Bond Election Polling Places for Choteau High
Voters will cast ballots Saturday October 15 in district polling sites for an $855 234 bond issue to fund a new Choteau High building with 16 classrooms and an auditorium. The measure carries interest up to 6 percent with a 20 year term and may sell at about 4 percent. A separate school election requires its own ballots and officials.
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Choteau
Agawam
Acantha
Wedums
Chateau High School
Teton County
Chateau
Choteau Bulldogs stumble after leading into final quarter
Choteau High School Bulldogs led Cut Bank Wolves for three quarters but conceded two TDs in the final frame for a 14 to 6 loss. Doug Sabo stood out on defense and kickoff returns after replacing ill Jerry Yeager. Fort Benton looms next as the 1:30 Saturday conference game.
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Choteau High School Bulldogs
Cut Bank Wolves
Wolves
Bulldogs
Fort Benton Longhorns
Fort Benton
Conrad
Chateau
Valier
Chinook Sugarbeeters
Malta
Doug Sabo
Jerry Yeager
Yeager
Tim McCartney
Scott Forrest
Ron Hansen
Cliff Sabo
Sabo
Dennis van Auken
Cut Bank
Field Chosen Delegate to Scout Conclave
Burr Field a 16 year old Eagle Scout from Choteau has been selected as one of six northcentral Montana scouts to attend the first World Scouting Jamboree in the United States. He tops a pool of 250 Eagle scouts from 17 counties and will serve as the northcentral Montana aide de camp at the Farragut State Park event in Coeur d Alene Idaho on August 19.
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Burr Field
Choteau
Northcentral
Montana
United States
Field
Carl Field
Farragut State Park
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Service Youth Corps
World Scouting
Valley Forge
State Board of Health
Stan Rathman
Chateau
Rathman
Lions Club
Organization Meet For Cub Pack 91
Chester Corey cubmaster of Pack 91 asks all parents of boys planning to join to attend a Tuesday meeting. The session is Oct 11 at 8 p.m. at the lower Legion hall to organize the pack for recharter by Oct 31. The VFW Post sponsors Pack 91.
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Chester Corey
Lower Legion Hall
Corey
V.F.W. Post
Arensmeyer Boy Born in Charleston Heights
Mr and Mrs Ed Arensmeyer of 1808 Success St Charleston Heights S C welcomed a son born October 3 Edward Todd weighed 7 pounds 1% ounces and measured 20 inches long Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Andy Jenson and Reinhardt Arensmeyer Cut Bank
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Ed Arensmeyer
Success St
Charleston Heights
S. C
Edward Todd
Andy Jenson
Reinhardt Arensmeyer
Cut Bank
Mrs P Hagen funeral rites held in Dutton
Mrs Peter Anna Hagen 82 of Dutton died Friday September 30 in a Great Falls hospital. Funeral services were held October 3 at Bethany Lutheran Church Dutton with Rev Howard Wennes presiding. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens Great Falls. Survivors include husband Peter a son Norman Power a daughter Constance Jesperson a brother Jens Greenli a sister Marie Gronli and seven grandchildren.
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Peter
Anna) Hagen
Dutton
Great Falls
Bethany Lutheran Church
Howard Wennes
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Zwerneman
Marie Gronli
Portland
Ore
Three Wrecks Reported by Highway Patrol
The Highway Patrol reports three separate wrecks over ten days involving four cars. A woman from Augusta broke her leg and a man from Hysham suffered back injuries. total damages run into thousands. Cars include a 1964 model with only 1,800 miles and a 1966 Ford driven by Leonard Welch of Hysham.
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Augusta
Hysham
Chateau
Richard Ostberg
Fairfield
Bynum
Dave Stott
Great Falls
Stott
Ray Farrell
Leonard Welch
Chateau-Dutton
Farmington Road
Welch
Leon Gollehon
Babcock camps on inflation and farms at Choteau rally
About 500 people attended a Sunday rally in Choteau park pavilion where Governor Tim Babcock and other Republicans criticized Vietnam war policies and inflation. He argued farm income is harmed by administration actions and alleged price manipulation, citing wheat and pork markets and a 32 percent rise in acreage allotments.
