Bulldogs Win First Fort Benton Clash Since 1949 Football
The Choteau Bulldogs defeated the Fort Benton Longhorns 7 to 0 on Fort Benton field in the opening game. Greg Whipple scored the lone TD from three yards, with Foxworthy adding the extra point. The Bulldogs weathered near 90 degree heat and used 21 players as Coach Peck praised the defense and effort. Next game at Browning Friday night at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulldogs
Fort Benton Longhorns
Choteau Bulldog
Fort Benton
Foxworthy
Choteau
Longham
Greg Whipple
Chateau
Bulldog
Benton
Longhorns
Peck
Crazy
Hickman
Yeager
Breeze
Nordahl
McLaughlin
Rustad
Meyers
Jaconetty
Young
Clark
Schrock
Hanson
Alzheimer
Dunckel
Baumgartner
Whipple
Jones
Haverson
Talifson
Depner
Browning
Rural Schools Show Gains In Enrollment In Teton County
Rural schools in Teton County report resumed operation with higher enrollments and full staffs as stated by Supt. Muriel Rei quam. The list names numerous teachers and principals across districts 4 through 175 including Charbonneau, Oberfoel, Harris, Pollock, Kelsh, Larg ent, Perkins, Oson, Brown, Perry, Duncan, Day, Morhardt, Thompson, Jenson, Kristian sen, LaValley, Tracy, Johnson, Field, Clinton Tracy and others.
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Teton County
Muriel S. Reiquam
Alice Charbonneau
Blackleaf
Helen Oberfoel
East Farmington
Isabel Harris
Premium Center
Jeanne Pollock
Farmington
Dora Kelsh
Doheny
Christine Largent
Bynum
Steinman
Ira Perkins
Donna Oson
Collins
Milly Brown
Golden Ridge
Maurine Perry
Jessie Duncan
Lincoln
Adelyn Day
Agawam
Ted Morhardt
Jessie Thompson
Pendroy
Wilma Jenson
Chateau band invited to perform at college game in Great Falls
The Chateau high school band under John Daley is invited to play at the Montana State versus South Dakota State game in Great Falls on Sept 15 at the public high school stadium. Fort Benton high school band is also invited. The bus leaves at 6:00 p.m. Saturday and members should wear uniforms.
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Chateau High School
John Daley
Great Falls
Montana State
South Dakota State
Fort Benton
Police Court Fines In Great Falls
Magistrate J. M. Sulgrove fines Katherine C. Engle of Great Falls ten dollars for excessive speed and Bernard McDonald of Great Falls two dollars for careless driving in police court proceedings.
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Katherine C. Engle
Great Falls
Bernard McDonald
Fire Destroys 1200 Bushels Standing Grain Near Collins
Fire on the Chris Hoerman farm destroyd about 30 acres of wheat last Thursday. Motor backfire from truck or combine is suspected. Neighbors and Hoerman’s friends halted the blaze within minutes with 50 plus men aiding. Gratitude expressed to Alzheimers Brothers for equipment used.
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Chris Hoerman
Collins
Hoerman
Alzhheimers Brothers
Suit Filed in Great Falls Over Loss of Cattle
The Maynards of Choteau filed a $1 650 damages suit in Cascade County alleging eight cattle died from arsenic poisoning while grazing on land rented from Harold Bouma a Choteau area farmer. Veterinarian tests supported arsenic poisoning and grasshopper bait containing arsenic was found on the Bouma property.
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Cascade County
Harold Bouma
Choteau Area
Carroll
Lorraine Maynard Fof Choteau
Bouma
Soil Bank Meeting Scheduled for Sept 18 in Choteau
The Choteau ASC office announced the 1957 Soil Bank meeting will be held Tuesday Sept 18 at 7 30 p m in the Teton County courthouse court room Choteau. The public is invited.
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Choteau
ASC
Soil Bank
Teton County
Acreage Reserve Opens to Old Wheat Producers in 1957
The Soil Bank Acreage Reserve allows regular wheat allotment holders to reduce winter wheat acreage below allotment for 1957 with payments of 1.08 dollars per bushel in Teton County. New farm allotments are ineligible. agreements require signatures from operators and landlords or tenants, with protections for tenants. Eligible reserve can designate up to 50 percent of allotment or 50 acres, minimum three acres, not exceeding total allotment.
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Soil Bank
C. B. Turnbull
Teton County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Teton County
Turnbull
Bowling Leagues Formed in Choteau at New Lanes
The Choteau City Bowling Association organized with members from Choteau Dutton Fairfield and Power. Robert Erickson named president with Jean Oryerae vice president and Al Hensley secretary treasurer. Six directors were elected and league play begins Sept 17 at A and K Lanes with three 12 team leagues.
