Weather Balloon Found Northwest of Chateau By Gleason
Jesse Gleason located a weather balloon four days after release on November 8 near the Bill Black property across from Eur eka Lake. The radiosonde attached measures temperature pressure and humidity and travels about 200 miles from release at Great Falls. It can be refurbished for reuse and includes directions for return.
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Jesse Gleason
Chateau
Bill Black
Eureka Lake
Gleason
Great Falls
Choteau Bulldogs Open Wrestling Season At Home Friday
The Choteau High wrestling team kicks off its season Friday November 20 at 7 30 p m in the high school gym against Valier with junior varsity at 6 30 p m Admission is 1 for adults and 50 cents for students The squad backs coach Wayne Krahe aims to improve on last year s three wins in nine matches and compete in 14 dual meets plus three double duals and the Lake Francis Invitational.
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Choteau Bulldog
Valier
Wayne Krahe
Krahe
Montana
Choteau
Doug Forrest
Steve Weinert
Bob Hodgskiss
Ted Lesmeister
Wayne Lode
Dave Hansen
Dave Enzweiler
Chuck Rose
Rodney Cole
Larry Barrett
Greg Martin
Jerry Breen
John Nordhagen
Mike Immerman
Bruce Adams
Gordon Moulton
Gary Simonson
Jim Hinman
Lake Francis
Chateau High
Minnesota
Gary Simonsen
Nevada
Chester
VFW Pursues North Vietnam Letter Campaign for POWs
VFW Post 4605 led by Commander Harry Luinstra announces a nationwide letter writing drive to North Vietnam's Paris Peace Talks delegation. Letters to Xuan Thuy urge release and humane treatment of all POWs and MIAs, with 20 cent postage. Over 2 million signatures were gathered previously, despite a rejection by North Vietnam.
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Southeast Asia
V.F.W
Chateau
Harry Luinstra
Luinstra
Paris
Luvistra
Xuan Thuy
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
General Leclerc
Choisey-le-Roi
France
Thuy
North Vietnam
Post
Ladies Auxiliary
United States
V.P.W
Herbert R. Rainwater
Rainwater
ICUB Council Plans Meeting at Theatre
The Montana Industrial and Commercial Utilization of Barley Council will convene at the Roxy Theatre in Chateau on Monday November 23 at 10 am. The gathering informs contributors about a feasibility study on grain alcohol as a lead substitute in gasoline to reduce automobile pollution.
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Montana Industrial and Commercial Utilization of Barley Council
Roxy Theatre
Chateau
ICUB
Montana
Nine County Girls Seek Junior Miss Title This Saturday
Nine Teton County high school seniors compete for the Junior Miss title at Chateau High School auditorium Saturday night at 8 p.m. Admission is 1 for adults and 75 cents for students. The winner advances to the state pageant in Kalispell later this year.
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Teton County High School
AFL
Miss Baker
Colleen Erickson
Miss Erickson
FHA
High School Farmers Union
Jeanine Hamilton
Chateau
Hamilton
Miss Hamilton
Bobbie Lou Rice
Bynum
Miss Rice
MYF
Rainbow Girls
Farmers Union
Teton County
Susanne Norris
Fairfield
Norris
Chovaliers
Karen Neckstad
Miss Neckstad
Chorus
Library Club
Pam Baker
Jane Southard
Bobbi Lou Rice
Gwen Gormley
Jackie Aaberge
Susan Norris
Three Die in Area Accidents To Add to State Fatality Total
A series of area crashes left three dead and a fourth in critical condition at a Great Falls hospital. Incidents began Nov 5 near Dutton with a 1966 Chevrolet pickup driven by Frank Iverson, 52, of Conrad, and a 1969 Ford Thunderbird driven by Donald Bell, 44, of Browning. Iverson was cited for reckless driving. A second crash occurred Nov 7 about 60 miles south of Dutton, killing James Wacker, 23, Browning teacher. On Nov 12 two Conrad women died when a car driven by Ethel Jury, 77, Conrad, lost control on Highway 91 near Dutton. Christina Gort, 81, Conrad, died in hospital. Nov 13 17-year-old Dave Hilliard of Great Falls survived a single-vehicle crash near Augusta but remained in critical condition after surgery and ICU care.
