Montana Senators Seek Road Repair Assurance
Montana Senators Lee Metcalf and Mansfield asked Secretary of Defense McNamara to assure that county roads in seven counties including Teton damaged by missile site construction will be properly reconstructed. Minor damages have been repaired and the Defense Department will study applicability of Public Law 87-61 to pay repair costs. Thomas D. Morris replied that immediate action would be initiated.
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The
Acantha
Lee Metcalf
Montana
Teton
Metcalf
Mansfield
Sec
Retary of Defense McNamara
Defense Department
Promis
Secretary of Defense
Thomas D. Morris
Mrs. Laura Gibler Dies in Great Falls Rites Held Here
Funeral services for Laura Gibler 86 who died last Friday at a Great Falls rest home were conducted Monday at Chateau Methodist Church with Rev. C. Fred Crowe. Born December 16 1875 in Calhoun Illinois she married Milton Edward Gibler in 1893. She later lived near Dutton then Chateau and is survived by son Ray and six grandchildren. Burial followed in Choteau Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Gibler
Great Falls
Chateau Methodist Church
C. Fred Crowe
Laura Minta Nicholas
Calhoun, Ill
Edward
Henrietta Finley
Calhoun
Milton Edward Gibler
Dutton
Chateau
CHS Homecoming Festivities Set For This Friday
CHS announces 1961 homecoming events starting Friday at 3 p.m. with a pep assembly at Chateau High School. A 5 p.m. Main Street parade features four class floats followed by a 7 p.m. snake dance. The football game kicks off at 8 p.m. crowned queen and a postgame dance at the new gym with Jo Banana and His Bunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau High School
Main Street
Sue Mich
Jo Banana
Sundet Leads All Star Bowling Finals At A E Lanes
Arvid Sundet topped the all-star bowling finals at A E Lanes with 7229 points under the Peterson Point System. Lloyd DeBruycker finished second, LeRoy Kretchmer third, and Howard Truchot fourth. Sundet and DeBruycker advance to Helena on Oct 20 for three days of competition at Imperial Lanes, with the top two heading to Miami for the national event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A & E Lanes
Arvid Sundet
Peterson
Lloyd DeBruycker
LeRoy Kretchmer
Howard Truchot
Suhdet
DeBruycker
Helena
Imperial Lanes
Miami
Fla
Official Visit to Odd Fellows Meet
Grand Master Floyd Cooper of Huntley Montana will make his official visitation to Chateau Lodge No. 11 LO OF on Tuesday October 17 at the regular lodge meeting Members are urged to attend.
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Floyd’ Cooper
Huntley, Mont
Chateau Lodge
Lo.o.f. No
Rev Tollefson to Open PTR Mission Services
Rev Gordon V Tollefson of the American Lutheran Church Billings will lead a PTR mission program at Trinity Lutheran Church beginning next Sunday with 11 am worship and evening services through Thursday. The event features multiple churches in a conference wide effort with Rev David Larson and Rev Norman Wick coordinating regionally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Gordon V. Tollefson
Tollefson
American Lutheran Church
Billings
Tollefgorn
Forman
N skDak
Mra
Sander Tollefson
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Luther Theological Seminary
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
U. S. Navy
Colorado Springs
Colo
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Missoula
St. Stephen’s
Granada
Billings Church
Helen Sollid
George Sollid
Dutton
Tollefsons
Great Mission Services
Chateau
Lewistown
Winifred
Grass Range
Walier
Shelby
Sunburst
Great Falls
Conrad
Fairfield
David Larson
Norman Wick
Faith Lutheran
Letters to Editor Must Be Signed
The Acantha explains letters to the editor must be signed and under 300 words to be used. The paper invites readers to submit comments on local matters to voice opinions through this medium.
Hie Duits Heads to Minneapolis for Medical Checkup
Hie Duits departed last Friday for Minneapolis to undergo a medical checkup after surgery several months ago.
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Hie Duits
Minneapolis
Pheasant Season and Bag Limits Approved
The Montana Fish and Game Commission approved the same pheasant season and bag limits as last year. The general season runs Oct 22 to Nov 19 with a three cock daily bag and six possession limit. special hen pheasant season Oct 22-29 at Fairfield Bench allows one hen per day in a three bird limit. Hungarian and chukar partridge seasons mirror the general, with east of the divide limits higher.
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Helena
Montana
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Fort Peck
Fairfield Beach
Teton County
Kinsey
Miles City
Wynn Freeman
Commission
Fairfield
District FHA Convention to Be Held Here
The District I Future Homemakers of America convention will be held Oct. 14 in the Choteau High School auditorium. About 150 girls from Choteau Chester Fairfield Cut Bank Conrad and Walier will attend. The theme is Chart Your Course and district officers are Chairman Francis Banis Chesiteau Vice Chairman Myrna Shepherd Chester Secretary Carl Leistiko Cut Bank and Song Leader Linda Berthelson Conrad. Registration runs 8:30 am to 1 am with cocoa hour and officer candidate reception. The convention opens at 10 am with a panel on Planning and a speech on the Importance of the Program of Work by Esther Stufft Cut Bank. Afternoon reports cover social educational and money making ideas for chapter programs plus a talent show. Chateau includes six participants. Fairfield presents a skit Plan Carefully the Chapter You Save May Be Your Own. Concluding 3:45 pm includes installation of new officers and closing ceremony. District I chairman elected for 1961 62 Frances Panik holds state treasurer. Beth Poore serves as state secretary.