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Choteau City Bowling Association
Lions Club Hall
Choteau
Dutton
Fairfield
Power
Robert Erickson
Jean Oryerae
al Hensley
City Bowling League
Monnday
City
Knowitzon Lumber Company
Hansen Dairy
Dirkes
Mills Motor
Woodwart’s Electric
the Utilities
the Bruisers
Dutton Boosters
Carlson's Food
Moose
Dutton Independents
Tesch Sales
Schroeder Hardware
American Legion
Mrs H Kropp Dies at Home Of Daughter
Mrs Madeine Josephine Kropp 68 died last Thursday at her daughter Mrs Robert Burns home in Helena. She was known in Agawam Collins and Brady. Requiem Mass 9 15 am Monday Our Lady of Lourdes Great Falls entombment Rosary Sunday at a Great Falls mortuary. Born April 21 1888 Jordan Minnesota she moved to Great Falls with her parents and later married Henry F Kropp in 1906. She left a son Warren H Kropp and daughter in law Mrs Frank Schultz plus four grandchildren and six sisters.
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Madeine Josephine Kropp
Robert F. Burns
Helena
Agawam
Collins
Brady
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Great Falls
Kropp
Jordan
Minn
Henry F. Kropp
Brady Area
Warren H. Kropp
Frank Schultz
Peter Panovich
Louis Kitchenmeister
Great Fal's
Anne Haberbush
Louis Lang
Nick Binisfeld
Seattle
Nick Hahn
Casper Wyo
Meetings Begin Sept 18 at Cha teau Cid Fellow Lodge
Regular meetings resume September 18 after the annual vacation period. Members are urged to attend.
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Chateau Cid
Three Choteau Women Attend National Republican Women Meet
Three Choteau women joined 10 Montana delegates at the 9th Biennial Convention of the National Federation of Republican Women in Chicago September 5 to 7. Delegates included Mrs Bertha Weiloff of Lewistown and others from Choteau Havre Polson and more, with talks by Ezra Taft Benson and congresswoman Marguerite Stitt Church.
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Choteau
Montana
National Federation of Republican Women
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Chicago
Bertha Weiloff
Lewistown
State Federation
Irene Ward
Montana Federation Republican Women
Emily Crary
Edith Cornett
Orville Rostad
MFRW
Lennep
A. O. Baker
Hill County Rwc
Havre
Warren Brewster
Kitchen
Birney
Vieva Huelster
Gallatin Gateway
Molly O Claskey
Bertha Adkins
Nat
Polson
J E. Rofn
Hugh Egan
William Walterskirchen
A. J Mosby
Missoula
Ezra Taft Benson
Carroll D Kearns
National Federation
GOP
Arthur S. Summerfield
Michigan
United States
William F. Knowland
California
Senate
Congress
Eisenhower
Nixon
Judge Denies Smart Change Of Venue Bid
Judge R M Hattersley refused a change of venue for Lee O Smart Spokane youth charged with first degree murder in the Ward Beulah Colorado case. The trial date was postponed to a later date agreeable to both sides after defense counsel motion.
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Lee O. Smart
Spokane
R. M Hattersley
Hattersley
Smart
Charles D. Ward
Beulah
Colo
Leo H. Murphy
K. M. Bridenstine
Chateau
Thomas F. Lynch
Arlene Depner Heads Choteau Rainbow Girls
Arlene Depner, daughter of Mr and Mrs Emil Depner of Farmington, installed as Worthy Advisor of Chateau Assembly Rainbow for Girls in a public ceremony at the Masonic hall on Wednesday August 29. Installing officers included Faye Baker Mary Lynn Olsen Allene Hanson Beverly Monkman with a full slate of officers and Rainbow choir members named.
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Arlene Depner
Emil Depner
Farmington
Chateau Assembly of
Rainbow
Masonic Hall
Faye Baker
Mary Lynn Olsen
Allene
Kay Ferrs
Outer Observer
Joyce Henderson
Virginia McAuley
The
Rainbow Choir
Betty Sheble
Jean LaRance
Linda Davidson
Judy Baumgartner
Darlene Beadle
Marlene van Setten
Dale
Marlene Vance
Chateau Woman's Club to Meet at Mrs Fres Tesch Home
The Chateau Woman's club schedules a meeting at the home of Mrs Fres Tesch on Tuesday September 18 at 7 pm All members are urged to attend this important meeting.
