Memorial Day Services Set Monday at Chateau Cemetery
About 150 people are expected at 10 45 am memorial services Monday at Chateau Cemetery. Rev William Morley will give the address. The event is hosted by the C James Smith Post American Legion the Howard C Anderson Post VFW and Auxiliaries. Everett Sassa will lead a bugler salute and the Star Spangled Banner with Robert Gronberg. Wreath by Cornelius Kooyman with poppy placing led by Mrs Lorna Huffman and Mrs Lorena Drugge. Gordon Monkman reads veteran obits 1965 66. A firing squad under Grant Curtis will fire the salute and taps by Sassa. Office closures follow.
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Chateau Cemetery
William Morley
C. James Smith Post
American Legion
Howard C. Anderson Fost
Veterans of Foreign Wars
George Higgins Jr
The
Legion Auxiliary
Lorena Drugge
VFW
Grant Curtis
Sassa
Entries Still Coming In For JC Rodeo
District 3 Montana High School Rodeo set for June 4 and 5 at Choteau grounds with more than 10 events. George Ortner chairs the event sponsored by Choteau Jaycees and lists saddle bronc bareback bulldogging bull riding cow cutting break away roping pole bending barrel racing parade queen contest and a Saturday dance at the city pavilion. Competitors from Big Sandy Wolf Creek Stanford and Lewistown are expected.
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Montana
Choteau Rodeo Grounds
George Ortner
Choteau Jaycees
City Pavilion
Ortner
Big Sandy
Wolf Creek
Stanford
Lewistown
Funeral Mass Set Saturday For M. Duffey
Marcus Duffey 62 of San Bernardino Calif died last week after a heart attack. Funeral mass at 10 am Saturday at St Josephs Chateau with burial at Choteau Cemetery military honors. Survivors include sister Mrs H M Montgomery San Diego and brother John T Duffey Choteau.
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Chateau
Marcus Duffey
San Bernardino
Calif
Duffey
St. Joseph's
Choteau Cemetery
Banks Funeral Home
Nevis
Minn
Choteau High School
Western Montana College
Anaconda
Great Falls
Army
Lockheed Aiircraft
Burbank
H. M. Montgomery
San Diego
John T. Duffey
Choteau
Caretaking tips for Memorial Day graves at Chateau
With Memorial Day near, residents receive grave decorating tips to ease caretaking at Chateau. Avoid artificial flowers in turf which hinder mowing or in empty wind prone containers. Use large containers with gravel or sand to keep blooms stable. Cut artificial stems at home to remove wire and lessen cleanup. Gravel is available at the cemetery.
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Chateau Cemetery
Engineer Bill Perry Departs for Helena Post in Parks Division
Bill Perry left Tuesday for Helena to work in the engineering field of the Parks and Recreation Division of the State Fish and Game Department. His wife and sons will join him in Helena shortly.
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Bill Perry
Helena
Parks and Recreation Division
State Fish and Game Department
Baker Adds Name to List Seeking Offices
Chester O. Baker filed for county assessor in the Aug. 16 primary, lifting the candidate pool to ten for party nominations. He seeks a third term. Albert Becker said he plans to file in June for sheriff. County officials except the clerk of district court expire this year. July 7 is the filing and voter registration deadline for the Aug. 12 election.
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Chester O. Baker
Baker
Albert Becker
Acantha
Becker
Teton County
Miss Spears Finishes In Top Five As Educator
Sandra Spears an English and social studies teacher at Chateau Elementary placed in the top five in the Outstanding Young Educator competition sponsored by Montana Jaycees. She earned the honor at the State Jaycee convention in Helena after earlier being named Choteau's outstanding young educator in January.
