Elevators Destruction Exceeds 1953 Fire At Gallatin
Destruction Tuesday surpassed the 1953 Gallatin Valley Milling Co. blaze on the same site. The 1953 structure, built in 1914 with 30 000 bushel capacity, burned with 4 000 bushels stored and nearby 30 tons of explosive nitrates. The latest fire filled the newer elevator to capacity, occurred around 7 am, and produced hotter heat while trees near the city park wilted leaves. Fire crews battled from three sides in both incidents.
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Gallatin Valley Milling Co
Early morning Chateau elevator fire destroys mill and storage
The Chateau elevator at Gal latin Valley Milling Co. burned in an early Tuesday blaze. Damages estimated at 100000 to 130000 dollars. The 40000 to 50000 bushels of wheat and barley were housed there. Firefighters arrived around 1120 and battled flames with Chateau Volunteer and county units until 815 am. No arrest was possible as the fire raged.
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Gallatin Valley Milling Co
Fisher Flour Mills
Seattle
Anderson Grain Co
Great Falls
Chris Beck
Herman
Bud) Bruno
Max Hansen
Bruno
Chateau
Bud Taylor
Tay
Collins
Elevator
Fire Suppression at Bulk Plant and Elevator Sides
Fire crews protected the bulk plant and elevator with hoses on the west, north and south sides. A cooling spray was set between facilities while a natural gas area was wetted to prevent damage to the elevator office. Authorities did not determine a cause by Tuesday afternoon, noting no arson and possible electrical or green wheat origins. Crowds of spectators observed as firefighters received relief from exhausted crews.
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Taylor
Beck
Chateau Grain Elevator Fire Causes Heavy Loss in Gallatin Valley
The Chateau Grain Elevator fire burned for hours with 800 gallons of water per minute by 20 firemen and volunteers, destroying grain stores and damaging the structure. Fire spread visibility reached 30 miles, salvage operations planned as rebuild costs rise with inflation. Local responders and the Parkway Cafe team were thanked for support.
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Cecil Elliott
Parkway Cafe
Taylor
Choteau Bulldogs Tops Fairfield Eagles 20-6 in opener
Choteau bursts to 331 rushing yards and three touchdowns to defeat the Fairfield Eagles 20-6. Artie Anderson scores twice, Ron Gollehon races 80 yards for a second score, and Don Olsen sneaks in for Fairfield’s only points in the third quarter. Dellwo injures head, ending season hopes. Choteau next hosts Browning at 8 p.m.
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Choteau
Fairfield Eagle Eleven
Eagles
Bulldogs
Fairfield
Chateau
Artie Anderson
Ander
Son
Gollehon
Ron Gollehon
Lonnie Dale
Anderton
Dave Stott
Don Olsen
Stott
Anderson
John Rose
Don Hansen
Gary McCartney
Alan Peters
Marc Anderson
Rose
Dave Shannon
Dennis Seaton
Loren Sasser
Jim Larson
Dick Stenson
Dellwo
Tom Dellwo
Browning Choteau
Browning Indians
Browning
JV Redskins
Kalispell
Indians
Glen LaPlante
Ronnie McLaughlin
Flathead
Montana State College Mobile Campus Stops at Choteau
The MSC Mobile Campus, on its second annual state tour, will exhibit in Choteau at the Montana Power Company building on Sept. 16 from 9 am to 5 pm with free admission. Titled The Tiny Giant, displays explain atomic basics, energy forms, radioactivity, isotopes, and peaceful versus war uses of nuclear power.
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Montana State College “Mobile
Choteau
Ray Kelly
Montana Power Company
Kelly
Donated Items Sought For Choteau Lions Pool Festival
Tom McCartney festival chairman urged Choteau residents to donate rummage items to the Montana Power Co. building for the Lions Pool Festival sale. Proceeds help pay pool debts and keep fees affordable. volunteers are needed including bakers for the bake sale. The festival is set for September 28.
