49er Celebration Dates Announced for Cho teau
The Choteau Lions Club sponsors the annual 49er celebration in Cho teau on Friday and Saturday September 28 and 29. The American Legion pavilion in the city park will host the event which draws hundreds for a festive civic fund benefit chaired by A. C. Hanusa. Further details will follow as arrangements progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Choteau Lions Club
Civic Fund
Chateau
American Legion
A. C. Hanusa
Permits Granted Spark Postwar Building Boom In Chateau
The city council at the September session approved multiple building permits signaling a postwar construction surge. F G Curtis gains alterations on the former Connor block including tile walls and a 50 by 50 foot tile addition, R A Clearman plans Main avenue alterations, Stuart Meyers to build a 15 by 16 foot garage, and Bud Taylor authorized removal of concrete walks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Curtis
Connor
Mr. Curtis
R. A. Clearman
Main Avenue
Bair
Stuart Meyers
Bud Taylor
Harvest Labor Marks Farmington Week With Fires And News
The Farmington community reports busy harvest as winds hinder ripe grain. Local events include East Farmington school opening under Mrs Helen Oberfoell with three beginners and Farmington school starting next week. Community members attend fires, birthdays, and visits. veterans and service members are noted and multiple local families host guests and shop in Great Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Farmington
Helen Oberfoell
Lary Breere
Billy Chalmers
Sharon Baker
Billy
Saron
Burton
Farmington
Bobby Lindseth
Great Falls
Donny Lindseth
John Chalmers
Kenneth Suiste
Bobby
Francis Suiste
Harry Colvin
Oddie Lindseth
Andrea Zeigler
Gene Depner
Larry Broere
Joan Chalmers
Wayne Carlson
Karen Huidekoper
W. F. Arensmeyer
A. G. Arensmeyer
John Oberfoell
Henry Arensmeyer
H. C. Nyhus
C. E. Stenson
Abe Broer
Louise Nasser
G. I. Tangen
Helen Tangen
Maxine Depner
John Depner
Ray Arnold
Ruth Johnson
Maxine
Valuable Prizes Go To Top 4-H Feeders
Amy Simpson and Hughie Maxwell led the 4 H Baby Beef Roundup in Teton county winning two feeder calves donated by Nick Vlinker and the Haladay Bros. First National Bank of Fairfield awarded an achievement day trophy to Amy. Judges R. E. Cameron F A Rusty Ralston Ted Fosse Maurice Zimmerman praised near close results as 88 calves sold in Great Falls for 5181 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Simpson
Hughie Maxwell
Ernest Folda
Grace Maxwell
Teton County
Nick Vlinker
Chateau
Haladay Bros
Fairfield
First National Bank of Fairfield
Amy
R. E. Cameron
F. A
Rusty) Ralston
Ted Fosse
Cascade County
Maurice Zimmerman
Baby Beef Roundup Club
Homesteaders Club
Sun River Slope
Loop School
Joe Eisenman
Great Falls
Payroll figures for Teton County first quarter 1945
Bar Craighead says commercial and industrial payroll in Teton County totaled over 85 800 for Q1 1945 across 85 firms with 303 workers, excluding railroads. Statewide payroll in this sector topped 32 695 000 for 88 000 employees and 8 000 employers, led by wholesale and retail trade at 38 000 for 148 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Teton County
Bar Craighead
Unemployment Compensation Commission of
Montana
Craighead
Liberty Center Plans Home Demonstration Club
The Liberty Center community organizes a Home Demonstration club. All interested are urged to attend the organizational meeting at Mrs. Leona Caskey’s home on Wednesday Sept 12 at 2 30 p m. Mrs. E J Schilling is noted in the draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Center
Leona Caskey
E. J. Schilling
Teton County Commissioners Close September Session
The Teton county board of commissioners conclude their regular September session and will meet tomorrow as the county public welfare board. Chair N. W. Edwards notes a quiet, routine session after a delayed start due to Labor Day.
