Weeds and Pests Stir Montana Spray Debate
Montana faces a clash between mandatory weed spraying and restrictions on spraying insecticides. A Hardin wheat embargo due to methoxychlor and malathion residues prompts salvage efforts while a 1969 law compels weed districts and mandatory spraying. County boards must inspect for noxious weeds, destroy them, and levy funds to enforce control.
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Montana
State Department of Health
Hardin
Helena
Washington State
Vern E. Sloulin
Archie Manuel Services Held
Archie L. Manuel of Fairfield died last Thursday in a Great Falls hospital. Born January 13, 1892 in Seneca Kansas, he homesteaded in Cat Creek Basin near Winnett in 1911 and married Minnie Pribble in Lewistown in 1921. Services were at United Church of Christ in Fairfield with interment at Sunset Hills Cemetery. Survivors include widow Minnie, two sons James and Rex, 11 grandchildren, three great grandchildren, a sister Stella Coffman, a brother Mick, and many nieces and nephews. son Gene preceded him in 1951.
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Archie L. Manuel
Fairfield
Great Falls
Manuel
Seneca
Kan
Oklahoma
Cat Creek
Winnett
Minnie Pribble
Lewistown
United Church of Christ Congregational
James Nolan
Carrol Manuel
Ted Manuel
Merrill Manuel
Don Coffman
James Coffman
Willis Coffman
Sunset Hills Cemetery
Zwerneman
Calif
Gene
Alice Pearson Dies on Friday in Fairfield
Mrs. Arthur Pearson 58 of Fairfield died last Friday in Chateau hospital. Born October 24, 1910 in Simms she married Arthur Pearson in 1934. Survived by widower two sisters a brother Robert Lindberg a daughter Jan et Armstrong Fairfield and a son Darrel Pearson Janesville Minn. Services were Tuesday at St Pauls Lutheran Church Fairfield with Rev Marlow Engberg officiating. Interment at St Pauls Lutheran Cemetery Zwerneman Mortuary in charge.
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Arthur
Alice) Pearson
Fairfield
Chateau Hospital
Pearson
Simms
Arthur Pearson
Robert Lindberg
Janet Armstrong
Darrel Pearson
Janesville
Minn
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Marlow Engberg
John Vickoren Dies at 55 in Great Falls
John Vickoren, 55, of Great Falls, died in a local hospital Monday morning. Born April 30, 1914, in Great Falls, he worked for the Anaconda Co. for many years. Survived by son William of Great Falls. two grandchildren. brothers Kenneth of Chateau, Carl of Medford, Ore., Angbard of Forest Park, Ga.. sisters Mrs. Wesley Reid of Great Falls and Mrs. William Gannon of Billings.
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John Vickoren
Great Falls
Vickoren
Anaconda Co
William
Kenneth
Chateau
Carl
Medford
Ore
Angbard
Forest Park
Wesley
Myrtle) Reid
Bertana) Gannon
Billings
Trinity Lutheran Church Jamboree Planned in Chateau
The Trinity Lutheran Church announces a New Life Jamboree from Sunday October 12 to Wednesday October 15. Committee members say the event aims to share the gospel with the Chateau community and invites all to participate.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Chateau
Jack Wright
Gale Isakson
Harold Richert
Vern Marr
Enoch Stroh
Dick Young
Jerry Marquardt
Oscar Ekstrom
Services Held Here For Former Resident Mrs Bert Bare
Mrs. Bert Bare 83 died in a Great Falls hospital last Thursday. Born in Farragut Iowa November 11 1885 she grew up in Chateau. She married Bert Bare in 1904 and homesteaded near Calgary. She later moved to Great Falls and worked as librarian at Columbus Hospital and elevator operator at the Park Hotel. Services were held last Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church Chateau with Rev Marlow Engberg officiating. Pallbearers were Eugene A Beach William Jay Jesse Gleason Edward Hartman a Mr Hadleburg and John C Salmond. Arrangements were by Zwerneman Mortuary.
