Record Grain Harvest Tops 1955 Crop Benchmark in Gallatin Valley
Local elevator managers report the 1955 grain crop more than half harvested with yields and weights strong. Dean Chris Beck notes the 1955 crop surpasses the 1938 bumper wheat crop, aided by new land under cultivation and a government support era that set higher prices. Meyers reports full elevators, good yields, high weights, and average protein around 12.5 percent as rail service improves. Continental Oil Briggs No. 1 near Bynum yields light crude oil at four barrels per hour, signaling a significant Montana discovery.
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Chris Beck
Gallatin Valley
Beck
Lowe] Wleyeis
Wia Sa
Murphy elected Montana County Attorney Association chief
Leo H. Murphy of Chateau was elected president of the Montana County Attorney Association, succeeding J. W. Lynch. The Glacier National Park meeting ran Thursday through Saturday. Resolutions urged banning minors in taverns and strengthening state laws on sex crimes and narcotics. Attorney General Arnold N. Olsen warned of a gambler syndicate reportedly trying to reenter Montana via electrically controlled slot machines, illegal statewide.
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Montana County Attorney Association
Leo H. Murphy
Chateau
J. W. Lynch
Fort Benton
Glacier National Park
Montana
United Press
Arnold N. Olsen
Olsen
Continental well at Briggs shows potential in Teton county
Engineers described the Briggs well as promising after a porous zone and a 65 foot thickness found by a Slumberger log. After perforating 190 holes and acidizing, the well began flowing oil gas and sediments, producing four barrels per hour and awaiting a deeper production test. Geologists expect near 200 barrels per day when completed, marking the first modern seismographic survey driven discovery in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Reed, Jr
Continental
Teton County
Gulf
Shell
Carter
Phillips, Union
Teton
Pondora
Glacier
Madison
Great Sweet Grass Arch
Cut Bank
Bills
Dupuyer
Union
Mittens
Heart Butte
Briggs
Penalty on Silver Chaff Seed Wheat Shipment
Lowell Meyers reports that a shipment of Silver Chaff seed wheat has been shipped from Washington state to the Chateau area. This soft red winter wheat currently carries a 12c per bushel penalty, with a planned 20c per bushel discount next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Meyers
Chateau
Washington State
Meyers
Acantha
Harvest Gains Buoyant Montana Wheat Crop Near Fort Benton
Farmers in the Farmington beach Sunnyslope areas expect 10 to 14 days of favorable weather to finish harvesting. Lack of grain cars blocked the Milwauke Road elevator last week, with Gondola cars delivering grain this Tuesday. Jay Robinson’s 62 pound wheat is now the heaviest delivered to the General Mills elevator. General Mills trucks about 80,000 bushels to Great Falls storage ranging 650 to 700 bushels per truck. State reports say Montana's harvest is about three fourths complete and 90 percent of hay is stacked.
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Milwaukee Road
General Mills
Ray Ballantyne
Ballantyne
Jay Robinson
Fort Benton
Plans Laid for CROP Appeal in Teton County
Teton county farmers will help starving people worldwide by donating wheat through the 1955 CROP appeal. A August 24 meeting at the Cornell hotel in Chateau outlined plans with Rev. Paul W. Ives and Rev. D A Scanlin coordinating Montana efforts led by Wilson Radway and Bruno Kroker. The campaign, centered on Jordan drought relief and 800,000 Arab refugees, will run a October week drive with the county committee soon to be announced. Nearby, Mr and Mrs J Barr Huffman vacationed at the Taylor cabin on Plathead Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Cornell
Chateau
R. W. Gronberg
Citizens State Bank
Paul W. Ives
Dutton
Church World Service Committee
Montana Council of Churches
Ives
D. A. Scanlin
Red Lodge
Montana
Wilson O. Radway
Bruno Kroker
Radway
Kroker
Elkhart
Ind
Jordan
Teton Red Cross Opens Family Dollar Relief Drive
Teton Chapter of the American Red Cross launches a flood relief drive for New England victims. County Chairman K M Bridenstine urges rapid support, asking each family in Teton County to donate one dollar via the Family Dollar program by September 10, 1955, to the Chapter in Chateau Montana or to local sub-chapters in Dutton or Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton
American Red Cross
Atlantic Seaboard
K. M. Bridenstine
New England
Red Cross
National Arc
Bridenstine
Teton County
Chateau
Montana
Dutton
Fairfield
Dutton School Announces Opening and Faculty for Fall
Dutton School will open Tuesday September 6 at 1 pm with buses on last year routes. The new building nears completion and full faculty lists include Mrs. Loucks, Mrs. Pagli, Mrs. Magdell, Mrs. Humiston, Norman Peterson, Harold Humiston, and high school staff led by Supt Glenn Hansen. Lunches cost 25 cents, with no credit unless absent over three days. town pupils may eat only in emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutton
Glenn Hansen
Henrietta Loucks
Margaret Palagi
Jean Magdell
Byrle Humiston
Norman Peterson
Harold Humiston
Jessie Evans
Elizabeth Hawley
Bernadine Brandt
William Cornelius
Marie Crabbs
Adolph Falla
Hansen
Funeral services for Lila Arm Strong Anspach
Funeral services for Lila Arm Strong Anspach will be held Saturday at the Choteau Methodist Church with additional rites at a later date. The obituary notes her longtime residence in Choteau and involvement in local activities.
