Banks Funeral Home Plans Open House
Final construction on the new Banks Funeral Home is nearly finished with an open house set for Sunday September 28. The 56 by 62 foot timber rib and beam building in Chateau includes a chapel seating 96 with 50 overflow, a private family room, a drive through garage, music room with organ, an office and lounge, slumber rooms, and a basement housing an arrangement office showroom and an operating room with a service elevator. Sub contractors listed include A T Klemens & Son Great Falls Jess Bleecker Chateau Montana Concrete Pipe Co Great Falls Choteau Electric Choteau Sheet Metal Tesch Sales and Service Choteau Bob Arensmeyer Choteau.
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Banks Funeral
Larry Banks
LeeRoy Anderson
Chateau
A. T. Klemens & Son
Great Falls
Jess Bleecker
Montana Concrete Pipe Co
Choteau Electric
Choteau
Tesch Sales and Service
Bob Arensmeyer
Bob
Gene Bruno Stricken With Paralytic Polio in Chateau
Gene Bruno, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Mack Bruno of Chateau, was stricken with paralytic polio last Thursday and is under observation at a Great Falls hospital. His brother Mack Bruno Jr may have a mild non paralytic case.
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Gene Bruno
Mack Bruno
Chateau
Great Falls
Mack Bruno Jr
Gordon Haiberg
Teton County
Thomas Walker
Gene
Haiberg
Democrats Meet At Courthouse Monday In Teton County
A meeting of Teton county Democrats will be held Monday at 8 p.m. in the county courthouse. Arnold Gettel, president of the Young Democrats Club, says the evening will include a business session and a guest speech by Mrs. Muriel Reiquam on the duties of the county superintendent of schools. Candidates are invited.
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Teton County
Arnold Gettel
Young Democrats Club
Muriel Reiquam
Dorothy Boussard Attends Montana Heart Board Meeting
Mrs. Dorothy Boussard, chair, attended a Montana Heart Association state board directors meeting in Billings last week and also took part in a campaign committee session.
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Dorothy Boussard
Montana Heart Assn
Billings
Wier Furniture Readies Grand Opening This Week
The grand opening of Wier Furniture is set for tomorrow and Saturday. Owner Robert Wier announces prizes and complimentary coffee and doughnuts. Two demonstrations will highlight the event washing and baking. Wier took over Obernolte Furniture in June and now operates the new store on the south side and the downtown used shop.
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Wier
Robert Wier
Obernolte Furniture
Ed Obernolte
Roundup
Last Chance to Register for November General Election
Tomorrow is the final opportunity for voters to register for the November 4 election. Registration closes at 5 p.m. tomorrow. Electors who voted in 1956 or registered since then are exempt. County clerk’s office registration runs today until 5 p.m. and tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Chateau Woman's Club Meeting Set at Mrs Tesch Home
The Chateau Woman's Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Fred Tesch on Tuesday September 23 at the usual time.
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The
Chateau Woman's Club
Fred Tesch
Chamber plans trip to Helena freight rate hearings
Chateau Chamber of Commerce members read a letter from Robert W. Cronon of Great Northern Railroad inviting local businessmen to a Helena freight rate hearing starting Tuesday September 39. The aim is a single bill from origin to destination to cut costs and avoid double billing. Cronon will cover traveling expenses for four or five Choteau attendees. Choteau representatives will go to Helena and attend the hearing on Wednesday October 1.
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Chateau Chamber of Commerce
Jim Jarosimek
Robert W. Cronon
Great Northern Railroad
Chateau
Helena
Jarosimek
Cronon
Soroptimist Rummage Sale Set For September 27
The Soroptimist Club of Chateau announces a rummage sale on Saturday September 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the R and J Appliance store.
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Soroptimist Club
Chateau
Petition on stock ordinance heard by Choteau council
Mr and Mrs LaRance presented a petition signed by 97 residents urging change to allow harboring livestock on the city outskirts. Council to review Ordinances No 6 of 1913 and No 66 of 1929 noting No 66 limits harboring livestock to specific areas and not the fringes or east of the Milwaukee tracks. The session also moved to hear Bob Zion on school material distribution (Continued on Page 10).
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Joe LaRance
Chateau
LaRance
Choteau Park
City of
Choteau
LaRances
Bob Zion
Choteau Council Warns on City Livestock Ordinances
The Choteau City Council issues an open letter to residents informing them about ordinances Nos. 6 and 66 governing keeping of livestock and domestic fowls within city limits. It notes restricted areas and allowances for properly tended animals outside those zones. Citizens are urged to acquaint themselves with the rules.
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Council
Choteau
Teton County designated as Great Plains conservation county
County officials announced Teton county has been designated by Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Benson as a Great Plains conservation program county. The program supports long term cost sharing to help farmers conserve land, reduce erosion, and improve soil and water practices in designated Great Plains states.
