Fincher Teton Oldtimer Dies in Hoquiam at 88
Word comes to Choteau of the death in Hoquiam Washington on September 2 of William Henry Fincher 88 who settled in Choteau in 1886 and was longtime fiddler at old time dances. He was born May 3 1857 in Monroe Wisconsin and after overland journeys and ranch work lived with his wife in Eureka before returning west. He leaves one son Jay Fincher of Camas Washington and four daughters Helen Edgar Florence MacDonald Margeret Swartz and Rene Lyons plus a sister fourteen grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
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Choteau
Hoquiam
Washington
William Henry Fincher
Marguerite Swartz
Mr. Fincher
Monroe
Wisc
Pennawawa
Colfax
Kathryn Devlin
Chateau
Bynum District
Teton
Eureka
Jay Fincher
Walter
Camas
Wash
Helen Edgar
Portland
Oregon
Florence MacDonald
Livingston, Mont
Margaret Swartz
Rene Lyons
Great Falls
O. C. Powell
Albion
Fincher
War Time Ends September 30 Clocks To Set Back
Washington officials announce that war time will end September 30 and clocks nationwide will be set back one hour. The fast time, in effect since January 20, ends at 2 a.m. on that date, though communities may choose to advance time in summer if they wish.
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Washington
City seeks bids for 500 GPM booster pump fire truck
The City Clerk of Choteau Montana invites bids for a 500 GPM triple combination booster pump fire apparatus. Specifications cover engine horsepower, chassis, pumps, hoses, ladders, safety features, and compliance with Fire Underwriters tests. Bids due 5 p.m. Sept 29, 1945. city reserves right to reject all bids.
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Chateau
Montana
F.C.B. Choteau
Choteau
J. G. Jackson
Ed Bammel Jr Aboard Air Transport Command Flight
Ed Bammel Jr returned from a long air trip from India to the United States aboard a giant Air Transport Command plane with about 50 men. He helped in the Burma theatre and served as an airplane engineer. He will report back to Gore Field in Great Falls after missing a meeting with his mother in Portland.
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Tipperary
India
Ed Bammel, Jr
Chateau
Burma
Christopher Columbus
Air Transport Command
Egypt
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Pyramids
Africa
Brazil
Florida
Portland
ATC
Gore Field
Great Falls
Teton County
Lola Mae Burns Betrothed to Minnesota Man
Or and Mrs C W Burns announced the engagement of their daughter Miss Lola Mae Burns to Albert Kagel of Ironton Minnesota. The wedding is set for Tuesday October 12 at Chateau. Miss Burns works at Hill Field Utah and is expected home around October 15.
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C. W. Burns
Lola Mae Burns
Albert Kagel
Ironton
Minnesota
Chateau
Miss Burns
Hill Field
Utah
Discharged Soldier recalls perilous Australia voyage
Charles N. Fowler son of Mr and Mrs James Fowler recently left the armed forces after three months in the veterans hospital at Walla Walla Washington He was among the first American troops to land in Australia and spent about two years in the India Burma theatre He described a transport voyage through sub choked waters with ships sunk around us and frequent course changes to dodge Japanese submarines.
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Charles N. Fowler
James Fowler
Armed Forces
Veterans Hospital
Walla Walla
Charles
Australa
India-Burma
Australia
Woman's Club Plans Teacher Reception Next Tuesday
The Woman's club will entertain teachers from Choteau grade school and Teton County high school along with new members. The event, at the Chateau Methodist church parlors, follows a 7:30 general meeting chaired by new president Mrs. Wm. A. Irwin. A tea and program start at 8:30.
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Woman's Club
Choteau
Teton County High School
Chateau Methodist Church
Wm. A. Irwin
Local residents enjoy visits and vacations in Glacier Park
Miss Alice Brownell returns home for a month long vacation while Mrs. Art Brownell travels with her. Mr. P. M. Sorenson comes back from Dutton where he supervised the lumber yard in absence of a permanent manager. His daughter Mrs. Norman Rosengren has been tending the business. Various neighbors, friends, and family members from Pendray Cut Bank Canoga Park Conrad and Paul Rice ranch share visits and daily life including children attending school and relatives gathering for suppers and outings.
