Red Cross Chapter Holds Annual Meeting in Choteau
The Teton County American Red Cross held its annual meeting at the courthouse in Choteau electing Ole Vervick and others to three year terms. Officers and directors for the coming year were announced and a December 6 director meeting set. Marvin Ahrens spoke on Vietnam with 245 Red Cross personnel there. blood drawings quotas were reported as met or nearly met.
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Teton County
The
American Red Cross
Court House
Choteau
Ole Vervick
Fairfield
Robert Gronberg
Leonard Sheble
Chateau
John Swanson Jr
Pendrey
Citizens State Bank
Ed Schiller
Nels Hemstad
Dutton
Ray Carlson
Gronberg
Hemstad
Tony Timmerman
Power
Schiller
C. G. Monkman
Vietnam
Gordon Monkman
Sunburst Man Fatally Injured In Accident North of Choteau
James R. Gallup, 59, of Sunburst, died near Bynum when his truck ran over him as it moved or while he was exiting. The vehicle, with a loader on the bed, rolled into a barrow pit. brakes were faulty but no conclusive cause. Coroner G. L. Banks attributed death to internal injuries from the rear tires. Gallup survived by his widow, one son in Cut Bank, and three brothers.
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James R. Gallup
Sunburst
Bynum
Ray Farrell
G. L. Banks
Banks Funeral Home
Shelby
Gallup
Cut Bank
Dean Andrews
Great Falls
Ray Davidson
Centa Kretschman Rites Set In Banks Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Centa Kretschman 91 will be held Friday November 25 at 2 p.m. at Banks Funeral Chapel in Choteau Rev Marlow Engberg will officiate Burial will be in Choteau Cemetery with pallbearers Andrew Brutosky Emil Jackson Keith Ginther Odin Neckstad George Morris Jr Wayne Risley Banks Funeral Home in charge Mrs Kretschman born November 11 1875 near Munich Germany married Eugene Kretschman in Calgary Canada in 1912 The couple settled in Great Falls then moved to a ranch west of Fairfield in 1930 She was preceded in death by her husband Survivors include a son Robert Fairfield and daughters Rosa Carl and Centa Franke Germany and three grandchildren.
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Centa Kretschman
Banks Funeral
Choteau
Marlow Engberg
Trinity Lutheran Church
Choteau Cemetery
Andrew Brutosky
Emil Jackson
Keith Ginther
Odin Neckstad
George Morris Jr
Wayne Risley
Banks Funeral Home
Choteau Floral Open House Scheduled for Saturday
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Tennis announce an open house at Choteau Floral and Greenhouse on Saturday December 3 from noon to 730 pm. Coffee and cookies will be served all afternoon. A drawing will be held at 730 pm with registration during the event.
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Kenneth Tennis
Choteau Floral and Greenhouse
Julian
Snappy) Stenson
Legion Social at Chateau on Friday November 25
The American Legion post invites the public to a social Friday November 25 starting at 8 p.m. in the lower Legion hall. Coffee and cookies will be served and games will be played.
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The
Chateau American Legion
Legion Hall
Scouts Sell Wreaths For Troop Fundraising
Girl Scouts announce Christmas wreath sales to cover troop and Day Camp expenses and to fund trips out of state. Wreaths are sourced from western Montana and priced at $1.75 for residents with a limited number of larger business wreaths at $2 each.
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Chateau Girl Scouts
Montana
City Council Approves Equipment Purchase At Meeting
The council accepted a $1 473 bid from Waterworks Equipment Co Salt Lake City for water system controls including transmitter receiver panel and alarm system. Installation supervised by Waterworks staff plus two inspection trips to Chateau. A $1 598 bid from Grinnell Co was rejected. The panel will automate pump control saving daily travel by city staff. A 865 siren with 10 horns will be installed on the existing tower, purchased from Moriarty Enterprises. A used $500 power lawn mower was bought for cemetery and park care. An easement was accepted from Chateau Country Club for a six inch water line crossing their property.
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Chateau
Grinnell Co
Pacific
Billings
Great Falls
Moriarty Enterprises of
Teton Motor Co
Chateau Country Club
Choteau Bulldogs Open Basketball Season This Weekend
Choteau High School Bulldogs begin their season with Friday action and weekend games against Fort Benton and Simms, as Fort Benton Longhorns plan to compete.
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Choteau High School Bulldogs
Choteau High School
Fort Benton
Simms
Longhorns
Bulldogs
Choteau
Chateau
Rocky Tope
Tigers
Dave Gustafson
Gary
Charles Peck
Peck
Bridge Tournament To Aid Heart Fund
A bridge tournament plans to raise funds for the Heart Fund at Chateau from the week of December 9 through February. Co chairmen Mrs. Jim Hamilton and Mrs. Robert Sherman invite participants, with six couples per group and foursomes play. $1 per person per night entry, prizes for first and second, proceeds go to the Heart Fund.
