside School District No. 1 must file formal applications for their children to attend Chateau Elementary School next year. Applications due by July 1. Forms available at the county superintendent of schools office or from Olsen, clerk.
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Chateau
W. F. Olsen
Olsen
Mr and Mrs Killer Visit Relatives in Great Falls
Mr and Mrs Ray Killer and family of Great Falls visited her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Ken Farmer and family on Sunday.
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Ray Killer
Great Falls
Ken Farmer
Choteau Bulldogs Star in Northern B Meet Finish
Choteau placed fourth with 38 points as Conrad led with Tom Welker scoring 19 of 47 for the Cowboys. Welker won the 100, 220, and low hurdles and helped Conrad’s relay. Gollehon led Choteau with a pole vault title and multiple placements.
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Choteau Bulldogs
Choteau
Cut Bank
Conrad
Tom Welker
Cowboys
Shelby
Fairfield
Chateau
Browning
Walier
Sunburst
Welker
Ron Gollehon
Gollehon
Dave Stott
Gary Dunckel
Mike Shoquist
Funeral Rites for Walter Lemmon Held in Choteau Church
Walter Lemmon 42 a Choteau area farmer died last Wednesday at Fort Harrison Hospital Helena services conducted Saturday at Choteau Methodist Church by Rev C Fred Crowe He was born March 6 1921 in Lowry and lived near Premium Center Farmington before 1950 marriage to Inez Shelmerdine Oct 2 1950 in Coeur d Alene Idaho served in WWII and belonged to C James Smith Post American Legion Survivors include widow three children three sisters and two brothers Pallbearers named Don Rice Alex Zier Harry Agee Howard Truchot Carl Field and Leon Gollehon.
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Walter Lemmon
Choteau Methodist Church
C. Fred Crowe
Lemmon
Fort Harrison Hospital
Helena
Lowry
Premium Center
Farmington
Inez Shelmerdine
Coeur d’ Alene
Idaho
J Crawford Elected To Stockgrower Post In Montana
Jim Crawford, Chateau rancher, was elected to a two year term as one of 10 state directors of the Montana Stockgrowers Association during the 798th annual convention in Billings. He will represent the northwestern area of the state with other Chateau residents in attendance.
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Jim Crawford
Montana Stockgrowers Association
Billings
Crawford
Teton County
Carl Man
Woody. Armstrong
J. C. Salmond
Ted Saylor
Missionary to Speak at Choteau Baptist Mission Church
A missionary from the Los Angeles Hebrew Mission will speak at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, at the Choteau Baptist Mission Church, the former Episcopal Church building. Slides will be shown and the public is invited to attend.
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A. M. Kurkowske
Los Angeles
Reisch Urges Business Support for Local Hospitality Conference
Duane Reisch president of the Chateau Chamber of Commerce urges members and employees to attend the Hospitality Conference on Monday June 3 at 8 15 p m in lower Legion hall. The program includes three presentations on serving tourists and approaches to the tourist trade with an out of town speaker expected to discuss the 65 tourist plan and Montana Centennial. Further, attendees will learn about local tourist spots and accommodations.
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Duane Reisch
Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Lower Legion Hall
Reisch
State Advertising Department
Montana
Chateau
Gale Isakson
Crazy Days
Milton McNea
Marl Faurote
Bob Amick
al Hensley
Washington
Choteau
Leo Murphy
Northwest
Rural Grade School Track Meet Set for Choteau
Choteau and Fairfield American Legion Posts sponsor the Rural Grade School track meet at Choteau on Saturday starting at 9 am. Nearly 100 boys and girls from seven rural schools including Bynum Pendroy Greenfield Awgan Farmington Golden Ridge and Pleasant Ridge compete. Ribbons awarded per event and a trophy to the top scoring school. Stan Rathman is meet manager. Chateau Legion Post serves a noon lunch with concessions throughout the day.
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Choteau
Fairfield American Legion Posts
Bynum
Péndroy
Greenfield
Agawam
Farmington
Golden Ridge
Pleasant Ridge
Stan Rathman
Chateau Legion Post
County and Nation Vote Against Wheat Referendum
Teton county joins the nation in defeating the 1963 wheat referendum. Local results show 671 for and 565 against after absentee ballots. National totals were 545,776 yes and 566,851 no with 1,238 of 1,815 eligible voters casting ballots.
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Teton County
ASCE
Chateau
Bole
Fairfield
Beck
Bynum
Power
Farmington
Dutton
Collins
Agawam
Diamond Valley
Pendroy
Greenfield
Youths to Compete In District 3 Rodeo
District 3 High School rodeo entries total 93 with 57 boys and 36 girls registering. The Choteau Jaycees sponsor the June 8 and 9 event in Choteau, with contestants from Whitlash to Billings aiming for state hopes.
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Choteau Jaycees
Choteau
Whitlash
Billings
Rodeo
Knights Templar to Attend Ascension Sunday Service in Choteau
Knights Templar from Great Falls Shelby and Choteau will attend Ascension Sunday services at Choteau Methodist Church on Sunday May 26 at 11 am. Afterward all Sir Knights are invited to a potluck dinner in the Choteau Masonic Temple.
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Knights Templar
Great Falls
Shelby
Choteau
Ascension
Choteau Methodist Church
Choteau Masonic Temple
Gotch Jacobs Enjoys Weekend in Kalispel
Mr and Mrs Gotch Jacobs spent last weekend in Kalispel visiting friends and sightseeing around local sights.
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Mrs. Gotch Jacobs
Kalispel
Trio Involved In Car Mishap South of Town
Stanley Kipp 33 a Browning tribal council member treated for shock and facial lacerations after a two vehicle crash south of Chateau. Joe Carlson another council member and a 15 year old girl were in a 1960 compact that left U S 89 struck a power pole and ended in a barrow pit. Kipp and the girl were taken to Browning hospital after Chateau treatment. Carlson uninjured. Officer Helf issued Kipp a citation for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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Stanley Kipp
Browning
Teton Memorial Hospital
Chateau
Kipp
Joe Carlson
U. S. 89
Montana Fish and Game Station
Barrow Pit
Henry Helf
Browning Hospital
Helf
Carlson
Hi ‘l
Montana
Billings
Fire crews quell car blaze at City Limit Garage
Chateau firemen responded to a call at the City Limit Garage where a parked car owned by James Nesbit caught fire under the hood. The blaze was extinguished and the vehicle sustained light damage.
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Chateau
City Limit
James Nesbit
Chateau City Council weighs leash law amid town inquiries
The Chateau City Council discussed establishing a dog leash law as the growing season approaches and planned to study leash laws in other small towns. They postponed final action pending meetings with county and airport authorities and approved bonds for city officials. Mosquito control workers were advised to consult Cascade county and Great Falls on new techniques, and irrigation hours were set to begin May 27 with specific daily watering times. The noon siren withdrawal was noted.
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Chateau City
Teau
County Commissioners and Airport Commission
James Sulgrove
William Irwin
Ron Pierre
Don Reiner
Cascade County
Great Falls
Sulgrove
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Robert Michael Dellwo
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Randall Erickson
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Sharman Field
Donald Gordon
Alfreda Gray
Dianne Gronberg
Kenneth Gruenhagen
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Hope Hensley
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Ronnie Hughes
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Lenore
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State Board of Medical Examiners
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Hoptown
Chohaat Conrad
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Hanusa
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