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Alice Brownell
Art Brownell
Glacier Park
P. M. Sorenson
Dutton
Norman , Rosengren
Hunt
Canoga Park
Califway
Pendray
Frank Jessop
Cutbank
Jim Calder
Veron Engstrand
Minnesota
Page
Paul Rice Ranch
Barbara
Stella Gebhart
Rachel
Gayle Armstrong
Shirley Lusty
Sharon Hamer
Chester Thomas
Kenneth
Military Funeral Honors For Francis Habel In Dutton
Francis J. Habel aviation metalsmith third class of the U S Navy died in Bremerton Washington Sept 3 when his motorcycle collided with a bus in fog. He received full military honors at St Williams Catholic church Dutton and was buried at Mt Olivet Cemetery Great Falls. pallbearers were fellow Dutton youths. Survivors include his father Arthur Habel and siblings. Community mourns his service and character.
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Francis J. Habel
U. S. Navy
St. Williams Catholic Church
Dutton
Reguiar
Freeborn Post
American Legion
Mt. Olivet
Great Falls
Gore Feld
Francis
Edward Beyl
Shumway Neirstheimer
George Murray
Gerald Loch
Ray Kaas
Wallace Schultz
Bremerton
Wash
Navy
Aviation Metalsmith
North American
Northrup Air
Arthur Habel
Seattle
Raymond
Leonard Rossmiller
Genoa
Mary Ann
Arthur Wm. Habel
Gust Habel
Vancouver
Washington
Wm. McCoy
Gallatin Gateway
Hansen Apartment Sold To Plentywood Man
The Hansen Apartments in Chateau were sold this week to E. C. Christiansen of Plentywood or nearby. He will take possession Oct. 1 per Clearman and Pierce agency. The building began as a general store and basement, later converted into modern apartments by Mrs. Hansen after O. Hansen’s death. Senator Paul Rice, visiting Chateau, noted strong harvests and attended Francis Habel’s funeral in Dutton.
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Chateau
Hansen
Clearman and Pierce Real Estate and Insurance Agency
E. C. Christiansen
Plentywood
O. Hansen
Cubs Scout Paper Drive Set for September 23
Local Cub Scouts, led by Cub Master Jim Van Cleave, plan a scrap paper pickup on Sunday September 23 to boost funds. Legion members assist and scouts will help tie and lift packages from basements and attics. Call Van Cleave to arrange pickup at homes or offices.
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Jim van Cleave
Legion
Cubs
van Cleave
Legion Auxiliary Resumes Sessions with Appointments Made
The American Legion auxiliary of Chateau held its first meeting of the season at the Methodist church parlors. President Mrs. John Dale opened the session and announced committee appointments including Americanism Mrs. Roy Anderson and child welfare Mrs. Gay Franklin. State convention reports were given, towels donated for a new club room, and new flags presented by Mrs. Bert Packer. A film was shown and a luncheon followed.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Chateau
John Dale
Roy Anderson
Gay Franklin
George Thompson
Denzil McDonald
Bert Packer
Paul Kropp
Stuart Meyers
Maurice Zimmerman
Fred Smith
National News
Henry Nyhus
Hei Duits
Carl Olson
J. R. Armstrong
Muriel Reiquam
George Gunther
Cecil Passmore
Rollie Ferris
Jay Robinson
Co.esy
Dick Reiding
Butte
Kalispell
New Legion Club
Cecil Huffman
Plane lands near Beringer Ranch intrigues Collins reader
Ben Beringer of West Collins reports a plane circling his ranch and landing in a nearby stubble field. He learned one passenger was Jack Lathrop son of Bill Lathrop a Washington newspaper man. Local pilot Johnson flew them from Shelby to the Beringer ranch. Melvin Beringer is their aunt through marriage.
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Ben Beringer
West Collins
Ben
Jack Lathrop
Bill Lathrop
Washington
Jack
Shelby
Johnson
Beringer Ranch
Melvin Beringer
Lathrop
Fairfield Visit Highlights Local Business Group
Fred Reitzschke owner of the Aragon at Fairfield and youths from Power and Fairfield communities visited Chateau Sunday to handle business and spend time with Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Menghini.
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Fred Reitzschke
Fairfield
Power
Chateau Sunday
Rudolph Menghini
Legion appoints 1946 committees at post meeting
Post Commander Paul Kropp reveals standing committees for American Legion at C. James Smith post with members named for Americanism Armistice and Memorial day Cub Pack Firing squad Entertainment Housing and Properties Membership Publicity Parades Salvage Sickness and Disaster and Servicemen guests included Ed Bammel Jr David Larson and Ralph Larson. The drive for new members began and appears promising.