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Chateau
Heart Fund
Jim Hamilton
Robert Sherman
Cochairmen
Hike in License Fees Explained By Fish And Game Dept Director
The Montana Fish and Game Commission may raise basic resident and nonresident fishing and hunting license costs. If approved at its Dec 12 13 meeting the plan would go to the 1967 legislature. Director Frank Dunkle cites rising costs and past license revenue changes as reasons for the proposal.
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Montana Fish and Game Commission
Fish and Game Department
Frank Dunkle
Montana
Land of the Shining Mountains at Chateau’s Roxy Theatre
A 90 minute color wildlife film Land of the Shining Mountains will play at the Roxy Theatre in Choteau on Thursday December 1 with an 8 pm show only. Produced by W. E. Colby Jr. in Eastman color the documentary follows grizzly bears mountain sheep deer elk and antelope plus a buffalo roundup and Bob Marshall Wilderness footage across the Montana Rockies. Advance tickets $1.25 at Olsen Agency Choteau Drug or Bill Fogarty. door price $1.50 adults 75 cents under 16.
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Land of the Shining Mountains
Roxy Theatre
Choteau
W. E. Colby Jr
Eastman Color
Montana Rockies
Continental Divide
Bob Marshall
Olsen Agency
Choteau Drug
Bill Fogarty
More Money Needed In Hospital Fund Drive
The Teton Memorial Hospital Association has raised 3000 of 4500 dollars for its annual drive. Dr. J R Crabtree said some solicitors have not reported yet and hopes to reach within 500 of the goal. Donations came from a Choteau business and mail responses have been strong from outlying areas. Contributions may be sent to Dr. Crabtree in Choteau as the board funds equipment upgrades and upkeep.
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The
Teton Memorial Hospital Association
J. R. Crabtree
Drive
Crabtree
Chateau
Fairfield
Power
Dutton
Simms
Fort Shaw
Augusta
Dupuyer
Pendrey
Bynum
Agawam
Choteau
Lutheran Homes and Hospitals
Sun River Coop Elect Grosskopf New President
George Grosskopf of Belt was elected president of Sun River Electric Cooperative at the 29th annual meeting in Great Falls on Monday. Succeeding S. T. McFarland of Conrad who served since 1954, McFarland was named vice president. Ralph Bishop Brady was elected second vice president and C. G. McDermott reelected secretary treasurer. Stanley Stelling and Grosskopf were named to the board alongside manager Rod Hanson who urged territorial integrity among electric utilities. McFarland explained the cooperative began buying wholesale power from the Bureau of Reclamation and noted a 1967 rate reduction saving $25,000 for consumers. tail end power would cost one cent under the new plan.
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George Grosskopf
Belt
Sun River Electric Cooperative
Great Falls
Rod Hanson
McFarland
Bureau of Reclamation
Missouri River
Montana
SREC
Chamber meetings set for December at the Steak House
The Chateau Chamber of Commerce posts December dates for meetings at the Steak House with a noon session on December 6 and a 6 15 p m session on December 20. President Jack Rogers notes strong turnout at the last supper meeting and says alternating times will continue to encourage merchant participation.
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Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Jack Rogers
Chamber
North Dakota Man Killed in Rock Avalanche Near Augusta
Leonard Gilbertson aged 38 from Westhope North Dakota died from head injuries after being knocked from his horse by a rock slide on the Gibson Reservoir trail near Big George Point west of Augusta. A hunting party returning from upper Klick’s camp found him. he died around noon and his body was sent to Mohall. He leaves a widow and children. The slide was blamed on sheep activity or melting snow. Rescue teams retrieved the body about two hours after the accident. Gilbertson had hunted the area before, according to Klick’s Camp operator Dick Klick. Louis Apostel of Acantha renewed his subscription, noting his long service since moving from the Power area.
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Leonard Gilbertson
Westhope
N.D
Big George Point
Gibson Reservoir
Sun River Canyon
Augusta
Upper Klick
Chateau
Mohall
N. D
Banks Funeral Home
Gilbertson
Dick Klick
Klick
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Red Cross
Andrews
Farrell
Cascade County
C. Kretschman
Banks Chapel
Legion Social Set
Waterworks Equipment Co
Salt Lake City
Utah
Fish & Game Dept
Sun River Coop
Grosskopf
North Dakota
Louis Apostel
Acantha
Apostel
Bob Swortzel
Rest Home
County Rest Home
H. W. Bateman
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