Bulldogs Open Season With Fairfield Eagles Friday
Chateau High School Bulldogs open the 1967 football season in a non conference game at Fairfield this Friday September 8. Coach John Rose highlights two veteran E ends Schenk and Lewis and a noted linebacker Hunt Singer among the Eagles. He notes early season standouts in backs Ron Lehnert Doug Sabo and Rudy Ameline and names several promising linemen as the squad shows 29 players including 11 sophomores.
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John Rose
Chateau High School Bulldogs
Fairfield
Eagles
Bulldogs
Rose
Schenk
Lewis
Huntsinger
Kress
Doug Sabo
Ron Lehnert
Burr Field
Rudy Ameline
Randy Larson
John Maloney
Casey Bilbro
Steve Larson
Jack Hinman
Ron Allen
Jeff Curtis
John Camden
Steve Snyder
Ed Jensen
Brad Ripley
Dave Lindseth
Bill Whealy
Scott Forrest
Kenny Brown
Craig Sasser
Brad Gunderson
Tom Stott
Jim Alzheimer
Dave Alzheimer
John Scott
Dawin Abbott
Tim McCartney
Dick van Auken
Bob Corbett
Conrad
Cut Bank
Fort Benton
Walier
Chinook
Malta
Shelby
The
Acantha
Chinook Sugarbeeters
Proposed Figures for Telephone Rate Hike Told by Commission
Chateau area residents face substantial increases if the Mountain States Telephone Co plan is approved. Public Service Commission sessions on July 31–Aug 1 and Sept 26 will determine rate changes including residential and business lines and rural services.
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Commission
Chateau Area
Mountain States Telephone Co
Public Service Commission
Chateau
Choteau
State Regulatory Agency
Billings
Hunter Safety Training Signup Under Way in Teton County
Dick Conklin, Teton county chief instructor, announces a hunter safety course starting Wednesday September 20 at 7 p.m. in the Methodist Church basement. Registration before the first meeting is required with Conklin or Bob Armstrong. a parental release must be signed for participation.
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Dick Conklin
Teton County
Conklin
Methodist Church
Bob Armstrong
Montana
National Rifle Association
Police Department Monthly Report from Choteau
Choteau police logged a busy August with 66 warnings and 15 summonses. Defective equipment prompted 33 warnings. other warnings included leaving minors in cars at night speeding contributing to a minor improper parking curfew violations excessive muffler noise driving while intoxicated and unlicensed minor operation. Summons issued covered underage beer no valid license failure to yield careless driving excessive speed muffler on a motor bike and failure to stop at signals.
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Choteau
Schaefer Farm Fire Destroys Buildings and Vehicles
A fire about 6 miles northwest of Power destroyed a 36 by 72 foot quonset building with shop equipment, a 28 by 36 foot garage, a 1966 Chrysler, a 1959 Plymouth, and an old fuel wagon pickup. Neighbors and the Power Fire Department prevented house damage and saved nearby gas tanks. Origin undetermined. the Schaefer family was away. Labor Day cleanup followed.
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Lyall Schaefer
Power
Chrysler
Siebenauer
Power Fire Department
Schaefer
Wi-Mo-Da-Si Club to Meet Eva Burns Saturday
The Wi-Mo-Da-Si club will meet with Eva Burns on Saturday September 9 at 2 p.m. in the afternoon.
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Eva Burns
Teton County Reports Very Low Hail Loss Year
Choteau insurance agents report an exceptionally low hail loss year in Teton county with minimal claims. One agent noted no claims, another under $600, and a fourth issuer about $4 200 largely outside the county. 1966 was much worse with far more claims. The lack of rain since spring is cited as a reason.
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Choteau Insurance
Teton County
Choteau
Cut Bank
Fort Benton
Year-end Stats From S Rathman Pool Show Record Swim Season
The 1967 Chateau Lions Club pool season set records with 23761 swims across 82 open days. Engagement surged in instruction with 332 participants and 38 life saving records, while the aquatic team posted 72 members. Revenue sources included cash, season tickets, rentals, and Lions Club funds.
