Alton Black Dies in Train Collision at Dutton Crossing
Alton H. Black 28 died Saturday when a Great Northern passenger train struck his Ford sedan at a Dutton Main Street crossing. Poor visibility cited. car dragged 220 feet. Coroner said no inquest. funeral held at Dutton Methodist Church with burial in Highland cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton H. Black
Great Northern
Dutton
Western Star
Black
Teton County
G. L. Banks
Western Stars
T J. Cheetham & Son
William Black
Marvin
Augusta
John J
Fal's City
Neb
Daniel L
Doubtful if 1956 election breaks absentee ballots record
Montana voters in Teton County face a near record turnout as 3 784 electors are registered for the 1956 general election with 174 absentee ballots already requested the polls open 8 am to 8 pm except in small precincts baby sitters offered by Gurl Scouts and Legion posts will post returns all night Chateau edges Cut Bank 13 12 to end season 3 3 in conference play with a 4 4 overall mark featuring players and captains listed plus statewide candidate slate covering Eisenhower Stevenson Nixon Kefauver Aronson Olsen Gusman Cannon and other offices with an anti diversion highway amendment up for a vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
G. E. Monkman
Acantha
District Court
Court House
American Legion Post
Legion Hall
Thelma Schiller
Bert Meadows
Chateau
Valier
Cut Bank
Conrad
Wolves
Panthers
Bulldogs
Anal
Dee Foxworthy
Greg Whipple
Dave Jones
Jay Dunckel
Lee Nordahl
Duke Crary
Bill Halvorson
Jack Schrock
Jerry McLoughlin
Harvey Hanson
Phil Young
Tony Jaconetty
Bob Hickman
Ken Rustad
Dick Clark
Bill Alzheimer
Jim Huffman
Don Baumeartner
Harold Yeager
Il Breere
Keith George
Gene Depner
Teton
Dwight D Eisenhower
Republcan
Adlair Stevenson
United States
Richard Nixon
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
Orvin B
Fyjare
Big Timber
Montana
LeRoy Anderson
Hugo Aronson
Arnold Olsen
George M. Gusman
Dillon
Paul Cannon
Butte
Edna J. Hinman
Frank Murray
Forrest Anderson
Michael O'Connell
George A. Davis
Repubican
Horace F. Casey
John J Holmes
Alex Cunningham
Railroad and Public Service
Leonard C Young
Lou Boedecker
Mary M.condon
Harriet Miller
Montana Supreme Court
Albert H. Angstman Hugh
Adair James D
Freebourn
E. K. Cheadle
R. M Hattersley
Ninth Judicial District
Snow Ends Montana Dry Spell After Weekend Storm
A late fall dry spell ends as a weekend snowstorm sweeps Montana. Weather reporter Ray Kelly notes 4 inches of snow on Saturday with 0.23 inches moisture, and 10 inches on West Yellow Stone. Chains were required on high passes and traffic backed up on McDonald Pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Ray Kelly
McDonald Pass
U. S. Highway No .10 N
West Yellow Stone
Chateau
Funeral Rites For J Janke At St Pauls
John Janke 70 Fairfield area farmer dies after a week long illness. Funeral held at St Pauls Lutheran church Fairfield with Rev E E Tollefson officiating. Survivors include four daughters and three sons, ten grandchildren, burial at St Pauls Cemetery. Banks Funeral Home directed. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Janke
Fairfield Area
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Fairfield Beach
E. E. Tollefson
Russia
North Dakota
Rosena Steadle
Teton County
Janice
Teton Memorial Hospital
Lutheran Church
Emil Neiffer
Fairfield
Alvin Flegal
Escaron
Calif
Joe Parrish
Billy Rash
Great Falls
Otto Janke
Lodi
Waldemar Janke
Big Timber
Edwin
Colonial Heights
Reinhold Schott
Glendive
St. Paul's Cemetery
Banks Funeral Home
Robert Neiffer
Emanuel Graf
Jacob Schmidt
Jake Dirkes
Obert Lee
William Schock
GTA Meeting at Moose Hall Details Year’s GTA Report
The GTA Line Elevator Patron's Association annual meeting in Chateau begins at 8 p.m. in Moose Hall. A year end report to May 31 1956 and discussions on marketing and legislation follow. Delegates report on the St Paul December 1955 stockholders meeting and the Great Falls January 1956 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GTA
Chateau
Moose Hall
St. Paul
Minn
Great Falls
Great Palls
Senior Class Play Books and Crooks Slated for Nov Nine
The senior class of 57 presents a three act farce titled Books and Crooks on November 9 at 8 00 pm in the high school auditorium. The cast includes Principal Henry David Jones Miss Hamilton Arlene Depner Raymond the Prof and others as listed in the program. A bank robber incident ends with the principal detained. Mrs Tom Hemmond travels to Washington DC to visit relatives and will return in about a week.
