Montana Wheat Certificate Loss Seen At $14 Million
Montana Grain Growers President Jim Stephens warns growers face a likely loss of about 14.4 million dollars in the December final 25 percent wheat certificate payment. He cites July 1 parity at 3.02 with November market near 1.67 and predicts December payments drop to about 2.87 million dollars versus 17.24 million expected, with national impacts indicating possible similar shortfalls. The analysis uses USDA estimates and notes Montana and national prices must stay around 1.54 to avoid losses.
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Great Falls
Montana
Montana Grain Growers
Jim Stephens
Dutton
Stephens
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
All Conference Football Teams Named for Choteau Area
Four Choteau players earned spots on the All Conference football teams with Jim Hinman selected for both offensive and defensive tackle. Dick Dale is a first team defensive linebacker, Lee McCauley and Greg Crabtree made the second team, and several players received honorable mention. Balloting was by conference coaches.
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Choteau
Jim Hinman
Dick Dale
Bulldogs
Lee McCauley
Greg Crabtree
Steve Buck
Carl Dreyer
Jerry Breen
Dave Hansen
Conrad
John Hanley
al Schlepp
Jim Malloy
Malta
Steve Smith
Cut
Rich
Daryle DeKaye
Cut Bank
Craig Rice
Brian Stovall
Fort Benton
Rich Stuker
Chinook
Rod Cline
del Toldness
Shelby
Chateau
Curt Regal
Ted Knobel
Tony Seamons
Phil Bruckner
Doug Taft
Democrat Women to Meet at Dutton
The Teton County Democrat Women's Club will meet at the Club Cafe in Dutton on Monday November 27 with a potluck at the usual meeting time. Amnesty Right or Wrong will be the discussion topic, per secretary Mabel Stephens.
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Teton County
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Planned for Novem ber 27
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Monday November 27 at 8 p m in the lower Legion hall. District president will attend and all members are urged to attend and bring a guest.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Lower Legion Hall
Season Tickets On Sale At High School
Season reserved seats for the 1972 73 Chateau home basketball games are held for past purchasers until December 2. After that date the section opens to all fans. Tickets are $10 for the season and may be obtained at the high school office.
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Chateau
Cattle Inspection Ruling Outlined by Undersheriff
Undersheriff W Earl Hollar of the Teton County Sheriff's Office announced a new ordinance requiring cattle entering the North Montana Feeders feed lot north of Chateau to be inspected by a sheriff’s cattle inspector before loading. Cattle from other counties must be inspected in their home county. even cattle born in this county must be inspected now. Notify the sheriff’s office to arrange an officer for inspection, either during loading or unloading at the feed lot, with a 10 cent per head fee.
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W. Earl Hollar
Teton County
Sheriff's Office
North
Montana Feeders, Inc
Chateau
Sheriff’s Office
Hollar
Jim Hamilton
Leo Murphy
al Tesch
Honding
Jim Dellno
Montana Mineral
Mrs Merle Griffith Services Held In Fairfield Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Merle Griffith 73 of Fairfield were held at Grace Lutheran Church in Fairfield on Tuesday Nov 21 Rev Lowell Stordahl officiated Cremation followed the services Zwerneman Mortuary in charge Pallbearers were Don Allen Dale Beck Richard Mast Jr Bob Loss Art Dickhoff Glen Larson Music by Lyle Squires vocalist and Eileen Eisenman organist Mrs Griffith born Sept 86 1899 Kandiyohi Minn family moved to Montana in 1917 graduate MS Normal College 1924 married Merle Griffith June 3 1930 Ryegate Mont They lived at Manhattan Mont until 1940 then moved to Fairfield homestead east of Fairfield moved into Fairfield 1950 taught in Fairfield schools 11 years retired She was active in Grace Lutheran Church Onyx Rebekah Lodge Eunice Brown Chapter OES Fairfield Women’s Club and American Legion Auxiliary Surviving are her husband mother sister and four brothers in Montana Minnesota and Florida
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Merle Griffith
Fairfield
Grace Lutheran Church
Lowell Stordahl
Griffith
Great Falls
Zwerneman
Don Allen
Dale Beck
Richard Mast Jr
Bob Loss
Art Dickhoff
Glen Larson
Lyle Squires
Eileen
Onyx Rebekah Lodge
Manhattan
Eunice Brown Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Women’s Club
American Legion Auxiliary
Ida Lundquist
Chateau
Warren
Dorothy) Herd
Teton County Junior Miss Pageant Set for Choteau Sunday
The tenth annual Teton County Junior Miss Pageant will be held at the Choteau High School auditorium at 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26. Six senior girls compete for the crown and a path to the State Junior Miss Pageant in Kalispell and then the national finals in Mobile. Prizes total about $200 for the winner with additional scholarships and awards, and judges include local residents from Great Falls Cut Bank and Conrad. Admission is $1 for adults and 75 cents for students.