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Sandra Spears
Chateau Elementary
Montana Jaycees
Miss Spears
Helena
Choteau
Choteau Jaycees
Montana State University
The
College of Great Falls
Western Montana College
University of Montana
287 Caravan States Stop in Choteau
Members of the National 287 Highway Association from Louisiana Texas Oklahoma Colorado Wyoming and Montana will be in Choteau on Wednesday June 8 as part of the 287 caravan leaving Laramie Wyoming June 3. The convoy will depart Choteau after lunch and head north to Dawson Creek British Columbia arriving June 11. Cars from this area may join for the final leg. The U S 287 Highway Association runs from Port Arthur Texas to Chateau and was designated 287 from West Yellowstone to Chateau. U S 90 from Port Arthur to Tallahassee has applied for 287 membership as has Canada from the border to Dawson Creek.
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National 287 Highway Association
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Choteau
287
Laramie
Wyo
Dawson Creek
B. C
U. S. 287 Highway Association
Port Arthur
Tex
Chateau
West Yellowstone
U. S. 90
Tallahassee
Fla
U.S
CHS Graduates Largest Class At Tuesday's Commencement
Sixty two Choteau High School seniors earned diplomas in Tuesday’s commencement, a new record surpassing the 1965 class. Nine graduates received honors as scholarships totaling over 1700 dollars were awarded to listed students for college and technical programs.
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CHS
Choteau High School
Choteau
CHS to Offer Summer Reading Improvement Program
Chateau High School will run a nine week reading improvement course starting June 13. Open to any high school student or current eighth grader, the program aims to boost reading skills for all readers and awards half a credit upon completion. Dominic Reed will teach, under Title I funding, with about 50 students invited and a goal of at least 25 enrollment.
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Chateau High School
Ed Schiller
Schiller
Dominic Reed
Choteau Elementary
Time Running Out For Fireworks Fund
Time is running out for contributions to the Chateau July 4 fireworks display fund. Mrs. Robert Dellno reported the fund totals $162.75, about half the goal, and the deadline for ordering fireworks is mid June. Contributions from individuals and businesses are welcome and may be left at Bob's Ford Sales or the Acantha.
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Robert Dellno
Acantha
Chateau
Dellno
Bob's Ford Sales
Voices of wisdom guide Chateau High 1966 graduates
Mrs. Rosalea Fox urged the Chateau High School class of 1966 to use education, goals and dreams as their compass. She spoke of life’s journey, death as a last phase, and each graduate as a unique observation post who can move the world by sharing their inner reality.
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Rosalea Fox
Chateau High School
Final Rites Held in Dutton for Mrs Mehl
Mrs Oscar Mehl 73 of Dutton died May 25 after four weeks in a Great Falls hospital. Funeral held Friday at Bethany Lutheran Church with Rev Roger Harmon officiating. Interment in Dutton Cemetery. Survivors include widower. two daughters Phyllis Goodmundson and Margaret Payne. sisters Anna Benson and Esther Benson. brother Arthur Benson. nine grandchildren.
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Oscar
Mabelle) Mehl
Dutton
Bethany Lutheran Church
Roger Harmon
Dutton Cemetery
Mehl
Great Falls
Maple Plain
Minn
Mehls
Princeton
Darrell
Phyllis) Goodmundson
Margaret Payne
Vallejo
Calif
Anna Benson
Esther Benson
Kansas City
Kam
Arthur Benson
McDonald of MSU Travels Home for Son’s Choteau High Graduation
R. D. McDonald, a student at Montana State University in Bozeman, returned home on Tuesday to attend the graduation of his son Daniel from Choteau High School.
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R. D. McDonald
MSU
Bozeman
Daniel
Choteau High School
Greenfield Wins Rural Track Meet Honors Cup
Greenfield ran away with the team trophy in the Legion rural school track meet at Chateau scoring 184 points to lead Farmington 88 44 in second. Bruce Hadley a nine year old from Greenfield won the cup with 25 points and Karen Kindal 11 from Greenfield led the girls with 21 points. More than 100 rural youngsters competed as Stan Rathman directed the meet sponsored by Chateau and Fairfield Legion Posts, with next year in Fairfield.
