Budget Figures Show Per Student Cost At Chateau High
The 1948 49 budget report from the Montana Taxpayers Association lists Chateau high school with 139 pupils and an operating total of 31 536 dollars. It notes instructional cost 169 51 per student plant operation 36 91 capital outlay 67 and general control 10 76. Fairfield high school with 174 students spent 219 60 per pupil. The survey covers high schools with enrollments 100 to 200 and ranks Choteau among recent low budgets while naming other districts in order. Dutton and Power high schools in Teton county had costs not released. The article references Park County high school at Living as a continuing item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau High School
Montana Taxpayer’s Association
Fairfield
Townsend
Conrad
Circle
Plentywood
Malta
Choteau
Choteau High School
Fairfield High School
Dutton
Power
Alice Wallace Dies in Portland at 45
Mrs. Shirley Alice Wallace of Portland died last Friday after a coma and prior major operation. Autopsy planned to determine cause. She long worked as payroll clerk for Pigley Wigley stores in Portland then moved from Chateau. Survived by husband, son Bill, daughter Kathleen, and extended family. Funeral held in Portland with siblings present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley
Alice) Wallace
Portland
Chevrolet Motor Co
Chateau
Wallace
Pigley
Chateau Martine
Belle of
Billings
Ethel Walker
Helena
Soroptimist Club Seeks Polio Fund Drive in Choteau
Choteau Soroptimist Club plans a polio fund drive led by secretary Ellen Hammond. Residents can donate at multiple local sites including Teton Plumbing and Heating, Monarch Lumber, Choteau Drug, Choteau Electric, Penguin Cafe, Beaupre Hotel, Parlor Shoppe, Choteau Cleaners, Hensley Motel, and Choteau Bakery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Ellen Hammond
Teton Plumbing and Heating Co
Monarch Lumber Co
Choteau Drug
Choteau Electric
Penguin Cafe
Beaupre Hotel
Parlor Shoppe
Choteau Cleaners
Hensley Motel
Choteau Bakery
Welfare Supervisor Donna Holm Named at Chateau
Donna Holm a Montana State college graduate has been appointed welfare department supervisor at Chateau replacing Harold Wilkes on September 1. Holm, daughter of J. W. Holm of Sun River, studied health education and home economics at Bozeman and now serves as junior case worker. Alice Brockley will be office secretary.
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Donna Holm
Montana State College
Welfare Department
Chateau
Harold Wilkes
Miss Holm
J. W. Holm
Sun River
State College
Bozeman
Alice Brockley
Mrs. R G Thorn Rites Held Here Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. R G Thorn 52 of Fairfield were held Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church Cha teau. She died suddenly Saturday from a cerebral hemorrhage at Conrad hospital. Born Frieda Bremer July 30 1897 in Brazille Mills Neb she moved to a Fairfield area farm in 1906. She married R G Thorn Feb 16 1916. Survived by two sons John L Thorn Aurora Colorado and Harry Thorn Fairfield and three daughters Ann Kronberg Prineville Ore Elsie Sullivan Oakland Calif and Mabel Mainard Farmington plus three brothers Henry and Rudolph Bremer Fairfield and Mrs Oscar Carlson Choteau and a sister. Burial was at Choteau cemetery with Rev A B Grandal officiating. Pallbearers G I Tangen Clarence Carlson Ernest Carlson Joe LeDesky Henry Arensmeyer William Van Setten. Mrs M A Townsend of Oakland attended the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Trinity Lutheran Church
R. G
Frieda) Thorn
Fairfield
Conrad Hospital
Frieda Bremer
Brazille Mills
Neb
Henry Bremer Sr
R. G. Thorn
John L. Thorn
Aurora
Colo
Harry Thorn
Ann Kronberg
Prineville
Ore
Elsie Sullivan
Oakland
Calif
Mabel Mainard
Farmington
Henry Bremer
Rudolph Bremer
Farmers Union Meeting Scheduled at Moose Hall
The Teton County Farmers Union will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday September 27 at Moose Hall in Chateau. A dinner will be served at 7 pm by the Moose ladies. A short business meeting will be followed by a program. All members and nonmembers are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Teton County Farmers Union
Moose Hall
Chateau
Ladies of the Moose
Farmers Union
Wheat acreage cuts in Montana set by agriculture department
The Department of Agriculture report to Senator Zales Ecton shows Montana’s 1950 wheat allotment reduced by 23.5 percent from 1949, totaling 4,265,806 acres. The disclosure notes potential corn allotments and marketing quotas for 1950 while rye oats and barley may not be affected. Colorado and Wyoming face larger percentage cuts among Far Western states.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Montana
Zales Ecton
Ecton
Colorado
Wyoming
Moisture Delays Seed Planting Across Teton County
Farmers in Teton County report seed planting behind schedule due to insufficient weekend moisture. An additional storm is hoped for to improve soil binding. Recent weather includes a trace of snow at Chateau and rain the prior week. Harvest in the county is largely complete with yields commonly above 15 bushels per acre. The Montana Department of Agriculture notes mixed state crop prospects with gains in spring wheat, barley, dry peas and wild hay and declines in flaxseed, potatoes and alfalfa.
