Bigger School More Teachers Claimed Need
Supt. Robert Graham spoke to the Choteau Lions about a state school reorganization program. He noted Montana public school pupils rose from 10 000 in 1945 to 14 000 last year and predicted two teachers per grade may be needed at Choteau. He invited public visits during Education Week amid crowded, poorly lit rooms with no seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Montana Citizen’s Committee On Education
Choteau
Graham
Wight
Speaker to discuss Russia in Sunday night lecture
Howard F. Cameron, ex associate evangelist with Osborn Bible Lecture Co., will speak at 8 p m Sunday at the Masonic Temple in Chateau on Russia Past Present and Future. He will outline Bible prophecies to explain modern Russia and extend the series through weeks of Sunday Tuesday and Friday talks with music and educational moving pictures.
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Russia
Masonic Temple
Chateau
Howard F. Cameron
Osborn Bible Lecture Company
Seattle
Wash
Cameron
Walla Walla
Banquet Marking Dedication Of Legion Chateau Clubroom
Officers of C James Smith Post No 6 announce Armistice Day dedication of the Chateau clubroom building bought from Mrs Gertrude Humphry in March 1945. The event includes a turkey dinner and dance with guests Myra and Mrs Howard King of Great Falls plus others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. James Smith
Gertrude Humphry
Great Falls
J. R. Armstrong
Mr. Daley
Legion and Auxiliary
Myra
Howard King of
Ruth Leisenfeld
Three Rivers District No. 8
American Legion Auxiliary
Paul Kropp
American Legion
F. B. Meadows
E. C. Hensley
E. R. O'Neill
W. W. Scott
R. W. Gronberg
Dry spell ends as light snow touches Chateau after 47 days
In Teton county Chateau records a brief moisture event ending a 47 day dry period with light snow. October remains among the driest on record with only .63 inches and September total at .51 inches, while spring and summer brought near flood levels with July and August totals above an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Chateau
Weather Bureau
Choteau
Committeemen Named for Old Timer Affair in Chateau
About 35 committee members were named for the Old Timer annual meet set for Nov. 18 at I O O F and Legion halls in Chateau. The event, sponsored by Teton’s oldest settlers, requires members to be at least 51, Montana resident 30 years, and Teton county resident 20 years. Dues are $1 at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Chateau
Teton
Montana
Teton County
Clyde Darby
Dick Loss
George Sprinkle
Harry Porter
Joe Fallon
Door and Finance
Archie Hodgskiss
Carrie Salmond
Margaret Davis
Isabel Darby
Alice Robison
Sophia Peterson
George Thompson
Agnes Franklin
Ruby Looney
Choveau Fortu
Lours O. T . Lidly
Lawyers of County Invited to Ninth District Meet
Announcement invites lawyers from Teton Glacier Pondera and Toole to a Shelby meeting on November 17. About 25 attorneys are expected from the four counties. The last district meeting two years ago led to a minimum fees schedule. Invitations go to visiting judges and attorneys. Lloyd Murrills of Cut Bank serves as Montana Bar Association vice president for the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Judicial District
Teton, Glacier, Pondera and Toole
Shelby
Lloyd Murrills
Cut Pank
Montana Bar Association
Rowland Funeral Set for Next Week
Funeral service for Lt. John A. Rowland, son of Mr and Mrs Jamer Rowland of Bynum, will be held Thursday afternoon November 18 at 2 o clock at the Bynum Cemetery. Legion and VFW members are asked to meet in uniform at the VFW club in Chateau at 1 pm for the funeral. The body of the deceased repatriated war casualty is scheduled to arrive at Choteau Viet Vedns ay.
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John A. Rowland
Jamer Rowland
Bynum
Legion
VFW
Chateau
Choteau Viet Vednsay
American Legion
Chateau Vfw Club
W C Arensmeyer Dies at 84 in Farmington
William C. Arensmeyer 84 of Farmington died early today at his ranch. Funeral services will be held at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Chele’u next Monday November 15 at 2 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam C. Arensmeyer
Farmington
Wille
Chele'u Nxt
LeRoy Vigen Service Tomorrow in Choteau
LeRoy H Vigen 43 of Choteau a carpenter and former rancher near Bynum died Tuesday in a Great Falls hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p m in the Choteau Methodist church with burial in Choteau cemetery. He was born April 8 1905 at Bynum and married Alma Gebhart in 1934. He is survived by his wife daughter Gloria aged eight mother Signe Brekke Vigen and four brothers and two sisters in Bofton Alta Canada and Edmonton Canada.
