New Plant Opens Teton Cleaners Grand Opening Slated Saturday
The public is invited to the grand opening of Teton Cleaners in its new location one block east of Dale Implement Co. Saturday 2 to 5 p.m. free coffee and doughnuts. Owners C. Shorty Gorder and D. E. Gene Warn bring new equipment and will reside at Chateau. Gorder formerly of Kalispell. Warn formerly of Helena. both veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton Cleaners
Dale Implement Co
C. ©. (Shorty) Gorder
Kaliswell
D. E
Teton
Seth Cook
Monarch Lumber Co
Bernard Stelling
Chateau
Gorder
Mercury Cleaners
Kalispell
81St Balloon Co
Warn
Paris Cleaners
Helena
Ninth Infantry Army Division
The
C. O. Gorder
D. E. Warn
Irvin Moon
Stockmen Invited to Conrad Feed Discussion
All Teton county livestockmen are invited to a Thursday 1:30 p.m. meeting at the Conrad courthouse to discuss feeds and feeding. Extension agent Raymond Kelly says experts including E. P. Orcutt of Bozeman and Montana livestock officials will discuss home grown feed grains and potential pellet forms to cut costs and aid local grain growers.
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Teton County
Conrad
Raymond Kelly
E. P. Orcutt
Bozeman
Montana Livestock Sanitary Board
Kelly
PMA Election Preparations Now Under Way
Preparations for balloting by mail to elect next year's PMA community committeemen are underway at the Teton County PMA office after the State PMA committee decision to conduct 1951 elections by mail. Chairman Jake Luinstra says mail ballots will increase participation, though it adds work for current PMA committeemen and staff.
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PMA
Teton County
Jake Luinstra
Teton County Committee
Tetor
Cortineaus BP
Voting Registration Rises in Teton County for General Election
County clerk reports 205 more registered voters than two years ago as 15 precincts show overall gains. Total county registration reaches 3337 for November, up from 3182 in the primary and 3132 in the 1948 general election, with the largest rise in Chateau and gains in Fairfield Spring Valley Dutton Agawam Diamond Valley and Greenfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Recorder Service
Chateau
Fairfield
Spring Valley
Dutton
Agawam
Diamond Valley
Greenfield
Doheny
Dry Forks
Power
Collins
Bynum
Farmington
Choteau
Best Times to Fly United Nations Flag Told by Aux Head
Mrs. Jay H. Robinson of district 8 American Legion auxiliary clarifies flag etiquette from county extension kits. She says the UN flag is flown on United Nations Day October 24 and on other appropriate days, but always as a subordinate flag to the U.S. flag.
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United Nations
Aux Head
Jay H. Robinson
District 8
American Legion Auxiliary
Robinson
Potluck Dinner Set for Oct 30 at IOOF Hall
A family potluck dinner is scheduled October 30 at 6 30 p.m. in IOOF hall. All Episcopalians Episcopal Guild members and friends of the church are invited. A silver offering will be taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IOOF
Episcopalians
Episcopal Guild
Many Activities Of Girl Scouts Told at Meeting
The Girl Scout association reviewed summer activities and reported a successful fund drive. Troop 4 led by Mrs Miles Standish and Mrs Percy Robinson held a for get me not sale for disabled veterans. An August outing included 18 girls at Camp Blixrud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Association
Miles Standish
Percy Robinson
Camp Blixrud
Moose Lodge
C.W. Boussard
A J Kutschat Dies At Arlington Iowa
Mrs. Fred Woodward received a wire announcing her brother in law A J Kutschat of Arlington Iowa had died. Kutschat served as sheriff in Fayette county for 13 years and was well known in Teton county after visiting here with his family many times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Woodward
A. J.,kutschat
Arlington
Cub Scouts Host Halloween Party at American Legion Pavilion
The Cub Scouts invite parents to a Halloween party next Monday night from 7 30 to 9 00 at the American Legion pavilion. Prizes will be awarded to Cubs in dressed and masked Halloween costumes.
Rummage sale benefits hospital in Legion hall
A Soroptimist club rummage sale for hospital support is planned for Oct 28 at the Legion hall with rummage furniture and clothing sought. Helpers should call 2200 at the Chateau Cleaners. Eileen Scott resigns as secretary at Hanusa and Dunckel and moves to Great Falls for a similar post with Sogard. Ted Perry attends a General Motors training school in Great Falls.
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Legion Hall Club
Eileen Scott
Hanusa and Dunckel
Great Falls
Sogard General Agency
Ted Perry
The
Holt Chevrolet Co
General Motors
Draft Board Registers 570 $9 Youths Under I-A
The Teton county draft board lists 570 men registered under the 1948 selective service act with 498 categorized in 14 groups and 60 under 19 awaiting classification. Chief categories include 5-A by age over 25, 110 in 4-A, 85 in 1-A, and 49 in 2-O with farm deferments. Conscientious objectors total 11 1-A-O, with four 1-D and single cases 2-A 4-C 4-D. Four appeals are before Helena for reclassification.
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Draft Board
Teton County
Chateau
Fairfield
Bynum
Power
Dutton
Petition Demands Better Training for Marine Reservists in Death Case
Fairfield residents present Rep. Wesley A O Ewart a petition urging Defense Secretary review after Pfc. Gene Lease 18 Fairfield was killed after 54 hours of training. The document cites Camp Pendleton remarks that only combat veterans would go to Korea and calls for improved preparation to avoid future deaths. The petition notes Lease’s brief training prior to active service and death in Korea after joining the unit August 8.
