Local Notes and Personal Milestones Include Teach Internship and Births
Darlene Shelmerdine daughter of Alfred and Libby Shelmerdine spending six weeks in Libby for practice teaching at the high school and plans to return Nov 5 to MSC Bozeman to finish her senior year She hopes to teach science after graduation Jens Holt of Dutton reports a six month Norway stay in 1961 and four brothers plus many old friends there A Fort Benning Georgia couple Paul and Mrs Beachem are parents of a girl born Oct 25 with maternal grandparents Smoot Rowley The Hallbergs return from Calgary to visit Les Vyes Gordon Monkman and Bryan Corbett were honorary pallbearers at Harry J Nicol s Geraldine funeral Nicol a Minneapolis native ran a general store at Geraldine 1918 1932 and was secretary of Production Credit Association before retiring in 1947 Chris Ann Cheetham daughter of James and Mrs Cheetham Dutton has been initiated into Alpha Lambda Delta at Montana State University, majoring in mathematics.
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Darlene Shelmerdine
Alfred Shelmerdine
Libby
Walter Magee
Chateau
Shelmerdine
MSC
Bozeman
Jens Holt
Dutton
Norway
Paul Beachem
Fort Benning
Smoot Rowley
Bertha Hallberg
Calgary
Alta
Les Vyes
Gordon Monkman
Bryan Corbett
Harry J. Nicol
Great Falls
Nicol
Minneapolis
Geraldine
Production Credit Association
Chris Ann Cheetham
James Cheetham
Alpha Lambda Delta
Montana State University
Miss Cheetham
Five DeMolays Attend Meeting In Great Falls
Five DeMolay members Gordon Larson Jay Tuomi Gary Dunckel Don Reiner and Ron Swartzel attended a district meeting of the International Order of DeMolay Sunday Oct 22 in Great Falls at the Masonic Temple. They were accompanied by advisors Chet Abbott and Bert Guthrie with members from Havre Cut Bank Conrad and Great Falls chapters present. The program included an initiatory degree by the Great Falls chapter a Toastmasters Club activity sample and a round table discussion followed by a no host dinner at the DeMolay Memorial.
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DeMolay
Gordon Larson
Jay Tuomi
Gary Dunckel
Don Reiner
Ron Swartzel
International Order of DeMolay
Great Falls
Masonic Temple
Chet Abbott
Bert Guthrie
Havre
Cut Bank
Conrad
Toastmasters Club
4 H Recognition Event Well Attended
A 4 H recognition event drew a large audience with honorees across Home Economics Leadership and Dress Revue. Key recognitions included Ann Chalmers, Loretta Tomsha, Janet Maurer, Caralynne Weist, Patti Scifiller, and Bruce Maurer. Special beef award went to Danny Weist presented by Fairfield Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Caralynne Weist
Patti Scifiller
Lara, Hensley
Loretta Lomsha
Standard Oil Co
Bruce Maurer
Danny Weist
Fairfield Bank
Teton County
Jéan Chalmers
Linda Hensley
Donna Chalmers
Barbee Buchanan
Caralynn Weist
Lora Lee Beerman
Lila Beerman
Katherine Fuhringer
Beverly Rada
Nancy Heckford
Carol Menghini
Montana Board To Receive Federal Aid
Sen. Lee Metcalf announced a $35,336 federal grant to the Montana State Board of Education under the National Defense Education Act of 1958. The award funds education statistics programs, data collection, processing, and dissemination of state education progress.
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Montana
State Board of Education
Metcalf
Montana Public School Aid Surges 353 Percent Since 1949
A Montana Taxpayers Association report shows state aid for public schools rose 353 percent since the 1949 foundation program. For 1960 61, $17 million funded transportation and operations, about $122 per pupil, with $3.9 million from school lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Montana Taxpayers’ Association
Teton
Wibaux
Fallon
MTA
Association
Don’t Blame the Children Poem Reflects Shared Responsibility
A Liberty County Times reprints a poem read at Utopia home demonstration club arguing social ills blamed on youth may reflect adults' faults. It notes crime, movies, and permissive trends while asserting older generations share blame for delinquency and calls readers to self examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty County
Chester
Utopia Home Demonstration Club
Oil Industry Drives Almost Half of U.S. Foreign Investment
Oil Facts reports that 45 percent of American overseas investment comes from the petroleum sector. In 1960 oil firms spent 1.5 billion dollars abroad, out of a total U.S. foreign investment of 3.2 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
License Sales For Big Game Show Increase
Montana sportsmen bought nearly 5,000 more big game licenses before opening day than in 1960. Non resident licenses reached 1,712.2 up to Sept 30, with $100 licenses and special deer permits noted. Resident bird and fish licenses fell slightly to 143,814 from 145,300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Missouri River Breaks
Former Welfare Worker Supervisor Dies Suddenly
Doug Hutchinson of Missoula died suddenly from a heart attack. A probation officer for five counties, he had been in court and then collapsed in the courthouse coffee room. He formerly supervised in Teton County Public Welfare.
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Doug Hutchinson
Missoula
Hutchinson
Teton County
TRY AN ACANTHA WANTS AD IT WILL GET RESULTS
Acantha ad seeks readers to boost results with a simple classified request. The notice emphasizes effective placement and direct response, urging local businesses and individuals to test the service for measurable outcomes.
Chateau Jayceens Hold Oct Meeting At Cornell Hotel
Cha teau Jayceens met October 11 with President Barbara Marr presiding over a dinner gathering at the Cornell Hotel. A Halloween Costume party for Jaycees and wives is planned October 28 at 9 p.m. at the Ron Hinman home. Guests included Judy Dauwalder Darlene Schilling and Madge Hancock. Bob Brown performed folk songs on guitar. The next meeting is November 8 at Ruth Hoyt's home.
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Chateau Jayceens
Barbara Marr
Cornell
Jaycees
Ron Hinman
Judy Dauwalder
Darlene Schilling
Madge Hancock
Bob Brown
Ruth Hoyt
Pioneer Day Essay Contest Opens for Eighth Grade in Montana
Montana public schools are notified that the Fifth Annual Pioneer Day Essay Contest will honor Pioneer Day on November 1. Open to public school eighth graders, essays must focus on A Pioneer in Your Community or County and progress from local to county to state judging with a November 10 submission deadline to County Superintendents.
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Helena
Harriet Miller
Montana
Department of Public Instruction
America
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