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Greenfield
Legion Rural
Chateau
Farmington
Golden Ridge
Pendroy
Bynum
Bruce Hadley
Hadley
Karen Kindal
Stan Rathman
Legion
Chateau and
Fairfield Legion Posts
Fairfield
Choteau enters Montana Betterment Contest
Choteau is among 31 Montana towns in the Montana Chamber of Commerce Betterment Contest. The entry in the 1,001-5,000 population category was accepted May 23 by chamber president Jack Rogers after a letter from Ken Larson. Larson will visit Choteau June 14 or 15 to meet the community development steering committee.
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Choteau
Montana
Montana Chamber of Commerce
Jack Rogers
Choteau Chamber
Ken Larson
Larson
Pee Wee and Little League Open Soon
The Chateau Little League and Pee Wee League start after about a week of practice. Little League meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 36 p.m. at the Legion diamond by the city park. Pee Wee practice is Monday May 30 at 6 30 p.m. at the grade school diamond. Players pay $2 for insurance and bring it to the next session. New diamonds are progressing, with work still to finish.
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Chateau Little League
Legion
Trail Construction Begins in Teton Ranger District
The Teton Ranger District of Lewis and Clark National Forest has started trail building in Reardon Gulch and will move to Birch Creek after Memorial Day. The district seeks workers to join the trail crews and requests interested men contact the district ranger's office in Choteau.
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Teton
Absence of Moisture May Become Critical in Teton County
County Agent Raymond Kelly warns drought conditions threaten crops and range grass. Small grain suffers from low moisture and slow growth while irrigated fields rely on water availability. Frost damage and pest bites from wireworms and cutworms add to losses. long-term spraying is required for wireworms. Some winter wheat has been reseeded, with more needed later.
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Teton County
Raymond Kelly
Kelly
WW I Veterans To Tour Malmstrom AFB
About 21 World War I veterans will tour the missile control center at Malmstrom Air Force Base on Wednesday June 1. The trip is arranged by the American Legion post, with cooperation from Col Rex Dowtin and Lt Col Hal Beery. Veterans should contact J. H. Robinson to participate.
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Missile Control Center
Malmstrom Afb
J. H. Robinson
Department
Air Force
Rex Dowtin
341St Strategic Missile Wing
Hal Beery
12Th Strategic Missile Squadron
Oliver Carroll
Choteau Post
Choteau Legion Club
Malmstrom
Armstrong Lyon
Base Officers Club
Chateau
Robinson
Legion
Adolph Arensmeyer
J. C. Beck
J. W. Breen
George Coffey
Jack Duffey
Rolland Ferris
Jesse Gleason
Martin Gronberg
Ted Halvorson
George Higgins Sr
C. Kooyman
Paul Kropp
Guy Miller
Gordon Monkman
Cecil Passmore
Casper Peterson
Charles Purkett
Walter Scott
Frank Stearns
Fred Swenson
Gregor Tangen
Finley to Leave Choteau High for Washington School
Albert Finley, CHS science instructor, will resign to take a position in a Washington state school. He informed the Choteau School Board and spoke at a Lions Club meeting about his teaching philosophy and recent trips to New York and Texas. Lions member Bob Erickson was inducted, and plans for a pool project and summer work day were announced.
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Albert Finley
Choteau
CHS
Washington
Choteau Lions Club
Finley
Chateau
D. P. Fabrick
Lions
New York
Texas
Bob Erickson
Arnold C. Hanusa
Stan Rathman
Lions Club
Rathman
Blaze Destroys Auto Seat At Big Sky Motel
About 10 Chateau Volunteer firemen answered an alarm around 2 am to the Big Sky Motel to extinguish a fire blamed on a cigarette. The blaze nearly burned the front seat of an auto owned by a motel guest, with flames stopped in about ten minutes.