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Wesley A. O’ewart
Fairfield
Secretary of Defense
Gene Lease
D’ewart
Shelby
Toole County
Marine Reserve
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Korea
Pfc
Lease
United States
Kobe
Japan
Elk and deer shot early in hunting season crowd in Montana mountains
Hunter activity surges as 35 elk and 25 deer carcasses are checked at the Chateau Lockers. About 5,000 hunters flocked to Sun River to Dupuyer, with high meat prices driving efforts. Several named hunters reported elk catches. many hunted in Blackleaf canyon where a herd was largely killed.
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Chateau
Bert Reiner
Teton
Blackleaf Canyon
Sun River
Dupuyer
Coney Island
Gibson Monkman
Hillary Golehon
Pete Zgoda
Ike Denison
Jim Denison
Henry Helf
Jack Lear
Gotch Jacobs
LaVerne Peterson
Jim Tightower
Jim Cook
Montana State Graduates Attend Penn State President Inauguration
Mr and Mrs Robert Gulbrandsen, MSU 1947 alums, represented Montana State at Milton Eisenhower's inaugural as Penn State president in Pennsylvania on October 4. They met Ike Eisenhower while waiting to pay respects to the new president.
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Robert Gulbrandsen
Montana State University
Milton Eisenhower
Penn State
Pennsylvania
Gulbrandsen
Ike Eisenhower
Highway Talks Chief Topic of Chamber Meet
Al Hensley reported meeting with the Augusta commercial club on the Melena Augusta Choteau park to park highway and gave a noon report at the Choteau Chamber of Commerce meeting. He said the Halena Chamber group will be consulted and another meeting held.
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al Hensley
Augusta Commercial Club
Choteau Chamber of Commerce
Halena Chamber Group
Hensley
Cache County
Utah
Chamber of Commerce
Ygb-Line Association
Montana
Augusta Old Timer Joseph A White Dies at 93
Augusta mourns Joseph A White 93 a longtime resident who died at home after months of illness He was born December 6 1856 near Mendota Minnesota then part of various territories He recalled the 1862 Sioux uprising when settlers fled and locals rebuilt amid fires and destruction
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Augusta
Joseph A. White
Sibley
Mendota
Minn
Minnesota
Michigan Territory
Dakota Territory
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota Territory
Joseph
Ten More Men Called by Teton Draft Board
Ten men will leave Chateau Oct. 24 for physical examinations at Butte for potential military service. Named: Gideon Schmidt Fairfield, John R. Crabtree Fairfield, Forrest Brown Fairfield, Fred A. Van Horn Dutton, Lester W. Heftner Dutton, Charles M. Toeckes Power, Andrew Wurtz Chateau. Three transferees to the local board going to Butte: Donald W. Raihl Agawam, LaVerne Gromwald Fairfield, Herman A. Gehrke Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Butte
Virginia Nordhagen
Teton County
Selective Service Board
Gideon Schmidt
Fairfield
John R. Crabtree
Forrest Brown
Fred A. van Horn
Dutton
Lester W. Hebtner
Charles M. Toeckes
Power
Andrew Wurtz
Donald W. Raihl
Agawam
Everett, Wash
LaVerne Gromvwald
Balsom Lake
Wis
Herman A. Gehrke
Cowboys Win Over Bulldogs In Grid Contest
The Conrad Cowboys defeated the Choteau Bulldogs 19 to 0 on the Choteau field last Friday night. Choteau showed improvement and had nine first downs to Conrads six, with Fladstal of Conrad shining on long end runs. The next Bulldog game is at Cut Bank against the Wolves, then St Marys at Great Falls before Chinook on November 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Cowboys
Choteau High School
Choteau
Bulldogs
Conrad
Chateau
Henneford
Reiquam
Fladstal
Cut Bank Wolves
Cut Bank
St. Mary's Mustangs
Great Falls
Chateau Field
Chinook
Area MEA Training Session Held in Great Falls
A Montana Education Association training meeting for MEA locals in the area convened at the Schell restaurant Blue room in Great Falls on Wednesday October 18 at 6 30 pm. Attending officers included Milton McNea MEA president Edward Tillis vice president Mrs Rhoda Yarick PR chair and Nellie Merrick principal of Choteau grade school.
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Montana Education Association
M.eb.a
Great Falls
Schell
Milton McNea
MEA
Edward Tillis
Rhoda Yarick
Nellie Merrick
Choteau
Pheasant Season Fixed Nov 5 to 12 In Montana
The Montana fish and game commission sets an eight day pheasant season from noon November 5 until 5 p.m. November 12 with an eight two bird daily bag limit and prohibition on harvesting Hungarian partridge. Most regions show declines in pheasant numbers year over year, while Bitter Root valley shows a slight rise and Miles City area a sharp increase in observed birds. To aid enforcement, hunters may leave head plumage or feet to identify sex, as it becomes illegal to destroy evidence of sex during the season.
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State Fish and Game Commission
Montana
William Bergeson
Billings
Conrad
Fairfield Beach
Glendive
Hardin
Lewistown
Sidney
Wolf Point
Bitter Root
Miles City
Bergeson
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Building Suppliers
A. J. Kutschat
Arlington, Iowa
Nordhagen
Eisenhower
White
Dians
Hoe
Sylvester White
Yankton, S. Dak
Teton Draft Board
Cowboys
Area Mba
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