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Teton County
Ezra Benson
Great Plains
SCS
Montana
Cascade
Congress
Eisenhower
Benson
USDA
Soil Conservation Service
Safety Checks Reveal Dozens Violations In Chateau Area
Henry Helf of the Montana Highway Patrol reports road blocks in the Chateau area yesterday found about 40 drivers in violation of traffic laws. Violations included no driver's license license plate issues and defective equipment like horns and lights. Helf says defective equipment contributes to accidents and patrols will maintain strict enforcement using safety checks and radar control.
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Chateau
Henry Helf
Montana Highway Patrol
Helf
Johnsons Return to Chateau for Winter
Mr and Mrs Albert Johnson spent the summer at Bismarck North Dakota and returned to Chateau last Friday where they expect to live this winter.
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Albert Johnson
Bismarck, N. Dak
Chateau
Montana Highway Becomes Part of Interstate Route
West Yellowstone hosts a joint session of Montana 287 Highway Assn. and U S 287 Highway Assn. to merge into the 287 Highway Assn. Chaired by Al Hensley of Montana, plans for 1959 advertising and two 287 tours are mapped. The Montana addition creates a Port Arthur Texas to Canadian border cross-country route via Glacier Park.
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West Yellowstone
Montana 287 Highway Assn
U. S. 287 Highway Assn
287 Highway Assn
al Hensley
Chateau
Montana Group
LaMarr
Colo
Montana
Port Arthur
Tex
Denver
Glacier Park
Hensley
Bowling Tourney Set to Start September 27 at A E Lanes
Arvid Sunder of A E Lanes announced a local all star elimination bowling tournament begins Saturday September 27 at 5 p m. The event, sponsored by the Bowling Proprietors Association of America and the State Proprietors Association, uses the Peterson Point System. One in twenty local entrants advance to the state finals in Kalispell October 24 to 26 with the local winner earning 50 dollars plus expenses.
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Arvid Sunder
A & E Lanes
Bowling Proprietors Association of America
State Proprietors Association
Kalispell
Eddie Howard Leads 1959 March of Dimes Drive
Eddie Howard of Chateau is named Teton County Director for the 1959 March of Dimes campaign. January drive aims to expand the foundation’s work beyond polio to arthritis birth defects and broader health concerns. Howard emphasizes ongoing care rehabitation for polio patients and moral obligation to county patients.
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Eddie Howard
March of Dimes Drive
Chateau
Teton County
Jim" Evanson
Montana
National Foundation
Howard
Lanore Larson Reports on UN Tour Experience
Lanore Larson daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Larson of Chateau is among 36 youths who toured the United Nations building in July. She visited Ottawa New York City and Washington DC and called it the greatest experience of her life. She will present a report to the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs at the Chateau hall Saturday with a potluck dinner at 6 30 PM.
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Lanore Larson
Russell Larson
Chateau
United Nations
Montana
Ottawa
New York City
Washington, D. C
Lanore
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of
U. N
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Odd Fellows Hall
Blood Drawing Scheduled in Choteau Monday
The Red Cross bloodmobile will visit Choteau Monday from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Choteau Methodist Church. Chairwoman Mrs. Jess Gleason says the local quota is 70 pints and notes low supplies and difficulty meeting quotas in recent drawings. The goal is to meet the assigned target at this event.
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Red Cross
Choteau
Jess Gleason
American Legion Auxiliary
Choteau Methodist Church
Bulldogs Fall to Cut Bank Wolves 34 13 in Conference Opener
The Choteau Bulldogs lost their conference opener 34 13 to the Cut Bank Wolves after early fumbles and a 14 0 deficit. Gene Depner and Bob Dunckel scored late touchdowns as Choteau battled back in the fourth quarter. The team next meets the Conrad Cowboys after Conrad’s wins over the Great Falls Baby Bison and Fairfield.
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Choteau Bulldogs
Cut Bank Wolves
Wolves
Choteau
Cut Bank
Chateau
Cut Bank G
Bulldogs
Bank
Gene Depner
Bob Dunckel
Conrad Cowboys
Great Falls Baby Bison
Fairfield
Republican Clubs to Hear Lou Welch Friday Night
Jim Crawford president of the Teton County Republican Club announces a Friday 8 p.m. meeting in the Legion hall for all interested in hearing Lou Welch candidate for the U S Senate from Anaconda speak on policy. The event is a joint meeting sponsored by the Teton County Republican Club the County Women's Republican Club and the Teton County Central Republican Committee. Refreshments will be served.
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Jim Crawford
Teton County
Republican Club
Legion Hall
Lou Welch
U. S. Senate
Anaconda
County Women’s Republican Club
Teton County Central Republican Committee
Crawford
Farmers Union to Hold Annual Meeting Oct. 4
The Teton County Farmers Union will hold its annual meeting at Moose Hall on Saturday October 4. A noon potluck dinner will be followed by a program and officer elections.
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The
Teton County Farmers Union
Moose Hall
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Spring Creek
Nels Thorson
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