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Chateau Lions Club
Stan Rathman
Rathman
Fairfield
Chateau Pool
Chateau
Sarge
Lions Club Civic and Charity Fund
Lions Club
Airport dedication plans outlined for Choteau event
Jack Rogers told the Chamber of Commerce that the dedication for the new county airport facilities in Choteau will be held Sunday Sept 24 at 2 p.m. Governor Tim Babcock and numerous state and federal officials are expected to attend. A free beef barbecue from 11:30 to 1:30 will be funded by a $300 donation from Ear Mountain Flying Club and Treasure State Agricultural Association.
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Jack Rogers
Choteau
John Dunckel
Bill McCauley
Jim Hamilton
Ed Jacobson
Bob Nauck
Bill Obernolte
Chateau Chamber
Wenzel and Co
Jim Cave
Cave Construction Co
Rogers
Treasure State Agricultural Association
Ear Mountain Flying Club
Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Chateau
Forest Service
Kings Hill
Great Falls
Montana Wheat Research and Marketing Act Creates 14 Cent Assessment
Montana farmers led by the Montana Grain Growers Association approved an historic 14 cent per bushel assessment on all Montana marketed wheat as the new Wheat Research and Marketing Act took effect August 20. The program moves quickly with a headquarters at Great Falls and a soon to be named chief executive officer.
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Montana Wheat Farmers
Montana Grain Growers Association
Montana Wheat Research and Marketing Act
Wheat Commission
Montana
Great Falls
Wheat Committee
ASC
Montana Department of Agriculture
Montana Land Board
Montana State University
Montana Wheat Research and Marketing Committee
Enrollments Tie 645 at Choteau High and Elementary
Figures released by Choteau school administrators show 645 students enrolled for the 1967 68 term. High school counts include 228 students with a 3 student gain since last year and a 1965 total of 242. Elementary enrollment declined by 18 from the prior year with grade by grade figures listed and staff names provided.
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Choteau
Chateau High School
Ed Schiller
Charles Allen
Evan Anseth
Joann Brandveld
Linda Bruner
Fay Buck
Mary Ellen Burns
Tom Dommons
Robert Nauck
Charles Peck
Dominic Reed
John Rose
Lloyd Reynolds
Reg Wearley
Ruth Monkman
Olen Rausch
John van Boleum
Robert Gormley
Don Anderson
L Eileen Erickson
Bertha Bond
Catherine Zeller
Marion Huffman
Hazel Castle
Fern Wacker
Dorothy Reiner
June Russell
Grace McGuire
Helen Dale
al Bond
Jane Gronberg
Larry Maze
Bill Chalmers
Robert Sherman
Stan Rathman
Dorothy Allen
Vic Sargent
Kenneth Vickeren
Dana Vail
Gronberg Completes Banking School Course in Seattle
Robert W Gronberg of Citizens State Bank of Chateau receives a diploma from the Pacific Coast Banking School Seattle WA marking completion of a three year program. PCBS hosted 503 officers from 17 states in a two week session with a 147 member graduating class including three women under a 1965 coeducational plan.
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Robert W. Gronberg
Citizens State Bank of Chateau
Pacific Coast Banking School
Seattle
Wash
PCBS
University of Washington
New York
Connecticut
The
Bankers Associations of
Alaska
Hawaii
Golf Tournament Set at Chateau Country Club Sunday
Chateau Country Club officials remind members of the city golf tournament to be held Sunday September 10 registration closes at 1 PM and flights start at 1 30 A steak fry will follow and the event closes the season for members. On August 24 relatives of Martin Johnson gathered at the Ernie Dale home for his 90th birthday with a potluck and cake.
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Chateau Country Club
Martin Johnson
Ernie Dale
Johnson
Choteau Firemen Set September Picnic Date
Choteau firemen designated Saturday September 16 as the annual picnic date. The event at the city park starts at 6 pm with Mayor Dunckel and all retired firemen as guests. It will be a pot luck with meat rolls pop and ice cream provided by the department.