Jim Cheetham Named VP of State Hardware Group
James A. Cheetham, owner of Dutton hardware and implement, was chosen as vice president of the Montana Hardware Implement Association at the closing session of its 48th annual convention in Great Falls. Other officers include Gerald M. Manion Kais Grendive and M. E. Davey of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Cheetham
Dutton Hardware and Implement
Montana Hardware Implement Association
Great Falls
Gerald M
Bud) Manion
Kais Grendive
M. E. Davey
Colum
Unique Turkey Shoot Sponsored by Boosters Club
The Chateau Booster's Club hosts a turkey shoot bowling fundraiser at A and E Lanes beginning Saturday and running through Sunday November 25. Participants aim for a three game series hitting the magic numbers 297 348 309 451 501 552 or 597 as explained to the paper. An extra dollar entry fee supports the local school booster club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Sundiay
VEW Waffle Supper Set for November 5
Veterans of Foreign Wars Howard E. Anderson Post 4605 announce an annual waffle supper on election day November 6 from 5 to 8 pm at the Legion hall. Patrons will receive all the waffles they can eat. Mrs. Clara Withee of Conrad visited briefly in Choteau last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard E. Anderson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Legion Ha
Clara Withee
Conrad
Choteau
Weather Delays Legion Parade at District 8 Convention
Stormy weather reduced attendance to about 100 of 250 for the District No. 8 Legion convention hosted by Legion Post No. 6. Parade canceled and Junior Drum and Gun Corps from Great Falls could not perform. Leaders from state posts spoke at the business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District No. 8 Legion
Legion Post No. 6
Junior Legion Drum and Gunl Corps of
Great Falls
Deadline set for European and overseas Christmas mail
Postmaster C. Gibson Monkman warns that Christmas packages destined for Europe must be mailed by November 10. South and Central America should also mail by that date. Surface mail bound for Africa and the Near East was urged to go today to ensure Christmas delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
South
Central America
C. Gibson Monkman
Africa
Near East
Cheteau Dutton Represented at Luther League Convention
Zion Lutheran church in Lewistown hosted the Rocky Mountain District Luther League convention from October 25 to 28. The event featured addresses by Rev. Gordon Smedsrud and Rev. Edward C Goetz, Bible study, a banquet, chorale concert, and a reformation rally at Zion and Fergus County high school. Chateau Dutton parish delegates included Christine Cheetham and Pastor A B Gravdal among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus County High School
Zion Lutheran Church
Chateau-Dutton Lutheran
Christine Cheetham
Judy Davison
Lynn Curtis
Kathy Johnson
Merle Odden
Penny Dahlin
Clarice Wright
Harvey Hanson
Becko Wilson
Jim Huffman
Pam Bleecker
Ray Erickson
B Gravdal
Bynum student elected to WSC Bookstore Board
Washington State College reports Thomas Purkett, son of C A Purkett of Bynum, elected president of the Student Bookstore Board. Purkett, a junior majoring in business administration and member of Alpha Tau Omega, will help oversee campus bookstore operations. Also noted is Frieda Schroder traveling with Mrs. Marva Green and Monte to the central states for meetings in Chicago related to home demonstration work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington State College
Thomas Purkett
C A Purkett
Bynum
WSC
Purkett
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Frieda Schroder
Marva Green
Monte
Central States
Thhey
Miss Schroder
Chicago
Pheasant Opening Day Good Across County in Montana
Opening day of the Ringneck pheasant and Hungarian partridge seasons in Montana saw clear skies and calm conditions after a snow Saturday. Deputy State Game Warden Paul Mihalovich estimated an average bag of two cock pheasants per hunter. Huns were scarce and no arrests were reported. The Augusta Game Range closed for big game, while Twin Butte near Dearborn and Blackleaf Preserve remain open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringneck
Montana
Paul Mihalovich
Augusta
Twin Butte
Dearborn
Blackleaf
H. D. Club Meeting at Chateau Home
The Chateau Home Demonstration club meets at Mrs. Tom Dellno’s home with Mrs. Redmond assisting on Tuesday November 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Home Demonstration Club
Tom Dellno
Redmond
State Senator LeRoy Anderson Addresses Capacity Crowd
State Senator LeRoy Anderson, Democratic congressional candidate for Montana's eastern district, spoke to a capacity audience in Legion and Odd Fellows halls. D P Fabrick praised Anderson's record in the Montana Legislative Assembly and argued against dam deals that would burden taxpayers while rewarding utility stockholders. Anderson cited voting records, criticized Nixon era policies, and emphasized support for small farmers and fairness in soil payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Anderson
Montana
Legion
P Fabrek
Chateau
Bynum
Anderson
Montana Legislative Assembly
Fabrick
Aronson
Yellodam
Congress
Oponent
Nixon
Korea
TVA
Democratic Party
Tto
North Dakota
Gordon McOmber
Legislative Assembly
Bankses Return From Wisconsin Convention
Mr and Mrs G L Banks return home Friday from Milwaukee Wisconsin where Banks attended a national convention of funeral directors He was elected secretary treasurer of the National Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Banks
Milwaukee
Wis
Banks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alton Black
W Gordon McOmber
E. V Omholt
Helen J Vance
Allelma (Mickie) Shelmerdine
Homer Rowland
Howam Truchot
Leon Murphy
E. M. Bridenstine
William F' Olsen
Chateau Township
Stering de Prata
Olsen
DePrata
Sunhurst Fairfield Chateau
Conrad Ey
Valer Browning
Ens
J. Janke
St. Pauls
Books & Crooks
Tom Hemmond
Planet i
Washington, D. C
Visi
Jim Cheetham
State Association
Boosters Club
Michael D. Anderson
82 Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N. Car
Carolina Fort
John W. Anderson
Alf Hensley
Grover Schmidt
Fort Benton
Los Angeles
Russell Lindborg
Missoula
Chet Shore
Heena
Dave Shannon
Hazel Johnson
Frank Biery
Rowan
Joyce Robinson
Legionnaires
Bob Davidson
Frank Zgoda
al Hensley
Dept
Russell Lindberg
American Legion
Bob Gronberg
Sharon Jones
Pendrow
Cheteau-Dutton
H. D. Club Meeting
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