Walter Tennant Praised by Officer Wins Battlefield Promotion
Walter Francis Tennant, son of Mr and Mrs George Tennant of Chateau Montana, received a battlefield promotion from 2nd lieutenant to 1st lieutenant. A September 8 letter from Major General D A Stroh of the 8th Infantry Division confirms the advancement citing merit under fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Tennant
George Tennant
Chateau
8Th Infantry Division
D. A. Stroh
George N. Tennant
Montana
Mr. Tennant
Walter Francis Tennant
Don Dahlin Hides in Belgium Then Promises Home Return
A letter from Lt Don Dahlin, after seven months in hiding in Belgium, states he is free and well and will return home soon. He mentions a broken bone but expects full recovery and an imminent reunion at the family home. His wife plans to join from California for the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Dahlin
Belgium
Don Dhalin
Choteea
Charles Dahlin
England
Chateau
California
Collins Selma Beringer Family Visits District
The Archie Munson family vacationed at the parental Alzheimer home after moving from the Lubec ranger station near Glacier National Park to Chateau for school break. Archie, still stationed at Lubec, returned to his duties early this week. The Beringer family and Mrs. Alma Dopperman traveled, while Mr. and Mrs. J C Beringer and son John David planned their Riverside California return. Birth of Rodney n noted at Great Falls hospital. Carey family news and local moves mentioned. Ches Corey sends an Army Air Forces note from Tyndall Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Munson
Lubec
Glacier National Park
Chateau
Archie
J. C. Beringer
John David
Riverside
Calif
Beringer
Rodney N
Caroline K. Carey
Conrad
Havre
Carey
Collins
Luke Carey
O'Keefe
Minnesota
Mayme
Catherine
Lillian
Irene
Robert
Gus Moser
John Keller
Keller
Missoula
Fred McKenzie
Great Falls
Chester Corey
Army Air Forces
Tyndall Field
Panama City
Florida
Tyke
Harvest Progress and Frost Hit Teton Farm Scene
The article notes the first and second frosts in Chateau last weekend with light temperatures that damaged tomato plants cucumber vines and corn foliage while flowers suffered though many were protected. Wheat harvest advances while much wheat remains to be cut and peas on the Sun River project progress amid late summer rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau
Teton County Sheep Herderess Wins Noted Honor
Mary Higgins fifteen year old daughter of ranchman George Higgins in Deep Creek area is lauded as a champ sheepherderess. She worked through vacations except214 days missing for Great Falls fair dental visit and prep for school. Her brother George Jr. also helped by handling 280 tons of hay and other wartime work.
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United States
Mary Higgins
George Higgins
Deep Creek
Mary
Great Falls
Chateau
George, Jr
Wilson Weeks Dies Suddenly in Seattle
News reached The Acantha of Harry B. Weeks, longtime Choteau business man and World War I veteran, dying suddenly on Tuesday September 12 at Harborview Hospital in Seattle. He had represented Continental Oil Co in the region with headquarters in Chateau. His family and two children Leone and Bud resided in town. Leone married George Loomis and moved to Washington.
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Acantha
Harry B. Weeks
Choteau
Agnes Moore
Chateau
Fourth Ave
Seattle
Teton County
H. S
Leone
Bud
George Loomis
Washington
Weeks
West Coast
Fort Lawton
Trapping Season Shortened by State Commission Notice
The State Fish and Game commission announces a shortened fur trapping season in Montana. Open mink otter and raccoon season runs November 15 to December 31, 1944, both dates inclusive, with muskrats allowed from February 1 to February 28 by order. Commission cites risk of depletion as reason for earlier end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Fish and Game Commission
Montana
Enthusiastic helper praised for ranch work two years ago
Local praise describes a worker who helped with ranch tasks two years ago, noting confidence in his ongoing reliability. Light frosts in the last three mornings damaged many flowers but spared most vegetables. Hopper numbers have risen despite the cold, forcing reseeding for winter wheat outer strips. Farmers finishing harvest now seed winter wheat hoping to avoid hopper damage. Poison bait spread this month yields excellent kills in Ponera county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponedra
Veterans offered Farm Security loans through local office
Farm Security administration offers farm operating loans up to 2500 to returning veterans and other farmers. Applications handled by county FSA supervisor John S. Pierce at the Fairfield office. County committee reviews each case and helps with tenure and debt adjustment. Pierce will visit Chateau every Tuesday for potential meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Security Administration
FSA
John S. Pierce
Fairfield
Bauidhead
Price
Chateau
Mee
Legion Commander Names Committees for 1944 45 Year
J R Armstrong commander of the C James Sin Post of the American Legion announces committees for the 1944 45 Legion year. Appointments include Americanism and Citizenship and Publicity and Housing and Properties and Salvage among others with members listed for each panel.