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Teton County
Choteau High School
Choteau Jaycees
Jayceens
Kalispell
Mobile
Ala
J. Mick Miller
Great Falls
Robert E. Bacon
Cut Bank
David A
CHS Seniors Lead First 9 Weeks Honor Roll Across Classes
Sixty Chateau High School seniors top the first 9 weeks honor roll with 21 students, followed by 16 juniors, 13 sophomores, and 10 freshmen. Girls dominate most classes. seniors show a near even gender split. GPA leaders include Linda Luinstra 3.92 and Gary Denison 3.75 among others.
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Chateau High School
Linda Luinstra
Dick Dale
Ralph LaRance O
David Trexler
Nancy Thompson
Carl Wiisse
Carl Dreyer
Jenna Arnold
Ee Nee Neee
Geraldine Dhane
Setsetetledy
Nancy Gunderson
Sandra Mitchell Tracy Maltby
Dana
Chamber to Hang Christmas Lights
Members of the Chateau Chamber of Commerce will meet at 1:30 pm on Sunday November 26 to hang lights on courthouse oval trees for the Christmas season. Organizing groups are urged to attend so most trees are lit well before Christmas.
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Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Court House Oval
Court House
Petersen Pleads Guilty in Drug Possession Case
James Petersen aged 18 of Chateau pleaded guilty to possession of dangerous drugs and received a deferred imposition of sentence for up to three years. He was arrested August 2 by City Police Officer George Anderson and Sheriff's Deputy Dave DeHaan after hashish and amphetamines were found. District Judge R D McPhillips imposed the sentence this week.
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James Petersen
Chateau
Charles Joslyn
Petersen
George Anderson
Dave DeHaan
R. D. McPhillips
Christmas Free Cutting Banned in Teton District
District Ranger Bob Richmond announces a ban on Christmas tree cutting in the Teton District of the Lewis and Clark Forest due to a shortage of accessible suitable trees. Nearly 1000 trees have already been removed in the Waldron Creek area over the past three years, and public cooperation is requested.
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Teton
Lewis and Clark Forest
Bob Richmond
Waldron Creek
Teton River
Teton Pass
Richmond
Choteau Cemetery Opens Baby Burial Plot and New Sexton
The Choteau Cemetery Board announced a dedicated baby burial area in the center of the cemetery near a utility shed, with capacity for about 75 infant graves and reduced plot prices. A 29 by 32 foot utility shed is being built, a monument was funded by the Burbank Memorial Fund, and Milton Chester was named cemetery sexton replacing retired Wilbur Yeager.
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Choteau Cemetery
Mount Rushmore
Millbank
S. D
Banks Monument Shop
Choteau
Carl Burbank
Dan Mayson
City of
Mayson
Chateau
Burbank
Milton Chester
Sexton
Wilbur Yeager
Chester
Choteau Implement
Mary D Abbott Services Held
Mary D Abbott died November 17 at Teton Nursing Home in Chateau at age 87. Funeral services were held November 20 at First Presbyterian Church in Conrad with Rev. Allen Adams officiating. Interment was at Hillside Cemetery in Conrad. Survivors include daughter Hazel L Hillius of Cut Bank son Chester of Chateau eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She was a past matron and secretary of Victory Chapter 86 Order of Eastern Star of Conrad.