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Montana Power Co
Tom McCartney
McCartney
Choteau
CHS Section Begins On Acantha Pages
The Choteau Acantha introduces The Growl of CHS a bi weekly high school news sheet sponsored by Choteau merchants Eight member CHS journalism class led by Mrs Helen Rustad will write and edit the paper Ron Pierre editor in chief invites community feedback in care of the high school
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Choteau Acantha
Choteau High School
CHS
Choteau Merchants
Ron Pierre
Helen Rustad
Pierre
State and SEC Join to Stop Phony Promoters
State Auditor E. V. Omholt and SEC official James E. Newton announced a joint plan to curb phony promoters targeting Montana. Beginning in September, state and federal agents will travel the state and respond quickly to get rich quick schemes, urging investors to seek pre-subscription protection and cooperation from the public.
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E. V
Sonny) Omholt
James E. Newton
Seattle
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Montana
Omholt
Newton
Sonny) Ombholt
Capitol Building
Helena
Crawford Postpones GOP Club Meet to Sept 24
The Teton County Republican Club delays its meeting to Tuesday Sept 24 due to speaker Ed Nelson, former state budget director now heading the department of public institutions. Meeting set for 1 p.m. in the lower Legion hall, Choteau.
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Teton County
James Crawford
Crawford
Ed Nelson
Helena
Nelson
State
Department of Public
Lower Legion
Hall
Che
Fuhringer Dies After Long Illness in Great Falls
Louis Fuhringer, 77, long time Dut ton area rancher and community leader, died in a Great Falls hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were held in Great Falls with a Rosary the previous night. Surviving are his widow, three daughters Helen Merrill and Marie Dempsey and Irene Toenyes, two sons Louis and Rudolph, and 12 grandchildren. He was born November 16, 1885 in Austria Hungary and homesteaded near Dutton in 1900.
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Louis Fuhringer
Dutton
Great Falls
Fuhringer
Austria-Hungary
St. Gothard
Hungary
Paul Raiser
Walley
N.D
Hausers
Carmangay
Alta
Isabel Parr
Allentown
Dutton Co-op Elevator
Farmers Mercantile
Dutton Farmers Machinery Co
St. Williams Catholic Church
St. Gerard’s
St. Gerard’s Church
Helen Merrill
Marie Dempsey
Scottsdale, Ariz
Irene Toenyes
Power
Louis
Rudolph
Area Reservoirs Closed to Anglers
Willow Creek and Pishkun reservoirs closed to fishing on Sept. 3 by the Montana Fish and Game Department. Federal operation and upcoming waterfowl seasons prompted the temporary closure to anglers.
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Willow Creek
Pishkun
Montana Fish and Game Department
Local Nimrods Win Big Game Permits
Choteau area hunters won nine special permits for moose mountain sheep and mountain goat according to the Montana Fish and Game Commission. Moose permits went to Lonnie Dale Wayne Gollehon Onni Linjatie Howard Truchot all of Choteau and Fae Adams Power. Sheep permits were awarded to Fae M Adams Power Robert Armstrong Choteau Gordon Cascaden Dun ton Dr J R Crabtree Choteau Roy Jacobs Choteau Onnie Lin jatie Choteau David Maurer Dunn LeRoy Johnson Power Glenn Yeager Choteau.
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Choteau
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Lonnie Dale
Wayne Gollehon
Onni Linjatie
Howard Truchot
Fae Adams
Power
Fae M. Adams
Robert Armstrong
Gordon’ Cascaden
Dutton
J. R. Crabtree
Roy Jacobs
Onnie Linjatie
David Maurer
Dunn
LeRoy
Johnson
Glenn
Yeager
Tetah County Farmers Union Election Convention
The Tetah County Farmers Union will hold its annual election convention at the Moose Hall in Chateau on Saturday September 21 beginning at 6 am. A potluck dinner will be served at noon.
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Tetah
Forest Fire Danger Rises in Teton District
Fire danger increased over the past week in the Teton district of Lewis and Clark National Forest with a Gleasons Resort severity index of 8 and burning index of 59. Officials warn mature foliage is highly combustible as hunting season begins and urge strict prevention rules for campfires and cigarettes. Daily patrol flights aid fire detection. Beartop Lookout and prevention guards remain active at Ear Mountain Gates Park and Choteau.