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Chateau Woman’s Club
Conservation Reserve Plan Highlighted
The Conservation Reserve program offers two payment lines for farmers: cost sharing to shift from crop production to conservation practices and annual payments for land placed in the program. Chairman C. B. Turnbull of the Teton County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee notes it differs from the Acreage Reserve and outlines enrollment windows for 1956 and early 1957 with contracts through the Department of Agriculture.
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C B
Turnbull
Teton County
Soil Bank
Conservation Reserve
Department
C. B Turnbull
1956 Crop Harvest Nears Completion With Strong Yields
The 1956 grain harvest in the county nears completion with fair weather. Elevator managers report 60 to 70 percent done in Chateau and Pendray areas. Delivers and test weights look strong with spring wheat protein 14 to 16 percent. Boxcar shortages have eased as the season advances and a price comparison table for 1954 and 1955 is provided on page 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Kelly
Fairfield
Pendray
Chateau
Ray Ballantyne
General Mills
Ballantyne
Hall
Lowell Meyers
GTA
Meyers
Chris Beck
Gallatin Valley
Beck
Council to Hear Sewer District Protests on 17th
The Chateau city council will hear objections to the final adoption of Special Improvement No. 30 at city hall on Monday September 17 at 8 pm. The proposal creates a Sanitary sewer district comprising all of the Cowgill addition in Choteau. City Clerk James M. Sulgrove notes a petition with about 25 property owners was filed within 15 days after notice.
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Chateau City
City of
Choteau
Cowgill
James M. Sulgrove
Babst Promoted to Helena Office in State Welfare
Dean Babst resigns as supervisor of the Department of Public Welfare for Teton County to join the Division of Statistics and Research at Helena. Marian Powers of Glasgow to succeed him, arriving in Choteau and assuming duties Oct 1. Babst family moved to Choteau in January from Polson and will depart for Helena the weekend of Sept 22.
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Dean Babst
Department of Public Welfare
Teton County
State Department of Public Welfare
Helena
Babst
Marian Powers
Glasgow
Choteau
Polson
Jack Davenport
Mike Wolf Dies Former Teton County Resident
Ward received notice of the death of 67 year old Mike Wolf in Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin He died of a heart attack while visiting relatives He had lived in Lander Wyoming homesteaded near Choteau in 1914 and left in the early 1920s His wife died last year in Lander He worked as an oil driller for many years owning a drilling rig Survivors include a son a daughter six grandchildren and one great grandchild Steve Snyder, an uncle of the deceased, traveled to Lander for the funeral
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Ward
Choteau
Mike Wolf
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Wolf
Wisconsin
Lander
Wyo
Old Pets
Shelby
Kirk and Clark
Wyoming
Steve Snyder Chateau
Golf Tournament Opens Sunday at Choteau Country Club
The annual Choteau Country Club golf tournament starts at 1 pm Sunday at the east Choteau course. About 20 men qualified and 10 women compete for the championship after qualifying rounds led by Cedric Schroeder with 41 for nine holes. Anita Dellno led ladies with 59. A potluck dinner follows as tourney awards are given. Faye Baker leaves for Concordia College Moorhead Minnesota on Sept 2.
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Choteau Country Club
Choteau
George Eichhorn
Cedric Schroeder
Anita Dellno
Echhorn
Days of 49 Lions Event Planned for Sept 28 29
W W Duncan co chairs the Chateau Lions announce the annual Days of 49 festival set for Friday and Saturday September 28 and 29 at City Pavilion. After the next meeting on September 25 members will stock booths and installs while workers organize games concessions and prizes with detailed committees led by Fishpond MacManus Averill and Hanusa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W Duncan
Chateau Lions Club
City Pavilion
Lions
Sted
Fishpond
William MacManus
Marion
Robert Gormley
K. E Sturgis
Bill Vance
C. L. Abbott
Milton McNea
Bob Zion
Bill Arensmeyer
George Henderson
Ray Davidson
C W. Boussard
Ira Perkins
Eddie Howard
al Barton
Bob Nauck
Babe Russell
Dick Young
Grant Curtis
Dave Shannon
George Eschhorn
Cedric Schroeder
Ed Schilter
Elmer Erickson
Enoch Stroh
Rex Peterson
Max Hansen
T. H. Hammond
Bob Gronberg
W. W. Duncan
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. M. Sulgrove
Soil Bank Meeting
Inga Dale
Ken Harper
Moses Lake
Wash
Michael Naglesky
Palo Alto
Pet
Chateau Women’s
Moose Hall
Helen Vance
Thelma Nauck
Betty Higgins
H. Kropp
Rainbow Girls
Chet Baker
Moorhead, Monn
Concordia College
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