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Legion
J. R Armstrong
C. James Sin
American Legion
B. Packer
J. L. Gleason
J. T. Dagey
Marine Squad
B. I. Packer
J. C. Beck
Cub Pack
J. W. Breen
A. G. Keneer
KE. R. O Neil
Frank Stearns
K. FE. Sturgis
Membershirge Gunther
R. C. Ferris
Chas W. Fields
Charles Purkett
W. W. Scott
Rolland C. Ferris
John Pale
Cornelius Kooyman
W.W. Scott
H. W. Bateman
Fred Smith
Roy A. Anderson
H. M. Daley
Cecil G. Passmore
W. L. Morgan
Frank Stearnes
E. G. Cardell
Millard Bullerdick
George Coffey
W. L. Hitchcock
F. Reid Swenson
Stewart Meyers
Hei Duits
H. B. Swanson
R. Oneil
W. J. Hitchcock
Missionary Mildred Simonds to Speak at Chateau Church
Miss Mildred Simonds, veteran missionary from Tandur India, will speak at the Methodist church in Chateau Wednesday evening September 27 at 8 00. She has spent 37 years in evangelistic and educational work in India and recently met U S service members there. She will share her story and a timely message. Admission is free.
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Mildred Simonds
Tandur
India
Chateau
Simonds
U. S
Walter Masonic Lodge Hosts Tri County Welfare Meeting
Choteau Lodge invites Walter Masonic Lodge to host the next Masonic Tri County Welfare association meeting on Saturday evening October 14. Gov. Sam C. Ford will be principal after lodges from Glacier Toole and Veondern counties attend with Browning Cut Bank Shelby Galata Conrad and Walter Judges. A special piyebog is being sent to Choteau lodge members to attend.
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Walter
Returning to Montana Letter From Miss Timmerman
Miss Mary Timmerman writes from Spokane that she will return to Montana to take a new job though she has not fixed an address yet. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Timmerman longtime Montana Power figures. She graduated from Teton County High School and worked in county offices and the clerk and recorder's office. In Spokane she attended Kinman Business University and joined the city staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Timmerman
Spokane
Montana
Frank Timmerman
Miss Timmerman
Teton County
H. S
Clerk and Recorder’s Office
Kinman Business University
City
Sturgis Family Reunites in Waterville Visit
Mr and Mrs K E Sturgis recently enjoyed a visit with their daughter Miss Maxine Sturgis who is employed in Spokane and with relatives and friends in their old hometown Waterville Washington.
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K. E. Sturgis
Maxine Sturgis
Spokane
Waterville Wash
Movement for Tet Hospital Association Formed at Helena
Incorporation papers filed in Helena establish the Teteton Memorial Hospital Association with trustees J. Breen W. E. Howard Jr C McDonald Burns A Gravdal Roy Andereon R E Davison of Bole C Field of Pend Oreille Sterling DePrata of Fairview. Trustees serve until a January election of new directors from contributors. Public meeting Tuesday night laid plans for fundraising and campaign committees. Trustees meet Monday to finalize organization and contact territory residents for postwar hospital construction funds.
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Tet ‘Eton Memorial Hospital Association
Helena
Teton
J. Breen
W. E. Howard, Jr
C. McDonald
A ‘Burns
A. Gravdal
Roy
Ereon
Chas R. E. Davi‘gon
Bole
C. Field
Pendoor
Sterling DePrata
Fairmen
Triatees
Memorial services for Sgt Mae Anderson in Chateau church
Memorial services were held at Trinity Lutheran church in Chateau for Sgt Mae Wood A Anderson killed in action in France on July 26. He served over two years in the armed forces and belonged to the 477th tank battalion. Survived by his mother Mrs Mary Anderson and two brothers Dave and William. a special wreath came from the church Ladies Aid.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Chateau
Mae Wood A. Anderson
France
Bernard Gravdal
American
477Th Tank Battalion
Fairfield
S. A. Pitheud
Mary
B. Anderson
Dave
William
Diamond Valley Farmers Union Names Juells Head
Diamond Valley F U elects C O Juells as president for the coming year at the Sept meeting held at the school house. Officers include Harry Laubach as vice president and Ora Cheetham as conductor with a banquet to close. Delegates to the Lewis town state convention are chosen for Oct 18 to 21.
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Dutton
Diamond Valley Farmers Union
Art Habel
Haseen
Conrad
Helena
C. O. Juelfs
Harry Laubach
Diamond Valley
Episcopal Guild to Meet at Mrs Thompson's Home
The Episcopal Guild will meet Thursday September 28 at the home of Mrs George Thompson. Miss Vernie Schachtler, who taught in the hial public school, requests that her copy of The Avantics be mailed from Mondovie Wisconsin to 440 E 4th St Aly Greean Hise Ander. It is noted she is teaching in Albany and previously was in Oregon.