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Great Falls
Dutton
Dick Chase
Frank Iverson
Conrad
Highway 91
Donald Wade Bell
Chase
Iverson
James L. Wacker
Browning
Wacker
Cut Bank
Western
Ethel Jury
Christina Gort
Conrad Hospital
Jury
Dave Hilliard
Teton Memorial Hospital
Chateau
Augusta
Donald Bosshardt
Hilliard
Borrow Pit
Opposition voiced to Chateau motorcycle helmet ordinance
Citizens protested the proposed helmet law as the council approved a second reading. A final reading is set for Monday December 7 with opponents urging the ordinance be rejected, while supporters cite rider protection.
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City of Chateau
Barney McClue
Rex Peterson
Dave Buchanan
Chamber Plans Special Evening Hours For Shoppers
The Chateau Chamber of Commerce set a late shopping schedule before Christmas with stores open Monday through Friday during Dec 14 to 18 and Dec 21 to 23, many staying open to 9 p.m. An early closing is planned for Dec 24 at 4 p.m. and some merchants may close all day Dec 26 for a three day holiday. The bank sponsors a Dec 19 movie for children, and a tree lighting at the courthouse is planned Nov 29 with cooperative decoration by local groups.
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Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Chateau
George Higgins
Chamber
Citizens State Bank
Court House
Josephine Brooker to Speak at Lions Club Meeting
Zion, program chairman, announced Josephine Brooker will present at the Lions Club meeting next Tuesday. Brooker, assistant director of the Advertising Department at the State Highway Commission, will discuss What Tourism Means To Montana starting about 7 pm at the Lions hall.
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Robert Zion
Lions Club
Josephine Brooker
Advertising Department
State Highway Commission
Zion
Miss Brooker
Montana
Lions Hall
Two Falls Men Face Bad Check Charges
Two Great Falls men Russell Westcott age 22 and Harold Leitheiser age 30 are jailed in Teton County on two forgery counts involving checks in Dutton. Each man is held on 2000 dollars bail and bound over to district court by Justice of the Peace Lee Zwerneman.
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Great Falls
Teton County
al Becker Becker
Dutton
Russell Westcott
Harold Leitheiser
Justice of the Peace
Lee Zwerneman
Choteau High Ball Schedule Announced for Season Opener
Coach Don Knutson prepares Choteau Bulldog basketball for a season opener vs Fort Benton on Friday Dec 4 at the Famfield Invitational. The two day tourney features Choteau vs Fort Benton and Faufield vs Simms with losers meeting first round winners in Saturday's championship.
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Don Knutson
Bulldog
Fort Benton Longhorns
Choteau
Fort Benton
Faufield
Simms
Shelby
Sunburst
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Choteau High
VEW
Icub Council
Gale Isakson
Isakson
Ann Peyton
Dolly Tennis
Florence Patrick
Alex Truchot, Jr
Phyllis Kemph
Rowena Woodward
Debra Bjork
Ed Nordahl
Diane Pihl
Carol Smith
Patricia Hamilton
Mike Swims
Lloyd Reynolds
Miriam Johnson
Carol Ekegren
Aileen Clark
Clarice Hinman
Darlene Depner
LuAnn Baird
Nye Patton
Joanne Knutson
Joan Nordhagen
Dorothy Allen
Rock Perkins
Tom Maltby
Marge
Jenna Arnold
Bynum Girls
Karen Hitchcock
Terrie Jenson
Robin Larson
Vickie Perkins
Billie White
Hazel Scott
Joyce Richmond
Esther Buchanan
Diane Johnson
Gwen Hartman
Joanne Reynolds
Marjorie Cannon
Linda Hoge
Lynne Stott
Dan Clark
Kari Gaarder
Kari
Diane Gaarder
Ruscilla Bergen
Robin Baquet
Janis Neill
Tom McCartney
Sandi Scott
Debbie Jensen
Marilyn Larson
Rick Jacobson
Gary Beaudean
Kurt Corey
Aaberge
Girls Athletic Association
Luther League
North Dakota
San Diego
Chateau Rainbow Assembly
National Honor Society
Choteau American Legion Auxiliary
Miss Southard
Jim Dellno
M A Johnson
Dee
Bill Oberwolte
Cowgill
Ed Wee
Hobson
Bob Dunckel
Cowgill Addition
Eureka
Cascade
Walier
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