Memories for the Week of July 1, 2015

100 years ago

July 1, 1915

Landusky will celebrate

Landusky is on a fast move for a glorious 4th of July celebration. A meeting was called last Friday and every loyal Landuskin was summoned to be present, the results being the turnout of the entire town Everyone was enthusiastic over the celebration which promises to be one of the best events ever produced in the Little Rockies.

Special programs have been arranged for morning, afternoon and evening and every one present will be assured a most elegant time. A special committee has been appointed to prepare for a bowery dance which will afford much recreation for the dance lovers. Horse racing, foot racing, both for young and old, baseball games and numerous other events will take place...a purse of $500 has been raised for prizes.

75 years ago

July 4, 1940

CCC enrollees make contribution to Red Cross Fund

Malta's CCC enrollees helped swell the total of Phillips County's contribution to the National Red Cross Fund for European refugee relief this week, reports Capt. Leland Miller, company commander.

Out of their slender wages the boys donated a total of $8.71, Miller said. One boy had two cents in cash coming his way after he paid off his canteen and other obligations. He split his hoard with the Red Cross and gave a nickel.

The collection was taken in response to a general appeal to CCC organizations, the appeal coming from the regional headquarters in Missoula.

50 years ago

July 1, 1965

Beer bottles in the swimming pool create problem

For the third time in a week broken beer bottles have been thrown into the municipal swimming pool, Barry McNamara, pool supervisor said. McNamara said boys of high school age or older are suspected of climbing the fence which encloses the pool, staging "beer busts" and tossing the discarded bottles into the pool. The pools have been drained to remove the broken glass.

25 years ago

July 11, 1990

Kid' Foster KO's 'Cat' Dubray

Like a concert pianist who catches mistakes that the audience misses, Todd "Kid" Foster downplayed his third round knockout of Felix "The Cat" DuBray before an estimated 2,500 partisan fans who saw nothing at all wrong with the kid's performance.

"I wasn't quite in sync," Foster told television and newspaper reporters after the fight.

Foster claimed that he wasn't quite focused for the main event which was scheduled to go 10 rounds and almost ended in the first when Foster put DuBray down on the canvas for an eight count.

"I was surprised he got up, it was a good shot," Foster said of that first knockdown.

...Dubray (went) down a second time at the 2:13 mark of the third round ...(the fight ended in the third with Foster winning by TKO.)

10 years ago

July 6, 2005

Last leg of fence done at H.G. Robinson House

Since 2002, Lin Brezina has travelled to Malta from Fairfield, California, each July to build the wrought iron fence at the H.G. Robinson House and Garden.

With the help of the Malta Dirt Daubers Garden Club and Randy's Machine Shop, the fence was built in stages.

This summer the fence was completed, except for the front gate which Randy Shores is building.

The eight hundred foot fence with three gates was hand-built in the same way it would have been constructed in the early 1900s, each piece was cut and welded in place.

Coach Sargent, Team Hawaii take second at v-ball classic

Team Hawaii, led by Malta High School head volleyball coach Patrick Sargent, finished in second place at the sixth annual Tourney Sport USA Hawaii Classic on the island of Oahu June 18-28.