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Choteau
Enoch Stroh
Don Hofeldt
Bob Scott
Bob Erickson
John Dunckel
Nina Gravdal Dies In South Dakota
Nina Gravdal, 80, died Saturday at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where she had lived for 20 years with her son Reverend Marcus Gravdal and family. Services were held in Sioux Falls Tuesday evening and burial in Sisseton, South Dakota, Wednesday. She previously lived in Chateau for years before moving to Sioux Falls.
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Nina Gravdal
Sioux Falls
S. D
Marcus Gravdal
Sisseton
Purkett Welcomes Daughter Rosemarie Ann at St Marys
Mr and Mrs Dave Purkett by num are the parents of a daughter born Wednesday morning at St Marys Hospital Conrad. Rosemarie Ann weighs 7 pounds 5.5 ounces and is 19 1/2 inches long joining sister Thora LaMar.
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Dave Purkett
Bynum
St. Mary's Hospital
Conrad
Rosemarie Ann
Thora LaMar
Faulty Light Fixture Triggers Fire Scare At Forest Service
Firemen were alerted to smoke from a light fixture at the US Forest Service office in the south end of Chateau on Sunday afternoon. A Forest Service employee reported smoke from a faulty fixture. only the fixture was damaged as it shorted out and no fire started.
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US Forest Service
Chateau
Forest Service
Garbage Ordinance Enforces Burning Prohibition for Cans
Chateau residents are reminded burning refuse in garbage cans violates city rules. Collectors will skip cans with signs of burning or hot coals to prevent fires. Public works superintendent Bob Erickson notes a new garbage truck arrives soon and recalls the old truck was damaged this summer by a hot can.
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Chateau
Bob Erickson
Public Works
Erickson
Reg Wearley Graduates With Master’s Degree in North Dakota
Reg Wearley completed his master’s degree at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks on August 12. Mrs. Wearley attended the commencement exercises in Grand Forks. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Albright of Seattle arrived Sunday to visit his brother in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Ferris.
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Reg Wearley
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
City Council Approves Claims and Appointments
City council meets monthly, approves payment of numerous claims including Breen Oil Co and Chateau Texaco Service. They approve sending Police Chief Leon Gollehon and Officer Bill Warneke to an International Crime Conference and an FBI school, accept Jim Thompson’s police resignation, and note Mayor Dunckel’s report on a Montana Municipal League meeting. They discuss a sanitary sewer line project across the Perry addition.
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Chateau
Leon Gollehon
Bill Warneke
FBI
Jim Thompson
Thompson
Highway Patrol
John Dunckel
Montana Municipal League
Montana Power Co
Abbott
Chateau Texaco
Mountain States
Banker's Life Co
Bob's Ford
Country Club Ladies To Meet Thursday
Chateau Country Club ladies will meet on Thursdays starting tonight Sept 7 for an officer election for the coming year. Golf and bridge will be played and dinner provided by Mrs John Dunckel Mrs Jay Dunckel and Mrs Gibson Monkman. Last week Mrs Burns won the handicap golf and Mrs Erickson won at bridge with about 20 attendees.
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Chateau Country Club
John Dunckel
Jay Dunckel
Gibson Monkman
Burns
Robert Erickson
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Fairfield Eagles
Hunter
Police Department Monthly Report
Dick Young
Little Falls
Minn
Charles Boyle
Bismarck
Fargo
N. D
S. Rathman
Vic Keisling
Federal Aeronautics Administration
Chuck Lynch
Montana Aeronautics Commission
Lee Chitter
Montana State Highway Department
Col
Gerald D. Quayle
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Great Falls County
Bud Olson
Board of
Glen Inbody
Mike Weeks
Joseph Tackes
Oscar Ekstrom
Robert Taylor
Choteau High
Robert Gronberg
Banking
Choteau Firemen
South Dakota
City Council
Country Club
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