Martin Cunniff in Augusta Dies Enroute to Hospital
Martin Cunniff aged 104 died last Thursday while en route to Teton Memorial hospital. Funeral services were held at St. Matthias church, Augusta, with interment in Augusta cemetery. Born November 1850 in Ireland, he lived in Montana since 1884 and leaves two sons, seven grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.
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Martin Cunniff
Augusta
Teton Memorial Hospital
St. Matthias Church
Cunliff
Glennamaddy
Galway
Ireland
England
America
Helena
Montana
Dearborn
Butte
Anaconda
Livingston
Bearmouth
J. A
W. J. Cunniff
Appeal Due in Falls Court Contract Suit
John Obstarczyk sues L. E. Watson for breach of contract after a $2,500 jury verdict. Watson seeks new trial, alleges jury irregularities. Obstarczyk claims Watson acted as Miller Hutrite Colony agent in purchasing the Zgoda ranch and sharing commissions.
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Falls Court
John Obstarczyk
L. E. Watson
John W. Bonner
Watson
Obstarczyk
J. W. Speer
Teton County
Zgoda Ranch
Mrs Ida Beyer Dies After Sudden Illness
Funeral services were held for Mrs Ida May Beyer at Croxford's in Great Falls after a sudden illness that led to her death Monday. Her body was sent to Powell Wyoming for burial. Born in Detroit she spent most of her life in Powell and moved to Fairfield in 1944. Surviving is a daughter Mrs Fred Roth of Fairfield.
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Ida May Beyer
Airfield
Croxford’s
Great’Falls
Powell
Wyo
Detroit
Mich
Powell "Chi
Fairfield
Fred ©. Roth
Gravdal to Broadcast Food Appeal Friday Night
Reverend A Bernard Gravdal pastor of Trinity Lutheran church Chateau will present a 15 minute transcription titled A Reasonable Request over KMON Friday night Sept 24 at 10 15 p m. He is area chairman for the All Lutheran Food Appeal for Montana and recorded the appeal Wednesday afternoon at KMON studios Great Falls
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Cascade
Teton
Pondera
Toole
Hill
Glacier
Chouteau
Liberty
KMON
A. Bernard Gravdal
Trinity Lutheran Church
Chateau
All Lutheran Food Appeal
Montana
Gravdal
Great
Choteau JVs Top Fairfield in Local Gridiron Battle
The Choteau Junior Varsity beat Fairfield 26 to 7 on the local turf last Thursday. Fairfield led 7 0 on a first quarter TD, then Les Howard’s 99 yard interception return tied the game. Greg Whipple 45 yard reverse TD and Dunckel extra points put Choteau ahead 14 7. Dunckel added a 2 yard score in the third after a pass from Dunckel to Kenny.
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Choteau
Fairfield
Les Howard
Don Wilson
Greg Whipple
A.t.d
Simms
National Kid's Day Observance Planned at Great Falls
Saturday September 25 designated National Kids Day with open house at Great Falls Air Force Base from 10 am to 2 pm. Children to be picked up at 8:30 am from Rosell School West Side Kiwanis Park Longfellow School Kiwanis Park. Free movies chow and base tours offered.
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Great Falls Air Force Base
Rosell School
West Side Kiwanis Fark
Longfellow School
Kiwanis Park
Great Falls
Bob Gormley
ATG Ese
Aimcom
Clark family sends sons to Wfontana State College
Bon Clark son of Mr and Mrs Robert Clark leaves Sunday to enroll at Wfontana State College in Bonaman. Dick Swortzel son of Mr and Mrs Charlie Swortzel also plans to attend MSC. The Stoltzels were former Chateau residents now living at Kalispell.
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Bon’ Clark
Robert, Clark
Bonaman
Wfontana State College
Dick Swortzel
Charlie Stwortzel
Kalispell
Harvest Yields Fall in Montana as Drought Hits
The 1954 Montana grain harvest nears completion with less than 10 percent remaining. Winter wheat yields about 15 bushels per acre. spring wheat lower. Major railways report 1,147 cars available against 9,080 ordered. Total wheat production 75,313,000 bushels, down 34 percent from last year. oats, barley, flaxseed show varied changes. Sugar beets, potatoes, and corn improve with recent rains and cooler weather.