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Teton
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Gleasons’ Resort
Beartop
Ear Mountain
Gates Park
Choteau
New Books Added At Choteau Library
Cho teau Public Library expands shelves with titles including The Ghain by Paul I Wellman A Shade of Difference by Allen Drury River of the Sun by James Ramsey Ullman Nurses are People by Lucy Agnes Hancock Mr Cantonville by Lionel Barrymore Hawaii by James Michener Young Blood Hawke by Herman Wolk Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter Librarian Mrs Emily Crary announced the addition The library welcomes readers Tuesdays and Saturdays 230 to 500 pm Yearly adult cards cost 50 cents
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Choteau Public Library
Emily Crary
the Ghain
Paul I. Wellman
Allen Drury
James Ramsey Ullman
Lucy Agnes Hancock
Mr. Cantonvinle
Lionel Barrymore
Hawaii
James Michener
Invitation Extends To Susan Kay Gravdal-Raymond Van Wichen
Mr and Mrs C Van Wichen Pastor and Mrs A Bernard Gravdal invite friends and relatives to the penance of Susan Kay Gravdal Raymond J Van Wichen on Sept 15 at 3 pm in Trinity Lutheran Church Chateau A public reception in the church parlors will follow the wedding service
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C. van Wichen
A. Bernard Gravdal
Susan Kay Gravdal
Raymond J. van Wichen
Trinity Lutheran Church
Chateau
Curtis Family Visits F.G. Curtis Kin in Portland
Mr and Mrs Myron Curtis and family of Portland Ore left Tuesday after three days visiting their cousins F G and Grant Curtis.
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Myron Curtis
Portland, Ore
Grant Curtis
Rev. Roger Harmon Installed as Bethany Lutheran Pastor
The Rev. Roger L. Harmon was installed as pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church in Dutton during Sunday worship led by R. A. Daehlin of the Rocky Mountain District. Harmon, a Zanesville Ohio native, earned a B D from Capital University and completed a year internship in Rapid City South Dakota. The Choteau Dutton parish split into two congregations this year and a potluck reception followed the service.
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Roger L. Harmon
Bethany Lutheran Church
Dutton
R. A. Daehlin
Rocky Mountain District
American Lutheran Church
A. Bernard Grandal
Choteau
Choteau-Dutton
Harmon
Daehlin
Grover Tyler Dies in Helena Hospital
Grover P. Tyler 72 of Bynum died at Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital in Helena Monday. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Banks Funeral Chapel Chateau with Rev. C Fred Crowe officiating. He was a WWI veteran and former logger born in Hamburg Germany on April 29 1893. Survivors include his widow three sisters and a brother. Military rites will be held at Bynum Cemetery after the service with veterans meeting at Legion hall at 1 p.m. beforehand.
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Banks Funeral Chapel
Chateau
Fred Crowe
Tyler
Hamburg
Germany
Dutton
Helen Bremer
Kalispell
Bynum
Legion Hall
Couple to be honored on golden wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. George Gamradt of Fairfield will be honored at a golden wedding anniversary celebration Sunday September 22 at 8 p.m. in the VFW hall Fairfield with the public invited.
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George Gamradt
Fairfield
VFW Hall
Outfield Fence Progress at Local Little League Field
Little League field work day ended with completion of post holes for the outfield and partial fence, despite low worker turnout. Remaining tasks include finishing the fence, two short sideline fences, and painting, with hopes to complete this week. Names of volunteers and a still-short fund drive are noted.
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Bob Amick
Amick
Charles Allen
Bud Moulton
A. A. Jordan
Jim Wilkerson
George Beaudeau
John Peterson
Jim Weinert
Bill Obernolte
Jim Denison
Eldon Cook
Tim McCartney
John Elliott
Stuart
Gordon Moulton
Burr Field
Little League
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Dutton Parish
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