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LeRoy H Vigen
Bynum
Great Falls
H. L. Engdahl
Choteau Methodist Church
Choteau Cemetery
Vigen
Choteau
Alma G. Gebhart
Gloria M
John A. Vigen
Signe Brekke Vigen
Ernest. Cliffords Raymond
Ralph Vigen
Bofton
Alta
Canada
Erma Vigen
Vivian Schultz
Edmonton
Rev. J J Sheerin Leaves for Eastern States Visit
Father James J. Sheerin of St. Josephs parish in Choteau departs for Baltimore to stay several weeks. In his absence, Very Rev. M J Halligan of Helena directs Masses in Choteau Augusta and Dynum. He intends to visit relatives in the Bay area and observe the centennial of the College of St Charles in Baltimore, returning to Choteau in December or sooner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Sheerin
James J. Sheerin
St. Joseph's Parish
Choteau
Baltimore
M. J Halligan
Helena
Augusta
3Ynum
Father Sheerin
Bay Area
College of St Charles
Chateau
Four Local Youths Involved In Car Crash Near Garden City
Four youths from the area overturned an automobile near Missoula over the weekend and were hospitalized. Names listed include Jack Fahey Georgia Coffey Paul Barrett and Robert Red Woodward. Fahey had minor injuries Coffey a broken nose Woodward a broken toe Barrett internal injuries and remained hospitalized pending diagnosis.
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Chateau
Missoula
Jack Fahey
Georgia Coffey
Paul Barrett
Robert
Red) Woodward
Fahey
Miss Coffey
Woodward
Barrett
Hillbilly Show From Nashville To Play Here
The National Radio jamboree from Nashville will perform at the Legion pavilion in Chateau next Monday night November 15. A four hour program includes the Murphy Sisters the Kentucky girls Sparkie Walter Hughes and his electric guitar Irving Siegel and Ezra the clown prince of comedy with a mix of yesterday and today songs and music. The show ends with a dance of old and new time dancing inviting residents of Chateau and vicinity to attend.
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Nashville
Tenn
Legion Pavilion
Chateau
America
Murphy Sisters
Sparkie
Walter Hughes
Irving Siegel
Ezra
Chateau and
Vicinity
Teton Saddle Club Plans Thanksgiving Dance
The Teton Saddle Club outlines a Thanksgiving dance modeled on last year's event that drew hundreds of attendees, promising a similar communal gathering and festive program.
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The
Teton Saddle Club
Grain shipments from Teton county elevators rise past three million
Carl Gulbrandsen of the Great Northern depot at Chateau reports more than three million bushels shipped from Teton county elevators this fall with as many more in farmers’ hands. Elevators in Dutton Power Fairfield Choteau Agawam and other communities show totals, and additional grain remains to be moved during winter months, especially after January 1 for tax reasons.
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Teton County
Carl Gulsen
Great Northern
Chateau
Miln
Dutton
Power
Bole
Clérv
Dava
Fairfield
Choteau
Agawam
Nun
Fington
Gulbrant
Gulbrandsen
Howard Heman Plans Law Practice in Chateau Area
Howard W. Heman a Columbia University Law School graduate announced he will start a law practice in Chateau around December 1. He will open offices in the Clearman building and has bought the Wilbert Maynard house where his wife and young son reside. Heman attended CCNY Fordham and Columbia and served as a law and managing clerk at Hunt Hill Betts in New York City. He authored Water Rights Under the Laws of Montana and The Law of Contract Damages in Montana. He also served as a first lieutenant in the Army Airways Communications System during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Heman
Columbia University School of Law
New York
Chateau
Heman
Clearman Building
Wilbert Maynard
College of the City of New York
Fordham Law School
Columbia
Hunt, Hill and Betts Law
New York City
Montana
Columbia University
Army Airways Communications System Group Headquarters
County School Census Shows 2752 Enrolled In Teton County
The 1948 school census compiled by County Superintendent Muriel S Reiquam lists 2752 children under 21 in Teton County, up from 2603 last year. It details 949 boys and 902 girls aged 6 to 21, plus 901 preschoolers under age 6.
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Muriel S. Reiquam
Teton County
Quam
Veterans meeting for John A. Rowland fur service
Notice to All American Legion and veterans to gather next Thursday November 18 at 1 p.m. at the Chateau VFW club for the John A. Rowland fur service.
Chateau firemen battle grass fire near Cal B Place
Fire crews from Chateau extinguished a grass fire burning near Cal B Place late Tuesday after receiving reports of flames spreading through brush. No injuries reported as units secured the scene and mopped up hotspots.
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Chateau
Cal B Place
Former Farmington Resident Joseph B. Conner Dies at 80
Joseph B. Conner 80, longtime Farmington and Great Falls grocer, former chief engineer of Great Falls city water works, and three-time state legislator from Teton County, died Friday at a Great Falls hospital after a short illness. Funeral services were held Monday at Croxford's mortuary with Dr. David son officiating. Burial followed at Highland cemetery. He and his wife Hannah would have marked 50 years of marriage.
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Joseph B. Conner
Conner
Farmington
Great Falls
Croxford
Carl M. Davidson
Highland Cemetery
D. G. Seekins
H C. Nyhus
Joel B. Otness
Frank Zgoda
Chateau
Great Falls City
Teton County
Ontario
Canada
United
Lodge
City Water Works
Opera
California
J. A. Hasterlik
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Citizen’s Group
Legion Post
J. R. Jones
Ora Knowlton
J. R. Collins
Mary Porter
George Miller
C. Sulgrove
John Sullivan
Henri Beaupre
Rowland
W. C. Arensmeyer
LeRoy Vigen
Garden City
Dutton Tops
Howard Heman
Sch
Falls Hospital
Hannah
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