Cheethams in Dutton Announces Grand Opening
James A. Cheetham outlines a remodeled Cheetham's hardware and implement store in Dutton with a grand opening set for October 6 to 8. Door prizes include a Zenith radio TV phonograph, a Remington shotgun, and a Cosco playpen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheetham’s Hardware and Implement
Dutton
James A. Cheetham
Cheetham
Cheetham's
Thomas J. Cheetham
Montana Hardware and Implement Ass'n
Jens Greenli
John Woodward
Wally Thompson
Cheetham Store
Jess Bleecker
Chateau
Park and Thorne
Mrs Bernice McLaughlin Dies After Illness
Mrs Bernice McLaughlin died Friday at Choteau hospital after an illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at St Josephs Parish with Fr Thomas Gannon officiating. Burial followed in Choteau cemetery. She was born December 24, 1904 in Sleepy Eye Minnesota. She married Warren W McLaughlin December 4, 1926 in Shelby. The couple lived in Dupuyer before moving to Choteau in 1950. Survivors include husband Warren and six children John Great Falls Josephine and Wanetta Shelby Warren Jr Spokane James and Jarrald Choteau, plus 11 grandchildren and three brothers and one sister. Pallbearers named.
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St. Joseph's Parish
Bernice McLaughlin
Choteau Hospital
Thomas Gannon
Choteau
McLaughlin
Sleepy Eye
Minn
Warren W. McLaughlin
Shelby
McLaughlins
Dupuyer
Chateau
Ray Rhodes
Howard Rhodes
Chester Rhodes
Eva Hayes
John
Great Falls
Josephine
Wanneata
Warren Jr
Spokane
James
Jarrald
Don Depner
Bob Dellno
Jim Hancock
Bob Scott
James Weinert
Billy Colquitt
Fairfield VFW District 2 Convention Plans Announced
Fairfield VFW Post 4109 hosts District No. 2 Fall convention in Fairfield on Saturday October 11 with National Commander John Mahan potentially speaking. Registration runs 10 to 1 pm for veterans and Auxiliary members. District authorities preside. 29 posts from north central Montana travel to attend. expected attendance 100 to 150. reception by W Gordon McOmber. banquet and public dance to close.
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Fairfield
Mark Curtiss
John Mahan
Ted Faber
Conrad
Mildred Snider
Harlem
Dale Pawlowski
Circle
Montana
W. Gordon McOmber
Waltermire Father Of Bob Waltermire Dies In Missoula
W. W. Waltermire died Monday at his Missoula home from a heart attack. He devoted much of his adult life to the interests of the Boy Scouts of America.
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W. W. Waltermire
Bob Waltermire
Missoula
Waltermire
Boy Scouts of America
Scout Officials Begin Training Scout Leaders
Choteau Girl Scout Association kicks off fall activities with an executive meeting announcing a new senior troop and listing leaders for grades 5 through 8. Training sessions and a comprehensive insurance plan are planned, with future meetings on the first Tuesday at the Methodist Church basement.
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Choteau Girl Scout Ass’n
James Jarosimek
Choteau
Sid Johnson
John Davison
Chet Abbott
Leslie Burns
Larry Banks
Fred Meadows
Ed Schiller
Pat O'Neil
Carl Field
Art Anderson
Henry Jensen
Phil Vorhees
Chet Baker
Leo Murphy
Irving Thompson
Jim Sulgrove
Gail Fitzpatrick
Arvid Sunder
Dean Swenson
Methodist Church
Chateau Methodist Church
Myles Standish
Farewell Party for Nyhuses Planned at Church
The Chateau Lutheran Church hosts a farewell party for Mr and Mrs Henry Nyhus this Wednesday at 8 p m in the church parlors Rev A B Gravdal announced the Nyhus family will soon move back to Wisconsin All friends are invited to attend
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Chateau Lutheran Church
Henry Nyhus
A. B. Gravdal
Nyhus
Wisconsin
Poor pheasant hunts after July hail in Teton County
At a Teton County Sportsmen's Assn meeting Lowell Meyers reports hail last July in pheasant areas killed many birds. 728 hen pheasants were released after the storm and hunting should rebound next year. Plans to poison Eureka Lake to remove trash fish include draining the lake, applying chemical, and restocking heavily for three years.