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Teton County Board of Commissioners
County Public Welfare Board
N. W. Edwards
Mrs Shannon Joins Citizens State Bank Staff at Chateau
Mrs David L Shannon has accepted a position with the personnel at Citizens State Bank in Chateau. She is the former Ar delle Moulter of Dutton and her husband is a sergeant stationed on Annette Island off the Alaska coast. Shannon's employment length depends on the duration of service. Dor othy O'Neill, long with the bank, is on leave with her husband Navy Petty Officer Jack O'Neill. Frances Forgey renewed ties in Chateau and will work in Conrad for several months likely until spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David L. Shannon
Citizens State Bank
Chateau
Shannon
Ardelle Moulter
Dutton
Army Air Service
Annette
Alaskan
Dutton High School
Kinman Business College
Spokane
Bank
Dorothy O’neill
Jack O’neill
U.S. Navy
Frances Forgey
Wolf Creek
Alhambra
Augusta fFathead
Conrad
Wiprud Receives Bronze Star for Meritorious WWII Service
Staff Sergeant Lester E. Wiprud of the 9th Armored Division Trains is awarded the Bronze Star by Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Harrold for meritorious service in France Luxembourg and Germany from December 15 1944 to May 9 1945. The citation notes his handling of supply problems and rapid personnel movements under difficult conditions. Parents Mr and Mrs O T Wiprud of Dutton receive the award documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester E. Wiprud
9Th Armored Division
Europe
Thomas L. Harrold
Dutton
Hdy
U.s.army
France
Luxembourg
Germany
Wiprud
LtSgt
Thomas L. Harold
Lester
Local Families Visit as Key Cafe Reopens and Scrap Drive Planned
Mrs J F Raplee of Lewistown and daughter Mrs Willo Nelson visited Chateau with grandchildren Johnny and Bobbie Ruth Nelson. Hewlett Nelson naval reservist and sister Arlene Nelson visit while Canada and Oregon links noted. J W Breen announces next scrap paper pickup in Chateau this Sunday September 9 at 11 with curb and sidewalk placement rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Raplee
Lewistown
Chateau
Willo Nelson
Johnny
Bobbie Ruth Nelson
Key Cafe
Pauline Key
Nancy
Glacier National Park
Hewlett Nelson
U. S. Navy
Arlene Nelson
Hewlett
Astoria
Oregon
Naval Ordnance
Arlene
Edmonton
Canada
U. S. Weather Bureau
J. W. Breen
Teton County Salvage Committee
The
Acantha
Mr. Breen
Chateau Lady Returns Home as Travel Opens
Mrs. Hazel Steenrud the former Hazel Trescott visits Great Falls for Labor Day weekend. She plans to return to Honolulu where her husband serves as a major. she left Chateau years ago after teaching there and later taught in Billings and Honolulu. She was in Honolulu during the Pearl Harbor attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Steenrud
Hazel Trescott
George Tennant
Great Falls
Honolulu
Bert G. Trescott
Chateau
Geology of Teton County Reveals Ancient Sea and Rich Deposits
Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic records lie in Teton County rocks with fossils of ammonites and mammoths. The Chateau magnetite deposits near Choteau hold an estimated 30 million tons, while andesite porphyry and iron ore spur local mining prospects.
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Teton County
Choteau
Bynum
Pendray
Bole
Fairfield
Old Mother
Timne
Montana
Colorado
Judith River
Bearpaw
Kootenai
Mountain Front
Chateau
Canada
Montana Bureau of Mines
Rocky Mountain
Mineral
Hoteau
Pendroy
Marion Ardele Lewis Weds Orville Richard McGinnis
Marion Ardele Lewis of Galata and Orville Richard McGinnis of Cut Bank were married in Shelby at the Lutheran church. Rev. Bergee officiated with Sylvia Halvorsen singing Bloomfield’s Oh Perfect Love. The couple plans a honeymoon trip to Glacier and Yellowstone before settling in Lovell Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Ardele Lewis
Orville R. McGinnis
Shelby
Orville Richard McGinnis
Cut Bank
G. T. I. Bergee
Whien
Sylvia Halvorsen
Bloomfield
Clark Drilling Co
McGinnis
J. E. Lewis
Pendray
A. L. Larsen
Galata
Teton County High School
Montana State College
Kappersmith
Academy of Beauty Culture
Great Falls
Dolly Kolste
Beauty Balcony
Chateau
Kolste
F. A. Buttrey
Pishkun Lure Draws Former Local Postmaster
Mrs Core recalls the Pishkun lure that drew her husband G C Eddie Core former Choteau postmaster to the lake area during Labor Day weekend while he hoped to haul back rainbow trout for Helena. Their son Jack serves with the Army Air Transport Service in New Guinea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pishkun
G. C
Eddie” Core
Choteau
C. G. Monkman
H D Clubs to Start Home Management and Clothing Programs
In September home demonstration clubs begin a well rounded program covering clothing home management and nutrition. Aimed at training leaders and providing demonstrations the year plan includes Foods on Nutrition utilities room servicing equipment clothing selection of a cotton work dress and soap and water cleaning of special garments recreation and family activities. Workshops on house planning and clothing renovation will be held with contact Frieda Schroder home demonstration agent.
