Tourists From 18 Countries Visited Store in Choteau
About 6,000 tourists from 47 states and 18 foreign countries registered at the Chateau store in Choteau from June 15 to Sept 15. Ted Halverson said roughly one registrant per group, with Vermont the only state absent. Notable registrants included Ernest Hemingway from Cuba, while California led non Montana states with 222 visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choteau
Choteau Drug Co
Ted Halverson
Vermont
Canada
England
Japan
China
Mexico
Turkey
Switzerland
Scotland
Norway
Hawaii
Cuba
Germany
India
Indo China
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Italy
Quebec
Manitoba
Ontario
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Yukon Territory
Alaska
Chateau
Ernest Hemmingway
Montana
California
Illinois
Washington
Minnesota
New York
Ohio
Massachusetts
Indiana
Iowa
Nebraska
Texas
Trees Fall to Make Way for Telephone Building in Chateau
Six large cottonwoods on Sulgrove lots on First Street were felled by John Richem's bulldozer to clear space for Mountain States Telephone Company. The new building will house a dial telephone office for Chateau, with conversion expected before next spring. A modern clinic with apartments is planned by Dr. Lyle Crary and his mother Emily Crary near Teton Memorial Hospital. The trees had stood since 1894, planted by Uncle Jake Schmidt, part of Sulgrove family holdings.
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Sulgrove
First Street
John Richem
Mountain States Telephone Company
Chateau
Lyle Crary
Emily Crary
Crary
Teton Memorial Hospital
Jake Schmidt
Hamilton and
Hazlett
Choteau
Sun River
Sun River Valley
Bob Ford
Bob Vaughn
Morgan
Flowerree
Bulldogs Open Conference Play at Chinook
The Chateau Bulldogs travel to Chinook to face the Sugarbeeters in the conference opener. About 22 players make the trip with expected starters listed on both lines and backs. Coach Ruegamer reports full strength, with Hanson at right guard returning from an injury. The first home game comes Oct 1 against Fairfield, while Fairfield faces Cut Bank Friday night.
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Chateau Bulldogs
Chinook
Sugarbeeters
Bulldogs
Arensmeyer
Strong
Green
Delino
Henneford
Hanson
Johnson
Bandon
Nordhagen
Sill
Kramer
Fairfield Eagles
Fairfield
Cut Bank
Chateau
Health Plan Enrollments Under Way in Local Counties
Enrollments in the National Benefit and Surgical plan in Cho teau and Teton counties are underway per an announcement on page 8 of this Choteau Acantha edition. Now in its 42 year, the company behind the program has protected families and continues coverage.
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Choteau
Teton County
Wheat acreage allotment dispute in Montana farmers
A Teton county farm group disputes Senator Zales Ectons claim of a 24 percent wheat allotment cut for 1950. They say Montana notices show only an 8 percent reduction for 1950 and cite reasons of land shifts and higher Colorado wheat plantings.
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Acantha
Montana
Ecton
Teton County
Colorado
Department of Agriculture
Teton Farm Group
Montha Farmer Stockman
Polio Strikes Local Farmer Amid National Drive
Agawam farmer Alex Truchot contracted infantile paralysis last Thursday and is hospitalized in Great Falls with high fever and leg paralysis. Montana sees few cases but nearby states report outbreaks. county polio committee appeals for donations to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and lists local committeemen for contributions.
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Alex Truchot
Truchot
Great Falls
Conrad Hospital
Montana
North Dakota
Idaho
Fargo
National Foundation For
Teton County
H. R. Prior
Fairfield
C. W. Burns
Chateau
H. M. Daley
Choteau Couple Describe Three Month Norway Trip
Mr and Mrs Nels Stengrimson of Choteau recount a three month visit to Norway their birth country. They note massive village to city changes and Ness Byrn Hollingdal blossoming into a busy town. Meals were abundant with seven dinners daily. they were graciously entertained but grew tired of social pace. They planned to stay till November but returned earlier in late July.
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Norway
Nels Stengrimson
Choteau
Stengrimson
Ness Byrn
Hollingdal
State Examiner Board Faces Probe on College Allocations
Helena report says the state board of examiners must show cause why it cannot spend $5,000,000 university system bond revenue without prior education board approval. Judge George W. Padbury Jr. issued a temporary restraining order stopping expenditure and setting show-cause for Sept 26. Dorothy Overturf filed suit against Gov. Bonner Attorney General Olsen and Secretary of State Mitchell over allotments including $1,200,000 for Northern Montana College at Havre and overall university funding disputes from the 1948 bond vote.
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Helena
State Board of Examiners
University System
Board of Education
George W. Padbury Jr
Education Board
John W. Bonner
A. Olsen
Sam W. Mitchell
Dorothy Overturf
Montana State University
University
Board of Examiners
Northern Montana College
Havre
State President of Farm Group To Speak Here
Don Chapman state president of the Farmers Union will speak at the Teton County Farmers Union annual meeting next Tuesday September 27 at Moose hall in Chateau. The program starts at 7 p.m. with a brief business meeting dinner music reports from FU camp attendees and a talk by Dick Field about a six week FU encampment course in New York.