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Choteau Park Pavilion
Tim Babcock
Dick Smiley
Choteau
Babcock
U. S
Lee Metcalf
Hubert Humphrey
Secretary of Agriculture
Montana
Freeman
Choteau Lions Fall Festival Saturday Night at Pavilion
The Choteau Lions Club Fall Festival is set for Saturday October 8 at the park pavilion starting 7 p.m. Lions volunteers moved games to the pavilion adding about 20 options to entertain all ages while supporting the community and funding pool improvements.
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OEE
Choteau Lions Club
Pavilion
Choteau Park
Lions Club
Murl Faurote
Waterfowl Season Opens October 8 in Montana Flyway
The Pacific Flyway waterfowl season begins Saturday October 8 with shotgun limits no larger than 10 gauge and three shells maximum. Rifles handguns crossbows are prohibited while long bows are allowed. Ages 16 plus require a migratory waterfowl stamp. residents 70 and older exempt from a state license but still need a federal stamp. Children under 12 cannot hunt waterfowl.
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Teton County
Montana
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Helena
Wynn Freeman
Montana Fish and Game Department
Teton
Flathead
Pondera
Cascade
Meagher
Park Counties
Chamber Shifts Time to Boost Chateau Merchant Attendance
Chateau Chamber of Commerce plans a Tuesday 7 p m regular meeting October 18 at the Chateau Steak House dining room to attract more local businessmen. President Jack Rogers invites all Choteau merchants, and the group also schedules Chamber Capers at Choteau High School on November 5 with added acts.
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Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Chateau
Chateau Steak House
Jack Rogers
Choteau
Chamber
Choteau High School
Gale Isakson
Isakson
Rogers
Shelby
Services held Monday for Ethel Hodgskiss
Funeral services for Sarah Ethel Hodgskiss 79 were held Monday at the First Methodist Church in Choteau with graveside rites by the Choteau Rebekah Lodge. She died October 1 after a lingering illness. Born November 14, 1886 in Cheshire England, she moved to the United States in 1916 with her husband Henry Archibald Hodgskiss. They homesteaded near Choteau and later moved to town. She is survived by three sons, 14 grandchildren, a sister, a brother, and several nieces and nephews in England. Funeral director Zwerneman Mortuary. Mor tual attendees included relatives from Missoula and Kalispell.
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Sarah Ethel Hodgskiss
First Methodist Church
Choteau
C. Fred Crowe
Choteau Rebekah Lodge
Hodgskiss
Sarah Ethel Heath
Tomas
Sarah Ann Dale Heath
Cheshire
England
Henry Archibald Hodgskiss
Bosley
United States
Fred Meadows
John Peebles
Bob Miller
George Seufert
Elmer Dial
Oscar Carlson
PP&E Competition Saturday Morning At Football Field
The Punt Pass and Kick contest is set for Saturday October 8 at 9 am on the Chateau High School field. Entry opens to boys ages 8 through 13 with Friday October 7 as the last registration day. a parent must accompany each participant. Sixty seven Chateau youngsters joined last year, and every entrant receives a PP&E pin and a kicking booklet.
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Chateau High
Bob’s Ford Sales
Chateau
Mrs Armstrong and Darla Gay Travel to Williston Trip
Mrs Fuzxz Armstrong and Darla Gay left by train for Williston North Carolina to visit Mrs Armstrongs mother Mrs Elmer Tofte who is ill.
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Fuzxz
Armstrong
Darla Gay
Williston
N. C
Meeting Slated For Boy Scout Fund Campaign
Les Otness fund drive chairman invites all interested to a meeting Monday Oct 10 at 8 pm in the Chateau Grade School cafeteria. Parents and past helpers are urged to attend to support Camp Napi and administration for Troop 51 and the local Cub and Boy Scout programs serving Choteau and nearby areas.