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Homemakers of America
Choteau High School
Choteau
Chester
Fairfield
Cut Bank
Conrad
Walier
F. EH. A
Francis Banis
Chateau
Myrna Shepherd
Carl Leistiko
Linda Berthelson
Esther Stufft
Cereeer District I
Frances" Panik
Beth, Poore
Last Rites for Mary Halladay In New Jersey
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Halladay were held in Bayonne New Jersey. Wife of Ray Halladay and daughter in law of Herb Halladay she died suddenly at her Florida home after a heart attack. Survivors include two sisters in New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Halladay
Bayonne
N. J
Halladay
Ray Halladay
Fairfield
Teton County
Herb ‘Halladay
St. Petersburg
Fla
Halladays
Chateau
Great Falls
Florida
Halla
William Jay
Ted
Lawrence Perry
New Jersey
R Bleecker Dies. Rites Planned for Saturday
Ralph Bleecker died Wednesday evening in Great Falls. His funeral will be Saturday at 2:30 PM from Pauls Lutheran Church on Fairfield Bench. An obituary will be published next week.
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Ralph. Bleecker
Great Falls
Paul's Lutheran Church
Fairfield
Acantha
Sugarbeeters edge Bulldogs in Chinook clash
The Chinook Sugarbeeters defeated the Choteau Bulldogs 25-14 on Friday night at Chinook. Choteau led 7-0 early after a Hansen to Asay TD, but Chinook answered with three scores in the second quarter, including a punt block return and a late TD pass. Nordahl connected for a 45 yard score in the fourth as Choteau added a late hope, while mill levy data from the Montana Taxpayers Association showed rising taxes across Montana cities.
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Chinook Sugarbeeters
Choteau
Bulldogs
Chinook
Chateau
Bulldog
Hansen
Nordahl
Floyd Joramo
Jay Leigland
Ron George
Yeager
Bullsdogs
Sugarbeeter
R R Johnston Dies Buried at Dupuyer
Funeral services for Robert Ritche Johnston 89 were held at Banks Chapel Chateau with Rev. C Fred Crowe officiating. Johnston born Oct 3 1872 in Easterton Scotland immigrated 1900 to the US settling at White Sulphur Springs then Dupuyer Creek ranching before moving to Chateau. He wrote songs including The Old Timers Ball and Irene. Masonic graveside rites followed at Dupuyer cemetery beside his brother and sister in law. He was a longtime Mason and member of Teton's Oldest Settlers with several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ritchie Johston
Banks Chapel
Chateau
C. Fred Crowe
Easterton
Scotland
Chateau Rest
Johnston
United States
White Sulphur Springs
Dupuyer Creek
Dupuyer
van Buskirk
Dry Forks
States
Teton
Irene
Bob Gronberg
Marge Hanusa
Johnson
James Johnston
Masonic Order
Carl Gulbrandgen
Clarence Connor
Dave ‘Salois
John Swanson
Robert Miller
Gordon Monkman
Robert
Seattle
Eugene Dunlap
al White
Spokane
Helen Alex
Chester
Conrad
Maggie Blakesley
Robert Ritchie Johnston
Lander
Wyo
B Squad Beats Fairfield 27 6 On Local Field
Chateau Bullpups win 27 6 over Fairfield B team on a local field. Gollehon and Anderson start the scoring while Lonnie Dale and Jerry Hitchcock slow the Eagle offense. Anderson adds two second half scores including an interception return. Fairfield's lone fourth quarter points come on a pass to J Blossom and runs by J Fish and Hartz.
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Chateau
Gollehon
Anderson
Fairfield
Lonnie Dale
Jerry Hitchcock
Eagle
Jim ‘Carlson
Golléhon
J. Blossom
J. Fish
Hartz
Barbara Neil Dismissed After Dupuyer Accident
Mrs Barbara Neil daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed McFarren of Great Falls has been discharged from St Marys hospital Conrad following an accident near Dupuyer. She fell from her parents moving car and suffered severe head injuries.
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Barbara Neil
Ed McFarren
Great Falls
St. Mary's Hospital, Conrad
Dupuyer
Neil
Rough Fish Poisoning Targeting Bynum Reservoir
Nels Thoreson of the State Fish and Game Department led poison operations at the Bynum Reservoir with local volunteers and the Teton Sportsmen's Association. A slow acting chemical will affect fish breathing and show partial results in four days, with deeper areas reached by boat and shallower waters later sprayed pending favorable weather.