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Farm Group
Don Chapman
Farmers Union
Teton County Farmers Union
Moose Hall
Chateau
Ladies of the Moose
Dick Field
New York
Fairfield Eagles To Open 1949 Season At Choteau
Fairfield coach Gene Bourdet announces the 1949 season opener against Cut Bank at Choteau on Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. The game marks Choteau’s new grass field debut. Thirty three players, including 11 lettermen, report for practice with several tackle positions open and Joseph Braysich joining as line coach.
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Gene Bourdet
Fairfield Eagle
Bill DeGroot
Cut Bank Wolves
Choteau
Fairfield
Barney Chapman
Terrill Schenk
Holgrim Hollo
Robert Lewis
Howard Dale
Ronald Dale
Martin Mutch
Jerry Eastwood
Ramon Squires
Pat Hitchcock
Boyd Jensen
Johnny Herman
Bourdet
Joseph Braysich
Eagles
Cut Bank
Shelby
Fort Benton
St. Mary's
Chinook
Conrad
Chateau serves 160 students daily in school lunch program
Supt. R C Graham says about 160 children eat at Chateau daily with support from state officials. Volunteers led by Mrs Albert Schrock and Mrs Etta Anderson canned 400 gallons of apples and 250 gallons of pears in Simms.
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Chateau
R. C. Graham
State Department
Helena
Albert Schrock
Etta Anderson
Simms
Anderson
Mary Ruffel
John Nauck
Bessie Edwards
Ellard Enderson
Jess Gleason
Howard Basket
Clyde Wilson
William Olsen
Ray Bandow
John Johnson
Bob Miller
D. Moulton
Darlene Anderson
Flora E. Graham
Laura Ann Olsen
Don Schrock
Gale Bandon
Graham
No School Monday at The Chateau Grade School
The Chateau grade school will not conduct classes next Monday as teachers attend a teachers institute at Conrad. High school classes will meet as usual Monday.
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The
Chateau
Conrad
State land sale in Montana buys 1422 acres near Agawam and Bynum
On Tuesday 1 422 acres of state land in Teton county were sold at the courthouse by W P Pilgeram commissioner of state lands and investments. Purchases include Rockport colony Pendroy 502 .18 acres Agawam buyers Jacob Zier 360 acres Henry Rauscher 40 acres L W Bauma 320 acres Gordon Monkman 80 acres D P Fabrick 160 acres and Lloyd Jensen 80 acres. Grazing land sold for 5 per acre and irrigated land averaged 10 per acre with no bidding.
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Teton County
W. P. Pilgeram
State Lands and Investments
Helena
Rockport
Pendroy
Jacob Zier
Lloyd Jensen
Conrad
Agawam
Gordon Monkman
Bynum
D. P. Fabrick
Rosengren and Howard Wed at Pendroy Church
Elizabeth Rosengren daughter of Mr and Mrs Perry Sorenson married Robert Howard of St John Washington in a candle light Methodist ceremony at Pendroy. Reverends Engdahl and a concert by Mrs Swanson and Engdahl. Attendants included Arlie Nickerson matron of honor and best man Arlie Nickerson Ushers Charles Purkett and George Howard. Reception followed in church basement. Couple to reside in St John. Out of town guests from St John and Choteau.
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Glen Stoudt
Elizabeth Rosengren
Perry Sorenson
Robert Howard
St. John, Wash
Methodist Church
Pendroy
H. L. Engdahl
J. A. Swanson
Engdahl
Brida
Arlie Nickerson
St. John
Charles Purkett
Bozeman
George Howard
R. O. Stromswold
Lea Hamer
Corinne Howard
Arlene Nickerson
Art Anderson
Choteau
Dutton Woman Rites Slated For Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Chris C. Johnson of Dutton are planned at Trinity Lutheran church in Chateau Friday at 2 p.m. She died last Thursday at her home nine miles east of Dutton. Her husband died recently. Survivors include two stepsons Arthur C. and Noral B. Johnson of Dutton. They settled in Teton county in 1911. Born Minnie Fablinger in Hanover Illinois. Rev. A B Gravdal will officiate. Burial at Choteau cemetery.
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Chris C. Johnson
Dutton
Trinity Lutheran Church
Chateau
Veterans division officer advises on dividends clarifications
Albert Lester service officer for the Veterans Welfare commission in Great Falls explains corrective steps for veterans missing data on the National Service life insurance special dividend form. He cautions when only certain items are missing to avoid re submitting and outlines the central office process for obtaining missing information. Lester offers Wednesday consultations at the Choteau courthouse.
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Albert Lester
Veterans Welfare Commission
Rocky Mountain
Great Falls
National Service Life Insurance
Lester
Veterans Administration
Choteau
Erection of Walls Begins at Teton Memorial Hospital
Cement last week was poured for the hospital walls at Teton Memorial as construction expands at the Chateau hospital site. Steel for slab work is laid, cement floors poured, columns erected, and roof framing begins with Gus Magnuson of Great Falls named new foreman.
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Teton Memorial Hospital
Chateau Hospital
Gus Magnuson
Great Falls
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Zales Ecton
Louis Halberg
3Rd Street
1St Avenue Northwest
Dale (Duke) Blakely
Tom Hammond
Montana Dakota Utility Co
Roy Payne
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