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Teton Country
Chateau
Teton County
Montana
Department of Agriculture
Helena
Jack Broders Retires as Area Bulk Plants Supervisor
Jack Broders of Choteau retires after 41 years in sales and bulk oil, ending his district supervisor duties for Phillips 66 Oil Co. He will stay in Choteau to garden and rest, having supervised bulk plant sales across Fairfield, Conrad, Power, Cascade, Dutton, Fort Shaw, and Choteau with two jobbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Sales
Jack Broders
Choteau
Phillips 66 Oil Co
Broders
Fort Shaw
Home Oil Co
Wasatches Co
Phillips 66
Oll
Fairfield
Conrad
Power
Cascade
Dutton
Brady and
Walier
Joe Magdall
L. W. Gibson
Home Oil
Continental Oil
Chateau
Doris Reiquam Floyd Swenson Exchange Vows in Lutheran Rites
Doris Reiquam and Floyd Swenson exchanged wedding vows in a Lutheran ceremony. Maid of honor Jane Manley of Bozeman wore yellow organdy with gloves and carried orchid pom pom bouquets. Bridesmaids Marcia Manley and Shirley Harrison, both of Bozeman, wore green organdy with gloves and carried yellow pom pom and white daisy bouquets. Ushers Dan O Neil, Bob Morgan and Bob Oakland, all Bozeman or Fairfield fraternity brothers, attended. Organist Mrs A B Gravdal provided music. Marcus Gravdal sang two songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Reiquam
Floyd Swenson
Jane Manley
Bozeman
Marcia Manley
Shirley Harrison
Bob Oakland
Dan O'Neil
Chateau
Bob Morgan
Fairfield
A. B. Gravdal
Marcus Gravdal
Methodist Women Plan Monthly Dinners at Mason Hall
The Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service and Wesleyan Service Guild announce a monthly dinner series. The first event is this Saturday Sept 17 at 5 30 PM in Mason Hall basement featuring roast beef potatoes vegetables salad hot rolls jelly pickles coffee and homemade apple pie. Adults 125 and children 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Church
Masonic Hall
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Wesleyan Service Guild
Fred Tesch
Cecil Passmore
J. L. Billings
Frank Zgoda
Albert Schrock
Frieda Schroder
Choteau Chamber Noon Meeting Set Next Tuesday
Choteau business men are urged to attend a noon luncheon of the Choteau Chamber of Commerce next Tuesday at 12 in the basement of the Choteau Drug Co. President Ed Oberwolte announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Choteau Chamber of Commerce
Choteau Drug Co
Ed Oberwolte
Montana Sets 1949 Pheasant and Partridge Seasons
The Montana fish and game commission fixed statewide pheasant and Hungarian partridge seasons for 1949. Pheasant season runs Oct 30 to Nov 27 in Teton County with a 29 day period and daily bag limit of three cocks. Partridge season runs Oct 30 to Nov 3 with the same three bird limit and hunting hours from 7 am to 5 pm. Closures may occur if bird populations drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teton County
Montana Fish and Game Commission
Fish and Game Department
Health Plan Enrollments To Start Soon In Chateau
R M Nelson states National Benefit Insurance Co plan enrollment will open in Chateau and Teton County. Accredited representatives will visit homes to explain liberal hospital and surgical coverages and accept enrollments, with visits limited by prior arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acantha
National Benefit
Chateau
Teton County
R. M. Nelson
National Benefit Insurance Co
Great Falls
Nelson
Home Office
Days of ’49 celebration planned in Chateau
Lions club outlines 13th annual Days of ’49 set for September 30 and October 1 at the Legion pavilion. Over 65 volunteers are preparing for the two night event to support the Chateau swimming pool amid prior year deficits and ongoing community fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Pavilion
Chateau
Lions Club
Lions Hall
Carl Wedum
Lions
Wedum
49Ers
John J. Matthews
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Great Falls
Hay Stack Fire Destroys 100 Tons at Davison Ranch
A hay stack of about 90 to 100 tons burned to the ground at the Bob Davison ranch south of Choteau on Tuesday night. More than 50 firemen from Choteau battled the blaze and Davison credited them with saving corrals and buildings within 15 feet of the flames. The Davison family provided refreshments for the firefighters. The fire started when children played with matches near the stack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Davison
Choteau
Davison
Ew Davison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Montana Taxpayers Association
Dutton and Power
Taxpayer's Association
Park County High School
Living
Alice Wallace
Soroptimist Club
R.G. Thorn
Bessie Reiquam
Collins
Guy Miller
A. B. Grandal
Methodist
Davison Ranch
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