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Teton County
Meyers
Eureka Lake
Fish and Game Department
Eureka
Rifles Stolen From Guthrie County Cabin
Montana author A. B. Guthrie Jr reports to Great Falls police that six rare rifles were taken from his cabin 23 miles west of Chateau. He listed the rifles and noted the cabin had not been broken into and a key may have been used. The loss date spans the summer and serial numbers were not available.
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A. B. Guthrie, Jr
Montana
Great Falls
Chateau
Guthrie
Teton County
Safety Checks Reveal Numerous Violations Across Montana
The Montana Highway Patrol reports safety checks in Teton Chouteau Cascade Judith Basin and Fergus counties during September. About 540 drivers were cited for traffic law violations including defective equipment driving without a license and not carrying flares or flags. The patrol notes safety checks raise public awareness of safe equipment and the need to carry a driver's license.
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Montana Highway Patrol
Teton
Chouteau
Cascade
Judith Basin
Fergus
Gene Bruno Honored by KMON Station in Great Falls
KMON radio in Great Falls designated Saturday as Gene Bruno day and invited listeners to sign a large get well card. About 350 names have been submitted as well wishers call for details and a speedy recovery. Gene Bruno, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Mack Bruno of Chateau, was stricken with paralytic polio on September 11 and admitted to Columbus hospital in Great Falls.
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KMON
Great Falls
Gene Bruno
Gene
Mack Bruno
Chateau
Columbus Hospital
Baptists Plan Regular Services In Chateau
The Rev. Ernest J. Schwenke of Great Falls will lead regular Conservative Baptist services in Chateau starting Oct. 12 at the Ma sonic hall. Sunday School at 10 am and worship at 11 am. The movement lists over 11,000 churches and 500 missionaries. Mrs. Schwenke is also educated at Northwestern Bible College. The couple has four children.
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Ernest J. Schwenke
Great Falls
Chateau
Conservative Baptist Churches of America
Masonic Hall
Schwenke
Fairview
Annual Forty Hours Devotion at St Josephs Begins Sunday
The Forty Hours Devotion opens at St Josephs Church this Sunday with the 9 a.m. Mass led by Father Thom as Gannon. Evening sermons at 7:30 p.m. feature visiting priests including Rev James Flynn Rev Thomas J Fenlon and Rev James R White, with daily 7:45 a.m. Masses Monday and Tuesday.
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St. Joseph's Church
Thomas Gannon
James Flynn
St. Michael's Church
Conrad
Thomas J. Fenlon
St. John's Church
Fairfield
James R. White
Carroll College
Thirty Attend Scout Fund Drive Breakfast
Thirty men attended the breakfast at the Cornell Cafe Tuesday marking the start of the annual Boy Scout fund drive. Ed Oberwolte, finance committee chairman, said some contributions were received and more solicitations will follow.
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Cornell
Chateau
Ed Oberwolte
Register in County For November Election
A total of 3,636 electors in Teton county have registered for the general election on November 4. The count shows an increase of 89 since June's primary and a decline of 152 from the 1956 general election. Largest precinct losses were Fairfield 37 Power 29 Dutton 29 and Greenfield 20. A summary of the registration follows.
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Teton County
Fairfield
Power
Dutton
Greenfield
Lunch load prompts possible priority meals plan
Choteau public school noon lunches show record participation for September. If demand grows, the board may limit eating numbers with priority given to students living farthest from school. Officials aim to keep meals at 20 cents but rising government reimbursements could raise prices.
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Choteau
Choteau Football Falls to Fort Benton Onroad
The Choteau Bulldogs dropped their fourth straight football game, losing 33 to 13 at Fort Benton. Fort Benton capitalized on an early blocked kick and drove to a 12 yard scoring pass, then extended lead with two quick penalties and a second score before the end of the second quarter.
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Choteau Bulldogs
Fort Benton Longhorns
Fort Benton
Chateau
Choteau
Mike Snyder
Bulldogs
Harold Yeager
Elimination Rounds Open In Local Bowling Tourney
The first rounds of the local all star elimination bowling tourney took place at A and E Lanes. Qualifiers for Sunday start at 12 15 pm with top pins led by Sundet 152 and DeBruycker 1393. Dutch 200 by Barney Toenyes noted as first sanctioned at the lanes. The top four Sunday bowlers advance to Oct. 11 12 weekend to decide the local winner who advances to Kalispell state finals Oct. 24 26. The state winner then advances to the national all star tournament in the East later this year.