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Chateau
Big Sky
Banis and Sabo Shine in State Interscholastic Meet
Mis soula saw Chateau athletes Banis and Doug Sabo lead in Class B events. Sabo cleared 12 feet to win the pole vault while Banis topped 6 feet 1 inch in the high jump. Chateau scored 10 points, placing sixth. Conrad won with 43. Twelve Bulldogs qualified for the state meet, led by Banis, Sabo and teammates Shan non, Peebles, Yeager, Waltermire, Massey, Sabo, Beaudeau, Wiseman and Lehnerz.
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Chateau
Missoula
Doug Sabo
LeRoy Banis
Conrad
Bulldogs
Banis
Charles Shannon
John Peebles
Gerry Yeager
Jim Waltermire
Dennis Massey
Cliff Sabo
Paul Beaudeau
Russ Wiseman
Ron Lehnerz
Mrs Porter's Services Held In Conrad
Funeral services for Mary W. Porter 92 were held at Wyse Funeral Chapel in Conrad with Rev. Jackson Gilliam of Great Falls officiating Burial took place in Hillside Cemetery Conrad She died Friday in Teton Memorial Hospital Born in 1874 near Aberdeen Scotland she married George D Porter in 1896 They settled in Porter Beach and founded the town of Porter She was postmistress there from 1905 to 1912 Survivors include two sons George H Pendrey and Ervin V Mitchell a daughter Heather Crumny a sister Ann Thompson
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Mary W. Porter
Wyse
Conrad
Jackson Gilliam
Great Falls
C. Fred Crowe
Hillside
Teton Memorial Hospital
Aberdeen
Scotland
George D. Porter
Montana
Porter Beach
Porter
Choteau
Conrad Order of the Eastern Star
Choteau Rebekah Lodge
George H., Pendrey
Ervin V. Mitchell
Clatskanixe
Ore
Heather Crumny
Courtney
B.C
Ann Thompson
A and K Lanes to Close for Summer Renovation
A and K Lanes will close Saturday night after mixed doubles as owner Arvid Sundet plans resurfacing. Lanes reopen in late August. Mrs. Marie Bailey of Clearfield Utah visited brother and sister-in-law Mr and Mrs Leo Pierre on Friday.
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Chuck Erdman
Rochester
Minn
Ruby Clark
Jim Peters
Kennewick
Wash
Arvid Sundet
Sundet
Marie Bailey
Clearfield
Utah
Leo Pierre
Choteau Youth Trackers Head to State Junior Olympics
Twenty two Choteau boys aged 17 and under travel to Helena for the seventh annual Junior Olympics. About 600 youngsters are expected to compete with Choteau entries in midgets juniors intermediates and seniors including Doug Sabo and Gerry Yeager among contenders. AAU sponsors include the American Legion Lions Club Chamber of Commerce Jaycees and VFW.
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Choteau
Helena
AAU
Stan Rathman
Doug Sabo
Missoula
Bozeman
Gerry Yeager
Yeager
Montana
Paul Beaudeau
Chateau
Tim Cook
John Nordhagen
Andy Jordan
Doug Ferris
Larry Schilling
Bill Smith
Dan Rogers
Russ Davis
Lonnie Kelly
Terry Martin
John Camden
Steve Snyder
Ron Lehnert
Ed Jensen
Tim McCartney
Dick Zier
Cliff Sabo
Rudy Ameline
Russ Wiseman
Ed Bouma
American Legion
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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JC Rodeo
M. Duffey
Spears
Ated
Carol Jean Alzheimer
Susan Faith Anderson
Karen Kay Buchanan
Pamela Ann Erickson
Christie Ethel Field
Sally Rae Meadows
Karen Gail Peck
Mary Jolene Ramaker
Diana Sunder
Alice Stott
Montana Beauty College
June Gray
Northern Montana College
Myrna Pierre
Seattle University
Betty Johensen
Dental Nurses College of California
Karen Buchanan
State Board of Education
Carol Alzheimer
Karen Peck
University of Chicago
Haynes Foundation
Montana Press Association
Poppy Girl
Holly Higgins
George H. ‘Higgins
John Dunckel
Miss Higgins
Dunckel
Betterment
Choteau High
Blaze
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