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Lila Armstrong Anspach
The
Choteau
Daisey Clarke of Fairfield Dies After Sixty Years in State
Mrs. Daisey E. Clarke 74 of Fairfield died Monday night in a Great Falls hospital. Born August 2, 1881 in Kansas, she had lived in Montana for 60 years and belonged to the Assembly of Good church. Surviving are four daughters Daisey Clarke Dorothy Gould Great Falls Dolly Maurantonio Vaughn JoAnn McGinnis Spanaway Wash three sons Earle Stacey Mont Richard Libby William Fairfield a sister Mrs George Evans Billings 12 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisey E. Clarke
Fairfield
Great Falls
Kansas
Daisey Clarke
Dorothy Gould
Dolly Maurantonio
Vaughn
JoAnn McGinnis
Spanaway, Wash
Earle
Stacey, Mont
Richard
Libby
William
George Evans
Billings
Fire Wrecks Gas Station Grease House
A flash fire damaged the grease house attached to Glen's Phil Up's 46 Station on North Main just before noon today. The blaze, said to be sparked by a gas heater, destroyed the interior as crews battled flames and the station remained open at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen
Phil Up
North Main
Jacent Main Gas
Eee Peent Main Dan
Funeral today for Benjamin O Haralson at Dutton
Benjamin O Haralson 69 of Dutton died in a local hospital Monday from a heart attack after a lingering illness. Funeral services are today at 2 p m from Bethany Lutheran church Dutton with Rev A Bernard Gravital officiating. He was born October 15 1885 in Lodi Minnesota and married Jessie Williams in 1910 at Minooka Minnesota. He worked as a carpenter and is survived by two daughters Audrey Omholt and Lucille Ellingson two sisters Christine Tollifson Sadie Krebebach Emma Wiprud and two brothers Sam Haralson and Carl Haralson plus four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin O. Haralson
Dutton
Bethany Lutheran Church
A. Bernard
Ole
Bertha Housby Haralson
Lodi
Minn
Jessie Williams
Minooka
Dutton Flower Growers State Show and Tea Held at Cheethams
The third annual flower show and silver tea will be at Cheethams on Sept 10 from 2 30 to 4 30 pm. Theme is Flower Garden Harvest and county growers are urged to enter. All flowers may be sold if exhibitors wish. A junior department will feature entries by children under 14 supervised by guardians between 10 am and 12 30 pm.
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Dutton
Cheetham’s
Ncme
Attorney General Rules High School District Boundary Transfer Taxable
Arnold Olsen holds that territory moved from a high school district with outstanding bonds remains taxable for bond payments. The opinion states bond holders’ rights are not impaired if the former district’s area stays liable for bonds. The legislature can set boundary-change methods and transfer may proceed despite debt.
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Arnold Olsen
Leo Murphy
Olsen
Leo H. Murphy
Teton County
Chateau
Montana
Mr. Murphy
Bulldogs Opening Grid Game with Eagle Eleven
The Chateau Bulldog football team opens the 1955 season September 9 at Fairfield against the Fairfield Eagle. The Fairfield field will be lit with the Great Falls Memorial stadium lighting system.