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Albert Lee
Mary D.) Abbott
Teton
Chateau
Banks Funeral Home
First Presbyterian Church
Conrad
Allen Adams
Marlen Hammermeister
Everett Elliott
Bill Gernaat
Jim Sanders
Wesley Loeffler
Frank Stangler
John Mink
Earl Berthelson
Hazel L. Hillius
Cut Bank
Chester
Detra
Darwin Abbott
Don
Dennis
Donna Hillius
City Council Hears Revenue Sharing Plans and Cemetery Deed
Monday night council discussed federal Revenue Sharing funds set to flow to state county and city governments with Chateau slated to receive 20000 yearly for five years. They also deeded half interest in Chateau Cemetery to Teton County and reviewed delinquent water accounts with plan to bill landlords.
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Chateau
Capers Night Draws Small Crowd at Chateau High School
A sparse audience attended the Chamber Capers event at the Chateau High School auditorium last Saturday. Performers included Cha teau students on Dixieland, a piano solo by Robbie Nordhagen, Elaine Tweet and Helen Anderson with guitar and accordion, piano duet by Dannette Neilsen and Patricia Hamilton, and more. Door prizes and merchant registrations awarded 15 gift certificates to local residents, with winners named.
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Chamber Capers
Chateau High School
Robbie Nordhagen
Elaine Tweet
Helen Anderson
Power
Dannette Neilsen
Patricia Hamilton
Marge
Jenna Arnold
Vicki
Rock Perkins
Bynum
Bill Rappold
Dupuyer
Mona Kay Hanson
Robin Larson
Martha Arensmeyer
Judy Weigand
Jim Humble
Beverly Luinstra
Santa to Visit Local Children on Dec. 16
Arrangements are made for the annual Santa Claus visit at Chateau on Saturday December 16 following the Saturday matinee. Rex Peterson president of the Chamber says a free movie and treats are provided by Citizens State Bank and Santa may visit local stores if time allows.
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Santa Claus
Chateau
Rex Peterson
Chamber of Commerce
Peterson
Citizens State Bank
Chamber
Santa
Court House
Bernice Griffith Dies in Great Falls
Services for Bernice Griffith 69 of Fairfield were held Wednesday in the United Church of Christ Congregational. She died Monday in a Great Falls hospital. Burial was in Sunset Hills Cemetery Fairfield. Survivors include two sons, a daughter, a brother and seven grandchildren.
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George
Bernice) Griffith
Great Falls
James Nolan
United Church of Christ Congregational
Fairfield
Sunset Hills Cemetery
Zwerneman
Chateau
Chicago Technical Aid
Crane Colleges
G. Bernard Griffith
Long Beach
Calif
Thomas E. Griffith
Bellflower
Phyllis Chalfon
H. Lloyd Stow
Memphis
Tenn
CHS Bulldogs Load Up for 1972-73 Basketball Season
CHS coach Terry Reistad drills a veteran squad as Chateau High School releases its 1972-73 basketball schedule. The season opens December 1 and 2 with a four team invitational here featuring Fairfield Fort Benton Cascade. Conference play starts January 5 with games at Walier and Browning, then non conference clashes before the Christmas break. Season tickets are on sale at the CHS office with last year’s holders getting first pick.
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Terry Reistad
Choteau
Chateau
Fairfield
Fort Benton
Cascade
Bulldogs
Fort Benton Longhorns
Walier
Browning
Simms
Bulldog
Walter
Cut Bank
Conrad
Shelby
Sunburst
Boulder
Butte
Reistad
Chuck Young
Greg Newell
Pete Hartman
Lee McCauley
Pat Whealy
Steve Buck
Dick Dale
Tom Hofeldt
Young
Hartman
Buck
Speed
Chateau High School
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Democrat
Legion Aux To
Merle Griffth
Fairfield Church
Nelson
Carol Wiprud
Lester Wiprud
Judy Connole
Eyvanna Connole
Deb Seaman
Gary D. Seaman
Jan Abdallah
William Abdallah
Jane Manuel
Rex Manuel
Cheryl Maphies
Floyd Maphies
Alice Saubert
Oren's
CHS
Norma Bouma Coe
Ereeeeees Eeeneee
Shirley Rice Aeeenan
Ramona Sherman
Russell Barner Steeen
Donna Groth
Karen Kuster
Rosalie Bouma
Eopecareenenassan Eteerenee
John Jenson
Ateceecenes Neneseeressemmerenesee
Richard Nordhagen
J. Petersen
Teton District
Mary D. Abbott
Gena Ligaen
Bernice Griffith
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