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Chateau
Farmington Beach
Reinew
Diamond Valley
Dutton
Montana
Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Trial Postponed to Oct 25 in Dryman Murder Case
The third murder trial of Dryman, a Vallejo hitchhiker, is now set for Oct 25 after two prior delays. Judge Hattersley earlier moved the date from Aug 30 to Sept 27, with petitions for a stay and appeal to the Supreme Court ongoing. Clarence E. Pellett, cafe operator, was slain near Four Corners in Toole county, and Dryman has faced two mistrials as the high court ordered new proceedings.
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Frank Dryman
R. M. Hattersley
Unitedu
Wey J
Eadeert
Iinteri
George Gunther
Ueada
Tieaday
of High Court
Helena
Dryman
Vallejo
Calif
Clarence E. Pellett
Four Corners
Toole County
Shelby
Supreme Court
Parking Problem Dominates Choteau Chamber Meeting
The Choteau Chamber of Commerce held a noon session to discuss all day parking on Main Avenue. Members urged off street parking and for employees to comply, with no action taken. President Henneford noted a Spokane line hearing in Helena for a Browning to Great Falls truck route.
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Choteau
Chamber
Walter Henneford
Spokane, Wash
Helena
Browning
Chateau
Great Falls
Ed Oberwolte
Walier
Highway 89
Birch Creek
Dutton
Billings
Teton Twister Club Announces October Beginners Class
The Teton Twister Square Dance club opens a new beginners class on October 13 at the city pavilion with Dick Conklin as caller and instructor. A 10 lesson course costs $12 and new officers Louis Clough Bob Swartzel Mrs Emil Johnson oversee enrollment. After completion a square dance jamboree will be held in Chateau.
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The
Teton Twister Square Dance Club
City Pavilion
Dick Conklin
Twisters
Louis Clough
Bob Swartzel
Emil Johnson
Treas
Teton
Twi
Chateau
Teton County
Lowell Meyers
Senior Luther League Car Wash to Support Convention Fund
The Senior Luther League of Trinity Lutheran plans a car wash on Saturday September 25 from 10 am to 3 pm. Prices are reasonable and interested people should call Sandy Hennan at 9935 to arrange services aiding travel to conventions in Missoula and San Francisco.
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Luther League
Trinity Lutheran Church
Sandy Hennan
Missoula
San Francisco
Days of 49 event plans and committee notices
Plans for the 18th include member cautions to support their games and booths. Committees are tasked with setup on Tuesday and promoting hospital society activities. Eddie Howard serves as program chairman for the Teton Memorial Hospital project in Big Timber.
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Warner
Eatin
Iatte and Hospital Society
Teton Memorial Hospital
Big Timber
Eddie Howard
Fabrick Named to Montana Democrats Finance Committee
The Montana Democratic Finance Committee will include D P Fabrick of Choteau along with Jack Toole Shelby and others on a 19 member panel representing Cascade Judith Basin Chouteau and Teton counties. Two meetings were held in Butte on Sept 18 and Billings on Sept 22.
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Montana
Democratic Finance Committee
D.P. Fabrick
Choteau
Jack Toole
Shelby
Helena
Fabrick
Cascade
Judith Basin
Chouteau
Teton
Butte
Billings
Additional Rooms Completed at Teton Rent Home
G. E. Monkman reports two basement rooms and a bath finished at Teton County Rest Home. Future plans include two more basement rooms. Carpenters Ole Holland, painter Jess Gleason, tiler Wallace Thompson, and electrician Walter Partlow completed the work.
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Teton
Teton County Rest Home
G. E. Monkman
Wone
Ole Holland
Jess Gleason
Wallace Thompson
Walter Partlow
Sylvia Hanson Weds Paul Rt Mummert in Lutheran Ceremony
Sylvia Hanson and Paul Rt Mummert wed in a candlelight Lutheran ceremony at Trinity Church on Sept 7 at 8 p.m. Rev. A Bernard Gravdal officiated. The couple, attended by Lois Adington and Kathryn Hanson, celebrated with a reception hosted by the Dorcas Circle. The bride wore Alencon lace and veil, carried a rainbow Bible with an orchid bouquet, and the wedding party included Miss Adington, Mrs Gravdal, and cousins as attendants. The couple plans a state-side honeymoon following a Great Falls reception.