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Chateau Bulldog
Fairfield Eagle
Fairfield
Great Falls Memorial Stadium
Bulldogs
Walier
Browning Indians
Choteau
Shelby Coyotes
Football Fans Attention Sehi Bleachers
Community turnout urged for Sehi bleachers with a call to bring a hamener to the event.
Young Matron Dies While Visiting at Charles Peck Home
Mrs Arliss Peck 21 of Havre died Friday evening while visiting at the home of her brother in law Charles Peck the new coach at Chateau high school She was wife of Thomas Peck a Northern Montana College student and the family lived in college housing Her birth was March 18 1934 in Glasgow she graduated Columbia Falls high school and married in Whitefish April 5 1953 She leaves a 16 month old daughter Michelle Lynne and parents Benny Slater Glasgow three sisters and three brothers Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist church in Glasgow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arliss Peck
Havre
Charles Peck
Chateau High School
Thomas Peck
Montana College
Peck
Glasgow
Columbia Falls High School
Whitefish
Michelle Lynne
Benny Slater
Bill Uphaus
Don Donovan
Opheim
Leo Egosque
Nashua
Benny Sather
Columbia Falls
Menford Sather
Louis Sather
Methodist
Collins Resident Beaten Robbed in Great Falls
Chris Heerman, 72, of Collins, was beaten and robbed by four young men late Saturday night in Great Falls. Witnesses saw four approx twenty year olds jump from a car and attack on First Avenue Southwest and Sixth Street around 10:50 p.m. Police have not determined if a motive or group involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Heerman
Collins
Great Falls
Great Falls Tribune
First Avenue
Sixth Street
Eee Hood
ACOA
Orr
Witnesnes
Montana Coroners Association elects first president
A new state wide Montana Coroners Association formed last week in Great Falls. G L Banks of Choteau was chosen as president at the August 24 organizational meeting at the Hotel Rainbow. The group plans to study Montana coroner laws and seek legislative reforms. Other officers named include Dave Middleman vice president Don McGinnis secretary treasurer and Ralph Simmons Homer Gorder Eddie Garnett Murl Beck and Kenneth Rudolph as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Montana Coroners’ Association
G. L
Larry) Banks
Chateau
Hotel Rainbow
Montana
Dave Middleman
Lewis and Clark
Don McGinnis
Fort Benton
A. H. McGinnis
This City
Ralph Simmons
Missoula
Homer Gorder
Sidney
Eddie Garnett
Lewistown
Murl Beck
Browning
Kenneth Rudolph
Miles City
Police Court Dutton and Belt Cases In Court
In Justice Sulgrove's court Melvin Severson of Brady forfeited a $10 bond for improper passing. R W Koehler of Polson forfeited a $10 bond for defective lights. Roger Widseth of Great Falls paid a $25 fine for operating a truck with defective brakes causing an accident near Dutton. Henry Jensen of city paid a $125 fine for DUI. Maxine Morin of Dutton got a 10 day jail term for drunk and disorderly conduct. J H Massingill of Dutton received a five day suspended sentence for a similar offense. Pred Rowley paid a $10 fine for speeding. In Justice William Irwin's court Ray Gail Mayberry of Belt forfeited a $25 bond for failing to observe basic rules resulting in an accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sulgrove
Melvin H. Severson
Brady
R. W. Koehler
Polson
Roger Widseth
Great Falls
Dutton
Henry Jensen
City
Maxine Morin
J. H. Massingill
Rowley
William Irwin
Ray Gail Mayberry
Belt
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Lin
Brigis Land
Continental Oil Company
Briggs No. 1
Sec
Bynum
Ass’n
Leo H., Murphy
Pendray
Farmington Beach
Sunnyslope
Mrs. J. Barr Huffman
Taylor
Plathead Lake
Dutton School
Gibson Monkman
Jeff Curtis
Grant
Curtis
Cindy Tesch
Charles Tesch
Jeff
Cindy
Choteau High School
B. Haralson
Dutton Flower Growers
Co. Attorney
Eagle Eleven
S Teapot? Association
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