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Nels Thoreson
State Fish and Game Department
Great Falls
Chateau
Bynum
Teton
John Nordhagen
The
Chateau Flying Service
Cleon M McNett Dies at Helena In 73rd Year
Cleon M S McNett 73 longtime Choteau resident died in Helena after a lengthy illness. He lived with Art Bagley in Choteau and funeral services were held there Tuesday. Born in Illinois June 11 1888 he moved through North Dakota Montana and Utah before retiring in 1961 in Seattle with Kenworth Trucking. He moved to Helena two months ago to be with his son John B McNett. Survivors include his son daughter Mrs Theodore Poepping of Casablanca Morocco a brother Bud McNett of Shelby and three sisters Mrs Portia Canons Spokane Mrs Florerice Smith Francisco and Mrs Emma Lee Wei Phoenix.
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Cleon M. S. McNett
Choteau
Helena
McNett
Art Bagley
Illinois
Minot
N. D
Dunkirk
Shelby
Marian Hamilton
Fort Peckham
Utah
Kenworth Trucking Co
Seattle
John B. McNett
Theodore Poepping
Casablanca
Morocco
Bud. McNett
Portia Canons
Spokane
Florerice Smith
Francisco
Emma Lee Wei Phoenix
Ariz
Lions Club Reports Fall Festival Results and Upcoming Events
The Lions Club meeting led by Dr. J. R. Crabtree reviewed the Fall Festival with a gross about $1,000 below last year. Secretary Gibson Monkman noted an invitation from Electric City Lions Club for Charter Night at DeMolay Memorial on Oct 16. Dr. A. A. Jordan presented a science film aided by Al Finley. Gary Clark attended as a guest with Rev. A. Bernard Grandal. Next meeting will be Ladies Night on Oct 34.
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Lions Club
J. R. Crabtree
Gibson Monkman
Electric City Lions Club of
Great Falls
Chateau Lion
Kade Family Visited Miles City After Flood Advisory
Mr and Mrs Gus Kade spent time at Miles City with their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Wayne Daniel and the little girls. Gus had planned a fishing trip but flood hazards forced them to stay off the highways and depart the area.
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Gus Kade
Miles City
Wayne Daniel
Gus
Kades
Knights Templar Official Visit Planned for October 19
Sam Chapman of Great Falls grand commander of Knights Templar Montana will visit Bethany Commandery No. 19 in Chateau Friday October 19. Rev Vernon Hanks grand prelate will accompany him. A 6 p.m. potluck dinner follows in the Masonic Temple dining room with a short closed meeting then an open meeting at which Chapman and Hanks will speak. Members and wives of Masonic bodies and their families are invited.
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Sam Chapman
Great Falls
Knights Templar of
Montana
Bethany Commandery
Chateau
Vernon Hanks
Grand Commandery
Masonic Temple
Chapman
Rev. Hanks
Eastern Star
Marine recruiter to interview applicants in Choteau
Sgt. Russell L. Law, Marine Corps recruiter, will be in Choteau Montana the morning of October 17 to interview applicants for the U S Marine Corps at the Selective Service office in Choteau.
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Russell L. Law
Marine Corps
Choteau
Montana
U. S. Marine Corps
Law
Selective Service Office
Pirates Lose Close Game To Cardinals
The Dutton Cardinals edged Power Pirates 33 to 32 on Saturday at Power. Power led 13-0 after one quarter, trailed 14-13 at halftime, and the third ended tied 20-20. Buddy Williams scored four TDs and one extra point for Power. Dick Trebesch had three TDs and two conversions for the Cardinals.
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Dutton Cardinals
Power Pirates
Power
Buddy Williams
Dick Trebesch
Cardinals
Shelmerdine Rites Planned at Banks Chapel Saturday
Funeral services for William Franklin Shelmerdine 74 will be held Saturday at 2 p m from Bank’s Funeral Chapel with President Roland Peters officiating. Burial will be in Bynum cemetery. He was born August 2 1887 in Vernal Utah and lived in Bynum, later moving to Choteau Rest Home. Survived by widow, daughter, sisters, brother and several stepchildren.
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William Franklin Shelmerdine
Chateau Rest
Bank
Roland Peters
LDS Church
Bynum Cemetery
Frank” Shelmerdine
Vernal
Utah
James and
Eliza Dougherty Shelmerdine
Bynum
Flying U
Marterie Smith
Choteau
Choteau Rest Home
Stan Brown
Hazel George
Myrtle Faulkner
Cut Bank
Wilford
Bertha Godderidge
Treton
Thelma Cahoon
Pangborn 72 Dies at Fort Benton Home
Fred Pangborn, aged 72, died Sunday at his Fort Benton residence. He and his wife recently marked their 50th wedding anniversary in a celebration attended by Mr and Mrs Walter Henneford of Chateau.
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Fred “Pangborn
Fort Benton
Pangborns
Walter Henneford
Chateau
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CHS
Odd Fellows
R. Bleecker
Sugarbeeters
Dan Hansen
Jerry Asay
Ray Yeager
Montana Taxpayers’ Association
MTA
R. R. Johnston
Bynum Reservoir
Cleon M. McNett
Lions
Pirates
F. Shelmerdine
Linpperteese
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