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Les Otness
Fund Drive
Chateau
Otness
Choteau
Glen Yeager
Napi
Pendray
Fairfield Visitor Dies En Route to Hospital
John Joseph Lutwitze 64 suffered a stroke while visiting relatives in Fairfield and died on the way to Teton Memorial Hospital in Chateau. He was from Santa Clara California, newly married four days, staying with Mrs Selah Converse. Lutwitze body sent to Palo Alto for burial. Zwerneman Mortuary handled arrangements. Additional visitors Baker Scott Jean Dunn from Salt Lake City and Mrs Ray Nish from Cardston were guests in the Eldon Scott home.
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John Joseph Lutwitze
Fairfield
Teton Memorial Hospital
Chateau
Lutwitze
Santa Clara
Calif
Selah Converse
California
Zwerneman Mortuary
Palo Alto
Baker Scott
Jean Dunn
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ray Nish
Cardston
Alta
Canada
Eldon Scott
New Carillon Bells To Be Installed At Methodist Church
Rev. C. Fred Crowe of Chateau Methodist Church announced the purchase of a Schulmerich carillon. Bronze bells will be struck by hammers and electronically amplified to produce rich tones. A factory engineer will install the system, with completion expected by October 15.
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Methodist Church
C. Fred Crowe
Chateau Methodist Church
Schulmerich Carillons, Inc
Crowe
Chateau
Stoudt Couple Heads On Ten Day Vacation Trip
Mr and Mrs Glen Stoudt depart Saturday for ten days visiting their son Rick stationed at the Air Force Base in Grand Forks North Dakota They also plan a visit to Glen s brother Bob in Watertown South Dakota and stop in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada to see friends along the return journey.
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Glen Stoudt
Rick
Air Force Base
Grand Forks
N. D
Waterton
Glen
Bob
Winnipeg
Sask
Canada
District 8 Legion Auxiliary Fall Meet Set in Fort Benton
About 200 Legionnaires and auxiliaries are expected for the District No. 8 annual fall meeting in Fort Benton on Saturday October 8. District commander Fort Benton’s John Wolff notes 1300 members across 11 Montana posts with state officers and Geraldine commander Marcus V. Nichols presiding.
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Fort Benton
John Wolff
American Legion
Legion
Wolff
Montana
Great Falls
Chateau
Augusta
Dutton
Fairfield
Belt
Geraldine
Power
Fort Shaw
Cascade
Marcus V. Nichols
George R. Higgins
George H. Higgins
Paul Kropp
Gordon Monkman
Chris Beck
Elmer Baker
Senators Wives Plan Visit in Choteau
Mrs. Mike Mansfield and Mrs. Lee Metcalf will visit Choteau on Tuesday October 11 for a coffee hour at the Cornell Hotel dining room starting at 10 a.m. The event invites all in the community. The Wi-Mo-Da-Si Club meets Saturday October 8 with co hostesses Mrs. Christy Hickey and Mrs. Julia Monkman at 2 p.m.
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Choteau
Mike Mansfield
Senator Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Senator Metcalf
Cornell
Christy Hickey
Julia Monkman
Olsen Addresses Montana Voters At Breakfast Meeting
U S Senator Arnold Olsen spoke at a no host breakfast in Chateau Monday addressing campaign finance and criticism over a Helena luncheon. He argued tickets covered costs, predicted opponent Tim Babcock would spend double, and defended gun control bills as ineffective. He credited farmer cooperation for reducing grain surplus and noted foreign markets expanding as grain and cattle flow abroad.
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U. S
Arnold Olsen
Chateau
Helena
Olsen
Lewis and Clark
Tim Babcock
Babcock
Tower
Texas
Kennedy
France
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Choteau Bulldogs
B. Field
P. Hagen
Highway Patrol
Missoula
Lions
Faurote
Ethel Hodgskiss
Pp&e
Boy Scout Fund
Aux
County Demos
A. Olsen
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