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Bert (Bertha Perry) Bare
Great Falls
Chateau
Marlow Engberg
Eugene A. Beach
William Jay
Jesse Gleason
Edward Hartman
Mr. Hadleburg
John C. Salmond
Zwerneman Mortuary
Soroptimists Attend District Meeting in Shelby Montana
Soroptimists from Choteau and area joined colleagues in Shelby for the District 4 meeting of the Soroptimist Federation of the Americas. The event featured seven educational groups, with Choteau members chairing three, plus regional recognition for AFS support highlighting $850 toward bringing an AFS student to Choteau.
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Robert Nauck
Pete Ekegren
Chester Abbott
Tena Johnson
G. L. Banks
Heber Vance
Shelby
Soroptimist Federation of the Americas
Montana
Chateau
Abbott
Vance
Nauck
Soroptimist Federation
A.F.S
Lois Jacobsen
Whitefish
Nellie Sturman
Helena
Barley Included in 1970 Feed Grain Program
Montana officials announce barley will join the 1970 feed grain program after the Sept 10 crop report shows a record national barley yield of 44.4 bushels per acre and production around 416 million bushels. Carryover prep and substitution rules expand farmer flexibility for crop allocations.
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Leo S. Kolstad
Montana State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Kolstad
Department of Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Peck Earns Master’s Degree at University of Montana
Charles R. Peck, former Chateau resident, received a master’s in education after the University of Montana summer session. He was among 271 graduates completing various degrees. Peck taught at Chateau High School and later at Hellgate High School in Missoula.
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Charles R. Peck
Chateau
University of Montana
Peck
Chateau High School
Missoula Hellgate High School
Fairfield Man Clarence Loss Dies in Home Fire
Fairfield resident Clarence Buss Loss 62 perished when an electric broiler overheated and started a blaze in his home last Friday. Born March 30, 1907 in Cascade he later farmed and worked on the Greenfield Irrigation Project. Surviving are his widow Elizabeth, sons Levi and Richard, daughters and stepdaughters, his father R. T. Loss a sister and brother. Services were held Tuesday at United Church of Christ Congregational with Rev. James Nolan presiding. Pallbearers were Gilbert Johnston Walter Blossom Earl Turnbull Earl Richards Robert Carlson and Richard Rorvick. Mortuary handled arrangements.
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Fairfield
Clarence (Buss) Loss
Loss
Cascade
Elizabeth
Levi
Helena
Richard
Glendive
Harry Freeman
Charles Nedeau
Chateau
Thomas Young
New Munster
Wis
R. T
Francis (Babe
United Church of Christ Congregational
James Nolan
Gilbert Johnston
Walter Blossom
Earl Turnbull
Earl Richards
Robert Carlson
Richard Rorvick
Sunset Hills
Montana 1969 Wheat Crop Forecast Totals 96 Million Bushels
Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service released September 1 forecasts for the 1969 Montana crop outlook. Wheat production is forecast at 96,320,000 bushels, up 1 percent from August yet 23 percent below last year’s record. Output for winter wheat remains unchanged at 62,397,000 bushels, down 28 percent from 1968. Hard spring wheat is estimated at 26,525,000 bushels, up 4 percent from last month but 16 percent below last year. Durum is projected at 7,398,000 bushels, up 4 percent from August but 3 percent below a year ago. Barley is forecast at 66,520,000 bushels, up 8 percent from August and 56 percent above 1968. Oats are expected at 13,095,000 bushels, up 7 percent from last month and 80 percent above a year earlier. Hay outlook shows a 6 percent rise to 3,799,000 tons for 1969, up from 1968.
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Montana
Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Punt Pass and Kick signup opens in Choteau
Thirty seven youngsters signed up for the Punt Pass and Kick contest set for Oct. 11 in Choteau. Oscar Ekstrom of Choteau Ford Sales notes any boy aged 8 to 13 may enter and registration is at Choteau Ford Sales with a parent required at signup.
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Choteau
Oscar Ekstrom
Choteau Ford Sales
Fire restrictions lifted as rains ease danger
The U S Forest Service announced that smoking and campfire permit restrictions in national forest land in the area have been lifted. Scattered rains and cooler weather near the hazardous area reduced the fire danger.
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U. S. Forest Service
National Forest
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Walt’s Meat Market
Alice Pearson
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Robert Batten
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