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Home
Frieda Schroder
Seattle Pastor to Assume Duties at Choteau
Rev D C Ruthford formerly pastor of a Government Housing Project church will be pastor of the Assembly of God church near the Post Office in Choteau opening Thursday September 13 Mrs Ruthford will assist in services Weekly meetings include family worship at 9 45 a m Sunday School 9 45 a m Morning Worship 11 00 a m and evangelistic meetings at 7 45 p m on Sundays
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Ruthford
Government Housing Project
Assembly of Gai
Ruthford
Northwest Bible Institute
Seattle
Washington
Debridge Housing Project
Hydraulic conditions affect oil migration discussed later
Ray E. Colton notes that hydraulic conditions influence oil movement and will be explored in an exclusive feature in the Cha teau Acantha’s next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Acantha
Ray E. Colton
Benchmark Fire Routs in Bench mark Area Under Control
The Bench mark fire, the worst on the Lewis and Clark forest in years, started Monday from a discarded cigarette. Strong winds fed a crown fire that burned 2000 to 3000 acres, destroying timber, harming watersheds, and injuring range lands. About 2500 personnel and 300 army troops fought it, building a 50 foot trench to steady progress. A second blaze near Dearborn covered 500 acres but eased to control. patrols will continue for days as weather dictates.
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Lewis and Clark National Forest
Big Teton Canyon
Lewis and Clark Forest
Monady
Great Falls
R. T. Ferguson
Jack Hinman
Teton
Choteau
Hinman
Henry Pfeiffer
Dupuyer
Line Humble
Bynum
Spokane
Missoula
Tom Wiles
San Ricer
Wiles
John Dunckel
Chateau
Falls Man Joins Local Men to Form New Business in Choteau
Roy Payne of Great Falls joins Frank Stearns and Cecil Huffman to form a new electrical shop in Choteau, to be known as The Chateau Electric. The firm will be housed in the Larson building with plans for larger quarters, offering complete electrical service and a full line of General Electric products. Payne brings 18 years with Goggan & Pennie and plans a Chateau home for his family once quarters are ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls Man
Choteau Electric
Roy Payne
Great Falls
Frank Stearns
Cecil Huffman
Choteau
Stearns Electric Shop
Chateau Electric
Larson Building
General Electric
Payne
Goggan & Pennie
Armed Forces
Army Air Corps
Chateau
Civilian Clothes Await Lonnie Guill After Four Years in Army Air Service
A telegram tells Lonnie Guill, a Staff Sergeant in the Army Air Service, to return home to Miami for good. He has served four years in Africa, Sicily, Italy and India and previously played in his father’s Claude dance hall band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Guill
Lonnie
Miami
Africa
Sicily
Italy
India
Claude Dance Hall
Miss Ruby Miller Visits Choteau After Labor Day
Former Choteau grade school principal Miss Ruby Miller returns for Labor Day visits and reconnects with many former pupils now serving in the armed forces or pursuing careers. She reflects on their successes and sacrifices while noting her current position in Cascade county assessor's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Miller
Labor Day
Choteau
Chateau
Cascade County Assessor
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Pearl Tangen
H. D. Club
Lester Wiprud
C. O
Glenn Hansen
Muriel S. Reigam
Frank Neiswender
West Collins
Neisender
Arnold Neiswender
Naval Air Service
Arnold
Teton High
Corpus Christi, Texas, Naval Air Station
Atlantic
George Gunther
Veterans Hospital
Fort Harrison
Gunther
Chateau Creamery
New Legion Club
S. D
H. D
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