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Paul Kropp
C. James Smith
American Legion
Rolland Ferris
John T. Duffey
George Coffey
Cecil Passmore
W. W. Scott
Maurice Zimmerman
Chas. Dahlin
K. E. Sturgis
Reid Swenson
Cub Pack
J. C. Beck
Frank Stearns
Bert I. Packer
Cornelius Kooyman
John Dale
Elmer Cardell
Hei Dutts
H. B. Swanson
R. O'Neil
H. W. Bateman
Fred Smith
Jerry Breen
Legion
Ed Bammel, Jr
David Larson
Ralph Larson
Gordon Monkman
Dr Lyall Crary Spends Weekdays in Fairfield and Mon-Fri in Great Falls
Dr Lyall S Crary moves to Great Falls to practice with Dr Harold Fuller in the Medical Arts building. He will keep a Fairfield office and spend Mondays and Fridays there, with his family remaining in Fairfield and Mrs Marion Nett also at the Fairfield office.
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DR. Lyall Crary
Great Falls
Fairfield
Lyall S. Crary
Harold Fuller
Medical Arts
Marion Nett
Power Young Man Aboard the Enterprise Navy Carrier
The Enterprise carrier, described as the fightingest carrier of the fleet, returns to the States for repairs after a death by own action plane on May 14. William Lyman Young, fireman first class and son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Young of Power, served aboard. The ship tied to Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitchell, boasts 911 Japanese aircraft shot down and 71 ships sunk by its planes, with 192 probably sunk, over 275000 miles of war duty and a Presidential Unit Citation.
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Acantha
Fleet
Chicago
Enterprise
William Lyman Young
R. E. Young
Power
Pearl Harbor
Marc A. Mitchel
Farmington H D club plans strong year of project work
Farmington H D club officers met at Mrs. G I Tangen’s home to map a busy year. Miss Schroder aided planning. The first meeting will be September 20 at Mrs. C A Carlson’s home with project work on using more raw vegetables led by Mrs. C M Swenson and Mrs. Wilbur Zeigler.
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Farmington H. D
G. I. Tangen
Schroder
C. A. Carlson
C. M. Swenson
Wilbur Zeigler
Project Leaders Training
Chateau
Fred Smith
Nebraska
Farmington
Arlene Depner
Irwin
Choteau
Teton County High School
Louie van Setten
Carlton (Hoppy) Gibbons
Albert Carlson
Raymond Arensmeyer
Robert Breere
Helen May Tangen
Lois Swenson
Bynum
W. F. Arensmeyer and Sons
Hugo Hirshberg Old Timer Dies at 68
Hugo Hirshberg 68 died Sunday at Chateau hospital after three weeks illness linked to poison spray inhalation. A German native who arrived in 1891, he worked in bindery, drove for Hirshberg & Co, and ranching near Dupuyer and the Teton. He married Clara B. Smith in 1916 and leaves a widow, two daughters in Washington and California, plus a brother George Hirshberg. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Methodist church with burial in Bynum cemetery.
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Hugo Hirshberg
Chateau Hospital
Germany
New York
Chateau
Jos. Hirshberg & Co
Dupuyer
Louis Morgan
The
Teton
Ed Fearon
Bynum
Clara B. Smith
Floyd Trainer
Wapato
Wash
Cleon Shay
Sacramento
Calif
George Hirshberg
Cynral
Minneapolis
Methodist
Wallace Thompson Named Janitor at Teton County High
Wallace Thompson, brother of Gus Thompson, is named janitor and maintenance engineer at Teton County High School replacing Lee Brown who takes a one year leave. Brown served 28 years from 1917 in the old high school building and now works for John T. Moore, Chateau plumber, in a new occupation.
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Wallace Thompson
Gus Thompson
Teton County High School
Lee Brown
Mr. Brown
John T. Moore
Chateau
Extension Horticulturist to Visit Teton County Sept 17 18
Be. E. Isaacs extension horticulturist will visit Teton county on September 17 and 18 according to the county agent's office this week.
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County
BE. E. Isaacs
Teton County
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Teton Oldtimer
Chas. Fowler
Pendroy News
G. R. Talbert
Corr
Francis Habel
Plentywood Man
Paul Rice
Pendroy
Art Hable
Rice
Cub Scouts
Legion Auxiliary
Collins
Choteau Lions Club
New Entertainment
Kropp
Teton High
W. J. Shirley
Joe Briscoe
Frank Benbrooks
Ella Irwin
Clara Dorn
Myrl Morris
Emily Hodgskiss
Dora Overcast
Mercedes Baertsch
Wilma MacKenzie
Elmer Erickson
John Dunckel
Grace Homan
Cleo Buck
Audrey Darrow
Margaret Ray
Ruth Pike
Power Young Man
Pearl Tangen
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