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Arvid Sunder
Sundet
Lloyd DeBruycker
Jerome Toenyes
Rudy Fuhringer
Grant Curtis
Ted Miller
Ed Schilling
Howard Truchot
Barney Toenyes
Kalispell
Girl Scout Roundup Set for Saturday at Freeman Camp
Brownie scouts and their leaders celebrate the second annual Fall Roundup this Saturday. All attendees meet at the old grade school for transport to the Freeman camp site. Sack lunches and parents permission slips are required. in bad weather girls and leaders go to the park pavilion.
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Brownie
Freeman
Sach
Park Pavilion
Social Security Agent to Visit Chateau October 10
A social security representative will be in Chateau on Friday October 10. He may be seen at the courthouse in the county commissioner’s office from 10 to 12 am and 1 to 3 pm.
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Chateau
Dedication of Funeral Home Held Sunday
About 400 people attended the open house for the Banks Funeral Home as the new building was unveiled. The dedication included services at 3:30 PM with organ and vocal performances and a procession of tours led by the Banks family. Attendees from Chateau nearby towns and across Montana brought flowers and cards.
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New Banks Funeral Home
Carrie Bagley
Mary Baskett
Sid Hanson
Chateau
Fairfield
Augusta
Dutton
Great Falls
Joan Scott
A B. Grandal
Ray Ballantyne
Carl Wedum
Charles Allen
Jack Rogers
Banks
Don Reynolds
Emil Dahli
LeeRoy Anderson
Lee van Nice
A. B. Gravdal
Vernon Scott
AB Grandal
Thomas Gannon
Grant Moore
Lee Stott
Leslie Stott
George Henderson
A. B
Cheetham Rites Held at Dutton on Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Cheetham widow of Thomas Cheetham were held Saturday afternoon at the Dutton Methodist Church with Rev Charles Nowlen officiating Burial followed in the Dutton cemetery Born February 17 1895 in Thompson Nebraska she moved to Montana in 1910 and lived on the family homestead west of Dutton She taught at Crawford rural school and married T J Cheetham in 1915 Survivors include son Jim Cheetham of Dutton daughter Mrs Beth Eicher of St Louis six grandchildren three brothers and three sisters Also survived by stepmother Mrs M C Crawford of Burlington She was active in the Dutton Methodist Church and Eastern Star White Shrine organizations
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Mary Cheetham
Thomas Cheetham
Dutton Implement
Dutton Methodist Church
Charles Nowlen
Dutton
Cheetham
Thompson
Nea
Montana
Chateau High School
Crawford
T J Cheetham
Jim
Beth Eicher
St. Louis
Allen Crawford
Sam Crawford
Costa Mesa Calif
Lester Crawford
Burlington
Wash
Bertha Tempel
Conrad
Lucy Kolste
Fairfield
Isabel Snyder
M. C Crawford
Methodist Church
Alpha Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
White Shrine
Great Falls
Madge Cooper Dies In Los Angeles
Word reached here early today that Madge Cooper formerly of Choteau died Wednesday in Los Angeles. The body will be sent to Choteau and arrive Tuesday evening October 7. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday at Banks Chapel with committal at 10 a.m. Friends are asked to attend.
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Madge Cooper
Choteau
Los Angeles
Calif
Banks Chapel
Land withdrawal debate clarified by Montana official
A Teton County meeting of the Sportsmen's Association heard Montana Fish and Game official Robert Cooney explain that a proposed withdrawal of 4125 acres of public land would not cancel grazing rights nor transfer private land by condemnation. Public lands would stay public, with grazing rights intact, preventing sales to block elk migrations and rights of way.
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Teton County
Sportsmen’s Ass’n
Bureau of Land Management
Sun River
Winter Elk Range
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Elk Range
State of
Montana
State Fish and Game Department
Montana Fish and Game Department
Sportsmen’s Association
Lowell Meyers
Robert Cooney
State
Big Game Department
Fish and Game Department
Cooney
Mrs Emma McGoldrick and Betty White Return to Chateau
Mrs Emma McGoldrick and Mrs Betty White came back to Chateau last Friday after a month in Seattle visiting their son and brother and wife Mr and Mrs Clyde Kranber.
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Emma McGoldrick
Betty White
Chateau
Seattle
Clyde Kraber
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Cheetham’s In
Fairfield Vfw
Mike Mansfield
Chateau American Legion Hall
Charles Doheny
Democratic Central Committee
Senator Mansfield
Nyhuses
Guthrie Country
Sharp
J. R
Winchester
Henry
Custer
Colt
Sun
Baptists
St. Joseph's
Ft. Benton
Girl Scout
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