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Trinnity Lutheran Church
Sylvia Ann Hanson
Paul Rt Mummert
A. Bernard Gravdal
Oliver A. Hanson
W. FP. Mammert
Harrisburg
Lois Atdington
Great Fails
Gress
Kathryn Hanson
Bill Finley
Great Falls
David Johnson
Merle Hanson
Douglas Johnson
Jonas Johnson
Falls Reserves Edge Bulldogs 7 to 6 in tense game
In a tight second game of the season the Great Falls Reserves beat the Chateau High Bulldogs 7 to 6. Great Falls dominated the second half, holding Chateau to 97 rushing yards and 151 passing yards to the Reserves 248 total yards. standout players included Austin and Havadant for Great Falls, and Dale Castle for Chateau along with Ray Anderson Jim Lohse and Dale Depner.
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Chateau High ‘Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Great Falls
Bison
Loe
Chateau
Austin
Havadant
Dale Castle
Ray Anderson
Jim Lohse
Dale Depner
Gene Henneford
Merle Hanson
Chateau Firm Wins Bid on Spring Valley Canal Project
Peterson Brothers and Ray W. Madsen of oven were the successful bidders on the loop spillway and wasteway to be constructed for the Spring Valley canal, 13 miles west of Fairfield, Greenfield Irrigation Project. The low bid was $25 138.50 and included 1300 cubic yards excavation 185 cubic yards concrete and 24000 pounds of arced steel. Bids opened at the Bureau of Reclamation office in Great Falls. Other bidders were F. L. Flynand Co Billings Long Construction Co Billings and Anderson Instruction Great Falls.
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Peterson Brothers
Ray W. Madsen
Oven
Spring Valley Canal
Fairfield
Greenfield Irrigation Proect
Bureau of Reclamaion
Great Falls
F. L. Flynand Co
Billings
Long Constructon Co
Anderson Instruction
Olsen Reelected Secretary-Treasurer of Insurance Agents
William F. Olsen of Chateau was chosen secretary treasurer of the Association of Insurance Agents at the annual convention in Bozeman. Charles J. Carroll of Billings was named president and Don Burns of Helena as vice president. Nearly 200 Montana insurance men attended the meeting. The executive committee will pick next year’s convention city.
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William F. Olsen
Chateau
Association of Insurance Agents
Bozeman
Charles J. Carroll
Billings
Don Burns
Helena
Rescue Unit to Hold Meeting at Conrad
After a four county meeting in Cut Bank the plan for a single area rescue unit was dropped. Pondera county schedules a Oct. 5 meeting at the Conrad VFW to form its county unit and invites representatives from all four counties. Each group pledges mutual aid in emergencies and aims for awareness of other unit plans.
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Cut Bank
Pondera County
Conrad Vfw Club
Reverend Gannon Endures Prolonged Pain
The Rev. Thomas Gannon has been in considerable pain for an extended period, affecting his daily life and activities. No further details on diagnosis or treatment are provided in the fragment.
Three Cited for Violations After Car Accidents
State trooper reports three accidents in a week with multiple citations. Morris Erickson and Wyse charged with reckless driving for improper passes and signaling errors near Conrad and the Bellview road junction. A Carroll College student and James D Hardin involved in a sideswipe near Canton Ohio. Dermady cited for reckless driving and no license after a Freeman’s corner pickup crash. note writing used to obtain Dermady information due to his deaf mute status.
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Henry Helf
Morris
A. Erickson
Great ‘Pelle
Conrad
U. S
Roson Ee
Wis
Smalien
Patrick Edwani Wyse
Highway 33
Bellview Road
Carroll College
James D. Hardin
Canton
Ohio
Herbert Lyle Dermady
Fairfield
Freeman’s Corner
Dermady
John Weriki
Pat Tolman Helf
Justice Sulgrove Court Fines Drive Offenses
Koloff of Great Falls paid a $10 fine for driving without a valid license on Sept. 18. Arthur H. Ask of Deer Lodge forfeited a $10 bond on a careless driving charge on Sept. 17. Patrick E. Wyse of Conrad forfeited a $25 bond for reckless driving causing an accident on Sept. 18.
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Sulgrove
Koloff
Great Falls
Arthur H. Ask
Deer Lodge
Patrick E. Wyse
Conrad
Mrs Ted Halvorson Departs Wednesday for Spokane
Mrs. Ted Halvorson left Wednesday for Spokane on a business trip. The trip aims to cover ongoing work and meetings with Spokane colleagues.
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Ted Halvorson
Spokane
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