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Episcopal Guild
George Thompson
Vernie Schachtler
Hial
Mondovie
Wis
E. 4Th Street
Aly
Plans for Chateau's 49'er celebration and election notices
Plans for Chateau's eighth annual 49 er celebration proceed under Lions club sponsorship. Activities begin with costume contests on Main Avenue with $5 in chips for best outfits, followed by a second event a week later with similar prizes. Local committees are named and volunteers urged to assemble at the Legion pavilion after a Tuesday meeting to prepare booths and equipment. The article also notes that election registration closes Friday Sept 22 at 5 p m with a general election set for Nov 7.
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James van Cleave
Lions Club
Main Avenue
A. C. Hanusa
Legion
Mouse Ga . Jackson
Gee. O'Hare
Tom Liscum
Black Jack
E. R. O’neil
Tom J. Dellno
Elmer Cardell
Ole Lestrud
J. L. Gleason
Bret Read
John Dunckel
Eddie Howard
Millard Bullerdick
Elmer Erickson
Steve Strong
Chas. Miller
Joe Knudtzon
J. W. Breen
Bud Isaacson
Jim van Cleave
Duke Blakeley
Francis Jones
W. R. Wrixon
Afix Malone
Larry Banks
John
Joe Briscoe
Mike Collette
Bill Murray
W. J. Shirley
A. B. Guthrie
Chuck A Luck
C. G. Passmore
Dick Fabrick
Bill Irwin
Ross Roberts
Bill Bateman
John Hentges
Harry Porter
L. E. Taylor
Bud Taylor
Clarence Looney
Clyde Darby
Gib Monkman
W. G. Dauwalder
LeRoy+Robinson
Ray Davidson
Jim Sulgrove
Bob Savage
Frank Stearns
Carl Wedum
H. W. Bateman
Hampton Bloom
Bill Olsen
Gus Kade
Burr Huffman
Gordon Holmes
R. E. Nelson
Jack Hinman
Ernest Copenhaver
R. le Rieckhoff
W. W. Scott
Glen Baird
H. M. Daley
C.D. McDonald
F. ©. Barribal
Dorothy O'Neil
Choteau Sailor First To Cast War Ballot
Donald L. McGinnis of Choteau becomes the first to vote in a general election by casting a war ballot received Septemb er 2. The ballot, printed early to allow armed forces abroad time to vote, will be returned before November 7. County records show about 80 war ballots sent and registrations from over 125 service members worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Teton County
Donald L. McGinis
A. H. McGinnis
Young McGinnis
San Francisco
James van Cleave
Fairfield Times
Cadet Nurse Donna Hanberg Honored by Women of the Moose
The Women of the Moose hosted Miss Donna Fay Hanberg at Mrs. Alfred Shelmerdine’s Chateau home last Tuesday evening. Hanberg, daughter of Roy and an unnamed Hanberg parent, is training as a cadet nurse at Deaconess Hospital in Great Falls under the local chapter’s sponsorship.
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Chateau
Oakie” Brothers
R. B. Smith
Laney Smith
Oklahoma
R. A. Clearman
J. P
Teton County
B. I. Packer
Sun River Project
Outlook Bright as Grade School Opens Enrollment Over Two Hundred
The Chateau public school started the term smoothly after harvest delays with Principal Ernest Copenhaver reporting about 205 students enrolled. Grades list 27 in I 25 in III 32 in II 25 in IV 22 in V 22 in VI 34 in VII 18 in VIII. seventh and eighth grades offer manual training home economics and P E at the county high school.
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Chateau
Ernest Copenhaver
Wilma McKenzie
Mercedes Baertsch
Rae Jii
Esther Wintereld
Emily Hodgs
Dorothy Strong
Muriel Morris
Esther Grog
No Work Stopages Should Take Place When Germany Capitulates
Rear Admiral S A Taffinder announces in the Northwest that work should not halt on the day of Germany's capitulation. He stresses production, ships loading from Pacific Northwest ports, and continued military effort in the Pacific while awaiting true V-Day. He urges demobilization after Europe and says no delay in returning fighting men.
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Germany
S. A. Taffinder
18Th Naval District
Northwest
Pacific Northwest
Europe
Pacific
Japan
Atlantic
School reports strong summer work and library updates
The school notes that an employee has served all summer on improvement and renovation projects and completed an excellent job. New library books and textbooks have been added, with a potential hot lunch program to be developed later in the season.
Teton County High School Opening Report Not Available
No report was provided this week on Teton County High School opening. Superintendent W J Shaaid could not supply enrollment and other facts for the nth week.
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Teton County
H. S
Acantha
W. J. Shaaid
Cat
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Terry
Billings
Thos. E. Dewey
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Copenhaver
Montana State University
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State Department of Education
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